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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A week after the loss of three-year starting quarterback Braxton Miller, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is going through final preparations for the Buckeyes' opener on Saturday against Navy.
He says his team is ready.
''Oh, yeah. If you have good players, a good team (then you're excited),'' he said, pausing before joking, ''I'll fake it sometimes, if you don't have a good team.
''But I can tell you this: I think we got a good team.''
Meyer disclosed that Miller, a two-time Big Ten player of the year and on the short list of Heisman Trophy frontrunners, will have surgery on the torn labrum in his right (throwing) shoulder on Tuesday. Dr. James Andrews, renowned for his work with athletes, will perform the operation.
Normally, this would be a week of celebration for Miller, who was hurt a week ago in practice. He was voted a team captain, along with tight end Jeff Heuerman, defensive lineman Michael Bennett and two unrelated players named Grant - defensive back Doran Grant and linebacker Curtis Grant.
Instead, Miller will miss Saturday's game while recovering from the surgery taking place in Gulf Breeze, Florida. He is not expected to return to the field until next August.
J.T. Barrett, a redshirt freshman who has never taken a collegiate snap, will start in his place. He will be backed by redshirt sophomore Cardale Jones, who has thrown a total of two passes in his Ohio State career.
Both may see action, although Barrett has a slight edge.
''It was thrust upon us pretty quickly because in my heart I thought Braxton would be ready to go. I didn't envision this,'' Meyer said. ''I thought, man, this would be a really close battle for the backup spot. J.T. is the starting quarterback, but there's not a big separation.''
The Buckeyes still have several other spots up for grabs.
Meyer said Billy Price, Joel Hale and Antonio Underwood were fighting for the starting job at left guard, the one starting cornerback would be either Gareon Conley or Eli Apple and that Jacoby Boren and Alabama transfer Chad Lindsay continue to challenge for the starting center spot. In addition, there are six players in the wide-receiver derby but only three will start the game at M&T Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday afternoon.
A lot of the talk after Monday's practice dealt with Barrett and picking up the slack for the loss of Miller.
Taylor Decker, the only returning starter on the line at left tackle, likes what he's seen so far out of Barrett. But also recognizes that the rest of the team must bear a little bit more of the burden with such a new player at the controls.
''He's been taking the reins of the offense,'' Decker said. ''He's stepped up, he's voiced up and he's kind of taken control. That's good to see that he's not going to back down from it. Him being a young guy and not have a lot of experience, we just have to make him look better. The line has to play that much harder protecting and the receivers have to make plays until he gets comfortable.''
Wide receiver Evan Spencer believes that many won't be able to notice a substantial difference on Saturday. Barrett's last complete season was as a junior at Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas, three years ago.
''We're running the same offense (as last year),'' he said. ''There's only so many ways to scheme up things. He's very mobile, and he can make all of throws on the field. It's going to be different, but at the same time when you see us out there this week a lot of stuff will look pretty similar.''
Meyer - this time he wasn't kidding - said he was enthused about where the Buckeyes are mentally and physically with the start of the season looming.
''I like where we're at, especially after today's practice, and I like how they responded to Braxton's injury,'' he said. ''So I think we're pretty ready.''
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Originally posted by Linuxhippy View PostI have to use the Ribbon stuff as MSOffice-2010 is actually standard at the company I work for and to be honest actually dislike it a lot.
Originally posted by cbamber85 View PostErr... What? It's more advanced because it uses a UI paradigm from the Windows 95 days? No. The Ribbon interface was the best to happen to MSO in a good few releases.
The single thing I like about MSO is how they allow to intelligently draw "tables", this is much harder in LO.
There sure is a transition phase where you have the "what? where is this option? it used to be here" moments, but this is quickly over and you can be productive. Now that I know where the stuff is I don't want to switch back to the 2003 style.
Originally posted by edsdead View PostI am not sure I agree with your statement "While LibreOffice isn't yet up to par with Microsoft Office...". My wife has written her PhD in LibreOffice. She is currently working in publishing. Prior to that she taught English at the University level for 15 years. She has extensive experience using both MS Word and LibreOffice Writer. I have used Calc, Impress, Excel, and PowerPoint extensively myself. Writer, Calc, and Impress are at least as good as the comparable parts of MS Office.
Originally posted by uid313 View PostThey added useless shit like Firefox personas skin support, instead of porting it o GTK3, improving the file format support, or shipping some post-1995 templates for Impress.
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Originally posted by timothyja View PostI'm not sure about LibreOffice but this is definatly not true for Firefox. Firefox has seperate GUI code for each platform and for Linux its written in GTK.
And LibreOffice, like StarOffice is based on VCL, their internal toolkit. There is a Qt version of that too.
Originally posted by droste View PostDo they have reasons? Have they actually used it? I wrote 2 thesis, 1 with 2003 and one with 2007. I have to say that the ribbon style is much easier and flexible as soon as you are used to it.
There sure is a transition phase where you have the "what? where is this option? it used to be here" moments, but this is quickly over and you can be productive. Now that I know where the stuff is I don't want to switch back to the 2003 style.
1. Everyone knew where everything was and most all programs have the same kind of layout. It would be like switching your keyboard from a qwerty to a dvorak for just one program. Not a change most people like.
2. It takes more clicks to get what you want done.
3. More screen real estate is taken up by that monstrosity.
4. No option to have the old style layout, it was just forced.
What bonus does it have? I can't find any advantage to it. From my point of view it was something MS threw out there to try and sell more copies of office since 99.99% of the people never use even half of the features of any of the office programs. Other than the format file change really you could put office 95 in front of people and most won't notice a missing feature because what they use is already there. At my work once they upgraded office to the ribbon versions people started downloading LO like mad and using it. Now most of the use of MSO is for documents and sheets with lots of macros in them.
Originally posted by asdxI just wish OpenOffice.org will die already, it's unnecessary to split the development like this.


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Oscar Dish: Wolfgang Puck's Truffled Chicken Pot Pie
A Classic Dish With Even More Flavor
This recipe uses a classic French chicken veloute scented deliciously with winter black truffles. You may substitute or add to the vegetables we've used below according to your taste, however, please do make sure anything added to the veloute mixture is as dry as possible. A vegetarian version of this can be made by substituting a vegetable or mushroom stock for chicken stock in the veloute recipe and by adding more vegetables in place of the chicken.
This recipe is part of Wolfgang Puck's menu for the 2010 Governor's Ball on Oscar night.
Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck Catering
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Make a roux by melting the butter in a pot. Once completely melted, whisk in flour. Cook on low heat for 5 minutes while continually whisking. Slowly add enriched stock to roux. Bring veloute up to a boil and then turn heat down to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Veloute should be slightly thick. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Add truffle oil, creme fraiche, and chopped truffle. Whisk thoroughly, season to taste with salt and pepper and juice from lemon. Check for consistency. Make sure its not too thick, loosen with more stock if necessary.
Preheat a "still" or low fan oven to 350 degrees. Make sure veloute and all ingredients are completely cool before you begin. In a wide bowl or a wide pot, combine veloute, vegetables, and chicken and mix well with a rubber spatula. Spoon mixture into ramekins, leaving about 1/2" room from the top. Place 3 slices of shaved truffle on top of mixture in each ramekin. Prepare an egg wash by whisking whole eggs and egg yolks together in a separate bowl. Make sure puff pastry is cool enough to work with. (Leave in the freezer and take out 5 minutes before using). Brush outside edge of ramekins with egg wash about 1" from the top of the rim, all the way around. Cover each ramekin with puff pastry and secure the puff pastry by pressing around the outside of the ramekin. Brush puff pastry with egg wash and bake in the oven until golden brown (usually 20-23 minutes). Glaze again with egg wash halfway through cooking.
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Growing Jobs That Need College Grads
Posted on 2013-04-24 by contributor001
Earning the right bachelor's degree could be the key to qualifying for high-quality positions that need to be filled.
By Tony Moton
Are you a goal-oriented person? Do you have a need to achieve?
If you're a high achiever, now could be the right time to consider earning a college degree. In a 2012 report titled "A Stronger Nation Through Higher Education," the Lumina Foundation, a private foundation dedicated to helping improve the country's level of education attainment, states that the United States is lacking enough qualified workers to fill growing numbers of high-quality job openings.
Kathleen J. Cook, a general undergraduate academic advisor at Eastern Washington University, sees a bachelor's degree as the first step toward getting noticed by employers who are hiring for high-quality positions.
"Without a bachelor's degree in this world today, it's going to be hard to get an advanced job," Cook says. "It's getting to where you might not be able to work anywhere other than menial-type jobs without one."
Want to get noticed in the career world? Keep reading to learn about five growing occupations in need of educated professionals - and how you can prepare to pursue them.
Career #1 - Accountant
Do you take responsibility for balancing the family budget? Do you watch your spending down to the penny? If so, your interests might be right in line with the career responsibilities of an accountant.
Accountants help ensure the accuracy of financial records, compute and file taxes, and suggest ways for businesses to improve profits, the U.S. Department of Labor reports.
Why They're Needed: The Department of Labor projects the field of accounting and auditing will grow by 16 percent between 2010 and 2020, an increase of 190,700 new positions.
This demand is happening for a number of reasons, the Department reports. Due to numerous corporate scandals and the recent financial crises, accountants are needed to help deal with stricter laws - especially in the financial sector.
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How to Fill the Need: According to the Department, most accountant positions require at least a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
And here's why: "The accountant does all the hard work," Cook says. "Without the degree, you won't be allowed to do the kind of work they do. You might be able to do all the busy work as a junior accountant or clerk, but you're not going to do the actual work of an accountant."
Career #2 - Human Resources Specialist
Are you a people person looking for a professional career? Well, one career that puts you in constant contact with people in a business setting is human resources specialist.
The U.S. Department of Labor says these specialists generally are responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and training new employees. They also might be heavily involved in other areas, such as employee relations and payroll.
Why They're Needed: According to the Department of Labor, human resources specialists could experience a 21 percent growth in employment from 2010 to 2020. The growth accounts for a total of 90,700 new hires.
Not only that, but the employment services industry will see an increase of 55 percent between 2010 and 2020 because companies are outsourcing more of their human resources work to other firms, notes the Department. About 17 percent of human resources specialists work for employment firms, thus creating a need for workers with their skills.
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How to Fill the Need: Most positions for a human resources specialist require applicants to have at least a bachelor's degree, says the Department. It also says that employers prefer candidates who studied human resources, business, or a related field.
And the need for degree holders is high, says Cook. "Every major company, and most small companies, has an HR department," she says, "but without a degree, you won't be able to work in that area. They have to be on top of laws, like sick leave and retirement, so an HR person has to be knowledgeable about everything pertaining to their employer and employees."
Career #3 - K-12 Teacher
Are you looking for a place to share knowledge with others? If so, you could lead young people of all ages along the path of education by pursuing a career as a teacher.
K-12 educators are responsible for planning lessons, evaluating students' learning capabilities, and making sure parents are informed about their child's progress, the U.S. Department of Labor reports.
Why They're Needed: According to the Department of Labor, between 2010 and 2020 careers in kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teaching are projected to grow by 17 percent, while high school teachers could see 7 percent growth in the field. The Department projects that this growth could result in 461,700 new teaching jobs in K-12.
Cook adds that the need for teachers is also growing, in part, because "a lot of baby boomers out there are reaching retirement age, and the more they retire in droves, the more positions there are for others."
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How to Fill the Need: To work as a K-12 teacher in public schools, a bachelor's degree in education is required, as well as a state-issued certification or license, according to the Department.
"Plain and simple, without the bachelor's degree, you are not teaching," Cook says. "You can be a teaching assistant, but without the degree, you're not a teacher."
Career #4 - Software Developer
Do you have a keen interest in computers and want to know what makes them tick? Do you have an idea for a gaming application that could appeal to millions? If so, maybe there's a chance you could find a professional outlet as a software developer.
Software developers are responsible for creating computer programs and applications found in mobile devices such as tablets and phones, the U.S. Department of Labor says. Others might develop the operating systems that run these devices.
Why They're Needed: The Department of Labor projects a tremendous increase in new software developer jobs between 2010 and 2020, causing a 30 percent jump in overall growth. That's a total of 270,900 jobs added.
Talk about overnight sensations. The Department says the rapid increase in need for software applications is creating a serious demand for developers who can brainstorm new products in the area of mobile technology. The need for more cyber security products is also contributing to a boom in this profession.
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How to Fill the Need: So how do you get a shot at this fast-expanding career? The Department reports that software developers usually have a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. The Department also reports that it helps if software developers have strong computer-programming and teamwork skills.
"[I]t takes five people to make one game," Cook says, referring to the number of developers it might require to put together a video game. "They need people who are up-to-date with programs, and because changes in the industry are happening overnight, you are not going to get these kinds of jobs without a degree."
Career #5 - Medical and Health Services Manager
Does a management-level position in the health care field appeal to you? Working as a medical and health services manager might fulfill your aspirations quite well.
When it comes to delivering health care services, administrators in this position might manage the finances of a facility or department, stay informed on laws governing health services, and supervise assistant administrators, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Why They're Needed: Careers in medical and health services management, according to the Department of Labor, are expected to increase by 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, which could account for 68,000 new jobs over the ten-year period.
Part of this need is associated with the aging U.S. population, the Department reports. With more people in the baby-boom demographic requiring medical care, the health care industry as a whole will require more professionals to meet the demands of patient services.
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How to Fill the Need: If you're interested in pursuing this career, the Department says a bachelor's degree in health administration is the typical level of education for medical and health services managers, although a master's in public health, business administration, and health services is also common.
Cook believes a bachelor's degree in this field is imperative for workers who want to lead others. "Health care administrators are the ones who run the office," Cook says. "They make decisions for the office and they're the boss. These are the people that doctors hire to handle all the daily functions of the office. Years ago, doctors were more involved with administration, but not as much anymore."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In its second and final Midweek Firefly Regatta of the season, the MIT sailing team claimed third, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, and 14th place out of 19 teams on Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore William Livernois (Newnan, Ga.) and freshman Jorlyn Le Garrec (Pittsburgh, Pa.) led the No. 17 Engineers with a third-place performance as they were third in the opening race, ranked fifth in the next round, and closed the competition with a runner-up spot.
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Climate change is messing with mammals. Among other things, it is
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Climate is having an impact on all creatures, great and small. The
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affects species. Polar bears are being driven from their usual habitats
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- Side Leg Raise. Lie on your side. Tighten your thigh and slowly raise your leg toward the ceiling, keeping the leg perfectly straight. Slowly lower your leg to the starting position. Each repetition should take eight seconds. Repeat the exercise on until you are fatigued, switch sides. When you are able to do 25 reps, you can try adding a light weight to your thigh or ankle.
- Hamstring Chair Scoots. Sit in a chair with wheels. Propel yourself forward using your hamstring, by extending your leg several feet in front, then pulling back with your heel. Repeat until fatigued.
- Standing Heel Raises. Stand on one foot. Slowly raise yourself up until the heel is off the ground, keeping the standing leg perfectly straight. Slowly lower. Each repetition should take eight seconds. Repeat the exercise until fatigued, switch legs.


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by pampula
Helsinki, Finland
I had wanted to make a ligth and pretty lace dress with heartcut in the front and open lace back for some time and when I found an old lace tablecloth from a triftstore, I though that it would now be the time to finally make my dreamdress real. By chance we had also this fancy dinner for our school's gaduates coming, so I decided to make the dress for that occassion. I must say that I had (again..) a perfect timing with finishing the dress as I sew the last buttons 20 minutes before I had to run out the door for my ride! Despite that I sew it in a hurry, I'm still happy how the dress looks. The "buttonholes" are made by crocheting and the buttons are simply some pearls.
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lace tablecloth, lining, zipper, thread for crocheting, pearls
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Feb 18, 2013, 12.20 AMby TheAtelierHauteCouture
i have to say this is soo amazing and soooo pretty like woaah i dont know what to say i just loooove it!!!!! cant wait to seee mooore dresses from u!!!!!
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Nov 26, 2012, 05.27 PMby madyb
This is just amazing!I love all your projects and I think you are really talented!The fact that you made this from a tablecloth is just unreal!Can I ask how you finished the neckline and the armholes?You seriously gave me so much inspiration now!Amazing work!
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Nov 28, 2012, 11.28 AMby pampula
Thank you so much, now you're making me really happy! I finished the neckline and armholes just by turning the edge of the fabric creating 0,5 cm seam allowances and the sewing close from the edge. Sorry for my bad explanation.. :')
Jul 9, 2012, 07.25 PMby chrissy CHRISSY
Im speechless, you are so talented.
May 7, 2012, 04.07 PMby ealinglou
You made this from a TABLECLOTH???!!! Holy crap – it looks like a wedding dress for a young bride.
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May 7, 2012, 07.17 PMby pampula
Thank you so much!:) It sure was a fabulous tablecloth!
Mar 17, 2012, 07.13 PMby RuellaDesigns
Very nice!
Oct 20, 2011, 10.14 PMby Kaylen Ritter
Well thats complettly understandable, and its ADORABLE! if theres any info you could at least hand off to me on how to create such a beautiful dress, it would be greatly appreciated! congrats on this one, its too lovely for words (:
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Oct 23, 2011, 05.46 PMby pampula
hehe, thank you again for your incredibly kind words, I feel almost abashed..:') And I'm happy to give you a few advice! The dress is actually quite simple, I think that the fabric itself makes a lot. You could use some simple dress pattern for the bodice, just make sure it has some darts for the fit. The skirt is just a gathered circle skirt. I first worked the lining and the lace separately on the bodice, but it would maybe be easier to sew the lining to the lace as a first thing (however then the seamallowances will show on the backside). I hope my explanations were understadable and you got some help, good luck with your sewings:)
Oct 10, 2011, 05.09 PMby Tracey McGowan Wirth
beautifully elegant'''!!!! You are inspiring!!!
Oct 4, 2011, 08.56 PMby Kaylen Ritter
by far my favorite! would you ever sell?
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Oct 8, 2011, 12.30 PMby pampula
Thank you so much, that's a huge compliment! And I think I wouldn't ever sell it, because it took so much effort and I still love it:)
Sep 19, 2011, 10.43 AMby mausflee
May 3, 2011, 06.08 AMby stitch-alot
Absolutely Beautiful!!! i was wondering though.. did you create the pattern yourself…?? im curious as i am wanting to make a dress similar… :)
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May 3, 2011, 08.25 PMby pampula
thank you!! The skirt is just an ordinary circle-skirt (not full nor half but something between..). For the bodice I drafted a pattern little based on a vintage pattern, that I used for my "blue winter ball" -dress, but I'm quite sure you could use some other simple bodice pattern for your dress:)
Apr 15, 2011, 10.43 PMby hannaah
just when i think i could start sewing dresses, i see this. this is beeeeeautiful how on earth did you do this!!!
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Apr 19, 2011, 05.45 PMby pampula
thank you so much!:') The pattern I drafted is quite simple and I'm sure you'll someday make pretty dresses too.
Apr 5, 2011, 12.04 AMby mnavoy
so beautiful!
Apr 2, 2011, 09.30 PMby shirosh
You are amazing, I love all your projects!
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Apr 3, 2011, 07.43 PMby pampula
Thank you so much!
Apr 2, 2011, 06.03 PMby Jodi Wade
Oh my this is a beautiful dress! I love how the back isn't lined.
Mar 21, 2011, 08.21 PMby Daniel Parker
I feel like this dress and my man lace would get along really well :)
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Mar 22, 2011, 11.54 AMby pampula
haha, you're right! lace is so great:)
Mar 9, 2011, 05.31 AMby rebeccalady
WOW!!!! i love it<3 amazing job, keep sewing! you're very inspiring :-)
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Mar 22, 2011, 11.57 AMby pampula
Thanks, it means a lot to know that I've inspired someone!
Mar 8, 2011, 07.58 PMby clairesophie
Beautiful dress! – how did you finish the edges of the lace around the armholes?
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Mar 8, 2011, 08.10 PMby pampula
Thank you! I simply turned the edge only a little and sew, so I didn't add any fabric or anything:)
Mar 8, 2011, 09.26 AMby claudinka
I am speechless! I love, love, love that!!
Mar 7, 2011, 10.05 PMby smallone
This is a tablecloth????? Wowza you are brilliant!!!!!!!!
Mar 7, 2011, 11.16 AMby mema79
looks great!
Mar 7, 2011, 07.20 AMby violeta lerma
Simply gorgeous!!
Mar 7, 2011, 03.36 AMby pambox
Mar 7, 2011, 02.49 AMby Eli Z
This is gorgeous
Mar 6, 2011, 07.17 PMby aleah
This couldn't be more perfect… I keep thinking that I want to make something just like this… The fabric is almost "once in a lifetime", it's so PERFECT!! This is simply AMAZING!
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Mar 22, 2011, 11.56 AMby pampula
thank you!! and I wish you luck if you some day make your own:)
Mar 6, 2011, 04.25 PMby woman
super super super gorgeous.. it's an amazing dress!!!
Mar 6, 2011, 01.30 PMby landaizi
gorgeous dress, gorgeous fabric, gorgeous girl
Mar 6, 2011, 03.19 AMby ssarryo
Oooh! Very pretty! Good job!
Mar 5, 2011, 07.10 PMby lunatepetal
gorgeous dress! love the back button detail :)
Mar 5, 2011, 07.00 PMby kirstyn85
Simply beautiful… it looks so expensive and delicate!
Mar 5, 2011, 03.32 PMby toymoonhorse
Amazing! I can't believe you made this from a tablecloth, what a great dress!
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Bottom line: Rolo wanted Nunnally dead, and intended to go behind Lelouch's back to make it happen, which was just plain wrong, and even moreso when as a result he killed Shirley when the latter mentioned Nunnally's name. And somehow it's because "Lelouch didn't show him enough wuv". Lelouch never outright neglected Rolo. If Rolo was that concerned, he should have asked Lelouch upfront.
|2012-08-07, 01:14
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*sigh* and we were doing so well.
Never mentioned Nunally so leave her out, was just saying I liked that Rolo killed Shirly cuz I dont like her end of story. Didn't try to sympathise saying Rolo should have gotten more love either I was saying that maybe it's true that he got better than he deserved ie: getting to preted he had a loving family when he was an assasin that tried to murder the hypotenuse a lot, you've got your issues with Rolo, great, I was mostly jokingly backing up Rolo because he offed a person that I disliked. Clear enough? Now let's leave this here and get back to what this thing is actually for: pics
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Well C.C doesn't have Geass eyes, because she never does, she didnt become Lelouch they just switched clothes, as for Euphy, meh I don't care really but I could assume that they look smaller due to the fact that thesuit Suzaku wears is skin tight, and it's skin tight on him not someone with two baloons stickig out the front, so they got downsized?
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I change anime endings.
Here the appendix, a comic I did years ago, but now totally fixed, the first time Lelouch and Kallen made love during their new life.
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Well, it seems somebody is clearly trying to get on my nerves or has a problem with me.....
Neg-repping while saying I should check each and every previous post to make sure I don't re-post is the absolute height of ridiculousness and stupidity. So, you(whoever you are) are telling me to go through 905 pages before I post something?!!
Look, if you want to neg-rep me for fun then do it. Don't give bullshit reasoning for it.
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This case started about 2 1/2 years ago, when Hewett first complained to city leaders about the Christian flag flying over the memorial. The city first agreed to remove the flag, then changed their minds and followed the advice of the Alliance Defending Freedom (formerly the Alliance Defense Fund) in creating a limited public forum. What they did was institute a lottery system that allowed different groups to apply for the right to control the flag for a certain number of weeks, to be decided by lottery. That way, they reasoned, each group can decide which flag to fly and now it's no longer government expression but private expression. As a result, the Christian flag only flies 47 weeks of the year instead of 52.
Some facts from the complaint:
When Mr. Hewett objected, the City Manager warned that Mr. Hewett would "answer to God and Jesus Christ"; the Mayor stated—at a City Council meeting, no less—that Mr. Hewett "needs us to pray for him."
After its lawyer warned that its conduct was unconstitutional, the City purported to remove the flag; but it immediately established a sham "limited public forum" as a "plan for returning the Christian flag to the Veteran's Memorial." True to plan, under the so-called public forum, the very same Christian flag has flown at the Veterans' Memorial all but a few weeks of every year.Flying the Christian flag is not the only way that the City promotes Christianity at the Veterans Memorial. Next to the Christian flag, the City built a statue of a soldier kneeling before a cross ("the Cross Statue"). Official, City-sponsored events to commemorate Veterans' Day, Memorial Day, and September 11 have consistently featured multiple Christian prayers delivered by City officials and invited clergy. And a variety of other practices have reinforced the City's commitment to promoting Christianity and ostracizing anyone with different religious beliefs.
Whether Jews or Hindus, Muslims or Buddhists, Atheists or Agnostics, American soldiers of diverse religious backgrounds and beliefs have fought, bled, and died for their country. The Constitution prohibits the City from exploiting their sacrifice to promote Christian worship.
There has already been a documentary made about Hewett's case and the predictable reaction of local residents. When he first complained about it, a huge rally was held where speakers demanded that Hewett be chased out of the community. And one guy bluntly said that he thinks they should beat Hewett up — but then they should "extend a hand of Christian charity" to help him up afterwards. Hewett will definitely be part of my book.


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As part of the master plan, the development of Port Klang will also see further expansion of port facilities south of Port Klang between Tanjung Rhu and Batu Laut (30 km from Port Klang). The major thrust of these developments will be more industrial based dealing with very large consignments.
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After a red-hot start to the season, the Newton boys swim team has yet to really let up, and doesn't seem willing to in the second half of the season.
With just five meets remaining when the season resumes on Jan. 5, the Cardinals are hoping to expand further on a year that has featured multiple school records falling and a few big dual wins at the Newton Y.
"I really couldn't be happier with our performance so far, our meet record and how the kids have done a nice job in practice," Newton coach Dave Hook said. "I'm very pleased, and we hope to keep it up in the second half."
The Cardinals have competed in five other meets on the heels of a big, record-breaking victory over Ottumwa and Southeast Polk in the season opener. And while all of those meets contributed their own piece to Newton's puzzle, none was bigger than the Dec. 13 meet against Marshalltown at the Newton Y.
The Cards had finished fourth at the Bobcat Invitational in Marshalltown just five days before, but pulled off a nail-biter in the final event to defeat the Bobcats and pick up some major momentum.
"It's a season-long process from the very first meet, but really our signature win would be Marshalltown," Hook said. "We haven't won against them in many years and they're such a strong program, so it was a really good feeling for the boys and a reward for all the hard work they've put in."
On top of a strong senior class that features Luke Norcross, Ryan Jolivette and Cody Maxwell among others, one of the biggest boons to the team has been senior exchange student Matheus Pinto. Still undefeated in dual meets, Pinto also has earned school records in the 50- and 200-yard freestyles and the 100 breaststroke in the early part of the season. The latter of those was broken during the Cardinals' big win over Marshalltown.
"I had heard rumors before the season that there was a foreign exchange student and he was really good, so I was excited about that but wasn't going to get too excited until I actually saw him in practice," Hook said of Pinto. "He's been phenomenal. He's done everything I've asked in practice and if we're going into a dual meet and there's someone I need him to go up against, he'll do it without any complaining."
For the second half of the season, Newton is hoping to finish in the top half of its remaining invitationals, which will take place in Waterloo on Jan. 5 and Fort Dodge on Jan. 12. The Cards also want to win two of their remaining duals, which will be on Jan. 15, 17 and 24. The Jan. 17 dual against Boone in Newton will be Senior Night for the Cards.


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A man accused of murdering his fiancee by throwing her off their apartment balcony told police he tried to stop her from falling after she got onto the railing, a Sydney court has heard.
But a witness told Simon Gittany's committal hearing in the Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday he heard a man he believed to be Gittany screaming in a "deranged" manner before seeing him throw what the witness later realised was a woman off the balcony.
Gittany, 39, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his fiancee, Lisa Harnum, 30, by pushing her off the balcony of their apartment in Sydney's CBD on July 30, 2011.
Giving evidence via video link, Joshua Rathmell said he was on his way to work when he heard screams coming from The Hyde apartment building.
"The best words I could use to describe it are emotional and deranged," Mr Rathmell said.
"I believed it to be a male voice ... it was deranged, incomprehensible."
Mr Rathmell said he thought the screams were coming from "a junkie on an ice bender".
He said he looked up at the apartment building and saw a bare-chested man standing on a balcony "unload" what he initially thought was a piece of luggage or a black duffel bag.
"I saw him in quite a rapid movement unload (it) off the edge of the balcony and then push himself back in immediately," he said.
"He went straight back inside the apartment almost in one swift movement ... He certainly wasn't watching the object."
As Mr Rathmell walked on down the street, he saw people trying to resuscitate a woman.
"I came to the conclusion it was not a black bag, but in fact a human being," he told the court.
Mr Rathmell said he then saw the man from the balcony emerge and kneel beside the woman.
"He was openly mourning, very shocked," Mr Rathmell said, adding, "He fitted the physical nature of the man I had perceived on the balcony."
Under cross-examination from defence barrister Anthony Bellanto, QC, Mr Rathmell agreed he had initially told police he saw a man unload what he thought was a bag of rubbish from a window and that it was "hard to focus" on the incident, which occurred in a matter of seconds.
An initial police report about Mr Rathmell's observations also recorded him as saying he did not see Ms Harnum being pushed or jumping, but saw her falling.
"Given the extremely short time frame and the distance you were away, you would agree that there may well be some doubt about the accuracy of your observations?" Mr Bellanto asked.
"Absolutely," Mr Rathmell replied.
The court heard Gittany told police that he had tried to grab Ms Harnum before she fell off the balcony.
"She just walked out on the balcony and got on the rail," Gittany said according to police statements.
"I said, `What are you doing?' I tried to grab her, but I couldn't get hold of her."
Immediately after the incident, Gittany kept saying, "baby, baby, baby" and "Why would she do this?" the court heard.
Mr Bellanto said Gittany also told police about a video camera in his unit and told them, "I hope it's working".
Gittany was arrested after police viewed the footage, which showed Gittany grabbing Ms Harnum around the neck and mouth and dragging her back inside the apartment 68 seconds before she died.
The hearing continues before Magistrate Clare Farnan.
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The American Road. It's apple pie and ice cream in Iowa with Kerouac's Sal Paradise. It's an escape from "the frantic bustle" in Montana beside Steinbeck and Charley. It's Neal Cassady mainlining a psychedelic school bus through the heartland. And, to many of us, it's Len Frank driving an Alfa Romeo race car to the Monterey Historics.
Steinbeck wrote, "Nearly every American hungers to move," but some like to move much faster than the others and will do so for no better reason than to be the fastest, out in front, beyond all the dull slowpokes who will never figure it out.
Len was one of these restless souls who needed to be out in front, and his tale of taking to the road in the same car he would race at Monterey in 1985 is a classic homage to simpler times, when production-based automobiles doubled as transport to the track. A successful trip was to arrive home at the end of the journey with no mishaps and intact sheetmetal, but, as Len so eloquently wrote, a true racing tale is one of small victories and defeats long before the checkered flag is thrown.
I have a friend who says I'm a Car Slut–I'll go anywhere to race anything. Car Sluts are easy.
Len's admission roams through my mind as I hang up the phone after receiving an invitation that would cause most grown men to swoon. Would I care to drive a Porsche race car from Southern California to Rennsport Reunion IV, Porsche's spectacular motorsport gathering at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on the Monterey Peninsula? And not just any Porsche race car, either. It would be the record-setting GT2 driven by Jeff Zwart to a class win at the 2002 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and it would be displayed alongside a host of other notable Porsches.
As a late arrival to the motorsport party, I have more to learn than most gearheads have forgotten, but this is the chance of a lifetime in a very special car. However, with plenty of world-class journalists set to attend, adding my voice to the mix looms as a daunting task.
In dire need of a road map and a mentor, I find guidance, and no small amount of intimidation, in reading Len's seminal piece, "The Road to Monterey," from the July 1992 edition of european car magazine.
I am entering into one of my broke periods. Writing is one of the better things that I have done to make a living but financial security is not a big part of the benefit package. Things could be worse. Louie the Landlord is understanding. I have cars to drive. I have a "ride" for Monterey. Things could be a lot worse.
Exactly! I have a car to drive. I'll never be mistaken for a wordsmith of Len's caliber, nor will I drive on Laguna's challenging track, but I feel ready to take my shiny car into the night, armed with his text as my passenger, mainlining through the heart of California.
California is Porsche country, and the Monterey Peninsula is synonymous with cars. This would be Rennsport's first visit to the West Coast. The vision of the late Bob Carlson, longtime Porsche PR pointman for the U.S., the event brings Porsche's legendary racing history to roaring life. Virtually every component of Porsche's racing world will be present—famous cars and drivers, some of the fabled engineers who made those cars so successful and an enthusiastic crowd of Porsche owners.
And me. I am going on the road, in a race car.
Plan to leave at 6 a.m. Can't sleep. Get up at three, on the road at four.
My own departure, like Len's, is planned for an unwelcome o'dark thirty. I too can't sleep, staring at a full moon but seeing CHP cruisers, potholes, engine problems and bent fenders.
It's about 350 miles to Monterey, about six hours. The car is so full I can't see out of anything except the windshield. I stop at a doughnut shop for two plain cakes and coffee. I want someone to ask me about the car, about where I'm going, what I'm doing. It doesn't happen.
My "Rocinante," the GT2, looks kin to the Merry Pranksters' kaleidoscopic transport. All white, dripping with red Pegasus graphics, names and numbers that scream, "Extremely cool stuff going on here!" Even in the early morning chill, it starts up and runs like any other 911 before I stop at a Starbucks for a latte and a croissant. Len would have something to say about the cost of caffeine and carbs these days.
Trying not to swagger as I walk from "my" ride to the shop, I want someone to ask me about it, where I'm going, what I'm doing. Here I am, a woman of a certain age, obviously not Jeff Zwart, driving a car with a full rollcage, Recaro racing seats and hyperbolic graphics. Someone, anyone?
It doesn't happen.
I see a few trucks pulling enclosed car trailers heading north toward the races or the concours at Pebble Beach. At the same time that I am envious of their (financial and real) security, I have this little glow of pride of having done it The Way It Used To Be Done…
Merging onto 101 north, I am smug, my peripheral vision finely tuned to nonchalantly catch the deserved "thumbs up" from other drivers. Disappointment sets in around Santa Barbara. I do garner plenty of attention, however, at the Santa Rosa Road exit in Buellton when I kill the engine at the stop sign. The only witness to this little faux pas is a crew of, oh, about 10 road workers. I do pick my moments.
After meeting friends for breakfast at Ellen's Coffee Shop, the hangout for locals, it's back on the 101 where I get not one but two thumbs up from Porsche drivers heading in the opposite direction. Yippee, acknowledgment at last! Ah, the life of a Car Slut.
Driving toward the freeway, a cop drives beside me for a while, disappears. I think he's following. Paranoia.
A black Carrera looms in my rearview mirror. The driver gives a quick glance as he passes, but does he wave? I don't know. The rollcage creates blind spots, including just where a CHP black and white is probably lurking. I am paranoid, my eyes constantly darting to the speedometer, but because I'm a considerably more visible target than the rest of the pack, I'm running a bit slower than the flow. Yeah, the Porsche is capable of winning hill climbs, but it's also so straightforward to drive that I'm lulled into cruise mode. It shifts effortlessly and the racing seat is comfortable. OK, the suspension is a bit stiff, but, come on, it's a race car!
My drive is unmarred by tickets or incidents and I arrive in Salinas, gateway to Laguna Seca. Porsches are everywhere. After gassing up the GT2, I'm politely waved into traffic by a guy in an M5. He smiles at me, too. What a courteous young man! Later, on the highway toward Monterey, that same gentlemen roars past me, weaving in and out of traffic.
The-Kid-on-Christmas-Morning, Nose-Pressed-Against-the-Toy-Store-Window feeling. I can't help that, I still feel that way driving past the entrance to Laguna.
I make the turn into Laguna's main entrance late on Thursday, and even though racing doesn't start until Friday, the infield is teeming with cars, transporters, golf carts, pit-cycles and people. Ah, the distinctive smell of racing fuel and the resonance of unmuffled engines. Finally, after hours on the road, I'm rumbling through lanes lined with awesome racing machinery, watched by an audience of famous names and just plain old fans of the marque. It's my shining moment, but Santa Rosa Road looms large. What if I kill the engine in front of, horrors, Zwart himself?
I don't see Zwart and I don't kill the engine and I cruise through feeling pretty damned full of myself. The GT2 is supposed to be parked in a display tent, but the decision is made by someone to park the car outside for visibility. It's immediately surrounded by shutterbugs.
The inside of the car smells like tires, the wind blows damp sea air through to mix with the tire smell—I have no trouble sleeping.
The GT2 is my transport to and from the track, my daily driver. Len Frank, ever the struggling purist, slept in his Alfa in front of a Chinese restaurant in Seaside. A tad romantic for my taste, I head to the Monterey Plaza where I'll be Porsche's guest, and the opening party takes place on a deck overlooking the bay.
The hotel valet bounds over to open my door. Nope, no parking attendant for this chariot. I follow the valet over to the structure and tuck "my" car in. Zwart hasn't seen "his" car yet. Later that evening, he self-parks his daily driver, a 1953 356, next to the GT2. It's a déjà vu moment, recorded in an eerily illuminated photo.
What a namedropper could do with the ammo at the welcoming gala. Everybody who is anybody in the Porsche world is there. Great conversation, a live band, plenty of food and drink. I am Cinderella at the ball, and the GT2 is no pumpkin.
I'm suddenly very, very tired. It has less to do with conditioning than with the adrenaline tap being turned off.
After the party, it's time for check-in to a sumptuously appointed room with a view of Cannery Row. I'm tired, but it has less to do with the long day than with the pressure of driving someone else's race car. I crawl in between sheets with an off-the-chart thread count and fall asleep to the lullaby of gentle waves and barking sea lions.
I pass on breakfast at the hotel and decide to take a roundabout route to the track. Seventeen Mile Drive, then down Highway 1 to Carmel Valley Road and finally over Laureles Grade to the track. I first stop at a quiet place for coffee, on the patio, watching joggers and walkers pass on a wooded trail. A couple arrives on bicycles, decked out in serious riding gear. The man looks at the GT2 with naked lust; his female companion dismisses it as something only a man would want. I finish my coffee, swagger hardly at all to the car and take my time letting the motor warm up before departing.
The track is in full swing Friday morning with practice groups lining pit row, crowds and Porsches everywhere. The activity level is hyper-frenetic and the energy palpable. Cars from private collections mingle with classics from the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. An announcer's voice spikes the din as cars rumble up and down lanes shared by sauntering fans and hustling drivers and crews.
Laguna Seca is the ideal setting for intimate interaction with these wheeled treasures, usually hidden in private collections or viewed from behind ropes in museums. Virtually the entire history of Porsche racing, from the early spyders to the all-conquering 917s to the late RS Spyders, was on hand, complemented by almost 50 famous Porsche pilots and engineers: Derek Bell, Vic Elford, Vern Schuppan, Hurley Haywood, Al Holbert, Alex Job, Gerard Larrousse, Norbert Singer, Walter Naeher, Valentin Schäffer… the stellar list went on and on.
Finally, enough energy to walk around and look at things, pretend to myself to be writing a story about Monterey, eat an ice cream cone, eat a hot dog.
The red carpet-like viewing is not confined to engines and chassis: Derek Bell meanders through the throng, virtually unnoticed; grand marshal Norbert Singer snaps photos; Jürgen Barth strolls through the pits and stops at fellow ec scribe Kerry Morse's 1993 3.8 RSR, Barth's ride to a class win at Le Mans.
Porsche's pavilion has a German beer garden, and the new 911 is displayed alongside such legendary icons as the 935 "Baby." The pavilion is nirvana, too, for autograph seekers. The superstars of the Porsche world sit at tables with pens in hand, and the line snakes out of the biergarten, hundreds deep.
Cross the bridge between turns three and four to find "trash and trinkets" comprised of just about anything and everything with a Porsche logo on it or in it. Autograph sessions take place here, too, for the mere price of a book. Jürgen Barth and Randy Leffingwell are seen scrawling away.
The celebration reaches its peak on Saturday afternoon with an assemblage of race, road and rally cars chosen by Porsche for several exhibition laps, filmed from a helicopter. The spectacle covers virtually the entire competition history of the company from 1950 to the present and includes Zwart's GT2. Even though the laps are to be run slowly, the GT2 will be surrounded by other rare and expensive machinery, and I don't feel entirely comfortable driving on a circuit that I know only from watching others. I settle for shotgun. With no shortage of volunteers, I ask Oliver Hilger, the main man for Porsche Motorsport press, to pilot the GT2. Our paths have crossed before, the circumstances in sharp contrast, at the finish line of the Trans-Siberian Rally in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Long story.
As I approach 4 on the second race lap, there are flagmen on both sides waving blue flags, indicating that someone is trying to pass me. I have taken the Driver's Meeting Oath to obey all flags scrupulously lest I not be invited back. Dutifully I move over and let a guy in a Speedster by. Certainly this is not the first mistake that I have made on this day, but just as certainly it proves to be the worst.
The first turns are reminiscent of an LA freeway at rush hour. Hilger snaps away with his iPhone and I am, too late, desperate to be driving! The congestion opens up at the famous Corkscrew, and then being co-pilot suits me fine. With its blind entry, sharp left, steep drop and fast exit, the Corkscrew will have to wait until after I go to driving school and find another ride at Monterey. I've discovered it's all too easy to become a Car Slut.
Too soon Rennsport IV is over and it's time to head back to LaLa Land, but first a stop off at Grandma's Kitchen for a late, raucous breakfast with Randy Leffingwell, Pete Stout and Kerry Morse. No need to hide the swagger. They know all about what it means to drive a Porsche race car, especially if it's on the open road, in honor of an earlier drive in an Alfa.
Post-partum racing—what a friend calls the feeling that you get after the last race of the year. I had it then, I have it now. I have no advice, no cure, no finish for this except to say that—take this as a warning—I no longer see blue flags.
Go West
Observations of the fourth edition of the Rennsport Reunion.
The overwhelming success of the 50th Birthday Bash for Porsche at the 1998 Monterey Historic Automobile Races proved to be the genesis for the original Rennsport Reunion. Merely stating that the peninsula practically had a Porsche nameplate attached to it would be the supreme understatement. The late Bob Carlson, in his duties as the man in charge of Porsche press affairs for the U.S., tossed up his own mix a few weeks later at Watkins Glen. Clearly, there was a need for a recognized event with support from the mother ship for a reason to party every few years. Why wait 10 years? Why indeed. After an official launch at Lime Rock, the event headed south to Daytona where there was room and a purpose. Florida has always been a popular destination for European and U.K. residents if only for the reasonably short flying time. Carlson always intended to see the show travel to the west coast, distance aside, and the bloodlines for Porsche have always been strong but with a different attitude.
The third edition took place at Daytona again for one simple reason, funding. The late Bob Snodgrass, of the Brumos organization, was a major factor in the success of this Daytona showing, picking up the slack in what marketing had not fully come to realize.
All of that changed when the circus came to Laguna Seca. Regardless of the cost, this was a bargain. A ready-made platform to launch the latest 911 to an appreciative, and at times rabid, gathering. The stage was set, the cast chosen and on with the show. How would the fourth edition compare when mirrored against the previous three or the big birthday of 1998?
Looking back at the event, a few things stood out. While it may have been officially known to accounting as Rennsport Reunion IV, it would be more appropriate to tag it as Rennsport West Coast I. It is simply a different attitude and in many ways, the west coast vibe is a lot more fun. As in 1998, there was a large family presence in the crowd while Daytona had the more hard-core racers. Club racing was a major feature of the second and third editions, and the paddock area of Laguna Seca just isn't large enough to accommodate everyone who wanted to be on the track. The most obvious factor was the full inclusion of Porsche marketing and they took full advantage of the surroundings. A competition history of the 911 variants was constructed in the pit garages with everything leading up to a public debut of the newest evolution of the 911.
The embrace of social media meant the moving images of the fourth edition of Rennsport would always be accessible, thus refreshing the memory, something that wasn't available for the previous runnings. The majority of the professional drivers and factory personnel I spoke with enjoyed themselves immensely and the adulation was evident by the long lines of those seeking a signature during the staged autograph sessions. In perusing the list of Porsche's invited guests in attendance, there were some that were overlooked, or more to the point, not able to attend for various reasons. There was no question as to the importance of the contributions of those individuals. Fans and enthusiasts of the marque know the names. In the end game it comes down to this; would Bob Carlson have approved? I like to think he would have.
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Understanding Molecular Conduction
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It is common to differentiate between two ways of building a nanodevice: a topdown approach where we start from something big and chisel out what we want and a bottom-up approach where we start from something small like atoms or molecules and assemble what we want. When it comes to describing electrical resistance, the standard approach could be called a "top-down" one where we start from big complicated resistors and work our way down to molecules primarily because our understanding has evolved in this top-down fashion. But I believe it is instructive to take a bottom-up view of the subject starting from the conductance of something really small, like a molecule, and then discussing the issues that arise as we move to bigger conductors. That is what I will try to do in this tutorial lecture [1].
Remarkably enough, no serious quantum mechanics is needed to understand electrical conduction through something really small, except for unusual things like the Kondo effect that are seen only for a special range of parameters. I will (1) start with energy level diagrams, (2) show that the broadening that accompanies coupling limits the conductance to a maximum of (q^2/h) per level, (3) describe how a change in the shape of the self-consistent potential profile can turn a symmetric current-voltage characteristic into a rectifying one, (4) show that many interesting effects in molecular electronics can be understood in terms of a simple model, and (5) introduce the non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) formalism as a sophisticated version of this simple model with ordinary numbers replaced by appropriate matrices. Finally I will describe the distinction between the self-consistent field regime and the Coulomb blockade regime and the issues involved in modeling each of these regimes.
[1] S. Datta, "Electrical Resistance: an Atomistic View," Nanotechnology, 15, S433-S451 (2004) (pdf).
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Ranieri hails Berbatov display after goal
Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri praised Dimitar Berbatov after the Bulgarian starred in his first start for the Ligue 1 giants on Saturday.
Berbatov opened the scoring and earned his side a penalty in their 2-1 win over Sochaux in his first start since joining the club in January.
Ranieri was pleased with his team, who moved back to within eight points of league leaders Paris Saint-Germain, and praised Berbatov.
"Dimitar was very good. He played for the team, he played well, he scored," the Italian said.
"I am very pleased with all of my players."
Berbatov needed just six minutes to put Monaco ahead at the Stade Louis II before earning a second-half penalty that James Rodriguez converted.
Edouard Butin pulled a goal back for Sochaux with seven minutes remaining but the relegation battlers were unable to find an equaliser.
Berbatov was happy with his performance and pleased his team managed to hold on late in the encounter.
"It was a good match for me because I had the chance to score quickly," the former Fulham and Manchester United striker said.
"You can say that it is a team victory because in the end it was complicated. Sochaux tried to score a second goal but we held on."
Brazilian full-back Fabinho was delighted with Monaco's response to their 2-0 loss to Saint-Etienne last time out.
"We needed to win tonight after the defeat last week," he said.
"This success against Sochaux allows us to stay in contact with PSG."