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UW physics department helps discover the “God” particle, a framework for the universe
Source: [caption id="attachment_173" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="http://thetacomaledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/LHC.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-173" title="LHC" src="http://thetacomaledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/LHC-300x196.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="196" /></a> Worker at CERN inspects components within an oversized waveguide inside the Large Hadron Collider. Photo by Peter Ginter, courtesy of CERN.[/caption] On July 3rd, a gathering of physicists, students, and science fans waited eagerly in a Lower Queen Ann restaurant to view a two a.m. live broadcast of European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)’s recent findings in the search for the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle believed to confer mass itself. In the crowd were two of several UW physicists who aided in the search and discovery of this subatomic particle at CERN, Anna Goussiou and Gordon Watts. Elated, the two cheered as CERN confirmed the discovery of a new boson. The Higgs boson is a subatomic particle believed by scientists to have existed for decades, but plausible proof was compiled only weeks before CERN’s early July announcement. Definite existence of a boson was found to be at five sigma, which is a statistical scale for determining the certainty of a discovery. Anything at or above five marks an extremely likely existence. Whether or not it is an actual Higgs requires more time and research at Geneva, Switzerland’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and although it was scheduled cease operation in December for a two year maintenance and upgrade period, it was announced that it will stay running for an extended three months in light of the recent findings. The maintenance time will double the tunnel’s power, which is currently at 3.5 Tera-electron Volts (TeV). The LHC smashes protons together at such high energy levels in its seventeen mile tunnel that it is compared to the Big Bang, and physicists gather massive amounts of data through different channels of the LHC like the ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC Apparatus) and CMS (Compact Muon Spectrometer). With one billion proton-proton collisions every second, combining research from each channel and cross examining is an extensive task for the 3,000 scientists and 1,000 graduate students currently at work in Switzerland. Four UW physicists and several graduate students are included in this count, each with different focuses in the massive project. With extended months of operation and nearly unlimited research paths to follow with the LHC’s soon to be amped up power and data collection ability, hopefully more UW students will have the opportunity to contribute to breakthroughs similar to this one. The Higgs boson, believed to be the key to why matter has mass, is the last missing piece to the Standard Model, which is particle physicists’ running theory for discovering the universe’s particles and comprehending the forces that direct them. Existence of the Higgs boson not only potentially confirms the Standard Model, but also begins a new era of scientific research, which could further our understanding of the universe, including the structure of dark and anti-matter. It is called misleadingly by some the “God” particle because the Higgs boson and its relationship with how particles have mass infer that it in a sense created everything and is the framework for the entire universe. Stephen Hawking, world renowned physicist, had denounced CERN’s search for a new boson, believing such particle could not be found, and lost a bet against colleague Gordon Kane of the University of Michigan following CERN’s announcement. A major advancement in the realm of particle physics, the discovery of the new boson and impending confirmation of it being a Higgs boson is an exciting opening of numerous scientific doors, all leading to new discoveries of the universe and how it was created on a subatomic level.
Fashion People Are Already Requesting The Marc Jacobs
“ObamaCare” upheld, what this means for UW Huskies
Source: A key aspect of President Obama’s Affordable Healthcare Act, the individual health insurance mandate, was approved by the Supreme Court in late June, with both widespread support and opposition. The Affordable Healthcare Act, which was signed into law two years ago, has already implemented some of its features into the American healthcare system. A brief summary of the Act shows that for those who already have insurance, many changes appear beneficial. Patients with preexisting conditions cannot be discriminated against by healthcare providers, so thousands of asthmatic or diabetic patients will begin receiving care. Insurance coverage will no longer have yearly or lifetime limits, mean<a name="_GoBack"></a>ing cancer patients will no longer have to worry about hitting their plan’s dollar limit and having to pay for treatments out of pocket. Required free access to preventive measures such as diabetes, cancer, and blood pressure screenings will also take effect. In a 2010 speech, Obama promised that taxes and insurance rates will be lowered and kept down “by creating a new insurance exchange: a marketplace where individuals and small businesses will be able to shop for health insurance at competitive prices.” Obama also stated that implementation of the law would be paid for not by tax dollars, but rather by finding savings within the present health care system. For Americans without health insurance, options will be varied and personalized to an individual’s financial situation. The new marketplace structure will allow for customers to find an affordable healthcare plan among competitive rates. Tax credits will also be provided to middle class families to aid them in finding insurance plans. But what does all of this mean for college students? The Wall Street Journal reported that the cost of university healthcare plans for students could rise exponentially with last month’s Supreme Court ruling, as most offer limited benefit packages, and coverage caps will become illegal in 2014, therefore raising university premiums. The current UW Tacoma insurance plan has a $100,000 annual limit with an individual deductible of $125 per quarter and a yearly coinsurance maximum of $2,500. The law raised the age in which students can remain on their parents’ health insurance from 24 to 26, meaning that the more than 2/3 of students benefiting from this change can be covered through all or most of graduate school. However, many campus healthcare centers do not take outside health insurance, so students should be aware of that when seeking treatment. Also, single men and women with an income of less than $15,000 may be eligible for Medicaid, and those making $43,000 or below may qualify for tax credits upon purchasing healthcare. Many details of the insurance act dubbed “ObamaCare” are being widely critiqued and debated. However, the individual health insurance mandate seems to be gathering the most attention. Beginning in 2014, those without health insurance will be required to pay 1% of their income to the IRS as part of their annual taxes. About 30% of 19-25 year olds in America are currently uninsured, but the new mandate is not necessarily a requirement to purchase healthcare: it’s the decision to either find an affordable insurance package or pay slightly higher taxes each year.Marc Jacobs’ Fall 2014 collection was a study in tonality, and so were the wigs, individually dyed to match the pinks, creams, beiges, and brown shades of the clothes.
Wear it dry, and you’ve got your standard dusting of color—classic and predictable (in a good way). But wet! Wearing it wet opens a whole new world of opportunity. “What you’re doing is bringing out the pigmented nature of the shadow,” makeup artist Vincent Oquendo says. “Whenever I wet an eye shadow, it’s when I really want it to pop—but it really has to be a special kind of product to be able to blend after it sets. Because a lot of the times when it sets, you get streaking.” Nobody wants that. In order to avoid any wet shadow mishaps, follow these guidelines:
Product
First, go with the obvious: any eye shadow labeled wet-to-dry. The Nars Dual-Intensity line is the standout—the singles come in 12 different shimmery shades, and there’s a corresponding brush (then there’s the newly released Dual Intensity Blush line, which was all over Fashion Week—but that’s a product for another post). Burberry also makes a few very versatile shades specifically for this in their Wet & Dry Silk Shadows. And the technique-specific eye shadow category isn’t just a ploy to get you to buy more product. “You can’t just use any eye shadow for this,” Vincent says. “Certain ones will harden up on top and become unusable because they’re not made for this.”
Baked shadows are also fair game—we’re fans of Laura Mercier’s Baked Eye Colour Wet/Dry and Lorac’s Starry-Eyed Baked Eye Shadow Trio in particular.
For more advanced players, Vincent suggests moving on to straight pigment (MAC or even OCC’s Pure Cosmetic Pigments). With the added moisture, they’ll become easier to layer with other products. For a look with more depth, try using a cream shadow as a based before swiping with a wet powder shadow. “It’s like insurance,” Vincent says. “You’re doubling your wearability.”
Brush
This all depends on exactly what you want to do. “Mind the resistance,” Vincent says, particularly if you’re looking for uniform color across the lid. “I tend to recommend a blender brush, which is the brush that looks like a feather duster. If you do it with a stiff brush, you’re defeating yourself before you even start. The joy of a wet-to-dry is you have to get it right amount of product loaded up, and then it blends itself. If the brush is too stiff, it will leave the shadow streaky and then much harder to control.”
However, if tightlining or waterlining is in the cards, a much thinner brush is required accordingly.
Liquid
Do not, repeat, do not put eye drops, water, or any other sort of liquid directly on your eye shadow. This’ll screw up your product for later use. “Lately, I’ve been wetting the brush with the Glossier Soothing Face Mist, but Evian Mineral Water Spray is good for sensitive eyes,” Vincent says. If the top of your powder does get a little hardened by wet application, there’s a trick to remove it: Get a clean mascara spoolie and “exfoliate” your compact, Vincent recommends. This won’t crack the compact and will make it ready to go once more.
Photographed by Tom Newton.
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