Page 2 August 3, 2017 Seniors A New Search for Extrasolar Planets with the Arecibo Radio Telescope Barnard’s Star Will Be Studied Simultaneously from Different Observatories Classifieds The deadline for Classified Ad submission and payment is Noon on Tuesday to appear in Thursday’s paper. Advertisements must be submitted in writing by mail, fax or email. You may pay by cash, check, or credit card (Visa or M/C over the phone). Errors: Please check your advertisements immediately. Any corrections and/or changes in an ad must be requested prior to the following Tuesday deadline in order to receive a credit. A credit will be issued for only the first time the error appears. Multiple runs will only be credited for the first time the error appears. No credit will be issued for an amount greater than the cost of the advertisement. Beware: Employment offers that suggest guaranteed out-of-state or overseas positions may be deceptive or unethical in nature. If you have any doubts about the nature of a company, contact the local office of the Better Business Bureau, (213) 251-9696. Herald Publications does not guarantee that the advertiser’s claims are true nor does it take responsibility for those claims. Unlock the Secret to Healthy Aging by Improving Your Health in Three Key Areas Vista del Mar from front page force will be composed of neighbors who have supported the project and were engaged from the start, neighbors who have criticized the project and were unaware of it before, local small business people, and safe streets advocates. It will also welcome the input of other residents, of commuters, and agencies or entities that can bring expertise or financial resources to the table--such as the County or some of the South Bay cities. I will ask the task force to make short-term and long-term recommendations, based on data, community feedback, and available financial resources. I will ask them to make a report 90 days after we make the changes on Vista del Mar. The primary metric for the task force needs to be the most important one -- safety. Our neighborhoods in Los Angeles are suffering from an epidemic of traffic collisions. In April, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck told us more people had been killed this year by automobile collisions than by gang violence. The number one cause of death for children under the age of 14 in Los Angeles County is automobile collisions. This status quo is absolutely unacceptable, and slowing speeds through our residential and commercial neighborhoods is the most important and significant thing we can do to address that. The City absolutely must take the steps necessary to implement Mayor Garcetti’s executive order and eliminate traffic fatalities by 2025. There is no precise science or single toolkit to guide how we make our neighborhoods safe. It means trying things, taking risks, and often making tough decisions. I’ve never been afraid to do that--and I wouldn’t be much of a public servant if I were. But I also wouldn’t be much of a public servant if I did not listen to the people I represent, if I were unable to admit a mistake, or if I didn’t try to fix those mistakes. And that’s what I am doing now. If you are one of the many people who were inconvenienced, who were late to work, or who missed a bedtime story with your toddler, I am truly sorry. We are doing our best to make this right. I cannot promise that the City’s efforts to improve road safety won’t have any impacts on commutes--speed kills, and we need to slow down in certain areas to save lives--but the level of gridlock created by Vista del Mar was unacceptable--and now, thanks to Supervisor Hahn, we have an alternative. I hope to have an update in the next week on the timing of the lane restoration on Vista del Mar, and of the formation of the task force. I look forward to sharing that information with you. In the meantime, thank you for voicing for opinions and sharing your feedback. I hear you, and I am proud to represent you.” Regards, Mike [Bonin] • Looking Up Based on Press Release from the University of Puerto Rico, Provided by Bob Eklund The National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory and the Planetary Habitability Laboratory of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo have joined the Red Dots project in the search for new planets around our nearest stars. This new collaboration will simultaneously observe in both the optical and radio spectrum Barnard’s Star, a popular star in the science fiction literature. Barnard’s star is a low-mass red dwarf almost six light-years away and the secondclosest stellar system to our Sun after the Alpha Centauri triple-star system. There are hints of a possible super-Earth mass planet in a cold orbit around this star. The Arecibo Observatory’s giant radio dish will be used in a new campaign to observe nearby red dwarf stars with planets. The purpose of this campaign is to detect radio emissions from these stars, such as from flares, to help characterize their radiation and magnetic environment and any potential perturbations due to other bodies. These perturbations might reveal the presence of new sub-stellar objects including planets. Barnard’s Star will be the eighth red dwarf star to be recently observed by the Arecibo Observatory. Results from Gliese 436, Ross 128, Wolf 359, HD 95735, BD +202465, V* RY Sex, and K2-18 are currently being analyzed. These observations are led by Prof. Abel Méndez, Director of the Planetary Habitability Laboratory of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo in collaboration with Dr. Jorge Zuluaga from the Universidad de Antioquia in Colombia. The Red Dots team will be joining the observations with the Arecibo Observatory of Barnard’s Star in coordination with other observatories. They are planning simultaneous photometric and spectral observations from SNO, LCO, TJO, and CARMENES from Spain, and earlier with ASH2 from Chile. All these observations will be used to understand the star, but more observations by the Red Dots team will be necessary for the detection of any new planet. The first extrasolar planets were discovered from the Arecibo Observatory in 1992. They were three small planets named Draugr, Poltergeist, and Phobetor around the Lich pulsar, a fast-rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. The first planet around a Sun-like star was later discovered in 1995 and today we know of more than 3,500 of them. The first and only time that Barnard’s Star was observed from the Arecibo Observatory was during the SETI Institute’s Phoenix Project (1998-2004), as part of SETI’s search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The new observations are in a different frequency (4 to 5 GHz) where radio emission from stellar flares have been observed in other similar or cooler objects. This is the first time Barnard’s Star is seen with such frequencies and sensitivity. Barnard’s Star is named after its discoverer, E.E. Barnard, a pioneer American astronomer who used Yerkes Observatory’s 40-inch refracting telescope in the early 1900s to photograph the nearby stars in the Milky Way Galaxy and create an atlas of their positions and distances. To determine the distances to the stars, he would photograph the same star-field in both the spring and fall—and then measure changes in a star’s position compared to other nearby stars in the two seasons as the Earth moved in its orbit around the Sun. He found that one star, a “red dwarf” later named for him, had an extreme change in position. A simple calculation using trigonometry showed it to be only about six light-years away from us—the closest known star after the Alpha Centauri star system. • (BPT) - You’re still just as active as you were in your thirties and forties, but as you continue to add those candles to your birthday cake each year, you can feel the effects of aging starting to take a toll on your body. As you age, your body needs a little extra care to maintain optimal health; that’s why you go for your morning walk and eat a balanced diet. These things can help you support your overall well-being, but there are other factors to consider if you want to live a healthier, more active lifestyle as you grow older. “Many people don’t realize how much of an impact hormone, heart, and bone and joint health can have on their day-to-day lives,” says Dr. Andrew Halpner, vice president of science and technical services at Douglas Laboratories. To maintain this ideal lifestyle, he offers his advice on ways you can support your health in each of these key areas. Properly balanced hormone levels are one of the most important factors when it comes to staying healthy as you age. Healthy hormone levels support healthy sexual function, body weight, sleep and glucose metabolism. Establishing a healthy diet, ensuring sufficient sleep and making time for recreation are great first steps toward supporting your hormone health. It is also important to consult your healthcare provider to discuss regular blood work to monitor your hormone levels. Finally, to help maintain healthy glucose metabolism and tissues, add a nutritional supplement, such as Wobenzym Plus, to your daily regimen.* Heart health is an important part of any healthy aging plan. You’re already monitoring your lipid profile diligently, but what else can you do? Lipid levels are important, but maintaining glucose homeostasis and cytokine balance is just as important to supporting proper heart health. A healthy diet that focuses on fiber and regulates carbohydrate intake has been proven to support healthy glucose levels. Consider complementing your diet with regular exercise and nutritional supplements to further support good health.* Maintaining healthy bone and joint function is critical for both men and women. When bones are weak or joints are stiff, it can be difficult to keep up your desired level of activity. Bone health is directly impacted by vitamin D levels. To support these function areas, boost vitamin D by spending brief periods of time in the sun - with sun protection, of course - or consult your healthcare provider about taking a supplement to achieve optimum vitamin D levels.* Additionally, adding a nutritional supplement such as Wobenzym Plus can help provide temporary relief from everyday aches and pains to ensure that when you want to be active, your bones and joints are ready to keep up with you.* A balanced diet and moderate exercise are the building blocks of any health regimen, but as the years pass, your body may need additional support. Remember your hormones, heart, bones and joints when tailoring your health plan and consult your healthcare provider before introducing any new products into your routine. For more information on how to live a healthier, more active lifestyle, visit douglaslabs.com/healthy ageing. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. 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