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Subject: Re: Strange Density
From: William Scott wgscott {- at -} CHEMISTRY {- dot -} UCSC {- dot -} EDU
Date: 2007-04-02

Hey, dude, thanks for writing!

I could swear (so to speak) You sat next to me on an 11 hour airplane
flight not too long ago and tried to strike up a similar conversation. I
apologize for being too engrossed in the latest Dawkins book.

However, we encountered a similar structural riddle in need of
interpretation recently. Depicted on this link is our best guess at the
Transition-State structure. I believe you will be especially taken by the
leaving group, although I cannot vouch for the orientation and its
subsequent trajectory:
http://xanana.ucsc.edu/scottlab/the_moment_of_creation.jpg

Hope this helps.

PS: I had an undergraduate in the lab recently who was working on a
homologue to your project. Unfortunately he was denied entry to graduate
school. His grades were quite good, but I hear he got nailed on the
boards.

Jesus Christiano wrote:
> Hello My Friends,
>
> I hope you are all enjoying the Sabbath on this first day of April.
>
> I have recently been struggling to understand the meaning of my structure
> and now I am looking for guidance. After a long period aimlessly wandering
> through dense regions of ambiguity, I have of late been inspired with
> profound clarity.
>
> First, I should enlighten you about my structure. I believe that is one
> that
> promises great hope for all people. However, I have not been without my
> detractors, for many have lost faith in its absolute value to humanity.
>
> My question is about the nature of a strange and wonderful positive
> density
> I have found. It seems to be coordinated by a trinity of bonds--yet
> otherwise floats mystically in a heavenly fashion. I do not fully
> understand
> it though somehow I know that it holds the key to my perpetual happiness.
>
> I must confess that resurrecting this project has been trying. I have been
> tempted to seek another path many times, often posessed with thoughts of
> worldly acquisition. But if I can not see the light that this density
> offers, a comittee will crucify me, rendering salvation of my thesis
> difficult without divine intervention. Such a sacrifice I can not make
> without grave consideration.
>
> I have put an image of this strange density here:
>
> http://strangedensity.blogspot.com/
>
> Please, if anyone can provide guidance, I will be eternally grateful.
>
> Peace be with you,
> Jesus H. Christiano
>

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