2 weeks in Taiwan : Global warming exposition and National University

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After walking up to the Chiang Kai Shek memorial, we went inside on the ground floor to visit the gallery. There was an exposition about global warming, prevention and things you can do to help with the environment. Seeing new technology about to decrease pollution and the use of resources is really interesting. The exposition was also made in a very artistic way and was beautiful to watch and go through.
We then continued to walk on Liberty Square in the garden part, some row of pine trees gave you the impression of being in a forest. We went for lunch, that was my first hot pot in Taiwan and I really liked it. We were offered a vegetable for free just because... let's say I'm cute or awesome something like that.
Then we went to visit the campus of the National University and walked around the pond there.
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Physics : CLF annual report 2009-2010

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It has been a long time since I posted about my work. For the past year I have been working in Japan on a brand new project. I am now studying the ionization of molecules (H2+) in electric field. My worked involves a lot of programming and theory to be developed so getting results took a little bit of time. My first publication for this new work is now available. It's a CLF annual report paper of four pages. I expect to get something more consequent published in a journal within the next few months.

The paper can be found here. Look for Hamonou and you'll get to the page.

2 weeks in Taiwan : Chiang Kai Shek and Liberty Square

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On my first day in Taiwan we went to visit Chiang Kai Shek memorial. The memorial is in Liberty Square with the national concert hall and the national theater. In 1945, Chiang Kai Shek engaged in a civil war against the Chinese his government was forced to retreat to Taiwan. His government however maintain the will to take back main land China. At the memorial, we saw the change of guards. That's a rather long and complicated process in which the guard perform a kind of choreography with their carbine.
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Sakura week-end

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This week-end was mostly about Sakura. We were supposed to go to 新宿御苑 on Saturday but as it was raining, and international students are supposedly made of sugar (so sweet but melting with the rain) they decided to cancel. So as I was at the meeting point already me and one courageous friend decided to walk to 深大寺 to see Sakura anyway. But we actually stopped at the river on the way and then as we crossed it in the middle without taking the bridge, we got a little wet and decided to walk back.
Then today as it was sunny we finally went to 新宿御苑 for our picnic. It was highly crowed but hopefully we arrived early enough to find a place to sit and eat under the Sakura trees.
新宿御苑 has a lot of different kind of Sakuras with different colors so we took a walk to see them and the ponds in the park.
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Saturday morning's Sakura

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Different types of Sakura