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This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2012) "Epitaxis" redirects here. For the main action of a classical drama , see Epitasis . For the phenomenon involving the modification of one gene's effects by one or more other genes, see Epistasis . Epitaxy refers to the deposition of a crystalline overlayer on a crystalline substrate, where the overlayer is in registry with the substrate. In other words, there must be one or more preferred orientations of the overlayer with respect to the substrate for this to be termed epitaxial growth. The overlayer is called an epitaxial film or epitaxial layer. The term epitaxy comes from the Greek roots epi , meaning "above", and taxis , meaning "in ordered manner". It can be translated "to arrange upon". For most technological appli...

Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Marijuana Legalization At White House Correspondents' Dinner 2012

Attorney General Eric Holder was a guest of The Huffington Post at the correspondents' dinner. Before it began, a HuffPost reporter noted to Holder that Obama's reference to "congressional law" was misleading because the executive branch could simply remove marijuana from its "schedule one" designation, thereby recognizing its medical use. "That's right," Holder said. After Kimmel's speech, a Holder deputy told HuffPost that there was no coordinated war on medical marijuana, but that some individual clinics were breaking both state and federal laws. This story has been updated with remarks from Attorney General Eric Holder and a Holder deputy. Ryan Grim contributed to this report. via huffingtonpost.com

If you look at an individuals life today you now have two timelines – theirs and the digital data life that runs beside them - until their deaths and beyond. This can be used to aid their lives and this is one of the main aspects that Projectbrainsa

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BrainSpace (projectbrainsaver)     "We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open"   By Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)     Until a few years ago data on individuals was held on an ad-hoc basis on paper, microfiche or on mainframe computer by large companies, governments and government organisations – hospitals, etc..   With the advent of the world wide web and cheaper, faster computers data on individuals started to become a standard ‘must’ for most companies, both large and small, to help them sell their products to the largest markets possible. Networking allows governments to consolidate data on individuals – in the main to give better service to those individuals.   If you look at an individuals life today you now have two timelines – theirs and the digital da...