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Various explanations for the riots in London in the past week have been flouted. Diversity, white liberals who control the media, rap music, people who scream racism, multiculturalism, infantilism, victim-centers narcissistic politics, black people, liberal dogma, the breakdown of family, no threat of capital punishment or deportation to Australia for the underclass and the "social engineering industry" have all been suggested by various right-wing commentators. Others contend UK austerity measures, including the closing of youth clubs, are partly to blame.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron says gangs are responsible for the chaos and disorder in London over the past days. He blamed what happened on parents, suggesting in a statement, "Parents of these children—if they are still around—do not care where their children are or who they are with, let alone what they are doing." He also said street gangs that are "territorial, hierarchical and incredibly violent," mostly composed of "young boys, mainly from dysfunctional homes," fueled the unrest. And, he intends to consult officials in the US in the coming days so that the UK can begin to crackdown on gangs and prevent further attacks on innocent bystanders.
In assessing the situation, Cameron has determined police powers should be expanded. Cameron has announced he intends to make certain the police have the right to "require the removal of face coverings under any circumstances where there is reasonable suspicion that they are related to criminal activity." Cameron suggests the consideration of a curfew if necessary.
Cameron is open to the idea of cracking down on freedom of expression and free speech, saying media and social media companies displaying images of the riots may need to think about taking down the images. He also is advocating for granting powers to the police to "trace people on Twitter or BlackBerry Messenger" and shut users down and has gone so far as to suggest that services actually be suspended, if necessary, to restore order.
Open Rights Group, a UK organization that advocates for freedom of expression, privacy and consumer rights, considers Cameron's attacks on social media to be unwarranted. In response to Cameron's calls to suspend services, they state, "Innocent people should not be punished for the actions of others." In response to calls to suspend accounts, they say, "The coalition should resist calls for police powers or private arrangements for account suspensions" because such calls "represent the worst type of so-called 'self-regulation' and could quickly lead to abuses. Courts protect us from this." [cont'd.]
On the security and privacy of users, Open Rights warns against proposals that would undermine the right to use personal encryption keys. The organization notes how encryption provides security for individuals in the United Arab Emirates and other countries and concludes shutting down social media would set a bad example.
New measures to remove web freedoms of any sort will quickly be seized upon by oppressive governments to justify their own actions. The UK should not be using the same methods as governments in China, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia.
Making laws in haste, with limited analysis and information, to deal with an exceptional problem is likely to create unbalanced laws and abuses of our rights.
Reports have highlighted how social media is part of the efforts to clean up now. Imagine what would have happened if social media services had been shut down. Cleanups being organized through Twitter may not be taking place right now. Sure, if social media was shut down, individuals could go out on the streets and organize cleanups in their community in person but residents of a community would be less able to regain control of the space they live in if the UK government shut down social media.
One might ask why a clampdown is called for against those calling on people to join in the rioting but not individuals sending messages that call for the "scum" to be shot and murdered. Here are some examples of messages the UK government might want to investigate, if they are serious about cracking down on incitements to violence:
What about the right wing English Defense League (EDL), which blames Muslims for the violence and has mobilized middle-aged men to act as vigilantes to "help" restore order? Cameron calls their attempts to restore order "sick." One would hope there would be a crack down on EDL using social media to spread messages of hate that could further exacerbate the violence just as much as any young kid, who seeks to add his or her additional two cents in support of looting or setting fire to a business.
Twitter, Facebook or Black Berry Messengers (BBMs) are not responsible for the rioting. The suggestion that social media or mobile technology fueled the riots, especially at this moment, is more correlative than causal, meaning politicians and pundits are saying because these messages were sent out on a network people went out into the streets to riot. But, who believes those who participated would have stayed at home if they didn't read a message on Twitter but were still able to view the chaos on the streets of London by watching TV?
If Twitter, Facebook or BBMs are to blame, TV news reports are to blame too. BBC News is to blame for reporting on what was happening on the streets and letting others know where the action was taking place because others could have easily joined the riots if they had wanted. Media which repeated any calls for violence from rioters, as part of their coverage, are to be held responsible because youth could have heard those calls and they could have resonated with them in such a way that led them to go destroy property.
The same people who espouse cyber-utopianism and are quick to declare the revolution will be Twittered are the same people who are now quick to suggest the riots will be BBMed. The far-reaching conclusions drawn in the aftermath are the same kind of far-reaching conclusions drawn from the Arab Spring and even the 2009 uprising by the so-called Green Movement of Iran.
Evgeny Morozov writes in The Net Delusion, a must-read for anyone who really wants to understand how the Internet is changing societies, "The reason why so many politicians believe in the power of the Internet is because they have not given this subject much thought. Their faith is not the result of a careful examination of how the Internet is being used by dictators or how it is changing the culture of resistance and dissent. On the contrary, most often it's just unthinking acceptance of conventional wisdom, which posits that since authoritarian governments are censoring the Internet, they must be really afraid of it. Thus, according to this view, the very presence of a vibrant Internet culture greatly increases the odds that such regimes will collapse.
Granted, the youths in London were promoting the destruction of a social order, not the construction of a new social order like those who participated in the Arab Spring, and one might take issue with the attempt to apply Morozov's view on Internet freedom to the riots. But, it seems like Cameron and others, who think technology is responsible for the riots, are just as deluded as those who believe the cyber-utopian fantasy that Tunisia and Egypt was a Twitter or Facebook revolution.
In focusing on social media, UK leaders excuse themselves from addressing the true sociopolitical problems driving people into the streets. They think the easy answer is to remove the tool but if the tool is taken away the people are still there. They want to crack down on gangs but take away the gangs and severely disillusioned and disgruntled youths, who do not believe they have a stake in their community or future, still are there.
What they don't grasp is any amount of force or repression can be used will only move people into prisons or force individuals to internalize their anger toward society. That internalization will just manifest itself in the home through domestic violence and other crimes. Powerlessness and fear may also turn into a deeper racism as sections of the population are blamed for a person's situation.
Shutting down social media or removing anonymity in protests doesn't prevent any social upheaval at all. It may actually increase the possibility of tensions. Making it easier for police to designate protests as riots so they can use police powers to disperse and punish individuals exercising their civil liberties clearly cannot be expected to address the ills of society. As Laurie Penny eloquently puts it, "The language of "true Brits" defending themselves against a feral underclass is precisely the language of social division that predicated these riots. Civil unrest is a frightening thing, but more racism, more violence and more young people being demonised will not heal our cities."
Jillian C. York of the Electronic Frontier Foundation appeared on Bloomberg TV to discuss Cameron's calls to shut down social media if necessary. York nicely explains why the outcome of new police powers designed to prevent further rioting could yield few results.


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Love their General Tso's chicken and their egg rolls. The Lo Mein is bland, but that is my only complaint. Love this place!
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Artists Charles Trenet, Jill Scott, Kevin Michael
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46 Tracks of Soul and Funk from all eras to make you want to dance.
This is a drop-dead gorgeous mix. If it was a person, we would be married!
Charles Trénet beginning a tracklist of soul and funk? I like that : )
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ING Group is currently in talks with Australia's Macquarie Bank over the sale of its Asian equity sales, trading, research and equity capital markets businesses. The bank plans to retain its equity derivatives business in the region.The exclusive due diligence agreement includes operations in 10 Asian countries – Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as ING's Asian sales and trading desks in London and Asian sales desk in New York. The bank will continue to offer equity derivatives, mergers and acquisitions advisory, debt capital markets and fixed-income products, foreign exchange and treasury, structured finance and syndicated loans to clients in 12 countries in Asia.
"What we wanted to do is actually concentrate our business on servicing a select group of corporate clients, governments, financial institutions, and then cross-sell to them a range of what we call value-added products," says an ING official in Hong Kong.
However, some market participants believe that the planned sale could impact its equity derivatives business, which ING began building up in Asia in 2002 with the hiring of former Goldman Sachs banker Trinh Du to head up a new Hong Kong-based structured and listed equity derivatives trading division. At the time, ING said the equity derivatives business would leverage off its equity franchise and banking and insurance networks in the region.
"If they lose the cash side of things they are probably losing distribution. They are losing the ability to have dialogue with the kind of people who could be buying their products," says one head of equity derivatives in Hong Kong. "For Macquarie it makes sense because the bank has been a strong player in warrants and they understand derivatives reasonably well. This gives them a cash presence and allows them to expand."
The move marks the latest small or mid-sized player to exit the cash equities market, following Indosuez WI Carr in 2001 and French bank SG in 2002.
The ING official said that the price of ING's cash equities business is "very much dependant on the due diligence". Both banks plan to make a further announcement before March 31.
Topics: Goldman Sachs, ING Group, Trinh Du, Macquarie Group, Societe Generale
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Learning how to use Adobe Photoshop efficiently and effectively is the best way to get the most out of your pixels and create stunning imagery. Master the fundamentals of this program with Julieanne Kost, and discover how to achieve the results you want with Photoshop and its companion programs, Bridge and Camera Raw. This comprehensive course covers nondestructive editing techniques using layers, masking, adjustment layers, blend modes, and Smart Objects. Find out how to perform common editing tasks, including lens correction, cropping and straightening, color and tonal adjustments, noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, sharpening, and retouching. Julieanne also shows how to achieve more creative effects with filters, layer effects, illustrative type, and the Photomerge command for creating panoramas and composites.
In an ideal world, when we see a landscape that we want to photograph, the light would be just perfect. But in reality, many times when I'm traveling between locations, I don't have time to wait for the light to change. So, we make due with what we have. Luckily, Camera Raw has a very quick solution to fix an image like this. I'm going to select the BlackSand image, and then open it in Camera Raw using command + R or control + R. I want to darken down this sky and also lighten up the foreground area here where the rocks are. And in order to make a selective adjustment like this, I'm going to tap the G key.
The G key will automatically select my gradient filter tool. Now the first thing you'll notice is, over here on the right hand side, there are a lot of different attributes that you can load this gradient filter with. And by load, I mean you can tell it to change things like exposure, either increasing it or decreasing it. You can change the contrast or the highlights. You can change shadows, clarity, saturation. You can even change sharpness and reduce noise. You can get rid of a moire, you can also change the amount of defringing selectively, and you can even add a color overlay.
So now that I've made a bunch of changes to these sliders you might be wonderng why nothings happening in the image.i It's because I'm just telling Camera Raw what I want it to preload the brush with. Now if I want to reset these all back to their starting positions. Instead of double clicking on each slider, I can pick a single slider and then either click on the minus or the plus icon. As soon as I click on this icon, it will reset all of the other sliders to zero, except for the one where I clicked, in which case it would increase the exposure.
Well I actually want to do the opposite. So let's decrease the exposure. Again, nothing's happening in the image area. I'm just pre-loading the brush with what I want to paint. Now in order to drag this graduated filter, I'll start near the top of my image, and click and drag down. You'll notice that I'm dragging at different angles but if I want to constrain this I can hold down the Shift key, now it's constrained to a vertical motion. When I let go, I can then reposition the graduated filter by either clicking on the bar in the center and dragging it up or down.
Or I can change the fade range, basically, where it starts in this green dot and that green dotted line. That's where the effect that I've loaded over here on the right will be applied in 100% and in that effect, we'll gradually fade or drop off until we get to the red dot where there will be no more effect. So if I want to, I can go ahead and shorten that. Or we can lengthen that or we can adjust that at any point in time. Not only that, I can rotate it. Now it's helpful if you actually move your cursor further away from those dots. If your cursor's really close to the dots and you try to rotate then a very small move on screen will give you a large rotation.
So it's a little harder to control. If you move your cursor away from that red dot, now I can click and drag. And you can see, I have much more control, because it takes me a longer drag, and that longer drag will actually create a shorter rotation. All right, now all of these options of course, are re-editable. As long as I've got the graduated filter selected, I can come back in here at any time, and change the amount of the exposure for example. I can even add another parameter. So if I wanted to also decrease the highlights, I could.
Or if we scroll down, if I decided that I wanted to add a little bit of a tint to the clouds. I could click in the Color Swatch and then add maybe like a yellow tint, or we could add a very cold tint by moving over towards the blues. I like that, we'll click Okay. Now we can toggle this on and off with a preview by tapping the P key. So there's before and there's after. I can also hide the interface by tapping the V key. So now when I tap P, there is before, and there's after. Then to bring back the interface, I'll tap the V key again. Now I want to create a secondary graduated filter down at the bottom. In order to do this, I'll click on the New button, and then I'll preload this with a positive exposure.
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Livin (Baculoviral IAP Repeat Containing Protein 7, BIRC7, Kidney Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein, KIAP, Livin Inhibitor of Apotosis, Melanoma Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein, ML-IAP, RING Finger Protein 50, RNF50)
Livin is a member of the family of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAP) and contains a single copy of a baculovirus IAP repeat (BIR) as well as a RING-type zinc finger domain (1,2). Resistance towards apoptosis is a hallmark of cancer cells and overexpression of IAPs can contribute to the development of cancer though inhibiting apoptosis (3). IAP proteins inhibit apoptosis by binding to and inhibiting caspases through their BIR domain(s). Some IAP members, like Livin, also have a RING-type finger motif at their carboxyl-terminal which may enhance anti-apoptotic activity. Many RING finger-containing IAPs possess E3 ubiquitin ligase activity and it has been shown that Livin acts as an E3 ubiquitin ligase for targeting the degradation of Smac/DIABLO. Degradation of Smac/DIABLO is thought to be a mechanism to enhance Livin anti-apoptotic activity, thereby promoting cell survival. There is accumulating evidence that Livin plays a significant role in a spectrum of tumor types and it is thought that Livin may have potential as a diagnostic and prognostic tumor marker. Livin is expressed at low levels in adult tissues, and relatively higher levels in developmental tissues and in many cancer cells. Certain cancer patients develop autoantibodies against Livin and in a number of cancers, Livin is detected only in the tumors but not, or to substantially lower levels, in the corresponding normal adjacent tissue.
Suitable for use in Western Blot, Immunoprecipitation and Immunohistochemistry. Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:
Western Blot: 1:1000-1:2000 Because Livin has been shown to undergo proteolytic cleavage during apoptosis, the molecular weight of Livin observed may vary depending on the presence or absence of cleavage fragments.
Immunoprecipitation: 1:50-1:200
Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin): 1:1000-1:5000
Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Positive Control: Tonsil
Storage and Stability:
May be stored at 4°C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20°C. Aliquots are stable for at least 12 months. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.


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Exhibition Archive
The Courtauld Collects!
20 Years of Acquisitions
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"Celebrate one of the
treasures of the London art world ..." The Times
This display explores some of the exceptional new
additions to The Courtauld?s collection since it moved to Somerset House twenty
years ago. Highlights include works ranging from Turner, Degas
and Seurat to Anish Kapoor and Damien Hirst. The show also unveils one
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The Courtauld Gallery is sometimes described as a ?collection of collections? and has grown historically through the generosity of private individuals who have endowed it with the remarkable collections which they formed.
This grand tradition of philanthropy, initiated at the Gallery by Samuel Courtauld in the 1930s, still survives and continues to extend and enhance The Courtauld Gallery?s world-famous collections.
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Chicago: On the Road to Pizza Greatness at Nellcôte
No matter what happens, Nellcôte, the newest hot spot in Chicago's West Loop, is going to be known as the only restaurant that makes pizza from flour ground in-house. From the looks of things, Chef Jared Van Camp is already making some very good pizza and could be on the way to having something truly special. More


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Negative Effect Of Alcohol On Your Liver
The majority of people have had their fair share of alcohol. It seems to be around us all day, from television adverts to your local supermarket. Alcohol has always been a part of humans culture, especially during the last fifty years or so. This makes people believe that it's not a harmful substance but sadly it's quite the opposite. Alcoholism has grown into a large problem all over the globe, but it has got so bad that there is no stop to it. While alcohol has always been associated with fun and enjoyment, it is usually the opposite. Alcohol is a drug that makes you feel good for a short period of time and then later makes you feel bad for a much longer period of time, so it's really not worth it. There are many negative effects of alcohol, but in this article I'm going to talk about the damage it can do to a persons liver.
Lets start with a fact, seventy five percent of all liver diseases are self inflicted. As well as this close to half of people who receive liver transplants is as a result of drinking alcohol. To me, that's a really negative effect of alcohol, just imagine all of those people that need transplants due to no fault of their own. Believe it or not, most alcohol drinkers could really prevent liver damage if they stopped consuming such large amounts of alcohol, obviously it's perfectly fine to drink occasionally.
There are a number of different alcohol related liver diseases because of heavy drinking, the main one being cirrhosis. As well as this, it's also one of the most serious liver diseases. It eventually leads to not letting any blood reach vessels which destroys the liver. There's several side effects of this that should help you be aware of your livers condition including your skin being more yellow than normal, you bruise easily etc. To put it simply as to what happens, alcohol can easily damage the cells that are located in the liver, these cells are very important as they help the liver to produce more cells that are needed to keep your liver working. This is one of the most negative effects of alcohol on a humans body, it's a dreadful experience to put your loved ones through.
There's a few ways in which you can prevent doing any damage to your liver, the main one being to try and stop drinking so much but I'm sure you know that one by now. Another way to stop the negative effects of alcohol is to start eating healthily by eating more vegetables, walking more regularly and maybe take up a new hobby. And finally maybe it would be a good idea to take a supplement which helps your cells to produce more cells so your liver can regenerate itself although this may not be an option for everyone for several reasons.
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Three Appointed to Named Professorships at Pomona College
Pomona College has appointed three professors to named professorships. These endowed chairs are awarded to senior faculty members who have demonstrated campus leadership in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service. The Pomona College Board of Trustees approved the appointments at their March 2010 meeting.
Genevieve Lee, professor of music, is the first recipient of the Everett S. Olive Professorship, endowed by Yuk Mei Shim '50. An acclaimed pianist, Lee joined the Pomona faculty in 1994. Among her courses are Chamber Music and Seven Musical Wonders of the Western World. A soloist since the age of 12, her areas of expertise include ear training and music theory. Lee has performed solos and in chamber music festivals all over the world, including Salle Gaveau in Paris; Incontri di Canna in Italy; and the Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in Brazil. Her solo piano CD Elements (2008) premieres works by Tom Flaherty and Philippe Bodin. An American Collage (1993) was recorded with mezzo-soprano D'Anna Fortunato. Lee is a founding member of the Mojave Trio, which plays regularly on the "Sundays Live" radio broadcast concerts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
She received her degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, and the Yale School of Music, where she studied with Boris Berman.
Larissa Rudova, professor of German and Russian, was appointed to the Yale B. and Lucille D. Griffith Professorship in Modern Languages. She came to Pomona in 1991 and her research interests are modern Russian literature and culture; children's literature and culture; and Russian cinema. She teaches courses on Russian Literature from the Beginning to Gogol; Politicizing Magic: Russian and Soviet Fairy Tales; Russian Cinema from Stalin to Putin, Russian Comedy in Literature and Film, and more. She has published widely, more recently as co-translator of The Soviet Union: The Country that Reads the Most, part of The Russia Reader: History, Culture, Politics scheduled to be released this year; she co-edited the book, Russian Children's Literature and Culture (2008); and she authored Understanding Boris Pasternak (1997).
She received her B. A. in English and German at Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, and her M.A. and Ph. D., from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Jonathan Wright, professor of biology, was appointed to the William A. Hilton Zoology Professorship. He arrived at Pomona in 1998 and teaches Ecological and Evolutionary Biology, Invertebrate Biology and Animal Physiology. His research interests include comparative physiology, evolutionary physiology, terrestrial colonization and water vapor absorption. He most recently co-authored the article, "In vivo ion fluxes across the eggs of Armadillidium vulgare (Oniscidea: Isopoda): the role of the dorsal organ," to be published in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology this year; and co-authored "Respiratory physiology in the Onicidea: aerobic capacity, and the significance of pleopodal lungs," published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology (2006). Wright has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant three times, and has twice won the Pomona College Wig Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching, in 2001 and 2009.
He received his B.A. in zoology, his M.A. in invertebrate zoology, and his Ph.D., all at Oxford University, UK.
Pomona College, one of the nation's premier liberal arts institutions, offers a comprehensive program in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its hallmarks include small classes, close relationships between students and faculty, and a range of opportunities for student research. Pomona College is one of only a handful of schools that has need-blind admissions and meets the full financial need of each accepted student.


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Google just announced a very functional font resource with an API which will help using custom fonts within web pages.
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The repository of open source fonts that are hosted by Google and can be used in personal or commercial projects.
Once a font is clicked, there is a very detailed info provided including variants, the description of it and more.
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This FitSugar reader is worried about her co-worker's unhealthy slimming technique. Can you offer any suggestions?I just started a new job and have become friends with a co-worker who sits next to me. Many of us eat lunch at our desks, and I've noticed something really odd about her eating habits. Never do I see her munching on a sandwich, salad, soup, or leftovers. Nope, instead she devours cookies, brownies, chocolate bars, doughnuts, or anything else sweet. I thought that she must eat lunch before and I just didn't notice, but last week I invited her out to grab a bite with me. She said she was "all set," and pulled out a rice krispie treat from her purse. I had to ask, "Is that all you're eating for lunch?" And she causally said, "Yes. I'm addicted to sugar. I don't eat lunch so my calories can be spent on the stuff that tastes good." I felt like her mother when I said, "That's not exactly healthy." And she replied, "I don't care. It's the only way I can enjoy treats without gaining a pound."
Something in me just can't let this be. I know she's an adult who's entitled to make her own decisions, but it really bugs me that she's blatantly making the wrong ones. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this without ruining our friendship?
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turtleshell 5 years
"So we should all just ignore it when people close to us have eating disorders?" She's not binging on sugar, she's not purging it either... We have no reason to assume that she has an eating disorder. So she likes sugar! Let her be happy. Her food choices are HER business. You don't know what she eats for breakfast or dinner, so drop it. There is nothing more annoying than people poking their noses where they are unwanted.
5 years
To be honest, she's made it clear what she wants to do and why, so you need to let it go and just be a friend or not. no one elected you the lunch police.
5 years
I recently visited my Doctor who began to go on about my weight. I am a grown women, I know the weight issue thing. I didn't need him to tell me that especially after being home from work for five months after back surgery. I told him that I was loosing inches. I was proud that I could get into things that were tight on me. After leaving his office and feeling really crappy about myself, I felt like what's the point and I headed straight for Starbucks and had a small frozen drink. My Doctor really made me feel depressed. I thought I was doing something good by changing some eating habits. Don't be a food police. No grown person needs someone else's finger in their face on their eating habits. When she's ready to point a finger, let it be her own finger.
Spectra 5 years
I agree with a lot of the above posters...it really is none of your business. Maybe she eats cookies for lunch, but how do you know that she doesn't eat a healthy breakfast and dinner? I have a coworker who eats an entire box of breakfast cereal with whole milk during her morning break...she's overweight, but I'd never say "Hey, you might want to consider cutting back on the cereal and milk". It's just plain rude.
5 years
I agree with most of the posters here. We're responsible to see that our immediate family eats properly. Co-workers? Bosses? Friends? Extended family? Unless your opinion is solicited, it's best kept to yourself. What someone eats - or doesn't eat - is individual choice and responsibility. When you buy my groceries you get to dictate what goes on my table.
5 years
Leave her alone and take care of your own business. By being next to you she might come around, and if not - it is her choice.
ShaynaLeah 5 years
As a former fat girl, I have to tell you to mind your own business. The fastest way to ruin a friendship is to tell someone else why their diet plan is wrong. Frankly, its none of your business. We all have to make our own, adult, decisions about how we're going to live, eat, etc., and just as it would piss you off to have a vegetarian making snarky remarks about your hamburger, doing the same thing to your friend will rightfully piss her off. You can find me at Life: Forward (http://LifeForward.onsugar.com) talking about women, the wage gender gap, and body image.
Zulkey 5 years
I don't mean to be rude but MYOB. You didn't need to say anything in the first place and now you already have so let it be. She's not exactly going to thank you for commenting on her eating habits so you should try to avoid creating a more acrimonious atmosphere.
5 years
I do this all the time. I like sweets, exercise regularly and have a very clean diet most of the time but like my cookie, cake and rice krispies treat lunches... And sometimes dinners, too. As much as I like and respect my coworkers, if one of them were to butt into my business and play food police, I'd be pretty ticked off. Leave it alone. Her diet is none of your concern. And just FYI, I'm a size 0. Not everybody with a sweet tooth is contributing to the obesity epidemic.
5 years
It is genuinely none of your business. Don't you have anything more interesting or important going on in your own life?
GirlOverboard 5 years
"If you're really that concerned, maybe one day if you bring in a healthy sweet, offer some to her. Maybe she'll like it and be inspired! " becky0125, I completely agree! Maybe bring a little bit of something healthier but sweet (there are a lot of great recipes here in fitsugar meant to battle a sweet tooth) with which to finish off your meal and offer her a bit. Maybe she'll at least switch to sweets that aren't as bad for you. Otherwise, I agree with everyone else - try to not let it bother you and just be a good example. Also, as sneaky as this may sound, if she ever comes by your desk you can always keep some health-related reading on your desk somewhere visible but not obvious (on your desk but under or sticking out of your purse, on a nearby bookshelf, etc.). Sooner or later, somebody (whether it's her or another coworker struggling with eating habits) will comment on it at which point you can offer to lend it to them and you can feel good for helping. ;) I did this with "The End of Overeating," which is a great read. http://www.fitsugar.com/Must-Read-End-Overeating-3361134 Nobody has borrowed my own personal copy yet but I have been able to recommend it to people when they've spotted it peeking out of my purse or noted me reading it during break. Even though she may not technically be overeating, the book does discuss our addictions to sugars and fats and the food industry's part in making us crave more.
onlysourcherry 5 years
First of all, I agree with the other commenters--not your business, not your problem, so let it be and don't speak up unless she asks for your opinion. Also, this stock photo is hilarious.
ticamorena 5 years
even with my sweet tooth I couldn't do this because sugar gives me migraines in a flash! and i actually enjoy healthy food more than sweets. I'd say lead by example, but don't lecture or judge. Everybody has a personal relationship with food, and you can't presume to know what is best for your friend.
snowysakurasky 5 years
i am really surprised that others (besides the op's friend) also do this. i have a total sweet tooth but the idea has never occured to me. at this point, i am too concerned with my health to do it though
JessicaM25 5 years
I understand that you have a concern for your friend/co-worker but realize that you approaching her on the subject might interfere with the friendship. If she is really happy eating her cookies and sugar treats then let her be. You can't really force anyone to change their eating habits and if you do mention something...she might not care for what you think. Just leave it alone, and let it be. To each her own :)
inlove23 5 years
Not to be rude, but who cares? It's their calories consumed not you. If she gains weight she is going to realize something needs to change, but until then she probably won't change a thing. I agree with tlsgirl, and elledub completely.
5 years
Unfortunately this co-worker's bad habits are everyone's problem. Our nation's poor diet and lack of exercise is what has brought on a crisis of obesity, diabetes, sky-high health insurance costs and more. I think the best way to approach this is by being a good example yourself and offering to share half of your your apple, or tell her you ended up with too many tomatoes and too much lettuce and you'd love to make extra salad to share. Extra points if you can invite her to go for a lunchtime walk with you. Good luck. I sympathize with your frustration.
5 years
I used to do something similar. I knew it wasn't ideal. Eventually I stopped. She may too. But in either case, what she does or doesn't eat is not your concern. And, too, nothing you say or do will make her change if that's what she wants to do. As a grown adult, nobody is going to make my eat something I don't want to eat. And I don't appreciate being given advice when I am not asking for it. Stay out of it.
Bridey123 5 years
Even though her choices are pretty sad, the reality is It's really not your concern. It's her choice to eat crap for lunch, it's your choice to eat a healthier diet. I watch my co-workers regularly eat donuts at 8:00 am and I sit back and smile on the inside and remind myself that's why I am a size 2 and they aren't! I'd never say anything, it's their choice, they're the one's left with the consequences. I'd never judge anyone on what they choose to eat, I'm only ever concerned about myself.
unspokenthoughts 5 years
this was like my diet before and that was not fun at all! but I had lots of emotional issues back then. I hate it when others comment about my eating habits. I dramatically lose weight but always feeling tired and depressed. (sick) but now I eat meals and eat sweets as a treat or snack. Just let her cope with it by herself. :)
kastarte2 5 years
It is really none of your business what she eats. She is only hurting herself by not getting proper nutrition. She isn't binging and purging, nor is she starving herself. I think it is a bigger problem that you are going to let a junk food addiction spoil your friendship. She isn't shooting heroin on her coffee break or cooking up meth at home. Let it be.
finzup 5 years
"Something in me just can't let this be. I know she's an adult who's entitled to make her own decisions, but it really bugs me that she's blatantly making the wrong ones. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this without ruining our friendship?" OK so what she eats has the potential to RUIN your "friendship" ?? If that's the case, you are not really friends. It's her business what she does or does not eat. Period.
becky0125 5 years
If you're really that concerned, maybe one day if you bring in a healthy sweet, offer some to her. Maybe she'll like it and be inspired! Just don't force it on her, but I don't see anything wrong with seeing if she wants to try something you're eating. It's way different than just lecturing her about what SHOULD be entering her mouth.
Dbaby 5 years
In principle, your coworker is right. It is the actual number of calories we eat every day, in comparison to the number of calories we work off, that contributes to weight loss/gain. It's simple math, and it doesn't matter the quality of those calories, just the quantity. On the other hand, it's not healthy, but either are most "diets". If your coworker's prime concern is weight gain, then it doesn't matter if she gets her 500 calorie (for example) lunch from a healthy salad with lean meat or two candy bars.


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Briton Max Chilton will stay with Marussia next season and drive alongside Jules Bianchi, the Anglo-Russian Formula 1 team said on Saturday.
The 22-year-old made his F1 debut in last year's Australian Grand Prix and became the first driver to complete every race in his rookie season.
Chilton said, "I am really happy to be continuing with the Marussia F1 Team into a second season. Continuity is important for the team but also for me as a driver. You learn such a lot in your debut season, but the second year is when you can really pull all of those new experiences together and show your true potential."
"That has always been the case for me in the junior categories and I'll be aiming for a similar step in my second year of F1 competition. I would like to thank the Marussia F1 Team for … continued faith and support. They are a great bunch of people who are extremely hard-working and ambitious and I can't wait to embark on our 2014 season challenge together," added Chilton.
Graeme Lowdon, President and Sporting Director said: " It was great to see Max and Jules developing during their debut season last year, rewarding our confidence in such a young but obviously talented line-up. I'm sure [that] the fans are as excited as we are to see what our drivers can go on to achieve in their second season with us."
Team Principal John Booth said, "We are pleased to confirm that Max will continue with the team into the 2014 season. In view of next year's regulation changes, continuity is key, so it is highly beneficial to our technical team that we retain the same driver line-up moving forward."
Booth added, "Max had an impressive debut season last year and, of course, achieved a new rookie record for finishing all 19 races. He can be justifiably proud of the progress he made through the course of 2013. With our race driver line-up complete we can now focus all of our attentions on our 2014 car and moving the Marussia F1 Team to the next level. After our success in achieving 10th place in the Constructors' Championship, we have set our sights on a bigger and better 2014 campaign." (Reuters-Apex)
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Could petunias be killers? Or potatoes be murderous? Yes, according to new research.
Does biodiversity matter? Now is your chance to find out as the International Year of Biodiversity UK launches.
New research could help protect the future of a rare mockingbird in the Galapagos Islands.
Coral reefs could be condemned to extinction at next month's Copenhagen climate summit, warns Pavan Sukhdev of the UN Environment Programme.
£1 billion? £100 billion? £1 trillion? Pavan Sukhdev discusses at this year's Annual Science Lecture at the Museum on Monday.
Museum scientists create social networking tool called Scratchpads.
An unusual meteorite with an interesting orbit has been tracked to the ground.
A near-complete 165-million-year-old dinosaur skull in the Museum's collection is identified.
Woo a worm in London's Hyde Park this Saturday at the launch of the Earthworm Society of Britain.
A new species of pigeon-sized dinosaur is the smallest ever found in North America.
A new parasitoid wasp that feeds on a whitefly pest has been discovered in the UK.
Scared of spiders? Intrigued by ticks? Explore this new Museum book Arachnids.
New pterosaur species shows evidence that evolution didn't always happen in gradual steps.
Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (AHOB) gets £1.1million for 3rd phase.
A 4.4 million-year-old fossil skeleton of an ancient human-like creature is uncovered.
Goals set to alleviate poverty won't be met unless we address biodiversity loss.
A dung beetle from Costa Rica has been named after Charles Darwin and the Darwin Initiative.
Ever fancied naming a new species? Well, now is your chance.
Prince William and a very large tarantula join in a Nature Live talk this week.
His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales will be guest of honour at centre's opening.
Modern humans spread out of Africa 20,000 years later than previously thought.
His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales will be guest of honour at centre's opening.
The public and scientists help create the first 150,000 species pages in the Encyclopedia of Life.
The Big Seaweed Search launches and Wembury 24-hour marine Bioblitz begins in Devon today.
More than 8 million butterflies and moths move in to the Darwin Centre.
The Museum has been targeted by thieves who have stolen a number of tropical bird 'skins'.
Gough's cave was one of the first places humans returned to in Britain after last ice age.
A DNA barcode to identify the world's plants has been agreed by an international team of scientists.
Get ready to experience the Natural History Museum's metamorphosis.
Hadrosaurs could chew in a very unusual way, scientists announce today.
The oldest evidence for reproduction with giant sperm has been uncovered in the Natural History Museum's collections.
Woolly mammoths survived in Shropshire, UK, up until 14,000 years ago.
Museum insect detectives have teamed up with the Forensic Science Service.
Scientists have identified a fragment of Neanderthal skull in sediments extracted from the bottom of the North Sea.
A campaign is launched to re-introduce the short-haired bumblebee to the UK from New Zealand.
Three million plant specimens are being frozen to make sure they stay free of pests.
The world's longest insect, on display at the Museum, is voted one of the top 10 species of 2008.
A small display of a dwarf hippo skull and hobbit skull copy, opens at the Museum today.
Some dinosaurs may have held their head up like a giraffe scientists report today.
A cast of Ida, the 47-million-year-old lemur-like creature, goes on display.
Visit the Evolution Rocks Fossil Festival this weekend.
Today is the UN's International Day for Biological Diversity.
A 47-million-year old fossil of a lemur-like creature reveals clues to early primate evolution.
A study of jaws and teeth from France reveals modern humans may have eaten Neanderthals.
The new edition of the Museum book Fossils: The Key to the Past is out now.
Ancient Madagascan hippos shed light on origins of small-brained hobbit. Watch the video.
Dinosaurs were dying out much earlier than previously thought say Museum scientists.
Museum Scientists are calling on the British public to help complete a bluebell puzzle.
Some of the spectacular hawkmoths the Museum bought with the help of public donations go on display.
The first of the 20 million specimens move in to the new Darwin Centre this week.
Explore extraordinary animal voyages in the new Natural History Museum book, Animal Migration.
After almost 120 years in the Museum collections, a new Colombian bird is discovered.
Wildlife Presenter Chris Packham launches the OPAL Soil and Earthworm Survey.
Fossil fragments are pieced together to reveal a 500-million-year-old monster predator.
A new species of tiny fish with huge jaw structures has been identified by Natural History Museum scientists.
The first group of Natural History Museum scientists have moved in to the new high-tech labs.
1.5 million-year-old footprints have been uncovered in Kenya.
A 380-million-year-old fossil fish that shows an unborn embryo and umbilical cord has been discovered.
Fossilised pregnant fish was one of the first animals to have sex. Read more and watch a video.
A new butterfly has been discovered with the help of a 90-year-old Museum specimen and its hairy mouthparts.
Celebrations for the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin were held at the Museum yesterday.
Experts talk about Neanderthals and genomes at the AAAS science conference in Chicago this week.
Chinese mitten crabs pests that invaded the River Thames around 75 years ago are safe to eat.
Populations of moths living on a mountain in Borneo have moved more than 60m uphill.
A new marine bill for the UK is due to become law this year.
Birds survived the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs because of their larger brains, Museum scientists report today.
The earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx, had hearing similar to an emu, Natural History Museum scientists report today.


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The 20-year-old has long-term designs on a place at the heart of defence, although Barker insists he will continue to operate primarily as a right-back this term.
Nevertheless, the Shakers boss has been happy to give Jones game time in the middle of the back four in recent friendlies as his squad is not particularly well stocked in that area - a fact thrown into sharp focus when Efe Sodje sustained a nasty head injury against Morecambe on Saturday.
"We do want to have a look at him there because we do believe, due to numbers, at some point he may have to play there," said Barker.
"So it's just a matter of getting him on the pitch relatively quickly. Yes, I think he may have to play there at some point, but I predominantly see him as a right-back at the minute.
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Discover the reason for all the recent extraordinary intergalactical upsets when "Flash Gordon" shows on First Friday, August 6. In this campy update of the 1930s comic strip, Flash is a quarterback for the New York Jets who is skyjacked aboard Dr. Zarkov's rocketship along with beautiful travel agent Dale Arden, only to land on the art-deco planet Mongo. The trio forms alliances with the planet's warring princes in order to save the Earth from destruction at the hands of Mongo's malevolent master, Ming the Merciless.
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2 1/4 cups
2 ounces
firm tofu, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
1 tablespoon
light miso paste
2 teaspoons
barley miso paste
1/2 cup
fresh spinach, washed and chopped
green onion, thinly sliced
I thought this was a great recipe. I made the soup with slices of white mushrooms and added a few more scallons for taste. I almost doubled the miso paste as well for more taste. Just be sure not to add too much barsley paste because it will be too strong. FYI-I got the miso paste in the refrigerator section at Whole Foods (health food store) next to the tofu.
This is a good recipe and I feel so relaxed and healthy after sipping on this great soup.
Miso soup tastes waterery without a Japanese soup stock called "dashi". My grand mother used to make it from the scratch with sea weed and a dried tuna. You can buy ready-made "dashi-no-moto" at most of Asian super market. It adds deepness and a great aroma to the miso soup.
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it's not bad... not the traditional Japanese miso soup though, I must say. Normally you don't put spinach in the soup... it's traditionally nori (seaweed). But, like I said, not bad. Sorry, not trying to be too critical... being part Japanese and after working at a Japanese restaurant for 6 years, I'm pretty picky about how Japanese food is put together, haha, sorry.
Very good and very easy. I use bok choy instead of spinach, but would like it either way. Also, I added sliced mushrooms. Thanks!
I generally use a combo of powdered vegi 'chicken' broth and powdered mushroom broth with my water for added flavor. The 'chicken' broth adds a savory element while the earthy mushroom broth rounds the flavor out with the two misos very nicely.
Very simple to make. Mellow, calming flavors. The tofu I used wasn't firm enough so make sure you get extra firm. I sauteed it in peanut oil beforehand. Also added some sliced baby bella mushrooms. A good introduction to miso soup.
Yum. I didn't have both kinds of miso, so I used 3TB of white miso(I wanted it a bit stronger). Added a bit of extra green onion...and it was perfect.
I thought this soup was very good and is one of the few vegetarian versions I've seen. I followed the recipe except I added barley and red miso rather than the white and used a little more than called for. This is a keeper and will be a fun recipe to try variations with like the broths and mushrooms suggested by other reviewers or a bit of powdered soy sauce.
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The Multiscale Simulations Laboratory
Director: Artëm E. Masunov
Electronic structure of matter governs atomic and molecular interactions and dynamics, and, eventually, all the properties of the materials and performance of the devices. In principle, it is possible to describe all macroscopic properties and processes based on the first principles of Coulomb interactions between electrons and nuclei. However, such a description must be multiscale in order to be computationally feasible. Different theory levels at the size and time scale require different approximations to remain sufficiently simple. These approximations must be validated and benchmarked against the results of higher theory level. Ideally, parameters of the lower level model should be derived from the results of more detailed description. This philosophy is known as "The Right Answer for the Right Reason" and it lays the grounds for our approach to Theory and Modeling of Nanosystems, Materials, and Biomolecules. Our research is application-driven, and includes method development when needed.
The Research Team
Dr. Ivan Mikhaylov (Ivan.Mikhaylov-at-gmail.com)
Research Assistant Professor
Group Leader, Organic Materials
Dr. Talgat M. Inerbaev (Inerbaev-at-yahoo.com)
System Administrator & Postdoctoral Associate
Group Leader, Inorganic Materials
Dr. James P. Ritchie (jim.multi-at-gmail.com)
Senior Researcher
Dr. Kyrill Suponitsky (Kirshik-at-yahoo.com)
Visiting Senior Researcher
Hyperpolarizability in molecules and solids
Shruba Gangopadhyay (Shruba-at-ucf.edu)
PhD candidate
Vacancy diffusion in solids, Bond Length Alternation at DFT+U theory level, Molecular Magnets
Satyender Goel (SGoel-at-ucf.edu)
PhD candidate
Transition metal systems, Spin contamination correction schemes
Pansy Patel (PDPatel-at-ucf.edu)
PhD candidate
Photochemistry, kinetics, DNA/drug interactions
Workalemahu Mikre B. (wgberhanu-at-gmail.com)
PhD student
Peptide conformations, drug polymorphism
Sergiy Kaim (S.Kaim-at-live.com)
PhD student
Nonlinear Optical Property predictions, secondary bonding
Richard A. Day (Day.Richard-at-yahoo.com)
Density Functional Theory in plane-wave basis
Andrew Levenson (Andrew.Levenson-at-gmail.com)
Symmetry breaking in cyanine dyes
Vistors and Past Team Members
Andrew Teblum (2008 REU Student)
Prof. Tzvetelin Iordanov (visiting professor, GSWSU, Georigia)
Eliza Poalelungi (summer intern, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania)
Prof. Nedialka Iordanova (visiting professor, GSWSU, Georigia)
Eugenia Vinogradova (2009 Visiting scholar, UCF Education)
Jaruwan Mesit (summer intern, UCF Computer Science, Orlando)
Ivan Schoop (2007/2008 summer intern, Hunter College High School, New York City)
Alexandra Dobrinescu (2007 summer intern, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania)
Andrei-Valentin Plamadã (2007 summer intern, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania)
Sergio Tafur (M.S. Physics, 2007)
Dr. Lesya Borowska (2007 visiting scholar, now: University of Bonn, Germany)
Dr. Sacha Gomez Monivas (2006/07 visiting scholar, now: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)
Dr. Dmytro Luzhbin (2006 visiting scholar, now: Research Center for Applied Sciences, Taiwan)
Rohit Agrwal (2006 rotation student)
Sujit Kootala (2006 rotation student)
Lisa Batsch (2006 summer intern, UCF Computer Science, Orlando)
Prof. Sergei Vyboischikov (2005 visiting professor, Universidad de Gerona, Spain)
Prof. Olga Gladkikh (2006 visiting professor, Ballarat University, New Zealand)
- May 04, 2009 — Artem delivers invited talk at Byrd Alzheimer Institute Research Symposium in Clearwater, FL
- Apr. 22, 2009 — Satyender is awarded "Order of Pegasus", the highest student award at UCF.
- Apr. 02, 2009 — James "Jim" P. Ritchie joined the Lab as Senior Researcher. He will be working on J-aggregates project
- Feb. 03, 2009 — Richard published his first paper (#45 in the list below).
- Jan. 31, 2009 — Satyender wins internship at Los Alamos National Lab.
- Jan. 23, 2009 — Pansy is elected Student Lead for the NanoFlorida™ 2009 Conference of NanoScience Technology Society Student Body at UCF.
- Jan. 23, 2009 — Andrew T. is elected the treasurer NanoScience Technology Society Student Body at UCF.
- Dec. 02, 2008 — Satyender published his first paper (#38 in the list below)
- Aug. 24, 2008 — Satyender receives Chemical Computing Group Excellence Award at American Chemical Society fall 2008 National meeting in Philadelphia. The award is sponsored by Division of Computers in Chemistry (ACS COMP). Read more.
- Aug. 24, 2008 — Artëm receives Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Junior Faculty Award at American Chemical Society fall 2008 National meeting in Philadelphia. The award is sponsored by Division of Computers in Chemistry (ACS COMP). Read more.
2009 Publications
51. Patel, P.D. Mikhailov, I., Belfield, K. D., Masunov, A.E. Theoretical Study of Photochromic Compounds: 2. Thermal Mechanism for Byproduct Formation and Fatigue-Resistance of Diarylethenes Used as Data Storage Materials. Int. J. Quantum Chem.; Submitted, 2009
50. Patel, P.D. Masunov, A.E. Theoretical Study of Structure-Property Relationships in Diarylethene Photochromic Compounds: 1. Bond Lengths Alternation and Absorption Spectra". J. Phys. Chem.; Accepted, 2009
49. Gangopadhyay, S., Masunov, A.E., Poalelungi, E., Leuenberger, M. Weak magnetic coupling in Mn12 molecular magnet is predicted correctly at DFT+U theory level. J. Chem. Phys.; Submitted, 2009
48. Belfield, K., Bondar, M., Hernandez, F., Masunov, A.E., Mikhailov, I., Morales,I., Przhonska, O., Yao, Sh. Two-photon absorption properties of new fluorene-based singlet oxygen photosensitizers. J. Phys. Chem. A.; 113(11), 4706-4711, 2009
47. Vincent, A., Babu, S., Heckert, E, Dowding, J., Hirst, S., Inerbaev, T., Self, W., Reilly, C. Masunov, A., and Seal, S. Protonated nanoparticle surface governing ligand tethering and cellular targeting. ACS Nano; Submited 2009
46. Inerbaev, T., Masunov, A.E., Khondaker, S., Dobrinescu, A., Plamadã, A.-V., Kawazoe,Y. Quantum chemistry of quantum dots: effects of ligands and oxidation. J. Chem. Phys.; Accepted, 2008.
45. Babu, S., Thanneeru, R., Inerbaev, T., Day, R., Masunov, A.E, Schulte, A. and Seal, S. Dopant mediated oxygen vacancy tuning in ceria nanoparticle. Nanotechnology; 20(8): 085713, 2009.
44. Zakharov M., Masunov A.E., Dreuw, A. Water deficient environment accelerates proton exchange: acetone-water reaction catalyzed by Calix[4]hydroquinone nanotubes. J. Chem. Phys., Accepted, 2009
43. Teblum A., Iordanova N, Seal S., Masunov A.E. Theoretical Investigation of Reactive Oxygen Species Deactivation on the Surface of Ceria Nanoparticle. J. Catalysis.; In preparation
42. Mikhailov I.A., Belfied K.D., Masunov A.E. DFT-Based Methods in the Design of Two-Photon Operated Molecular Switches. J. Phys. Chem. A.; Accepted 2009
41. Toro C., Boni L., Ritchie, J.P, Masunov A. E., Belfield, K.D., Hernandez F. E.. Linear and nonlinear optical characterization of a monomeric symmetric squaraine-based dye in solution. J. Chem. Phys. Submitted, 2009
40. Gangopadhayay, S., Masunov, A.E., Inerbaev, T., Orlovskaya, N., Structural Characterization combined with the First Principles Simulations of Barium/Strontium Ferrate/Cobaltate as a Promising Material for SOFC. ASC Functional Materials; Submitted 2009
2008 Publications
39. Zakharov M., Masunov A.E., Dreuw, A. Catalytic Role of Calix[4]hydroquinone in Acetone-Water Proton Exchange: a Quantum Chemical Study of Proton Transfer via Keto-Enol Tautomerism. J. Phys. Chem. A, 112 (41): 10405-12, 2008
38. Goel S., Masunov A.E. Dissociation Curves for Transition Metal Hydrides from Density Functional Theory with spin contamination correction J. Chem. Phys., 129(21): 214302, 2008
37. Suponitsky K.Yu., Masunov A.E., Antipin M.Yu. Conformational dependence of the first molecular hyperpolarizability in the computational design of nonlinear optical materials for optical switching. Mendeleev Commun., 18(5): 265-267, 2008
36. Yang P., Tretiak S., Masunov A.E., Ivanov S. Quantum chemistry of the minimal CdSe clusters. J. Chem. Phys., 129(7): 074709, 2008
35. Suponitsky K.Yu., Tafur S., Masunov A.E. Applicability of Hybrid DFT Methods for Calculation of Molecular Hyperpolarizability. J. Chem. Phys., 129(4): 044109, 2008
34. Mikhailov I.A., Tafur S., Masunov A.E. Double excitations and state-to-state transition dipoles in π-π* excited singlet states of linear polyenes: Time-dependent density-functional theory versus multiconfigurational methods. Phys. Rev. A; 77(1); 012510, 2008
33. Toro C., Boni L., Masunov A. E., Hernandez F. E., Untangling the Excited States of DR1 in Solution: An Experimental and Theoretical Study J. Phys. Chem. A; 112(17); 3886-3890, 2008
32. Toro C., Thibert A., Boni L., Masunov A. E., Hernandez F. E., Unexpected Fluorescence Emission of Disperse Red 1 in Solution at Room Temperature J. Phys. Chem. B; 112(3); 929-937, 2008
All-Time Hits
27. Masunov A., Tretiak, S. Prediction of two photon absorption properties of organic chromophores using the time-dependent density functional theory. J. Phys. Chem. B, 108(3): 899-907, 2004. Times cited: 71
25. Masunov A., Lazaridis T. Potentials of mean force between ionizable amino acid side chains in water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125(7): 1722-30, 2003. Times cited: 65
20. Masunov A., Dannenberg J.J., Contreras R.H. C-H bond-shortening upon hydrogen bond formation: Influence of an electric field. J. Phys. Chem. A. 105(19): 4737-40, 2001. Times cited: 107
19. Masunov A., Dannenberg J.J. Theoretical study of urea and thiourea. 2. Chains and ribbons. J. Phys. Chem. B. 104(4): 806-10, 2000. Times cited: 65
17. Dannenberg J.J., Haskamp L., Masunov A. Are hydrogen bonds covalent or electrostatic? A molecular orbital comparison of molecules in electric fields and H-bonding environments. J. Phys. Chem. 103(35):7083-6, 1999. Times cited: 67
16. Masunov A., Dannenberg J.J. Theoretical study of urea. I. Monomers and dimers. J. Phys. Chem. 103(1):178-184, 1999. Times cited: 54


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The Borger Lady Bulldogs Golf Team came in fifth place at the 3A Region I Golf Tournament at San Angelo Country Club by shooting a two round total of 412-409-821.
The Lady Bulldogs finished 38 strokes ahead of district rival Pampa who had a score of 426-433-859 and four strokes behind fourth place Sweetwater, who had a team score of 817.
Andrews cruised to the regional title with a 643, finishing 99 strokes ahead of second place Snyder which shot a 742.
Clarice Myers led the Lady Bulldogs by shooting 100-101-201.
Region I-3A girls golf
Final results
At San Angelo Country Club
Frank Phillips College Men's Basketball player Mike Evans has signed a letter of intent to play for Texas A&M-Kingsville.
Evans was a forward for the Plainsmen the past two seasons. In the 2011-12 season, Evans started 12 games and averaged two points and three rebounds per game. He also averaged 1 block per game, which was third in the league, and did several things for the Plainsmen on the defensive end which did not make its way to the statbook.
On Thursday morning, the Borger Mixed Doubles Tennis Team of Abbie Madden and Alix Whitworth advanced to the 3A State Tennis Tournament by coming in second place in the 3A Region I Tournament in Lubbock.
On Wednesday, the Borger duo won three matches to advance to Thursday's title match.
After an opening round win, Madden/Whitworth defeated Zevecke/Estes from Alvarado 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, then defeated Lujan/Ochoa from Monahans 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 in the semi-finals.
On Monday and Tuesday, the Borger Bulldogs Boys Golf Teams' quest for a trip to the state tournament came up short with the Borger A team finishing in seventh place, with a 671, and the Borger B team in 15th place, with a 754, at the 3A Region I Golf Tournament at the Bentwood Country Club in San Angelo.
Dylan Coffer led all Borger golfers by shooting a 85-77-162.
Andrews won the boys team title by shooting a 640 followed by second place Big Spring with a 648. The two teams advance to the 3A State Golf Tournament.
On Tuesday evening, the Borger Bulldogs pulled out the 10-7 win over the Dalhart Golden Wolves in District 1-3A play in Dalhart.
The win by the Bulldogs and the Perryton Rangers 6-5 win over the Pampa Harvesters has set up a big showdown between the Rangers and Bulldogs at Huber Park on Saturday at noon.
After run-ruling the Wolves in their first two district games, the Bulldogs found themselves in a tougher fight on Tuesday.
A walk off 2 RBI double by Taylor Kirksey in the bottom of the seventh inning, gave the West Texas Lady Comanches a 10-9 win over first place Clarendon yesterday. Erin Summers got the win for the WT on the mound. The win moves the Lady Tribe into a tie for first with the Lady Broncos. West Texas has one game left this Saturday in Booker. Clarendon has 3 games left, some are make up games due to the weather.
On Tuesday evening, the Borger Lady Bulldogs softball team kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating the Dalhart Lady Wolves 9-3, in District 1-3A action in Dalhart.
The win allowed the Lady Bulldogs to win the district series with Dalhart and potentially clinch a playoff berth on Saturday with a win over Perryton or a Dalhart loss to Pampa.
The Lady Bulldogs got on the scoreboard early, when Alex Lopez crossed home plate on a passed ball in the top of the first inning.
On Tuesday morning, several members of the community came out for the dedication of LINN Energy Field, home of the Frank Phillips College Softball team.
In the spring of 2011, LINN Energy made a $106,000 donation to the Frank Phillips College Softball program to help in the renovations on the lower softball field in the Johnson Park area that included improving the bleachers and dugouts, and adding a restroom and concession stand building.
Last week two sisters from West Texas High made school history by becoming the first girls Doubles District Champions ever! Abby Summers, a senior, and Erin Summers a junior won the District 1A Championship. The girls weren't even seeded going into the District tournament. In fact, they took care of the top seeds from Canadian, in round two. This was a neat accomplishment, because the Wildcats won all the other tennis events.
Frank Phillips College Men's Head Basketball Coach Chris Hackett will be hosting a boy's basketball camp on Tuesday, May 29th through Friday, June 1st at the BCAC. The camp is open to boys ages 7-17 and is scheduled to run from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. each day.
In the camp, Hackett and the FPC Coaching Staff will focus on fundamentals including shooting, passing, dribbling, rebounding, defense, and individual offense. The camp will also feature 1-on-1, 3-on-3, and 5-on-5 leagues, daily competitions, and camp prizes and certificates.


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Rosneft President Igor Sechin wants all Russian oil and gas companies to buy offshore technology from only one construction plant, the Zvezda yard outside Vladivostok.
Rosneft President Igor Sechin wants all Russian oil and gas companies to buy offshore technology from only one construction plant, the Zvezda yard outside Vladivostok.
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