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Science with NWChem
NWChem used by thousands of researchers worldwide to investigate questions about chemical processes by applying theoretical techniques to predict the structure, properties, and reactivity of chemical and biological species ranging in size from tens to millions of atoms. With NWChem, researchers can tackle molecular systems including biomolecules, nanostructures, actinide complexes, and materials. NWChem offers an extensive array of highly scalable, parallel computational chemistry methods needed to address scientific questions that are relevant to reactive chemical processes occurring in our everyday environment—photosynthesis, protein functions, and combustion, to name a few. They include a multitude of highly correlated methods, density functional theory (DFT) with an extensive set of exchange-correlation functionals, time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), plane-wave DFT with exact exchange and Car-Parrinello, molecular dynamics with AMBER and CHARMM force fields, and combinations of them.
Ground State DFT Calculations
The local basis implementation of DFT in NWChem uses Gaussian atom centered Gaussian type orbitals (GTO) and can be used to study molecular, finite clusters and nanosystems. An exhaustive list of exchange-correlation functional are supported including: traditional DFT, hybrid functionals, meta-type functionals, range-separated forms, double-hybrid functionals and dispersion corrections. All the available exchange-correlation functionals have associated analytic first derivatives and most functionals have associated second derivatives. Relativistic effects can also be included in DFT/HF calculations via the all-electron spin-free and spin–orbit one-electron Douglas–Kroll–Hess (DKH) method [48–50] and zeroth-order relativistic approximation (ZORA) [51–54] as well as through effective core (ECP) and spin–orbit (SO) potentials.
Excited State Calculations with TDDFT
TDDFT has become an attractive and efficient tool for reliable excited-state calculations involving single excitations in a wide range of systems spanning molecules to materials. However, a major drawback lies in the quality of the exchange-correlation functionals. It is well known that various commonly used functionals are reasonably accurate for valence excited states but fall short in the prediction of charge-transfer (CT) and Rydberg states. The recently developed range-separated functionals have been shown to be very encouraging for CT transitions and outperform their non-range-separated counterparts. Results with these functionals are also comparable with very high levels of theory like EOMCC. In addition to an exhaustive list of commonly used exchange-correlation functionals, several range-separated forms have been recently implemented and extensively validated in NWChem.
High Accuracy Is Scalable to Large Problem Sizes
A comprehensive understanding of excited-state processes is crucial in many areas of chemistry, and NWChem has the methodologies capable of providing reliable characterization of excitation energies and excited-state potential energies. Several recent implementations based on the Equation-of-Motion Coupled Cluster (EOMCC) formalism offer a unique chance to address these problems. The largest up-to-date EOMCC calculations demonstrated that taking advantage of ever growing computer power the calculations with the EOMCC methodologies are possible for systems composed of 200-300 correlated electrons.
NWChem offers several variants of the EOMCC formalism – from rudimentary EOMCC model with singles and doubles (EOMCCSD) to more sophisticated methods accounting for the effect of triple excitations such as the non-iterative CR-EOMCCSD(T) method and the iterative EOMCCSDT approach and its active-space variant. These accurate formalisms can be used not only for calculations of vertical excitation energies but also to characterize excited-state potential energy surfaces. Various EOMCC approaches can be fully integrated with the multiscale approaches enabling the simulations of the excited-state processes in realistic settings. The correlated methodologies are utilized in this case as high-accuracy drivers for quantum part of the QM/MM and Embedded Clusters formalisms. This functionality provides a unique opportunity of excited-state studies of molecular systems in solution and localized excited states for materials. Another advantage of using TCE generated CC codes is a possibility of utilizing various types of reference functions for closed- and open-shell systems including RHF, ROHF, UHF, and DFT references. Recently developed solvers for the EOMCC theory enable one to deal with excited states of highly diversified configurational structure.
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High Accuracy Is Achievable for Molecular Properties and Excited States
With the recently developed linear-response coupled-cluster module, high-precision calculations for static and dynamic molecular properties are possible. Several levels of theory have been implemented including models based on singles and doubles (LR-CCSD) as well as more sophisticated theories based on the singles, doubles, and triples (LR-CCSDT). The recent studies of static/dynamic polarizabilities for polyacenes and C60 molecule clearly demonstrate a great potential of the LR-CC theory in retaining the essential part of the correlation effects. The LR-CCSD approach enables also highly-accurate estimates of the static hyperpolarizabilities for systems where low-rank methods fail.
Scalable Plane Wave Has Exact Exchange
The NWChem highly scalable Plane-Wave module now enables users to use exact exchange and the Self-Interaction Correction (SIC) within its framework for complex molecular, liquid, and solid-state systems. In addition, great improvements in parallel performance allow users to study larger systems at longer time scales with a faster time-to-solution. Scaling to 24,000 processors has been demonstrated for a 160 atom hematite cluster using density functional theory with exact exchange.
NWChem's Car-Parrinello simulation capability, incorporating relativistic effects, was used to model the behavior of uranium in complex solution environments and on iron-oxide surfaces as well as clay layers.
Molecular Dynamics of Complex Biomolecular Systems
The Molecular Dynamics (MD) module of NWChem is designed for the simulation of biomolecular systems, with special features that facilitate the setup of complex systems such as memprane proteins embedded in complex microbial membranes consisting. These capabilities have been used to perform the first ever computer simulations of outer membrane proteins in lipopolysaccharide membranes, in a study of the OprF outer membrane protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Ecce Graphical User Interface Provides End-to-End MD Support
Ecce (Extensible Computational Chemistry Environment) provides full end-to-end support for the molecular dynamics module in NWChem. Through the graphical interface, users can set up their calculations, submit them to their computer platforms, and visualize the results on-the-fly.
Ecce provides an easy to use graphical user interface that enables novice users to set up quantum chemistry calculations, submit them on large supercomputers, and analyze and visualize the calculated data. The next release will have the capability to build solid state materials and surfaces.


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This time of year seems to sneak up on me and every year it causes both excitement and dread.
School? Lunches? 6am alarm?? NOOOO!!!
Regular schedule? 8 hours of working at home alone? Earlier bedtimes? HOORAY!!!
For the past 7 years we've had our elementary school Back to School Clothes Swap. In the past 3 years we've added a book swap too. Both have been hugely successful. This year I just don't have it in me* so this post is to help those that want to organize their own. (or take on the Zilker Elementary swap??) You can do a big community wide swap or just do a smaller one with friends. It's a great way to both purge your own closets and get your family the things they need to get back to school. Goodness knows summer sees a lot of growth and those pants from kinder just aren't gonna cut it for 1st grade. Unless of course you're into clam-diggers. Which you might be! In addition to saving money and consuming less, the swap is a super fun way to encourage kids to take style into their own hands, create their own get-ups and not fall victim to the marketing machine which really preys on families during back to school time.
Our school swaps have had as many as 500 people attend. Our motto being, BRING WHAT YOU CAN. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED. There are no limits, no tracking of who brought what, no money exchanged. Just bring it if you can. Take it if you need. And here are my simple steps for…
- What we've learned about how to throw a successful community swap.
- How to throw your own swap on a smaller scale.
- The option to take on the task of running the Zilker Swap. (well for this just email me and I'll hook you up!)
These are a lot of work for 2 days with a HUGE return. There are no committee meetings required and really can be created with not that many committed folks. More is better of course but not mandatory.
- Secure a large space like a school cafeteria or gym or the like.
- Alert an area thrift store that you'll need a pick up at the end. Here we use Goodwill because they come in with a truck and bins at the end and take EVERYTHING. If you haven't planned this in advance, it's a big task but you can have everyone take a carful to their local favorite thrift or charity. There will be A LOT left over.
- Get a cohort who can help you steer the ship. (this is crucial because it not only makes it easier but makes it more fun)
- Put the call out for volunteers to help set up and help the day of the event. You don't need many but you will need some. The final clean up at the end you can just wrangle anyone who is still there picking through items.
- Pick a day and allow drop-offs the day before and the day of ONLY!! Do not try to take things days or weeks in advance unless you can have them dropped off in the space you will be using.
- Try to get a screen printer who can organize the screen printing portion of things. A screen printer is total value added. By having a screen printer you can make some clothing that might be unwearable because of a stain wearable. Plus, it makes the clothing options more fun and makes kids get excited about their expanded style options. If you can't get a screen printer, continue without it.
- Get some sewists who can come with their own sewing machine. Set up an area for sewists where people can come and help mend, embellish or repurpose. You can also have a sewist making T-shirt bags. A GREAT and simple project which serves as a great swapping bag.
- Make BIG SIGNAGE for each sorting station. We tend to make different groupings each year but basic divisions like ADULT DRESSES. ADULT PANTS. ADULT BLOUSES. ADULT T-SHIRTS. For the kids item divide by size such as INFANT. TODDLER. 6x-12. You can also break this down further into bottoms and tops but it's not imperative. Especially for the infant items, just toss them all in together. SHOES can all go together as can COATS. Perhaps in a cold climate you'd want to break that down by size but here in Austin we just threw them all in together.
- On the day of the swap, as people come in with their bags, have them sort their own items. In the past we've had people drop off their bags and then have volunteer sorters put them out on tables but we've learned that it's easier to have each person sort their own stuff. They know best what's in there so it's faster and more efficient. Have a couple of sorters at the front to both direct people and also to help those that might need assistance such as mamas with younguns.
- If you feel like having a mic, that can be fun to build excitement and also to alert people to specialty items such as a cool pair of boots or some such item. It might not be necessary but I am rather fond of microphones so there's that. Also good at the end to let people know you need help filling the bins and sweeping the floor.
- Pick a date and a location. You can do it in a house or even in a neighborhood park.
- Alert your friends and especially those with kids in various sizes. If all are the same the pickings will be slimmer. Expand your options by including families with different age/size kids.
- Sort your items as they come in: kids/adults/t-shirts/dresses/miscellaneous/etc.
- If you have a really small group you can just sit in a circle and do it show style. Pick an emcee (that's usually my role!) and go through each bag item by item. Takes a while but is super fun!
- At the end each take a few bags to your favorite thrift or drop off bin. The bins are great because it doesn't matter what time it is. Open all night!

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I have a problem with my labmates. Everytime something goes wrong, they do absolutely nothing to try to fix it and expect me to solve the problem.
In our most recent incident, all of our cells mysteriously began detaching. Two and a half months of troubleshooting later, I think I have finally figured out what is wrong, however, within that time, my labmates did NOTHING to try and solve the problem. Not even a single suggestion. The most I got out of them was blank stares, shoulder shrugs and responses like "I dunno" and "have you figured it out yet?"
Now, I don't want to be "that kind" of labmate that hides information, but I'm tempted to play dumb and "accidentally forget" to tell them how to fix the problem. I'm frustrated and very tired of being taken advantage of like this.
Does anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with labmates like this?
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The Human Microbiome Project: When Bad Bacteria Turns Good
When we think of antibiotic misuse, we often think of how it contributes to big name superbugs such as C. diff and MRSA. But what often goes overlooked is how antibiotic misuse affects the many microbes that are beneficial to our health. While the Human Microbiome Project is a step in the right direction towards learning more about combating horrible diseases like C. diff, it is also a huge advancement in terms of understanding which microbes truly benefit us—and which ones we may have been too quick to label as hazardous to our health.
Take for example the germ H. pylori. During the 1980s, it was discovered that H. pylori was a causative agent for peptic ulcers. While this major discovery resulted in the treatment of such individuals by aiming to eradicate H. pylori microbes from the stomach, researchers are now discovering possible adverse implications of this.
Before I begin discussing how the Human Microbiome Project has already impacted our knowledge of H. pylori, I want to make it clear that I am not by any means suggesting that this particular microbe is not hazardous to our health. In other words, I'm not suggesting you go and ingest H. pylori as Barry Marshall did in order to validate his theory about H. pylori and peptic ulcers. Read more »


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Flames wrestlers sweep past JMU, Bridgewater, VMI
February 16, 2013 | Lynchburg, Va.
Competing in its first home meet of the year, Saturday afternoon at the new Schilling Center, Liberty University's wrestling team swept three of the same opponents it will be hosting on the same mats in the Mid-Atlantic Conference tournament on March 2.
The Flames (13-5) overwhelmed James Madison University 36-10 before defeating Bridgewater College 37-18 and flattening Virginia Military Institute 50-6, picking up six wins by forfeit against the Keydets (1-14).
"They were good teams, strong teams, but we were better conditioned," said Liberty assistant coach Scott Clymer, filling in for head coach Jesse Castro, who was on a recruiting trip to watch the Virginia Independent Schools state tournament near Richmond. "Our positioning and persistence were way stronger and it was a little too much for them to handle."
He said several wrestlers who hadn't been available in recent meets came through and competed well for the Flames, even in some losses.
"Trevor McGlynn got disqualified for being too aggressive," Clymer said of his 157-pound match against VMI's Spencer Buettner. "The ref threw them both out, but Trevor was just an animal."
At 165 pounds, Mark Busse, who placed at last year's NCWA Nationals, showcased technically superior moves in defeating the Dukes' Joe Miller, 9-2.
Then, at 174, Jonathan Perkins and Keyshaun Ward both exceled, with Perkins earning a 2-0 decision over JMU's Faith Ntiundi and needing just 42 seconds to pin VMI's Maxwell Cromier. Ward scored two major decisions — 9-1 over Bridgewater's Scott Fike before bumping up to 184 and recording a 10-1 triumph over VMI's Skyler Kepley.
Liberty 235-pound senior Andrew Wilson, last year's national runner-up at heavyweight, wrestled one of the best matches of the day, a third-period pin of Bridgewater's Aaron McMillion.
"Andrew Wilson looked great at 235," Clymer said. "He's kind of been our workhorse all year long. He's solid and doesn't make mistakes, and he's always going for more points. He has a hunger and a drive you kind of wish you could put into every one of our wrestlers."
Finally, at heavyweight, Josh Travers, a mid-semester transfer from California who has moved into Wilson's spot, came from behind with an escape and takedown to score a 6-4 win over Bridgewater's Daniel Siler before picking up his second forfeit win against VMI.
"He's been working out with Andrew Wilson a lot," Clymer said. "He's putting everything he has into it and the results are finally showing."
Clymer, the Flames' defending NCWA 141-pound national champion, believes Liberty will be ready to defend its MAC title and qualify as many individuals for nationals as possible in two weeks.
"The team's coming together at the right time of the year," he said. "We've got qualifiers coming up and they guys are just clicking, coming back from some injuries. The pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together at the perfect time."
Mid-Atlantic Conference teams expected at Liberty on March 2 are Apprentice School, last year's tournament runner-up, Bridgewater, Clemson, East Carolina, East Tennessee, JMU, Longwood, Middle Tennessee State, South Carolina, Southern Virginia, Tennessee Temple, Tennessee at Knoxville, VMI, and William & Mary.
The top five individuals in each weight class advance to the March 14-16 nationals in Allen, Texas. Last year, the Flames won the MAC tournament and sent 14 wrestlers to nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla., where they placed third as a team.
Liberty 36, JMU 10
125 — Jeremy Beale (L), by forfeit
133 — Josh Sanders (L), by forfeit
141 — Michael Linza (J) m.d. Carey Caprio, 14-3
149 — Peter Crawford (L) d. Will Hagz, 4-2
157 — Marcus Miller (L) d. Trey Gregory, 4-1
165 — Mark Busse (L) d. Joe Miller, 9-2
174 — Jonathan Perkins (L) d. Faith Ntiundi, 2-0
184 — Stefan Haas (J) d. Caleb Jackson, 5-2
197 — Austin Fallon (J) d. Jacob Hood, 13-7
235 — Andrew Wilson (L), by forfeit
285 — Josh Travers (L), by forfeit
Liberty 37, Bridgewater 18
125 — Beale (L) A.J. Dobzeniek, 8-5
133 — Double forfeit
141 — Travis Hearld (B) p. Caprio, 0:50
149 — Crawford (L) by forfeit
157 — Miller (L) by forfeit
165 — Darrick Gore (B) p. Justin Smith, 0:49
174 — Keyshaun Ward (L) m.d. Scott Fike, 9-1
184 — Josh Sturgill (L), by forfeit
197 — Ryan Rowe (B) p. Jacob Hood, 0:57
235 — Wilson (L) p. Aaron McMillion, 6:18
HWT — Travers (L) d. Daniel Siler, 6-4
Liberty University 50, VMI 6
125 — Beale (L), by forfeit
133 — Sanders (L) m.d. Charles Gray, 8-0
141 — Sanders, by forfeit
149 — Crawford (L), by forfeit
157 — Miller (L), by forfeit
165 — Spencer Buettner (V) d. Trevor McGlynn, 5-0
174 — Perkins (L) p. Maxwell Cromier, 0:42
184 — Ward (L) m.d. Skyler Kepley, 10-1
197 — Joseph Karey (V) d. Sturgill, 5-2
235 — Wilson (L), by forfeit
285 — Travers (L), by forfeit


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Enter Donatello's world and train like a turtle in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tactics 3D for desktop. The "heros in a half shell" are back in the latest take on a gaming legacy from Nickelodeon. They've been working on this highly addictive online 3D game for the last couple of months and we're happy to see that it is already building a great fan base. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a prime example of a game built with Unity and using the upcoming Unity export for Flash Player to reach vast new audiences. More than 1.3 billion people can now control the radical dudes while waiting for the comeback of the TMNT cartoon on Nickelodeon September 29.
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"Constitutional originalism is all the rage...." So begins Jeffrey Rosen's Week in Review article (New York Times, January 9. 2011) about political thought in the Tea Party era.
Actually, "originalism" has, of course, been hotly debated for more than two decades. It is just one of many theories which judges, lawyers and academics have used in an effort to find principled limits on the Supreme Court's paradoxical power to invoke the Constitution in invalidating legislative, regulatory or executive rules promulgated by other, more democratically accountable governmental institutions. (For a description of the issues in the context of Citizens United see "Supreme Paradox", The Atlantic, January 24, 2010.)
The motive behind such efforts is that Court decisions, regardless of their arcane legal reasoning, can have consequential and controversial impacts on our national life: the practice of religions; the reach of economic regulation; our degree of privacy; the power of the States to regulate immigrants ... and on and on.
Such theories limiting Supreme Court discretion have been sought by "liberals" when a "conservative" court struck down Progressive and New Deal era social and economic legislation using, for example, the Due Process or Contracts Clauses. Similarly, "conservatives" seek such limiting theories when a "liberal" court uses the Bill of Rights to expand individual liberties (e.g. protecting the privacy right to reproductive choice) in the face of Federal or State restrictions. There is the direct if inconsistent flip side when, at other times, both liberals and conservatives, now in the majority rather than the minority, are not concerned about limitations on judicial action but on finding authority in the Constitution to strike down legislative or regulatory restrictions on social, political or economic liberty of persons or organizations.
But, whatever their name and however contradictory their purpose (to expand or to limit the reach of enumerated and un-enumerated constitutional rights), such theories invariably fail to explain—or constrain—the results in constitutional cases over time which, inevitably, stem from shifting judicial coalitions and basic constitutional value choices which the Justices usually justify after the fact in their weighty (and often lengthy) decisions.
To preserve the "legitimacy" of the court, a vast industry exists to analyze the decisions and seek principled theories for justifying judicial activism (voiding laws) or judicial restraint (deferring to more democratically accountable institutions). But most sophisticated observers of the Court understand that results in hard and controversial cases are not derived from logical systems but from basic value choices which flow from, among other things, a complex amalgam of law, facts, precedent, history, personal character, ideology, contemporary political culture, and practical implications of the decision. Some Justices may have theories to which they generally adhere (from Black to Frankfurter to Scalia) but these theories stem from complex personal and legal careers and value systems. Moreover, the Justices at the center of the Court, who decide the close cases, often are not intellectually holistic or even consistent in their efforts to "do justice."
Let me return to "originalism" as an example. Although all students of constitutional adjudication would acknowledge that historical understanding is important, "originalism" in its most didactic form, like other holistic constitutional theories, has obvious limits. As it has evolved over more than 20 years, it has taken two forms (although Rosen doesn't make this distinction clear in his article).
One form—"original intent"— looks to the plain meaning of the constitutional words ("cruel and unusual" punishment") and, if that meaning does not decide a case 200 years later, that "originalist" formulation then tries to divine what the drafters and ratifiers of the Constitutional provisions intended. But there is no one historical method of determining the intent of multiple actors (with a variety of motives) in a highly political process. A brilliant exposition of the political fights about the constitution's origins—and the difficulty of ascertaining precise intent on specific provisions— is Bernard Bailyn's essay, "The Federalist Papers, " in his book To Begin the World Anew: The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders (Knopf 2003).
Bailyn, one of the great historians of America in the past half century, notes that the Federalist Papers were penned amidst a bitter fight over ratification of the Constitution; were hurriedly produced by Hamilton (51 papers), Madison (29) and John Jay (5) who did not coordinate their efforts; were styled as pamphlets to sway opinion, not as records of the secret debates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia (Jay wasn't even there); contained ideas which had not been developed at the Convention in order to defend the basic constitutional structure of "uniting national power and personal liberty" which forceful anti-federalist papers had attacked; and, understandably were not given great deference by the Supreme Court as an expression of founder's intent until recent decades (both Madison and Chief Justice Marshall warned against reliance on the Papers as an authoritative source of intent).
To avoid the problems of ascertaining the "intent" of the framers, a second school of originalism focuses not on "intent" but on "original meaning", which widens the lens of historical inquiry to ascertain how a "reasonable person" would have understood the Constitutional provisions in the historical period during which such provisions were proposed, ratified and first implemented. But, without wandering off into the thickets of scholarly disputation, it should be obvious that constructing the "reasonable man" of 1789 (as if there were not, even then, a wide variety of views held by thoughtful people) and ascribing to that fictional person the key to constitutional interpretation is, on its face, problematic.
But beyond that issue, the fundamental question, of course, is whether the founders of the Constitution intended that generations yet unborn should be bound by the understandings of the late-18th-century time (assuming that such understandings could be discerned with reasonable certainty) unless altered by the constitutional amendment process or whether the meaning of the great Constitutional provisions, as interpreted not just by the Supreme Court but also by the Congress and the President, should also evolve over time through other less cumbersome processes as well. In any event, numerous Supreme Court cases have, in fact, interpreted key Constitutional provisions according to social, economic, and political developments, and the current court has to deal with that robust decisional history which can often be at odds with original understandings, as even the "originalists" acknowledge.
Rosen's article cites conservatives who say that "originalism" in whatever form has not—and perhaps cannot—be applied consistently to contemporary constitutional problems. One of the most respected conservative scholars, Professor Michael McConnell of Stanford Law School, is quoted to this effect: "Recently, originalism has taken some serious hits on the court, not because of its opponents, but because of its proponents, who manifested a distinct lack of interest in following the original understanding when it became inconvenient."
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And, in The Dynamic Constitution: An Introduction to American Constitutional Law (Cambridge University Press) , Harvard Law Professor Richard Fallon notes that, although conservatives emotionally profess concern about the Supreme Court's "counter-majoritarian" decisions and use "originalist" doctrines to restrain "counter-majoritarian" impulses, "charges of 'counter-majoritarianism ' can be leveled at conservatives as well. Fallon then goes on to cite decisions where seemingly "conservative" Justices were activist is using the Constitution to strike down "numerous pieces of federal regulation" such as prohibitions on violence against women, affirmative action, restrictions on commercial advertising. Had the book been written today, Fallon would have also cited the Court's recent decision in Citizens United, invalidating provisions of the McCain-Feingold election laws, and looked forward with interest to the Court's decision, several years hence, on the constitutionality of national health reform.
The now long-standing debate about "originalism" is thus just part of an argument without end about how to justify the realistic essence of Supreme Court constitutional decisions when it substitutes its judgment for the judgment of other organs of government—or when it chooses not to do so.
I wish we could have a more honest about how the Court actually works—which those who wish to "preserve" the Court's legitimacy shy away from—whether it is controlled by a liberal majority or a conservative one. When construing the great provisions of the constitution in new and vexing cases—protecting free speech, prohibiting establishment of religion, securing due process, requiring equal protection, banning cruel and unusual punishment—and when deciding either to strike down legislative, regulatory, executive or State-originated rules or to sustain them, the Court is filling in uncertain and capacious constitutional content with its choices about constitutional "values."
The choices in these new, difficult cases—whether to strike down or uphold—are not required by immutable principles, unambiguous history, or crystalline holdings from prior cases, however much the Court might like to present the decision as if it were so. They are, instead, as I have noted above, the result of a complex set of factors—both legal and personal—which shape constitutional "values."
Although constitutional language, history and precedent provide limits on the Court's discretion—and the Constitution itself limits the types of cases and controversies which may properly come before the Court— the questions in most controversial contemporary cases are the ones which reflect fundamental tensions in our constitutional system: the separation of powers at the federal level (Congressional, Presidential and Judicial), the appropriate distribution of sole or shared power between the Federal government and the States, and the instances when constitutional guarantees of individual liberty (either enumerated or un-enumerated) protect minorities from an overbearing majority. The nature of these tensions—and how they could generally be reconciled in our dynamic constitutional system—was the great subject of the Federalist Papers, not how those tensions would be resolved in particular cases or the precise intent of the 55 members of the then completed Constitutional Convention.
These profound questions of American government—these fundamental values in tension within our constitutional scheme—are thus the fundamental riddles of judicial review. And no "doctrine" of Supreme Court decision-making—"originalism" or "neutral principles" or "judicial restraint" or "natural law" or "protecting democratic processes" or "protection of rights of minorities unable to protect themselves" or "common law approach"—is going a priori to solve those question which present themselves in the complex factual reality of all hard cases.
Resolving those profound tensions which have no simplistic or rigid answer requires not doctrinal purity, but wisdom and judgment about when the Court should serve as a balance wheel in our society because, for example, other governmental institutions have exceeded their bounds in injuring constitutional values (denials of free speech) or lack present capacity or will to deal with pressing issues that have constitutional dimensions (segregation in Southern states). It has been both restrained and active in our history—sometimes for "good" and sometimes for "ill."
The very nature of the Court's counter-majoritarianism means we as a nation will argue fiercely and endlessly about those good or that ill impacts. It is fine to debate holistic doctrines like "originalism," which seek to justify decisions and the Court's role, however limited they may prove to be in dictating results in an evolving, complex society. But we will also, invariably and properly, debate whether the results of the Court's decisions voiding laws and regulations were wise because other institutions had ridden roughshod over constitutional values or had failed, over time, to demonstrate the ability or will to protect those values enshrined in the Constitution.
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Lexington Medical Center has more than 350 volunteers who help our patients and staff each day at our hospital. This week, we saluted them with our annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, which included an awards ceremony. Each of the award winners gave more than 500 volunteer hours to LMC in 2013. Thank you, volunteers!
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Cape Town - Golf legend Gary Player believes Tiger Woods, before he changed his swing, was on target to smash Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major championship victories.
"There's never been a man with the talent Tiger Woods has," Player said during a recent ESPN interview.
"When he won the (2000) US Open by 15 shots, he was on his way to destroying all records.
"He would have won close to 30 majors the way he was going - and then he changes his swing."
"Obviously one is always ambitious and wanting to get better and better and you've got to admire a man for doing that.
"But then he has many coaches (and) this coach is teaching him that, this coach is teaching him this.
"He gets swinging different ways, gets a bit confused, loses a bit of confidence and it takes time to restore it."
But Woods has always insisted he had one good reason to change his swing despite his success.
"You can always become better," he told the television programme '60 Minutes' in 2006.
Woods turned professional in 1996 and was coached by Butch Harmon until 2002, before switching to Hank Haney.
He was successful under both coaches - accruing 14 major titles between the 1997 Masters and the 2008 US Open.
But he has not won a major in more than five years and at the age of 37 remains stranded four Grand Slam titles short of matching Nicklaus.
Woods, who is now coached by Sean Foley after splitting with Haney in 2010, has not lost the ability to win regular tournaments.
He has regained his world number one ranking by piling up victories in non-major tournaments, but it is no secret he covets majors and a place in history more than anything else in golf.
"He wins five tournaments this year after all the difficulties and adversities he went through," continued Player, one of only five men to win all four Grand Slam titles - the Masters, US Open, British Open and US PGA Championship.
"I'm a big admirer of that.
"To win five tournaments is absolutely wonderful but he would give all five away, I'm sure if you asked him, to win one major because what he's got to do now is beat Nicklaus's 18 majors and that's a difficult task but if anyone can do it it's Tiger Woods."
Woods' 2000 US Open victory was only his third major title, but it was the start of an astonishing run of six major wins in nine starts.
Rarely, if ever, has a performance more impressed his fellow competitors.
Woods increased his lead after every round at Pebble Beach, despite a triple bogey during the third round.
Four-time major champion Ernie Els, who tied for second, said at the time: "It seems like we're not playing in the same ballpark right now.
"When he's on, you don't have much of a chance. ... I guess if I played out of my mind, I probably still would have lost by five, six, seven."


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text: The follow up to the brilliant 1998 film Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age doesn't take place so much during the Golden Age of her reign, but during the moments leading directly up to it, or at least it felt that way. And if you've seen the first film recently not only is the plot given in the final moments of the film just before the credits but so to is the outcome of the plot, so there are fewer surprises now. In fact, and unfortunately, there's little to be surprised about in this new undertaking.


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Buy out Rafer Alston, acquire Chris Quinn for picks and cash.
Buy out Rafer Alston, acquire Chris Quinn for picks and cash.
Damn player-centric usernames straight to hell.
well i dont think its gonna change the nets record,and the heat are rumored to be looking at alston, they need all the help they can get. 17-15 is probably still testing wade's patience. sadly beasly's impressive improvement might officially end all talks about wade leaving miami. alston could help miami in the short term if he signs there to. this doesnt affect us really in any way though, im still pissed we lost to the nets? i mean come onnn lol


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From Alsace to Avignon, no other country has such a rich and diverse wine-making culture and history as France. Though hard to get to grips with in terms of appellations, unhelpful labelling practices and regulations, each of the main wine regions offers excellent finds at all price points, as well as delightfully unexpected surprises from subversive winemakers.


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Today's guest post is from Nicole Lindsay, who holds a JD/MBA from University of Virginia and is a former MBA admissions officer at Yale School of Management. Nicole Lindsay is the Founder of DiversityMBAPrep.com, an online community that supports women and minorities in applying to MBA programs.
Earlier this summer, a few MBA programs sent admissions insiders into a tizzy when they decided to revamp their application essay questions. Who knew that a move from four required essays to two could be so disruptive!
Business schools experiment with their applications every year and receive little notice from national media. This year is different because the changes came from the "Big Three" (Harvard, Wharton, Stanford). Application shifts also came from Kellogg, UVA Darden, Columbia, MIT Sloan, and Iowa (which seems to experiment every year. Last year the school got national publicity when one essay question sought a 140-word tweet response). Ultimately, all MBA programs are looking for better ways to get the most pertinent information with as few hurdles to applicants as possible. Business schools want to receive more applications so a lot of thought goes into their application process. Many pundits speculated that this year's application changes were an attempt to outsmart admissions consultants. I disagree – the formula for gaining admission to business school is no different than in years past.
MBA applications are trending toward reduced essay requirements, either by requiring fewer essays or lowering maximum word count. These changes signal to me that schools are adapting their application components to more closely align with the real weight that each is given in the admissions decision. Transcripts and GMAT directly tie to a candidate's academic readiness so they are given significant weight. In the same manner, the resume (work experience) and recommendations link to career and leadership potential, which are critical admissions elements. Over the years, essays have become a catch-all without a specific connection to the factors that drive the admissions decision. Going forward, expect that schools will use essays to (a) learn about your career goals (some will ask this in the application form as a short-answer question) and (b) assess your school fit (examples: questions around teamwork, ethics or exploring a statement or video).
Here's how I suggest that you approach your MBA applications:
- Schools want you to submit strong applications so understand what each question is really asking you. On school and other websites, look for tips and suggestions from the Admissions Committee on the application components, particularly the essays. Feel free to get the opinions of others, but remember, they are simply speculating, while Admissions Committee members actually know.
- Take a holistic approach to the application –most of this year's application changes have come in the essay component. Most schools are opting for shorter essays – this just means you need to get to the point faster. Essays are just one of several parts of an application; you must use every inch of the application to communicate your story. If you are afforded fewer words in a career goal essay to discuss your background, use your resume to highlight accomplishments that relate to your future aspirations.
- Don't sweat new application changes – all applicants are required to complete the same application for admission, so don't worry about what previous applicants had to do. Nothing has really changed in the admissions process – business schools admit candidates that are academically prepared, with tremendous career and leadership potential and are a fit for their MBA programs.
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Jonathan(on twitter: @bkynbiker) and I, were riding home last night from a very productive Time's Up events meeting. We stopped off at the La Plaza Cultural Garden where they were having a bonfire, a little rebirth for discarded Christmas trees.
On the way back we took the Manhattan Bridge and when we hit the downward ramp on the Brooklyn side it was a solid sheet of ice. I guessed we both assumed since it was above freezing that it would be only water. Both of us took spills, but it was more comical then damaging to our body parts.
I got home and tweeted about this to @nycbridgereport who has been doing an excellent job of reporting on road conditions throughout this years Snowtorious BIG.
Then I got this message from the twitter feed of the DOT: (@NYC_DOT)
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So maybe twitter is the new 311 and an effective way to get things taken care of…now if only NYPD Raymond Kelly had a twitter feed.


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HI, I am and English Teacher in Cancun Mexico and am considering beginning homeschooling with my 2 children next school year and have many questions as to how to go about it, including how to get teaching materials etc. Any advice or information will be greatly appreciated. Also if there is anyone else down in this area who is homeschooling get in touch!
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Who are Park smart Enforcement?
They are a private car parking management company based in London
Their Office address is 20-22 WENLOCK ROAD, LONDON, N1 7GU
Their registered address is as the above
Can Parking Fines Ltd help me with a ticket from this company?
Yes! we have never had Park Smart Enforcement take one of our customers to court so we can handle this with ease for you. We only Charge £18 just fill in the form at the bottom of the page. Select Park Smart Enforcement as the operator in the drop-down list
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Parking Fines Ltd have had a lot of experience of dealing with these tickets so we know how to deal with them.
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How Do Park Smart Enforcement Operate?
They run a warden run service and ANPR ticketing operation
They are a mixture of ANPR and Warden control areas. The ANPR Cameras calculate the leaving and arrival at the car park and then a ticket is issued for an infringement.
- When a car enters or exits a car its number plate is registered by an ANPR camera. These take a photo of the number plate
- If the car has stayed longer then the permitted time or over the time that has been paid for a ticket will then be issued. Tickets can also be issued if a registration number has not been entered at the premises (Pubs, hotels etc)
- Tickets can also be issued if they are not on the parking companies white list as authorised to par
- Once this data has been uploaded the Parking Company would then get the registered keepers' details from the DVLA for £2.50. https://www.gov.uk
- To ensure keeper liability can be enforced a ticket is issued through the post within 14 days. The Parking Company will send a letter to the registered keeper at the time of the parking contravention.
- This Notice to Keeper will ask for payment of the Parking ticket which is a lot of cases is up to £100. This will be discounted for early payment. If the Registered keeper gives details of the driver, the parking company will then send a ticket to the driver
- Under The Protection of Freedoms Act (POFA 2012 Schedule 4) The Parking company has the right to pursue the keeper of the vehicle if no driver details are given. This can only happen if the ticket has been sent to the registered keeper within 14 days.
If the Parking Charge Notice is neither paid or appealed, it is very common for the parking to company to pass the details over to the likes of Debt Recovery Plus or Trace Debt Recovery. This will also happen if the appeal is denied at POPLA
Do they do court?
Yes, this company issue court claims, but not very often.


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Levi's 'go forth - America / o pioneers' by Wieden & Kennedy Portland
AgencyWieden & Kennedy Portland
Wieden & Kennedy Portland has launched its new campaign 'go forth' which seeks to capture the pioneering spirit of America.
The campaign comprises two TV spots, the first of which, entitled 'America' plays out to an original wax recording of Walt Whitman's reading of his 1888 poem "America."
The second of the spots, 'o pioneers', is directed by M. Blash, an emerging young American filmmaker, and is also set to another of Whitman's poems.
Print and digital elements support the campaign.


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The IPmux-216 provides legacy services over packet networks. The device converts the data stream from its user E1/T1 ports into packets for transmission over the network. These packets are transmitted via the IPmux-216 Ethernet network port to the PSN. A remote pseudowire device converts the packets back to their original format.


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HUC-JIR/New York
Dr. Leveen is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and Lead Judaica Specialist in the Jim Joseph Initiatives at HUC-JIR/New York. She first joined the faculty of HUC-JIR/Los Angeles in 2000. After a brief stint teaching at Stanford University, Dr. Leveen rejoined the faculty of HUC-JIR/New York in 2007. She received her Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from the University of California at Berkeley under the supervision of Robert Alter. Dr. Leveen is a trained psychotherapist and practiced for 17 years in both Israel and the United States before getting her doctorate in biblical studies.
She has been published in Prooftexts, The Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,the Harvard Theological Review, Torah: A Women's Commentary, Women Remaking American Judaism, Making a Difference, and Torah in the Book of Numbers. Her book, Memory and Tradition in the Book of Numbers was published by Cambridge University Press in 2008. She is currently at work on a project analyzing the role of the Stranger in Biblical Narrative.
Dr. Leveen is married to Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary.
"'Lo we perish': A Reading of Numbers 17: 27-20: 29" in Torah in the Book of Numbers, eds. Christian Frevel, Thomas Pola, Aaron Schart, Mohr Siebeck November, 2013
"'Where were you when I founded the earth?' Poetic subversions of a human centered world in Job" in Making A Difference, eds. David Clines, Kent Richards, Jacob Wright, Sheffield Phoenix Press November, 2012
"Returning the Body to its Place: Ezekiel's Tour of the Temple" in Harvard Theological Review, October, 2012
"Inside and Out: Jethro, The Midianites and a Biblical Conception of the Outsider" in JSOT, Vol 34.4 (2010): 395-417
Book Review of In Scripture by Lori Lefkovitz, Fall, 2010 AJS Review
"Storytelling in the Bible" in The Jewish Bible, JPS Guide, eds. Shalom Paul, Fred Greenspahn, Ziony Zevit, The Jewish Publication Society, 2008
"A Tent of One's Own: Feminist biblical scholarship, a popular novel and the fate of the biblical text" in Remaking American Judaism, ed. Riv-Ellen Prell, Wayne University Press, 2007
Central Commentaries, The Torah: A Women's Commentary, Reform Judaism, URJ Press, December 2007
"'Call Me Bitterness"': Individual Responses to Despair" in Healing and the Jewish Imagination, ed. William Cutter, Jewish Lights, 2007
"Reading the Seams" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Volume 29.3, March 2005
"Variations on a Theme: Differing Conceptions of Memory in the Book of Numbers" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 27.2 (2002) 201-221.
"Falling in the Wilderness: Death Reports in the Book of Numbers" PROOFTEXTS, 22.3 (2002)
"Memory and Reflection: Jacob's Story" JAGNES, Vol. 5, No. 2, Berkeley: 1995
The Lord Has A Taste for Clowning Selected Poems by Stanley Chyet, Edited by Adriane Leveen, Yaffa Weisman Skirball Cultural Center, 2003 1st place in the Poetry Category, Independent Publisher Magazine, 2004


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News and comment on church closings and on modern Catholic life throughout the world. The practice of Catholic devotions as a remedy and in reparation will also be encouraged. If anyone has any news on any Catholic Church closures anywhere in the world, pictures and suggested links please feel free to e-mail. Also pay a visit to the extensive archives- also click on labels.
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About Brain Tumor SPORE
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NCI Specialized Program Of Research Excellence
The UCSF Brain Tumor SPORE (Specialized Program Of Research Excellence) is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, with the goal of improving diagnosis, prognostication, and therapy of brain tumors.
The SPORE includes basic researchers, physicians, and population scientists, concentrating in the areas of epidemiology, cancer genetics, cancer biology, and molecular therapeutics. Researchers are supported by administration and tissue core resources, a steering committee, and an external advisory board.
The SPORE focuses primarily on the development of new therapeutic approaches to brain tumor treatment and prevention using molecular insights gained from the wealth of basic cancer research ongoing at the University of California, San Francisco. The SPORE is organized into four projects, two developmental research programs, two career development programs and four supporting cores.
Approximately 20,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with malignant brain tumors each year. The diagnosis of brain tumors covers a variety of histologies, from the typically benign meningioma to the highly malignant glioblastoma. Although considerable effort has been made to improve the therapy of CNS tumors, the five-year survival rate for individuals with brain tumors remains approximately 25 percent. These data suggest that brain tumors remain a significant health problem in the U.S., and that efforts need to be made to improve patient survival.
The UCSF Brain Tumor SPORE comprises four translational projects focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors by applying laboratory advances to the clinical setting. The initiative also includes a Career Development Program to support and encourage new and/or young investigators in translational brain tumor research, and a Developmental Research Program to provide initial funding of promising projects which, over a two-year period may develop into full SPORE projects.
The UCSF Brain Tumor SPORE is led by Mitchel S. Berger, MD, who is responsible for the overall management of the program. Clinical Co-PI, Michael D. Prados, MD, provides clinical input into each of the projects and oversees the translation of the proposed work into clinical trials and Basic Science Co-PI, Russell O. Pieper, PhD provides basic science input into each of the projects. A Steering Committee includes Drs. Berger, Prados, and Pieper as well as Laura van't Veer PhD, leader of the UCSF Breast Oncology Program, Eric Small, MD, the Deputy Director of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Frank McCormick, PhD, former Director of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. An External Advisory Board provides yearly input and evaluation, as well as long-term strategic support.
To facilitate both the accomplishment of the SPORE's work and the spread of information derived from this work, Pre-Clinical Animal, Biospecimen/Pathology, Biostatistics and Clinical as well as an Administrative Core are included in addition to the four research projects. The Administrative Core facilitates interactions among projects, manages budgets, coordinates meetings, and provides administrative support. The Pre-Clinical Animal Core provides the expertise to test promising therapeutics in animal models of brain cancer. The Biospecimen/Pathology Core provides patient material and follow-up data to SPORE investigators and the Biostatistics and Clinical Core provides statistical input to projects and facilitates the movement of promising therapies into the clinical setting.
The Brain Tumor SPORE represents the translational research component of the Cancer Center's Neurologic Oncology Program, which brings together neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, and basic scientists with the shared goal of improving the therapy of brain tumors. The program encompasses the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, which is rated among the five best Departments of Neurosurgery in America by US News and World Report and is a national referral center for brain tumors; the UCSF Neuro-Oncology service, which is the home to several national clinical trial consortiums and enrolls over 200 patients per year in clinical trials; the basic scientists who comprise the UCSF Brain Tumor Research Center; and other UCSF brain tumor investigators.


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Hi there!
Welcome to our wiki, and thank you for your contributions! There's a lot to do around here, so I hope you'll stay with us and make many more improvements.
- Recent changes is a great first stop, because you can see what pages other people have been editing, and where you can help.
- Questions? You can ask at the Help desk or on the "discussion" page associated with each article!
- Need help? The Community Portal has an outline of the site, and pages to help you learn how to edit.
- Please sign in every time you edit, so that we can recognise you!
I'm really happy to have you here, and look forward to contributing with you!
- -- Ciencia Al Poder (Talk) 10:08, June 28, 201
Thanks for fixing that generation 5 page.Hikaruyami-having fun* 21:39, July 7, 2010 (UTC)
I was trying to edit the page about Barry and I was editting his template but when I saved it, everything disappeared apart from a few words and I don't know why. Do you know anyone that can help? Including yourself? Please.. it was an accident.. ;( —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hstar (talk • contribs)
- Taking care of... --Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 18:31, July 25, 2010 (UTC)
Hey,if your worred about Bugzeon,don't .It's safe,if you want to know where's its at I'll give you the site.Hikaruyami-having fun* 14:35, July 31, 2010 (UTC)
Here's the place.http://freepokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Bugzeon. It's okay,I'm a admin there and made up Poke'mon are welcomed as long as it's nothing perverted or rude.Hikaruyami-having fun* 14:47, July 31, 2010 (UTC)
A small Problem
Has anyone notice that there is a problem between the colour's of steel and dark type? Dark type is coloured grey instead of black and Steel is coloured black instead of grey!
Can someone fix it?
Just wondering would you considerbecoming editing partners?PsyPoke 08:23, September 12, 2010 (UTC)
Pokexperto Pokemon
WTF is "Pokexperto Pokemon" a name for a list of Gen V Pokémon? Find a better name for that page or it will be deleted again. --Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 07:59, September 14, 2010 (UTC)
Stop undeleting those articles or I will pwn your admin rights --User:Charitwo/Sig 08:59, September 16, 2010 (UTC)
Leopardas picture: Official artwork?
Where exactly did you get the artwork for Leopardas? The file name says it's from Coro Coro, but I haven't seen this pic from any other Pokemon site. Are you sure that this is the official artwork for the Pokemon? 184.108.40.206 01:36, October 8, 2010 (UTC)
omglolhai. xD. Anyways, I'm new here (I won't be editing, btw), and have some questions, as I don't play Pokémon anymore. On another wiki, two of my wiki-friends, and I, are making a Pokémon fanfiction, with our characters as the main characters. It takes place in region I, Kanto or is it Johto?). Do you have any pages on that topic that could help me? Thank you. --mtdm doz knot no hoe 2 spill 19:37, October 15, 2010 (UTC)
Dear Kefalonitis,
If you don't know who I am, then allow me to introduce myself. My name is M3, you probably don't know me yet, but I fix up different wikis. So I am always counting on improving new things on any wiki. Thank You!!!!
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Regards, thetrom 09:00, January 29, 2011 (UTC)
Administrator powers
Since you have been largely inactive on this wiki, I was wondering if you would mind not having admin powers anymore. If you still want them, you can keep them but should edit a little more. Crimsonnavy (C·S) 22:42, May 4, 2011 (UTC)
- Since you have not replied, I have removed your admin powers, you can always have them back if you want, but you must edit more often. Crimsonnavy (C·S) 15:34, May 31, 2011 (UTC)
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Please do not insert such big links, we prefer simplicity, as seen here. - - 15:15, June 15, 2013 (UTC)
Is there something wrong with the pics i posted on the generation VI Pokemon?Kaf2cute (talk)kaf2cute
Good job
At uploading the pics. Ellis99 CODE XANA 16:45, October 14, 2014 (UTC)


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Check out the new trailer for Albert Pyun's latest exploitation film, Road to Hell. When a serial killer meets two hot female "spree killers" in a weird greenscreened landscape that's somewhere between Hell and Purgatory, sparks are sure to fly. Sparks, in this case, meaning Range Rover bondage and knifeplay. And kissing. But wait — there's a little kid!
And yes, that is Glory herself, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Clare Kramer, as one of the two hot "spree killers." Honestly, this might be Pyun's most insane movie — and his guiltiest pleasure — yet. This final glimpse of a sparkle-pony CG sky is what makes it for me:


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Introduction to the Mathematics chapter of Datalabcc's "Foundations in Data Science" series.
Primer on elementary algebra
Primer on linear algebra
Primer on systems of linear equations
Primer on calculus
How calculus relates to optimization
Big O notation
Basics of probability.
Introduction to the course Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Function.
Introduction to the course Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Function.
Ion channels and the movement of ions across the cell membrane.
Action potential initiation and propagation.
Synaptic transmission and neurotransmitters
This lecture covers NeuronUnit, a library that builds upon SciUnit and integrates with several existing neuroinformatics resources to support validating single-neuron models using data gathered by neurophysiologists.
An introduction to the NeuroElectro project, which aims to organize information on cellular neurophysiology. Speaker: Shreejoy Tripathy
Simultaneously recorded neurons in non-human primates coordinate their spiking activity in a sequential manner that mirrors the dominant wave propagation directions of the local field potentials.
This talk covers statistical analysis of spike train data, the modeling approach GLM, and the problem of assessing neural synchrony.
This talk covers statistical methods for characterizing neural population responses and extracting structure from high-dimensional neural data.
This presentation covers research to understand the activity of single neurons and populations of neurons in the visual system.
Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) is a data standard for neurophysiology that provides neuroscientists with a common standard to share, archive, use, and build common analysis tools for neurophysiology data.


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Archive for the 'Los Angeles' Category
You say you want a resolution?
(sorry, I couldn't resist the gratuitous Beatles reference)
So, here's how this generally works: I write out some really general 5-year plans, then I struggle through some really far away 3-year plans based on the achievement of the far away 5-year plans, then I write some 1-year plans (again, based on the 5 and 3 year), and then I write some 6-month plans, and finally some 3-month plans, and then I review it all and go, "ok, what did I forget in my Memento-style approach to goal setting?" Usually, it's quite a lot. In 5 years (2014, to those who want to be surprised by a year that looks very far away, but is actually right around the corner), I am not thinking about how much I'll owe in taxes, whether I still have this 20 lbs to lose, visiting G'ma before she dies, and stuff like that. I'm thinking in huge generalizations like "have friends," or "have a good relationship with my family." But if I worked it from the 3-month out, I wouldn't ever get to the bigger goals like "Hike the Pacific Crest Trail," since that requires a lot of foresight that I typically don't have when thinking of immediate needs…
Which brings me to why I think goals are important. When I'm unhappy with my life, goals give me a hope for the future. Instead of waking up every day and slogging through an endless march of shitty monotony, I know that I'm marching through this shitty monotony to the FABULOUS FUCKING CASTLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MARSH! OOH a castle! But if I didn't have that castle, I'd just look at the grime on my shoes and mutter about how no one knows the trouble I've seen. And also, I usually start wondering why I'm in this monotony and start taking actions –often quite drastic actions– to break the monotony, which sometimes isn't the best from a long-term perspective. Likewise, when I'm happy with my life, it's easy to coast through the years without noticing that time is passing, waking up at some later time wondering why I didn't hike the Pacific Crest Trail [before I lost both my legs in the Revolution/before I got married and had children/while I was still insane enough to try it]. Don't get me wrong… everything is great with loving the time you've got and being present in the moment and just being happy (in fact, Buddhists would say that this is the absolute in enlightenment, and that wanting all these goals and stuff is the path to unhappiness), but I think I'll be happier knowing that I accomplished many things and had many experiences at the end of it all. I mean, I had to decide far in advance that I wanted to bike the Lifecycle, otherwise I never would have started training in time. And some day, I will want to accomplish things far greater than the Lifecycle that will require training of years, not just months.
So, that's goals. Or resolutions. Or whatever.
Last year, I totally phoned it in. Those goals down there aren't goals. Most of them weren't even things that I cared very deeply about. Not that I'll have more attachment to my goals that I'm working on now, but you'll see the behemoth task of goals when I finally finish them up.
Right now, I've done up a 5 year plan and a 1 year plan, but I was distracted and people were talking to me and doing yoga and stuff like that, so I missed some stuff. My dad and I are getting together in a few days for more hours of goal-setting. It's always great to do the goal-setting with my dad, since he's so ambitious and taught me how to do them in the first place. Also, he's wildly proud of me and it's kind of nice to have someone cheering and who I can cheer for.
And as you've probably inferred from the manifesto above, you should really work on your goals, too. I've got some handy tips about categories and what type of things to include.
Anyways, off to do yoga!!