Why do we call it rush hour when no one goes anywhere? Like rush hour takes only one hour. Maybe we should have a slow hour — 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. except weekends. Last week, I merged into traffic so hairy that people were actually backing off the freeway. And while I, myself, suffer […] Read more

Humphrey Bogart’s facial scar and war-time activity led to him being known as the tough-guy of Hollywood. Bogie, as he was affectionately called, performed in Classical Hollywood films and was a cultural icon. Casablanca in 1942 was his most significant romantic role with Ingrid Bergman. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Casablanca, and […] Read more

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If you are having a tough time separating hybrid truth from reality, you’re not alone. The warp-speed adoption of hybrids into popular culture — and into hundreds of thousands of American driveways — has produced more than a little confusion and misinformation. Most industry analysts predict the continued growth of gas-electric vehicles, with estimates ranging […] Read more

One of the features that makes the hydroboration reaction so useful is the regiochemistry that results when an unsymmetrical alkene is hydroborated. For example, hydroboration-oxidation of 1-methylcyclopentene yields trans-2-methylcyclopentanol. Boron and hydrogen add to the alkene with syn stereochemistry, with boron attaching to the less highly substituted carbon. During the oxidation step, the boron is […] Read more