The proper study of atomic orbital theory is rooted in nuclear structure. The geometric configuration of the nucleus and therefore electromagnetic field produced by it determine electron orbitals surrounding the nucleus. Of course, there are spin-orbit interactions which...
H.L. Mencken said that saving the world is a front for wanting to rule it. In fact, most of the people who have wielded power in recent memory are not, nor have they ever been, interested in saving the world. From Rupert Murdoch and Ed Koch to Texas Oil, these people are not...
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/29/naidoo.climate.weather/index.html?hpt=SbinAmsterdam (CNN) -- I recently returned to Amsterdam from the latest round of U.N. climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, and found this city of canals covered in snow. It was a beautiful sight. Yet...
i just finished watching Mission to Mars for the zillionth time. btw, this essay is dedicated to Kristin, Richard, and Alicia. There are many unrealistic scenarios in MtM such as the meteor shower just before they reach Mars or reducing their velocity wrt Mars (this is just...
http://www.playcast.ru/view/1113669/6ec2451364990319c5bbf9a0cb9f159e27b570bepl Translated from Russian:On a cold January morning by a Washington metro station a man stood and played a violin. In 45 minutes he played 6 different pieces. During this time, ...
I really want to get one of those new smart phones. They’re so cool – all tiny, shiny and spankingly hip – you just know you’ve been left behind culturally if you haven’t yet joined in the fun. And...
You should think about Vietnam and Cambodia as the chance to do the undoable. The new landscapes and take on life in East Asia allows you to live life in an entirely different way, if just for a couple of weeks. Taking the chance to eat, dress and talk like a local from...
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" Canadian air force officer Col Russell Williams has been given a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years for two murders and sexual assaults. Williams, who once acted as pilot for Queen Elizabeth II, pleaded guilty to the murder of Marie Comeau, 38, and Jessica...
As I continue in my political research to view the standpoints and platforms of Republican candidates, I feel like shouting at them. That I of course cannot do; but I can write what I think about their statements here. This is a set of responses to many of the most common...
I am young. I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow…” (Eric Maria Remarque). Those words began an admission that would forever change how...
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A well-written, pertinent 'argument' by Mosharraf Zaidi about the immediate response to the devastating floods in Pakistan, and their long-lasting impact on the country. " The 2010 floods, however, are a game-changer. The country will not and cannot ever be the same. The...
Even charities need to advertise. Every good cause, no matter how well known, accepted or funded, still needs to buckle down and work at raising awareness and cash. Over the years, many charitable organizations...
Imagine millions of planets spread across the universe with millions of civilizations inhabiting them. Imagine they are all different with different cultures and biologies. Imagine we have something eternal about us - call it a spirit or soul if you will. Imagine we can...
I argue that human life is decreasing from generation to generation. In my first digit years of age before forty years, I used to observe many people living from eighty up to hundred years. I had also been told by...