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After months of waiting, the final issue of Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy's Joe the Barbarian has arrived! All of Joe's allies and enemies descend upon the same battlefield as he and his army have their showdown with Death itself!
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Before we begin, I'd like to acknowledge that Joe the Barbarian is an eight-issue epic about a hypoglycemic boy going downstairs to get a soda. Most of it is told through a series of portent-soaked hallucinations, but that's occasionally what you get when you sign up for a Grant Morrison narrative.
As for the nature of the hallucinations, Joe says it best in the sixth issue: "My ordinary world is your mythology." Elements of his real life are echoed everywhere in his fantastic waking visions, but their importance and meaning are expanded and distorted.
As an ending, Joe #8 is satisfying. It wrings every possible ounce of resolution from the narrative's many subplots, both real and imagined. Prophecies are fulfilled. Destinies are realized. Joe's story reaches a proper conclusion. We learn all we need to know about Jack in a brutally kinetic undead action sequence (one thankfully devoid of flying black rings). Smoot finally does something. Pages 2 and 3 have an amazing four-panel layout, including a compellingly fired raygun and the amazing onomatopoeia "rmzblkxctzk." And, without going into too much detail, a huge sparkling jewel of closure emerges from Queen Bree's upside-down portrait of her departed husband. And no, it didn't make my eyes mist over. Shut up.
Anyway, satisfying conclusions aside, this book is full of flair. Can we take a moment to talk about Lord Death's monologuing? Villains take note, because this is how it's done. Listen to this right here, "These last rebellious CHILDREN shall now make their beds in DIRT with WORMS to sing them lullabies." That's the stuff of classics right there. Morrison gets the chance to whip out some poetry, and it is rich and dark and glossy and lovely.
Let's pull out another dark verse for good measure. "THE HOUR IS COME WHEN OF THE WORLD A GRAVEYARD I MUST MAKE!" I love typing that out.
Okay. Let's move on.
Dave Stewart's colors are as gorgeous as ever, and Sean Murphy's art is equally delightful. I hate to use a word that's seen as much abuse as "epic" has but, dash it all, Murphy illustrates some truly epic showdowns–many of which would have made great covers. The straight action sequences make some use of speed lines, but they're not really necessary. The motion is always discernable without them.
Of course, for fast visceral action, the best substitutes for speed lines are always swinging chains, spraying ichor, and splintering bones–none of which are lacking here.
Murphy illustrates a broad range of expressions, too. There are moments of desperate hope, hard resolve, righteous anger, and stark fear. However, there are increasingly common moments of sweetness, too. Joe's face adopts a look of care and surprise when the rat general claims his kind are hated. Moments like these provide necessary catharsis, set as they are against a whirling landscape of despair and relentless destruction. The characters' relief is palpable and convincingly rendered.
If you've already bought the first seven issues, Joe the Barbarian #8 is probably in your subscription bin anyway. If, however, you were sitting on the fence, wondering if the series was worth picking up, I'd offer you a resounding "yes! Do it!"
The big question that's going to be on everyone's minds with the final issue of Joe the Barbarian is, of course, "Was it worth it?" And just like any time that question is asked, the answer will really depend on just what you were hoping to get out of the series.
For me, as bothersome as the nearly half a year delay of the final issue was, Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy more than came through on the promise of the series. There were some moments that were less than perfect but, on the whole, I can't say that this team failed to give me any of what I wanted in this finale. Joe's story had a fittingly heart-wrenching twist, but it was the actual final pages that made it extremely clear to me just how great this series is.
As pretty much everyone who has had more than five words to say about this series has already said, the real gift of Joe the Barbarian just may be its status as a breakthrough piece for Murphy. In the final moments of the book, Murphy's capacity for embedding staggering emotion in his panels is undeniable as the artist communicates so much of what Joe is thinking just in the character's eyes–with Morrison being wise enough to let the scenes be almost entirely dialogue free.
There are plenty of critics and fans who are going to tell you that this book fails because it "goes in every direction," but they're completely missing the point. It is of absolute importance that you go into this book remembering what it's about.
This series has not been the story of a fantasy world, it has not been the story of an epic quest, it has been (and will always be) the story of a scared, lonely boy who has tried to forget how vulnerable he is and how lost he is. Only through a near death experience has he managed to really understand how much value there is to life.
So, of course, the ultimate battles plays out in a dizzying, confusing way. What would you expect from what is essentially a fever dream–a hallucination coming at the hands of a body shutting itself down? The battle sequences are intended to be vivid and hazy–more of a setting created to display Murphy's ridiculous skills than an example of clear, focused plot.
Just as the initial reviews of this series on other comic book Web sites focused far too much on pages that were perceived to be aimless and pointless, many of the closing reviews at the end of the series are going to needlessly criticize the confusion and misrepresent Morrison and Murphy's aims. Like Jonathan Lethem's Omega the Unknown at Marvel, Joe the Barbarian is definitely not for everyone. Murphy's art makes it quite a bit easier to digest than Farel Dalrymple's work was on Omega, but it's still an incredibly heady brew of nightmarish fever fantasy and cinema verite daily expression. The likelihood of understanding it all on a first read is pretty much zero, and that's the way it should be.
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em>Joe the Barbarian been a perfect ride all the way through? Of course not. Is it possible that Morrison doesn't actually know what he's doing and just "scrambled" on the ending? You could read it that way, but if you do then you're just causing yourself to lose out on one of the best works in Morrison's canon.
Largely left off critics' Best of 2010 lists, and not having a new issue in over five months, it's probably fair to say that Joe the Barbarian has fallen off the radar of more than a few folks. It's an odd position to occupy for series writer Grant Morrison, generally one of the industry's most popular and talked about creators.
However, don't let the lack of chatter fool you into thinking that this series has been a disappointment. To the contrary, it has been quite good–containing the right mixture of quality and anonymity to set itself up to become one of tomorrow's hidden gems. The eighth and final installment is no exception.
Despite not having read Joe since the seventh issue hit stands back in September, I was immediately drawn back into its well-formed fantasy world upon reading this concluding chapter. Like many Morrison-penned finales, this issue is a powerful conclusion, even as it sidesteps many of the writer's usual storytelling techniques.
There's not a particularly trippy twist to be had here, nor does Morrison attempt to blow your mind with a barrage of complex ideas too crazy for the normal human to comprehend. Though he has managed to do these things quite well in other works, his approach on Joe has tended to be a relatively straightforward one.
In place of such brainteasers, Morrison makes ample room to tug full force on the reader's heartstrings. After all, this story has been about a young boy's struggles in facing death, disease, and loss. In grand fashion, every ounce of emotional potential has been squeezed out from those concepts and sprinkled wonderfully upon each page. Don't get the impression, however, that this is some kind of cheap-shot tearjerker.
Bursting with more optimism than any other writer in the business, Morrison takes what could have been the setup for a tragic ending and turns it into a celebration of triumph over adversity. As protagonist, Joe ends up as the beneficiary of this goodwill–but so, too, do his supporting cast members.
One highlight in particular involves Joe's sidekick, and pet rat, Jack. In just a few pages, Morrison is able to outdo just about everything DC attempted throughout the entire Blackest Night crossover.
Then, of course, there's Sean Murphy, the artist for whom Joe the Barbarian has been nothing short of an astonishing breakout work. After the phenomenal job he has done crafting worlds and characters here, there should be no doubt that his future projects are worth checking out based on the presence of his name alone.
Quite often, the conclusion of a series can make or break the work as a whole, and there is no question in my mind that Joe the Barbarian #8 has done the former. With an indispensable dose of help from Murphy, Morrison has crafted another keeper–one to recommend and reread for many years to come.
It's not often that I feel underwhelmed by a Grant Morrison book. However, Joe the Barbarian #8 was a slight disappointment to me, for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, and most obviously, there has been a long wait between the series' penultimate chapter and this concluding installment. I don't know why so many months have passed between issues #7 and #8–and I'm not about to speculate–but the effect of this delay is that the momentum of the story has been killed just at the point at which the book should have been reaching a crescendo.
Today, I can only hazily recollect many of the details of previous issues–and whilst in the past I might have reread the entire series in preparation for the release of this final issue, I just don't have the time to dig them out for a recap these days. As a result, I can only remember the plot of the series in fairly broad strokes, and so the story doesn't feel quite as textured and layered to me as it might have if this issue had followed hard upon the previous. Instead, I only have a vague awareness of the significance of many of the subplots and secondary characters.
Thus, it may be that I'm missing many subtle callbacks to previous issues and connections with past chapters, and it's very likely that the book will read better once collected. However, given that I'm currently reviewing the eighth issue in its present format, the delay has definitely harmed the story.
My second problem with the issue is that it provides quite a conventional, pat ending for a series that has hitherto reveled in its wildly imaginative concepts and outlandish characters. I got the feeling from issue #7's cliffhanger that Morrison was preparing the audience for a brave exploration of some very dark territory indeed–particularly when it came to the character of Joe's father.
Instead, we get a fairly straightforward denouement in which Joe fends off his hypoglycaemic coma with a bottle of pop, defeats the villains of his fantasy world, and conveniently stumbles upon the solution to his family's money worries via a hidden letter from his father (which doesn't really make much sense when you think about it, for all sorts of reasons)–although the writer at least eschews bringing back Joe's father in person for a truly schmaltzy reunion.
Nevertheless, the issue does provide a conclusive and coherent finale for the series–and one that should confound those readers who criticise Morrison for not being able to provide decent endings for his stories (and for not being able to wrangle his wild ideas into a conventional narrative). Heroes triumph, enemies are vanquished, and harmony is restored—which, for some readers, will automatically make the book more successful than some of the writer's more challenging works.
Sean Murphy's artwork is again highly impressive, elevating an otherwise fairly average story to something a little more special. Whilst there might be a slight sense of emptiness in certain panels compared to his work in previous issues–with a notable lack of the kinds of crowded images packed with toy-based heroes that defined earlier chapters of the book—this change actually works to focus attention on the few key players who are important in this final issue.
I continue to find Murphy's style extremely pleasing, with an angular, occasionally sketchy quality that helps to convey a strong sense of energy and movement without sacrificing the high level of detail that helps to set the real-world scenes apart from the fantasy sequences very effectively. Additionally, Dave Stewart's colours continue to enhance Murphy's linework, pulling off the difficult trick of making the pages feel visually rich even when utilising a very dour, almost monochrome colour scheme for many scenes, to reflect the 'darkest hour before dawn' quality of much of the issue.
I don't want to sound too down on Joe the Barbarian, because it's been a fun ride, and one that I defini
tely intend to experience again by buying the collected edition once it's released. I have no doubt that, when read contiguously, much of my vague disappointment with this final chapter will be tempered by the positive qualities of the rest of the story, and I'll enjoy it as a whole. It's just an unfortunate combination of a long shipping delay and a more-conventional-than-expected denouement that has left this final issue feeling somewhat flat.
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Fashion queries are on the up. If we take a product category like dresses as an example, search volume is up 14% YOY and CPCs 8% YOY. To combat the rising cost of driving traffic to site, and to capitalise on the increased volumes available, you should be phasing your budget to support times of increased conversion.
Make sure your delivery options support demand; otherwise you will be driving expensive traffic that can't convert. People won't forget if their purchases don't arrive in time. If your delivery options are comprehensive enough to support last minute shoppers, make sure you shout about it in your ad copy, as it will set you apart from your competitors.
Also take into account local shopping hours with your ad scheduling. For instance in the UK you will see an uplift in traffic on a Sunday, as stores' opening hours are limited to 10-4 or similar.
This leads us nicely onto location bidding. Location bid modifiers allow you to change the positioning of your paid search ads based on the user's location. They are useful to employ around your retail estate. Econsultancy tell us 79% of consumers have used C&C (click and collect) in the last year, making location bidding even more effective if this is something you offer, as C&C stores are likely to experience a higher conversion rate. A customer who walks past your store every day is much more likely to convert online knowing that they can easily return or exchange purchases in store.
Knowing your customers and what they expect from your brand will have a big influence on your paid search campaign. Consider that if you have a higher average basket value, the purchase time will be longer with more touch points because customers generally spend longer decision-making when it comes to more expensive items. This will then affect your device strategy. Mobile activity will be expensive due to its low conversion rate.
We have found that people want a larger screen to purchase higher ticket value items, but mobile is still an important traffic driver. If cross-device browsing and purchasing is proving difficult to measure and is decreasing your return on investment, consider restricting mobile support to PLAs only.
Because of the very nature of PLAs, with both the image and price visible in the ad, most retailers find they experience a higher conversion rate with them rather than with traditional paid search. Shoppers are already aware of the product before they click, and so need less convincing to buy.
For many retailers (particularly in fashion), problems arise due to the necessity for the feed to be regularly updated and continually optimised. PLAs are becoming key traffic drivers, often proportioning 30-50% of a brand's traffic and costs, however, so it is worth investing in a top-notch feed to determine the quality of this traffic. To discover more about feed optimisation you can read our product feed tips.
The lessons from PLAs should also be applied to traditional paid search ads and not used in isolation. If displaying the price causes a higher conversion rate, there is no reason feed technology cannot be used in the same way to bring the same information into paid search ads. It does not have to stop there, with colour, size, print and other information also informing the shopper about what to expect before they click, and ultimately increasing efficiency.
The tips and advice above have focused on how to make paid search operate efficiently online in fashion.
We know that nothing online is ever a one channel journey; shoppers continue to become more and more disloyal. Their shopping habits are disrupted by clever competitor marketing campaigns. Fashion retailers have to work harder to win customers, loyalty and repeat sales. And so, it is important to utilise everything from shopping to paid social and display advertising to make sure that your brand remains front of mind for the entire customer journey, both on and offline.
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Short notes on the Kondo effect and its potential realization in ultracold atomic gases
Fred Jendrzejewski
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The Kondo effect is one of the hallmarks of condensed-matter physics. It describes the peculiar interactions between previously non-interacting Fermions, which are induced by a single spin impurity at a certain temperature. Despite (or maybe because of) its large interest as a benchmark for various theoretical frameworks, it is typically quite hard to find accessible introductions in the literature. Here, I will give a very naive interpretation of the Kondo effect and discuss its possible observation in ultracold atomic gases.
A short history and a naive picture of the Kondo effect
The Kondo model was originally proposed in 1964 to describe the appearance of a resistive minimum at a characteristic temperature $T_K$ in certain alloys (Citation: Kondo, 1964) Kondo, J. (1964). Resistance Minimum in Dilute Magnetic Alloys. Progress of Theoretical Physics, 32(1). 37–49. https://doi.org/10.1143/ptp.32.37 . In this model, a localized magnetic impurity of spin S = 1/2 is interacting with a metal host of non-interacting Fermions with spin s = 1/2. The interaction is described through an anti-ferromagnetic exchange term $H_I = J\mathbf{s}(0)\cdot \mathbf{S}$ with $J > 0$. Because of the anti-ferrmagnetic interaction, we can identify the groundstate of the system as the singlet state, where impurity and electron of opposite spins.
At high temperatures, this coupling can be well described by the weak scattering of the Fermions on the impurity and the resistivity is decreasing as the temperature is lowered. Jun Kondo discovered in his seminal paper that the perturbative approach fails in the vicinity of the Kondo temperature $T_K$ as higher order perturbative terms diverge in this regime. Ever since, the Kondo model has inspired a large number of different theoretical approaches to explain the properties of this strongly correlated regime (Citation: Hewson, 1993) Hewson, A. (1993). The Kondo Problem to Heavy Fermions. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511470752 , (Citation: Nozieres, 1975) Nozieres, P. (1975). The Kondo problem : Fancy mathematical techniques versus simple physical ideas. or (Citation: N.A.) (N.A.). (n.d.). Condensed matter: strongly correlated electrons - IOPscience. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-7058/8/12/20/meta. Retrieved from http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-7058/8/12/20/meta . (The review by Nozieres (Citation: Nozieres, 1975) Nozieres, P. (1975). The Kondo problem : Fancy mathematical techniques versus simple physical ideas. is really remarkable as it was maybe the only paper I found that really explained the phyiscal ideas in a remotely understandable way to me).
A Fermi sea of s = 1/2 particles is (orange) is coupled to a localized impurity (blue), whose only degree of freedom is its spin orientation S = 1/2. They interact through an anti-ferromagnetic exchange interaction. a) For low temperatures, the interaction leads to the formation of a spin singlet between a Fermion and the impurity. The high energy cost of creating an excitation in the region of the impurity blocks it entirely from the dynamics of the Fermi sea. The Fermions can now be treated as a Fermi liquid with the impurity region removed. b) For intermediate temperatures the singlet gets deconfined and virtual excitations in the impurity region are allowed. As they involve the neighboring Fermions, they can lead to strong interactions between the previously non-interacting particles. These processes are typically only describable by non-perturbative techniques. c) For high temperatures, the interaction with the impurity is well described by perturbative scattering theory and the system is once again well described by a Fermi liquid.
As sketched in the figure, the following picture has emerged from these works. For low temperatures, $T\ll T_K$, the impurity spin is confined in a many-body singlet ground state of extension $\xi_K = \frac{\hbar v_F}{k_B T_K}$ , called the Kondo screening cloud. As the spin of the impurity is fully screened, the remaining electrons simply scatter on the region and the usual scattering can take place. For intermediate temperatures, the impurity is still bound in the singlet state, but virtual excitation due to Fermions hopping in the impurity region are allowed (see Fig. 1 b). The virtual excitation by one Fermion polarizes the impurity and this polarization is felt by the neighboring Fermions. Therefore, this process gives rise to interactions between the originally non-interacting Fermions. In the strong coupling regime, $T\sim T_K$, these interactions are so strong that they cannot be treated perturbatively. For high temperatures, $T\gg T_K$, the electrons are only weakly scattered by the impurity and the system is again well described by a Fermi liquid (see Fig. 1 c).
Several decades after its first discovery in metals, the Kondo effect has been observed in a multitude of solid-state systems such as quantum dots (Citation: Kastner & al., 1998) Kastner, M., Goldhaber-Gordon, D., Shtrikman, H., Mahalu, D., Abusch-Magder, D. & Meirav, U. (1998). Kondo effect in a single-electron transistor. Nature, 391(6663). 156–159. https://doi.org/10.1038/34373 , (Citation: Cronenwett, 1998) Cronenwett, S. (1998). A Tunable Kondo Effect in Quantum Dots. Science, 281(5376). 540–544. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.281.5376.540 , (Citation: Schmid & al., 1998) Schmid, J., Weis, J., Eberl, K. & Klitzing, K. (1998). A quantum dot in the limit of strong coupling to reservoirs. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 256-258. 182–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0921-4526(98)00533-x , carbon nano-tubes (Citation: Nygård & al., 2000) Nygård, J., Cobden, D. & Lindelof, P. (2000). Kondo physics in carbon nanotubes. Nature, 408(6810). 342–346. https://doi.org/10.1038/35042545 , and single molecules (Citation: Liang & al., 2002) Liang, W., Shores, M., Bockrath, M., Long, J. & Park, H. (2002). Kondo resonance in a single-molecule transistor. Nature, 417(6890). 725–729. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature00790 , (Citation: Park & al., 2002) Park, J., Pasupathy, A., Goldsmith, J., Chang, C., Yaish, Y., Petta, J., Rinkoski, M., Sethna, J., Abruña, H., McEuen, P. & Ralph, D. (2002). Coulomb blockade and the Kondo effect in single-atom transistors. Nature, 417(6890). 722–725. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature00791 , confirming the presented equilibrium picture. Dynamical and spatial properties, which would be observable on time scales of $t \ll \frac{\hbar}{k_B T_K} \sim$ps, remain inaccessible in these solid-state systems. Such measurement would be however highly desirable, as the Kondo model (and its generalization in form of the Anderson model) is nowadays one of the standard benchmarks for calculations on dynamical and real space properties, where our theoretical understanding is much less complete than in the equilibrium case (Citation: Polkovnikov & al., 2011) Polkovnikov, A., Sengupta, K., Silva, A. & Vengalattore, M. (2011). Colloquium: Nonequilibrium dynamics of closed interacting quantum systems. Reviews of Modern Physics, 83(3). 863–883. https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.83.863 , (Citation: Bock & al., 2016) Bock, S., Liluashvili, A. & Gasenzer, T. (2016). Buildup of the Kondo effect from real-time effective action for the Anderson impurity model. Physical Review B, 94(4). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.94.045108 . As several aspect of these open questions are captured in the properties of the debated Kondo screening cloud (Citation: Park & al., 2013) Park, J., Lee, S., Oreg, Y. & Sim, H. (2013). How to Directly Measure a Kondo Cloud's Length. Physical Review Letters, 110(24). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.110.246603 , it would be of one of the key objectives for any new experiment with ultracold atomic gases to provide precise experimental studies of the Kondo screening cloud and its dynamics with ultracold quantum gases.
Ultracold atoms as experimental platform for impurity models
The experimental achievement of fabricating gases of ultracold atoms (either Bosons or Fermions) opened the way to study a multitude of fundamental physical phenomena that were otherwise very difficult to realize (Citation: Bloch & al., 2008) Bloch, I., Dalibard, J. & Zwerger, W. (2008). Many-body physics with ultracold gases. Reviews of Modern Physics, 80(3). 885–964. https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.80.885 . They have already proven to be a fantastic tool for the study of several simple impurity problems resulting in numerous intriguing quantum effects. In the simplest case, the impurities are static. They form a static disorder, which first leads to the well-known diffusion, but can eventually result in Anderson localization via the quantum interference between different diffusive paths (Citation: Anderson, 1958) Anderson, P. (1958). Absence of Diffusion in Certain Random Lattices. Physical Review, 109(5). 1492–1505. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.109.1492 . Even sixty years after its initial prediction fundamental questions remain, especially in the higher dimensional case, and ultracold atoms are now a well established tool to investigate this long-standing problem (Citation: Billy & al., 2008) Billy, J., Josse, V., Zuo, Z., Bernard, A., Hambrecht, B., Lugan, P., Clément, D., Sanchez-Palencia, L., Bouyer, P. & Aspect, A. (2008). Direct observation of Anderson localization of matter waves in a controlled disorder. Nature, 453(7197). 891–894. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07000 , (Citation: Roati & al., 2008) Roati, G., D'Errico, C., Fallani, L., Fattori, M., Fort, C., Zaccanti, M., Modugno, G., Modugno, M. & Inguscio, M. (2008). Anderson localization of a non-interacting BoseEinstein condensate. Nature, 453(7197). 895–898. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature07071 , (Citation: Jendrzejewski & al., 2012) Jendrzejewski, F., Bernard, A., Müller, K., Cheinet, P., Josse, V., Piraud, M., Pezzé, L., Sanchez-Palencia, L., Aspect, A. & Bouyer, P. (2012). Three-dimensional localization of ultracold atoms in an optical disordered potential. Nature Physics, 8(5). 398–403. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2256 , (Citation: Semeghini & al., 2015) Semeghini, G., Landini, M., Castilho, P., Roy, S., Spagnolli, G., Trenkwalder, A., Fattori, M., Inguscio, M. & Modugno, G. (2015). Measurement of the mobility edge for 3D Anderson localization. Nature Physics, 11(7). 554–559. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3339 .
In the slightly more general polaron models, the impurity can move, but has no internal degrees of freedom. The moving impurity is then dressed by a cloud of surrounding particles, leading to the formation of the polaron quasiparticles. Ultracold atomic mixtures are a remarkable tool to investigate the properties of such polarons (Citation: Chevy & al., 2010) Chevy, F. & Mora, C. (2010). Ultra-cold polarized Fermi gases. Reports on Progress in Physics, 73(11). 112401. https://doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/73/11/112401 . In such experiments a small number of atoms of one species act as an impurity. They are immersed in a large Fermi sea or Bose-Einstein condensate, formed by a second species. One can then read out the effective mass (Citation: Nascimbène & al., 2009) Nascimbène, S., Navon, N., Jiang, K., Tarruell, L., Teichmann, M., McKeever, J., Chevy, F. & Salomon, C. (2009). Collective Oscillations of an Imbalanced Fermi Gas: Axial Compression Modes and Polaron Effective Mass. Physical Review Letters, 103(17). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.103.170402 and the binding energy of the impurity (Citation: Schirotzek & al., 2009) Schirotzek, A., Wu, C., Sommer, A. & Zwierlein, M. (2009). Observation of Fermi Polarons in a Tunable Fermi Liquid of Ultracold Atoms. Physical Review Letters, 102(23). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.102.230402 . With a bosonic bath, these studies have opened the (Citation: Rentrop & al., 2016) Rentrop, T., Trautmann, A., Olivares, F., Jendrzejewski, F., Komnik, A. & Oberthaler, M. (2016). Observation of the Phononic Lamb Shift with a Synthetic Vacuum. Physical Review X, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevx.6.041041 , (Citation: Jørgensen & al., 2016) Jørgensen, N., Wacker, L., Skalmstang, K., Parish, M., Levinsen, J., Christensen, R., Bruun, G. & Arlt, J. (2016). Observation of Attractive and Repulsive Polarons in a Bose-Einstein Condensate. Physical Review Letters, 117(5). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.117.055302 , (Citation: Hu & al., 2016) Hu, M., Graaff, M., Kedar, D., Corson, J., Cornell, E. & Jin, D. (2016). Bose Polarons in the Strongly Interacting Regime. Physical Review Letters, 117(5). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.117.055301 path towards a synthetic quantum vacuum.
On a possible implementation
Despite this progress, the observation of the Kondo effect remains elusive in the field of ultracold atoms. The impurity should have an internal spin degree of freedom, but remain localized on its site in these systems. Given its fundamental importance, this topic received intense attention recently (Citation: Bauer & al., 2013) Bauer, J., Salomon, C. & Demler, E. (2013). Realizing a Kondo-Correlated State with Ultracold Atoms. Physical Review Letters, 111(21). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.111.215304 , (Citation: Nishida, 2013) Nishida, Y. (2013). SU(3) Orbital Kondo Effect with Ultracold Atoms. Physical Review Letters, 111(13). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.111.135301 , (Citation: Kuzmenko & al., 2015) Kuzmenko, I., Kuzmenko, T., Avishai, Y. & Kikoin, K. (2015). Model for overscreened Kondo effect in ultracold Fermi gas. Physical Review B, 91(16). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.91.165131 , (Citation: Sundar & al., 2016) Sundar, B. & Mueller, E. (2016). Proposal to directly observe the Kondo effect through enhanced photoinduced scattering of cold fermionic and bosonic atoms. Physical Review A, 93(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.93.023635 , (Citation: Gorshkov & al., 2010) Gorshkov, A., Hermele, M., Gurarie, V., Xu, C., Julienne, P., Ye, J., Zoller, P., Demler, E., Lukin, M. & Rey, A. (2010). Two-orbital SU(N) magnetism with ultracold alkaline-earth atoms. Nature Physics, 6(4). 289–295. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1535 . While quantum magnetism of Fermi gases has seen tremendous progress in recent years (Citation: Mazurenko & al., 2017) Mazurenko, A., Chiu, C., Ji, G., Parsons, M., Kanász-Nagy, M., Schmidt, R., Grusdt, F., Demler, E., Greif, D. & Greiner, M. (2017). A cold-atom FermiHubbard antiferromagnet. Nature, 545(7655). 462–466. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22362 , the Kondo effect seems still out of enormously challenging in existing set-ups (Citation: Riegger & al., 2017) Riegger, L., Oppong, N., Höfer, M., Fernandes, D., Bloch, I. & Fölling, S. (2017). Localized magnetic moments with tunable spin exchange in a gas of ultracold fermions. arXiv. Retrieved from https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.03810 .
It seems quite natural to implement the Kondo model with a mixture of ultracold atomic gases (Citation: Kuzmenko & al., 2015) Kuzmenko, I., Kuzmenko, T., Avishai, Y. & Kikoin, K. (2015). Model for overscreened Kondo effect in ultracold Fermi gas. Physical Review B, 91(16). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.91.165131 . A first species, e.g. $^{40}$K or $^6$Li, would form the Fermi sea. A second species, e.g. $^{23}$Na, would then be tightly trapped by species-selective optical potentials and from the spin impurity. The spin-exchange could then be mediated by spin-changing collisions, very much in the spirit of our work on dynamical gauge fields (Citation: Kasper & al., 2016) Kasper, V., Hebenstreit, F., Oberthaler, M. & Berges, J. (2016). Schwinger pair production with ultracold atoms. Physics Letters B, 760. 742–746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.07.036 , (Citation: Kasper & al., 2017) Kasper, V., Hebenstreit, F., Jendrzejewski, F., Oberthaler, M. & Berges, J. (2017). Implementing quantum electrodynamics with ultracold atomic systems. New Journal of Physics, 19(2). 023030. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa54e0 , (Citation: Jendrzejewski & al.) Jendrzejewski, F., Zache, T. & hauke (n.d.). What are dynamical gauge fields ? A simplistic introduction by an AMO experimentalist.. Authorea Inc.. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.150663310.07882650 . We will see where the journey goes from here.
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Solving problems on quantum hardware
Glassy Dynamics in a Disordered Heisenberg Quantum Spin System
Detecting entanglement structure in continuous many-body quantum systems
Stochastic dynamics of a few sodium atoms in a cold potassium cloud
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The CVM Teaching Academy summer program will continue this summer, but with a twist! This year we will not use a book or journal article, per se, but will instead explore topics that will build your educational instructional "tool kit" and provide you opportunities to take away ideas and projects that you can apply this coming academic year.
To see the 2012 Journal club activity, please visit this site (Internal website).


NASA's Opportunity rover has worked flawlessly since its "hole-in-one" landing last Saturday. Today, it "stood-up", stretching its wheels from its travelling position. It could roll off the lander for the final 10 feet of its journey onto the Martian surface as early as Saturday to explore the Martian bedrock outcroppings seen nearby.
Meanwhile, 6,600 miles away, the Spirit rover has been slowly recovering from what appeared to be a near-fatal software failure. NASA engineers are trying to wipe its flash memory of the data it has retrieved thus far in the mission. They are optimistic that this fix could completely restore the rover so it can continue exploring nearby rocks.
Spirit has transmitted its first black-and-white picture to Earth since the problems started on Jan 21. The picture shows the rovers robotic arm pressed up against a rock in exactly the same position it was in when the failures started more than a week ago.


The Fearless Presentations public speaking workshop was held in St. Louis, Missouri where participants increased their presentation skills. The two day public speaking class focuses on diminishing the fear of public speaking while working to give an easy way to prepare a presentation that will relieve stress and at the same time streamline the preparation process. Many people have trouble preparing because the fear of making the presentation handicaps the efforts. This unique class begins by addressing the fear directly and then builds on that foundation to give each person the tools needed to prepare a concise, reliable and memorable presentation. During the class each participant gives 6 presentations that last from 45 seconds to 6 minutes. During the presentations they get to put into practice the material covered and receive positive coaching from the instructor.
Many people think that public speaking is an art reserved for a few gifted people. But the truth is that anyone can improve their ability to do public presentations. Not everyone will become professionals, but everyone can learn what is necessary to help them become more competent in their ability and more confident in their delivery. The more introverted person can use their reliability and desire to get along with others to make great presentations and overcome they lack of boldness by understanding that people don't perceive their nervousness and by effective preparation and practice. The shy, logic-oriented person can use their organization skills and attention to detail to prepare solid messages while overcoming their inclination to give to much information by beginning with the audience in mind and not writing their presentation out word of word.
The outgoing, people-person learns that they can keep the fun and energy while at the same time adding more organization to their presentations by using a structured preparation plan and making sure do the necessary research to be an expert on the subject while refusing to just "wing it." The more dominant outgoing person can prepare well and use their innate confidence while making sure they don't risk alienating the audience by focusing on the desired results they are looking for and preparing with the audience in mind.
Great public speaking is not the result of personality or inborn qualities, but is a skill anyone can learn and be effective at. The 9 people at the Fearless Presentations workshop in St. Louis learned that by applying some simple principle they can improve their presentation abilities and continue to grow in their effectiveness in this arena.


But last year's Sick Boy was in its own class of awful. The title track, in particular, exemplified some of the worst songwriting of 2018. It sounds like a rejected Twenty One Pilots cut, with cringe-inducing lyrics such as, "Make no mistake, I live in a prison/That I built myself, it is my religion... Welcome to the narcissism/Where we're united under our indifference." Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall should stick to making songs about selfies.
Luckily, if you dig deeper into Ultra's 2019 lineup, you'll find plenty of acts worth the ticket price. Offering everything from Grammy-nominated artists to legacy acts, Miami's homegrown dance music festival isn't just serving up EDM — although there's plenty of that. Techno, trance, house, and experimental electronica are all well represented.
If you're heading to Virginia Key this weekend, here are New Times' picks of the Ultra acts you shouldn't miss.
Sophie. If you've been sleeping on Sophie's meteoric rise from bubbling underground artist to Grammy-nominated producer, now is the time to wake up. The Scottish native caught everyone's attention in 2013 with "Nothing More to Say/Eeehhh," which from the get-go set the tone for Sophie's signature rubbery beats and, at times, abrasive melodies. With 2018's Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Inside, she proved all that early hype was real when she explored topics such as gender and beauty. Her music can be extremely challenging but immensely rewarding if you listen carefully. However, Sophie, who has collaborated with artists such as Charli XCX, Let's Eat Grandma, and Kim Petras, definitely has a playful pop side, so it'll be hard not to find something you like during her set. 5:40 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Live Arena.
Sven Väth. At this point in his career, Sven Väth doesn't have to prove anything to anyone. The German DJ/producer has been crafting hits since the '80s when he was a member of Off. He found success as a solo act, releasing his debut album, Accident in Paradise, in 1992, and it's still essential listening. His label, Cocoon Recordings, launched in 2000 and has signed acts that have become household names, including Guy Gerber and Loco Dice. The 54-year-old is considered a father figure to the dance music scene, a spot he's rightfully earned. Last year's DJ mix, In The Mix: The Sound of the 19th Season, proves Väth still has a keen ear for what gets crowds moving. 10 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Resistance Reflector.
Dog Blood. The side project of Boys Noize and Skrillex finally emerged from hibernation earlier this year, and dance music fans are excited. The duo has promised new music is on the horizon, having already teased audiences at Buku Music + Art Project in New Orleans this past weekend. Remix compilation aside, the last time the pair released new music was in 2013 with the EP Middle Finger, Pt. 2. If there's a good time to show the world what you've been working on, it's definitely Ultra. Dog Blood's last appearance at the festival was in 2013, so Ultranauts are ready for its return. 11:15 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Ultra Worldwide.
Jai Wolf. Signed to the indie label Mom + Pop, Jai Wolf has a sound that will be a welcome change of pace where bombastic beats will be the norm. When Wolf takes the stage at Ultra, it will be days before his debut album, The Cure to Loneliness, is set to drop. He's already teased a few cuts from the album, including "Telepathy," an instrumental that seems destined to become the soundtrack to everyone's summer 2019 road trip. Then there's "Lose My Mind," a decidedly indie-pop track that features vocals from Mr. Gabriel. 11:15 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Ultra Radio.
G Jones. After releasing his highly anticipated debut album, The Ineffable Truth, last fall, G Jones was quickly praised for pushing his experimental bass sound forward. If you're a fan of acts such as Bassnectar or Zeds Dead, you might find something to like during G Jones' appearance. His music isn't always danceable, but it packs an emotional wallop as he creates ethereal soundscapes. Citing Aphex Twin and Mr. Oizo as influences, Jones definitely has a knack for the experimental, which is a blessing these days when many EDM tracks are indistinguishable from one another. That won't be a problem during Jones' performance. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Live Arena.
Tinlicker. Released on Mau5trap, Tinlicker's EP About You is as straightforward progressive house as it gets. But at a time when there's seemingly an infinite number of house subgenres — tech-house, tropical house, moombahton — listening to an act that sticks to progressive house like it's the early 2000s is a refreshing change of pace. Also, a stamp of approval from Deadmau5 doesn't hurt. Tinlicker has also released music on Anjunadeep and Armada Electronic Elements, which only proves this Dutch duo has the chops behind the decks. Sure, they aren't "underground," but sometimes you just have to stop fronting and enjoy the music. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Ultra Radio.
Armin van Buuren. Every year, when Armin van Buuren closes out the A State of Trance stage, the space transforms into a laser-light spectacle — not so different from those midnight rock laser shows at the planetarium. However, at the Dutch DJ's performances, you're free to dance as all the lasers envelop the crowd. Usually, A State of Trance takes over the Carl Cox Megastructure on Sundays, but this year, it will inhabit the Live Arena, meaning this show should be remarkably different from others. Even if trance isn't your thing, catching ASOT kingpin Armin van Buuren should be a must-do for any festivalgoer. 9:20 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Ultra Mainstage; midnight Sunday, March 31, at A State of Trance.
Deadmau5/Testpilot. New CubeV3 live show. What else do you really need to know? If you're more of a techno fiend, the Mau5 will also bring out his alter ego, Testpilot, for the Resistance crowds. 12:30 a.m. Saturday, March 30, at Live Arena; midnight Sunday, March 31, at Resistance Reflector.
Whipped Cream. It takes guts to remix System of a Down's beloved breakthrough cut "Chop Suey!" However, alongside Bishu, Whipped Cream keeps the song's signature "Wake up!" before bringing the rumbling bass. If you want to witness Caroline Cecil drop the track at Ultra, you better get there at opening. That's the problem with most festivals — many of the buzziest up-and-comers are often relegated to the worst time slots. However, that shouldn't be a deterrent if you want to catch Cecil's wide sphere of influence in person. The Canadian DJ has cited contemporaries such as Kali Uchis, James Blake, and Zeds Dead as cornerstones of the sound she creates. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at Ultra Worldwide.
Charlotte de Witte. In a just world, Charlotte de Witte would be headlining festivals such as Ultra, but her sound is perhaps too "underground" — whatever that means these days — for EDM-loving crowds. Still, this is a woman who has spun for the massive crowds at Tomorrowland, so she can definitely hold a large audience's attention. In Miami, she'll perform at the Carl Cox Megastructure, which is pretty massive, but the early time slot might mean a weak turnout. If you need the perfect primer for the Belgian producer's sounds, start at the beginning and listen to her 2015 release for Turbo, "Weltschmerz." 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at Carl Cox Megastructure.
Ultra Music Festival. Friday, March 29, through Sunday, March 31, at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, 4020 Virginia Beach Dr., Miami; and Miami Marine Stadium, 3501 Rickenbacker Cswy., Miami. Tickets cost $399.95 to $1,499.95 via ultramusicfestival.com.


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I would highly recommend THIS because they listen to parents and cater to each family's different situation (especially in a pandemic) as opposed to a one-size-fits-all approach
Samirah, Grade 3 Parent
I am so impressed with how Hamilton, and in particular Mrs. Buscher (Sienna's class teacher), have integrated the distance learning students with onsite students. Sienna definitely feels like a valued class member and she has been able to interact with her teacher and friends during live lessons. The work provided is explained in detail to ensure the children have a full understanding of what they are learning and what is required for the task set. For Sienna to be able to be in Australia and complete all tasks and attend live lessons is fabulous. Thank you Mrs. Buscher and Hamilton, we are extremely grateful!
Katrina Chaplin
What makes the Hamilton school different is that children feel loved and this boosts their confidence and their learning abilities. Also, each student's abilities are taken as an individual case. My son for example is more advanced for his class, so he receives different learning material than his classmates and thus doesn't feel bored and his learning is tailored for his abilities.
Hamilton is the third school my daughter has gone to in Qatar, and I can confidently say that the teachers here are literally the best in Qatar. Ms. Zamzam is the best teacher I have met in my whole life, and I am not exaggerating. Kids love her and at the same time respect her and do whatever she asks.
I am very pleased of the way they learn in Hamilton as it boosts their creativity tremendously while at the same time they learn a lot, through fun, and what they learn, they never forget, it becomes general knowledge.
What differentiates Hamilton from other British schools in Qatar, is that second languages are taken seriously. Both my kids now know basic Spanish.
Almost all Arabs in Qatar suffer with Arabic language because usually schools don't give it enough importance, but here, the teachers are lovely, and they do their best. My daughter has improved a lot and in less than one year in Hamilton, she is able to read and write, something she couldn't do in her previous school despite the many meetings and requests and complaints that I filed at her previous school.
Being a member of Friends of THIS has given me the opportunity to meet some amazing and kind parents, which has meant I have become more involved in my children's happy events.
Rania Shamseen
Choosing a new school for a 7 year old is certainly a tricky endeavour. There are many factors to be considered, from children's well-being and advancement to foreign languages teaching to receptive environment of teachers and staff at school. With this in mind we started looking at schools trying to apply some objective criteria which had everything we were looking for. We attended the Open House Day at Hamilton's newly inaugurated building before the school opened and my daughter spent hours in facilities without wanting to leave. Since then it became clear to us that Hamilton International School was the perfect fit and we have had all our expectations fulfilled from Day One the school opened.
Even though it's only their first operational year in Doha, Hamilton has been able to maintain its high standards, coupled with individual attention to each student. My daughter has developed both educationally and personally. The first proud feather to add to her cap was when she was voted into the student council. She has always been encouraged by her respective teachers to participate enthusiastically in ICT, sports, music and the arts which has strengthened her self-confidence, self-advocacy and joy to try new things.
Thanks to all her teachers for their endurance, quality care, enthusiasm, diligent efforts and passion, along with the strong and positive leadership of Mr Senior and Mr Rinaldi which creates a positive learning atmosphere across the whole school.
There is strong sense of community and being a part of Friends of THIS has made us feel like a small family when we walk through the door. We are proud to be associated with all the first events at school such as Cancer Awareness Day, International Day, Qatar National Day and Sports Day.
Even during these difficult times that have engulfed the whole world in the past few months, the endurance and enthusiasm of the school and its teachers has not ended. Within only a few days everything was online for students to start their e-learning. Daily tasks were allocated from their main teachers as well as specialist teachers to help the children stay committed. It wouldn't have been possible for our students to get used to this sudden change without the help and encouragement from their teachers. Thank you for establishing healthy boundaries and creating a space for our children to be themselves.
Such a great environment for our kids to experience and grow up with.
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3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Ranch style home built in 1955 situated on 0.27 acre lot near Milham Park in Kalamazoo. This home offers a large living room with fireplace, dining area, kitchen and 3 bedrooms and 1 full bath on the main floor. The basement offers a family area, den/study room, utility room, laundry room and a 2nd full bath. There is an enclosed porch on the back that leads to a nice deck overlooking the large fenced in yard.


Our Solar Panels article in our Solarpedia explains the three categories of panels. Feel free to check it out if you haven't already.
There are many features that can be considered when deciding which panels you'll choose for your system. Premium panels offer features which differentiates their products from standard panels.
Q CELLS Performance Warranty, showing the linear degradation and 0.6% per year drop.
As a cell performance will degrade over time, the performance warranty protects against it happening too fast. The cell refers to the actual silicon squares, usually 60 or more, which sit on the panel and convert sunlight to electricity. Almost all performance warranties are 25 years long, start high and taper away with the performance of the cell. Premium warranties start higher, often on or over 97%, drop in a linear fashion, and at a percentage of no greater than 0.7% each year. Some are 0.6% or even less. Obviously the lower the better.
Sunpower warranty, one of the few 25 year product warranties, not just performance.
Product warranties warrant the structure of the panel and the individual components that form the panel - like the connectors, frame, glass, backsheet etc. Issues or defects from these parts are often highly detrimental or terminal to the panels production. The length of these product warranties vary from as little as a few years to 25 years - the longer the better. Not only are premium warranties longer, they can include things like labour and shipping costs associated with replacement.
Remember, if the panel is dead but the cell is fine, no cover from your performance warranty. Don't let this scare you, but just be mindful that the product warranty holds much more weight, so make sure you put a greater bearing on this in your decision.
Canadian Solar datasheet showing the efficiency of their panels. The panels are the same size, which is why the higher output panels are more efficient.
Panel efficiency is the amount of sunlight a panel converts into electricity. It's affected by the size and how much power it produces. For example, if you had a 300W panel and a 270W panel that were both the same size, the 300W would be more efficient. Higher efficiency means you'll use less space and can capitalise on the more conducive roof areas. It's great for making the most out of those small roofs. Remember that while it's fine to want more efficient panels, just know they may not necessarily be a need for your project.
Temperature coefficient shown on the panel datasheet of a Trina panel.
Panels work on sunlight, not heat. Heat is detrimental to the performance of panels and the temperature co-efficient measures this drop per degree over 25. For this reason, the lower the heat tolerance, the better. So if you had a panel that had a -0.4% temperature co-efficient and the panel was operating at 50 degrees, that's a 10% drop in output. Remember, the temperature outside is almost always less than the temperature of the panel, so panel temperatures in excess of 50 degrees are not uncommon. Premium panels can have a lower temperature co-efficients.
When a panel gets its wattage rating, it gets it from a laboratory test using Standard Test Conditions (STC). This test simulates optimal conditions for panels to produce electricity, but it isn't a reflection of real world conditions. This is why we have NOCT, which stands for Nominal Operating Cell Temperature. This shows the performance in more realistic conditions, including lower light and higher temperatures. Take more note of a panels NOCT performance on the datasheet, as it's going to spend much more time in these conditions once it's installed.
First of all, this refers to the type of crystalline cells used, not the quality of the panel. Cells are made by creating a large silicon ingot between one a two metres long, which is sliced up into wafers which are turned into cells. Where poly and mono differ is the method used to create the ingot, with benefits either way.
Mono panel. Note the darker colour and the little diamond gaps between the cells due to cutting.
Monocrystalline (or single crystalline) was the first type of cell between the two. The ingot is formed using the Czochralski process, which results in a circular, single-crystal structure of high purity. This allows electrons to flow more easily, which makes them more efficient than poly (more power in the same space), and have a more uniform appearance. However, these ingots are more energy intensive to make and they grow in a cylindrical shape, resulting in waste when cutting them into square or near square cells to be placed on a panel. All this makes monocrystalline more expensive per watt.
Poly panel. Note the blueish colour and smaller gaps between the cells thanks to the true square shape.
Polycrystalline (or multi-crystalline) has become more popular in recent times. The ingot is formed by melting multiple crystals into a single crystal structure. However as there are multiple crystals in the ingot, electrons can't move in a poly cell as freely as in mono cells. You can actually see the multiple crystals in the poly cell, resulting in a less uniform appearance. Despite this, it is a simpler and less energy intensive process. The mould is also a square shape, meaning there's much less wastage in the cutting process. It's a more efficient method in terms of kW per dollar.
Premium aesthetics - mono have a uniform and often darker appearance, which manufacturers can also couple with a black frame. Glass on glass panels are also less noticeable.
PERC cells - Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (PERC) cells have a rear reflective layer and a improved cell design, allowing the cell another chance to capture light that was missed the first time.
Better power tolerance - Power tolerance is the allowance for grouping panels into the power class. So if a panel has a + or - 5% tolerance, you may get a panel producing 5% less. Premium panels don't usually have a negative tolerance.
Tougher panels - This can include a few things, like higher salt tolerances, copper backed cells, better and higher IP rated junction boxes and connectors, glass on glass design etc.
Rear contact - This is where cell fingers on the front of the cell are moved to the back, allowing greater photon absorption, increasing efficiency. Sunpower and LG are two who use this in their high efficiency products.
Highly automated production facilities - Reduces chance of error and increases consistency from panel to panel. This helps the inverter harvest more and reduces the chance of a weak link.
Manufacturing Origin - Manufacturer outside of China appeals to some people.
Smart Technology - Panels can come with power optimisers or micro inverters built-in. This can have a variety of benefits, like panel level optimisation or monitoring. See our inverter video for more information on panel level optimisation.
Half cut cells - By cutting the cells in two and placing half on the bottom and half on top, shade on the bottom of the panel doesn't impact shade on the top of the panel. The lower cell current also reduces the power loss from resistance in the cell.
This video from REC explains the benefits of PERC cells and half cut cells in their TwinPeak panel series.
The Maxeon Cell from Sunpower. This shows the copper backing and no metal contacts on the front of the cell.


Today, I used up the last of our stored potatoes, turning them into soup for tonight's dinner. They weren't much good for anything else, all shrivelly and going soft and putting out seriously desperate roots. Soup was good, though.
I'm thinking I'll drape the potato box with heavy black cloth next year, on the theory that the opening and closing of the pantry door, not to mention turning on the pantry light, for the last six months has provided enough stimulus for the potatoes to think they should start getting ready to make more potatoes. Perhaps a colder environment would be helpful in stretching out The Duration of Successful Potato Storage. If I can arrange a sufficiently light-proof container, the sunroom in the winter might be sufficiently cold to help the potatoes maintain hibernation just a little longer.
And then the Potato Life Cycle as it plays out at our address would have a nice symmetry to it. Because the sunroom is where this year's potatoes get started.
The seed potatoes (Yellow Finns) arrived on Friday from Seed Savers Exchange. I wish they offered a small sampler set. I don't have the space for planting any more than the minimum 2 pound order (and that just barely), but I'd love to be able to get a mixed bag so I can plant a couple of the blue potatoes, a few purples, and a handful of reds along with the standard yellows. Of course, I'd want them all to be harvestable at the same time so I could make a multicolored potato salad while it was still summer.
The first step in growing potatoes is to cut the large seed potatoes down to something closer to golf ball size, making sure there's at least one eye on each piece. Then put them somewhere warm and sunny and let them wake up. In about three weeks, those little eyes will be leaf buds and it'll be time to move them out the garden.
So today I started some potatoes and I finished some potatoes. And thus goes the Great Cicle of Potatoes.
Can't you just get potatoes from the store?
If you can't get the variety of potatoes you want from the store (not only have I noticed this year a blue variety offered at either Home Depot or Lowe's, but I have both a Whole Foods just past the city limits and a Central market in the city beyond that one), can't you order another variety, and maybe share what you don't use with another gardener. Then you just put aside some of what you grow for the next year. And then you could buy still a different variety the next year, and another one the year after that and so forth.
I could look for colored potatoes at a store when it was time to make that multi-colored potato salad. But using store bought eating potatoes for seed potatoes is sometimes problematic - you never really know if they've been treated with something. And I've never seen seed potatoes available singly, only as a bag of at least a pound.
I also get new seed potatoes every year. Yes, I could set aside some of last year's crop for this year's starts, but I've read that doing so can result in smaller potatoes and a smaller overall crop. Since I rely on the original 2 lbs of seed potatoes to produce about 50+ lbs of potatoes to see us through the winter, I don't really want to risk my crop size.
However, maybe one year I can talk any gardening neighbors into jointly ordering several varieties of potatoes and making up our own mixed collections. It's probably a few years out, though, as I'm still explaining to some of my neighbors that yes, you can grow your own potatoes.
Yes, we've all heard that, but I don't think it makes that much difference. I think it's just important that we belive it so that we keep buying the special "seed" potatoes. People who used to farm potatoes didn't go have Home Depot or the Internet to buy them from, they just put aside what they thought they'd need for next year.
And the store bought potatoes will still sprout (usually before I'm wanting that to happen), even if they have been treated with something. Sweet potatoes also sprout, thought that takes a lot longer.
I don't what would give you lower yeilds. I gave up because of the ants, and it was just too much trouble for something I could get at the store, usually for about ten cents a pound. I'm planning to try again next year with a box I'm building, and if Home Depot doesn't have blue potatoes I'll get them from Whole Foods or Central Market.


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China completes 2009 schedule by launching another spy satellite
by Rui C. Barbosa December 15, 2009
written by Rui C. Barbosa December 15, 2009
China have launched the YaoGan Weinxing-8 "remote sensing" satellite via a CZ-4C Chang Zheng-4C from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center early on Tuesday. The final launch of the year is being classed as an Earth Monitoring satellite by the Chinese media. However, experts have revealed the bird is the latest to be equipped with reconnaissance hardware.
Chinese launch:
The new satellite is intended for "scientific experiments, land survey, crop yield assessment, and disaster monitoring" purposes, with the previous satellite in the series, YaoGan Weixing-7, was launched just five days ago from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on a CZ-2D Chang Zheng-2D launch vehicle.
Analyzing the other previous launches in this series, it's believed there are two versions of this spacecraft; a synthetic aperture radar imaging series and an electro-optical observation series.
The first YaoGan Weixing satellite (29092 2006-015A) was launched by a CZ-4C Chang Zheng-4C (CZ4C-1) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on April 27, 2006. At the time the details about this satellite were closely guarded by the Chinese, before being revealed as the first Jian Bing-5 satellite – equipped with the first space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
The YaoGan Weixing-2 (31490 2007-019A) was launched on 25 May, 2007, on a CZ-2D Chang Zheng-2D (CZ2D-8) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Details were also restricted, though it is claimed that this spacecraft was an electro-optical military observation satellite, complementing the results of the YaoGan Weixing-1.
On November 12, 2007, the YaoGan Weixing-3 (32289 2007-055A) satellite was launched by a CZ-4C Chang Zheng-4C (CZ4C-2) launch vehicle from Taiyuan. This satellite was noted as the second Jian Bing-3 SAR satellite.
On December 1, 2008, YaoGan Weixing-4 (33446 2008-061A) – the second electro-optical satellite on the series – was launched by a CZ-2D Chang Zheng-2D from Jiuquan, and on December 15, 2008, YaoGan Weixing-5 (33456 2008-064A) was launched by a CZ-4B Chang Zheng-4B (CZ4B-12) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. It is believed this satellite was the fourth SAR bird on the series.
YaoGan Weixing-6 (34839 2009-021A) was launched by a CZ-2C Chang Zheng-2C-III from Taiyuan on April 22 this year and it is believed this satellite was the fifth SAR satellite.
Also riding on the Long March rocket was the XW-1 Xi Wang-1 – formerly known as CAS-1 (China Amateur radio Satellite) – which is the first Chinese amateur satellite to launch with a government launcher.
According to the International Amateur Radio Union, the payload of XW-1 includes Telemetry Beacon, Linear Transponder, FM repeater and Digital Store-forward Transponder. One watt output is planned for the transponder and 200mW for the beacon.
The satellite is understood to have a mass of 50 kg – though other sources point to a 35 kg mass with a amateur radio payload of 5.2 kg. The satellite contains a 1.6 kg experimental payload and a 0.2 kg CMOS camera.
XW-1 is 0.55m by 0.35m sized satellite and is powered by a Li ion 16 Ah battery. The satellite will operate in a Sun Synchronous Orbit at 499 km mean altitude, with an inclination of 98 degrees and an orbital period of 94 minutes.
This launch was the sixth orbital launch by China this year, the 122nd Chinese orbital launch, the 29th orbital launch from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and the second orbital launch from Taiyuan this year. This was the fourth use of a CZ-4C Chang Zheng-4C launch vehicle.
Situated in the Kelan County on the northwest part of the Shanxi Province, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is also known by the Wuzhai designation. It is used mainly for polar launches (meteorological, Earth resources and scientific satellites).
The launch center is equipped with a Mission Command and Control Center, a Technical Center and telemetry, tracking and communications centers. There are two launch complex buildings in Taiyuan.
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