Kai

"We present a detailed experimental analysis of a free-propagating light pulse prepared in a "Schrödinger kitten" state, which is defined as a quantum superposition of "classical" coherent states with small amplitudes. This kitten state is generated by subtracting one photon from a squeezed vacuum beam, and it clearly presents a negative Wigner function. The predicted influence of the experimental parameters is in excellent agreement with the experimental results. The amplitude of the coherent states can be amplified to transform our "Schrödinger kittens" into bigger Schrödinger cats, providing an essential tool for quantum information processing."

>>> x = dict.fromkeys ([1,2,3], [])
>>> x
{1: [], 2: [], 3: []}
>>> x[1].append('Foo')
>>> x
{1: ['Foo'], 2: ['Foo'], 3: ['Foo']}

fromkeys ()

This product of joy has always eluded me. I'd sit outside BBQ shops in the valley being too scared of wizened Chinese women with machetes to go inside. Recently I plucked up my courage and faced said machete-wielding monster. From this I have ascertained:

• The unit in which one buys it is the 'piece'. One piece appears to be about 0.5kg.
  
• The cost of BBQ pork is about $16/kg. Therefore, one unit costs about $8.
  
• One unit will provide four fairly generous servings.You should be able to eat it over 2-3 days (but probably not much more than that), so it makes a good meal for 2 days.
  
• I believe that it should be freezable, but I haven't tried.
  
• In order to make it hot again, you can:
  
  
  • nuke it - if you're feeling blasphemous;
    
  • fry it - this drys it out a bit;
    
  • wrap it in foil and heat it in a 180 degree oven for about 10 minutes - this seems to be the way to go.