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I'm new to this group, but I have built or restored 5 small EV's of various kinds.
My hope is that this group is dedicated to the practical use of electric traction in the
"REAL" world. Teslas are not for everyone after all!
So far I have built 1 child's 2 seater (many years ago).
A 24 volt electrically driven shopping trolley.
A 36 volt 850 watt single seater electric car (which I use almost daily for shopping and local trips)
a 24 volt 300 watt electric bike and most recently I've restored a 24 volt Ikon mobility scooter for my wife.
My experience so far is that the car is by far the best. The big problem with the bike is that the
planetary gearing in the motor has too low a ratio. This means that the motor is of no great assistance
just when you need it on steeper hills. The car final drive is through a 5 speed Derailleur gear. It's top speed
is about 40 KPH on the flat and it can climb steep hills at 12 KPH in bottom gear.
The big Ikon scooter is of course well known. But note this, the seat alone weighed 29.5 Kg!!!
This is more than one of the 12 volt 65 AH batteries it uses. The replacement seat weighs in at 1.3 Kg!
FYI my house is partially alternative energy. The house lighting and EV charging come from 300 watts of
solar panels on the roof. I have solar water heating, passive solar heating, a heat pump and collect rain water for
"grey water" uses.
Now cost of running my little car. Probably for 1200 Km per year are $270 NZ or about $230 US.
This presumes a new set of Pb gel batteries and 3 new 16" tyres per year.
In practice, so far the batteries have lasted for about 16 months per set and should now last longer as I have
improved the charger used with them. CO2 emissions =0
This would bring the costs down to about $160 PA.
Now, a suggestion in support of more practical vehicles like for example the Holden "Volt" hybrid.
This has enough battery capacity for ~75 Km without using the IC motor and therefore stores a lot of energy.
What the future could hold (quite practically) is a house with about 1 to 2 Kw of solar panels.
These charge a relatively low capacity battery system for lighting, TV, heat pump etc.
When this is fully charged they charge the cars much larger battery. When the car is at home the house inverter
has access to the cars battery power for heavier loads such as cooking, power tools, washing machines and other heavy
, but intermittent loads.
This removes (to a degree) one of the biggest problems with domestic solar electricity and at the same time makes
the means of transport part of an integrated alternative energy system. It also reduces the major running costs of Solar
power systems, the batteries.


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Why is Radiohead's Thom Yorke the face of Iranian marital sex advice book?
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Epic spy-themed wedding save-the-date video
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The latest baby to come from the house of LG is none other but a sweet little whiz kid mobile that claims to be an "all-in-one phone". Yes, you guess it right, we are talking about the latest touch phone – the LG KC910. The elder sibling of this model, LG KU990 has been a very affable one. What remains to be seen is, does the new one matches the claims it so proudly presents.
KC910 gives a new age multi media experience, complete with an 8 megapixel auto focus camera, in built Wi-Fi and GPS, which lets you geo-tag the photos. The camera flaunts Schneider-Kreuznach optics with a xenon flash. The display has an unbeatable resolution of 240 x 400 pixels.
Now, the baby looks pretty enough for me to try but the only thing that puts me off is that the price is undisclosed yet. By the time they announce the price, I may get a fixation for another gadget! Let me wish it all the best, and pray that I wait for the model to be launched in October.
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Vera Farmiga Hot Scenes
Vera Farmiga hot scenes can make a mediocre movie a must-see. Fortunately, she has dawned nothing but her birthday suit in several movies that span her entire career. This Oscar nominated star sure knows how to perform.
"Down to the Bone" Just as the title states, Vera Farmiga gets down to the bone herself in this film. In one particularly hot scene, she sits at a kitchen table topless with her husband. Her breasts are in full view for all to enjoy.
"Running Scared" Playing the wife of Paul Walker's character, Vera Farmiga has one hot scene in this movie where she is thrown on top of a washing machine and Paul Walker proceeds to go down on her.
"The Departed" Straddling a relationship with both Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga leaves her stamp all over this movie. In one hot scene, she is stripped to her bra in the kitchen while DiCaprio makes love to her.
"In Tranzit" Taking place in 1946 Russia, Vera Farminga plays a Russian doctor at a POW camp. In one particularly hot scene, she is seduced and stripped by one of the German soliders, baring her full naked body.
"Orphan" Vera Farmiga must really love the kitchen, as this film features yet another hot scene in the room where dinners are made. In an impromptu session wither her husband, Vera Farmiga is stripped to nothing but her bra and ravaged from behind.
"Up in the Air" This is another film that features a hot scene with Vera Farmiga's full naked body. Although a body double was used due to her recent childbirth, the illusion nonetheless works as she engages in a hot relationship with George Clooney.
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Becoming a Member
Members of Egypt Valley are allowed access to all of our facilities and programs. However, the championship courses, exquisite dining options and tennis and pool programs are just the beginning of your Egypt Valley experience. As a member of Egypt Valley, you join an active, vibrant and youthful community with a history of cherishing its members just as much as it does golf.
If Egypt Valley sounds like the club for you, we invite you to explore the many membership options and find one perfect for your needs. For additional membership information, contact Colleen Schloss, our Director of Member Services, at 616-676-2626 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Membership Opportunities
Egypt Valley offers an array of memberships for those interested in joining our community. Our "Full Playing" membership is ideal for an entire family looking to join and have fun. It includes unlimited golf and range time for all family members, full access to our clubhouse, pool and tennis facilities as well as our Junior Sports Programs. The membership also includes one locker and storage for one bag. If your family includes just one golfer, but also a spouse who is looking to enjoy the club atmosphere and work on improving their golf game, the "Single Playing" membership is a perfect fit. In this membership plan, one family member has unlimited golf and clubhouse privileges. While there is no tennis or pool access with this membership, a spouse is welcomed to unlimited golf with payment of Green Fees. Egypt Valley also offers plans for the young professional. Our "Junior Executive" membership includes full club privileges if the oldest spouse is 30 to 34 years of age. Our "Junior" membership offers the same privileges for members 21 to 29 years old.
Even if golf isn't your thing, Egypt Valley's casual, welcoming atmosphere is still a wonderful addition to your social life. We offer a number of plans for members just interested in joining our vibrant community. The "Sports Social Plus" membership includes access to our pool and tennis facilities as well as to our Junior Golf Programs, driving range and up to 20 rounds of golf with payment of Green Fees. The "Sports Social" package offers access to all dining, social events and pool and tennis facilities. Additionally, this plan includes access to Junior Pool and Tennis Programs and up to five rounds of golf with payment of Green Fees. The "Social" membership includes access to dining, social events, pool and tennis facilities. For the member interested in having a great meal on occasion, the "Clubhouse" membership includes access to all dining & social events.
Not having grown up in a country club atmosphere, I really had no idea what to expect when my husband and I became members. And quite honestly, I was a little hesitant, but just days after we joined I was welcomed by a group of people I now think of as my 'second family.' I love being a member here
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The dating scene can be a scary place, especially now that we live in a digital world. Online dating is the new way to meet people and it brings its own set of rules. Ben Elman, the founder of DateBritishGuys.com and Love Becca, gave Marvelous Girl some great online dating tips:
1. Instant message before meeting in person. It's a great way to get to know someone without nerves of a face-to-face meeting. You can build rapport and get out some of those pre-first date jitters.
2. Check out your crush's Facebook page to get a better sense of who they are. Think you're interested in someone, but aren't 100% sure you want to take it to that next level? Ask to see their Facebook page.
3. Plan a daytime date. Break free from the traditional dinner and drinks. Dating during the day opens up the possibilities for dating activities. Take a trip to a museum. Check out an art gallery.
4. Opt for brunch over dinner. Maybe you like the idea of getting to know someone over a meal, but agree that dinner can often come with some uncomfortable strings attached.
5. Leave your Ex at home. Your date knows you've had relationships in the past, but they don't want to hear about them on your first date.


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Check out this Newsweek article on Nerd Girls. It's about how girls are embracing the term geek and letting their love of science and technology show. This article features a group of young women at Tufts who are building a solar car. It also provides a social comment on how geekdom is changing and how the STEM (Science Technology, Engineering & Math) are changing as well. It lists out some great resources for getting girls interested in math and science – TechBridge and MAGIC – More Active Girls In Computing.
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This is a nice snack that is flavorful and great to eat in the spring or summer to go along with dinner or a lunch snack. Vinegar shrinks the tummy and cucumbers are full of vitamins. Just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
Cut cucumbers with or without skin into slices. Put into bowl with and mix w/ tomato pieces and onion. Add vinegar, salt and pepper. Stirring over and over to mix together. Put into fridge for one hour mixing up every 20 minutes and serve cold. Enjoy!


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Perfect Start For Martinez
27th Feb 2007
Attendance: 3,697
New boss Roberto Martinez got off to a perfect start tonight with a 2-1 away win at Rotherham.
He made two changes to the side that lost at Yeovil, surprisingly Gueret returned in goal, unluckily for Oakes and Craney started in place of the injured Kevin Austin.
Despite having half his squad sidelined with injuries, Martinez's side took a 2-goal lead after an hour's play with goals from striker Lee Trundle and Pawel Abbott.
Abbott scored his first goal for the Swans on 20 minutes, heading in Amankwaah's cross.
15 minutes after the restart, and we doubled our lead. Amankwaah again was the assist as Trundle collected his pass before firing the ball home.
The hosts provided a brief scare for us as Woods popped up with a late goal but it was too little too late as the Swans go home happy with all three points.
Rotherham: Montgomery, Streete (Worrell 71), Hurst, Fleming, Sharps, Partridge, Diagouraga, Woods, Brogan, Facey (O'Grady 68), Henderson.
Subs Not Used: Liversidge, Newsham, Cochrane.
Booked: Brogan, Fleming, Hurst.
Goals: Woods 90.
Swansea: Gueret, Amankwaah, Tate, Lawrence, Painter, O'Leary, Britton, Robinson (Butler 76), Craney, Trundle (Williams 88), Abbott.
Subs Not Used: Oakes, Jones, Chambers.
Booked: Amankwaah.
Goals: Abbott 20, Trundle 61.
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Israel at 60: Surviving amidst odds
What should be a day of jubilation has instead been marred by charges of bribery against Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, for which he may be indicted. And amidst these swirling rumours come the increasingly harsh words of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who on Wednesday publicly proclaimed that Israel is 'dying' and will be 'annihilated'.
Still, with US President George W Bush, Tony Blair and several other political figures in Jerusalem to pay their respects, we too should trace Israel's unlikely journey from mere sparkle in Theodor Herzl's eye to Southwest Asia's most economically and politically advanced nation.
Recent census data shows that Israel houses roughly 7.3 million citizens, of whom 75% are Jews, 20% are Arab, and the rest of mishmash from around the globe.
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Brian Robison figured Corey Wootton would be coming to the Vikings and looking to start.
Not so.
Wootton, signed as a free agent in March, said he's content to be a rotation player while Robison starts at left defensive end.
"He's the starter," Wootton said of the seven-year veteran. "He's established himself for how many years? I've been watching him on film. He's a great player, so anything I can do to help the team I'm down with. … I'm looking forward to being part of a good rotation."
Everson Griffen is expected to start at right defensive end. Robison said in March he expected competition on the left side from Wootton, signed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal after playing the past four seasons with the Chicago Bears.
"I'm going to come in looking to start, and I expect Corey Wootton is also going to come here looking to start," Robison said.
The Vikings on Thursday wrapped up a three-day minicamp. Wootton was held out of many drills as he works his way back from having hip surgery in January.
"I've been doing stuff on the side, mostly just rehabbing, slowly progressing back to doing everything," said Wootton, who expects to be back to full strength in about a month.
Wootton is hopeful of playing a key role off the bench for the Vikings. He pointed to 2012, his best season, when he had seven sacks while starting just seven games.
"I like the vibe (on the Vikings)," Wootton said. "I like the coaches. I like the players. They got really a good thing going here, and I'm excited to be part of it."
Wootton played in college at Northwestern. He has been following the recent vote by football players at the school as to whether they should form a union.
Wootton isn't sure whether or not it's a good idea. He sees both sides.
"I think it's good, especially for injury protection for players," Wootton said. "I think that's something that needs to be addressed for the college players that get hurt and later in life the injuries affect them, and they don't have the proper medical support.
"But if you vote yes, you're an employee and then you can be fired at any point in time. It's kind of a double-edged sword. There's good benefit, and there's also a downside to it."
The Vikings have sold $30 million in personal seat licenses for 6,500 seats for their new stadium, where they begin play in 2016. More than 80 percent of Field and Valhalla Club seats are sold out. They also have sold 2,000 new season-ticket accounts for 2014 at TCF Bank Stadium
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The Right Human Resources Approach to M&A Turnover
A direct by-product of the merger and acquisition process is an increase in employee turnover. It's a fact of life that, whether planned or not, there will be merger casualties.
Most of the time merging companies can survive operating with fewer people, but not fewer quality people. So you can't just sit back and let nature take its course so far as turnover is concerned.
Natural attrition during a merger produces a loss of good employees and minimal turnover among marginal, weak players. The reason for this is obvious . . .


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Dalek Invasion at the National Space Centre
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September Daleks from the last 40 years will be invading the
National Space Centre
and threatening to "exterminate" visitors. These iconic characters of ultimate evil will be on show, gliding around, even up stairs courtesy of the
Dalek Builders Guild
Project Dalek
. The Daleks will be joined by The Doctor and many of the iconic characters from the old and new series as the exterminating fun begins, with full size Daleks from every era of the famous TV show roaming free.
Hyde Fundraisers
will be joining the Invasion on Saturday to celebrate 25 years of raising money for charity through costuming. Since the group was formed back in 1985 they have raised an estimated
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of donations. The event will also include static displays, demonstrations, craft sessions and of course all visitors will be helping to raise money for
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Born from the Alien seed planted within Scar during an encounter with a Facehugger, the strange creature emerges from Scar's lifeless torso in an explosion of luminous green Predator blood. But this chestburster is different than the ones seen in previous Alien films. While residing in the host body, this chestburster reveals the muted colorings of the Predator, a more muscled body, and an arrangement of four crab-like mandibles along with its Alien traits. It's the Hybrid Chestburster, which combines the DNA of both species.
The Director of Alien versus Predator wanted to end the movie on an ominous note. And what better way to send chills down the spines of his viewers than with the introduction of a Hybrid Chestburster--a combination of both the Alien and the Predator race? The Hybrid Chestburster puppet was built with a translucent silicone skin and thin membranes wrapping around the mandibles. On the set, 8 puppeteers manipulated the puppet, revealing the fully-formed creature in its various birth stages. Its final emergence, in a ghastly spray of green blood, was accomplished with high-pressure tubes of Predator blood.


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SHAKA SHACK BURGERS - Hang Out Or Take Out
The meaning of shaka
The SHAKA is a sign used by Hawaiian locals to convey the, 'aloha spirit', it's a gesture of friendship and understanding between cultures. It can also mean, 'all right', 'cool', 'hang loose', 'howzit brah?', 'hello', 'goodbye', and 'mahalo'. In sign language it is one of two signs used to refer to surfing. Shaka On!
Welcome to Shaka Shack, a unique, cool, new burger place in Santa Monica.
Stepping into the Shack is a trip to a tiki, surf, burger paradise, reminiscent of a 1960's rumpus room. An oceanic mural covers one wall, kitsch lighting, including a blow fish hangs from above and the sleek blue floor shimmers like water. The counter is custom made from an ala ia surfboard. And the burgers would please the Surf Gods themselves.
Shaka On!
Below: The Kauaiian
Chef Lisa Stalvey has been in the business for 33 years and is so excited to create an original burger joint using Hawaii as an inspiration. Lisa was lucky enough to have trained under Wolfgang Puck, eventually becoming his head chef at Spago Sunset. And later opening Bambu in Malibu achieving 2 awards as one of the Top 100 Chefs in America in 2006/2007. After having worked in both high end and casual restaurants, they all decided that the days of high end eating might be a thing of the past and wanted a casual dining experience.
The ingredients used are of the highest quality and the to go containers, cups, forks, straws and napkins are all eco-friendly made from corn and is biodegradable. Michael and Kathy are avid believers in doing their part to help this planet live a long, long time.
Together, the three of them create a dynamic team full of high energy, passion, creativity and determination to build a strong chain of Shaka Shack Burgers to come in a neighborhood near you! For more information about Lisa, see About Us page.


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The final score of the Lakers-Pacers game might have been laughable, but the real funny stuff came afterward when Kobe Bryant filmed a segment of "Modern Family," the ABC comedy.
Bryant, who has appeared on, among others, "Sesame Street," "Moesha," "In the House" and "Sister, Sister," will be playing himself on an upcoming episode of the new comedy that centers on three unique families.
"I'm just winging it," Bryant said of his acting. "I'm playing myself, so I can be myself. I can be a smart (expletive.)"
Modern Family stars Sofia Vergara and Ty Burrell filmed a segment for the upcoming show during the Lakers' popular in-game "Kiss Cam," with Vergara planting a kiss on Burrell, whose character has a not-so-subtle crush on Vergara's Gloria.
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complete historic first recording of Draeseke's Symphonia Tragica
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Read about the interesting origins of this recording.
Lectures (in German) with musical examples and performances from the IDG Bad Rodach program, 20 June 2009:
Complete performance of the IDG Meiningen program, 21 June 2009, featuring the world premiere of Draeseke's Violin Concerto
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Hello knows that new parents, today, research the best options for their children, and are open to trying new brands that best meet their values and health needs for their families. Hello just launched the new Organic Apple fluoride free Toddler Training Toothpaste in September.
The innovative clear gel is thoughtfully formulated with xylitol, erythritol, soothing aloe vera and other friendly ingredients to keep little teeth and delicate gums clean and strong. Created for children three months – two years, the formula is safe if swallowed and also fluoride free, vegan and free of sugar, sls/sulfates, artificial sweeteners/flavors, preservatives, microbeads, triclosan and gluten. I am truly glad it is safe to swallow because at an age of just before 2 years old, she simply just swallows it.
"Healthy brushing habits start early so we set out with a mission to create a delicious tasting, safe and naturally-friendly flavor we knew kids would enjoy so much they would rush to brush," said Craig Dubitsky, founder of Hello products.
We have been using this toothpaste for a little while now and totally love it. My kids love the taste and we do not have to fight to brush our teeth. I love that even Miss C is always wanting to brush her teeth now. She will always come up to me and say "Teeth, teeth." It's too cute. I love that hello has their own toothbrushes as well. They are pretty stylish and fun.
As an adult, I love the whitening toothpaste they have. I'm excited they have this now. I will definitely be switch over from my regular toothpaste now. The taste is great and works well.
Would you switch your brand to hello brand toothpaste? It's worth a shot due to the more friendly ingredients.
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The first ship has left Liverpool on a new Italia Marittima-Zim container service ' the third North Atlantic service attracted to the Port since the beginning of 2006.
The 1,800 teu capacity Artemis made the inaugural sailing from the Royal Seaforth Container Terminal bound for New York, Norfolk and Savannah.
The weekly fixed day service will be maintained by four ships, two deployed by Italia Marittima, part of the Evergreen Group, and two by Zim Integrated Shipping Services.
The Italia/Zim service will offer direct calls at Antwerp and Hamburg before Liverpool as the last European port of call.
All three new services to start from Liverpool since the beginning of the year are operated by members of container shipping's 'premier league.'
According to Frank Robotham, Marketing Director of Peel Ports Group, owners of the Port of Liverpool, 'We are delighted to have the Italia Marittima-Zim service to further consolidate Liverpool's No 1 position in UK-USA container trade. We are particularly pleased that this service opens up the Port of Savannah as a new gateway into the US South Atlantic Region for business through Liverpool.'
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The Wapsie Legends 4-H Club met Sept. 9, 2012, at the First Church United in West Liberty. The meeting was called to order by President Jazmyn Partida. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Katlyn Skubal. The Secretary's report was read by Jazmyn Partida and then a motion was made by Luke Dennis with a second by Sara Burlage to approve the minutes. Caleb Anderson gave the treasurer's report. There were no bills presented.
In old business, a report was given on the club's participation at the county and state fairs this summer. Premium checks will be distributed at the October meeting.
For new business, new committees were formed and members brainstormed ideas for the coming year. Committee reports were given by Margaret Williams, Marissa McMichael and Jazmyn Partida.
The 4-H county Fun Run will be held Oct. 13, in Muscatine. National 4-H week will be October 7-13 and club members volunteered to promote it. The club's annual Family Awards Event will be held Oct. 14 at First Church United.
Discussion then revolved around the club's purchase of sympathy plants. A motion was made by Sara Burlage, with a second by Luke Burlage, to purchase sympathy plants with a spending limit. After further discussion, a motion was made by Caleb Anderson, with a second by Luke Dennis, to set the limit at $35. Lastly, the club discussed the purchase of a club camera, but tabled the discussion until the next meeting.
The election of officers was then held for the 2012-2013 year. The following officers were elected: President: Jazmyn Partida; Vice-President: Margaret Williams; Secretary: Luke Dennis; Treasurer: Sara Burlage; Historian: Alexis Partida and Photographer: Marissa McMichael.
The 4-H Pledge was led by Sara Burlage. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Caleb Anderson and seconded by Alexis Partida. Refreshments were served by Marissa McMichael.
The next meeting will be held Oct. 14, 2012, at First Church United.
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Meeting Edit
The meeting from this episode needs a name and page. Jaf 14:40, 26 Nov 2005 (UTC)Jaf
Godfather reference Edit
Is such a reference appropriate for an article? In my opinion it shouldn't be unless there is a cited mention that it was intentionally made similar(as with "The Nagus"), otherwise the episode articles could get bogged down with similarities.--31dot 21:26, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
- I completely agree. Being similar does not necessarily mean it was an homage, and those are the only times we should make such references, assuming it's citable. --From Andoria with Love 15:33, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
- I put in an citation request in case it was done deliberately, though I don't recall reading that anywhere. If someone knows that it is not deliberate, it should be totally removed.--31dot 15:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Totally removed? is that different from ordinary removal? I put the reference in after watching the episode and reading the Nagus reference, there is no citation in the Nagus page for the conclusion that it was an intentional reference. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind it is an intentional homage as there are too many similarities: an attempt to bring warring factions together, around a big round table surrounded by windows, actually being a set up by the person behind the person who organized the meeting to kill everyone in the room? I have no way of confirming if it was an intentional reference as I don't have the box set or companion so delete it if you wish, I just thought it was a helpful reference, I didn't expect such a hysterical reaction to one line. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk).
- I would hardly call my reaction "hysterical", it was a legitimate concern and not worded hysterically. Many things in Star Trek are similar to other TV and movie references, but that doesn't mean it was deliberate. If we loaded down the episode pages with such references that were not done deliberately, the pages would be very long.
- While there might be "no doubt in" your mind, that's not how this site is run. There are many aspects of Star Trek that I think are a certain way, but others do not. That is why most things need a citation from a production source. Your gut instinct, or mine, or anyone else's, is not enough.--31dot 01:12, 20 June 2008 (UTC)


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Professor and Chair, Department of Classical Studies
Religion and Comparative Literature (graduate faculties)
Director, Benjamin Franklin Scholars
University of Pennsylvania
201 Logan Hall
249 South 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104–6304
ph: 215–898–7425
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Last updated April 2017
Areas of Interest
Greek and Roman history of ideas, philosophy, literary criticism and theory, myth
Professional Experience
University of Pennsylvania
Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, Department of Classical Studies (1999–)
Evan C. Thompson Term Professor, Department of Classical Studies (2014–17)
Chair, Department of Classical Studies (2016-)
Director, Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program (2009–)
Founding Director, Integrated Studies Program (2009–2014)
Undergraduate Chair, Department of Classical Studies (2007–2009)
Director (interim), Undergraduate Program in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory, University of Pennsylvania (spring 2005)
Director, Post-Baccalaureate Program, Department of Classical Studies (2003–2006)
Faculty Fellow, Stouffer College House, University of Pennsylvania (2000–2002)
Faculty Fellow (interim), Hamilton College House, University of Pennsylvania (1999–2000)
National Forum on the Future of Liberal Education, cofounder and codirector (2009–2012)
University of Missouri – Kansas City, Assistant Professor, codirector, Program in Classical Languages and Literatures (1998–1999)
Ohio State University, senior lecturer, Department of Classics (1997–1998)
University of Chicago
Preceptor, Master of Arts Program in the Humanities (1996–1997)
Lecturer, Department of Comparative Literature (fall 1996)
Instructor, Department of Classics, Intensive Greek Program (summer 1996)
Visiting Positions
American Academy in Rome, Lucy Shoe Meritt Scholar in Residence (spring 2016)
University of Chicago, Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Ancient Religions (spring 2012)
Princeton University, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Classics (spring 2008)
Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1997 (Comparative Literature)
M.A., University of Chicago, 1991 (Divinity; Religion and Literature)
A.B., University of Michigan, 1987 (English, honors, with allied field of Anthropology)
Grants, Awards, and Honors
C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit for best book in the field of classics, American Philological Association (2017)
Evan C. Thompson Term Professorship (2014–17)
Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching (2013)
Penn Fellow (2010–2012)
The Teagle Foundation, grant to create the National Forum on the Future of Liberal Education ($392,500) (2009–2012).
Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2009–2010)
C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit for best book in the field of classics, American Philological Association (2007)
College of General Studies Distinguished Teaching Award (2006)
Fellow, Young Faculty Leaders Forum, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2002–2006)
Mellon Faculty Research Fellow, Penn Humanities Forum (2004–2005)
Lindback Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania (highest award university-wide) (2004)
Robert F. and Margaret S. Goheen Fellow, National Humanities Center (2002–2003)
Andrew W. Mellon/ACLS Fellowship for Junior Faculty (2002–2003)
Research Foundation Grant, University of Pennsylvania (2001)
Distributed Learning Venture Fund Grants, University Pennsylvania (2000, 2001)
Whiting Dissertation Year Fellowship (1995–1996)
Overseas Dissertation Research Fellowship, University of Chicago (1994)
University of Chicago, Dean of the Humanities Travel Grant (1994, 1995, 1996)
Divination and Human Nature: A Cognitive History of Intuition in Antiquity (Princeton: Princeton University Press, June 2016).
C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit, Society for Classical Studies (2017)
Birth of the Symbol: Ancient Readers at the Limits of Their Texts (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004), xiv + 312 pp.
C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit, American Philological Association (2007)
Classical Review 57 (April 2007): 50–52; Comparative Literature 58 (summer 2006): 256–59; New England Classics Journal 32.3 (2005): 266–68; Bryn Mawr Classics Review (June 8, 2005); Classical World 99.1 (2005): 95–96; Times Literary Supplement (January 14, 2005): 4–5
Review articles:
Aldo Setaioli, "Simbolo e allegoria: Aproposito di un libro recente," International Journal of the Classical Tradition 13.1 (2006): 69–90; David Konstan, "Reading for the Meaning," Literary Imagination 7.1 (2005): 105–18
Edited Volumes:
A Cultural History of Ideas, general editor with Sophia Rosenfeld (London: Bloombury, in progress)
A six-volume project on the history of ideas from Antiquity to the twenty-first century. Began June 2015, completion slated for 2018.
Cambridge Companion to Allegory, coedited with Rita Copeland (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010)
Journal of English and Germanic Philology 112.2 (2013): 217; Journal of Hellenic Studies 132 (2012): 271–73; Studies in the Age of Chaucer 34 (2012): 390; Notes & Queries 59.1 (2012): 112–13; Bryn Mawr Classical Review (December 27, 2011); Speculum 86.2 (2011): 573; Quarterly Conversation (fall 2010); Medium Aevum 79.2 (2010): 360
Review article:
Ilaria L. E. Ramelli, "Review: Ancient Allegory and Its Reception through the Ages," International Journal of the Classical Tradition 18.4 (2011): 569–78
Mantikê: Studies in Ancient Divination, coedited with Sarah Iles Johnston (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 155; Leiden: Brill, 2005)
Henoch 31.2 (2009): 411–13; L'Antiquité Classique 77 (2008): 532; Kernos 20 (2007); International Review of Biblical Studies 52 (2007): 323; The Classical Review 56.2 (2006): 413–15; Bryn Mawr Classical Review (April 10, 2006)
Peer-reviewed Articles:
"Iamblichus on Divination: Divine Power and Human Intuition," in Eirini Viltanioti and Anna Marmodoro, eds., Divine Powers in Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017)
"A Cognitive Approach to Divination in Antiquity," Journal of the History of Ideas 77.1 (Jan. 2016).
"Plato and Divination," Archiv für Religionsgeschichte 15.1 (2014): 17–34
"Augury and Haruspicy," in Gordon Campbell, ed., Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), 310–24
"Allegory and Ascent," in Rita Copeland and Peter Struck, eds., The Cambridge Companion to Allegory (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 57–70
with Rita Copeland, "Introduction," in Rita Copeland and Peter Struck, eds., The Cambridge Companion to Allegory (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 1–11
"The Invention of Mythic Truth in Antiquity," in Ueli Dill and Christine Walde, eds., Antike Mythen: Medien, Transformationen und Konstruktionen (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2009), 25–37
"The Self in Artemidorus' Interpretation of Dreams," in David Brakke, Michael L. Satlow, and Steven Weitzman, eds., Religion and the Self in Antiquity (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2006), 109–20
"Viscera and the Divine: Dreams as the Divinatory Bridge between the Corporeal and the Incorporeal," in Scott Noegel, ed., Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in Antiquity (State College: Penn State University Press, 2003), 125–36
"The Ordeal of the Divine Sign: Divination and Manliness in Archaic and Classical Greece," in Ralph Rosen and Ineke Sluiter, eds., Andreia: Studies in Manliness and Courage in Classical Antiquity (Mnemosyne Supplement Series 238; Leiden: Brill, 2002), 167–86
"Pagan and Christian Theurgies: Iamblichus, Pseudo-Dionysius, Religion and Magic in Late Antiquity," Ancient World 32.2 (2001): 25–38
"Iamblichus, De Mysteriis, Book 1," introduction, translation, and notes, in Richard Valantasis, ed., Religions of Late Antiquity in Practice (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000), 489–505
Invited articles in collections:
"Greco-Roman Literary Criticism," in Paul Blowers and Peter Martens, eds., The Oxford Handbook on Early Christian Biblical Interpretation (Oxford, forthcoming 2017).
"A World Full of Signs: Understanding Divination in Ancient Stoicism," in Patrick Curry and Angela Voss, eds., Seeing with Different Eyes: Essays on Astrology and Divination (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2008), 3–20
"Divination and Literary Criticism?," in Sarah Iles Johnston and Peter T. Struck, eds., Mantikê: Studies in Ancient Divination (Religions of the Graeco–Roman World 155; Leiden: Brill, 2005), 147–65
"Hermeticism," in Sarah Iles Johnston, ed., Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004), 650–52
"The Poet as Conjurer: Magic and Literary Theory in Late Antiquity," in Leda Ciraolo and Jonathan Seidel, eds., Magic and Divination in the Ancient World (Ancient Magic and Divination 2; Leiden: Brill, 2001), 119–31
"Speech Acts and the Stakes of Hellenism in Iamblichus, De Mysteriis 7," in Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer, eds., Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World (Religions of the Graeco-Roman World 141; Leiden: Brill, 2001), 289–303
"At the Limits of Mimesis: Reading Symbolically in Late Antiquity and Beyond," in Bernhard F. Scholz, ed., Mimesis: Studien zur literarischen Representation (Basel: Francke, 1998), 149–64
"Allegory, Aenigma, and Anti–Mimesis: A Struggle against Aristotelian Literary Theory," in J. G. J. Abbenes, S. R. Slings, and I. Sluiter, eds., Greek Literary Theory after Aristotle (Amsterdam: Vrije University Press, 1995), 215–34
Articles on the Profession:
"Classics: The Curriculum and the Profession," in "What's New about the Old: Reassessing the Ancient World," special issue, Daedalus (Spring, 2016)
"End of the Lecture?" University of Pennsylvania Almanac, vol.62, no.27 (March 22, 2016): 8.
"A World of Multiplicity and the Core Mission of the Liberal Arts," publication of speech on Presidential Panel, American Philological Association, on "What are the Futures of the Liberal Arts?" (2014), http://apaclassics.org/annual–meeting/2014/145/presentations–presidential–panel
"Learning to Teach in the 21st Century," University of Pennsylvania Almanac, vol.53, no.23 (Feb., 2007): 8.
Articles in encyclopedias:
"Allegory," in Jan Ziolkowski and Richard Thomas, eds., The Virgil Encyclopedia (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)
"Hermetic Writings," in Roger Bagnall, ed., Encyclopedia of Ancient History (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)
"Allegorical Interpretation," in Margalit Finkelberg, ed., The Homer Encyclopedia (Malden, MA: Wilely-Blackwell, 2011)
"Artemidorus of Daldis," in Paul T. Keyser and Georgia L. Irby-Massie, eds., The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and Its Many Heirs (London: Routledge, 2008), 164
"Symbol and Symbolism," Lindsay Jones, ed., Encyclopedia of Religions (second edition; New York: Macmillan, 2005), 8906–15
Review of Fritz Graf, Apollo (London: Routledge, 2009) and Philippe Mondrun, Les Voix d'Apollon (Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2007), in Journal of Hellenic Studies 130 (2010): 232–34
Review of François Guillaumont, Le De diuinatione de Cicéron et les theories antiques de la divination (Brussells: Latomus, 2006) and D. Wardle, Cicero: On Divination, Book 1 (Clarendon Ancient History; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), in Classical Review 60.2 (2010): 436–38
Review of Luc Brisson, How Philosophers Saved Myths (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004), in Journal of Religion 86.4 (2006): 713–16
Review of G. R. Boys-Stones, ed., Metaphor, Allegory and the Classical Tradition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), in Hermathena 181 (2006): 239
Review of Dan Cohn-Sherbok and John M. Court, eds., Religious Diversity in the Graeco–Roman World: A Survey of Recent Scholarship (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 2001), in Journal of Roman Studies 94 (2004): 214–16
Review of Oiva Kuisma, Proclus' Defense of Homer (Helsinki: Societas Scientiarum Fennica, 1996), in Classical Philology 94.1 (1999): 114–21
Editorial Boards
Journal of the History of Ideas
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Lapham's Quarterly (founding member)
Professional Service
Selma V. Forkosch Prize Committee, Journal of the History of Ideas (2018-21)
Executive Director Search Committee, Society for Classical Studies (=new name for American Philological Association) (2015)
Expanding College Classics Opportunities Committee, American Philological Association (2014–)
Presider, panel on "Innovative Encounters between Ancient Religious Traditions," American Philological Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, January 2015
Presenter on "A World of Multiplicity and the Core Mission of the Liberal Arts," Presidential Panel, American Philological Association, on "What are the Futures of the Liberal Arts?," APA Annual Meeting, Chicago, January 3, 2014
Invited to create and organize American Philological Association joint panel with the British Classical Association, "Idea Networks: New Approaches to the History of Ideas," University of Reading, April 6, 2013
Goodwin Award Committee, American Philological Association (2012–2014), Chair 2013 and 2014
Cofounder, codirector, National Forum on the Future of Liberal Education (2009–2014)
Seminar leader, Colloquium on Corresponding Landscapes: Religious and Cultural Exchange in the Post-Classical Mediterranean, Brown University, May 1, 2012.
Consultant, Teagle Foundation, New York (2003–present)
Respondent, New England Ancient History Colloquium, Yale University, October 25, 2007
Panelist, Classical Association of the Atlantic States, Centennial Roundtable Discussion, "Do Liberal Arts Colleges Deliver a Liberal Education?," Washington, DC, October 6, 2007
Discussant, Teagle Foundation, "Listening" session on Classical Antiquity, New York, December 3, 2004
Presenter, American Philological Association Seminar on "Divination in Ancient Greece," American Philological Association, Boston, January 2005
Respondent, "Europe and the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity," Society of Biblical Literature, Nashville, November 18–21, 2000
Service at Penn
School of Arts and Sciences (SAS), LPS Online Learning Faculty Fellow (2017-)
SAS, Planning and Priorities Committee (2016-)
SAS Dean's Council on Innovation (2015-16)
Provost's Fellowship Review Committee (2014–)
Faculty Senate
Committee on the Faculty and the Administration (2017–)
Executive Committee (2011–2014)
Chair, Presidential Nominating Committee (2014)
Chair, Committee on Faculty and the Academic Mission (2012–2013)
Co-chair, Committee on Faculty Development, Diversity, and Equity (2012)
Integrating Knowledge Working Group, Middle States Reaccreditation Self Study (2012–2014)
Director, founder, Integrated Studies Program (2009–2014)
Penn Undergraduate Research Mentorship program, faculty mentor (2009, 2013)
Graduate admissions committee, Department of Classical Studies (2013)
Provost's Committee to Review the Academic Theme Year (2013)
Trustees Council of Penn Women/Office of the Provost Annual Award of Recognition Selection Committee (2013)
Provost's Faculty Advisory Committee on Open Learning Initiatives (2012–)
Director, Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program (2009–)
Faculty Advisory Board, Penn Humanities Forum, (2005–)
Speaker, Parent Panel: Academic, Social, and Career Success at Penn (2011)
Speaker, Penn Previews, Welcome to Penn Presentation (2011)
Graduate Council of the Faculties (2008–2011)
Freshman Advisor (1999–2011)
Topic Director, Penn Humanities Forum, 10th-year program, "Change" (2008–2009)
SAS Committee on Graduate Continuing Education (2008–2009)
Co-organizer, "Meat in Human Society: Killing, Consuming, and Commodifying Animals," University of Pennsylvania, May 1–2, 2009
Lindback Award Review Committee (2005, 2006, 2008)
Undergraduate Chair, Classical Studies (2007–2009)
Learning and Technology Committee, School of Arts and Sciences (2007–2009)
Fellow, Teaching with Technology Seminar, Center for Teaching and Learning (2007–2008)
Director, Post-Baccalaureate Program, Department of Classical Studies (2003–2006)
Critical Writing Committee (2001–2006)
School of Arts and Sciences Teaching Awards Review Committee (spring 2005, spring 2006)
Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board (2004–2006)
Penn Ethics Forum on Ethics in Practice (spring 2004–2006)
Interim Director, Undergraduate Program in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory (spring 2005)
Panel Presenter, Dean's Welcome to the College (2003, 2004, 2005)
Panel Presenter, Dean's Welcome to the Pilot Curriculum (2002)
Faculty Fellow, Stouffer College House (2000–2002)
Organizer, "Greek and Roman Divination," University of Pennsylvania, April 20–21, 2001
Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship Review Committee (2001)
Interim Faculty Fellow, Hamilton College House (1999–2000)
Hamilton College House, Faculty Master search (2000)
Penn Reading Project discussion leader (2000)
Speaker, Career Services, Life after Graduate School (2000)
Undergraduate Committee, UMKC (1998–1999)
Review committee, Comparative Literature, University of Chicago (1994)
Latin tutor to local high school students, Chicago (1992–1994)
Invited Lectures on Research
"Hermeneutic Fields in Ancient Poetics," University of Cambridge, research seminar on "Poetics before Modernity," May 16, 2017
"Knowledge as Ascent in Plotinus," for the conference, Paths of Knowledge in Antiquity, Humboldt University of Berlin, December 1, 2016
"Divination and Intuition in Greek Antiquity," at "Divination in the Ancient World," Annual Symposium of the Center for Ancient Studies, Nov. 12, 2017
"A Cognitive Approach to Divination in Antiquity," C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, September 16, 2016
"Porphyry on Vegetarianism," University of Pennsylvania, Department of Classical Studies, September 1, 2016.
"A Cognitive Approach to Divination in Antiquity," Cambridge University, Cambridge, May 30, 2016
"A Cognitive History of Ancient Divination," Charles University, Prague, April 9, 2016
"Between Ancient Divination and Modern Intuition: A Cognitive History," American Academy in Rome, April 7, 2016
"Penelope's Dream: Homer's Odyssey and the Language of Divine Signs," American University of Rome, March 1, 2016
"Divination and Intuition: Thinking Differently about Signs in the Closing Books of the Odyssey," Smith College, February 26, 2015
"Divination and Intuition in Homer's Odyssey," Hunter Memorial Lecture, Florida State University, January 29, 2015
"Posidonius on Divination," Corpus Christi, Oxford University, June 3, 2014
"Aristotle on Lucky People," keynote address at "Twists of Fate," conference, Harvard University, March 29, 2014
"Power and Divination in Iamblichus's De Mysteriis," Puissaince Divines dans l'Antiquité Tardive, conference, Académie Royale de Belgique, Brussells, October 11, 2013
"From Myth to History," Classics Department, Dickinson College, September 2, 2013
"A Cognitive Approach to Divination in Antiquity," Arthur O. Lovejoy Lecture, Journal of the History of Ideas, Philadelphia, May 3, 2013
"Divination in the Ancient World: A Cognitive Approach," Wesleyan University, April 25, 2013
"Idea Networks in Classical Antiquity: New Approaches to the History of Ideas," British Classical Association/American Philological Association Panel, University of Reading, April 6, 2013
"Reconsidering Iopas and Allegory," Penn State University, March 15, 2013
"Oracles, Omens, and Dreams among the Philosophers," Department of Classics Annual Benefactors' Lecture, Dartmouth College, May 10, 2012
"Divination in Augustine and Iamblichus," Colloquium on Corresponding Landscapes: Religious and Cultural Exchange in the Post-Classical Mediterranean, Brown University, April 30, 2012
"Lucky People and the Demonic Tillerman: Aristotle on Divination," Center for the Study of Ancient Religions, University of Chicago, February 29, 2012
"Divine Signs and Human Nature: A Cognitive History of Divination in Antiquity," Center for the Study of Ancient Religions, University of Chicago, February 27, 2012
"A Cognitive Approach to Plato on Divination," keynote at Midwestern Consortium on Ancient Religions, Department of Classics, Ohio State University, February 24, 2012
"The Cognitive History of Divination in Antiquity: The Case Study of the Stoics," Department of Classics, Indiana University, March 31, 2011
"Plato on Divination as a Form of Nonrational Cognition," Department of Classics, Stanford University, May 18, 2010
"Divine Signs and Bodily Nature: A Cognitive Approach to Divination in Ancient Greece and Rome," delivered at "Eikos: Probabilities, Hypotheticals, and Counterfactuals in Ancient Greek Thought," workshop, University of Toronto, May 8, 2010
"Iamblichus and Augustine on Divination," Department of Religious Studies, Stanford University, April 22, 2010
"Aristotle on Divination by Dreams," Ancient Explanation Conference, Stanford Humanities Center, April 17, 2010
"Plato on Divination as a Form of Nonrational Cognition," Classical Lecture Society, University of Chicago, April 8, 2010
"Divine Signs and Human Nature," Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Science, Stanford University, March 24, 2010
"Making Sense of the Macrocosm: Divine Signs and Somatic Signals in Ancient Stoicism," Annual Goodwin Award Lecture, University of Cincinnati, April 24, 2009
"Iamblichus on the Rationality of Divine Knowledge," delivered at "Wisdom in Ancient Thought," conference, Center for the Ancient Mediterranean, Columbia University, April 3–4, 2009
"Classical Allegory and Medieval Mystical Traditions," delivered at the Cambridge Neo-Latin Society Symposium, Clare College, Faculty of Classics, Cambridge University, September 22–23, 2008
"Divination and Human Nature in Aristotle," Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, April 16, 2007
"A World Full of Signs: Understanding Divination in Ancient Stoicism," keynote address at "Seeing with Different Eyes," conference, University of Kent, April 2006
"Natural Supernaturalism: Aristotle's On Divination by Dreams," Columbia, April 2004
"Divination and Sympathy: Stoic Theories of Divine Signs," Fordham University, April 2004
"Artemidorus and the Ancient Greek Self," delivered at "The Religious Self in Antiquity," conference, Indiana University, September 2003
"Physicalist Theories in Ancient Greek and Roman Divination," University of Texas at Austin, February 2003
"Microcosm and Macrocosm in Greek Divination,"
Amsterdam Hellenist Club, December 2002
Leiden University, December 2002
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November 2002
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, October 2002
"Invocation Theories of Literature in Late Antiquity," Princeton University, March 2002
"Notes on the Mechanics of Divination in Practice: Divine and Human Speech in the Iliad, Oedipus Rex, and the 'Wooden Wall,'" Bryn Mawr Classics Colloquium, November 2000
"Sacramental Reading," Hall Center, Social and Cultural Studies Before1500 Seminar, University of Kansas, February 1999
Presentations of Research
"Physicalist Theories in Ancient Greek and Roman Divination," University of Pennsylvania, February 2003
"Divination and Literary Criticism?" delivered at "Greek and Roman Divination," University of Pennsylvania, April 2001
"Viscera and the Divine: Dreams as Divinatory Bridge between the Corporeal and the Incorporeal," delivered at "Prayer, Magic, and the Stars," conference, University of Washington at Seattle, March 2000
"Divination, Andreia and Virtus: The Divine and the Formation of Social Goods," delivered at "ANDREIA and Ancient Constructs of Manly Courage," Penn–Leiden Colloquia on Ancient Values 1, University of Leiden, June 2000
"Sacramental Reading: The Dionysian Imagination in Late Antiquity," delivered at "Plotinus and his Visions: The Alexandrian Intellectual World in Transition," conference, Claremont Institute for Antiquity and Early Christianity, February 1999
"Dreams and Flesh: The Case of Hippocrates' On Regimen IV," American Philological Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, December 1999
"Synesius and the Hermeneutics of Within: Dream Divination and Psychology in a Synthetic Cosmos," American Academy of Religions Conference, Europe and the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity Session on Pagans and Christians at the End of Antiquity, Orlando, November 1998
"Speech Acts and the Stakes of Hellenism in Iamblichus, De Mysteriis 7," Second International Conference on Magic in the Ancient World, Orange, CA, August 1998
"Pagan and Christian Theurgies," American Philological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, December 1997
"Speech Acts and the Stakes of Hellenism in Iamblichus, De Mysteriis 7" (earlier version of paper delivered at Orange, CA), American Academy of Religions Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November 1997
"The Talismanic 'Symbol': The Poet as Conjurer in Ancient Literary Theory," American Philological Association Annual Meeting, New York, December 1996
"Face to Face with the Gods: The Theurgic 'Symbol' and the Representation of the Divine," American Academy of Religions Annual Meeting, New Orleans, November 1996
"Against Mimesis: The Neoplatonists and the 'Symbol' in Ancient Literary Theory," "Mimesis 50 Years Later: A Conference in Honor of Erich Auerbach, Rijksuniversiteit," Gröningen, May 1996
"The Riddling Text: Divination and the Interpretation of Literature in Antiquity," The Workshop on Rhetoric and Poetics, Ancient and Modern, University of Chicago, May 1996
"The Riddling Text" (earlier version of the above), delivered at "Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and Social Thought," conference, SUNY Binghamton, October 1995
"The Neoplatonists and the Symbol: A Performative Background for Medieval Literary Theory," delivered at "Performance, Ritual, and Spectacle in the Middle Ages," conference, Columbia University, October 1995
"Allegory and Anti-Mmimesis," delivered at, "Greek Literary Theory after Aristotle," conference, Vrije University, April 1994
"Sumbolon: The Magical History of Proclus's Literary Theory," delivered at "Magic and Divination in the Ancient World," conference, University of California at Berkeley, February 1994.
"The Early History of the Symbol: Proclus's Invention of a Literary Category from Pythagorean, Theurgic, and Allegorical Traditions," delivered at the Workshop on Poetics and Rhetoric, Ancient and Modern, University of Chicago, February 1994
Public Talks
"Directed Studies and the Future of Liberal Education," panel participant at "Directed Studies at 70: An Experiment in Liberal Education, Yale University, April 1, 2017
"Homer's Muse," and "If Poetry is Inspired…," Artis-Naples, Naples Florida, February 2-3, 2017
"Divination and Intuition," public lecture at Penn TEDx, Annenberg Center, Philadelphia (attendance: 1000), April 12, 2015
"The Odyssey, Nostalgia, and the Lost Home," public lecture Penn Museum (attendance: 500), April 2, 2014
"Thinking about Food in Homer's Odyssey," Aloysius B. McCabe '45 Lecture, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, February 27, 2014
"A World of Multiplicity and the Core Mission of the Liberal Arts," invited speaker for the American Philological Association Presidential Panel titled, "What are the Futures of the Liberal Arts?" American Philological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, January 3, 2014
Respondent and facilitator for the keynote lecture on "Student Learning and the New Online Technologies," delivered at "Convening: Faculty Work and Student Learning in the 21st Century—An Introduction," conference, Teagle Foundation, April 11, 2013
"Teaching the Humanities on a Small Screen, and to a Global Audience," Wesleyan University, April 24, 2013
"Transforming Education: MOOCs and More," speaker on a panel exploring online learning, "Future of Information Alliance," University of Maryland, November 12, 2012
"Oracles, Omens, and Dreams: A Cognitive Approach to Divination in Antiquity," Knowledge by the Slice, Penn SAS External Affairs, April 4, 2012, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix2zFgfbbKw
Presenter, "How Are We Doing? Scholarly Judgments of Academic Achievement," panel discussion at ACLS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, May 8, 2009
"Magicians in Ancient Times," Penn Humanities Forum, Public Lecture Series, University of Pennsylvania, March 26, 2009
Presenter, "New Leadership for Student Learning," Panel Discussion at the Teagle Foundation conference on Systematic Improvement of Student Learning, Durham, NC, October 9–11, 2008
Teagle Foundation planning meeting, Washington Duke Inn, February 7–8, 2008
Presenter, "Do Liberal Arts Colleges Deliver a Liberal Education?" Classical Association of the Atlantic States, Centennial Roundtable Discussion, Washington, DC, October 6, 2007
Participant, Teagle Foundation, "Listening: Roundtable on Classical Antiquity and the Liberal Arts," New York, December 3, 2004
Oxford University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Princeton University Press, Routledge, Blackwell, Addison Wesley Longman, Prentice Hall, Classical Philology, Mosaic, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Classical World, Journal of the History of Ideas, American Journal of Philology, Ancient Philosophy
Dissertations Advised (All University of Pennsylvania)
Roshan Abraham (Classical Studies, 2009), "Magic and Religious Authority in Philostratus's Life of Apollonius of Tyana"
Jeremy Leftkowitz (Classical Studies, 2009), "Aesop's Pen: Adaptation, Authorship, and Satire in the Aesopic Tradition" (reader)
Todd Krulak (Religious Studies, 2009), "The Animated Statue and the Ascension of the Soul: Ritual and the Divine Image in Late Platonism" (reader)
Daniel Munoz-Hutchinson (Philosophy, 2009), "Plotinus on Consciousness: A Multi-Layered Approach" (reader)
Daniel E. Harris-McCoy (Classical Studies, 2008), "Varieties of Encyclopedism in the Early Roman Empire: Vitruvius, Pliny the Elder, Artemidorus"
T. J. Wellman (Religious Studies), "The Holy Man in Antiquity" (reader)
Daniel McLean (Classical Studies, 2002), "Refiguring Socrates: Comedy and Corporeality in the Socratic Tradition" (reader)
Alex Purves (Classical Studies, 2002), "Telling Space: Topography, Time, and Narrative from Homer to Xenophon" (reader)
Jennifer Ebbler (Classical Studies, 2001), "Pedants in the Apparel of Heroes? Cultures of Latin Letter-Writing from Cicero to Ennodius" (reader)
Michael McShane (Philosophy, 2000), "Plotinus and the Limits of Discursive Rationality" (reader)
Undergraduate Advising
Alex Perkins, Classical Studies, 2006
Jacob Cytryn, Classical Studies, 2004
Flint Dibble, Classical Studies, 2004
Fran Lattanzio, Michael Horwitz, and Timothy Demorest. Undergraduates originally hired as part of a Distributed Learning Venture Fund Technology Grant to create a web site for the course "Greek and Roman Mythology" (CLST 200).This work developed into a senior thesis research project for Lattanzio and Horwitz on using database display technology in pedagogically advantageous ways (2001–2002)
Stephanie Langin-Hooper. Faculty Advisor for her individualized major in "Myth, Ritual, and Religion of Ancient Cultures" (2001–2002)
Masters Thesis Directed
Lee T. Papouras (Ohio State University, 1998), "Selections from Michael Psellos' Interpretation of the Chaldean Oracles: Translation, Introduction, and Commentary"
Related Experience
Founding member, Editorial Advisory Board, Lapham's Quarterly (2007–)
Media consultant, NBC, History Channel, Newsweek, US News and World Report, A&E
Top Dog Media (a company making films for children based on Greek myths) (2002–)
Managing Editor, History, a book series conceived by Peter Struck and Lewis Lapham. First volume, The End of the World (New York: History Book Club, 1997; reissued St. Martin's, 1998)Editorial Assistant, Critical Inquiry (1992–1994)
Fact-Checker, Researcher/Reporter, US News and World Report (1988–1989)
Copyeditor, The New Republic (1987–1988)
Greek, Latin, French, Italian, German


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This is a set of anticipated questions and the associated answer. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q1: IAX is VoIP. Isn't it bad to run fax over VoIP? A1: Yes, generally it is. The conditions of jitter, packet loss, and other latency issues cause problems for reassembling VoIP audio streams on the receiver exactly as they were disassembled on the sender. However, these latency conditions can be controlled. For example, these conditions should not be present when communicating over the localhost address (127.0.0.1) in the case where the Asterisk server and the system running IAXmodem are the same. Other possible arrangements could be to use a dedicated network connection (e.g. a crossover cable) between the Asterisk server and the system running IAXmodem. IAXmodem should also be fine to run over a local area network (LAN) that is well-designed and controlled. The basic point is this: if you can eliminate the mitigating factors of jitter and packet loss, then you can reliably use VoIP channels for faxing. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q2: What about T.38? Isn't T.38 the end-all solution for faxing over the internet? A2: T.38 is great, and yes, it is the end-all solution for faxing over the internet. However, IAXmodem isn't designed to be used for faxing over the internet, as the internet is not a network that can control the latency conditions enough for faxing to work. So T.38 and IAXmodem are really trying to solve two different problems. Someday the PSTN may be entirely replaced by VoIP. Someday all fax machines may have T.38 support. In that day there will be no need for fax DSPs. But that day is not now, and it's not coming in the foreseeable future. When using VoIP, someone, somewhere on that VoIP chain must have a "PSTN gateway". Likewise, when using T.38, someone, somewhere on that chain must have a "T.38 gateway" (to the PSTN). And any time fax data is passed through the PSTN it must be modulated, and that requires DSPs. IAXmodem was designed to give the fax application tight control of the DSP behavior (through the Class 1 interface) and the developers tight control of the DSP behavior (through access to the source code). As long as fax DSPs are needed and someone using those DSPs wants tight control of how they work, then there is a place for IAXmodem. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q3: Why is IAXmodem open-source and licensed with the GPL? A3: Firstly, much of the value in IAXmodem comes from being able to control the DSP. This cannot be done as desired without having the source code to the DSP. Second, having the source code allows all users the same opporunity to improve and enhance it, and (hopefully) by contributing that work back to the community IAXmodem and the libraries that it uses also improve. Third, IAXmodem depends heavily upon libiax2 and spandsp, both of which are licensed with the GPL. Licensing IAXmodem in some other way would have been possible, although prohibitively difficult, and may not have not fostered as much community involvement and contribution. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q4: IAX is bad and libiax2 is even worse. Why didn't you use SIP or some other channel driver? A4: The availability of libiax2 and the small set of protocol in IAX (compared to SIP) made it attractive for the purposes of getting IAXmodem running quickly. Although libiax2 has needed some bug fixes for IAXmodem to work properly, and although libiax2 probably will need more bug fixing in the future, it seemed like using it was the quickest path to a functional solution. If anyone is interested in enhancing IAXmodem to support SIP or any other channel driver, development contributions are always welcome. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q5: What if I really want to use IAXmodem but my Asterisk server is connected to my HylaFAX server only by a lossy (e.g. internet) connection? A5: The connection between IAXmodem and Asterisk must be clean and clear. However, the connection between HylaFAX and IAXmodem need not be. For example, you could run IAXmodem on the Asterisk server communicating on the loopback adapter, and HylaFAX would communicate with IAXmodem remotely using a "remote tty" service such as termpkg's termnetd and ttyd programs. (A patch is included with IAXmodem source that will permit ttyd to be used for fax communications. You'll want to use a termnetd.conf entry like: "64570:on:/dev/ttyIAX0:B19200 CLOCAL CREAD IGNBRK;") An alternative to termpkg is interceptty, which is reported to work. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q6: How do I set up my Asterisk dialplan for IAXmodem? A5: This will vary depending upon what you want, but in many instances it will be something like this: exten => fax,1,Dial(IAX2/ttyIAX/${EXTEN}) If you do not put ${EXTEN} there then IAXmodem will not receive DID information. In this example "fax" is your fax extension number. If you use the Asterisk "fax" extension given by zaptel fax detection then ${EXTEN} will lose its meaning, and you'll need to use a workaround to get the correct called-number passed on to IAXmodem. If you want to operate multiple IAXmodem instances (to handle more than one fax at a time) do something like this: exten => fax,1,Dial(IAX2/ttyIAX0/${EXTEN}) exten => fax,2,Dial(IAX2/ttyIAX1/${EXTEN}) exten => fax,3,Dial(IAX2/ttyIAX2/${EXTEN}) exten => fax,4,Busy exten => fax,5,Hangup Each IAXmodem instance can only handle one call at a time. Thus it will report as busy if it is already handling a call, and Asterisk will then proceed to the next entry in the dialplan. Passing ${EXTEN} or some related value in the Dial application is important, as that provides the DID indication for iaxmodem. If this application parameter is omitted then iaxmodem will not receive DID. Also, using the ChanIsAvail command prior to dialing is known not to work since it issues a IAX "HANGUP" and puts the iaxmodem in a busy state. Therefore, the following Dial command will be rejected with the cause "Busy". Some Asterisk pre-packaged distributions dial extensions using macros containg ChanIsAvail (ie. Voiceroute's Druid) so beware of them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q7: I start iaxmodem and then place a call to it, and I see these messages appear on output: "Unable to pass the full buffer onto the device file." What's wrong? Is this a bug? A7: IAXmodem doesn't immediately know if anything is watching the modem device or not. So when you place a call to iaxmodem it will instinctively pass RING messages and Call*ID to the pty. If nothing is watching the modem device then eventually the pty buffer will fill and the pty will begin refusing further data. This is what is happening. So basically, it's nothing to worry about if you are aware that you're not running any modem-watching process like faxgetty. However, you probably *should* be running something like faxgetty in anything other than a test scenario. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Q8: How do I set up my Asterisk iax.conf for IAXmodem? A8: Again, this will vary somewhat depending upon what you want. However, here is an example: [iaxmodem1] type=friend host=dynamic auth=md5 secret=
context=outbound sendani=yes disallow=all allow=ulaw allow=alaw jitterbuffer=no requirecalltoken=no trunk=no The [context] name refers to the "peername" entry in the iaxmodem config file. The secret should match the "secret" entry in the same. The context value refers to which dialplan (extensions.conf) context should be used for handling calls which iaxmodem should initiate. The disallow and allow values ensure that the server only uses uLaw and alaw audio codecs when communicating with iaxmodem. Disabling the PBX-side jitterbuffer is quite important to prevent it from disturbing the audio. ----------------------------------------------------------------- See the TODO file for information regarding bugs, needed features, and enhancements.


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Jimmy Levan is a living legend in BMX. With numerous hammers under his belt, company ownership, and a full career as a sponsored rider, Jimmy has done it all and continues to until this day. When Dave Kellman sent us a few photos of Jimmy, we figured it was right time to sit down with him and see what he has going on these days–and it doesn't look like he's slowed a bit.
Photo: Dave Kellman
Jimmy, how have you been lately, and what has been occupying your time recently?
Just riding a lot more since this fake ass femur in my left leg is getting better. Stoked to be back at it!
You've made your move through Louisville to Seattle, Where are you calling home now?
I'm in SoCal again, haven't lived here since the mid 90's!
Photo: Dave Kellman
What's going on with Metal lately, any plans on the horizon for the company?
Yeah, it was put on a bit of a hold for a bit after the team/company split up with Sean Burns and the dudes. Different than most company/team splits we are all still good friends so it's just been a time to rebuild. The team now is great and I'm stoked on the frames for 2012! There is also a change in the works that will really set these frames apart, but thats my secret at the moment.
Duffs saw a bit of a shake up this year and not much info was brought to the light about the changes. Are you still a part of the Duffs team?
Ha ha! No shit! At the moment yes, but who knows? They could pull my plug in 15 minutes.
Photo: Kyle Emery Peck
Photos on the Metal Blog and talk around the internet is that you've gotten involved in a new wild TV show. Any light you can shed on that matter?
Well, it's not a new show, but the Fuel TV show Built to Shred has been having a crew of us come and ride in most of the episodes for the upcoming season that starts airing in December. This is a big thanks to my friend Aaron Bostrom who has been a builder on the show for awhile. Jeff, Kevin, Jeremy and the dudes started having Aaron bring us on to ride with them. I think it's a real cool thing for the old skater vs BMX hater bullshit. It's cool to ride this amazing stuff they build for us along with awesome pro skaters. Everyone is slapping fives and stoked on watching each other and hanging out. Maybe some of the haters will see their skater idols sessioning and having fun with us and get over it. Who gives a shit if you are on four wheels or two? If you are doing something gnarly, you are doing something gnarly, no matter which one of the children's toys you are playing on. I was also on an episode of the Playboy TV show called Badass where some friends of mine and myself taught naked Playboy bunnies how to ride BMX bikes! Ha ha! Funny shit. That episode aired a bunch last month.
You shot a wild roof gap earlier this year featured in a Ride UK article, are you still sending wild set ups? What's making you tick on the BMX?
Well, I guess I'm just riding the way I've always liked riding. I've learned a couple new things as of late, but you aren't going to see double tail whips out of this old man… so I guess I'll stick with my style of riding. If my style is referred to as sending wild set ups then yeah, I guess I still am. Ha ha! It's been a blast to be able to ride again, good times!
Any last words?
Well yeah… Awhile back our friend Taj made a mistake on a different website and listed the Metal spade logo as one of the best in BMX, in which I'm grateful for, but he said Roni designed it. I designed the Metal Spade logo. The first one I hand drew, the second one I literally blew up a playing card spade and Xeroxed a skull and cross bone logo and old school pasted it on with an upside down 5 point star over it as well as picking the letter font. It was '98 and I didn't even own a computer much less know how to use one. Roni later did, however, lay it out for me on the computer. I thought the skull and cross bones we used looked shitty so I then paid a tattooist $100.00 to draw the one I still use for it today. I know it sounds whiny to say," NO, IT'S MY DESIGN!" but I can explain why it's so important–for one reason, this logo has been the masthead of my company for almost 14 years. Second reason, it's my only design that not only myself, but many, many friends of mine around the world have tattooed on them. That reason alone makes me stoked as shit on it! Also, thanks, to Odyssey, Dans comp, Duffs, Metal Bikes crew, Mom and all my friends who have been riding, hanging, and just being real with me.
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Through the Tampa Bay Buccaneers first five games, they averaged 91.2 yards per contest on the ground. Since rookies Ted Larsen, Legarrette Blount and Erik Lorig starting receiving the lions share of reps over the teams last four games, at their respective positions. The Bucs are averaging 140-yards per game on the ground and have seen their yards per carry average increase from 3.65 yards to 5.19 yards per carry, in those four contests. This is an increase of over 1.5 yards per carry.
Below is a compilation of the teams' current rushing statistics and where they rank in the NFL.
Yards Per Game: 14th (112.9)
Yards Per Attempt: 8th (4.4)
Total Yards: 14th (1,016)
Attempts: 19th (233)
Attempts Per Game: 19th (25.9)
10 Plus Yard Runs: 6th (33)
20 Plus Yard Runs: 6th (8)
40 Plus Yard Runs: 2nd (3)
Negative Runs: 12th (23)


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How many female scientists can you name? Besides Marie Curie. One? Two?
Sadly, a recent survey funded by L'Oreal USA shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans can't name a female scientist (not even Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin). This is disheartening, given female scientists' contributions to chemistry, particularly biochemistry. Their discoveries and accomplishments in a traditionally male-dominated field paved the way for women generations after them to contribute to our ever-growing pool of scientific knowledge. Their determination to succeed against all odds contributed to the present diversity of science as we know it today—a privilege many of us take for granted.
1. Maud Leonora Menten
Born on March 20, 1879 in Port Lambton, Ontario, Maud Menten is a Canadian medical scientist who is known for her invaluable contributions to the study of enzyme kinetics and histochemistry. She was born during a time when women were not allowed to do research in Canada; far from being discouraged, she merely went abroad to the United States and Germany to do her research.
In 1912 (the year the Titanic sank), she traveled alone across the Atlantic to Berlin, Germany so she could work with a well-known biochemist of the time, Leonor Michaelis. Together, they developed the Michaelis-Menten Equation:
where v is the rate of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction, [S] is the concentration of the substrate, and Vmax and Km are constants. This equation provides an essential foundation for studies in biochemistry, enzymology, and related fields. It also has numerous useful and practical applications, including modern drug design.
Menten kept busy; during her lifetime as she earned a total of four degrees: a B.A. (1904), an M.B. (1907), an M.D. (1911), and a Ph.D. (1916). She is also known for being among the first Canadian women to earn a medical doctorate. After attaining her degrees, she joined the Pathology Department at the University of Pittsburgh (where it was not uncommon to find her working 18 hours a day) and also served as head of Pathology at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
As if all her academic and scientific accomplishments weren't enough, she also had a variety of interests outside of science. For example, she was also a talented clarinetist, painter, and linguist (she spoke Russian, French, German, Italian, and at least one Native American language!).
Although she was less skillful as a driver ("she could never remember which pedal to push, so she would push them all enthusiastically…"), she was nonetheless one of the most accomplished women of her time. Her contributions have lived on and been extensively used in the scientific and medical fields.
2. Dorothy Mary Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin was a British scientist born in Egypt on May 12, 1910 to her parents John and Mary. Her father was an archeologist, and during her early years, "she lived in the English expatriate community in Egypt, returning to England only a few months a year." Her passion for chemistry developed at an early age and was fostered by her mother.
While studying chemistry under the direction of her mentor, John Desmond Bernal at the University of Cambridge, Hodgkin became aware of the structure-determining potential of X-ray crystallography. This would lead to some of her most notable achievements in the determination of three-dimensional biomolecular structures. In 1945, in collaboration with her student C. H. Carlisle, she published the first structure of a steroid (cholesteryl iodide). Four years later, in 1949, she and her colleagues published the structure of penicillin, thus confirming that it contained a β-lactam ring (which was contradictory to scientific opinion at that time). In 1954, their analysis of vitamin B12 was published, for which she received the Nobel Prize in 1964.
Vitamin B12
Many believe the structure determination of insulin (in 1969) to be one of her greatest scientific achievements.
Although insulin is one the smallest protein molecules, its structure was too complex for the method of X-ray crystallography at that time. However, Hodgkin enthusiastically committed to this project (which lasted over 30 years) due to her interest in the connection between diabetes and insulin.
Hodgkin received many other honors during her lifetime: "she was the second woman recipient of the Order of Merit (after Florence Nightingale), the first woman recipient of the Copley Medal, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a winner of the Lenin Peace Prize, and also served as the Chancellor of Bristol University for 18 years" (source). She also mentored future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Hodgkin made these notable accomplishments while suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, with which she was diagnosed at the young age of 24. In addition to her scientific interests, she was also concerned with social inequalities and conflict resolution. Accordingly, she served as president of the Pugwash Conferences from 1976-1988.
3. Marie Maynard Daly
Born on April 16, 1921 in Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York, Marie Daly was not only an American biochemist, but the first African-American woman in the U.S. to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry. She overcame both gender and racial barriers with determination and grace, all while remaining dedicated to the science she loved.
Inspired by her father, who attempted to pursue his chemistry studies at Cornell University (but could not, due to lack of funds), Daly enrolled at Queens College as a chemistry major and graduated in 1942. While attending graduate school at New York University, she simultaneously worked as a research assistant at Queens College, and still managed to complete her Master's degree in just one year. She then went to Columbia University for her doctoral program, and worked under the mentorship of Dr. Mary L. Caldwell. After completing her Ph.D. in 1947, she worked as a physical science instructor at Howard University for two years.
In 1949 Daly received an American Cancer Society grant to pursue postdoctoral research at The Rockefeller University with A. E. Mirsky. Together, they studied the cell nucleus—a burgeoning field of research at the time due to Watson and Crick's discovery of the structure of DNA.
In 1955, she taught biochemistry courses at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. She also collaborated with Dr. Quentin B. Deming to investigate the causes of heart attacks. They investigated the effects of high cholesterol levels on the blockage of arteries, and the effects of sugar on the function of coronary arteries. She later pioneered the study of the effects of cigarette smoking on the lungs.
Throughout her life, Daly was dedicated to giving back to her community through both teaching and developing programs to increase the success of minority students in scientific disciplines. For example, in 1988 she started a Queens' College Scholarship fund (in her father's honor) for African-American students in chemistry and physics majors.
Menten, Hodgkin, and Daly are three of many women who helped open wide the door of opportunities available for women in scientific fields. Even today, scientific disciplines continue to be male-dominated (though not nearly as much as they were in the past). The rising number of females we have seen in recent decades is to be attributed to the struggles and accomplishments of these and other women, who not only saw a need for the contributions they knew they could provide, but more importantly, had the courage to fulfill that need despite commonly held opinion.
[All images were obtained from either Wikimedia Commons or Wikipedia.]
Author's Biography
Amanie Power is a chemistry major at Cosumnes River College. She enjoys applying chemical principles to biological systems and everyday situations. Amanie plans to transfer to UC Davis and complete a double-major in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and African American & African Studies. She then plans to attend medical school.