This is part of the crowd at the annual Rochester Children's Book Festival, where more than 40 children's authors & illustrators spent the day chatting and signing books for thousands of kids, parents, and teachers. Want to see some serious excitement about reading? This was the place to be.
One of the nicest surprises for me was arriving to find that I was table-mates with Julie Berry, the author of THE AMARANTH ENCHANTMENT and SECONDHAND CHARM from Bloomsbury as well as the hilarious SPLURCH ACADEMY chapter book series. Julie and I both grew up in Medina, NY, and her older sister Joanna was my best friend in junior high school, so we had a wonderful time catching up and book talking one another's books.
Here's Bruce Coville, who made my whole entire day before the festival even started. When I was taking my daughter to the rest room, I saw Bruce in the hallway and stopped to say hello, since he was a speaker at the very first writers' conference I ever attended. He looked at my nametag and said, "Gianna Z. right? I loved that book." I was blown away but gathered my thoughts enough to say thank you before we walked away. Then my daughter looked at me, eyes huge, and captured exactly what I was thinking, "That was Bruce COVILLE, and he said he liked your book!"
Here's Elizabeth Bluemle, signing DOGS ON THE BED, MY FATHER THE DOG, and HOW DO YOU WOKKA WOKKA?
Cinda Williams Chima was there, too, signing her latest, THE EXILED QUEEN.
Michelle Knudsen signs a copy of LIBRARY LION for a festival reader.
Here's author and festival co-organizer Kathleen Blasi (right) with two book lovers!
And here's Kathleen's partner-in-crime, the always energetic author/organizer Sibby Falk.
Every time I went to get a photo of Vivian Vande Velde, she was busy signing books for kids…so here's a picture of the top of her head.
One of my Lake Champlain historical novels, CHAMPLAIN AND THE SILENT ONE, deals with the fur trade between Native Americans and the French in the early 1600s, so I brought along this taxidermied beaver that I picked up at a yard sale this summer. He was quite a hit!
Linda Sue Park was there, too!
Here are Jane Yolen and Mark Teague, who were busy-busy-busy signing all day long!
Mark Shulman was there, signing his books, including his latest, SCRAWL.
When the festival ended at 4:00, I looked over at Julie – Where had the day gone? Six hours of visiting with readers and signing books seemed to fly by in minutes. Thank you SO much, organizers, volunteers, and most of all, readers, for such an amazing celebration of books!


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Brent Zwerneman , Houston Chronicle March 20, 2019 Updated: March 21, 2019 9:27 a.m.
COLLEGE STATION – Jimbo Fisher's second season opener at Texas A&M will have the same look and feel as the first: under the Kyle Field lights on a Thursday night.
The Aggies will face Texas State on Aug. 29 on the SEC Network, the university announced on Wednesday. The opener was originally scheduled for Aug. 31, a Saturday and the typical opener for most of the rest of the nation.
The new opener will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on the SEC Network.
"We will hold classes as usual that Thursday and will take numerous actions to ensure that we can continue our normal class and research activities," A&M president Michael Young said in a letter to students and fans.
The Aggies opened the Fisher era last year with a 59-7 victory over Northwestern (La.) State on a Thursday night at Kyle Field. A&M finished 9-4, the first time the Aggies reached nine victories since 2013.
Texas State is led by former A&M quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator Jake Spavital, who was with the Aggies from 2013-15 under then-coach Kevin Sumlin.


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SLA or Service Level Agreement is a term which measures the quality of service reliability. The majority of service providers in Estonian market are able to guarantee the reliability of nearly 99%, but Termnet has a higher, 99.98% competency. Termnet has worked hard towards the goal – the company has been investing a lot of money in high-tech solutions. The Company is engaged in the renewal and development work constantly because technology is evolving and demands on service quality are also growing. Termnet´s goal is also in the future to provide top quality service to its customers.
Termnet is using similar hardware as the banks do. As known the banks have very strict rules for the infrastructure of IT - systems, thus Termnet works according to very high standards and service provided is obviously the best in cloud service area.
Termnet´s customers have higher requirements for security and data protection. Among our clients are for example Estonia's largest e–shops. They cannot afford any IT-systems failures or data leakage. It is often thought that a simple web shop can be built on a simple infrastructure and it should not cost much money. Exactly the way it is. But when it comes to a bigger and effective web shop with a real traffic on a daily basis (at any time round the clock), there is no room for potential failures. Any customer who receives a negative experience (404, page not found, server not responding, overload etc.), may the very next minute make the purchase at a competitors web shop. Another example is when the web shop is planning to have a big campaign. As a result, there is a lot of traffic in one moment of time and simple systems just get an overload. Termnet has the know-how and experience of how to eliminate potential problems in the bud in such a situations.
Another target group who is using Termnet´s service, are the companies working in two or three shifts. They could neither allow the failure of IT systems, because it would mean total stop of work on production line and other IT dependent units and such a stops result in current loss.
Apparently all of us have had to deal with helpdesk support which generally works only weekdays during office hours and often customer´s urgent problem is not a priority. In contrast to the situation above, Termnet follows the golden rule - the customer's problem is an absolute priority because it is a fundamental principle of the service offered. Termnet´s customer has always direct connection with the administrator to resolve the problem promptly.
As demanding client, as the Kpkoda is, Termnet has coped very well. For us it is highly important that the server is running smoothly and is extremely reliable.
Termnet takes care of our continuously reliable IT systems which is a really important area for us!
A reliable partner, the best in this field. Termnet understands our needs precisely.
No matter what happens, they always react promptly and professionally.
Termnet Eesti is the only Estonian capital based company who has the ability to compete with foreign corporations and to guarantee our customers high reliability and security.
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MacArthur Airport Terminal to Undergo Remodel
After our most recent article on the latest LaGuardia Airport project, MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma on Long Island has begun one of its first major renovations of the year. It is one of two scheduled thus far, and it is expected to wrap up quicker than it began.
Serving roughly two million passengers per year and in operation since the 1940's (previously named Islip Airport), MacArthur has seen several rehabilitation projects over the years. Still, its Western Terminal has not been touched or updated in just over three decades.
That began to change mid-July, kicking off a project that entered its planning stages in January of this year and only opened construction bids later that March. Four months later and work has begun in earnest.
What Are the Details of the Full MacArthur Airport Terminal Project?
The $8.6 million project at MacArthur Airport seeks to completely refurbish the West Terminal apron, known otherwise as a flight line, tarmac, or ramp. It serves as the parking, loading, and boarding area for all aircraft on the field.
The rehabilitation and renovation were due. With concrete, the general life expectancy for a typical driveway is roughly 25 to 35 years with regular wear and tear. In those cases, consider the weight of regular cars and trucks coming and going. For concrete roads, the life extends a little longer, to about 40 years, and an airport apron might see more comparable traffic to this. After a 34 year wait, the federal funding for this project came through probably sooner than expected.
About $3.3 million of the budget is from the Airport Capital Improvement Grant from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), with the rest coming out of the Supplemental Discretionary Grant from the 2018 Fiscal Year Omnibus Bill HR 1645.
MacArthur Terminal: What It Will Take to Finish
The first part of the project has already begun. This initial goal has been to first remove all 28,000 square yards (the equivalent of 252,000 square feet) of concrete from the existing tarmac, which is not yet complete. The ease with which this can be done is determined by the depth of the concrete itself. Depending on the size and weight of the aircraft serviced at that terminal, it can range from 5- to 6-inches and up.
Once the old concrete is fully dismantled and removed, new concrete will be laid, treated, and painted for designating aircraft parking and movement.
Another major factor may involve removing and replacing lighting fixtures during the process.
While awaiting the completion of this project might mean a tighter set of arrivals and departures from the MacArthur airport, the delay will not be too long. Reports suggest that the Western Terminal will be open again, and the airport apron refreshed, in roughly four months, by the end of Autumn 2020 at the latest.
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1st of september + new leather jackets.
ain't it the coolest? i love it! what do you think?
It's raining and there's thunder, boy I'm glad I didn't have any plans for today! I'm having a home-day, watching tv-shows from my computer and repainting my nails.
Have a lovely day, I hope your weather is better than mine!
So sorry for the long wait, I've been without internet for a week.
We also spilled some strawberries on someone's grave... accidentally of course!
vacation, & "american history x"
hey, everyone. i'm so sorry i haven't written in a while!
so, well.. right now i am in lithuania. i have already been to kaunas, klaipeda, nida and juodkrante. right now i am back in klaipeda at my aunt's place. tomottow i am going away to a place with no wifi... again, i know. i'm so sorry! i seriously don't think i'll be able to right again before the 28th of july.
so while i was in juodkrante... i watched a lot of movies with my brother... and A LOT of south park.
the best movies we watched were : AMERICAN HISTORY X , blue in the face and dark city. i had seen the last one before as well.
This flashback-laden film delves into the world of a former neo-NAZI and shows how his hatred spawned itself in his younger brother. After committing a brutal assault and Derek is sent to prison. There he sees that all humans have potential and all life should be respected. His life turned around and back out on the streets he tries to cure his brother of the same disease that took him.
1st - edward norton played... oh, i don't know. it was total divinity. he was so good! i had seen him before in other films as well, but this one blew me away. after this i realised he deserves an oscar for evry one of his role. for instance, he was amazing in fight club as well, which pretty much is my favorite movie.
2nd - the movie talked about such an... ugly subject with such beauty. it wasbeatiful and hideous at the same time.
3rd - nice touch! it had a lot of flashback and all of the flashbacks were b/w and the present had colors.
4th - edward furlong, who also played in terminator 2 (young john connor) also made a good skinhead!
6th - well.. basically. it was just a masterpiece.
but seriously.. you gotta watch it! it is so good.
so, anyway... see you later!
i hope, you all have an amazing summer!


Met Consultancy Group (Met) undertook the civil and structural design work on the upgrade to Yorkshire Water's sewerage system at Holmes Market, Doncaster.
The redevelopment of the canal basin at Holmes Market, Doncaster meant it was necessary for Yorkshire Water to adjust the sewerage system in the area.
the design and detailing of the Inlet Works, Pumping Station and CSO.
Flows will be pumped from Holmes Market Pumping Station, via the rising main consisting of 4kms of twin 450mm ductile iron pipes laid beneath residential areas. This goes through to a new Inlet Chamber and CSO at Sandall Waste Water Treatment Works, where the existing inlet works and storm tanks were modified and refurbished respectively. Additionally, a new sewage pumping station with odour and septic control was constructed 50 metres away from the existing station which is to be decommissioned.


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Trump is the first president in 70 years to never reach a majority approval rating while in office
With one year to go until Election Day 2020, Donald Trump would lose to every one of the top Democratic presidential hopefuls by double-digit margins, according to a new ABC News-Washington Post poll published on Tuesday.
If the election were held today, Trump would lose to former Vice President Joe Biden by 17 points, lose to Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders by 17 points, lose to Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren by 15 points, and lose to both California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg by 11 points, the poll found.
And the poll didn't have much more good news for Trump from there.
Trump's approval rating is a dismal 38%, according to the poll, helping to make him the first American president in the history of modern polling, going back 70 years, to never have an approval rating of 50% or higher.
In fact, Trump has the lowest average approval of any president, according to the poll.
For example, according to historical data from Gallup:
Former President Barack Obama had a 49.1% average approval rating in his first term in office, with a high watermark of his approval standing at 69% in January 2009.
Former President George W. Bush had a 62.2% average approval rating in his first term in office, with 90% approval in September 2011, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
And former President Bill Clinton had a 49.6% average approval rating in his first term, with a high watermark of 73% approval in December 1998, ironically when House Republicans impeached him.
Unlike former President Bill Clinton, who Americans supported during the GOP-led impeachment process, a majority of Americans want to see Trump impeached and removed from office, according to the ABC News-Washington Post poll.
In fact, Trump's standing among the electorate is so bad that 30% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents want the GOP to nominate someone other than Trump for the 2020 race.


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HomeBreeders' CupChannel Maker relishes soft going in Sword Dancer; Bye Bye Melvin upsets Saranac
Channel Maker relishes soft going in Sword Dancer; Bye Bye Melvin upsets Saranac
August 29, 2020 Vance Hanson Breeders' Cup, Racing News 0
Channel Maker wins the Sword Dancer Stakes (Coglianese Photos)
Channel Maker notched a third lifetime Grade 1 tally and earned a berth in November's Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) at Keeneland with a wire-to-wire victory in the $500,000 Sword Dancer Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday.
Contested over an inner turf made soft by multiple deluges of rain throughout the afternoon, the 6-year-old gelding was sent immediately to the front by jockey Manny Franco, set a dawdling pace in keeping with the prevailing conditions, and kicked clear in the final quarter-mile to win by 5 3/4 lengths in a time of 2:34.86 for 1 1/2 miles.
"We thought Marzo could be on the lead and we might be laying second, but opportunity presented itself for him to be on the lead and the jockey accepted the opportunity and it worked out very well," said Bill Mott, who trains Channel Maker for Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, R. A. Hill Stable, and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing. "Sometimes, you make the right decision and it worked out well today."
Channel Maker paid $18. Cross Border, the 3-1 favorite finished a clear second in the strung-out field, 3 1/2 lengths ahead of Aquaphobia. The order of finish was completed by Sadler's Joy, Corelli, Pedro Cara, and Marzo.
This was the first victory for Channel Maker since a photo-finish score in the Man o' War (G1) at Belmont Park in May 2019. Channel Maker captured the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1) and Bowling Green (G2) in 2018, and had won two stakes in Canada before then, including the classic Breeders' Stakes in 2017, the year he was honored with a Sovereign Award as Canada's leading turf horse.
Channel Maker had placed just once in 10 starts since last year's Man o' War, a close second in his Turf Classic title defense in October. The Breeders' Cup has not been kind to Channel Maker the past two seasons as he was a well-beaten 11th of 13 in the the 2018 renewal at Churchill Downs and last of 12 in 2019 at Santa Anita. His record now stands at 35-6-5-4, $2,494,051.
Bred in Ontario by Tall Oaks Farm, Channel Maker is by Breeders' Cup Turf winner and champion English Channel. His stakes-winning dam by Horse Chestnut, In Return, has also produced full brother Johnny Bear, a Canadian turf champion, and a stakes-winning half-brother Court Return.
Bye Bye Melvin wins the Saranac Stakes (Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand)
Although he came under a drive from John Velazquez before the quarter pole when seemingly spinning his wheels in third behind the front-running favorite Don Juan Kitten, Bye Bye Melvin eventually responded down the stretch and caught long-time leader in the shadow of the wire to take the $100,000 Saranac Stakes (G3) over the Mellon turf hit hard by rain right before post.
"He was lugging in down the stretch and I had to get after him, and he was slipping and sliding but he was good enough to get there," Velazquez said. "He was trying as hard as he could, but at the same time he was slipping. But he got there anyways."
Sporting blinkers for the first time, Bye Bye Melvin won by a head in a time of 1:39.92 over soft ground. Bred in Kentucky by owner Alex Campbell Jr. and trained by Graham Motion, he paid $41. Don Juan Kitten, favored at 2-1, had 2 1/2 lengths on Bodecream. Completing the order of finish were Embolden, Irish Mias, Three Technique, L'Imperator, and Vanzzy.
This was the first stakes win for Bye Bye Melvin, who had previously run 10th in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2), seventh in the Kent (G3), and second in the Jersey Derby. Winner of two overnight events on turf at Tampa Bay Downs last winter, Bye Bye Melvin now sports a line of 9-3-1-1, $107,965.
"He's a late developer," Motion said. "He's been a little bit of a project in that way, but I'm not surprised with the way he ran He slugs it out and he obviously handled the soft turf better than most."
By Uncle Mo, Bye Bye Melvin was produced by Ashland (G1) winner Karlovy Vary, by Dynaformer. Bye Bye Melvin's half-sister, Mean Mary, won the New York (G2) and Orchid (G3) earlier this year and narrowly missed to Rushing Fall in the recent Diana (G1) at Saratoga.
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2. Observations
3. Disk morphology
4. Point-like sources
5. Spirals
6. Discussions
A&A 637, L5 (2020)
Possible evidence of ongoing planet formation in AB Aurigae
A showcase of the SPHERE/ALMA synergy⋆
A. Boccaletti1, E. Di Folco2, E. Pantin3, A. Dutrey2, S. Guilloteau2, Y. W. Tang4, V. Piétu5, E. Habart6, J. Milli8, T. L. Beck7 and A.-L. Maire9
1 LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France
e-mail: anthony.boccaletti@obspm.fr
2 Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, B18N, Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33615 Pessac, France
3 Laboratoire CEA, IRFU/DAp, AIM, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
4 Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11F of AS/NTU Astronomy-Mathematics Building, No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
5 IRAM, 300 rue de la piscine, Domaine Universitaire, 38406 Saint-Martin d'Hères, France
6 Institut d'astrophysique spatiale, CNRS UMR 8617, Université Paris-Sud 11, Bât 121, 91405 Orsay, France
7 Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
8 CNRS, IPAG, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
9 STAR Institute, Université de Liège, Allée du Six Août 19c, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Context. Planet formation is expected to take place in the first million years of a planetary system through various processes, which remain to be tested through observations.
Aims. With the recent discovery, using ALMA, of two gaseous spiral arms inside the ∼120 au cavity and connected to dusty spirals, the famous protoplanetary disk around AB Aurigae presents a strong incentive for investigating the mechanisms that lead to giant planet formation. A candidate protoplanet located inside a spiral arm has already been claimed in an earlier study based on the same ALMA data.
Methods. We used SPHERE at the Very Large Telescope to perform near-infrared high-contrast imaging of AB Aur in polarized and unpolarized light in order to study the morphology of the disk and search for signs of planet formation.
Results. SPHERE has delivered the deepest images ever obtained for AB Aur in scattered light. Among the many structures that are yet to be understood, we identified not only the inner spiral arms, but we also resolved a feature in the form of a twist in the eastern spiral at a separation of about 30 au. The twist of the spiral is perfectly reproduced with a planet-driven density wave model when projection effects are accounted for. We measured an azimuthal displacement with respect to the counterpart of this feature in the ALMA data, which is consistent with Keplerian motion on a 4 yr baseline. Another point sxce is detected near the edge of the inner ring, which is likely the result of scattering as opposed to the direct emission from a planet photosphere. We tentatively derived mass constraints for these two features.
Conclusions. The twist and its apparent orbital motion could well be the first direct evidence of a connection between a protoplanet candidate and its manifestation as a spiral imprinted in the gas and dust distributions.
Key words: stars: individual: AB Aur / protoplanetary disks / planet-disk interactions / techniques: image processing / techniques: high angular resolution
Based on data collected at the European Southern Observatory under programs 0104.C-0157, and 2104.C-5036.
© A. Boccaletti et al. 2020
Open Access article, published by EDP Sciences, under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Planets are believed to form in protoplanetary disks over a few million years. Images at all wavelengths exhibit a variety of structures, such as asymmetries, clumps, rings, or spirals. Most of these features, which hypothetically betray the presence of planets via gravitational or hydrodynamical effects, have been observed in disks orbiting Herbig Ae/Be stars because of their suitable brightness, particularly in the near-infrared (NIR) (see for instance Grady et al. 2001; Clampin et al. 2003; Fukagawa et al. 2006; Isella et al. 2010; Christiaens et al. 2014). Planet formation is generally favored (Zhu 2015) over instabilities in a massive self-gravitating disk (Rice et al. 2005). In the early stage of planet formation, hydrodynamical simulations indicate that the accretion process generates at the planet location an inner and outer spiral pattern due to Lindblad resonances induced by disk-planet interactions (Gressel et al. 2013). While this crucial step is well-documented by theoretical works (Dong et al. 2015; Bae & Zhu 2018), observational evidence is rare and not fully conclusive. Recently, Muro-Arena et al. (2020) identified a kinked spiral in the protoplanetary disk SR 21, suggesting that it may be a promising system for potentially witnessing ongoing planet formation.
With a spectral type A0 (2.4 ± 0.2 M⊙, DeWarf et al. 2003), AB Aurigae is one of the closest (d = 162.9 ± 1.5 pc, Gaia Collaboration 2018), and one of the most intensively studied Herbig Ae star. Optical scattered light images of its protoplanetary disk have been obtained in the visible (Grady et al. 1999; Fukagawa et al. 2004), and in the NIR (Perrin et al. 2009; Hashimoto et al. 2011), revealing a moderately inclined (i ∼ 30°), flared disk and prominent spiral patterns extending from 200 to 450 au. In fact, AB Aurigae exhibits among the most spectacular spirals imaged so far in scattered light and high-contrast polarimetric imaging.
Millimetric observations have also been key in constraining the distribution of gas and dust in the AB Aur system. Using the IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer, Piétu et al. (2005) reported the presence of a large CO and dust rotating disk with a central cavity of an inner radius of ∼70 au. Surprisingly, Tang et al. (2012) found counter-rotating CO spirals in the outer disk, which has been explained by projection effects of accretion flows arising from above the disk's midplane. The high accretion rate (∼10−7 M⊙ yr−1, Salyk et al. 2013) measured for this 1 Myr object reinforces this interpretation.
More recently, Tang et al. (2017) studied the CO 2-1 and dust continuum distribution at very high angular scale (0.08″ or 13 au) using ALMA and revealed two spectacular CO spirals residing inside the large disk cavity. The authors speculated that these spirals are driven by planet formation and could be generated by two planets respectively located at ∼30 and 60–80 au from the star. Motivated by these results, we conducted Very Large Telescope (VLT)/SPHERE observations of the AB Aurigae system and present them in this Letter. Here, we describe the observations, analyze the data and discuss the possible origin of the inner spiral pattern.
AB Aur (V = 7.05, H = 5.06, K = 4.23) has been observed with SPHERE (Beuzit et al. 2019) in polarimetry (Dec. 2019) and in spectro-photometry (Jan. 2020). The first data set was obtained with the infrared camera IRDIS (Dohlen et al. 2008; de Boer et al. 2020) using Pupil Tracking (PT) in the H band, which allows us to retrieve, at the same time, the polarized intensity of the disk and the total intensity by making use of differential polarimetric imaging (DPI) and of angular differential imaging (ADI). The second epoch used the IRDIFS-EXT mode of SPHERE, which combines IRDIS in the K1K2 filters, and the spectrograph (IFS, Claudi et al. 2008) in low-resolution mode YJH (R = 30), also processed with ADI. The observing log is provided in Table A.1.
Both DPI and ADI increase the contrast by rejecting the starlight, exploiting either the fact that the stellar light is unpolarized or that off-axis objects rotate with the field in PT mode. While DPI provides unbiased polarimetric images of disks, ADI induces very strong photometric and astrometric artifacts owing to the self-subtraction effect (Milli et al. 2012). The data were processed at the SPHERE Data Center following Pavlov et al. (2008), Delorme et al. (2017), Maire et al. (2016). The calibrated data cubes were then processed with SpeCal for total intensity data (Galicher et al. 2018) and with a custom pipeline for polarimetric data (as in Bhowmik et al. 2019). The total intensity data were reduced with Principal Component Analysis (Soummer et al. 2012), whereas for polarimetry, we calculated the azimuthal Stokes parameters Qϕ and Uϕ maps following Schmid et al. (2006). For a sanity check, we compared our polarimetric reductions with those of the IRDAP pipeline (van Holstein et al. 2020), which implements a careful treatment of the instrumental polarization. We found that since the instrumental effects are much fainter than the disk structures we further discuss below, the Qϕ images are identical in both pipelines. The first epoch is significantly better in terms of starlight rejection, therefore the following sections are mainly based on these observations.
As the disk is moderately inclined, the ADI process strongly and irremediably attenuates the disk signal (Fig. 1c). Therefore, the following description is based on the polarimetric H-band Qϕ image (Figs. 1a, b). The disk is visible all across the IRDIS 11″ × 11″ field of view. We identify three main regions: the dust ring, the outer spirals, and the inner spirals.
Images of the AB Aur system obtained with SPHERE in polarized light (a, b) and unpolarized light (c). A large field of view (10″) is shown in panel a, where the polarized intensity has been multiplied with the square of the stellocentric distance (Qϕ × r2) to visually enhance the outer part of the disk. A narrower field of view (2″) of the Qϕ map is displayed in panel b, in which the inner spirals are labelled S1 and S2. Comparable ADI-processed image is shown in panel c for total intensity in the H band filter. Features f1 and f2 are discussed in Sect. 4. North is up, east is left.
The position of the ring detected with ALMA in the continuum (Tang et al. 2017) is shown in Fig. 2a. In the sub-mm, it encompasses an elliptical region oriented at about 60° north to east, from a minimal radius of 0.77″ to a maximal separation of 1.19″, corresponding to a ring of ∼140 au on average (yellow ellipses in Fig. 2a). The aspect ratio is consistent with an inclination of 30°. In scattered light, the ring is not homogeneous with brighter parts in the west and the northeast, as opposed to the smooth 1.3 mm image, which instead peaks to the southwest. SPHERE resolves some structures in the ring that were already reported in scattered light by Oppenheimer et al. (2008) and Hashimoto et al. (2011). In particular, a depleted region in the polarized flux, formerly reported by Oppenheimer et al. (2008), is also observed at PA = 343° although the contrast is low and its visibility is mostly a matter of intensity cut. We do not detect any point-source at this location, confirming the findings of Perrin et al. (2009).
Full-field polarimetric image (same as in Fig. 1, Qϕ × r2) displayed in panel a, on top of which several structures previously detected are overlaid: Hashimoto et al. (2011) spirals (orange lines), out of plane accreting spirals from Tang et al. (2012; blue lines), and the dust ring (yellow ellipses) from the 0.9 mm ALMA image (Tang et al. 2017). The inner spiral arms (S1_CO, S2_CO) detected by Tang et al. (2017) are superimposed to the SPHERE polarimetric image Qϕ, further processed with a gradient algorithm to enhance the inner spirals (b), and the ALMA CO map (c), in a 2″ field of view. Features f1 and f2 are discussed in Sect. 4. North is up, east is left.
Outward of the ring, there are several spiral-like structures which, given the sensitivity achieved with SPHERE DPI, could in fact be the trace of one single grand spiral with several ramifications. This pattern likely starts from the south and rolls clockwise while it gets broader with manifold branches (Fig. 1a). It is particularly pronounced at the east and matches well to all the spirals identified in 2009 H-band data by Hashimoto et al. (2011) at Subaru (orange lines in Fig. 2a), indicating no perceptible motion in ten years, as already concluded by Lomax et al. (2016) on a shorter timescale. Therefore, this pattern is unlikely to be driven by planets inside the ring. Out-of-plane CO spirals (Tang et al. 2012), which have no obvious counterpart in scattered light, are indicated in cyan (Fig. 2a).
Inward of the ring (< 0.6″), we detect two main spirals (S1 and S2 in Fig. 1b), starting as close as the edge of the coronagraphic mask (about 95 mas in radius) and in good agreement with the CO spirals identified by Tang et al. (2017, and shown as green lines labeled S1_CO and S2_CO in Figs. 2b, c). The angular resolution brought by SPHERE evidences that the two inner spirals seem to intersect at the south of the star exactly at the location of an intensity peak (ρ = 0.21″, PA = 177.7°), which itself is found at a very similar position than the CO peak. S2 matches well the western CO spiral, while S1 seems to deviate from the eastern CO spiral. We suspect that this mismatch is due to the difference of angular resolution, which for ALMA is about 0.11″, while SPHERE provides in H band a resolution of 0.04″. As a consequence, it is difficult to disentangle S1 from S2 at the north in the CO map. S2 is more diffuse than S1 and appears larger in the west. High-pass filtering of the polarimetric image (Fig. 2b) shows higher complexity with clumps and several arms.
While the CO map contains a cavity inward of the CO spirals the SPHERE observations reveal a third component (PA ∼ 270° in Fig. 1b) connecting the center of the image to S2, as a kind of "bridge" of 25 − 30 au long. This is not a post-processing artifact since this feature is seen both in the polarimetry image and in the total intensity ADI image, and was in fact already distinguishable in Hashimoto et al. (2011), but also in the gas line HCO+ (Rivière-Marichalar et al. 2019). Whether it is a true connection or a projection effect cannot be determined with these observations alone. On each side of the "bridge", the polarized intensity is rather low, even lower than in between the spiral arms. Interestingly, in the direction of this feature the intensity of the spiral S2 and of the ring is fainter, possibly tracing a shadow pattern. If so, it will favor a feature near the midplane of the disk. Finally, S1 shows an increase of its width at PA ∼ 115° as a compact clump that is ∼0.12″ long (Figs. 1b and 2b), complementary images are displayed in Appendix A.
Many structures are observed in the disk but two features have a strong interest. The first one (f1) is the strongest signal in Figs. 1b and c, south of the coronagraphic mask edge, and a second one (f2) is a nearly point source further out to the north. Interestingly, both show up in DPI and ADI images (Fig. 3). They are also detected at the second epoch in total intensity (ADI), but with a much lower signal to noise ratio (Fig. A.1).
Positions of features f1 and f2 overlaid on the polarimetric image shown for two intensity thresholds. The dusty ring is materialized with the dashed ellipses. For visualization purposes, the polarized intensity has been high-pass filtered and multiplied with the stellocentric distance (Qϕ × r).
We extracted the photometry and astrometry with SpeCal. The positions of the sources are based on the ADI reduction using the PCA 5 modes algorithm (Fig. 2b) and the negative fake planet injection method (for details see Galicher et al. 2018), but the values are consistent within error bars for all algorithms. f1 is located at ρ = 0.160 ± 0.006″, PA = 203.9 ± 2.9°. It coincides with the root of the eastern spiral identified as S1 in the ALMA image, where the two spirals S1 and S2 observed with SPHERE appear to intersect. The shape of this feature in the Qϕ image (Fig. 3a) is remarkable and we discuss it further in the next section. The second source, f2, lies at the very edge of the dust ring inside the cavity, in the prolongation of the eastern spiral. Its position is ρ = 0.681 ± 0.006″, PA = 7.6 ± 1.8°.
Feature f1 is elongated while f2 is nearly point-like. This characteristic is confirmed by the photometric analysis. The contrast relative to the star derived from IRDIS data in the H band and measured at f1 is quite variable from one ADI reduction to another, ranging from 6.5 ± 0.8 × 10−4 to 6.8 ± 0.6 × 10−5, depending on the effectiveness (ability to suppress the starlight) of the ADI algorithm.
Similarly, the photometry in the K1K2 IRDIS image obtained at the second epoch varies from one ADI reduction to the other, but with a small difference of contrast between the two narrow band filters: 3.4 ± 0.5 × 10−4 and 4.3 ± 0.5 × 10−4, respectively. Whether it is indicative of a red color remains to be confirmed with higher quality data in the K band. Overall, we cannot consider the total intensity contrast measurements of f1 reliable as it cannot be assimilated to a point source. On the other hand, f2 has a stable contrast in the H band of 4.9 ± 0.5 × 10−6, and 4.8 ± 0.8 × 10−6 in K1K2, indicative of a bona-fide point source, but with a grey color. Photometric measurements with the IFS (not shown here) in the YJH bands are not much more conclusive regarding f1, while f2 is actually not detected.
The fact that f1 and f2 are detectable in polarimetry and total intensity strongly suggests that these signals cannot result from the photosphere of some protoplanets. Instead, they are likely to be the telltale of dust particles detected from scattering or from other thermally induced mechanisms.
The presence of spiral arms in protoplanetary disks has been usually associated to the indirect clues of planets provided that the disks are not massive enough to undergo self-gravity (Muto et al. 2012; Boccaletti et al. 2013; Benisty et al. 2015, for instance). This link with a gravitational perturber has never been definitely established, except for the prominent spiral arms in HD 100453, very likely launched by a stellar M-dwarf companion (Dong et al. 2016). In that respect, the ALMA observations of AB Aur (Tang et al. 2017) are likely the only case, together with GG Tau A (Phuong et al. 2020), to provide a strong suspicion for the presence of a protoplanet associated to spiral arms.
To model the morphology of the inner spirals we rely on the formulation of Muto et al. (2012) described in Appendix B. A direct fit of this analytical relation (Eq. (B.1)) onto the spiral positions was found too unstable given the difficulty to isolate the spine of the spiral arms against the other disk structures. Instead, we proceed with a manual adjustment of the theoretical spiral location taking into account the disk inclination (i = 30°), the disk position angle (PA = 60°), the gas disk vertical scale-height (H0 = 25 au at 100 au) and the flaring index (r1.2), following di Folco et al. (2009), Hashimoto et al. (2011), Tang et al. (2012), Li et al. (2016). Because the spirals are pressure bumps and the NIR emission is optically thick, the net effect is a local variation of the disk thickness, hence these spirals materialize at the disk surface and not in the mid-plane (Juhasz et al. 2015). Therefore, we assume that the altitude of the disk layer at which the optical depth (τν) is equal to one is H(τ = 1) = 1.5 × H0. These values are used to project the analytical relation θ(r) onto the plane of the sky and are known to some level of accuracy. Therefore, the solutions presented here provide qualitative results, which may not be unique. We note, in particular, a degeneracy between the inclination, the disk scale-height, and the radial distance of the putative planet, whereas the flaring index has only a weak impact on the shape of the projected spiral.
To account for S1 we considered two cases for which we forced a planet to be located close to the positions of the features discussed in Sect. 4. A planet located at rc = 0.184″, θ0 = 196.8° (in the orbital plane of the disk) reproduces the shape of the spiral and is also in accordance with the location of f1 as seen in Figs. 4a, and b (green line). The analytical model of Eq. (B.1), while simple, matches the "S" shape expected for a spiral density wave surprisingly well as it goes on to trigger the accretion of gas onto a protoplanet. On the contrary, imposing the planet location at f2 matches only the external part of the spiral S1 (blue line in Fig. 4a). For comparison, the contours of the CO peak in the ALMA image is shown in Fig. 4b. Being localized at the surface, the spiral twists appear slightly offset from the perturber positions (circles), which are in the midplane.
Same data as Fig. 3 with three different models of spirals matching S1 (green and blue lines) and S2 (purple line). The positions of the perturbers are indicated with a circle (panel a). Panel b: zoom in version of panel a, where only the best model reproducing the spiral twist in S1 is shown. Panel c: the contours of the CO map at the location of the candidate protoplanet are overlaid, together with the spiral model offset by 14.1° (dashed green line), corresponding to the 4 yr timelapse between ALMA and SPHERE observations.
For the western spiral S2, since there is no obvious features nor strong signal which we can consider as a source, we blindly searched for the best matching model. The purple line in Fig. 4a corresponds to rc = 0.172″, θ0 = 6.0°. This model reproduces well the external part of the western spiral, which presents a more diffuse aspect or broader shape than the eastern one, but it fails to match the innermost, eastern arm which is less tightly wound as it approaches the occulting spot (0.1″ < r < 0.16″).
We provide a further exploratory analysis of the two identified objects, noting that they have both been detected in polarimetry and total intensity.
The object labeled f1 is fitting the source of the S1 spiral which at this location features an "S" shape, suggestive of the stationary pattern composed of inward and outward spiral density waves excited by the gravitational potential of an accreting protoplanet (see Kley & Nelson 2012, for a review). The spirals are trailing, as predicted by theory, since the near side is the southeast part of the disk (Fukagawa et al. 2004) and the resolved velocity field (Piétu et al. 2005) implies that the disk rotates counterclockwise. However, it is not a straightforward exercise to determine whether the signal is from pure scattering (polarized) or a mix of scattering and emission (usually unpolarized). Zhu (2015) has calculated the spectral energy distribution emitted from an accreting circumplanetary disk, which can be compared to our photometric measurements, assuming the signal of f1 is dominated by emission. The luminosity varies as the product of the planet mass with the accretion rate, and also depends on the inner radius of the circumplanetary disk. These three parameters necessarily lead to a high degree of degeneracy. Although it is difficult to overcome the ADI bias in total intensity measured for the particular case of f1, as it is not point-like, we measured a minimum contrast of 6.5 × 10−4 in the H band. If we assume a moderate accretion rate of 10−8 M⊙ yr−1 as in Zhu (2015), it translates into a planet mass of 4 − 13MJ. We note that the accretion rates estimated for PDS 70b are orders of magnitude lower (Haffert et al. 2019; Hashimoto et al. 2020), which then would imply stellar mass for f1. As a consequence, the flux of f1 is likely not to be dominated by thermal emission.
On the contrary, the object f2 is not directly associated to a spiral, so we assume its flux can be attributed to pure scattering. Mass constraints can be derived from dynamical argument. Indeed, the inner edge of the disk cavity at ∼140 au can be sculpted by the chaotic zone of a planetary mass object. Assuming a circular orbit for the sake of simplicity, Wisdom (1980) provides a relation between the planet/star mass ratio, and the inner edge/planet distance ratio, from which we derived a mass of ∼3 MJ. The AB Aur cavity is very large, such that, if resulting from dynamical interplay with planets, several bodies including f1 should be involved.
Finally, the object f1 appears rotated counterclockwise from the CO peak in the ALMA image which, considering the stellar mass, the 4 yr interval, and the physical stellocentric distance of f1, is in excellent agreement with the expected rotation (14.1 ± 1.1° in the orbital plane) of the spiral due to the Keplerian motion of the protoplanet candidate (Fig. 4c). However, the peak of the CO emission is at a radial distance slightly larger than expected. There are a few technical reasons accounting for this difference, which remain to be investigated thoroughly. Nevertheless, to our knowledge, this is the first time that we can confidently associate the rotation of a spiral pattern with the orbital motion of a planet candidate, which reinforces our confidence in the nature of the detected spiral twist.
In conclusion, the SPHERE observations of AB Aur in scattered light combined to the ALMA data in the thermal regime provide strong evidence that we are actually witnessing ongoing planet formation revealed by its associated spiral arms. Further observations would be required to confirm this result and to derive better mass estimates for potential planets in this location.
French co-authors acknowledge financial support from the Programme National de Planétologie (PNP) and the Programme National de Physique Stellaire (PNPS) of CNRS-INSU in France. This work has made use of the SPHERE Data Centre, jointly operated by OSUG/IPAG (Grenoble), PYTHEAS/LAM/CESAM (Marseille), OCA/Lagrange (Nice) and Observatoire de Paris/LESIA (Paris). We thank P. Delorme (SPHERE Data Centre) for his efficient help during the data reduction process. YWT acknowledges support through MoST grant 108-2112-M-001-004-MY2. ALM acknowledges the financial support of the F.R.S-FNRS through a postdoctoral researcher grant.
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Appendix A: Complementary data
Fig. A.1.
Complementary images of the AB Aur system. (a) ADI image (H band) in a large field of view (10″) multiplied with the square of the stellocentric distance. (b) High-pass filtering (gradient) of the DPI image to enhance the spirals S1 and S2. (c) Second epoch ADI observations in the K1K2 filters.
Table A.1.
Log of SPHERE observations.
Appendix B: Expression of a spiral arm
According to the theory of density waves generated by a gravitational perturber (Rafikov 2002) in protoplanetary disks, Muto et al. (2012) proposed an approximate linear relation to describe the shape of a spiral θ(r), as a function of the planet location (rc, θ0) and disk properties, as follows:
(B.1)
where hc is the disk aspect ratio at the planet location, α and β are the power-law exponents of the angular frequency and temperature profile dependence with r. In this paper, we assumed α = 1.5 for the Keplerian velocity and β = 0.25 to account for the temperature profile which varies as r−2β.
This formulation is now commonly used to interpret high-contrast images in which spiral patterns are observed, but it involves a number of assumptions, in particular, the idea that small grains observed in scattered light are coupled to the gas and that a single planet induces a single spiral arm. Clearly, this is not always supported by hydro-dynamical simulations, which result in much more complex morphologies. In a more realistic situation, a planet could produce several spiral arms (Dong et al. 2015) or planet formation could inevitably lead to multiple cores and, hence, to manifold spirals (Kadam et al. 2019).
In the text
A multiwavelength analysis of the spiral arms in the protoplanetary disk around WaOph 6
Possible single-armed spiral in the protoplanetary disk around HD 34282
High-contrast study of the candidate planets and protoplanetary disk around HD 100546
First scattered light detection of a nearly edge-on transition disk around the T Tauri star RY Lupi
Revealing asymmetrical dust distribution in the inner regions of HD 141569


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The UK is increasingly appealing in the eyes of agents in Greater China
Jonathan Chew and Kim Eklund
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In Greater China, the UK is increasingly appealing and Australia is falling behind
In the eyes of 60 agents in China, the attractiveness of the UK as a study destination has improved significantly in the last two months. The latest Navitas agent research, conducted prior to the more recent adverse news of on-campus outbreaks in the UK, reveals that more than 90% of agents in Greater China agreed that there had been more interest in studying in the UK amongst Chinese students and parents. This is a substantially more favourable result than all other study destinations covered by the survey including Canada (44%), New Zealand (34%), and Australia (21%).
Concerningly for Australia, 45% agents in Greater China hold a negative view on the question of whether there has been more interest in Australia as a study destination, more than double the proportion holding a positive view.
Figure 1: "Over the past two months, there has been more interest in this country as an education destination compared to other countries." (Respondents in Greater China)
Part of the explanation for increased interest in the UK and reduced interest in Australia is in perceptions of the way the respective governments have handled the coronavirus in recent months.
In this latest survey, agents in Greater China report that the way that the Australian government has handled the coronavirus has not made Australia a more attractive study destination compared to the UK, New Zealand and Canada. Only 33% of agents surveyed hold a positive view on Australia's pandemic performance and almost the same percentage would hold an opposing view.
The second wave and lockdown in Melbourne could be seen as a key reason for this negative view of Australia, but consistent anecdotal feedback from the Navitas network on the ground would suggest that the approach to border closures and associated 'two-steps-forward-one-step back' approach has been detrimental to Australia in the eyes of agents from Greater China. Australia's closed borders during 2020 and the fact that there is currently no indication when international students will be able to return at scale is creating uncertainty and frustration in the market. This is in contrast to northern hemisphere destinations that have remained largely open.
Figure 2: Over the past two months, the way this country's government has handled coronavirus has made it a more attractive study destination." (Respondents in Greater China)
A key part of Australia's poor performance relative to other destinations can be seen in perceptions of being 'open and welcoming' and 'safe and stable'. While a relatively low proportion of agents in Greater China see Australia as being safe and stable (43%), an even lower proportion see Australia as being open and welcoming (24%). On both measures of 'safe and stable' and 'open and welcoming', Australia is perceived to be worse than Canada, UK and New Zealand.
According to Kim Eklund, Navitas Regional Sales Director for Greater China, there are two factors that are playing into Australia's weak reputation for being safe and stable in the minds of Chinese families. First, perceptions have been affected by the relative lack of support for international students in Australia. There has been a lot of commentary and discussion in China about the fate of those students who did make it into the country before (or after) borders were closed.
Second, perceptions of Australia being 'unsafe' are being fuelled by anecdotal reports of racially-based harassment of Asians over the course of the pandemic, and of course the Chinese government's unusual move to amplify such stories with the issuance of a formal warning back in June.
While both these issues could weigh on Australia's reputation for being 'open and welcoming', in the mind of agents (and by extension parents and students), it is more likely being perceived as an issue of safety.
The UK and Canada are seen by agents to be the most 'safe and stable', but the UK is perceived to be especially 'open and welcoming' with 81% of agents in Greater China agreeing/strongly agreeing that the UK's reputation has improved in this respect.
Figure 3: Proportion that agree/strongly agree that the reputation of a country as 'safe and stable' and 'open and welcoming' has improved in the last two months (Respondents in Greater China)
The favourable view of the UK held by agents in Greater China is supported by optimism that students will be able to travel there in the first half of 2021; almost 50% agents consider this a near certainty. Barely 10% of agents from Greater China are optimistic about the ability to travel to Australia in the first half of next year. It would appear that the strong closed-border stance of both Australia and New Zealand is having a significant effect on perceptions of agents, students and families in Greater China. It is worth remembering that Australia was amongst the first countries to close its borders to travellers from Greater China.
Figure 4: Do you expect students to be able to travel to the following destination countries in the first half of 2021? (Respondents in Greater China)
On the whole, it would appear that Australia's position in the eyes of Chinese agents, students, and families is being adversely impacted by factors beyond COVID-19. It is difficult to separate more recent perceptions from Australia's declining attractiveness in China, which was a trend reflected in key datasetsprior to the pandemic.
In contrast, the UK and Canada are in a much better position to capitalise on any initial recovery in global student flows. Between the UK and Canada, the short-term success story will be the country that is able to close the gap in terms of the public health response to the pandemic, and thereby offer Chinese students and families an option that is both safe and open.
You may also be interested in agent perceptions from South East Asia and South Asia.
About The Author Jonathan Chew
Jon Chew is the Head of Strategic Insights and Analytics at Navitas, and is one of Australia's foremost experts in international education market trends. The key theme throughout Jon's work has been the interrogation and interpretation of diverse quantitative and qualitative data to uncover the underlying narrative and meaning. His ultimate goal is to influence critical decisions through clear, rigorous and actionable insights. Jon's approach is characterised by deep technical expertise, storytelling, and a genuinely collaborative approach. Jon is passionate about education and is himself a product of global mobility having grown up in Malaysia and making the transition to university many years ago via a pathway program.
About The Author Kim Eklund
Kim Eklund is the Regional Sales Director for China at Navitas. He started his career in the education industry almost two decades ago, with Aspect Education in Beijing. He later moved to Shanghai and joined Study Group, where he spent nine years in various sales and management positions, based out of offices in Shanghai, Istanbul and Dubai. After leaving Study Group, Kim spent the next five years looking after global boarding school recruitment and admissions at Nord Anglia Education, before coming full circle and returning to China in 2019 after 11 years in the Middle East. Kim holds an LLB Hons. (Law & Politics) from Queen's University in Belfast and an MA in International Trade from Institut Superieur de Management Gestion Europe-Asie in France.
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Henry Noble MacCracken (November 19, 1880 – May 7, 1970) was an American academic administrator who was the fifth president of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, serving from 1915 to 1946 as the first secular president of the college. MacCracken's term as president of Vassar College is the longest in the college's history.

Early life
MacCracken was born in Toledo, Ohio in November 19, 1880, to Henry Mitchell MacCracken. Henry's brother was John Henry MacCracken, president (1915–26) of Lafayette College. In 1900, MacCracken earned an English degree from New York University (NYU). After graduation, he joined the faculty of Syrian Protestant College in Beirut for three years before coming back to NYU for graduate study. After completing a master's degree in English, he earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

On June 12, 1907, MacCracken married Marjorie Dodd. His son, Calvin Dodd MacCracken, was a noted inventor.

Career
MacCracken was president of Vassar from 1915 to 1946. A proponent of women's suffrage and liberal political views in general, MacCracken was fired for holding such beliefs in 1918. However, three trustees resigned and students protested, so MacCracken was returned to his position.

In the 1920s, MacCracken was involved in the founding of Sarah Lawrence College, which was initially a women's junior college affiliated with Vassar. A residence hall named after MacCracken was completed in 1930. He was on the board of trustees of the college until its affiliation with Vassar was severed in 1935.

Later life
MacCracken died on May 7, 1970, at his home, 87 New Hackensack Road, in Poughkeepsie, New York. His wife, Marjorie Dodd MacCracken died in 1974.

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While the Linux 4.15 kernel introduces AMDGPU DC display code support and is currently enabled just by default for RX Vega GPUs and newer, a lot of work continues going into this new display code stack.
There are routine patch series being published for AMDGPU DC that expose the recent internal development efforts around AMDGPU DC, similar to how AMDVLK's public code-base gets updated in stages every so often. The common trend of recent AMDGPU DC updates is on fixes for the Raven Ridge APUs.
Dropped today were 27 more patches for AMDGPU DC that fix support for non-native modes when using a DVI connection. There's also a clean-up of CRC code, but also a "whole bunch of Raven fixes all over."
The Raven Ridge display code continues to be refined and I look forward to seeing how well it works on the open-source driver stack when getting access to some hardware, which should be in February if the socketed Raven Ridge APUs are indeed shipping then.
The latest AMDGPU DC patches can be found on amd-gfx. This latest work is too late for Linux 4.16 so is material for DRM-Next / Linux 4.17. There's been no recent public communication yet about when AMD hopes to enable DC by default for pre-Vega GPUs on the mainline kernel, but for now with 4.15+ you can boot with the amdgpu.dc=1 kernel module parameter to get HDMI/DP audio, atomic mode-setting, and other display goodies.


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10 years ago, 25 gay marriages made history
BY JEREMIAH HORRIGAN
He mounted the world's stage in New Paltz nearly 10 years ago, a boyish young man wearing a $120 JCPenney suit and a wide smile. No one expected the stage to be there.
He mounted the world's stage in New Paltz nearly 10 years ago, a boyish young man wearing a $120 JCPenney suit and a wide smile. No one expected the stage to be there. The ceremonies were originally to take place in a nearby bed and breakfast. But a swarm of giant news cruisers had landed overnight in the parking lot opposite Village Hall. Gaggles of men and women clutching microphones and shouldering video cameras — the stage-makers — roamed the lot, looking anxiously for someone to point their equipment at.
They finally found their target in the person of Jason West, the 26-year-old rookie mayor of a small college town few people outside the mid-Hudson region had ever heard of.
West, they'd been told, was about to repeatedly break the law of New York state and, some believed, those of God, by publicly "solemnizing" the marriages of 25 gay and lesbian couples.
Just as no one expected the intensity of the news media's attention, no one knew whether West's defiance of state law would land him in jail. That possibility only added an extra layer of anticipation to a scenario already shot through with an unbridled sense of celebration, deliverance and joy.
When he mounted that unsuspected stage, West electrified the world. He insisted that in solemnizing the marriages, that what he was doing was right and what should have been legal. Gay marriage, he said, was a civil right.
With those words, West became a hero not only to the men and women whose marriages he presided over that day, but a hero to untold numbers of other men and women everywhere who felt marginalized by laws that said they were second-class citizens, pariahs unworthy of the legal rights granted by law only to "normal" heterosexual men and women.
For all the support he was shown that day, West and his message were anathema in mainstream political and legal circles. His actions were dismissed as criminal acts by everyone from then-New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to then-Ulster County District Attorney Donald Williams; 19 misdemeanor charges brought against him were eventually dismissed, but not before he'd seen himself declared one of People Magazine's 50 most eligible bachelors, been lampooned in Mad Magazine and profiled in The New York Times.
West's notoriety failed to help him win re-election to a second term. A third, successful run for office has stalled in the past year as he's become embroiled in a number of rancorous political battles surrounding his part-time salary.
For years afterward, West has said it was the men and women who not only joined him on the stage who were the heroes that day but the innumerable gays and lesbians who have come out since then, whose families and friends accepted and embraced them and welcomed them into the American mainstream.
What West did that day was detonate a cultural time bomb that had been ticking for decades. This is the story of that explosion and the echoes that followed, as seen through the eyes of the men and women who shared the world's stage with Jason West that day.
Mary Mendola teaches English at SUNY Ulster. In 1980, she wrote the book on same-sex marriage. Her publishers called it "The Mendola Report," in an echo of the then-popular "Hite Report."
Mendola much preferred her original title: "The Couple Next Door." Gay marriage, she contended then, would be a pretty mundane affair. Like heterosexual marriage.
"I remember my mother asking me if I thought it would happen and I said I thought so, though not in my lifetime," she recalled last week.
She and her partner of 31 years, Joanne Still, have seen the future and Mendola can hardly believe it still.
Mary Mendola, left, and Joanne Still take a walk Thursday near their home in Accord. Mendola says Jason West created an "explosion." Photo: DAWN J. BENKO/For the Times Herald-Record
"Politically, evolution happens very slowly. It's important to remember things like civil unions — the little steps," she said.
"But then there's an explosion in the process, and that's what Jason West did. He took this little rural town and made it an international event - we were on CNN Europe!"
If the kick-start of the New Paltz marriages propelled the issue well beyond her expectations, she remains convinced that opposition to gay marriage hasn't been primarily based on religious conviction:
"Religion's a smoke screen — it's not a question of morals but bucks." As an example, she said that until it became legal in New York, the couple were paying a combined $1,200 per month for health insurance.
All in all, she said, it's been "a long walk," but she's lived to see gay marriage become an everyday kind of thing that nonetheless inspires awe. Or, as Mendola describes the feeling, "Oh wow. Just wow."
When he talks about "the marriages," media consultant Jay Blotcher's already high enthusiasm level heads toward 11 on a 10 scale.
He and Brook Garrett have been together since 1998, and, as Blotcher put it, "We're still standing." They were the fourth couple to have their marriage solemnized by West.
Brook Garrett, right, blows a kiss to the crowd after his marriage to Jay Blotcher Feb. 27, 2004, in New Paltz. Garrett and Blotcher have been together since 1998 and, Blotcher says, "We're still standing." Times Herald-Record file photo
"When people talk about how people have gotten divorced since then, I tell them we never presumed we could do it better — all we were asking for was the opportunity to fail like anybody else."
Blotcher is a lifelong gay activist who has organized a showing of a 19-minute documentary and panel discussion at Village Hall to commemorate ceremonies 10 years ago.
While he says he's been "stunned" over the years at the speed with which marriage equality has become accepted legally, politically and socially, he says the battle isn't over yet.
"Forty percent of teen suicides have been attributed to LGBT issues," he said.
In countries such as Nigeria, being gay can be a death sentence. Blotcher has organized a commemorative event for Thursday at Village Hall that will include a showing of the 20-minute documentary "I Now Pronounce You Husband and Husband," that will be followed by a panel discussion aimed at keeping the issues of equality in focus.
Pat Clark, left, and Ellen Sribnick of Rosendale remarried in 2013 . Provided photo Pat Clark, a retired office manager at SUNY New Paltz and Ellen Sribnick, a massage therapist, got married — officially — at the New Paltz Starbucks on New Year's Eve 2013, just down the street from where the 2004 marriages took place. Later, the Rosendale couple explained their decision to friends in an email. There may be no more succinct nor amusing description of the need and desire for marriage equality than theirs: "Because we finally can. For the many legal benefits. To protect each other financially as much as possible. Because we're sick of talking about it. And, after 31 years of being together, we've proven that we can be there for one another 'in sickness and in health' — forever.'" The happy couple plans to honeymoon, within two years, in Paris. Or maybe Montreal, "when we get around to it."
As far as Billiam van Roestenberg was concerned, 2004 was a year that promised little respite from a pervasive sense of negativism defined by the war on terrorism and the war on gay rights.
Billiam van Roestenberg of Plattekill celebrates Feb. 27, 2004, after marrying Jeff McGowan. Their ceremony was the first of the day. Times Herald-Record file photo
President George W. Bush had just proposed an amendment to the Constitution restricting marriage to two people of the opposite sex.
Van Roestenberg shared his frustrations with a friend, a handyman he'd hired to do some repairs on his Plattekill farmhouse.
They fell to talking.
Van Roestenberg had had enough. Something had to be done. The friend agreed. A few days later, after much plotting and planning, the friend and part-time handyman — Jason West — "solemnized" the marriage of van Roestenberg and Jeffrey McGowan and 23 other gay and lesbian couples.
The couple have since divored. Van Roestenberg's voice fills with wonder when recalling that day, wonder not at what he or West or even the couples accomplished that day but the way the community of New Paltz greeted and welcomed the event. "We were a beacon of hope — the community came out and we actually did what only San Francisco and Boston had done."
It's a lesson he feels that needs to be remembered: "When you know something's right, go for it. Do what needs doing."
jhorrigan@th-record.com


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Reflections on the research: The economic contribution of private equity and venture capital backed businesses in the UK
At the end of April, the BVCA published an independent study — produced by The Ernst & Young LLP (EY) QUEST (Quantitative Economics and Statistics) practice — quantifying the economic contribution of private equity and venture capital to the UK's economy in 2021. You can read it here.
The study found that private capital directly supports, i.e. through portfolio companies, 2 million jobs — or 6% of all UK jobs. These employees collectively earn £58bn (average earnings of £30,000) and generate over £100bn of GDP — or 5% of all UK GDP.
When you include the indirect economic contribution of these businesses, in terms of supply chain and consumer spending, the figures are almost doubled — to a little under 4 million jobs and a little over £200bn contribution to GDP.
This blog explores why we commissioned this research from EY, how the figures compare to the BVCA's in-house figures and why the study is so important.
Why EY?
A tried and tested methodology which we knew to be robust was of paramount importance, so it made sense to approach the Quantitative and Economic Statistics team at EY. Not only had they produced similar analysis for other trade associations, but their approach uses Pitchbook data which can be replicated by interested parties to test the findings.
How do the figures compare?
The BVCA's in-house research team collects data from our members to produce key reports such as Growing Great British Businesses and our Investment Activity Report. While giving a comprehensive overview of the deal activity of our members, we do not (yet!) capture the whole market.
Using our dataset, we estimated that 1 million+ jobs were in UK businesses backed by our members in 2020. This is broadly in line with the figure of 1.9 million directly supported jobs as estimated by EY, with the allowance for the inclusion of non-BVCA members and the growth of the private capital industry in 2021 — when deal activity was at a high.
Why is this research important?
Private equity and venture capital has expanded significantly over the last decade, investing across the UK's nations and regions and establishing itself as a driving force for the country's success. However, this expansion has bought with it increased scrutiny and, in turn, the need to articulate the value private capital brings to the UK economy — something that has never been quantified in one comprehensive study before.
What are the implications?
When an industry represents 5% of the economy, scrutiny is not only expected but encouraged. As such, transparency about the value it brings is necessary and this report is one part of the wider picture.
And, as the saying goes, "with great influence comes great responsibility". It's important that when PE and VC are responsible for so many jobs, it's clearly communicated. This clear communication of what our industry does, how it does it, and who it supports is something both the BVCA and our members are committed to.
For example, the BVCA has long championed many initiatives to improve transparency, including the Walker Guidelines for large company reporting, and designing the International Private Equity Valuation Guidelines. We're also at the forefront of the thinking about how 'ESG' can be measured — our Research Team are working with our members to build reporting frameworks that detail how their businesses are run, and the governance structures they have in place to both look after people and the environment.
Read the report here
Private capital in action
We also want to showcase the many great businesses which private capital supports — through BVCA reports, the BVCA website, and by arranging visits to portfolio companies for interested individuals such as MPs and other policy makers. This allows us to demonstrate private capital in action, supporting jobs, innovation and business growth.
Taken together, this package — in which the new EY study plays a vital role — can, will be, and already is helping us provide our external stakeholders with tangible examples of how our industry is building businesses, benefitting communities, and bringing public value to the UK. Private capital has a story to tell, and we're telling it loudly.
If you are interested in joining the BVCA you can find more information here.
If you are a BVCA member and interested in providing a case study for inclusion in one of our reports or on our website, please get in touch here.
If you are a BVCA member and interested in hosting a site visit to a portfolio company, please get in touch here.
Suzi Gillespie
Head of Research, BVCA
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams (Enchanted) and Academy Award® winner Frances McDormand star in this charming comedy about finding a new life and a new love, all in one day. When Miss Pettigrew (McDormand) stumbles upon the chance to become the new "social secretary" to glamorous high-society singer and actress Delysia Lafosse (Adams), she seizes the opportunity despite being totally out of her element. Swept up into the glamorous whirl of high society, it's all Miss Pettigrew can do to keep up with Delysia as she juggles her lovelife and career in this "delightful champagne cocktail of a comedy!" (Leah Rozen, People).
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Critics Consensus: Miss Pettigrew is a breezy period comedy carried by the strong performances of Amy Adams and Frances McDormand.
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Charming period comedy is a frothy fairy tale.
Parents need to know that this is essentially a feel-good fairy tale, albeit one with adult overtones. There's some partial nudity -- Amy Adams parades around in one scene with nothing but a towel covering her front, for example -- and a handful of innuendoes. The plot is fairly mature, too, in that it's about a woman who craves stardom and will do everything -- including bed a producer -- to achieve it, even if it means losing the one man who's right for her. But there's no swearing except for "damn," and the smoking and social drinking are accurate for the late-'30s setting. And the movie approaches its heavier topics with a delightfully light touch, ultimately sending a positive, life-affirming message.
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Whether you are a historian, researcher, family historian, student, gamer or enthusiast... welcome to the website! Jonathan Ware is a military historian specialising in the Second World War, and specifically 53rd Welsh Division in North West Europe.
Within this site you will find additional information on forthcoming publications, reviews, articles, profiles and short unit histories. This site also acts as the main hub for information on 53rd Welsh Division who served in North-West Europe 1944-45, along with information on their opponents.
In addition you can read a variety of articles and reviews here, on relevant matters, or also check out the 'Elite Warriors/Pathetic Soldiers' blog which covers pretty wide range of military history matters.
As a Freelance Military Historian he is available for a variety of services including; Consultancy, Battlefield Guiding, Fact Checking, and General Research. Please feel free to contact with any enquiries ranging from advice on German field uniforms to detailed analysis of studies or documentary work!
My interests have steadily evolved from a simple enquiry in a wet carpark, "What was the Welsh Division and how come there is nothing about them?" Initially answers were slow to appear, and often inadequate. When they did finally start to emerge they were often found to be lacking, or simply erroneous and this called for more far more diligent research and investigation.
Flash forward four years later, and the project evolved into a rather different affair ultimately looking into the wider role of the British Army in North-West Europe, and in order to get a measure for the British Liberation Army it was necessary to study the German forces that opposed them. I've conducted numerous trips to the battlefields, which started with simply field walking the area, and growing to map based GPS studies exploring the exact siting of defensive positions. This has proved exceptionally useful and helped discover previously unknown bunker complexes, as well as airfields which were referenced in by Veterans as anecdotes or in War Diaties.
I've lectured at a wide variety of locations, and I'm also (currently) the youngest person to have lectured on the National Army Museum. In addition, I now offer Battlefield Tours in Normandy, and offer a number of specialised tours - suitable for the amateur or specialist. My forthcoming books are; 'Jocks, Dragons and Sospans', 'Reckless Recces: A History of 53 Recce', and 'Elite Warriors and Pathetic Soldiers'.
53rd Welsh Division, Reconnaissance Corps, II SS Panzer Corps in Normandy, German Infanterie Divisions in Normandy, 53rd Welsh Division, Wales (1939-45), Operation Chariot (St Nazaire Raid), Training in the British Army (1939-45), Armoured and Softskinned Vehicles, and Rearmament 1933-39.


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Back in 2005, Jill weighed more than 300 pounds, but not anymore! After having gastric bypass surgery, Jill has lost 170 pounds!
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Jill says she's no longer angry at her dad. "I realized something that was very powerful for me. I have realized that my dad has always loved me," Jill says. "I was so defensive about everything, and now I can look at it as he was concerned for me and he wanted me to be happy. I truly believe that."
Just because Jill lost weight doesn't mean her problems went away. Jill says she cried every day for three months after her surgery because she missed food. "Food was my life," she says. "Food was my best friend and I miss it."
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It looks like we do not have any campgrounds in our database for camping in Teaticket, Massachusetts.
We did however find 21 campgrounds within 25 miles of Teaticket. You can also find a list of cities with campgrounds or RV Parks near Teaticket in the left hand column.
The biggest cost was the ferry ride over which was $370, once we arrived at the site it was well worth it. The area was quiet and removed from all the noise, the site was quiet and clean. The area is very shaded with lots of trees and minimum mosquitoes but lots of beetles which was a turn off.
This campground is so under rated. We camped for the Columbus Day Holiday and the CG seemed to be at full capacity, stretching their facilities and staff to the breaking point. We found the CG to be clean but rustic, giving a pleasant experience in very clean campsites. The office staff was very busy with little to complain about and found them to be very helpful. The security staff seem to be well trained with much better than expected professional attitude. We didn't expect much after reading some previous reviews, but with a change in ownership, this campground has become a desirable family destination, with lots of activities all weekend for both kids and adults alike. There are limited hours allowed for campfires, 4:30 to midnight, which seems to be very reasonable, with security politely enforcing this rule while explaining these hours were part of their permit requirements from the local fire district and town of Wareham.
Maple Park seems to have a large seasonal population and golf carts are allowed and golf cart rentals were available.


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You now have a movie file that includes your original audio and video tracks.


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That leaves 17 Golden Tickets, and no one has turned up a $20 RX Gift Card yet. Which is to say, keeping searching, sports fans.
Here's an overview of the promotion: The RX has inserted Golden Tickets into random used CDs and DVDs that can be redeemed for $5 and $20 Record Exchange gift cards. There's no telling where you'll find a Golden Ticket, but we're distributing them across all music and DVD genres, so happy hunting!
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