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Sunday, June 17, 2012

A look at Egypt's presidential elections

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Quantum bar magnets in a transparent salt

Friday, June 15, 2012

Scientists have managed to switch on and off the magnetism of a new material using quantum mechanics, making the material a test bed for future quantum devices.

The international team of researchers led from the Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM) in Switzerland and the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN), found that the material, a transparent salt, did not suffer from the usual complications of other real magnets, and exploited the fact that its quantum spins ? which are like tiny atomic magnets - interact according to the rules of large bar magnets. The study is published in Science.

Anybody who has played with toy bar magnets at school will remember that opposite poles attract, lining up parallel to each other when they are placed end to end, and anti-parallel when placed adjacent to each other. As conventional bar magnets are simply too large to reveal any quantum mechanical nature, and most materials are too complex for the spins to interact like true bar magnets, the transparent salt is the perfect material to see what's going on at the quantum level for a dense collection of tiny bar magnets.

The team were able to image all the spins in the special salt, finding that the spins are parallel within pairs of layers, while for adjacent layer pairs, they are antiparallel, as large bar magnets placed adjacent to each other would be. The spin arrangement is called "antiferromagnetic". In contrast, for ferromagnets such as iron, all spins are parallel.

By warming the material to only 0.4 degrees Celsius above the absolute "zero" of temperature where all classical (non-quantum) motion ceases, the team found that the spins lose their order and point in random directions, as iron does when it loses its ferromagnetism when heated to 870 Celsius, much higher than room temperature because of the strong and complex interactions between electron spins in this very common solid.

The team also found that they could achieve the same loss of order by turning on quantum mechanics with an electromagnet containing the salt. Thus, physicists now have a new toy, a collection of tiny bar magnets, which naturally assume an antiferromagnetic configuration and for which they can dial in quantum mechanics at will.

"Understanding and manipulating magnetic properties of more traditional materials such as iron have of course long been key to many familiar technologies, from electric motors to hard drives in digital computers," said Professor Gabriel Aeppli, UCL Director of the LCN.

"While this may seem esoteric, there are deep connections between what has been achieved here and new types of computers, which also rely on the ability to tune quantum mechanics to solve hard problems, like pattern recognition in images."

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Home Improvement - Safety in Electrical and Mechanical Tasks

Safety is usually not a concern with most people doing home-improvement until they are injured or fall. Most do not understand how hazardous it can be, even lethal, when working on their homes inside or out. Typically, slipping accidents top the list of the most common incidents that lead to injuries at home. Falling from the top of your house when trying to do a roof repair is also a very common injury.

If you do repairs, and if you use a ladder, you might find yourself falling if it is not properly secure. Very typically people either do not deploy the ladder correctly, or they simply lean too far from the center of gravity. Follow these easy tips and you will be safer than ever when getting things done at home.

Part of home improvement success is walking away from the job when it is finished. First of all, when you go out to get the tools that you need, stick to a budget. Make sure to get quality merchandise for your repairs instead of what is cheapest.

Repairs should only be done with pieces that will last many years or else you may be doing repairs again. Coupled with good quality tools is the principle of using them as they are supposed to be used. That also means never substituting the improper tool for a job. It really depends on what you are doing and how specific the tool must be for the job.

Rags that are in miscellaneous places can present certain hazards that need to be avoided.

The concept of fire loading is a little known but very important safety consideration. The more flammable material you have in one spot, the greater the fire load. Dont forget to always store any rags or material with flammable solvents for your protection. Putting this material in something that has no airflow is the best solution.

Many accidents that involve electricity can be understood because they involve people who dont know any better. While its not much help after the fact, there are many things that are simply common sense. Make sure any electrical device is unplugged if you intend to do anything to it other than using it for its main function. Always make sure the power cord isnt plugged in if you are going to fiddle with it in any way. If you are going to replace a piece, like a saw or a drill bit, you need to make sure the unit isnt plugged in. While we feel the reasons behind this should be obvious, many people still ignore this advice and a lot of accidents take place. So, before you do anything with power tools, you need to slow down and think. While safety may not be the first thing you think about when it comes to making improvements to your home, it really should be. However safety really should be the one of the first things to think about before starting to actually do any work. Keep in mind that it only takes a split second for something to happen.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

20 Underrated Car and Bike Events for Summer 2012

Location: Lenox, Mass.
When: June 15 to 17

Cars by British automakers like Bentley, Rolls, Jaguar, and Aston Martin have personalities unlike those from any other country. Sporting and distinguished, these were the dream cars for many kids in the generations that grew up in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. The Berkshire British Motorcar Festival (last year known as the Tanglewood British Motorcar Festival) attracted 350 cars from around the country in 2011. This year, the weekend will be filled with car shows, drives, and even a tailgate picnic competition featuring "all things British."

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Interview: Kara Hayward on Moonrise Kingdom

How many kids get to have their first-ever kiss directed on screen by Wes Anderson? As one half of the star-crossed lovers in Moonrise Kingdom, 12-year-old Kara Hayward got to share in that very experience -- along with, you know, making her screen debut in a Wes Anderson film. Not that we're envious. At all. In the director's latest whimsical journey, Hayward plays Suzy, the moody older sister -- a pamphlet on the family fridge reads "Coping with the Troubled Child" -- in a mildly dysfunctional clan parented by Bill Murray and Frances McDormand. Obsessed with girl's own adventure novels, Suzy soon embarks on one of her own when she falls for orphan Sam (Jared Gilman) and the two elope to an orchestra of adult chaos.

A couple of weeks back we talked with Gilman about Moonrise Kingdom, and this week it's Ms. Hayward's turn. Here, we had the chance to chat with the young actress about how she got the role, what it was like working with Anderson, and her plans for the future. And that kiss, of course.

This is your very first film, and it's a great one -- so congratulations are in order. Tell me, how did you get involved with a Wes Anderson movie?

Kara Hayward: Thank you! I heard about the open call from my dance teacher, who mentioned it. So I decided it might be something I might want to take a shot at for fun. And so after the open call I got a call asking me if I wanted to meet Wes Anderson -- so after I met him I got another call saying you had the job.

Were you a fan beforehand?

Yes, I was. I had seen Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Darjeeling Limited before I even knew about this.

So this was pretty exciting.

Yes.

What was your favorite out of those three?

I might have to say Darjeeling Limited. I loved that.

Had Jared been cast when you went in for your interview?

I believe he had already been chosen, yes.

When did you two first meet?

It was the month prior to filming. What they would do is that they had us come down to Rhode Island every Monday for rehearsals; so that's when I first met him.

What did you first think of him? Be honest.

[Laughs] He was nice! He was very nice. He seemed very talented, and I was just excited to work with him.

What was it like filming with Wes? For instance, is it hard to hit your marks when his camera's so meticulously plotted out?

I don't think it's quite hard to hit your marks. I think that he is so talented that he really makes it very easy to do anything. He's brilliant and so, so kind. He's amazing.

Did Wes show you any other films to give you an idea of what he was going for in this?

I did watch a film called Melody once. That was a lovely film.

I love the end of that film -- it's kind of anarchy, with the kids running riot among the teachers and blowing up a car.

[Laughs] Yes. That was a lot of fun. I love the ending. It was very sweet. It was a touching story.

They get married in that one, too. Unofficially.

Yes. [Laughs] We also saw a film called Blackjack, an English film. It did inspire me personally, on just how to bring my character Suzy to life, really -- just how to get into that, how to really improve on the way I was going to do it. That made me a lot better by the time I was ready.

How did you and Jared get on as the movie filmed? There must have been a lot of implicit trust to act out that story with each other.

He's a very nice guy. We became good friends. We could really trust each other by the end of the film.

Was it shot in sequence?

It was not. That was something that actually kind of surprised me, 'cause I didn't know much about the filming process. So that was one of those things that I found very interesting.

Because you had to access different parts of Suzy's character at different emotional moments. How much are you like her in real life?

In some little details. She likes animals and reading, but otherwise, we're quite different.

You're don't seem as troubled.

[Laughs] Yes. It's very interesting to portray someone so different from who you are.

She has some similar traits to Margot Tenenbaum. Did you feel that? Did you go back to any of Wes's films to study up on the characters?

Honestly, I watched Wes's films because I like Wes's films. [Laughs] Really I just played the scene the way I would play it and then Wes would make his little tweaks to the scenes. That's pretty much how I acted scenes. She does have some similarities to Margot Tenenbaum. They do have their own secrets. They've got the eye makeup. [Laughs]

It almost feels like all these characters exist in the same universe.

Yes. He does create quite a vibrant world for them to live in.

How much of Suzy is on the page, when you read the screenplay? Does the character emerge more on set?

I think Suzy is a very complex person. They did describe a bit of her in the script, but really it's when you begin to act as her that you can start to see what she's thinking inside her head, and just her entire world.

Were all her books real or were they made up?

[Laughs] No, the books were not real, they were made up. They're beautiful. The covers were all designed by different artists and they're very talented; very amazing the way they did that. But no, those were fake books. I wanted to read them.

I hear that your screen kiss was saved until right at the end of filming.

Yes, it was.

And it was your first kiss, too.

[Laughs] Yes. It was.

Were you nervous? I mean, granted a lot of people would love to have their first kiss in a Wes Anderson movie.

[Laughs] It was... I mean, it was all very -- it was saved to the end, I believe, for purposes of we trusted each other and you know, we were very comfortable with the crew and the camera and everything. And we were acting. It was just another scene. It was very protected.

First kiss, no big deal.

Yeah. [Laughs] We didn't care. Just another scene.

Now, your on screen dad is played by Bill Murray.

[Laughs] Yes.

It's safe to assume that he seems like a pretty cool guy.

Bill is the best. He's great. He's absolutely fantastic. On and off screen he's hysterically funny and everyone loves him. He's absolutely a ray of sunshine.

What was your favorite moment working with him? Everyone loves a good Bill Murray story.

Everyone does love a good Bill Murray story. There was the one time we were doing a photo shoot and they put a giant tuba on his head -- and he began to play. He was actually very good.

[Laughs] Bill Murray, accomplished tubist. I'm not surprised at all.

Yeah. [Laughs] He can do anything. He seems very musical. He had a guitar, and he could play that. He was very good. He can do everything I think.

Do you have a favorite scene in the film?

I think the one scene that I really enjoyed filming was this one between myself and Fran McDormand, where it was this very touching mother-daughter scene that showed the two characters at their most vulnerable points.

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Android Central 99: Verizon a go-go

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