Ever since my first visit to the famed Porcupine Mountains last Summer, it has been amusing me and fascinating me during subsequent trips - be it the colorful drive with Dr. Orlando, or portrait trip with few buddies before winter made its grand appearance. My last attempt, to see this region when some snow still [...]

It was in March 2005; while walking back from Day #1 of APS Meeting I told my advisor that I had declined a $70 ticket for a Lakers-Sonics game at Staples Center. He wasn’t too happy about my decision and since then, I had been planning on making amends for it…. My fanatic affiliation to [...]

During the past several months (almost seven to be precise), I have had countably infinite attempts at getting some programs to work in our research group machines — some of you have read/responded to my previous entries (recent, not so recent) and some others have helped via email. Since VASP v4.6.28 [...]