There is silver now, where once was gold

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The Message From The U. S. A.

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Welcome To Our Heroes

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I\u27m Tying The Leaves So They Won\u27t Come Down

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Dear Pal Of My Dreams

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A highly efficient two level diamond based single photon source

An unexplored diamond defect centre which is found to emit stable single photons at a measured rate of 1.6 MHz at room temperature is reported. The novel centre, identified in chemical vapour deposition grown diamond crystals, exhibits a sharp zero phonon line at 734 nm with a full width at half maximum of ~ 4 nm. The photon statistics confirm the center is a single emitter and provides direct evidence of the first true two-level single quantum system in diamond.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figure

MPCVD processing of titanium-diffused LiNbO3 waveguides: optical characterisation and waveguide restoration

This paper presents some initial findings that explore the material properties of LiNbO3 which has been exposed to a microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) environment. The LiNbO3 was found to undergo a process known as 'reduction' when exposed to this environment. A technique was developed to reverse this process and recover the LiNbO3, which is a crucial first step towards the integration of diamond-based single photon sources with LiNbO3 waveguide technologies

Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself

[Verse 1] Our deacon went to town and at a swell hotel he stayed, When a man he never knew Said “I remember you,” Just entertain my wife tonight at work I’ll be delayed, But the landlord whispered, “Deacon, just be nice, And you’ll find it safe to follow this advice.” [Chorus 1] Love thy neighbor as thyself, but leave his wife alone, Or else that neighbor might get wise and try to win your own, So try to lead the simple life, but lead it with your own dear wife,Live thy neighbor as thyself, but leave his wife alone. [Verse 2] My friend next door went on a trip, his poor wife stayed behind, And I thought it was no crime To give her one good time, So I gave her a cute gold watch, the best time I could find, Making presents in his absence didn’t go, So her husband wrote me this to let me know. [Chorus 2] Love thy neighbor as thyself, but leave his wife alone, Or else that neighbor might get wise and try to win your own, With fifty men I’d trust my wife, but with just one, “not on your life,” Love thy neighbor as thyself, but leave his wife alone. [Verse 3] I went up in an aeroplane with Jonesey and his bride, So she would not be afraid My arm around her strayed, “Leave her alone or I will leave this lever go” he cried, “If I do it’s plain this aeroplane will fall,” Then he said some more but this much I recall. [Chorus 3] Love thy neighbor as thyself, but leave his wife alone, Or else that neighbor might get wise and try to win your own, I knew she wasn’t safe down there that’s why I brought her in the air, Love thy neighbor as thyself, but leave his wife alone. [Verse 4] A male and female on a fence were singing in B Flat It’s an ordinary thing, to hear two young cats sing, They sang the latest catalogue of catawauls and that When another Tom yelled “What is this I see? Quit my bride or there’ll be some catastrophy: [Chorus 4] Love thy neighbor as thyself, but leave his wife alone, Or else that neighbor might get wise and try to win your own, “I cant bring suit, I think it’s tough A back fence isn’t grounds enough Love thy neighbor as thyself, but leave his wife alone

Teleportation of Nonclassical Wave Packets of light

We report on the experimental quantum teleportation of strongly nonclassical wave packets of light. To perform this full quantum operation while preserving and retrieving the fragile non-classicality of the input state, we have developed a broadband, zero-dispersion teleportation apparatus that works in conjunction with time-resolved state preparation equipment. Our approach brings within experimental reach a whole new set of hybrid protocols involving discrete- and continuous-variable techniques in quantum information processing for optical sciences

A wider Europe? The view from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

On the evidence of national surveys conducted between 2000 and 2006, there is a declining sense of European self-identity in the three Slavic post-Soviet republics of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Attitudes towards the European Union and the possibility of membership are broadly supportive, but with a substantial proportion who find it difficult to express a view, and substantial proportions are poorly informed in comparison with the general public in EU member or prospective member countries. Those who are better informed are more likely to favour EU membership and vice versa. Generally, socioeconomic characteristics (except for age and region) are relatively poor predictors of support for EU membership as compared with attitudinal variables. But ‘Europeanness’ should not be seen as a given, and much will depend on whether EU member countries emphasize what is common to east and west or establish ‘new dividing lines’ in place of those of the cold war