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Since high school, Tam K. Nguyen has worked toward his goal of becoming a pharmacist. He became a licensed pharmacy technician before college and then worked in the field while studying biology in the pre-pharmacy program at the University of St. Thomas. After graduating from UST in May 2011, Nguyen is set to attend the University of Houston College of Pharmacy in August.
Nguyen is one of 14 UST pre-pharmacy students who have successfully matriculated into pharmacy schools throughout Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma over the last five years.
The University of St. Thomas has become a popular college destination for Vietnamese-American students who are looking for a university with small classes that embraces diversity and offers strong pre-health programs. Nguyen and fellow UST pre-pharmacy alumni Nancy Mai and Amy Dinh are all Vietnamese-American students who learned about UST through their Vietnamese community. They were among the 13 percent of Asian students in the UST student body, many of whom study in the pre-pharmacy, pre-medicine or pre-dental tracks.
Nguyen first visited UST during a retreat with his confirmation class from Vietnamese Martyrs Church, taught by a Vietnamese Dominican Sister. Mai learned about the University from a cousin who attended and Dinh took Vietnamese culture classes hosted at UST during middle school.
Ly Phan, a psychology instructor and 1998 UST graduate, formerly advised UST's Health Occupations Students of America club. She said a significant percentage of Vietnamese-American students pursue health professions.
"In the Vietnamese culture, parents like their children to go into the health fields," she said. "We place a higher priority in medicine above other professions. We have a lot of respect for doctors, nurses and others in the health professions."
Dr. Larry Nordyke, professor of biology and director of the health professions program, said the pre-pharmacy track guides students to take the prerequisite courses required for pharmacy school. Nordyke said 65 percent of UST students who applied to pharmacy school between 2006 and 2010 were accepted.
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Nguyen has been working as a pharmacy technician at CVS/pharmacy for two years. With acceptance into pharmacy school, he has been promoted to the company's pharmacy internship program where he will continue to learn the skills of the trade.
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"I felt the curriculum at UST prepared me well to take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test and for the curriculum I will have in pharmacy school," Nguyen said.
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"My grandmother is elderly, and she heavily relies on one pharmacist for all of her medications because the pharmacist speaks Vietnamese. Because I am bilingual, I feel like I could bridge that gap."
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I wanted to post this question in the weekly discussion area, but only a moderator can do that. I have a quality of life scale thingy that I look at often these days, and one of the statements is that a dog would not want to live without dignity. But what, in your opinion, is dignity? Clearly, it is difficult to describe, yet we know it when we see it. I would love to hear people's thoughts and give examples too.
The definition that I am beginning to formulate is being a real dog and doing the things that dogs do. And I think a dog can have help/accommodations to do these things, such as help getting outside, without a loss of dignity. But if the help has run its course, then maybe it could be a loss of dignity issue. Please share with me your thoughts about dignity.
for instance a dog that is unable to contain its bowel and bladder
and that dog is ashamed of itself as it perceives itself to be making messes in the house
that is a loss of dignity imo
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I don't think dogs can be ashamed.
I also think, dignity or not, if yu asked a dog if he wants to live, most of the time he'd say yes. Just as people. They want to live in any condition.
I'm not saying I won't put my dog down when I feel it's time, I might and I might not. Just sharing my thoughts
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Apache is 11-1/2 dispite him getting all jammed up by his hind quarters he still acts like he's rearing to go. He was diagnosed with Bells Palsey a few months ago which left him wich partial paralisis on his left side. He can't get up the small step on the deck unless he's facing it from his right side. When he gets jammed up he will keep trying, I see his frustration building, he might give out a whine but he doesn't give up. If I take the sling and try to help him he gets growly but eventually stops his protest. So for him I do think because he's such a proud out going dog he has the need to do for himself. Sometimes he gets jammed up on the ramp too but again he knows he has to start at the bottom and not the middle of the ramp. He will keep positioning himself till he has it right.
Kiya, 10yrs old, she has a hard time getting up and of course rather than lay on the rug she lays on the bare floor. I think she's become more dependent (not sure if that's really the word) if I see her having a hard time I'll tell her "wait I'll help you" and I push up on her butt. The new problem is sometimes when I get her up theres poop. of course I don't scold her but she looks at me with those eyes and I can't help but wonder.
I pray for peacefully in their sleep but we know how that goes.
I do believe dogs do have a sense of dignity and as long as they show some effort I'm ok with that.
People get too focused on not giving their animals feelings and emotions. But really, a 13 year old house trained dog knows not to potty inside. When they do because now they're old and have lost sphincter control, they are going to be upset. I know I've seen this in zeke when he's had giardia, couldn't hold it, and had diarrhea in the basement. He was hiding in my room when I came home.
If dogs could comprehend life and death and make that choice, it would be different. But they can't. A sick animal can't comprehend why they're sick or if they're dying or nor. They only live in the moment, and if that moment is not comfortable they should not be forced to endure it, IMHO
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Not that I am close to the time to think like that (I hope) but I do believe dignity in that sense means not able to function the way they want to. Not like slowing down, but things as diesel said.. not being able to hold going potty, not being able to eat properly, not being able to be with you.. those kinds of things. Things they know they used to know how to do and just can't anymore.
I have 2 examples, one is actually with Titan, even though he is only 4. A few months ago I had to keep the dog door shut for some work that was being done in my back yard. I had taken him out to potty prior and then shut the door. He apparently ate something at some point, and had diarrhea.. he ended up goingon the floor in the dining room by the window leading to the yard. He completely destroyed the blinds on the back door tryingto get out, then went for the blinds to the only other window leading to the yard and went there when he couldn't get outside. He was so ashamed.. he didn't greet me. He sat next to the back door with his head and ears down. Even after I said "it's ok" and pet him he moped around for the longest time.
The second example would be my neighbors chi's. She had 2. They were both 20 years old. The were both blind and deaf and had no teeth. They had to be kept in the laundry room with news paper. No water could be left out because if they went to drink it, they couldn't always pull their head out. When I watched them for a week I had to hold them above their food so they didn't fall into it, I had to hold them above their water. The male would usually jsut lay down somewhere, but the female would walk in circles on the paper for ever until she hit a wall and then she would start all over again. They peed and pooped all over themselves and I had to clean them up every time I went over. This to me was living without dignity. I was young at the time, so I told my parents to talk with them, but the neighbors didn't want to let them go yet. Selfish and sad, but they did pass within a year from that.
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My dog had diarrhea in the house many times. He never hides from me. Every time he went in the house I came up to him and told him that it was OK. I never want him to try to suffer through it and hold it.
So when he does have diarrhea in the house he acts normal.
I don't pretend to know what's in an animal's head. Just sharing my observations. I do think that a sense of dignity is something that dogs can't have.
ETA I probably humanize my dog more than most. So I don't go out of my way to not grant him the ability to have emotions.
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Also, about dogs being able to make the choice of life and death. That's why I gave that example. People can. How many choose to not live?
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Yeah, I know. I've said it myself when I was younger and stupider.
While I wouldn't want to live in a wheelchair or in pain, chances are that if/when it happens I won't kill myself.
People are very adaptable. They can and do adapt to A LOT.
I'd be interested to know how many sick people committed suicide once they became sick just because they didn't want to live sick or disabled. I'd think it's a tiny %.
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This shirt is like a smidge of evidence I haven't completely lost it!
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notice over at CT they got five reviews and one of them broke on the front pins-- these are buyers that got their PC's from CT.
some of you polymer guys need to get a 0% forging from DSA and machine one out, that is some tough/hard stuff. just try it cutting/milling with an even slightly dull bit--LOL! to break one of these you got to work your ass off.
to get a polymer that strong ain't going to be cheap. with some of these( plumb crazy) breaking just taking off the castle nut that don't inspire much confidence.
i have had a bunch of plastic firearms. a nylon 66, several glocks, i once had a bushmaster m17S, taurus OSS and a cav-arms polymer lower.
ALL of them are made with another polymer that is not brittle and they were designed for the polymer used.
the cav-arms had a few failures mostly because some gommers put rifle buffers in them that bottomed out the tube when fired. and a couple came apart at the seems probably because they wern't joined properly. the cav-arms is mostly strong enough,though the thin areas around the pins are a cause for some concern with me. it is stout enough but i don't think it is as stout as a forging.
the cav is reinforced/ much thicker and uses a built in stock to get rid of that weak breakage prone castle-nut area.
sure you can make a lower out of anything --i could probably make one out of wood and it would work fine--for a "time" , a week, month or maybe just days, hours or even seconds??--LOL
i am not slamming polymers, but any polymer lower needs to be designed for the polymer that is used if it is going to have much chance lasting very long.
not long ago there were lowers for $49 shipped, LPKs for $49 and some cheapo commercial stock kits go for $29. prices are up some, the least expensive forgings go for about $60 bucks now so you can build a forged lower/stock/lpk for what???? $140-$150?
so if you have to toss the plastic LPK your going to have the same $$ in the polymer as the forgings--
so the economics of the polymer you save $40-$50 your giving up a lot of strength and wear resistance just to save $40-$50!
what i don't get about polymer lower makers is WHY they think they have to make an exact copy of an aluminum forged part?
you ever see a automobile accident where one of these newer cars with the plastic bumpers gets hit? my old-lady hit a new caddy a while back with her old 90s "beer-can quality" GMC van. the caddy blew apart like a broken egg and was totaled, had to be loaded on a wrecker in pieces.
the 90s GMC van the plastic grill broke and lost one headlight. she drove the van home.
that 90s van ain't known for strength or having thick steel either.
sure you could make a "good" lower from a polymer, but it ain't gonna look like a forged one and you going to have to use some expensive polymers and methods to get a durable part.
so when i see a cheap polymer lower that is identical to forgings --yea i hear alarm bells--
sure it will be good enough for some but i would not expect to be like a forging or hold up like one. there seems to be lots of "IF" involved.
it may last IF you don't slam the butt down too hard, IF you don't over torque the castle nut, IF there is no bumps or binds, IF you don't get rough with the front pins, IF the hammer don't ride the bolt, IF you don't engage the safety with the hammer in the wrong position--
they seem well "fiddely" to me. i keep hearing well theres thousands tens of thousands of these out there? well if your going by that how many forgings are out there? hell we don't even know but at least 10 to one on the polymers, probably closer to 100 to 1 or more a thousand to one sounds more like it.
i have seen many forged lowers run through hell by boots, dragged, dropped, tossed, run over, then return to the range and have the hell shot out of them, next day do it again. a GI lower probably sees 50K plus rounds in its 30+ year life. many on the training units will see far more than just 50K.
can a boot break one? -- i think i saw one break and under the conditions it broke i figure any weapon would have broke.
can this polymer survive a bunch of boots? last for decades of such abuse? and do it for $50 less??
that is the questions i am asking. the maker claims it is "superior" to a forging?? i am an old native american and i say "HOW"?


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Hello to all the forum membership. I was looking for a handgun forum to do some research and learn a little more about handguns and found this great message board.
My wife and I decided to take the firearms training course so we could get our permit and carry licenses in CT. Not sure about how difficult this is to do but we are both prior military and have no criminal records so i think we should be good to go. We have been talking about getting a couple of handguns for several reasons. Number one is the fact that I go fishing very early in the mornings and she gets a little nervous being alone for a longtime. We have a 12 guage shotgun but it isn't really conducive to her using it for personal protection for obvious reasons. The other thing is I am a little concerned with the new political climate in this country and i want to get mine before I am told a can't. I will fight this tooth and nail but you know how that goes. I also fish very late at night and in some places where I would feel more comfortable if i had a weapon with me in case some character decides I am a good mark. I have no illusions about using a gun and whether or not I could pull the trigger is something you will only know when and if you are presented with that situation. But if you don't have it than you can't decide whether or not to use it. I hope I learn a lot of useful info here and am happy to be a part of the community.
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Thanks for the rousing howdy's all. Lot's to learn but I will enjoy the journey. I am looking at an HK model in either .40SW or 9MM as my first gun. I already have the shotgun situation handled but do not have any handguns and want to get a couple one for myself and one for the wife. We are looking to use these for personal defense/CCW and range shooting for fun. I am very excited at how jazzed the wife is about this. She told me she has wanted to take the course and get a gun so we could shoot for quite a while. Just when you think you know your wife she pulls a fast one on ya.
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I would like to set up the advance before installing the distributor since it will be hard to reach afterwards. I am not looking for more horsepower. I would like to set it up for better gas mileage. I can stop the mechanical advance with at different stop block. Currently it is at 21. Should I go to 25?
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I will be in Amarillo Nov 27 - Dec 1 visiting my grandparents. I would like to get in a day or two of duck hunting if possible. I have chased ducks for years in NM and figured I would like to try and broaden my horizons as it were. I have done a little research and found that public land is scarce, private land is expensive to hunt short term if its not already leased, and guides are out of a college and family guy's price range as well...... This is only my take on it though. So, I would like to ask if anyone who may read this has any helpful insights here?
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Mark your calendar. Those affiliated with Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology or Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence may be interested to know that online registration is now open for the 2013 International Conference of RNA Nanotechnology and Therapeutics to be held in Lexington, KY on April 3-5, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resorts. The meeting is organized by Peixuan Guo (University of Kentucky CNPP), John Rossi (Beckman Research Institute), Bruce Shapiro (NCI), and Neocles Leontis (Bowling Green State University). Along with invited speakers, there will also be a poster session. Invited speakers are yet to be announced.
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- RNA Chemistry for Synthesis, Conjugation, & Labeling of Nanoparticles
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This section provides information on graduate school, careers, and other outcome-related information for the class of 2011. For more information select one of the tabs above. More detailed information on the Career Services Follow-Up Survey, conducted during the 7-10 months post-graduation, may also be of interest. New: Outcomes Profiles covering a 5-year aggregate for each academic division are now available.
Experiential Learning
An overview of experiential learning for the Class of 2011 from senior survey and registrar's office information:
- Research Experience: 87%
- Studied Off-Campus: 69%
- Participated in an Internship: 60%
- Community Service: 68%


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Hello all
New to the GSD Forum but not to doggies. My background was with Bull/Mastiff/Pit mixes.Boxer/Pitts and Boxers.
I was into animal rescue and Fostering Cats/Dogs. We "Fostered'' Rocky (BLK GSD) at 7 months in 2007. He was from a BYB and was born with "AXTAXI'. We fell in love with him and he's been with us ever since.
We brought him into our household with a Female Boxer (No issues there) and a Dominate Male Bull Mastiff/Pit Mix (issues) not with the BullMasstiif (Gunther) but Rocky GSD.
They had lived together for about 18-26 months when one day "out of the Blue" Rocky attacked Gunther.
That's when I realized I had failed as a pack leader, Rocky never gave "me" any issue but he had a problem with Gunther. That's when I learned the proper way to break up a dog fight. An emergency rooms use long needles to close up stitches! (On me, I also learned you can't pry open a GSD's jaws with your fingers.)
I learned about "Rank drive" and maturity in GSD's, establishing pack order etc, no more free feeding, who goes out the door first etc. And muzzles.
The dogs suffered no damage but I was getting pretty beat up. Saddly Gunther passed away after the last attack. It was unrelated to the attack but I strongly suspect it was because of vaccines and bad info from the vet!
Anyway that had me down to the Boxer and the GSD a GSD is not a Boxer, family and the cats and Struddell (White Boxers) are fine. Friends bear watching and a cold stare from his bed, not licks,kisses and wiggle butt dancing.
But I worked with him I allowed no one to Pet him on walks for years and needless to say we stayed away from other dogs on walks and of course no dog parks.Which was my moto anyway so that was not a change.
But after awhile I noticed that in public he was non reactive to other dogs and could careless about strangers. We took him to the free vaccines clinic and with all the badly behaving dogs there he was actually one of the few well behaved dogs, he never gave or gives any of the vet techs any grief.
I would most likely get another GSD but the wife says aww "NO". So we'll be adding another Boxer. (We lost Struddell last November battled with Degenerative Myleopathy for 18 months)
Kinda long and rambling but that's the essence and yeah now I understand why GSD's are good at what they do!
And on an unrelated note...Wolf/GSD hybreds? Are you Freaking kidding me!!!!!!!!
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Yay. I now have shiny broadband again thanks to k-net. One difference between now and last time is that I also have an ipv6 prefix off them, so my home machines are accessible withoit needing port forwarding. Well, would be if I could get the RA working better on the router.
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I have a question regarding painting after using the Rub n Buff.
Do most of you primer and paint the blue sections of the helmet before you apply the Rub n Buff or the other way around?
I havent tried anything yet, but since Rub n Buff is a wax application, Im just curious the best process for painting the helmet.
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LEWISTON, N.Y. - Canisius College junior guard Billy Baron scored a career-high 33 points and senior Harold Washington added 18 points and a team-high four assists as the Golden Griffins went on the road and defeated Niagara 77-70 Sunday afternoon in front of a sold-out Gallagher Center. The win, which ended Canisius' nine-game road losing streak in the series to Niagara, moved the Blue and Gold to 16-9 overall and 9-5 in MAAC action, while the Purple Eagles slipped to 14-11 overall and 10-4 in conference action.
Baron's 33 points, the most for a Canisius player in a road game since former Griff Micheal Meeks scored 36 in a win at Pennsylvania Nov. 16, 1994, came after he went 11-for-22 from the field, 4-for-8 from 3-point land and 7-for-8 from the foul line in 39 minutes of action. Washington added a team-high two steals to his 18-point effort and junior center Jordan Heath scored eight points to go with a game-high 12 rebounds, highlighted by his offensive rebound and put-back dunk with 52 seconds left that put Canisius up 68-64. The Griffs shot 46.3 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from 3-point land and ended up hitting 79.2 percent of its tries from the foul line (19-for-24) while out rebounding the Purple Eagles by a 38-34 count.
"This was the case where our guys came together and understood what they needed to do," Canisius head coach Jim Baron said. "This was a great team victory. We out rebounded them and we played defense against a pretty athletic team. We got guys off our bench to come in and step up. Josiah Heath, Freddy Asprilla, Alshwan Hymes and Reggie Groves really helped us off the bench today. That's important. I told the upperclassmen they had a chance to be a part of something special. We came together today. We got great effort from Jordan [Heath] and Chris Manhertz, and Billy - what can you say? He attacked off the dribble, went to the basket and was really good at the free-throw line."
Canisius shot 50 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from behind the 3-point arc in the game's first half to take a 35-24 lead into the locker room at intermission. In the second half, Niagara took two runs at Canisius on two separate scoring spurts, highlighted by an 8-0 run over the span of 3:04 that erased a seven-point Canisius lead to give the host squad a 53-52 lead with 5:58 left to play. Two free-throws and a 3-pointer by Baron gave Canisius a 57-53 lead with 5:17 left in the game, but back-to-back 3-point field goals from Niagara guard Juan'ya Green gave the lead back to home team at 59-57 with 4:34 left on the clock. From there, the score would be knotted two more times in the span of 1:22 before Baron drove through the lane and laid one off the glass with 2:14 left to play to give Canisius a 66-64 lead.
Baron had a chance to put Canisius up three points with 2:14 left after he was fouled hard on his drive to the basket, but he missed the free-throw. The Griffs grabbed the rebound but were unable to convert, and ended up fouling Niagara junior Marvin Jordan in pursuit of the loose ball. Jordan missed a pair of free-throws, but the Griffs turned it over at their end of the court and Niagara raced down the floor on a 3-on-1 break. On that break, sophomore Josiah Heath was able to get his hand in the passing lane and the ball went out the other way, with Washington leading the break for the Blue and Gold. The senior guard missed his fast-break lay-up chance, but Jordan Heath came running down the lane and slammed the rebound home with a big two-handed dunk to put Canisius up 68-64 with 52 seconds left on the clock. Canisius was able to make six-straight free-throws as Niagara missed three-straight 3-point shots, with Josiah Heath draining four charity tosses in the game's final 30 seconds to seal the win for the Griffs, the program's first win in the Gallagher Center since Nov. 20, 2002.
Four Niagara players scored in double figures in the losing effort, led by Green, who posted a team-high 21 points to go with five rebounds and five assists. Ameen Tanskley, Devon White and C.J. Cline all had 12 points in the loss for Niagara, which shot 38.7 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from 3-point land and 52.2 percent from the free-throw line.
Chris Manhertz had seven rebounds and three blocked shots in the win for Canisius, while Jordan Heath was also credited with three blocks for the Blue and Gold. Senior Isaac Sosa chipped in seven points, highlighted by his basket with 2:43 left in the game that knotted the game at 64-64.
The Griffs will continue their five-game road swing Thursday, Feb. 14, when the team plays at Loyola (Md.) in Baltimore. Tipoff time is set for 7:30 p.m.Game Notes: This was the 172nd all-time meeting between Canisius and Niagara, with Niagara now leading the all-time series 96-76... Prior to Sunday's win, the Griffs had lost five straight to Niagara by an average margin of 7.2 points per game... This marks the first time since 2000-01 where Canisius has beaten Buffalo, Niagara and St. Bonaventure in the same season... Baron's previous career-high was 30 points, set Dec. 22 at UNLV... Baron's 22 field goal attempts on Sunday were the most for a Canisius player since Harold Washington had 23 in an overtime win at South Dakota Dec. 18, 2011... Washington's 18 points gives him double figures in the scoring column in 42 career games as a Griff... Eleven of Jordan Heath's 12 rebounds came off the defensive glass, which is a career high for the junior... Canisius is 5-2 this season when Manhertz has two or more blocks in a game.


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In this observer's opinion, the "orange and blue quantum
corrals" shown in full on pages 262-263 have become
contemporary scientific visual icons, in the same category as
NASA's "earthrise" image or Doc Edgerton's splashing
milk drop. Don Eigler and Dominique Brodbeck were instrumental
in developing these images at IBM. Here they discuss the
process. The reader should take note that an important visual
component of both images is the representation of the electron
eigenstates—wavelike structures—within the corrals.
The drama of the atomic peaks might distract our eyes, but with
such amazing science, does it really matter?
F. F. Don, tell us how you collected the data and
then processed that information, turning it into an image.
D. E. We used a scanning tunneling microscope, in
which a metal needle under computer control is made to move along
the contours of the surface being imaged. The height of the needle
at each location on a square grid of points is recorded as a number
in the computer. This sequence of numbers representing the height of
the surface at each point on the grid is then rendered by the
computer to look like a three-dimensional solid.
The orange corral was something that I did specifically
for the cover of Science. I wanted to create an image with
as dramatic a perspective as possible to entice the editors into
using the image on the cover of the magazine. I chose the colors,
"lighting conditions" and point of view of the observer to
suit the purpose of the moment. We do rendering of the data during
data acquisition, but it is much more rudimentary: just black and
white and usually a top-down view of the data, without the benefit
of 3-D perspective. During construction of the corral we were
looking at data that very much appeared like the images at right.
When Dominique Brodbeck created the blue corral image,
we had a more educational or scientific purpose in mind, and so the
perspective is one in which you get a much better idea of the shape
of the corral and the shape of the waves in the interior of the
corral. Nonetheless, Dominique's image appeared on the cover of
Physics Today (November 1993).
But for the Science cover, in a sense, I
started with an empty canvas (a black computer screen) and a concept
about what I wanted to achieve. I began to apply paint. It was a
matter of displaying the corral in 3-D and then searching for the
combination of perspective, lighting, surface properties and color
that communicated what I wanted to communicate. So the final image
came to reveal itself in steps as I worked with computer knob-things.
I wanted others to share in my sense of being an
intimate observer of the atoms and the quantum states of the corral.
That is why I put the point of view so low and close to the ring of
atoms. But it wasn't quite as casual as the preceding statement
might imply. I was searching for something and found it.
F. F. Do you remember your response when you
finally finished the process?
D. E. There definitely was a response on my part
when I looked at the completed structure for the first time. I don't
have an exact recollection, but I'm fairly confident it was
something like "Cool! There is quantum mechanics!" The
symmetry and simplicity of the waves in the interior of the corral
have a special meaning to a physicist. These things were entirely
predictable, and we routinely work them out in our problem sets when
we take courses in quantum mechanics. We knew of them in a purely
cerebral way. But here they are, alive to our eyes and responsive to
our hands ... quantum mechanics made visceral! The realization that
you can build a quantum state of your own design, see the result,
and change and shape the quantum state like a lump of clay ... well
that's just candy to a physicist. The corrals evoke a
delectable intimacy between us and the quantum world.
F. F. Dominique, describe to us the differences
between the two images.
D. B. Both images try to visually separate the ring
of atoms from the wavy surface, but there is a significant
difference in how this is achieved. In the orange corral, the
separation is achieved by using a clever combination of
different-colored light sources (turquoise from the left, red from
the front directly into the camera) and surface-reflection
properties. This is quite tricky and takes a lot of trial and error
in practice. I guess this was only really feasible because Don's
workstation is equipped with a special dial-and-knob box that maps
all these parameters to hardware controls and allows a very direct
way of interaction. (It would actually be interesting to study how
the haptic experience influences the interaction.) Plus the
rendering is fast enough to show the changes in real time. I think
interaction is key here.
For the blue corral, on the other hand, the separation
effect was achieved by coloring the surface by height, using a color
map that assigns a single color to a particular height above ground.
There are far fewer degrees of freedom to handle compared to the
technique described above. The lighting setup then just uses a white
light coming from behind left, at a polar angle that maximizes the
sense of shape of the subtle wave pattern outside of the corral.
From an image creator's point of view, what I always
liked about working with STM data was the fact that the surfaces are
very similar to landscapes, and that you can apply the same design
guidelines and intuition as you do in landscape photography.
F. F. Don, can you briefly give the history of this technology?
D. E. It happened in five distinct steps.
Step 1: Invention of the scanning tunneling microscope and
its ability to create atomic-resolution images (Gerd Binnig and
Heinrich Rohrer, the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ernst Ruska)
Step 2: The design, construction and operation of a
low-temperature (4 degrees Kelvin) ultra-high-vacuum STM that would
allow the study of atomically clean, well-characterized surfaces at
temperatures low enough to stop the thermal diffusion of atoms on a
surface (Eigler)
Step 3: The demonstration of the ability to manipulate
individual atoms with atomic precision using a low-temperature STM
(Eigler and Schweizer 1990, Nature 344:524-526)
Step 4: The discovery that the standing waves due to
surface-state electrons could be imaged with the STM (Crommie, Lutz
and Eigler 1993, Nature 363:524-527)
Step 5: Confinement of the surface-state electrons into
quantum corrals made from individually placed atoms (Crommie, Lutz
and Eigler, the article that accompanied the quantum corral image)
The steps are sequential and linked in the sense that
each step was not possible without the previous step, and each step
was motivated by the previous one.
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i have the nug and the root and have ridden the harvest.
from reading your posts, I don't think you should get a nug. Take that money and fix your boots.
The twin shouldn't be that hard for you to turn, you definitely need to improve your technique. Going to a 150 rockered board will def make turning easier but it won't make you a better snowboarder at this point.
As Nivek said, getting a 57 to 59 medium stiffness board would help, but as long as your boots are killing you, you will not have fun on the hill.
I agree it's poor boot fit. I definitely have heel lift and not just a little bit.
That's another thing I need to fix, but I just got these boots (last season) and can't take them back or get new ones yet.
So, as far as boards I should look for the one on the right (link) vs the one on the left, or choose the left as my 2nd option.
2012 Burton Restricted Nug Directional vs 2012 Burton Restri...
The store I'm looking at definitely has the restricted directional, but not sure about the restricted (non-directional)
|Thats poor boot fit, your heel should stay down in your boot on your toeside.
Thanks for all of your info.
The only reason I was even looking at the harvest is because there is a used one on sale and it's a twin vs directional.
I have thought about a shorter board for my main one, like a 157, but haven't gotten to try one yet before I buy one.
I'll stay away from the harvest and see if my local shops have a burton nug twin since I know they have the restricted directional in stock.
Thanks again.
My foot pain really comes from riding long narrow straight aways where I can't seem to keep my foot flat in my boot. I'm always on my toes and if I push my foot down in the back I start to turn instead of riding straight down the trail
Really you're best off on a 150 Nug, but the Directional 152 is the second go to. it wont feel the same going backwards, but really the only boards that you just should try to stay away from switch are those like the Fish, or swallowtails.
I have not ridden it, but the idea of the Harvest might be the dumbest thing I've seen. To make the Nug work and allow to downsize 10cm you need everything the Nug has. Deep sidecut, blown contact pts, rocker, squeezebox, and midwide waist. Throwing full camber into that just makes no sense to me at all.
The Twin was a mid stiff board with a fair amount of Camber though. You'd be much more comfortable on any good mid stiff park deck around 157-159. You'll progress fine and as you get better the board wont hold you back.
As far as foot pain, that's likely boots.
Burton Nug vs Harvest (Rocker VS Camber)
How's it going everyone.
This is my first post here and sorry if this has been asked before. I've searched for my answers and couldn't find much.
Here's a little background.
I've been riding for 3 seasons, maybe a total of 30 times.
My current board is a burton twin 161, I'm 5'10" 225 (going to be dropping to 200) shoe size 10 to 10.5.
I am having a ton of trouble riding that burton twin. I can ride for a short while and my feet hurt, I have trouble turning on it and I just really don't like it, not sure if because it's cambered or what.
My friend let me ride his libtech (it's a rocker) 147, yes a 147 and I've had so much fun on it, I can turn easily and it doesn't get squirly (at my speeds)
I am looking at a burton nug and I'm trying to figure out what's best for a beginner/early intermediate.
The two boards I'm looking at is a burton nug 11/12 restricted directional (they have 148 and 152's in stock) and also a burton harvest 151.
I believe the nug is a rocker or maybe a v-rocker and the harvest is a camber board.
Without being able to try both boards on the snow I'm trying to figure out what would be better for me.
I absolutely love my friends 147 (rocker), but it's a little too small for me and according to the snowboard calcs it's waaaayyyyy too small for me.
Does anyone have any insight on the burton nug and the burton harvest. My main concern being, if I don't like my burton twin 161 will it feel the same on the burton harvest 151 since it's cambered?
I also am trying to learn riding switch as it alleviates some pain in my feet always riding on one side.
I don't know if the burton nug restricted directional can go switch.
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