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Crisp Chinese pork
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal696
- fat50g
- saturates19g
- carbs3g
- sugars2g
- fibre0g
- protein59g
- salt5.83g
- 1.3kg piece boned pork belly, skin on and scored, ask the butcher for the thin end
- 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
For the dipping sauce
- 4 tbsp soy sauce (we used Kikkoman)
Soy saucesoy sor-s
An Asian condiment and ingredient that comes in a variety of of varieties ranging from light to…
- small knob fresh root ginger, grated
Mainly grown in Jamaica, Africa, India, China and Australia, ginger is the root of the plant. It…
- 1 tbsp Thai sweet chilli sauce
- 1 spring onion, finely chopped
Spring onionsp-ring un-yun
Also known as scallions or green onions, spring onions are in fact very young onions, harvested…
Rub the pork with the five-spice and 2 tsp sea salt then leave, uncovered, in the fridge for at least 2 hrs, but preferably overnight. When ready to cook, heat oven to its maximum setting. Lay the pork on a rack over a roasting tin, making sure the skin is exposed. Roast for 10 mins before turning down the heat to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4, then leave to cook for a further 1½ hrs. Have a look at the pork – if the skin isn't crisp, turn up the heat to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7, then cook for another 30 mins until crisp. Leave to rest on a board for at least 10 mins.
To make the dipping sauce, mix all the ingredients together with 2 tbsp water. Cut the pork into small pieces, then serve with the sauce, plus boiled rice and steamed greens, if you like.
Recipe Tip
Pork bellyWhen whole, the belly has a thick and a thin end, with the ribs attached to the thick end. A whole pork belly will weigh about 3kg but will feed about 8-10 people, so half a belly is perfect for four, with leftovers. Pork belly can either be tied into a joint and roasted, or roasted as a flat piece, as in my recipe, right. It is also delicious slow-cooked in liquid – this is best done skinned, but you won't get the wonderful crackling that comes from roasting.
Recipe Tip
Barney says...I like to buy organic and farm-assured meat, but it's not the cheapest option. So, learn from all good butchers and choose the less popular cuts they take home for themselves. They taste delicious and you'll get so much more for your money


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The two most commonly used protocols are Trasmission Control Protocol(TCP) and User Datagram Protocol(UDP). There are two main differences between TCP and UDP. TCP is more reliable, it lets you know what happened to the data sent. Also, its maintains a connection throughout the conversation between comuters. When data is sent through a network there is always something that may happen to it and stop it from arriving such as the computer disconnecting from the network. TCP offers a way to make sure your data has arrived, and if it hasnt arrived, it can also let you know. UDP does not offer this, it is connectionless and unreliable. Mostly UDP is used for broadcasting data across networks when you do not care who recieves it or if it has arrived sucsessfully.
There are different kinds of TCP packets. These packets are distinguished by what are called flags. Other things can be used to tell packets apart but I will only explain flags for now. The three kinds of flags I will explain are SYN, ACK, and FIN. These are the TCP flags used to open a connection between two computers. The SYN flag is used to Request A Connection, The ACK Flag is used when you ACKnowledge a request for a connection or that the data has been recieved, and a FIN flag is used to finalize a connection. Note that these are not the only kind of flags just the ones I chose to explain.
Data cant just be sent across a network raw, some things must happen between the computers sending and reciving and the data being sent. When data is getting ready to be sent the raw data goes through a kind of "packaging process". The raw data is wrapped up in a TCP/IP header. The header contains information such as the flags (SYN,ACK,FIN), The TTL (Time to live, recently changed to Hops), and Source and Destination IP along with other information. Once the data is "packaged" it is ready to be sent. First off a connection must be open. To do this, something called a Three Way Handshake[/b] must occur. It happens like this, A Computer sends a Syn Packet (Connection Request) to the computer it wishes to connect to, if the packet arrives sucsessfully then the reciving computer sends back a ACK (Acknowledge) and another SYN. Once these packets arrive, the first computer sends back a ACK and a FIN (Finalize) and the connection is made and data is ready to be sent.
Three Way Handshake
Step One
|_Computer A__| TCP(SYN) packet sent to a computer -------> |__Computer B__|
Step Two
|__Computer A__| <---- TCP(ACK) Sent Back along with TCP(SYN) |__Computer B__|
Step Three
|__Computer A__| Reply with TCP(ACK) and TCP(FIN) ----------> |__Computer B__|
One a connection is made data can be sent. Remember that the raw data alone is not sent, it is attached to a header containing properties about the packet and information about the connection. Data can arrive to a computer in many ways. Sometimes data will need to go through one more more routers. On the internet data will travel through more than 8 routers to get to its destination. On a small netowork this number is much smaller. A router connects two networks together. If data is sent from computer A to computer B and they are not on the same network, the data will need to go through a router. Once data is sent to a router, the router takes the data and reads the header for the destination IP. If the IP is located on that routers network the data is send to that computer. If the computer is not on a attached network the router chooses an appropiate path and sends the data to another router and it repeats this process until the specified computer recieves the data.
I hope this helps some. If this interests you and you wish to learn more about TCP/IP and networking there are alot of good tutorials already posted on AO. Also here are some links that I have found that might help. Good luck!
Thanks to Diemos for the help! (Unerror IRC)


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Tesla Motors: Multi-Year Exclusive Agreement with AT&T in the US
Tesla and AT&T Enter Multi-Year Exclusive Agreement to Connect Current and Future Models in North America
Companies Collaborating to Deliver Wirelessly Connected Vehicles with Safety, Security, Diagnostic and Infotainment Services
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Dallas - AT&T*, the leader in connected cars, and Tesla, the premier all-electric vehicle manufacturer, have entered into a new multi-year exclusive agreement to enable current and future Tesla vehicles in North America with high speed wireless connectivity. AT&T connectivity will power Tesla's remote engine diagnostics, telematics, and industry-leading infotainment features such as Internet radio, Web browsing, live traffic, weather and navigation, all accessed through the 17-inch touchscreen.
"It's an honor to work with a company as innovative as Tesla on delivering a connected experience inside automobiles for both drivers and passengers," said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility.
"Tesla's goal has always been to catalyze the market for electric vehicles for all consumers while providing an exceptional driving experience," said Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla. "AT&T's advanced and reliable wireless connectivity will help Tesla continue to deliver a cutting-edge ownership experience."
In addition, AT&T announced yesterday two major initiatives to lead innovation in the connected car market – a first-of-its-kind connected car innovation center in Atlanta, called the AT&T Drive Studio, and a new global automotive solution and development platform, now called AT&T Drive.
AT&T Drive Studio features a working lab, showroom to build and exhibit the latest innovations, and serves as an overall hub where AT&T can work hand in hand with companies and respond to opportunities presented by automotive manufacturers.
AT&T Drive is the company's connected car platform – a modular and flexible, global solution that allows automakers to pick and choose what services and capabilities are important to them and allows them to differentiate their solutions in the marketplace. From connectivity and billing solutions to data analytics and infotainment, this platform will allow auto makers and developers to develop their own innovative and customized connected car solutions, now and in the future.
As a telematics leader, AT&T already provides mobile internet access in vehicles manufactured by both domestic and foreign automobile makers. AT&T was the first to enter the market with a proprietary, global SIM platform which made it possible for automotive, consumer and M2M equipment makers to work through a single carrier to wirelessly enable and connect products across the globe, and cars are being sold throughout world today with this SIM.
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Among the good discussions that we've had here (in my opinion, of course) at FA have included some interesting takes on what it means to be an individual chooser in a world full of other individual choosers, and how gender and gender inequality intersects with the concept of agency. In a discussion about what men might want to do in order to help create safer-feeling spaces for women (and others) in the world, it was remarked more than once that whomever is feeling unsafe, it is that person's choice to feel that way, or that person's choice to walk down a particular street, or that person's choice to walk down the street any way he wants, regardless of how that might or might not make others feel. Further, for some, the mere suggestion that we are not completely autonomous, rational agents seemed to imply some sort of slippery-slope argument where nobody is then responsible for anything. Eric, for instance, said:
To say that our social circumstances affect our choices to such a huge extent that we are not REALLY individual rational agents, but people limited by our social contexts that the choices are made for us, is to imply that there really isn't such a thing as choice to begin with.
I tried to point out that there was a false dichotomy at work here, between the idea that we are autonomous, atomistic rational agents and the idea that we are mere autonoma, compeltely created by our environment with only 'external' input and no input, so to speak, from the individual. But it can be a tough idea to get one's head around--if the choices we make are affected by our environment, indeed, if the very individuals that we have become isn't simply a matter of individual choice, then what happens to the notions of rights, to the notions of individual autonomy, to choice?
Feminism and the Ahistorical Self
arielladrake, another commentor, points us the way, by first also noting that the dichotomy is
Because, for most feminist theory, and phenomenological conceptions of the subject, it's not a case of 'individual rational agents' and 'choice doesn't exist' as the only two options. Because the idea of the individual rational agent in philosophy *is* predicated on this idea of an asocial, ahistorical, transcended subject. And, quite frankly, that's bollocks, because it fails to understand the reality of people. It's the people clinging to this that proclaim any criticism of this fundamental modernist flaw must mean that we are all completely determined and have no choices whatsoever.
But while I knew (and agreed with) various feminist conceptualizations of why ahistorical, atomistic selves aren't very good reflections of people in the world, I hadn't run across any theorhetical frameworks provided by feminists which would help to reconceptualize individual choosers, taking into account feminists' various critiques (except, perhaps, some understanding of the ethics of care, which seemed to me to be useful, but narrow in scope) until I ran across the notion of relational autonomy.
How Relational Autonomy Works
Relational autonomy isn't a simple concept, from what I've been able to glean so far, but we can understand it as consisting of two main conceptual arugments: First of all, 'autonomous' agents can only learn to be autonomous agents from within a social setting. Dr. Elizabeth Sperry, in her paper "Foucauldian Power, Relational Autonomy, and Resistance Through Friendship," points this out clearly and succinctly:
Relational autonomy theorists contend that autonomy is fundamentally social in nature. Far from requiring a complete independence from others, autonomy is made possible only thanks to forms of dependence and interaction with others. First, in our society potentially autonomous agents are constructed as such only through extended periods of dependency on others, usually in family settings. Indeed, insufficient or ineffective nurturing during childhood makes more difficult the attainment of autonomy in adulthood. Certainly others must provide food and shelter in order for young children to be able to attain autonomous adulthood. But young children are not merely physically dependent on others; they must be taught language, various behaviors, the rudiments of self-control, the concept of values, the resources of their culture, and the possibility of relations with others. The development of autonomy is thus not possible in the absence of social relations, including relations of dependency.
So, autonomy, if it exists at all, must develop from within social systems of interactions with others.
But that's not the only place that autonomy relies on relationships with others. The second main point of relational autonomy is that autonomy itself relies on interactions with others to provide the necessary 'raw materials' for decision making. As adults, being social is intextricably intertwined with being autonomous. Sperry explains this clearly:
Second, adult autonomy is maintained in relationships with others. It is difficult to imagine a would-be autonomous agent successfully maintaining her sense of self in the absence of all human interaction, not only because the psychological costs of absolute loneliness would be immense, but because an agent continues to work out her sense of self through social interaction. Linda Barclay notes that "our ongoing success as an autonomous agent is affected by our ability to share our ideas, our aspirations, and our beliefs in conversation with others. It is unlikely that any vision or aspiration is sustained in isolation from others."21 We rely on others for emotional support, for intellectual interchange, and to supply the context in which many of our own projects can be pursued. Autonomous agents have various goals and desires—to publish a book, to maintain a healthy marriage, to invest wisely for retirement, and so on—which require cooperation from others. Additionally, each of us continues to alter our sense of self and our life plan in response to the input and actions of agents around us.
Finally, the self's own concepts and values are made possible through social organization. This differs from the developmental point that we learn our culture's language, concepts, values, and available life plans in early childhood socialization; the claim here is that these elements themselves are culturally created and sustained. The very words and meanings we use to reflect on our preferred path of individual self-development are "constituted by social practices,"22 as is the value of reflecting on our own self-development. Social practices are necessary for autonomy in that they produce its raw matter.
As Sperry goes on to explain, it isn't that we are cut off causally from others that can make us autonomous, or some innate quality that we possess, but rather it is the actual reflection on our environments that help to create autonomous beings. So, to go back to our original discussion about men and their possible responsibilities for behavior simply walking down the street in a sexist society, we might frame it this way: The men who do reflect on the fact that they live in a sexist society and make their decisions with that in mind are being more autonomous--not in the sense of being cut off from others causally, but in the sense of creating a self that makes decisions about itself taking into account others who are outside of itself--than the men who pretend that we're atomistic, that each of us is an individual chooser with no (or little) regard to the input that we recieved as we grew up, or the input we constantly recieve now as adults.
And What Does All of this Have to Do with Feminism?
To bring it back to the topic of this groupblog more explicitly, it's important to note that the entire concept of relational autonomy has as its roots the feminist criticism of the self as an ahistorical, causally atomistic sort of thing--which in part leads to a rejection of overly simplistic conceptions of self, free-will, and, as it turns out, autonomy.
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A tattoo dedicated to a loved one deserves special care. After all, you're not just getting the ink for yourself–you're getting it for them, too. So when Kirk Wallace, a Boston-based graphic designer, was hashing out his latest piece, he took pains to get things just right. Because he wasn't just sketching something that was going to take up permanent residence on his right bicep. He was designing a living tribute to his father, the man that taught him to draw in the first place.
The idea for the tattoo actually came from Wallace's father, Barry Michael, out of the blue one day last December. The elder Wallace had been diagnosed with cancer earlier that year, and though he'd spent months battling the raft of heart issues that followed, at the time the family was cautiously optimistic about his prognosis. The father and son were watching TV, when Dad suddenly said, "I think when I get better from all this I'd like to get a tattoo like yours on my forearm of crop circles, I think that'd be cool."
"I told him if he didn't, I would," Kirk recalls. And when his father passed away unexpectedly a few weeks later, he did just that.
The designer set out to work on the piece just days after the death. At the time, he says, it felt like nothing had ever been as important as seeing the project through. "I didn't feel pressured to do it, but I felt drawn to it," he says. His father had always had an insatiable curiosity about the world, and the crop circles were a perfect symbol of his fascination with the the greater mysteries of the universe we inhabit. Barry had also instilled Kirk with a love of drawing, teaching the youngster cartoonists' tips for drawing knee joints and fists. The style Kirk settled on for the tattoo–simple and geometric, with thick, deliberate lines–was a departure from his usual work, but it seemed well-suited for the medium and fitting for the occasion. The real challenge, though, wasn't merely to make something that would look good in flesh and ink. Wallace felt compelled to work in references to his father wherever he could, painstakingly plotting every last detail of the scene.
"I started with the idea of crops spelling DAD," Wallace says. "That's the shallow bit." A more symbolic aspect of the tribute comes in the mash-up of perspectives in the scene–the eye-level sections on the left and right juxtaposed with the birds-eye view of the one in the middle, all contrasting with the flat line of clouds overhead. The confusion is intentional, Wallace says. In fact, it's a surprisingly literal reference to a profound episode from his father's final months.
As a child of the '60s, Barry Wallace had dabbled in his share of psychedelics. But last year, in the days after a grueling heart surgery, he unexpectedly found himself on a similar sort of trip. "He said there was no way to explain it but that he had woken up tossed over the rainbow. No longer in Oz," Kirk recalls. "The dopamine and whatever else he was on for the pain was causing him to have this distorted perspective where everything was sideways. He was telling the nurse his drink was spilling, because it was sideways to him. TV shows would slide down instead of from left to right. This happened for a few days, and he told the story to everyone because it left such an impact on him. That's where the perspective comes from in this tattoo: straight, sideways, straight."
The clouds themselves bear an even more personal reference. In that same period after the heart surgery, Wallace's father started to write down a message that apparently came to him in his exhausted, semi-conscious state. "At first he really wasn't even able to write it down because he was too weak," Kirk remembers. "He'd jot it down very poorly in the hospital on a few crummy Post-It notes. As he got better he would rewrite it. When Mom would ask what he was doing he'd just say 'writing down some thoughts for the boys.'"
The family didn't pay the writings much mind until after Barry had passed. In the days following his death, however, the notes kept popping up in unexpected places, and only then did the bereaved discover the heart-wrenching contents.
From Alpha To Omega
When the first dying stars in their dying wake gave birth to our age of stars, with all the light and life we'll ever know,
to the galactic sized atom that will fill the emptiness of time.
I have never seen god's hand as clearly as I do with me and my kids.
No matter where you go or I go. Alpha or Omega. You should know that about me.
Love Dad
With the tattoo, Kirk memorialized his own interpretation of the passage on his skin. The symbols in the rightmost cloud show the journey from Alpha to Omega, with a star representing his father in transit overhead. "Because I don't believe he's at his end with his death," Kirk says. "Just on the next level of his journey. Scoping it all out before us, making sure the coast is clear."
With the ink dried, the designer is immensely satisfied with the finished piece, and you have to imagine his Dad would be too. Unsurprisingly, it has resonated with a wider audience, drawing scores of heartfelt comments on the designer's Behance page and earning him a few tattoo commissions along the way. Still, he says the piece isn't complete just yet. Wallace plans to expand the tableau onto his shoulder, exploring more mysteries of the universe in the same style.
For now, though, the tattoo has served its purpose. "The whole process was very therapeutic," Kirk says. "The drawing is really what helped organize my thoughts into this story that I'll forever have on my arm. It's truly priceless."


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WASHINGTON (December 10, 2010)—Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, today commended the House of Representatives for passing the DREAM Act December 8.
"I commend the House of Representatives for their courageous and historic vote to give undocumented young persons a chance to reach their full, God given potential, through the DREAM Act," said Archbishop Gomez. The DREAM Act would provide a path to citizenship for young persons who were brought to the United States by their parents as children or infants.
Archbishop Gomez called on the U.S. Senate to pass the House bill prior to adjournment for the year.
"We cannot let this moment pass. Our Senators must also pass this important legislation, so that it can be signed into law by the President as soon as possible."
In a procedural vote yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted not to proceed to consideration of the Senate version of DREAM, leaving open the opportunity to vote on the House version next week. If the House bill is adopted by the Senate, it would be sent directly to the President for his signature.
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Not Betty Cookies on Etsy has some amazing decorated sugar cookies, the perfect addition to your next tailgate!
Sweet Designs Boutique has a fabulous football inspired typography sign, customizable to your team's colors.
Angel Food on Etsy makes some gorgeous football shaped sugar cookies.
Bees Knees Creative makes football truffles for you! No need to bake, ladies, just click and order and they are shipped straight to your door!
And I couldn't leave out Amanda's Parties To Go's Football party printables! Choose your own team colors and celebrate in style.
How cute is this football cookie bouquet from Fond Times?
I know lots of little football fans who would LOVE to receive this!
What a great idea! Life in Wonderland made a football inspired vase from football textured scrapbook paper, laces and a cardboard blumebox.
Southern Belle Boutique on Etsy makes custom aluminum water bottles with your own names, colors and phrases. Perfect for team gifts and birthday parties.
Adorable outfits for adorable little girls are a football season favorite, too.... The Uptown Baby makes a super cute ruffled pant and appliqued football shirt with your choice of team colors.
And we sure can't leave out the boys! Sweet Pea Plus Three on Etsy has a cute little appliqued shirt.
And Little One Boutique offers a jersey-style shirt with your child's name and age, too.
What fabulous and fun football ideas. Stay tuned for some great tailgating treats tomorrow!
What fabulous and fun football ideas. Stay tuned for some great tailgating treats tomorrow!


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Ferraro, director of the Center for Equine Health, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, is recognized for leadership and dedication to the advancement of equine health and welfare.
Ferraro has contributed to the health and well-being of horses through clinical practice, veterinary medical education and research. He has authored more than 50 scientific papers and articles on equine health. As a racehorse surgeon, he pioneered the adaptation of arthroscopic surgical techniques established in human medicine to equine veterinary medicine. At the Center for Equine Health, he has engaged faculty members and resident veterinarians who represent the spectrum of basic and clinical research disciplines, and he has established research initiatives that include the Bernice Barbour Communicable Disease Laboratory.
In 1976 Ferraro took the lead in establishing the Southern California Equine Foundation. The foundation, with Ferraro as president and hospital administrator, and in partnership with the Dolly Green Research Foundation in Arcadia, California, revolutionized equine racetrack practice by building an on-site hospital facility for use by all attending veterinarians to protect and advance the welfare of equine athletes. Their model of an on-site racetrack hospital has been emulated at racing venues throughout the world. The foundation partnership was also responsible for development of the Kimzey Equine Ambulance and the Kimzey Breakdown Splint, which have greatly improved veterinary care for severely injured horses.
Ferraro earned his D.V.M. degree at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1971. He practiced clinical equine medicine and surgery in Southern California from 1971 to 1997, and was assistant and associate professor of surgery in the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine from 1979 to 1996. In 1998 he was appointed director of the Center for Equine Health.
Ferraro has served as president and chief executive officer for the Southern California Equine Foundation, and is a trustee of the California Thoroughbred Foundation. In 2001 he was appointed by the governor to membership on the California State Veterinary Medical Board. He is a former director of the Dolly Green Research Foundation, former vice-chair of the Medication Committee of the California Horse Racing Board, and has served on several committees of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
Kotlikoff, professor of biomedical sciences and dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, is being recognized for his contributions to cardiovascular research and leadership in academic veterinary medicine.
Kotlikoff has made important contributions to understanding of the molecular processes underlying cardiac and smooth muscle function. He has made numerous contributions to the understanding of muscle excitability and the regulation of intracellular calcium release. Recently his laboratory has pioneered the use of genetically encoded protein sensors to understand cellular signaling in vivo. He has long been an advocate for advancing veterinary medicine through research and attracting veterinarians to research and academic careers, and has promoted and facilitated universitywide mammalian genetics and genomics research at Cornell University.
He has published more than 100 research papers including a recent featured article in the journal Nature on cardiac repair, served as a reviewer on numerous editorial boards and study sections. He is currently senior editor of The Journal of Physiology and has been appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute/National Institutes of Health.
Kotlikoff completed his veterinary degree (V.M.D.) at University of Pennsylvania in 1981 and Ph.D. in physiology at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. He has served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine as professor and chair of the Department of Animal Biology, and on the faculty of the School of Medicine in the Cardiovascular-Pulmonary Division and Department of Medicine. From 1998 to 2000 he was director of the Center for Animal Transgenesis and Germ Cell Research.
In 2000 he joined the faculty of Cornell University, where he has served as chair of the Mammalian Genomics Focus Group for the Cornell Genomics Initiative, director of the Cornell Core Transgenic Mouse Facility and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine. He is currently the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine.
Lasley, professor emeritus and associate director of the Center for Health and the Environment, University of California, Davis, is being recognized for his contributions to research and education in the field of comparative endocrinology.
Lasley has published more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers and mentored dozens of graduate students. He has served as a member of the Animal Sciences, Comparative Pathology, Pharmacology-Toxicology and Physiology Graduate Groups and graduate adviser to the Endocrinology Graduate Group. He has chaired the Physiology Graduate Group, the Graduate Council's Program Review Committee and the Graduate Council.
Lasley's research initially focused on primate and human reproductive endocrinology, and grew to include studies of domestic and wild animal reproduction. He developed a variety of novel endocrine assays that facilitated a virtual revolution in non-invasive monitoring of reproductive function in a wide range of species including ungulates, marine mammals and birds. At UC Davis, he designed, built and validated assays to detect biomarkers in order to assess the effects of toxicant exposures, stress and disease on fertility and fecundity in human populations. He also pioneered studies establishing bioactivity and immunoactivity indices as prospective markers of exposure and reproductive loss. He has advanced the primate model of human reproduction and helped to establish UC Davis as a leader in the study of primate reproductive toxicity.
Lasley earned his Ph.D. in physiology at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1972. He received postdoctoral training in reproductive endocrinology at UC San Diego and was staff research endocrinologist at the San Diego Zoo from 1975 to 1985. He was professor-in-residence in the Department of Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, UC Davis, from 1985 to 1992. He was then appointed professor in the Department of Population Health and Reproduction at the veterinary school and Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Health at the medical school. Since 1995 he has also held the position of professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where his service has included the role of chief of the Division of Reproductive Biology.
He has served on national and international committees such as the Study of Women Across the Nation, Science and Technology Committee of the American Zoo Association, and the Leakey Foundation grant review committee; and been a reviewer and editor for leading scientific journals including Biology of Reproduction, Fertility and Sterility, Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, Journal of Wildlife Management, American Journal of Primatology, and Steroids.
In 1978 Lasley received the Rolex Award for Enterprise for developing a non-invasive means to identify the sex of monomorphic birds, and in 2006, he received the Duane Ulrey Achievement Award from The American Associations of Zoo Veterinarians for contributions to zoo animal health.
Madigan, professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, is being recognized for his contributions to equine medicine, newborn foal care, and animal welfare and rescue.
Madigan has published more than 130 scientific papers, carried out pioneering research in equine neonatology, and discovered the pathogenesis of multiple equine infectious agents including Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Neorickettsia risticii, Borrelia burgdorferi, and novel prevention methods for Rhodococcus equi. He is faculty adviser and largely responsible for development of the Lucy Whittier Molecular and Diagnostic Core Facility, the first such laboratory to provide molecular biology services for the detection of infectious agents and gene expression, and to provide expertise in the analysis of nucleic acids to assist basic scientists, clinical researchers and practicing veterinarians.
Madigan has made important personal and professional contributions to animal welfare. He was instrumental in the development of the UC Davis Anderson Sling and the UC Davis Large Animal Lift, state-of-the-art equipment for both emergency medicine and large animal rescue. He has actively engaged in several rescue operations for animals in natural disasters such as floods and fires, and been the driving force behind the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team, a group of volunteer faculty, staff and students who assist with animal rescue and veterinary care during disasters.
Madigan earned his D.V.M. degree at UC Davis in 1975, and he is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He was a veterinarian in private practice until joining the UC Davis faculty in 1983 in the roles of assistant professor, clinician in equine medicine and head of the Equine Neonatal Intensive Care Program. In 1989, he became associate professor and head of the Horse Rescue Program. Since 1994 he has served as professor of medicine and epidemiology, senior clinician in Equine Medicine and Critical Care at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, head of the Veterinary Emergency Response Team, coordinator and head of the Equine Helicopter Rescue Program, and chief of the Equine Medicine Service.
Since 2001 Madigan has served on the State of California Committee for Animal Care during Disasters, and since 2000, on the California Veterinary Medical Association Disaster Preparedness Committee. He was a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Disaster & Emergency Issues from 2002 to 2006.
Madigan received the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence in 1996, and in 2006 received the Animal Welfare Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the Legend of Veterinary Academic Medicine award from Kansas State University, the American Red Cross Hero Award and the United States Congressional Achievement Recognition Award.
Newton, founder, president and CEO of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., is being recognized for his contributions as a pioneer in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular pharmacology research.
Newton, a fellow of the American Heart Association, is a pioneer in atherosclerosis research and in the development of agents regulating blood cholesterol.
Working for Warner-Lambert Company from 1981–98, which merged with Pfizer, Inc.in 2000, he and his team discovered and developed atorvastatin (Lipitor), the mostly widely prescribed statin drug. Lipitor, which has helped millions of people effectively treat elevated levels of LDL cholesterol, has also been shown to reduce heart attacks in patients with cardiovascular disease due to atherosclerosis. During the time he served as senior vice president and director of Esperion Therapeutics, recently divested from Pfizer Inc., infusion of a synthetic HDL (ETC-216) was shown to cause regression of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries of patients with heart disease.
Newton earned his Ph.D. in nutrition at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1980. Working in the laboratory of his major professor, Richard Freedland, Ph.D., in the Department of Physiological Sciences (now Molecular Biosciences), he became not only a nutritionist, but also a biochemist, working out the details of hydroxycitrate and agaric acid inhibition of hepatic fatty acid synthesis. Newton completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UC San Diego in 1981, where he carried out research on the regulation of hepatic lipid and lipoprotein metabolism using metabolic substrates and inhibitors, including the first statin compound to inhibit cholesterol synthesis.
Newton is chair of the Board of Directors for Golden Courage International, which provides programs and services for Chinese children affected and/or orphaned by AIDS and for vulnerable and underserved Chinese. He is also founder and president of the Esperance Family Foundation, a family run organization supporting other non-profit organizations with national or international programs addressing human potential, social justice, health, and the environment. Newton also serves on the board of directors of two biotech companies and on the national advisory boards of a number of university research centers. He is a member of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association and the UC Davis Chancellor's Club. In 2005, Newton and his wife, Coco, established the Dr. Richard Freedland Endowed Fellowship in the Department of Molecular Biosciences.
Scagliotti, co-medical director and ophthalmologist, Eye Care for Animals, Inc., a national veterinary specialty group, is being recognized for his leadership in specialty practice and his mentoring in the field of veterinary ophthalmology.
Scagliotti is a pioneer and international authority in veterinary neuro-ophthalmology. With a special interest in diseases of the orbit, neuro-otology and neuro-ophthalmology, he has authored numerous research papers and book chapters, and has given more than 150 regional, national and international seminar presentations on medical and surgical aspects of ophthalmology.
For more than 30 years he was a volunteer associate clinical professor in the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, a role in which he contributed to the education of hundreds of veterinary students and residents, served as a mentor and offered clinical rotations in private practice. He also initiated and fostered business models that have become the standard for specialty practice.
Scagliotti earned his D.V.M. degree at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1973, and completed a residency in ophthalmology here in 1976. After completing an internship at Angell Memorial Hospital in Boston in 1974, he completed an M.S. degree in comparative pathology and became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 1977. In the same year he co-founded the Sacramento Animal Medical Group, a referral and general veterinary medical group with 12 hospitals and two emergency clinics, and served as staff ophthalmologist. He also co-founded an internship program that is now a part of the VCA Sacramento Animal Medical Group and continues to train residents and interns.
In 1999 he became vice president of medical operations and quality control, and also co-chief of medicine and co-hospital director for National Pet Care Centers. Since 2002 he has been a principal owner and member of the board of directors of Eye Care for Animals, Inc., one of the nation's premier referral hospitals for veterinary ophthalmology.
He has served as president of the California Association of Certified Veterinary Specialists and president of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists, and on the editorial advisory boards of California Veterinarian, published by the California Veterinary Medical Association, and Progress in Veterinary Neurology.


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I recently found out that bloggers can get free copies of Thomas Nelson books at BookSneeze in exchange for a review on their blog and one other consumer website. While visiting the site, David Murrow's The Map : the way of all great men caught my eye, and I decided to review it so I could have a copy for my church library. (If any of you other Souls out there want to jump in, I'd love to have some more free books for the library!) Author's note on this particular title: I grew up in a family of women, except for my dad; so I must admit, men are a bit of a mystery to me.
This book draws on the structure of the book of Matthew to translate the masculine spiritual life into an actual map. The first half of the book reads as a fictional allegory, and the last half reads more like a traditional self-help title. (I know, all the men are running away now! But wait!...)
Here's a quote from Murrow himself (p.204):
Do you watch guy movies? If so, you've seen the three journeys played out many times on the silver screen. See if this plotline sounds familiar: A cocky young stud decides to confront some evil in his own strength. He's nearly killed by the bad guys. Suddenly an aged, wrinkled man shows up and gives the villains a whuppin'. The old coot offers to train the immature hothead. The student humbles himself and accepts the training of the master (submission). He develops true physical and mental toughness (strength). Eventually our young hero meets his adversary and, after a back-and-forth battle, defeats him in spectacular fashion, sometimes dying in the process (sacrifice).
I like the way David Murrow tries to do away with the apparent disconnect between traditional masculinity (a la John Wayne and Sylvester Stallone, or even, say, Ralph Macchio) and Christian culture as we know it. I know some men who could stand to read this book; but will the type of man who needs to read it actually pick up a book like this?
I suspect that's why Murrow opens the book with fictional tale of intrigue and adventure that he later ties together with his theories about the stages of Christian discipleship as they relate to male masculinity. I was not completely comfortable with this vehicle because the librarian in me knew this book was nonfiction, yet I spent the whole first half of the book trying to figure out if any of this was real or not; which for me, was a distraction.
The basic premise of the last half of the book is that the male journey of discipleship takes place in three distinct phases: submission, strength, and sacrifice. And that God requires different things of men during each stage of the journey. I found this comparison quite useful, and I enjoyed thinking about my own journey of faith in this way. Murrow also outlines ways men sometimes go astray in their faith journey and closes by thinking about how men can mentor and be mentored in discipleship.
This book isn't actually as exciting or sexy as it tries to make itself out to be. It's a traditional self-help book wrapped in a manly package, not that there's anything wrong with that. Anything that encourages people towards a growing, authentic faith is OK in my book. My hope is that many men will read this title and become better able to grow closer to God in the process.


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Weekend polls and predictions
Newsweek: "As President George W. Bush jets across Red State America this weekend, Republican candidates are falling further behind Democratic rivals... If the elections were held today, 54 percent of likely voters say they would support the Democratic candidate in their district versus 38 percent who would vote for the Republican -- a 16-point edge for the Democrats."
And Bush's approval rating is just 35 percent.
But: "Expect to hear lots in the news and on the Web during the next few days about the GOP's '72-hour campaign,' the party's hyper-organized, multimillion-dollar get-out-the-vote effort that uses mailing lists, consumer marketing information and high-tech data crunching to find Republicans and roust them to the polls."
Will the Democrats be able to match that effort?
See also MyDD.
The Weekly Standard: The staff of the leading neocon rag give their midterm predictions. Only one of the 17 predicts that the GOP will hold on to the House. Eight predict that the Senate will stay Republican, five that it will go Democratic, and four that it will be a 50-50 tie when all is said and done.
Then again, these guys still think going to war in Iraq was a great idea.
The Post and the Times have good overviews.
From the former: "'The bottom just fell out,' said Amy Walter, a House analyst at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Her publication predicted yesterday that Republicans will lose 20 to 35 seats. Rothenberg predicted a 34-to-40-seat Democratic gain. 'The House is gone,' he said"
Rasmussen Reports: "On the final Saturday of Election 2006, the race for control of the Senate is tied. The Rasmussen Reports Senate Balance of Power summary now rates 49 seats as Democrat or Leans Democrat and 49 seats as Republican or Leans Republican and two as Toss-Ups. The two remaining Toss-Ups are both seats defended by incumbent Republicans -- Jim Talent in Missouri and George Allen in Virginia."
And check out The Cook Political Report and The Rothenberg Political Report for the latest prognostications from the best in the business.
And see Robert Kuttner in the Globe: "November 2006 will be remembered either as the time American democracy was stolen again, maybe forever, or began a brighter day."


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In conjunction with the 75th anniversary of sailing at MIT, the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER) dedicated a new floating dock and a fleet of Firefly sailboats at the Walter C. Wood '17 Sailing Pavilion on Saturday, April 28. The birthplace of intercollegiate sailing, the Wood Sailing Pavilion is the oldest university sailing pavilion in the world. Completed in 1936, it was named after then-sailing master and MIT graduate of the Class of 1917, who helped spawn the MIT Nautical Association.
The floating dock allowed MIT to straighten the front edge of the existing fixed docks while also rebuilding them. The system expects to double the lifespan of the boats, even when the water levels of the Charles River are 30 inches below the deck of the fixed portion of the dock. In addition, there is more deck space for social events and viewing of regattas.
During the celebration, a three-dimensional stainless steel relief sculpture of Lowell North was mounted on the exterior wall of the west wing of the pavilion overlooking the expansive new floating dock system. The inscription highlights the pioneering efforts he brought to the sailmaking industry through the extensive use of science and technology at North Sails. Lead donor Terry Kohler '62 named the docks for Lowell North to illustrate the vast technological accomplishments of the olympian, world champion and pioneering businessman.
Additional enhancements include: the repurposing of boat bays to accommodate a seasonal changing room with day lockers; improved storage and organization of sails along with other equipment; and space for MIT's Center for Ocean Engineering of the Department of Mechanical Engineering to test and teach classes in unmanned vehicle operations.
A new fleet of 20 colorful Firefly dinghies were purchased as well as six Cape Cod Catboats and six 420 Class sailboats. Also, the sixth generation fleet of carbon fiber tech dinghies is replacing the 35 existing tech dinghies at almost half the weight. All of these boats as well as the current fleet of racing FJs are equipped with brand new North Sails which were acquired this year.
Rounding out the renovation is a collection of more than 30 images provided by the MIT Museum which adorn the walls in the shore school as well as the Hatch Brown lobby area. The images not only depict the rich tradition of 75 years of MIT sailing but also highlight the great achievements of some of those who have sailed out of the pavilion.


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It is difficult to describe the beauty of Big Sur, California. Our friends that we visited there wanted me to be sure that I described it as "just OK" in hopes of keeping the area just as uncrowded and undeveloped as it stands now. So, in the interest of not overindulging the obvious, here's a few pictures:
Yep, just "ok," indeed.


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Web Series Wednesday: Chronic Cases of Life Cured by Cuddles
September 4, 2016
Director and co-creator, Elias Campbell, introduces a new Toronto based web series focused on…cuddling? Yes, cuddling. Is cuddling really a real thing? Yes, it is. The next question viewers may ask is: would somebody really pay for that? Just Cuddle is an…Continue reading


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Student professor intimate relationship attacked, pt. 2
Mark Bourrie on his Ottawa Watch Blog responds to my critique on his wanting to ban student prof intimacies at Concordia University. He states-
An American university professor/blogger doesn't get it. He says I want to "coerce" people. Actually, no. I want them to act professionally. I don't want them to come on to, date and/or sleep with someone, then grade their work, decide on their scholarships, etc.
Of course, Dr. Bourrie is playing words games. He wants to coerce them if they act in a manner that he finds unprofessional. If they act like he wants them to act, if they act like him, no problem. Nothing new here, particularly in the area of sexuality. Follow my sexual standards or else! Nothing new here in reference to authoritarianism, just follow the ethic handed down from above, and all will be OK.
And then there is Bourrie's naivete or is it verbal manipulation? Note his statement- "I don't want them to come on to, date and/or sleep with someone, then grade their work, decide on their scholarships, etc." This is sexism to the nth degree! Male active, female passive. A female student coming on to a male prof is nothing unusual, such has never been unusual and will never be unusual. Maybe the case is that female students do not find Bourrie attractive but such does not mean that they do not find other male profs attractive. I know this to be a fact based on my 35 years of experience as a professor as well as based on the experiences of many other professors and the many female students who have contacted me in regards to their love of their professor. And if Bourrie is unaware of male profs and female students marrying, such is other worldly. If female students were not attracted to male profs then the issue of consensual relationships would not be an issue.
Then Bourrie states-
"If sex between profs and students is so right, why do the profs involved keep it a secret? I figure anything that can't take public scrutiny tends to be illegal, immoral or fattening. U of T gets that aspect, too, and it's a good start."
I ask Bourrie and his confreres, if in the past homosexuals believed their homosexuality right, then why did homosexuals keep their homosexuality secret? Why were homosexuals so closeted? Any person with some degree of common sense knows the answer to these questions. Being in the closet, keeping such things secret, does not mean that the secreted believe they are wrong, but often means that they do not want to be harassed, stigmatized and fired. As persons without power, they do not want to be subject to the power abuse of bureaucrats, police and various agents of moral zealots; moral zealots who act self-righteously in the name of their morality , their professionalism, etc.
And in more general terms about Bourrie's feeling that "anything can't take public scrutiny tends to be illegal, immoral or fattening." Very funny if one does not believe in the right to privacy, in this case the right to privacy by consenting adults. I assumed that even so-called professionals believe sexual relationships between adults in private was OK. If the Concordia prof and student came out publicly, I guess Bourrie would feel OK about this rather than feeling that they were flaunting their relationship. I believe most people who are opposed to student professor relationships want them to be in the closet, not out in public for all to see, not engaging in marriage ceremonies, etc.
Bourrie then cites the University of Toronto policy in he following terms-
Here's U of T's policy. At least they recognize the conflict and say the affair must be disclosed, but look at the weasel word "should" in the first paragraph. I would prefer "must":
University policy does not prohibit sexual relations between consenting adults. However, if you form any kind of intimate personal relationship with someone who teaches you or otherwise makes academic decisions affecting you, that teacher has a conflict of interest. She or he should disclose the conflict of interest to their academic supervisor – usually the Chair of the department or the Dean of the faculty – and should ensure that your work is graded by a colleague.
If your teacher does not disclose the conflict of interest, s/he is not simply in breach of University policy: s/he is showing a negligent disregard for your academic interests, and placing the legitimacy of your academic accomplishments in question.
Has Dr. Bourrie really thought thru the implications and possible consequences of policies of this sort? If not, I suggest that the good professor put himself in the position of the involved student and the professor who is committed to following university rules. One day, you as the student are removed from the classroom and theoretically put in another class for your own good. (Sometimes the student may not be physically removed from the class, but graded by another prof, no matter whether she stays or goes, the problems remain essentially the same.) And, in addition, you know that the university administrators who are "helping" you, know of your sexual activity that led to your removal. And then you will have to deal with the reality that it is your special professor who informed on you and has helped to remove you from his class. What kind of professor would do this? What kind of professor would do this to a woman who he supposedly loved? And for the involved professor his life goes on, no serious disruption since the disclose dispose policy, as some call it, has been implemented. I ask Dr. Bourrie, who professes to be a person who believes in this policy, have you ever given one iota of thought to the exiled student? Or was she simply a non-person who was disposed of? And this policy is implemented by some to correct a power imbalance; this is power imbalance at its worst.
But, of course, there is more, much more which is damning about this sort of policy. Supposedly the student is removed from class so that differential non-prejudicial grading can take place. But once the student is removed one can be assured that differential grading will take place since all the students but one will have the same grader. For the professor who is committed to fair and objective grading, the professor grades all the students using the same standard irrespective of whether the prof likes or dislikes the student.
However, dealing with the possible reality of the student being removed from class, who will be the grader and will the grader be able to grade this student as the regular prof grades all of the other students? How can it be assured that a colleague of the "special" professor will grade the student objectively, that his or her feeling about the special prof or the student, will not interfere with the grading? Will the grader be told that the student is the lover of the prof? And what if the grade is based on an in class project, on class participation, how will this be dealt with? And what if the student is taken out of an art or music or theatre arts or sports class? How can the prof deal with this? Shouldn't the grading prof be forced to sit thru the entire class and then grade the student?
It is amazing that so many people, so many academics, are taken in by a policy that after a bit of thought one cannot help but label said policy as a sham. Academics often have knee jerk responses to these policies. Why? Because most academics give little thought to the intricacies, complexities and ethics of grading. Grading is at the bottom of the academic totem pole. Tell me about one professor at Concordia or UT who was hired in part because of their grading practices. Tell me about any university that has workshops for new or old faculty on grading practices. Of course, many faculty don't grade, they ship out grading to teaching assistants. So much for the importance of grading.
Bottom line is that the policies that Bourrie, et. al., advocate are not based on a commitment to good grading but are rather based on rooting out those who they see as sexual deviants. In the dankprofessor's opinion the irony regarding Bourrie and his concern for his daughter at the hands of a so-called predator professor is that his daughter would probably be at much greater risk if she becomes involved in the hookup and drinking culture associated with all too many colleges than if she became involved with her English or Theatre Arts professor. As the dankprofessor has indicated previously-
the love of knowledge can lead to the knowledge of love. Such passions simply cannot be destroyed or regulated by campus bureaucrats or professionals of any kind.
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Marshall successfully defended his thesis last Tuesday, June 11th. He was my first student and did a really amazing job, not just with his science, but in helping me get the lab up and running. All the best to Marshall as he starts his new job with eMolecules in San Diego!
It was also a really fun moment for the entire lab:
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The magical results of reviewer experiments
So, for those of you who aren't as familiar with it, the way the peer review process theoretically works is that you submit your paper, they (hopefully) send your paper to review by other scientists, and those scientists give their comments. Then you have to address those comments, and if you do so to the editor's satisfaction, then they will probably accept the paper. Often times, the reviewer comments will go something like "In order to make the claim that XYZ, the authors must show ZYX via experiment XZY." And, amazingly, the authors seemingly ALWAYS get the results that they want (i.e., the ones that will get the paper accepted). Now doesn't this seem a little bit unlikely? Of course it does! But at that point, the pressure to complete the deal (for all parties involved) is very high and so, well... things just seem to work out. :) Does this seem shady to you? Is that really the way it goes down? Well, let me ask you: have you ever reviewed a paper, suggested an important experiment, and had the authors actually pull the claim in response to a negative result? Certainly hasn't happened to me.
I think the idea with peer review is that it raises the quality of the paper. Overblown, in my estimation. Because of this pernicious "reviewer-experiment-positive-result" effect, I don't think that the additional experiments really make a bad paper better. Good papers tend to get reviews that ask for peripheral experiments that are usually a waste of time, and bad papers tend to generate a list of crucial controls that somehow always seem to work out in their favor. Note that I'm not (necessarily) saying that authors are being underhanded. It's just that reviewer experiments tend to get much less care and attention, and since there is now a very strong vested interest in a particular result, the authors are much more likely to analyze the hell out of their data until it gives you what you want. And once they get something vaguely positive, you can't really say much as a reviewer. Here's a hypothetical example, very loosely based on experience...
Reviewer: "If the authors' model is correct, then the expression of gene A should increase upon induction".
Authors: "We thank the reviewer for their very insightful comment [gritting teeth behind fake smile]. We have now measured expression of gene A upon induction, and found it increased by 1.13 fold with a p of 0.02 (see supplementary figure 79). We believe that this result has greatly strengthened the conclusions of our manuscript."
What the reviewer says: "The authors have satisfied my concerns and I now recommend publication."
What the reviewer thinks: "Whatever..."
What is the reviewer to do? They have made a measurement consistent with the hypothesis and showed it to be statistically significant. Now, if the authors had encountered this untoward result in their initial experiments and the point were indeed critical, would they have continued to follow up on their claims? Probably not. But now there's a vested interest in the publication of a project that may have taken years, and so, well, time to bust out the z-score.
What to do about it? No clue...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The truth
Perusing this previous post and pondering science in general got me thinking about the (apparently biblical) saying "And the truth shall set you free." Given my experiences in research, this really makes me wonder if whoever said this ever actually spent any quality time together with the truth...
Friday, June 7, 2013
The death of annotation
So by now even my mom knows that we live in the world of "Big Data". At first glance, it seems that the only way to make sense of it all is to tag it, folderize it, database it, or somehow organize in some manner. The big problem: we're making data too rapidly to tag, and nobody has the energy to properly tag things. Nor do we have a systematic way to tag. That's how you end up with the gigantic mess that is GO (gene ontology).
I think the solution is to just not worry about it. I think the solution is search, ala Google et al. Just sit back and let the computers do all the organizing for us. It's probably the only way to make sure everything is tagged uniformly and appropriately, but even more importantly, computers won't get bored of doing it. And so it might actually work. A great example is Evernote, which now has automatic tagging. Now my notes are actually organized! I found that before, the note I was searching for would never be in the category I was looking for, because I had somehow forgotten to tag that particular note.
Actually, the best thing about search is that it's sort of like the ultimate in tagging: it's like having a huge number of tags, all customized and weighted for every document. A prime example is Google Docs, where you can just store all your stuff in one huge basket and then search for it at will. This makes it so much easier to actually get to what you want–and get there fast! It's great, because Google search is so great. I really feel like Google's search prowess really is a huge competitive advantage in virtually everything they do.
Same sort of thoughts also apply to things in research like bioinformatics. I was lamenting to a couple people recently about how everyone stores their data for high throughput stuff in a different way, and it makes it so hard to compare datasets and to build a good story, etc. Common complaint, and most would agree that it's a woeful state of affairs. Two of us (including me) tried to think up some answers on how to organize things. The other person's response: "Well, another thing we could do is not care". I thought about it some more, and I'm actually convinced that's the right answer! Over time, computers will be able to help us analyze and compare these datasets without our having to write those endless little Perl scripts to convert this type of format to that type of format and the such. And it will do it so much faster and better than we can. As humans, we are good at making messes, and it's a losing battle to try and have lots of people clean up after themselves. The right move is to let the computers clean up the mess for us. Like a Roomba. Which I really want to get one day. Or this robot that folds towels:
Reality-based science
Most of the published biological literature is wrong. It's a perhaps less than well known fact, but it is a fact nonetheless: estimates from industry are that around 75%+ of published results are wrong, and our own experience in lab backs that up. I personally think the reasons for this range from black to white, with black being outright fraud (which I think is relatively rare), and white being honest mistakes or misinterpretations of data (probably reasonably common). Then there are all those things in the gray area, including selective exclusion of results that don't fit the "story". If I had to guess, I would bet that most of the reasons why results don't replicate fall into this gray zone. There are lots of potential reasons for these sorts of problems, funding, pressure for positive results, etc. Perhaps it is just our own humanity that gets in the way.
So what to do about it? I've read about people who have suggested two options, the carrot and the stick. The stick would be that somebody has to reproduce every study, and you are somehow shamed or shunned or something like that if you are caught out. Trouble is, who's going to do all this reproduction? That's a lot of time and effort. Then there's the carrot. I like this a bit better. Here, if you want, you can submit your study for verification. If it verifies, then you get some sort of seal of approval. Over time, if this idea catches on, then you would basically have to submit your work for verification for anyone to believe it, and the carrot turns into the stick.
Meanwhile, back in reality, I think it's very unlikely for any of this to ever happen. First off, who's going to pay for it? And is it worth paying for? In a way, pharma companies who actually need their stuff to really work are the ones paying for it now–they try to replicate the experiments they need, finding that the majority (if not the vast majority) are wrong, and then follow up on the ones that prove reproducible. It's perhaps not ideal to have the literature cluttered up with all these wrong results, but what's the alternative? Plus, just because something is not reproducible in someone else's lab doesn't mean that it's wrong per se. Often times, the issue is that biological systems just behave differently for reasons we don't understand, giving different results in different labs on different days. I think we've all had those "must be something in the water" moments. Umm... don't have much useful to say about that... :)
I think that another option is to train our students to better sort out the good stuff from the bad stuff. This is so difficult! People commonly note that a well-trained student can quickly rip almost any paper to shreds. Which is true and counterproductive. I've found that one strategy that has worked for us is to start with a basic question and then look up the papers that help to establish a system in which to answer said question. These papers tend to be (but are not always) less high profile, but they also seem to be at least somewhat more reproducible than high-profile papers, so you can actually build off them. So many times, I feel like successful projects are really based on a well-thumbed handful of solid, detailed, technical papers.
The other thing to do is to surround yourself with zero bullshit people who will challenge your assumptions at every step. It can be hard to deal with at times because doing science is just so generally crazy and risky, but it will make you a better scientist. And a reality-based scientist.
Lenny Teytelman is awesome...
So I have been working with a couple folks who want to do single molecule RNA FISH in yeast, and they wanted to know if there were any updated protocols. I used to use a variant of an old protocol from the Singer lab, but I had heard rumblings about some sort of issues with cell wall digestion using zymolyase, and I got referred to Lenny Teytelman (founder of ZappyLab). Lenny then related to me a one and a half year saga about how he finally figured out that you need to use a lot more zymolyase than we had been using before. Main point: not only did Lenny openly share his little protocol tip, but he did so without any wish other than to help other people out. That's the scientific spirit at its best. Lenny is cool! So cool, in fact, that he let me share the tip with the world on our RNA FISH website.
I know many people who purposefully omit these little tips and tricks from their published protocols so that others can't use them. What's the point of that? Usually, I think the rationale is that "Oh, I have this new technique and I'm gonna rule the world, so I better keep it to myself". From what I've seen, this is just a good way to limit other people using your method and ultimately to limit your impact as a scientist. The notion that you can get a steady stream of new papers from a new technique is in my mind also pretty wrong: usually, you can get (maybe) 1-2 high profile papers that really bank primarily on the novelty of the method as applied to some particular area of biological research, but really not much beyond that. So you're really best off just following your ideals and actually just trying to make your methods as transparent and practicable as possible.
Anyway, Lenny is also cool because he has been thinking a lot about the publication process, open access, and disseminating scientific information. Check out ZappyLab!
I know many people who purposefully omit these little tips and tricks from their published protocols so that others can't use them. What's the point of that? Usually, I think the rationale is that "Oh, I have this new technique and I'm gonna rule the world, so I better keep it to myself". From what I've seen, this is just a good way to limit other people using your method and ultimately to limit your impact as a scientist. The notion that you can get a steady stream of new papers from a new technique is in my mind also pretty wrong: usually, you can get (maybe) 1-2 high profile papers that really bank primarily on the novelty of the method as applied to some particular area of biological research, but really not much beyond that. So you're really best off just following your ideals and actually just trying to make your methods as transparent and practicable as possible.
Anyway, Lenny is also cool because he has been thinking a lot about the publication process, open access, and disseminating scientific information. Check out ZappyLab!
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There are many ways to create an archive of the zonepath. For example, you can use the cpio or pax commands described in the cpio(1)) and pax(1) man pages.
There are also several ways to transfer the archive to the new host. The mechanism used to transfer the zonepath from the source host to the destination depends on the local configuration. In some cases, such as a SAN, the zonepath data might not actually move. The SAN might simply be reconfigured so the zonepath is visible on the new host. In other cases, the zonepath might be written to tape, and the tape mailed to a new site.
For these reasons, this step is not automated. The system administrator must choose the most appropriate technique to move the zonepath to the new host.
Become superuser, or assume the Primary Administrator role.
To create the role and assign the role to a user, see Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
Move the zonepath to the new host. You can use the method described in this procedure, or use another method of your choice.
Create a tar file of the zonepath on host1 and transfer it to host2 by using the sftp command.
host1# cd /export/zones host1# tar cf lx-zone.tar lx-zone host1# sftp host2 Connecting to host2... Password: sftp> cd /export/zones sftp> put lx-zone.tar Uploading lx-zone.tar to /export/zones/lx-zone.tar sftp> quit
On host2, unpack the tar file.
host2# cd /export/zones host2# tar xf lx-zone.tar
For more information, see sftp(1) and tar(1).
See Resolving Problems With a zoneadm attach Operation for troubleshooting information on the following:
Patches and packages are out of sync.
Operating system releases do not match.
The user must verify that the processor type in the new machine is supported. See About Migrating an lx Branded Zone for more information.


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As we approach Yom Kippur I thought this would be a good time to take stock, not only of my spiritual and moral self, but also of my culinary self. To be sure we could all reflect on the kitchen sins that are au courant in the contemporary kosher diet. Asking ourselves should I say ashamnu, bagadnu,…"Did I wash out all the bugs?" "Was there a red dot in that egg?" "Should I trust this kosher certifier or not?" But I wanted to approach this with a more universal notion – that all the choices we make, not just the question of issur ve'heter (prohibited and permitted) are Jewish choices that deserve to be reviewed using a lens of Jewish values and halakha, Jewish Law.
Thank you for the info! We can't avoid all the chemicals in food but we can still control what we eat and make choices how to look and feel.
This is a great piece! I was hoping to read down your list and add a clever one or two myself, but I think you have covered them all! Shana Tova, and may we all do proper kitchen teshuva.
I really enjoyed this! it gave me food for thought for Yom Kippur!
What a great article! Very creative! I just got a chance to check out cookkosher-it's been a while-and I am going to print this out and put it up in the kitchen to remind myself and family to make better choices!


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Robert Alter aims to reproduce the rhythmic energy of the Hebrew texts in an English that adheres as closely as possible to the meaning and style of the original. He was drawn to biblical translation almost despite himself, propelled by a sense that recent translations were badly flawed.
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In Fig. 4, we have a progression of Im–VI–IVm–VII in C minor played under a riff that first alternates between Cm and Csus2 chords, and then between Bb and Bbsus2 chords.
Predictably, the first and fourth measures of the rhythm part assume the character of the chords outlined by the lead riff. But some pretty neat stuff transpires on the Ab5 and F5. The notes C and G lift the Ab5 chord to make it into an Abmaj7. In the second half of the bar, the D adds to that a #11. Next, G and Eb, played over F5, suggest an Fm9 chord. When Eb in the riff scooches down a fret to D, we get the sense of an Fm6/9 chord. By the way, m6/9 is one of the coolest chords in all of music.
Fig. 5 features a riff playing two notes at a time. Each note, in turn, leads away from the tonal center by a half-step, and then back again as the progression cycles around. The root motion is I-bVII-IV-bVII and ends on I.
The D and G# in the lead riff combine with E5 to form an E7 chord. Then G# moves a half-step up to A so that at bVII, both rhythm and lead parts are playing a D5. Next, D slips down a fret to C# in the lead part, joining forces with an A5 to make an A major triad. Then it's back to D5 before ending on E7.


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For PlayStation 3 only, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix—yes, that's the full name—will be coming to the U.S. this fall, Square Enix said today.
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The compatibility of SoftLayer IaaS with CSC's ServiceMesh Agility Platform™, which will enable customers to simplify and standardize the deployment, integration, and management of solutions built on SoftLayer, an IBM company, Bluemix and other cloud environments;
The future addition of CSC's ServiceMesh Agility Platform to the IBM Cloud Marketplace, which allows developers, IT managers and business leaders to learn, try and buy software and services from IBM and its global partner ecosystem;
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The expanded alliance advances CSC's vision of the "Service-Enabled Enterprise" and IBM's "as-a-service" strategy, both designed to increase customer choice and innovation in adopting emerging technologies needed to harness the potential around Big Data, cloud and "systems of engagement" – or mobile and social apps. This will accelerate both companies' speed-to-market capabilities with modernized applications that are informed by analytics, live in any cloud, and securely serve the growing information and accessibility needs of users anytime, anywhere.
IBM has been aggressively moving forward with its SoftLayer offerings, building out a network of 40 cloud centers across the globe. Since its $2 billion acquisition of SoftLayer a year ago, IBM has poured $1 billion into a new Watson business unit, with Watson running on SoftLayer, and another $1 billion to establish the BlueMix cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) to help millions of developers build cloud applications running on SoftLayer, with work based on Cloud Foundry. The IBM Cloud marketplace hosts hundreds of SaaS and infrastructure cloud services for business and IT professionals, as well as developers, to bring the breadth of IBM-as-a-service to clients in just a few clicks.
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This would be great for football day--just slice like a sub--easy to eat!
1 loaf of thawed dough
6 oz cooked spaghetti
1 cup of any sauce for the spaghetti (either tomato basil sauce or bolognaise) must be thick
8 oz of mozzarella cubes
parmesan cheese
1 egg white, beaten
parsley or oregano flakes
1. Prepare flour onto a counter or use a baking sheet to roll the dough on.
2. Roll out the loaf into a large rectangle, about the thickness of less than an inch.
3. Set the dough at rest by covering it with a plastic wrap for about 12 minutes.
4. Boil spaghetti, drain and let cool.
5. Unwrap dough.
6. Drop the spaghetti in the center into a bundle from one end to the other, length-wise, leaving space on the sides for the folding.
7. Pour the sauce and mozzarella cubes onto the spaghetti.
8. Make even slits on both sides of the dough to create folds or flaps for folding. The flaps should be of the same width and wide enough to hold the filling together without tearing.
9. Fold the top and bottom part over the filling, in order to allow the first flaps to stick onto something.
10. Start folding flaps. Left over right, right over left.
11. Lastly, pull the last strip over and under the bread.
12. Carefully place bread on a large, greased, baking sheet.
13. Brush egg white and top with Parmesan cheese, gralic and parsley/oregano.
14. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 mins.
15. Let it cool before slicing and serving.