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Hi there, welcome. I’m glad you’re here. I wish I could welcome you to my actual table. In this dream scenario it would be made of sturdy wood, large and round, surrounded by comfortable chairs. I’d light a few candles, tall tapers or tiny tealights, and scatter flowers among the plates and glasses. I’d play Miles Davis and Sade and Elvis Costello and Rose Royce. There would be a pitcher of water, and probably bottles of wine. And in the center, ready for passing, would be the star of the show: dinner. I grew up in a family that looked forward to dinner as much as a kid might look forward to a trip to Disneyland: We’d start discussing it at breakfast, mulling over the options based on what was in the cupboard and freezer, and through bites of cereal or French toast we’d land on something simple, like boxed macaroni and cheese or rice and beans. If one of my parents had the day off from work, it might be something special, like bistec encebollado (Puerto Rican-style vinegar steak w...

(CNN) —   If you’re tired of spending so much time in the kitchen, then keep reading. Many home cooks dream of a day where there’s very little prep time, a healthy meal on the table and only one pan to wash when it’s all said and done. Enter: sheet pan dinners. To help you understand what exactly that is, we got two expert opinions. Lauren Keating, cookbook author and Healthy Delicious founder, says, “Sheet pan dinners are one of the best ways to get a healthy meal on the table on busy nights. They only take a few minutes to prepare and there’s just one pan to clean up. And the oven does most of the work for you, so instead of standing over the stove for a half hour, you can use that time to do something else — like relax!” Sylvia Fountaine, professional chef and founder of Feasting at Home, adds, “A sheet pan dinner is similar to a one-pot meal but utilizes the oven instead of the stove top, and a sheet pan versus a pot.” These meals can be adapted for almost any dietary restr...

Mutually unbiased bases and symmetric informationally complete measurements in Bell experiments - Science Advances Mutually unbiased bases and symmetric informationally complete measurements in Bell experiments - Science Advances Posted: 10 Feb 2021 10:56 AM PST INTRODUCTION Measurements are crucial and compelling processes at the heart of quantum physics. Quantum measurements, in their diverse shapes and forms, constitute the bridge between the abstract formulation of quantum theory and concrete data produced in laboratories. Crucially, the quantum formalism of measurement processes gives rise to experimental statistics that elude classical models. Therefore, appropriate measurements are indispensable for harvesting and revealing quantum phenomena. Sophisticated manipulation of quantum measurements is both at the heart of the most well-known features of quantum theory such as contextuality ( 1 ) and the violation of Bell inequalities ( 2 ...