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Archive for August, 2002
sometimes i think i get obsessed with the bad drivers out here in CA. they are the worst i've ever experienced. most of them need lessons in courtesy. of course most of them are inspirations for lists.Comments Off on 2002.08.29 | Catergorized: grrr life
had a good time yesterday at andres' birthday party. met his (large!) family and met some of his friends from calpoly. funny because i'd seen them so many times in pictures in his cube that it's like i knew them. brent showed up with anne, and megan showed up with her friend elizabeth. spent most of my time with megan and elizabeth.
entries, by the way, have been spotty as the household i live in is going through changes.
found an interesting article on how they are hypothesising that a mutated gene led to the development of language (it allowed for greater vocalizations) and eventually culture, science, and all the rest. i'm wondering if we applied such a mutated gene to an animal that already has a great vocal range if it, too, would develop. like dolphins, or crows, or even dogs. would be an interesting experiment when they get to that point in bioengineering.
meanwhile GM has released a concept car that it's showing at various car expos that runs on hydrogen and has one of the most scifi user interfaces i've ever seen in a civilian vehicle. well, if they can produce it for shows they can certainly start mass producing it. imagine how our relations in the middle east would be if we didn't need their stinking oil? "you're having problems? ah. sorry to heat that." it would be great if everyone would call off their jihad because we've left saudi arabia and the middle east in general.
and finally, just because i'm annoyed with how this country thinks that limiting freedoms is a democracy, here's this article pointing out that 2nd hand smoke is a myth. before you roll your eyes and moan about it, read the article or at least get informed from something besides the media and the modern prohibitionists. aside from the actual data quoted, one of my favorite lines is, "Wouldn't the American way be to put a big sign on the front of your restaurant? 'People Smoke In Here — Don't Come In If It Bugs You.' And then let everyone act like grownups?"Comments Off on 2002.08.25 | Catergorized: friends geek life science
as it's been about a year since i last did this, let me do it again (because someone mentioned something about it):
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heard bill moyers interviewing joseph campbell today on PBS (old interview). an interesting idea was presented. let me see if i can expand and clarify on what i got out of it.
our lives, as we're living it, seem to not have a whole lot of meaning. we go through our day to day lives and there doesn't seem to by any rhyme or purpose to the apparent random events that shape it. yet at the end of our lives we can look back and think if event A didn't happen, then event B wouldn't have happened and ultimately i wouldn't be who or where or what i am today. looking in retrospect allows us to see a meaning that, while living day to day, we cannot see.
our dreams appear the same way. when you wake a dream appears often to have no real meaning or direction. upon careful analysis, however, the dream can and mostly does have meaning, though sometimes it take deep reflection to understand it and it's influences. our unconscious will digs up the images an events in dreams and so there is a meaning behind it all.
by the same token, it is as if something greater than ourselves were dreaming us, some larger unconscious will that dreams of people who dream. if this were the case, then our lives do have meaning, at least for this other will.
further, coming back to the chain of events that eventually lead to the culmination of a life, the events often -almost always- involve other people in some way. just as others affect us (the chance meeting that leads to love, marriage, children, or whatever) we affect other people. it is a large web, all with eventual meaning.
now, i am no philosophy specialist, or theologist, or scholar of any sort, so i don't know if any of this has been covered before. but it seems to me that if someone were looking to justify the existence of god, then this would be one way of doing it (though the skeptics, myself included, could poke holes in it). it also seems to me that this could be the philosophy or basis of some religions, whether overtly stated or implied. i am also wondering if the existentialists ever delved into such ideas, specifically the negative existentialists like satre and camus.
anyways, there's your deep thought of the day. discuss.Comments Off on 2002.08.18 | Catergorized: friends thoughts
so this is america so maybe many people haven't heard, but central europe is suffering some of the worst flooding in living memory. how does this pertain to anything here? not at all. but it does pertain to me as i lived in prague (flooded) and have friends how still live there and in other parts of the region. i hope they and their family/friends are well.Comments Off on 2002.08.14 | Catergorized: friends life
the jews are already saved? sort of a misleading statement, but according to this article, the catholics are beginning to recognize that jews have their own unique relation to god and therefore do not need to be saved/converted to christianity. protestant groups are… protesting.
this article just needs to be read. it reminds me of reading a book called the ugly american. many americans forget that while we know we are decent people the rest of the world only sees our government and our massive corporations. i agree we need some reform, but at the same time it's nothing countries of sufficient power have done all through history. we revere the roman empire now (well, maybe not everyone) but they did essentially the same thing, pushing their culture, their military, their trade, and their roads to every corner they could despite not being welcome by all. too bad we don't have their keen sense of architecture…Comments Off on 2002.08.13 | Catergorized: thoughts
a theory of certain obscurity.
many people who have acheived greatness do so because of a fear of death. "death leans close and whispers in my ear, 'live, i am coming.'" stephen hawking might not have ever developed the ideas he had if he hadn't have developed ALS. colin wilson reminds us often in his books of many people with the same condition. a healthy fear of death drives many to refuse to accept dissolving into obscurity. the only way to avoid this is to refuse to be obscure, to gain a (more or less permanent) meme in the consciousness pool.
some few achieve a sort of greatness because they lack a fear of death. the samurai of feudal japan had no fear of death and actually found it an integral portion of thier purpose in life. their lack of fear, however, was compensated by their duty. duty drove them to achieve what was needed in life.
i find myself in an interesting position of having no real fear of death, and yet having no duty or real obligations to combat this primary motive force. it's something i will have to work on.Comments Off on 2002.08.11 | Catergorized: thoughts
i don't want all the money in the world… i just want all the money in america.Comments Off on 2002.08.06 | Catergorized: thoughts
driving long distance any time soon? here's where you can find out where and how to avoid all those speed traps you know are out there.
are you a geek? did you play D&D? remember those old manuals? find them again.
and for those guys out there who have girlfriends, here's a link to help you win a couple of those "disputes" that occasionally crop up. let me tell you, i wish i had this a long time ago…Comments Off on 2002.08.04 | Catergorized: geek life
i guess some vague celebration is in order. it was a year ago today that i put this revamped website up. though the original is in the password protected diary, here it is:
started revamping the site. came up with this format based on a few people's web pages. i like the clean look of it, and should be much easier to update and maintain. of course, we'll see…
wow. deep. oh well, not momentous, but something.
UPDATE 2006.09.24. This site has been updated yet again since this post was written. Back then I'd migrated to Blosxom, this time at the beginning of 2006 I migrated to WordPress. The look and feel of the site is fairly close to what it was then, though… :)Comments Off on 2002.08.01 | Catergorized: site


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Le Ravin de Nierbonchera rankings
Difficulty ranking world: 8808 (all)
Ranking Belgium: 189 (all)
Ranking Ardennes: 183(all)
Difficulty score: 29.86 what?
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Sergio Salcido's five points carry No. 10 Syracuse to last-second win over No. 9 Virginia
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With 30 seconds left, Sergio Salcido ran toward the top of the box. Virginia pressed out and cut off all of Syracuse's players — except Salcido. So, he dodged. Virginia's Michael Howard was right there, but Salcido tried again. And again. Eventually, Howard slipped and Salcido wound up.
As the clock struck 15 seconds, the ball flew past goalie Will Railey into the back of the net. Syracuse had not led for 59 minutes, 45 seconds until Salcido stroked the game-winning goal.
"When I got the ball," Salcido said, "I looked over and they were shutting everyone and making me take the matchup they liked. I knew my team needed me to make a play."
For the third straight game, the last 15 seconds decided Syracuse's fate. This game marked the first time the Orange had not led at any point. When Virginia cut off Syracuse's top attackmen Nick Mariano and Jordan Evans, Salcido's experience and quickness surfaced. His five-point performance proved vital in No. 10 Syracuse's (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) 14-13 win over No. 9 Virginia (4-2, 0-1).
The redshirt senior had not played much until last season, a "project years in development," ESPN lacrosse analyst Mark Dixon said. As a redshirt junior in 2016, Salcido broke out, becoming a constant on Syracuse's offense. He finished second on the team in goals (29) and assists (24), earning All-American status. He earned 2017 Preseason All-American First Team honors.
"There's not many people quicker than Salcido in Division I lacrosse," Virginia head coach Lars Tiffany said.
Before the Army game Feb. 25, head coach Joe Alberici said Salcido posed a matchup issue because of his speed and ability to get off his own shot. Last week, Tiffany said Salcido posed a dangerous matchup for Virginia.
In the season opener against Siena, Salcido had a pair of goals and assists on 13 shots. A week later, versus Army, Salcido took only three shots. He made up for it by adding a goal and trio of assists. On Sunday afternoon, he added 11 shots, two goals and three assists.
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Salcido uses his speed and vision to find open holes and easy opportunities, as he has this season as Syracuse's most seasoned veteran. After tallying three assists Sunday, Salcido ranks near the nation's top 10 in assists per game.
On Sunday, Virginia jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead before Salcido began to pull Syracuse back. He fired a pass across the field, finding Mariano in front of the net. He put it in with ease. Later, as Virginia held a 3-1 lead, Salcido caught a pass on a breakaway transition, then found a wide open Evans, rather than taking the shot.
"Make sure if I'm trying to shoot the ball," Salcido said, "it's a quality shot."
Through four games, Salcido has battled injury, SU head coach John Desko said. He has been "banged up" and has missed practices because of it. Even leading up to Sunday's game, he had not practiced each day. After a Harvard scrimmage on Jan. 4, Salcido hobbled off the field. Against Albany on Feb. 18, he had a "charley horse" that held him out for some time during which the Great Danes tacked on two goals. When he returned, he scored a pair of goals and assists.
"That's a lot to ask of him," Desko said. "It's hard to go out after not having some good runs during the week and play game day."
Salcido's path to dominance started last season. Then, he wasn't the go-to option. Dylan Donahue and Mariano were. Salcido facilitated the ball. As the offense sometimes stalls, Salcido needs to step up.
And he did on Sunday. It wasn't Mariano who was called on the final shot, like he had against Albany. It was Salcido.
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ABC Recasts ONCE UPON A TIME's 'The Mad Hatter,' Considering Spin-Off
According to Deadline, ABC's Once Upon a Time is in the process of recasting the role of 'The Mad Hatter,' currently played by Sebastian Stan, in hopes of launching a spin-off centered around the infamous ALICE IN WONDERLAND character.
The network is currently in the Early Stages of 'quietly' finding an actor who is willing to make a potential multi-year commitment, should the spin-off come to fruition. According to the site, Stan seems unwilling to sign on for it.
The Hatter is poised to make a return this coming season, and actor recast would have the option, should things go over well, to sign as a series regular, and ultimately, lead their own show. No word yet on who the network has in mind, or when the new Hatter arc is set to begin.
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"Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Colin O'Donoghue as Hook, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Ruby, andRobert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
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Proceedings of the 2012 MidSouth computational biology and bioinformatics society (MCBIOS) conference
Ninth Annual MCBIOS Conference. Dealing with the Omics Data Deluge
Proceedings of the Ninth Annual MCBIOS Conference. Dealing with the Omics Data Deluge
The ninth annual conference of the MidSouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society (MCBIOS 2012), "Making Sense of the Omics Data Deluge", took place in Oxford, Mississippi February 17-8 2012. This year's Conference Chairs were Dr. Dawn Wilkins, of the University of Mississippi and Dr. Doris Kupfer, also the current MCBIOS President (2011-2), from the Federal Aviation Administration. There were 170 registrants and a total of 106 abstracts (34 oral presentations and 72 poster session abstracts).
Keynote speakers for 2012 were Dr. Michael Gribskov, Purdue University, who gave the opening address, "After the Deluge: Bioinformatics meets big data"; Dr. David J. States, OncProTech LLC, who gave his presentation remotely via WebEx entitled "Data Intensive Proteomics"; and Sultan Meghji, Appistry Inc. presenting the Saturday morning address, entitled "Simple, Fast and Affordable - Turning the myriad of data into action - technologies to support personalized medicine" and invited speaker, Dr. William Slikker, Director of the Food and Drug Administration's, National Center for Toxicological Research, presented a talk entitled "Regulatory Science: Challenges and Progress" outlining the role research at the FDA plays in their regulatory responsibilities.
Participants also had the opportunity to attend hands-on workshops on NCBI tools, presented by Dr. Peter Cooper, NCBI/NLM/NIH staff scientist, and a collaboration workshop focused on the timber rattlesnake genome, facilitated by Dr. Ed Perkins, Army Corp of Engineers.
The winners of conference awards were:
Best Oral Presentations (students):
1st Place: Shana Stoddard, University of Mississippi
2nd Place: Neal Platt, Mississippi State
3rd Place: Aleksandra Markovets, UALR
Best Oral Presentations (Post-Doctoral fellows):
1st Place: Mikhail Dozmorov, OMRF
2nd Place: Zhichao Liu, NCTR
Best Poster (Computation):
1st Place: Shraddha Thakkar, UAMS
2nd Place: Xingyan Kuang, University of Missouri
3rd Place: Sule Dogan, Mississippi State
Best Poster (Biology):
1st Place: Tamer Aldwairi, Mississippi State
2nd Place: Dilip Gautam, Mississippi State
3rd Place: Bin Pang, University of Missouri
Proceedings summary
This year, there were 13 papers accepted for publication in the conference proceedings
Genomic analysis
Verma and Melcher
Systems biology/pathways
Abundance of different databases literally creates an "omics data deluge". Hui Huang et al
Zhang and Drabier
Zhang and Berleant
Zhang and Su analyzed the flexibility of protein structures using different structures of identical proteins based on structural comparison, secondary structure and sequence alignment, and report that proteins have several stable conformations, and that structures for the identical sequences may significantly differ from one another
Pechan and Gwaltney investigated the relationship between tandem mass spectral fragment ion intensities and the distribution of
Halil Bisgin
Zhifa Liu
Fu et al
Future meetings
The Stoney Creek Inn & Conference Center in Columbia, Missouri will be the site of MCBIOS 2013 to be held April 5-6. This will be the tenth anniversary of the MCBIOS conference and will be entitled "The 10th Anniversary in a Decade of Change: Discovery in a Sea of Data". The 2012-2013 MCBIOS President is Ed Perkins, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center and Andy Perkins, Mississippi State University, is now the President-elect. MCBIOS is a regional affiliate of the International Society for Computational Biology
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
All authors served as editors for these proceedings, with JDW serving as Senior Editor. All authors helped write this editorial.
We would like to thank the many anonymous peer reviewers who helped to ensure the quality of these Proceedings.
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Investigating drug repositioning opportunities in FDA drug labels through topic modeling
Implementation of Multiple-Instance Learning in Drug Activity Prediction
PAGED: A Pathway and Gene-set Enrichment Database to Enable Molecular Phenotype Discoveries
Empirical Evaluation of Scoring Functions for Bayesian Network Model Selection
Calculations of relative intensities of fragment ions in the MSMS spectra of a doubly charged penta-peptide
Computational Workflow for Analysis of Gain and Loss of Genes in Distantly Related Genomes
Transcriptome profile of a bovine respiratory disease pathogen: Mannheimia haemolytica PHL213
A Support Vector Machine based method to distinguish proteobacterial proteins from eukaryotic plant proteins
Comparative Genomic Analysis of NAC Transcriptional Factors to Dissect the Regulatory Mechanisms for Cell Wall Biosynthesis
IPAD: the Integrated Pathway Analysis Database for Systematic Enrichment Analysis
Inferences from structure comparison: flexibility, secondary structure wobble and sequence alignment optimization
BirdsEyeView (BEV): graphical overviews of experimental data
Integration of shot-gun proteomics and bioinformatics analysis to explore plant hormone responses
Validation of an arterial tortuosity measure with application to hypertension collection of clinical hypertensive patients
Selecting a single model or combining multiple models for microarray-based classifier development?--a comparative analysis based on large and diverse datasets generated from the MAQC-II project
Predicting gene ontology from a global meta-analysis of 1-color microarray experiments
Leveraging domain information to restructure biological prediction
A modified Stokes-Einstein equation for Abeta aggregation
The NTD Nanoscope: potential applications and implementations
An improved border detection in dermoscopy images for density based clustering
RefNetBuilder: a platform for construction of integrated reference gene regulatory networks from expressed sequence tags
Probabilistic reconstruction of the tumor progression process in gene regulatory networks in the presence of uncertainty
Mining FDA drug labels using an unsupervised learning technique--topic modeling
High-throughput processing and normalization of one-color microarrays for transcriptional meta-analyses
Analysis of cancer metabolism with high-throughput technologies
A CoD-based stationary control policy for intervening in large gene regulatory networks
Latent Semantic Indexing of PubMed abstracts for identification of transcription factor candidates from microarray derived gene sets
Constructing a robust protein-protein interaction network by integrating multiple public databases
First-passage time analysis of a one-dimensional diffusion-reaction model: application to protein transport along DNA
Enhancing the accuracy of HMM-based conserved pathway prediction using global correspondence scores
Scenario driven data modelling: a method for integrating diverse sources of data and data streams
Evaluation of the coverage and depth of transcriptome by RNA-Seq in chickens
An efficient and extensible approach for compressing phylogenetic trees
HOMER: a human organ-specific molecular electronic repository


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Author | exchange4media News Service | Thursday, May 10,2007 9:25 AM
Global online broadcaster MediaZone has announced that it would be delivering complete Internet video coverage of the India Tour of Bangladesh beginning May 10 at 9 am IST. The company offers subscription and pay-per-view access to live and on-demand programmes to a substantial and fast-growing paid customer base.
MediaZone is a global online broadcaster specialising in professionally produced sports, international and entertainment video programming. The company is taking an initiative in cricket for the first time, and will offer live and on-demand viewing of the three one-day internationals and two test matches of the India Tour of Bangladesh.
"The India Tour of Bangladesh is an exciting start in the new international cricket calendar. This latest coverage would serve as a tremendous opportunity for cricket fans to stay on top of the action with just an Internet connection. We look forward to offer enthusiasts top quality cricket coverage in the coming months," said Jan Steenkamp, Chairman, MediaZone.
MediaZone Cricket will also provide live global coverage of the Afro Asia Cup in June. Cricket fans can purchase an all-access pass for the entire India Tour of Bangladesh and the Afro Asian Cup, or purchase on a pay-per-view basis for each event. Due to MediaZone's extensive worldwide coverage, these exciting events will be available in nearly every major cricket territory around the world.
"The interesting part of showing live matches is that they are commercial free. There will be no advertisements between the matches," added Steenkamp.
MediaZone is a division of MIH Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Naspers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, and has offices in China and Europe. MediaZone has established lasting exclusive partnerships with media brands including AOL and NBC Sports and is the official online broadcast partner for major events such as Wimbledon and SANZAR Rugby.
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My Rockin' Summer
Moving to a New House
This summer was rocked! About two weeks after shool was out our house was sold. our house sold so quickly, we had no plan for were we were going to live! We had only two weeks to get out of our house. we had to go look at houses every day.
How can this possibly be a rocking summer? you might ask. Why would looking at houses or not having a place to live be fun? Then is when my rockin' summer really started. we found the perfect house. We moved in just in time. Then, for the rest of the summer we had a bigger backyard to play in.