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Nissan Frontier - Green Machine
The Road To A New Frontier
One thing is for certain when creating a show truck like Dennis Patterson's Nissan Frontier, and that is to go into the build ready and willing to customize everything. Dennis' creation was assembled for the sole purpose of appearing in Nissan Motors' '08 SEMA stable, but before the truck made it to the city of sin, its builders scrambled to locate and create the necessary parts. Dennis happens to be the owner of Muscle Road, a one-stop auto-overhauling shop in Madera, California, so the chips happened to be stacked in his favor. With that said, it's still difficult to build a late-model import truck without a supportive aftermarket.
Not one to buckle under pressure, Dennis started the project by dropping the Frontier 2 inches, but without any assistance from off-the-shelf components. McGaughy's lent a hand by creating a spec-specific pair of drop coils that would help lower the Nissan's frontend. Moving to the rear, Dennis and crew were looking at the set of stock leaf springs but had no readily available way to lower the back. Once a plan of action was made, the leaf packs were yanked and a few leaves from each side were removed and the packs themselves were then flipped under the axle. With the mild drop complete, a foursome of 22x10-inch KMC Zero wheels and 285/40R22 Toyo Proxes ST-II tires were mated and bolted onto each of the four hubs.
Dennis wanted to roast the new wheel and tire combo as much as possible, so he enhanced the Frontier's 4.0L V-6 with an Airaid intake along with a throttle-body spacer and JBA headers complete with an JBA exhaust system. The additional performance modifications gave the Frontier an additional 25 hp and 20 lb-ft of torque -- Dennis couldn't complain about those figures.
With the Nissan sitting lower and breathing better, the next step of Muscle Road's SEMA project placed the truck's body and paint into focus. In Pro Car Wear's third brake and LED taillights shine bright behind the Frontier and a SnugTop fiberglass tonneau covers up the bed in style. Dennis shaved the door cladding and attached a Street Scene roll pan, grille, and fender vents onto the Frontier's all-around profile. The stock hood received an aggressive-looking cowl, which was handcrafted by Dennis himself. Once every inch of the Nissan's skin was smooth enough to paint, Dennis selected and sprayed DuPont Hot Hues Midori Sour green paint atop the Frontier's surface.
While there is plenty of green on the Nissan's exterior, there is a helping of it inside the cab as well. A few dash, center console, and door trim pieces were pulled and painted and the front and rear seats were covered in Roadwire's King Ranch brown leather. For better sounds, a Clarion receiver controls the two RF amplifiers that power two 10-inch Rockford Fosgate subs in a suede-wrapped sub box on the back seat. Seven-inch headrest monitors have been implanted to the back of the driver and passenger seats in order to provide entertainment for the rear passengers who already find themselves traveling in luxury.
Whether being inside the cab or out, Dennis is completely satisfied with the outcome of Muscle Road's in-house SEMA build. The Frontier materialized relatively quickly and came out even better than they had anticipated. The results just go to show that any late-model truck can be molded into a showpiece--even without drop-in-cart parts.


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Saskatchewan's Sherry Anderson is a world champion, again.
Saskatoon's Anderson captures second world seniors curling title
Saskatchewan's Sherry Anderson is a world champion, again.
Anderson's Saskatoon Nutana curling foursome thrashed Denmark's Lene Bistrup Nyboe 10-1 in Saturday's world senior women's final, after beating Scotland's Susan Kesley 7-3 in their semifinal. It's the second consecutive world title for the quartet.
"That's what you've played for — to win a medal," Anderson told Canadian Press. "So, you just go out and play, and that's what the girls did, they made some great shots early. We played a really good first end — it wasn't like they played badly, but I had an open shot for three and that's always nice in the first end."
Anderson — who plays with third Patty Hersikorn, second Brenda Goertzen and lead Anita Silvernagle — won last year's world championship by beating Margie Smith of the United States 5-4 in the final.
This year's event was played in Stavanger, Norway, and Canada's Brian Cochrane ensured a seniors sweep by beating Scotland's David Smith 7-5 in an extra end of the men's world final.
"It feels really good," Anderson told Curling Canada after the gold-medal match. "We didn't have our best game all week, the four of us, and I think that was our best game the four of us that we had all week."

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Philip Norman
John Lennon: The Life
Philip Norman
John Lennon: The Life
Release Date: 10/28/2008
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For more than a quarter century, Philip Norman's internationally bestselling Shout! has been unchallenged as the definitive biography of the Beatles. Now, at last, Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom belonging to the world's most beloved pop group was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the major characters, here is the comprehensive and most revealing portrait of John Lennon that is ever likely to be published.
This masterly biography takes a fresh and penetrating look at every aspect of Lennon's much-chronicled life, including the songs that have turned him, posthumously, into a near-secular saint. In three years of research, Norman has turned up an extraordinary amount of new information about even the best-known episodes of Lennon folklore—his upbringing by his strict Aunt Mimi; his allegedly wasted school and student days; the evolution of his peerless creative partnership with Paul McCartney; his Beatle-busting love affair with a Japanese performance artist; his forays into painting and literature; his experiments with Transcendental Meditation, primal scream therapy, and drugs. The book's numerous key informants and interviewees include Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, Sean Lennon—whose moving reminiscence reveals his father as never before—and Yoko Ono, who speaks with sometimes shocking candor about the inner workings of her marriage to John.
Honest and unflinching, as John himself would wish, Norman gives us the whole man in all his endless contradictions—tough and cynical, hilariously funny but also naive, vulnerable and insecure—and reveals how the mother who gave him away as a toddler haunted his mind and his music for the rest of his days.
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Phillip Norman, whose 1981 classic Shout! is considered the definitive biography of The Beatles, returns with John Lennon: The Life. This New York Times bestseller is an intimate look at the troubled genius who—along with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—changed the shape and sound of popular music forever. From his early Liverpool days and heartbreaking childhood tragedies through the heady roller-coaster ride that was The Beatles and far beyond—his prolific post-"Fab Four" career, his turbulent marriage to Yoko Ono, his peace crusade, and his shocking death on the New York City streets—John Lennon: The Life is a remarkably fair and honest, utterly enthralling study of an achingly human rock legend.


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From NWChem
The GEOMETRY directive is a compound directive that allows the user to define the geometry to be used for a given calculation. The directive allows the user to specify the geometry with a relatively small amount of input, but there are a large number of optional keywords and additional subordinate directives that the user can specify, if needed. The directive therefore appears to be rather long and complicated when presented in its general form, as follows:
GEOMETRY [<string name default geometry>] \ [units <string units default angstroms>] \ [(angstrom_to_au || ang2au) \ <real angstrom_to_au default 1.8897265>] \ [print [xyz] || noprint] \ [center || nocenter] \ [bqbq] \ [autosym [real tol default 1d-2] || noautosym] \ [autoz || noautoz] \ [adjust] \ [(nuc || nucl || nucleus) <string nucmodel>] [SYMMETRY [group] <string group_name> [print] \ [tol <real tol default 1d-2>]] [ LOAD [format xyz||pdb] [frame <int frame>] \ [select [not] \ [name <string atomname>] \ [rname <string residue-name>] [id <int atom-id>|<int range atom-id1:atom-id2> ... ] [resi <int residue-id>|<int range residue-id1:residue-id2> ... ] ] <string filename> ] <string tag> <real x y z> [vx vy vz] [charge <real charge>] \ [mass <real mass>] \ [(nuc || nucl || nucleus) <string nucmodel>] ... ] [ZMATRIX || ZMT || ZMAT <string tagn> <list_of_zmatrix_variables> ... [VARIABLES <string symbol> <real value> ... ] [CONSTANTS <string symbol> <real value> ... ] (END || ZEND)] [ZCOORD CVR_SCALING <real value> BOND <integer i> <integer j> \ [<real value>] [<string name>] [constant] ANGLE <integer i> <integer j> \ [<real value>] [<string name>] [constant] TORSION <integer i> <integer j> <integer k> <integer l> \ [<real value>] [<string name>] [constant] END] [SYSTEM surface <molecule polymer surface crystal default molecule> lat_a <real lat_a> lat_b <real lat_b> lat_c <real lat_c> alpha <real alpha> beta <real beta> gamma <real gamma> END] END
The three main parts of the GEOMETRY directive are:
- keywords on the first line of the directive (to specify such optional input as the geometry name, input units, and print level for the output)
- symmetry information
- Cartesian coordinates or Z-matrix input to specify the locations of the atoms and centers
- lattice parameters (needed only for periodic systems)
The following sections present the input for this compound directive in detail, describing the options available and the usages of the various keywords in each of the three main parts.
Keywords on the GEOMETRY directive
This section presents the options that can be specified using the keywords and optional input on the main line of the GEOMETRY directive. As described above, the first line of the directive has the general form,
GEOMETRY [<string name default geometry>] \ [units <string units default angstroms>] \ [bqbq] \ [print [xyz] || noprint] \ [center || nocenter] \ [autosym [real tol default 1d-2] || noautosym] \ [autoz || noautoz] \ [adjust] \ [(nuc || nucl || nucleus) <string nucmodel>]
All of the keywords and input on this line are optional. The following list describes all options and their defaults.
- <name> - user-supplied name for the geometry; the default name is geometry, and all NWChem modules look for a geometry with this name. However, multiple geometries may be specified by using a different name for each. Subsequently, the user can direct a module to a named geometry by using the SET directive (see the example in Section 5.7) to associate the default name of geometry with the alternate name.
- units - keyword specifying that a value will be entered by the user for the string variable <units>. The default units for the geometry input are Angstrøms (Note: atomic units or Bohr are used within the code, regardless of the option specified for the input units. The default conversion factor used in the code to convert from Angstrøms to Bohr is 1.8897265 which may be overidden with the angstrom_to_au keyword described below.). The code recognizes the following possible values for the string variable <units>:
- angstroms or an -- Angstroms , the default (converts to A.U. using the Angstrom to A.U. conversion factor)
- au or atomic or bohr -- Atomic units (A.U.)
- nm or nanometers -- nanometers (converts to A.U. using a conversion factor computed as 10.0 times the Angstrom to A.U. conversion factor)
- pm or picometers -- picometers (converts to A.U. using a conversion factor computed as 0.01 times the Angstrom to A.U. conversion factor)
- angstrom_to_au - may also be specified as ang2au. This enables the user to modify the conversion factors used to convert between Angstrom and A.U.. The default value is 1.8897265.
- bqbq - keyword to specify the treatment of interactions between dummy centers. The default in NWChem is to ignore such interactions when computing energies or energy derivatives. These interactions will be included if the keyword bqbq is specified.
- print and noprint - complementary keyword pair to enable or disable printing of the geometry. The default is to print the output associated with the geometry. In addition, the keyword print may be qualified by the additional keyword xyz, which specifies that the coordinates should be printed in the XYZ format of molecular graphics program XMol
- center and nocenter - complementary keyword pair to enable or disable translation of the center of nuclear charge to the origin. With the origin at this position, all three components of the nuclear dipole are zero. The default is to move the center of nuclear charge to the origin.
- autosym and noautosym - keyword to specify that the symmetry of the geometric system should be automatically determined. This option is on by default, but can be turned off with noautosym. Only groups up to and including Oh are recognized. Occasionally NWChem will be unable to determine the full symmetry of a molecular system, but will find a proper subgroup of the full symmetry. The default tolerance is set to work for most cases, but may need to be decreased to find the full symmetry of a geometry. Note that autosym will be turned off if the SYMMETRY group input is given (See Symmetry Group Input). Also note that if symmetry equivalent atoms have different tags in the geometry they will not be detected as symmetry equivalent by the autosym capability. The reason for this is that atoms with different tags might be assigned different basis sets, for example, after which they are no longer symmetry equivalent. Therefore autosym chooses to make the save choice.
- noautoz - by default NWChem (release 3.3 and later) will generate redundant internal coordinates from user input Cartesian coordinates. The internal coordinates will be used in geometry optimizations. The noautoz keyword disables use of internal coordinates. The autoz keyword is provided only for backward compatibility. See Forcing internal coordinates for a more detailed description of redundant internal coordinates, including how to force the definition of specific internal variables in combination with automatically generated variables.
- adjust - This indicates that an existing geometry is to be adjusted. Only new input for the redundant internal coordinates may be provided (Forcing internal coordinates). It is not possible to define new centers or to modify the point group using this keyword. See Forcing internal coordinates for an example of its usage.
- nucleus - keyword to specify the default model for the nuclear charge distribution. The following values are recognized:
- point or pt -- point nuclear charge distribution. This is the default.
- finite or fi -- finite nuclear charge distribution with a Gaussian shape. The RMS radius of the Gaussian is determined from the nuclear mass number A by the expression rRMS = 0.836 * A1 / 3 + 0.57 fm.
NOTE: If you specify a finite nuclear size, you should ensure that the basis set you use is contracted for a finite nuclear size.
The following examples illustrate some of the various options that the user can specify on the first input line of the GEOMETRY directive, using the keywords and input options described above.
The following directives all specify the same geometry for H2 (a bond length of 0.732556 Å):
geometry geometry units nm h 0 0 0 h 0 0 0 h 0 0 0.732556 h 0 0 0.0732556 end end
geometry units pm geometry units atomic h 0 0 0 h 0 0 0 h 0 0 73.2556 h 0 0 1.3843305 end end
SYMMETRY -- Symmetry Group Input
The SYMMETRY directive is used (optionally) within the compound GEOMETRY directive to specify the point group for the molecular geometry or space group for the crystal structure. The general form of the directive, as described above within the general form of the GEOMETRY directive, is as follows:
[SYMMETRY [group] <string group_name>|<integer group number> [setting <integer setting>] [print] \ [tol <real tol default 1d-2>]]
The keyword group is optional, and can be omitted without affecting how the input for this directive is processed. However, if the SYMMETRY directive is used, a group name must be specified by supplying an entry for the string variable <group_name> or <group number>. The latter is useful for the space groups discussed in the section below. The group name should be specified as the standard Schöflies symbol. Examples of expected input for the variable group_name include such entries as:
- c2v - for molecular symmetry C2v
- d2h - for molecular symmetry D2h
- Td - for molecular symmetry Td
- d6h - for molecular symmetry D6h
The SYMMETRY directive is optional. The default is no symmetry (i.e., C1 point group). Automatic detection of point group symmetry is available through the use of autosym in the GEOMETRY directive main line (discussed in Keywords on the GEOMETRY directive). Note: if the SYMMETRY directive is present the autosym keyword is ignored.
If only symmetry-unique atoms are specified, the others will be generated through the action of the point group operators, but the user if free to specify all atoms. The user must know the symmetry of the molecule being modeled, and be able to specify the coordinates of the atoms in a suitable orientation relative to the rotation axes and planes of symmetry. Appendix C lists a number of examples of the GEOMETRY directive input for specific molecules having symmetry patterns recognized by NWChem. The exact point group symmetry will be forced upon the molecule, and atoms within 10 − 3 A.U. of a symmetry element (e.g., a mirror plane or rotation axis) will be forced onto that element. Thus, it is not necessary to specify to a high precision those coordinates that are determined solely by symmetry.
The keyword print gives information concerning the point group generation, including the group generators, a character table, the mapping of centers, and the group operations.
The keyword tol relates to the accuracy with which the symmetry-unique atoms should be specified. When the atoms are generated, those that are within the tolerance, tol, are considered the same.
Names of 3-dimensional space groups
Web resources:
- "A Hypertext Book of Crystallographic Space Group Diagrams and Tables" Birkbeck College, University of London [1]
- NRL Crystal Lattice Structures [2]
- Three-Dimensional Space Groups from Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay [3]
- REPRES, Space Group Irreducible Representations [4]
For many of the space groups there are multiple choices of symmetry transformations. They are denoted as settings for each of the groups. By default, the code will use the first setting. By defining "setting <integer setting>" on the symmetry input line (see above), you can tell the code to choose a different setting/symmetry transformation.
Triclinic space groups (group numbers: 1-2)
Monoclinic space groups (group numbers: 3-15)
P2 P2_1 C2 Pm Pc Cm Cc P2/m P2_1/m C2/m P2/c P2_1/c C2/c
Orthorhombic space groups (group numbers: 16-74)
P222 P222_1 P2_12_12 P2_12_12_1 C222_1 C222 F222 I222 I2_12_12_1 Pmm2 Pmc2_1 Pcc2 Pma2 Pca2_1 Pnc2 Pmn2_1 Pba2 Pna2_1 Pnn2 Cmm2 Cmc2_1 Ccc2 Amm2 Abm2 Ama2 Aba2 Fmm2 Fdd2 Imm2 Iba2 Ima2 Pmmm Pnnn Pccm Pban Pmma Pnna Pmna Pcca Pbam Pccn Pbcm Pnnm Pmmn Pbcn Pbca Pnma Cmcm Cmca Cmmm Cccm Cmma Ccca Fmmm Fddd Immm Ibam Ibca Imma
Tetragonal space groups (group numbers: 75-142)
P4 P4_1 P4_2 P4_3 I4 I4_1 P-4 I-4 P4/m P4_2/m P4/n P4_2/n I4/m I4_1/a P422 P42_12 P4_122 P4_12_12 P4_222 P4_22_12 P4_322 P4_32_12 I422 I4_122 P4mm P4bm P4_2cm P4_2nm P4cc P4nc P4_2mc P4_2bc I4mm I4cm I4_1md I4_1cd P-42m P-42c P-42_1m P-42_1c P-4m2 P-4c2 P-4b2 P-4n2 I-4m2 I-4c2 I-42m I-42d P4/mmm P4/mcc P4/nbm P4/nnc P4/mbm P4/mnc P4/nmm P4/ncc P4_2/mmc P4_2/mcm P4_2/nbc P4_2/nnm P4_2/mbc P4_2/mnm P4_2/nmc P4_2/ncm I4/mmm I4/mcm I4_1/amd I4_1/acd
Trigonal space groups (group numbers: 143-167)
P3 P3_1 P3_2 R3 P-3 R-3 P312 P321 P3_112 P3_121 P3_212 P3_221 R32 P3m1 P31m P3c1 P31c R3m R3c P-31m P-31c P-3m1 P-3c1 R-3m R-3c
Hexagonal space groups (group numbers: 168-194)
P6 P6_1 P6_5 P6_2 P6_4 P6_3 P-6 P6/m P6_3/m P622 P6_122 P6_522 P6_222 P6_422 P6_322 P6mm P6cc P6_3cm P6_3mc P-6m2 P-6c2 P-62m P-62c P6/mmm P6/mcc P6_3/mcm P6_3/mmc
Cubic space groups (group numbers: 195-230)
P23 F23 I23 P2_13 I2_13 Pm-3 Pn-3 Fm-3 Fd-3 Im-3 Pa-3 Ia-3 P432 P4_232 F432 F4_132 I432 P4_332 P4_132 I4_132 P-43m F-43m I-43m P-43n F-43c I-43d Pm-3m Pn-3n Pm-3n Pn-3m Fm-3m Fm-3c Fd-3m Fd-3c Im-3m Ia-3d
[ LOAD [format xyz||pdb] [frame <int frame>] \ [select [not] \ [name <string atomname>] \ [rname <string residue-name>] [id <int atom-id>|<int range atom-id1:atom-id2> ... ] [resi <int residue-id>|<int range residue-id1:residue-id2> ... ] ] <string filename> ]
LOAD directive allows users to load Cartesian coordinates from external pdb or xyz files with the name <filename>. This directive works in addition to the explicit Cartesian coordinate declaration and can be repeated and mixed with the latter. This allows for complex coordinate assemblies where some coordinates are loaded from external files and some specified explicitly in the input file. The ordering of coordinates in the final geometry will follow the order in which LOAD statements and explicit coordinates are specified. NOTE that PDB file has to end with "END" keyword!
- The actual file from which coordinates will be loaded is presumed to be located in the run directory (the same place where input file resides). Its name cannot coincide with any of the keywords in the LOAD statement. To keep things simple it is advised to specify it either at the beginning or the end of the LOAD directive.
- format xyz || pdb - specifies format of the input file. The only formats that are supported at this point are pdb and xyz. Either one can contain multiple structures, which can be selected using the frame directive. Note that in case of PDB file multiple structures are expected to be separated by END keyword. If the format directive is not provided the format will be inferred from file extension - .xyz for xyz files and .pdb for pdb files
- frame <int frame> - specifies which frame/structure to load from multiple structure xyz or pdb files. In the absence of this directive the 1st frame/structure will be loaded
- select ... - this directive allows to selectively load parts of the geoemtry in the file within aspecified frame. Selections can be based on atom index (id), atom name (name), and for pdb files can also include residue index (resi) and residue name (rname). Atom and residue name selection are based on an exact single name match. Atom and residue index allow both multiple single number and multiple range selection. For example
select id 2 4:6 9
will result in the selection of atom id's 2 4 5 6 9.
The effect of multiple selection differs depending on on whether these selections are within a given class (say atom id) or between different classes ( e.g. atom id and name). Multiple selection for within given class are always combined as OR . For example
select id 2 id 3
will select atoms whose id is 2 OR 3.
Multiple selection between different classes are always combined as AND. For example
select id 2 id 3 name O
will select atoms whose id is (2 OR 3) AND name is O.
Each selection criteria can be inverted by prepending not keyword. For example
select not name O id 2:4
will select all atoms that are not named O and whose id/index is between 2 and 4.
Cartesian coordinate input
The default in NWChem is to specify the geometry information entirely in Cartesian coordinates, and examples of this format have appeared above (e.g, Water Molecule Input). Each center (usually an atom) is identified on a line of the following form:
<string tag> <real x y z> [vx vy vz] \ [charge <real charge>] [mass <real mass>] \ [(nuc || nucl || nucleus) <string nucmodel>]
The string <tag> is the name of the atom or center, and its case (upper or lower) is important. The tag is limited to 16 characters and is interpreted as follows:
- If the entry for <tag> begins with either the symbol or name of an element (regardless of case), then the center is treated as an atom of that type. The default charge is the atomic number (adjusted for the presence of ECPs by the ECP NELEC directive ; see Section 8). Additional characters can be added to the string, to distinguish between atoms of the same element (For example, the tags oxygen, O, o34, olonepair, and Oxygen-ether, will all be interpreted as oxygen atoms.).
- If the entry for <tag> begins with the characters bq or x (regardless of case), then the center is treated as a dummy center with a default zero charge (Note: a tag beginning with the characters xe will be interpreted as a xenon atom rather than as a dummy center.). Dummy centers may optionally have basis functions or non-zero charge.
It is important to be aware of the following points regarding the definitions and usage of the values specified for the variable <tag> to describe the centers in a system:
- If the tag begins with characters that cannot be matched against an atom, and those characters are not BQ or X, then a fatal error is generated.
- The tag of a center is used in the BASIS and ECP directives to associate functions with centers.
- All centers with the same tag will have the same basis functions.
- When using automatic symmetry detection, only centers with the same tag will be candidates for testing for symmetry equivalence.
- The user-specified charges (of all centers, atomic and dummy) and any net total charge of the system are used to determine the number of electrons in the system.
The Cartesian coordinates of the atom in the molecule are specified as real numbers supplied for the variables x, y, and z following the characters entered for the tag. The values supplied for the coordinates must be in the units specified by the value of the variable <units> on the first line of the GEOMETRY directive input.
After the Cartesian coordinate input, optional velocities may be entered as real numbers for the variables vx, vy, and vz. The velocities should be given in atomic units and are used in QMD and PSPW calculations.
The Cartesian coordinate input line also contains the optional keywords charge, mass and nucleus, which allow the user to specify the charge of the atom (or center) and its mass (in atomic mass units), and the nuclear model. The default charge for an atom is its atomic number, adjusted for the presence of ECPs. In order to specify a different value for the charge on a particular atom, the user must enter the keyword charge, followed by the desired value for the variable <charge>.
The default mass for an atom is taken to be the mass of its most abundant naturally occurring isotope or of the isotope with the longest half-life. To model some other isotope of the element, its mass must be defined explicitly by specifying the keyword mass, followed by the value (in atomic mass units) for the variable <mass>.
The default nuclear model is a point nucleus. The keyword nucleus (or nucl or nuc) followed by the model name <nucmodel> overrides this default. Allowed values of <nucmodel> are point or pt and finite or fi. The finite option is a nuclear model with a Gaussian shape. The RMS radius of the Gaussian is determined by the atomic mass number via the formula rRMS = 0.836 * A1 / 3 + 0.57 fm. The mass number A is derived from the variable <mass>.
The geometry of the system can be specified entirely in Cartesian coordinates by supplying a <tag> line of the type described above for each atom or center. The user has the option, however, of supplying the geometry of some or all of the atoms or centers using a Z-matrix description. In such a case, the user supplies the input tag line described above for any centers to be described by Cartesian coordinates, and then specifies the remainder of the system using the optional ZMATRIX directive described below in Z-matrix input.
ZMATRIX -- Z-matrix input
The ZMATRIX directive is an optional directive that can be used within the compound GEOMETRY directive to specify the structure of the system with a Z-matrix, which can include both internal and Cartesian coordinates. The ZMATRIX directive is itself a compound directive that can include the VARIABLES and CONSTANTS directives, depending on the options selected. The general form of the compound ZMATRIX directive is as follows:
[ZMATRIX || ZMT || ZMAT <string tagn> <list_of_zmatrix_variables> ... [VARIABLES <string symbol> <real value> ... ] [CONSTANTS <string symbol> <real value> ... ] (END || ZEND)]
The input module recognizes three possible spellings of this directive name. It can be invoked with ZMATRIX, ZMT, or ZMAT. The user can specify the molecular structure using either Cartesian coordinates or internal coordinates (bond lengths, bond angles and dihedral angles. The Z-matrix input for a center defines connectivity, bond length, and bond or torsion angles. Cartesian coordinate input for a center consists of three real numbers defining the x,y,z coordinates of the atom.
Within the Z-matrix input, bond lengths and Cartesian coordinates must be input in the user-specified units, as defined by the value specified for the variable <units> on the first line of the GEOMETRY directive. All angles are specified in degrees.
The individual centers (denoted as i, j, and k below) used to specify Z-matrix connectivity may be designated either as integers (identifying each center by number) or as tags (If tags are used, the tag must be unique for each center.) The use of dummy atoms is possible, by using X or BQ at the start of the tag.
Bond lengths, bond angles and dihedral angles (denoted below as R, alpha, and beta, respectively) may be specified either as numerical values or as symbolic strings that must be subsequently defined using the VARIABLES or CONSTANTS directives. The numerical values of the symbolic strings labeled VARIABLES may be subject to changes during a geometry optimization say, while the numerical values of the symbolic strings labeled CONSTANTS will stay frozen to the value given in the input. The same symbolic string can be used more than once, and any mixture of numeric data and symbols is acceptable. Bond angles (α) must be in the range 0 < α < 180.
The Z-matrix input is specified sequentially as follows:
tag1 tag2 i R tag3 i R j alpha tag4 i R j alpha k beta [orient] ...
The structure of this input is described in more detail below. In the following discussion, the tag or number of the center being currently defined is labeled as C (C for current). The values entered for these tags for centers defined in the Z-matrix input are interpreted in the same way as the <tag> entries for Cartesian coordinates described above (see Cartesian coordinate input). Figures 1, 2 and 3 display the relationships between the input data and the definitions of centers and angles.
The Z-matrix input shown above is interpreted as follows:
- tag1
Only a tag is required for the first center.
- tag2 i R
The second center requires specification of its tag and the bond length (RCi) distance to a previous atom, which is identified by i.
- tag3 i R j alpha
The third center requires specification of its tag, its bond length distance (RCi) to one of the two previous centers (identified by the value of i), and the bond angle .
- tag i R j alpha k beta [<integer orient default 0>]
The fourth, and all subsequent centers, require the tag, a bond length (RCi) relative to center i, the bond angle with centers i and j ( , and either the dihedral angle (β) between the current center and centers i, j, and k (Figure 1), or a second bond angle and an orientation to the plane containing the other three centers (Figure 2 and 3).
By default, β is interpreted as a dihedral angle (see Figure 1), but if the optional final parameter (<orient>) is specified with the value ±1, then β is interpreted as the angle . The sign of <orient> specifies the direction of the bond angle relative to the plane containing the three reference atoms. If <orient> is +1, then the new center (C) is above the plane (Figure 2); and if <orient> is -1, then C is below the plane (Figure 3).
Following the Z-matrix center definitions described above, the user can specify initial values for any symbolic variables used to define the Z-matrix tags. This is done using the optional VARIABLES directive, which has the general form:
VARIABLES <string symbol> <real value> ...
Each line contains the name of a variable followed by its value. Optionally, an equals sign (=) can be included between the symbol and its value, for clarity in reading the input file.
Following the VARIABLES directive, the CONSTANTS directive may be used to define any Z-matrix symbolic variables that remain unchanged during geometry optimizations. To freeze the Cartesian coordinates of an atom, refer to Applying constraints in geometry optimizations. The general form of this directive is as follows:
CONSTANTS <string symbol> <real value> ...
Each line contains the name of a variable followed by its value. As with the VARIABLES directive, an equals sign (=) can be included between the symbol and its value.
The end of the Z-matrix input using the compound ZMATRIX directive is signaled by a line containing either END or ZEND, following all input for the directive itself and its associated optional directives.
A simple example is presented for water. All Z-matrix parameters are specified numerically, and symbolic tags are used to specify connectivity information. This requires that all tags be unique, and therefore different tags are used for the two hydrogen atoms, which may or may not be identical.
geometry zmatrix O H1 O 0.95 H2 O 0.95 H1 108.0 end end
The following example illustrates the Z-matrix input for the molecule CH3CF3. This input uses the numbers of centers to specify the connectivity information (i, j, and k), and uses symbolic variables for the Z-matrix parameters R, alpha, and beta, which are defined in the inputs for the VARIABLES and CONSTANTS directives.
geometry zmatrix C C 1 CC H 1 CH1 2 HCH1 H 1 CH2 2 HCH2 3 TOR1 H 1 CH3 2 HCH3 3 -TOR2 F 2 CF1 1 CCF1 3 TOR3 F 2 CF2 1 CCF2 6 FCH1 F 2 CF3 1 CCF3 6 -FCH1 variables CC 1.4888 CH1 1.0790 CH2 1.0789 CH3 1.0789 CF1 1.3667 CF2 1.3669 CF3 1.3669 constants HCH1 104.28 HCH2 104.74 HCH3 104.7 CCF1 112.0713 CCF2 112.0341 CCF3 112.0340 TOR1 109.3996 TOR2 109.3997 TOR3 180.0000 FCH1 106.7846 end end
The input for any centers specified with Cartesian coordinates must be specified using the format of the <tag> lines described in Cartesian coordinate input above. However, in order to correctly specify these Cartesian coordinates within the Z-matrix, the user must understand the orientation of centers specified using internal coordinates. These are arranged as follows:
- The first center is placed at the origin.
- The third center is placed in the z-x plane.
ZCOORD -- Forcing internal coordinates
By default redundant internal coordinates are generated for use in geometry optimizations. Connectivity is inferred by comparing inter-atomic distances with the sum of the van der Waals radii of the two atoms involved in a possible bond, times a scaling factor. The scaling factor is an input parameter of ZCOORD which maybe changed from its default value of 1.3. Under some circumstances (unusual bonding, bond dissociation, ...) it will be necessary to augment the automatically generated list of internal coordinates to force some specific internal coordinates to be included in among the internal coordinates. This is accomplished by including the optional directive ZCOORD within the geometry directive. The general form of the ZCOORD directive is as follows:
ZCOORD CVR_SCALING <real value> BOND <integer i> <integer j> \ [<real value>] [<string name>] [constant] ANGLE <integer i> <integer j> <integer k> \ [<real value>] [<string name>] [constant] TORSION <integer i> <integer j> <integer k> <integer l> \ [<real value>] [<string name>] [constant] END
The centers i, j, k and l must be specified using the numbers of the centers, as supplied in the input for the Cartesian coordinates. The ZCOORD input parameters are defined as follows:
- cvr_scaling -- scaling factor applied to van der Waals radii.
- bond -- a bond between the two centers.
- angle -- a bond angle .
- torsion -- a torsion (or dihedral) angle. The angle between the planes i-j-k and j-k-l.
A value may be specified for a user-defined internal coordinate, in which case it is forced upon the input Cartesian coordinates while attempting to make only small changes in the other internal coordinates. If no value is provided the value implicit in the input coordinates is kept. If the keyword constant is specified, then that internal variable is not modified during a geometry optimization with DRIVER. Each internal coordinate may also be named either for easy identification in the output, or for the application of constraints (Applying constraints in geometry optimizations).
If the keyword adjust is specified on the main GEOMETRY directive, only ZCOORD data may be specified and it can be used to change the user-defined internal coordinates, including adding/removing constraints and changing their values.
Applying constraints in geometry optimizations
Internal coordinates specified as constant in a ZCOORD directive or in the constants section of a ZMATRIX directive, will be frozen at their initial values if a geometry optimization is performed with DRIVER (Section 20).
If internal coordinates have the same name (give or take an optional sign for torsions) then they are forced to have the same value. This may be used to force bonds or angles to be equal even if they are not related by symmetry.
When atoms have been specified by their Cartesian coordinates, and internal coordinates are not being used, it is possible to freeze the cartesian position of selected atoms. This is useful for such purposes as optimizing a molecule absorbed on the surface of a cluster with fixed geometry. Only the gradients associated with the active atoms are computed. This can result in a big computational saving, since gradients associated with frozen atoms are forced to zero (Note, however, that this destroys the translational and rotational invariance of the gradient. This is not yet fully accommodated by the STEPPER geometry optimization software, and can sometimes result in slower convergence of the optimization. The DRIVER optimization package does not suffer from this problem).
The SET directive is used to freeze atoms, by specifying a directive of the form:
set geometry:actlist <integer list_of_center_numbers>
This defines only the centers in the list as active. All other centers will have zero force assigned to them, and will remain frozen at their starting coordinates during a geometry optimization.
For example, the following directive specifies that atoms numbered 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 15 are active and all other atoms are frozen:
set geometry:actlist 1 5:8 15
or equivalently,
set geometry:actlist 1 5 6 7 8 15
If this option is not specified by entering a SET directive, the default behavior in the code is to treat all atoms as active. To revert to this default behavior after the option to define frozen atoms has been invoked, the UNSET directive must be used. The form of the UNSET directive is as follows:
unset geometry:actlist
SYSTEM -- Lattice parameters for periodic systems
This keyword is needed only for for 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional periodic systems.
The system keyword can assume the following values
- polymer -- system with 1-d translational symmetry (not currently available with NWPW module).
- surface -- system with 2-d translational symmetry (not currently available with NWPW module).
- crystal -- system with 3-d translational symmetry.
- molecule -- no translational symmetry (this is the default)
When the system possess translational symmetry, fractional coordinates are used in the directions where translational symmetry exists. This means that for crystals x, y and z are fractional, for surfaces x and y are fractional, whereas for polymers only z is fractional. For example, in the following H2O layer input (a 2-d periodic system), x and y coordinates are fractional, whereas z is expressed in Angstroms.
geometry units angstrom
Since no space group symmetry is available yet other than P1, input of cell parameters is relative to the primitive cell. For example, this is the input required for the cubic face-centered type structure of bulk MgO.
system crystal lat_a 2.97692 lat_b 2.97692 lat_c 2.97692 alpha 60.00 beta 60.00 gamma 60.00 end


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Quan Sturdivant, ILB, North Carolina
For the 2009 season Sturdivant moved to the middle of the linebacker corps and his leadership has led to a stifling Tar Heel defense. He was not asked to do as much as far as tackling is concerned from his new position thanks to an improving defense around him, but he still led the team with 75 tackles during the regular season and did a great job getting into the backfield, totaling 12.0 tackles-for-loss, one sack and six quarterback hurries. Sturdivant has turned into a leader during the 2010 campaign after many of the other stars on defense have been suspended. However, a hamstring injury has limited him to just three games so far this year.
What makes Sturdivant so valuable is his versatility. He can play any linebacker position, and once he is there he can do everything one would want a linebacker to do. He can obviously use his 6-2, 235 pound frame to fight his way into the backfield, but he is also more than capable of dropping back into coverage.
2/8 Update: Sturdivant came back strong at the end of his senior season. Despite missing time with the hamstring injury, the linebacker finished third on the team in tackles. He even wrapped up his collegiate career by picking off a pass on his last play on the field. The result was a 30-27 double overtime victory for the Tar Heels over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. Sturdivant can still improve his stock, but he is a solid second or third round selection right now.
4/4 Update: A solid showing at the NFL combine has moved Sturdivant up most draft boards. With inside linebackers like Greg Jones, Casey Matthews and Martez Wilson in the mix, Sturdivant still has some tough competition. He may not be the first inside linebacker taken (that honor will likely go to Wilson), but Sturdivant should be next in line and hear his name called in the second round.


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By Gavin Nichols
San Antonians have a great "paw-purr-tunity" for fun while learning about responsible pet care at the Bark in the Park/Perrito Grito pet festival on Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., at Woodlawn Lake Park, 1103 Cincinnati Ave.
Talk About It! SA, the San Antonio Area Foundation's animal "no kill" program, is presenting Bark in the Park/Perrito Grito. "No kill" means that healthy or treatable dogs and cats that end up in area shelters are not killed simply because there is no space for them. The Area Foundation has worked toward that goal since 2007. And we are making great progress as a community.
Bark in the Park/Perrito Grito, hosted by City Councilman Cris Medina, will feature:
- TV personality Raulito Navaira as master of ceremonies
- Pet adoptions from San Antonio rescue groups and local shelters
- Low-cost pet vaccinations onsite, provided by Pet Shotz Inc.
- Low-cost spay/neuter surgeries provided by the SNAP (by lottery, registration at 7 a.m.)
- Free Talk About It! SA collar and dog tag for all pets adopted, spayed/neutered or vaccinated at this event
- Local businesses: pet-friendly landscaping, carpet cleaners, flooring providers, fencing providers, groomers, etc
- Pet contests: best dressed, coolest trick, "Mutt Strutt" and look-a-like, with celebrity judges. Register for contest that day.
- Free nail clippings, provided by Lucy's Doggy Daycare and Happy Tails Mobile Groomer
- Local food vendors: aguas frescas, fruit cups, Tin Can Taco, Wheelie Gourmet etc.
- Live music
- "Love at First Lick" video contest
We are bringing all of these services together in one place for Bark in the Park/Perrito Grito in an area that needs access to services that reduce the number of animals roaming around and breeding. We want to keep the focus on a community level, with people talking to their neighbors and family about these issues.
"I'm excited that this event is coming to Woodlawn Lake," said District 7 City Councilman Cris Medina. "It's partnership events like this that promote and foster responsible pet ownership in our community."
Bark in the Park/Perrito Grito emphasizes the fundamentals of the "Care, Adopt, Neuter," or "C.A.N" approach to animals. C.A.N. is the pathway to becoming a "no kill" city.
The "Care" part of C.A.N means taking proper care of animals and treating them as part of the family, but also keeping them at home, she said. Dogs kept properly off the streets won't end up hit by cars or locked up at the animal shelter.
The "Adopt" component encourages people to adopt pets from shelters or from animal rescue organizations.
"Neuter" is crucial to the program, so the animals won't be having puppies or kittens that end up killed on the streets or picked up by the city.
The San Antonio Area Foundation, through its Animal No Kill Fund, has collaborated with the City of San Antonio and local animal welfare organizations to help reach "no kill" status. In addition, the Talk About It! SA campaign was established in order to provide an interactive platform for the community to come together and achieve this effort. We promote Care. Adopt. Neuter.
For information about Bark in the Park/Perrito Grito, or about Talk About It! SA and the No-Kill team, please email email@example.com, or call 210-242-4270.
Gavin Nichols is Program Officer-Community Initiatives at the San Antonio Area Foundation.


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Decision : CONF 204 X.A.1
Greater Blue Mountains Area (Australia)
Property: Greater Blue Mountains Area
Id. N°: 917
State Party: Australia
Criteria: N (ii), (iv)
Recalling the history of the nomination, IUCN informed the Committee that the Bureau at its twenty-third session had recommended deferral for the natural part of this originally mixed nomination inviting the Australian authorities to consider the possibility of a serial nomination to cover the full range of values of eucalyptus ecosystems. The Bureau had noted that although the area was nationally important, it was not considered on its own to be a significant representation of eucalyptus-dominated vegetation on a global scale. There were also unresolved integrity questions. The Bureau at the time also did not recommend inscription for its cultural values.
IUCN informed the Committee that a thorough evaluation of the additional material subsequently presented by Australia took place. The additional material did not address the question of a serial nomination to cover the full range of values of eucalyptus ecosystems. IUCN also noted that, while the information provided by the State Party had verified the international significance of eucalypt dominated vegetation, the areas to be included in a serial site were not identified and recommended again to defer the site. Now that the issue was before the Committee to decide, IUCN's advice was to defer the nomination, as recommended by the Bureau in 1999 in favour of a possible serial site and reminded the Committee of Operational Guidelines, Paragraph 19 dealing with serial sites. IUCN noted however, that this was a finely balanced case and if the Committee wished to inscribe the site, it would suggest that criterion (ii) would be a potential one. He also referred to proposed national legislation where the identification of eucalypt heritage sites could go some way to meeting IUCN's suggestion of a serial site. Possible sites could include areas in Southwest Australia and the Australian Alps, although integrity problems may need to be addressed.
The Committee discussed the issues raised by IUCN at length and supported the nomination, in particular highlighting the need to recognize eucalyptus ecosystems on a global scale. Committee members also pointed out the uniqueness of the site in relation to the recently discovered Wollemi Pine and the increase in the representation of eucalypts on the World Heritage List. They emphasised Australia's responsibility in protecting eucalypts in their original ecosystems. The Committee also considered adding criterion (iv).
The Committee inscribed the Greater Blue Mountains Area under natural criteria (ii) and (iv).
Criteria (ii) and (iv): Australia's eucalypt vegetation is worthy of recognition as of outstanding universal value, because of its adaptability and evolution in post- Gondwana isolation. The site contains a wide and balanced representation of eucalypt habitats from wet and dry sclerophyll, mallee heathlands, as well as localised swamps, wetlands, and grassland. 90 eucalypt taxa (13% of the global total) and representation of all four groups of eucalypts occur. There is also a high level of endemism with 114 endemic taxa found in the area as well as 120 nationally rare and threatened plant taxa. The site hosts several evolutionary relic species (Wollemia, Microstrobos, Acrophyllum) which have persisted in highly restricted microsites.
The Delegate of Australia thanked the Committee and IUCN for the constructive process and informed the Committee that the world's most eminent experts on biodiversity and eucalypts have stated the outstanding universal value of the Blue Mountains. Whilst the Greater Blue Mountains has been inscribed as a stand-alone site, Australia recognises that there may be other important key sites of outstanding significance representing the evolution of the eucalyptus.
He informed the Committee that the Australian Government is shortly to introduce legislation to allow listing of places of national heritage significance. These places will be protected to the same level under Commonwealth law currently provided to World Heritage sites. The national list will be compiled according to themes representing the natural, cultural and historic environment. Whilst any particular site can only be listed following a public assessment and consultation process, it is expected that the identification of places representing the evolution of the eucalyptus would be an appropriate early theme for assessment, complementing the inscription of the Blue Mountains on the World Heritage List.


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Cooking from the Glossies: Mustard-Baked Chicken with a Pretzel Crust Recipe
The first time I tasted the famed pretzel croissant at the City Bakery in Union Square, it was like a revelation from the culinary gods. The inside was light, flaky, and buttery—everything you would expect from a French pastry. Yet the outside somehow conveyed that salty, chewy, New York street cart flavor. It was a perfect, if implausible, match, and to this day I have a hard time walking down 18th Street without stopping in and devouring one as an indulgent mid-afternoon snack.
So when I saw City Bakery chef Ilene Rosen's recipe for Mustard-Baked Chicken with a Pretzel Crust in the September issue of Food & Wine, I couldn't wait to try it.
For this dish, it's imperative to use the right kind of pretzel. I settled on Bachman's Hard Sourdoughs. (Don't be tempted to substitute miniature pretzels or pretzel sticks—once crushed they won't have the same crisp, chunky consistency.) It's also best to use the grainiest mustard you can find, as the seeds help to convey much of the tangy mustard flavor.
One of the best things about this recipe is that everything can be prepared ahead of time. I crushed my pretzels and made the mustard sauce in the afternoon, before meeting a friend for a leisurely glass of early evening wine. When I got home, it only took a minute to dredge the chicken breasts through the sauce, press in the crumbs, and slide them into the oven. Exactly 25 minutes later I tucked in to an absolutely delicious dinner that I will certainly make again. Simple and unique, this dish would make for a fun, funky dinner party when paired with a selection of good beers.
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- Yield:6 servings
- 1/2 pound hard pretzels, coarsely crushed (about 4 cups)
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup whole-grain mustard
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Preheat oven to 400°F. In a food processor, pulse the pretzels until coarsely ground; you should have fine crumbs and large chunks. Transfer to a shallow bowl.
Wipe out the processor and add the oil, whole-grain and Dijon mustards, water, and vinegar and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Pour half the dressing in a large, shallow bowl, add the chicken breasts, and turn to coat. Dredge the chicken in the pretzel crumbs and transfer to a rack set over a rimmed baking sheet. Bake in the upper third of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cooked through.
Serve the chicken, passing the remaining mustard sauce on the side.
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Cambridge, Mass. – UMBC senior face-off specialist Phil Poe (Harwood, Md./DeMatha) was named America East Conference co-Player of the Week, the league office announced today.
Poe shares the award by Albany attackman Lyle Thompson.
Poe set a pair of school records in UMBC's 17-14 regular season finale victory at Vermont. UMBC's all-time leader in face-offs won controlled a school-record 28 (of 34) draws, surpassing his own school mark by five. The all-time NCAA Division I record for face-offs won in a game is 30, which is shared by three players.
He also collected 20 ground balls, eclipsing Nick Brownlee's record of 18, recorded on April 6, 1997.
Poe won 9-of-11 draws in the second quarter as UMBC outscored Vermont, 10-0, to take control of the game.
Poe now has a career-best 112 ground balls on the campaign, the most-ever by a UMBC Division I player and tied for the fourth-most in school history. His 28 face-off wins are three more than two other players who shared the NCAA single-game mark in 2014 entering play last week. The 20 ground balls recorded by Poe ties Bryant's Kevin Massa, who has done it on two occasions in 2014.
Amongst all active players, Poe is fifth in face-offs won (632) and face-offs taken (1,135) and 11th in ground balls (5.98) per game. In 2014, he is ranked ninth nationally with 8.62 ground balls per contest.
The two-time America East First Team face-off specialist earned an earlier Player of the week honor on April 23, 2012.
UMBC (7-6, 3-2 AE) is the No. 3 seed for the upcoming America East Tournament and will take on second-seeded Binghamton (7-7, 4-1 AE) in the first semifinal contest at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 at Stony Brook's La Valle Stadium.


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Talk about a great idea for a stop motion video.
11 months and 3000 pictures later…
UK-based YouTube user nothinghereok bought this used engine off Ebay for his Triumph Spitfire after his own engine suffered a catastrophic failure. He then decided to document the process of rebuilding the engine from stripping its thousands of parts, cleaning them up to completely reassembling the entire thing again. Mind-boggling. Also, a great little surprise at the end.


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The internet's continued evolution has given rise to countless avenues of communication not imagined just two-decades earlier. Today, executives can leverage the power of e-mail to broker deals halfway around the globe at near-instantaneous speed. Former classmates can exchange photos or reminisce about their favorite elementary-school teachers, countless years after graduation. Scientists and researchers can share their latest findings or can query humanity's collective knowledge, all without leaving their chair. And pet lovers across the country can upload more than 300,000 videos of their kittens. At the FCC, this innovation provides ever-evolving avenues for openness, transparency, and continued dialogue between government and the citizens it seeks to serve.
For the FCC, openness is not simply about making information obtainable for those who seek it, but rather, making sure that information is well known, easily accessible, and freely open to all. Whether on this blog, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, or the FCC's numerous RSS feeds, the agency makes information regarding its actions – past, present, and planned – readily available across today's most popular social media platforms for users to share, comment, and most importantly, learn what the government is doing on their behalf.
In today's multimedia-rich digital age, the information necessary to ensure the FCC's transparency comes in many forms. While /data serves as a robust clearinghouse for the agency's traditional forms of knowledge, such as reports or databases, increasingly, transparency can be found in the pixels of the images and videos posted on the FCC's Flickr photostream and YouTube channel.
That information, however, requires context to gain true meaning, generated by the FCC's commitment to continuing an ongoing dialogue with, and among the public. A truly innovative approach to governance, the FCC's Broadband and Open Internet Idealscale forums allow citizens to add their voice to the discussion, brainstorm ideas with others, and vote for ideas they think are best. The FCC's Reboot Uservoice forums bridge decision-makers and those most affected by decisions in a collaborative approach to online services, information, and engagement.
These are just a handful of the various tools the FCC uses daily, and an even smaller sampling of the online tools available today, let alone what innovation tomorrow may bring. What tools are we not using? What could we use better? As we continue on the journey together toward increased openness, transparency, and continued dialog, I encourage you to share your thoughts both in the many avenues listed above, and in the comments section below.
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Say you're in a warehouse, one like FedEX Ground, I guess it's a warehouse, anyways, your task is to sort boxes into one of three belts depending on what the zip code is. Say you are kind of slow to learn how to do this in your head without looking at a sorting chart. You would need a program, or flash cards if you were stuck in the 50's.
I'm thinking I could start with a linked list, and maybe a little fstream magic and binary code and whatnot save the sorting chart to a file, that my little program could read, and then create a linked lisk subsequently and of course rearrange it and such. I could have the zips pop up and you could enter 1, 2, or 3 depending on which belt they go onto. This way you could learn how to be a better sorter at work.
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"Reclusive." Is that an adjective, or is it actually part of J.D. Salinger's name? The word has been used so often to describe the famous writer, one could be forgiven for thinking it appears on his birth certificate.
But there's obviously much more to the story of "reclusive author J.D. Salinger" than the way he withdrew from public view and publishing and spent much of his life in Cornish, N.H., where he was frequently pursued by avid fans. One of the more entertaining tidbits in "Salinger," the exhaustive, exhausting and overly hyped new documentary by Shane Salerno, is the account of one of those fans, who made the pilgrimage and clearly felt he was owed more time than he was granted.
"I'm not a counselor," Salinger said, finally. "I'm a fiction writer."
It would have been enough if "Salinger" had merely explored that one idea: How much did this writer, after capturing the world's attention with "The Catcher in the Rye," owe us? Did he owe us a sequel, a novel every few years, or his presence on talk shows, with opinions on the issues of the day? Did he "owe" us more than he gave, before his death in 2010 at the age of 91? It seems many felt that way.
But Salerno, until now best known as a screenwriter for "Armageddon" and "Savages," spent nearly a decade researching Salinger for this project, which includes a 700-page book and a TV documentary. And he had enough material, clearly, for five different films: "Salinger and his Wartime Past," "for example. "Salinger and his Women." "Salinger and His Struggles With Fame." Instead, he took a kitchen-sink approach, and while the film moves quickly for its 120 minutes, that approach blunts its impact.
Take, for example, the mere number of voices here. Though arguably the two most important people -- Salinger's children -- did not cooperate, it seems most anyone else did. And so we have fellow authors, literary folk, historians, former lovers, acquaintances, and fans all having their say. Some have fascinating stories indeed -- as in the wartime buddy who tells how Salinger arrived on the Normandy beaches on D-Day carrying in-progress chapters of "Catcher."
Others, including Martin Sheen, John Cusack, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ed Norton or director Judd Apatow, are there to describe the impact Salinger's work had on them -- with mixed effect.
And one thing the director might certainly have jettisoned, in addition to a sometimes excitable score, are the needless dramatizations -- an actor on a stage, pounding at a typewriter, or a neglected child knocking fruitlessly on the door of Salinger's work cabin.
For those not already well versed in all things Salinger, there's absorbing material on his wartime past: the amount of time he spent in combat, his counter-intelligence work, and the breakdown he suffered later, after witnessing death-camp horrors.
On an entirely different note, there are amusing anecdotes about his aversion to selling out, particularly to Hollywood. "Tell Billy Wilder to stop calling me!" is one memorable quote.
There's also much on Salinger's affinity for younger women. Yet again, the material -- though like much here, not all of it new -- is undeniably interesting, like the account of Jean Miller, whom he met when she was 14. But some of it will make some viewers feel queasy, and wondering if he deserved such scrutiny.
Of course, there's the finale: A revelation, two hours in coming, based on anonymous sources, that there's a trove of new Salinger works to be published, according to his detailed instructions, starting in 2015.
To which we can only say: Well, that would be amazing. But who knows? We can only wait and see.
"Salinger," a Weinstein Company release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "disturbing war images, thematic elements and smoking." Running time: 120 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.


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Talented bench gives Knicks a spark and frustrates opponents
Shortly after the game starts, Mike Woodson walks down the sideline and tells his bench players to be ready. The Knicks' coach doesn't have to say it twice, and maybe not at all, not with his group of driven and dangerous reserves.
There's the perennial All-Star starring in his new role, the sparkplug who never found a shot he didn't think he could make and the catch-and-shoot marksman.
Amar'e Stoudemire, J.R. Smith and Steve Novak are the main producers on what might be the NBA's best bench, one that's giving opposing teams fits because of its firepower.
"When you're talking about winning at a high level, you got to have a good bench," Woodson said. "Our bench is just as important as the guys who start the game, and they got to understand that and know. We've been pretty good all year. It's a luxury."
Pablo Prigioni, a 35-year-old rookie point guard, is a key backup, too. A reluctant shooter, Prigioni would rather set up his teammates -- and he does.
But it's Stoudemire's inside play and powerful dunks, Smith's tough, off-balance contested shots and Novak's quick-release three-pointers on the break or in the half-court that often ignite the Knicks and deflate their opposition.
"It creates problems," a longtime NBA coach said. "Most times you're game-planning for their starters. Now you got to game-plan for three of their bench guys. I say that with J.R. and Amar'e, and with Novak, you have to know where he is on the court. You're talking about guys who can change the game. You got two starters coming off the bench."
The second unit set a franchise record by scoring 82 points against Sacramento on Saturday. Smith had 25, Stoudemire 21 (shooting 10-for-10) and Novak 15 on five three-pointers.
"To bring in guys in waves and to bring in weapons, it's demoralizing for other teams," Novak said.
High-scoring bench
The Knicks' bench averages 39.3 points per game. Only the reserves for the Bobcats, Mavericks and Clippers score more. And since Stoudemire returned Jan. 1, the bench has gotten stronger. The reserves have averaged 44.1 points in 17 games, second only to Charlotte (44.9), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
"It's a weapon," Woodson said. "If they're doing their thing, they'll stay on the floor until they go dry, and I'll figure it from there."
Having these multiple options should make the Knicks more formidable in the playoffs. The Atlantic Division-leading Knicks (31-16) are three games ahead of the second-place Nets and only 11/2 games behind the Heat for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.Amar'e a huge plus
The Knicks already create matchup nightmares with Carmelo Anthony at power forward. Having Stoudemire coming off the bench and playing with lively legs since his return from knee surgery gives them another major advantage.
Stoudemire's resume speaks for itself: six-time All-Star and seven years averaging at least 20 points. Now he often faces the opposition's second-line big men, and when he enters the game, the highest-paid backup has one thought.
"Dominate," he said. "Dominate is the main objective."
Stoudemire is beating defenders with his improved post game, in transition and on pick-and-rolls. His presence also opens up the perimeter for Smith and Novak, and they're making teams pay.
"It gives us a great element," Stoudemire said. "We're a deep team, so when they're starting to lack with their second unit, we're actually getting stronger with our second unit. There's no drop-off."
The Knicks' bench has outscored opposing subs in all but two games since Stoudemire's return. They have a 136-point edge in bench scoring the past nine games, with Stoudemire averaging 17.7 points and shooting 65.9 percent.
"Amar'e seems to be getting his explosiveness back," a veteran assistant coach said. "J.R. Smith is not a bench player on most teams. Amar'e, either. Both guys are capable of getting 20-plus on any night. Not many benches can say that."
Smith puts up the points
Smith is perpetually moving, bouncing around like Tigger in the Hundred Acre Wood and seemingly involved in every play.
He still takes questionable shots and does things that make Woodson look at him dumbfounded at times. But he's second only to the Clippers' Jamal Crawford among reserves, averaging 16.2 points, and has hit two last-second, game-winning shots.
Smith is a Sixth Man of the Year candidate in a season in which he didn't want to be a sixth man. But after Woodson and some teammates expressed to Smith how important he would be to the team coming off the bench, he put his focus into being an impact player.
"Not only did I accept it, I embraced it, because it's a huge role for any team," Smith said. "Being a sixth man, the guy coming off the bench, adding scoring, energy, defense -- it's more than just scoring."
Novak a long-range solutionIf teams double-team Anthony or Stoudemire or help on Raymond Felton when he dribbles past his defender, they're taking a major gamble with Novak on the court. He doesn't need a lot of room or time to bury a dagger three.
Playing for his fifth team in six seasons, Novak led the NBA in three-point accuracy last season (47.2 percent) and is third (44.4 percent) this season.
"I'm clear on my role and what my job is to do," Novak said. "When I'm open, I shoot the ball. Whether it goes in or not, I'm spreading the floor."
Plan B has worked
Before the season, Woodson envisioned a starting lineup featuring Stoudemire and a bench boasting veterans Jason Kidd, Rasheed Wallace and Marcus Camby. It never materialized because of injuries to Stoudemire, Wallace and Camby.
Kidd has started all but one game, Wallace (a major contributor early) has missed 27 games and Camby has played in only 14. But the Knicks still have flourished as 40-year-old Kurt Thomas, Ronnie Brewer, Chris Copeland and James White have chipped in at different times.
"One of the strengths of the Knicks' team is their great depth," the longtime NBA coach said. "They have a lot, a lot of good players, and they're veteran players who know how to play."
The Knicks' bench wasn't strong last season, when they averaged 30 points, 22nd in the league. Their lack of depth hurt them in the playoffs.
With Jeremy Lin, Baron Davis and Iman Shumpert injured, Woodson had to start Mike Bibby in the series-ending Game 5 in Miami. Smith, Novak, Jared Jeffries, Toney Douglas, Josh Harrellson, Dan Gadzuric and Jerome Jordan were backups. Bibby, Harrellson, Gadzuric and Jordan no longer are in the NBA.
Woodson and general manager Glen Grunwald made sure the Knicks wouldn't have a thin, inexperienced bench this season, bolstering the roster with quality veterans.
"There's no comparison, and that's no knock against the guys coming off the bench last year," Woodson said. "That's why it was important when Glen sat down with me this summer and talked about getting enough guys in here. That what-if -- if something happens, you got to feel good about that next guy being ready to play. We brought in a lot of guys who can still play."
The Knicks are prepared for what-if now. Their explosive bench is making it difficult for teams to keep up with them for 48 minutes.


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Judge OKs NH company's settlements of suits filed by 2 SC victims of W.Va. festival accident
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) � A New Hampshire company has settled two lawsuits stemming from a fatal accident at a music festival in West Virginia.
U.S. District Judge Irene Keeley approved National Event Services' settlements with Yen Ton and Elizabeth Rose Doran last week. Court documents don't list the settlement amounts.
Ton and Doran were injured during the 2011 All Good Music Festival when a pickup truck crashed into a tent where they were sleeping. Their friend, Nicole Miller, was killed. All three were from Mount Pleasant, S.C.
National Event Services was a subcontractor for the festival.
The Dominion Post (http://bit.ly/r8Ei4o ) reports that two other defendants, M&M Parking Inc., of Pennsylvania, and Event Staffing Inc., of Virginia, were dismissed from the cases.
Ton and Doran reached settlements with several other defendants last year.
Information from: The Dominion Post, http://www.dominionpost.com


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A Santa Fe jail was a martial arts arena.
The botox poker face.
Charlize Theron got a buzzcut.
45% of America wants to skip Christmas.
Kate Moss' bird tattoos were done by painter Lucien Freud.
PSYOPS mission patches!
Slow motion dancing water drips.
Weird cars of 2012.
Leftover Halloween candy recipes. (At what point does candy become "leftover" candy?)
Rich people amuse themselves with fancy things.
Want to play soccer?
Ban killer robots.
The mystery of the Bloop has been solved.
You can cut a Christmas tree.
Happy birthday Sean Young.
Thanks to Constance Moss, Susan Petersen and Tom Nayder for the help!