running.

last week i decided that i was going to dust off my tennis shoes and start running again. it's been over a yr and a lot has happened in that yr including bed rest and baby #2. i'm not going to lie and say it was a piece of cake. i was actually kind of scared. but i did it w/ baby #2 in tow (i think i prefer running w/ a stroller). and now i am on day 7 of running and i love it. okay, some days...

Women and non-Asian minority CS faculty and PhD student populations (in 2006)

Well, people can say what they like about the NRC rankings, but just looking at the data for the CS departments, I see some pretty graphs here, and some potentially promising correlations.(See that outlier on the right? Three cheers for Tufts! 56% female faculty, baby.)(I'm not pleased with that huge cluster of 0% non-Asian minority faculty. But three cheers for FIU, Iowa, and Auburn!)I haven't yet...

that dog....

i feel like i can relate to the look on that dog's face.....like when i go to my closet to put on my running shoes or when i open my bread box to make a sandwich and only have hot dog buns.....how genius is that powder room??!! love how they incorporated the window and put the mirror on the side wall.*images courtesy of pretty world, house and life, things that inspire, moodbo...

Vision Unveiled Tuesday 9/28!

The third and final event in the HKHC visioning series will take place tomorrow - Tuesday, September 28, 2010. The event will take place in the Zebro Conference Room (at Roswell Park) on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. The Zebro room is on Virginia Street between Ellicott and Elm from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.We will have great food, a bike raffle for our younger guests, a photography exhibit from the youth participants and brief remarks from members...

monday, monday

here is your set of monday pretties.....i definitely will add this kitchen to my 'list' as well...the star wallpaper i love, and those barn lanterns- yes, please!*images courtesy of things that inspire, lauren stern design, rikshaw design, a life more fabulous, erin mar...

For grad students who want a research career

Following my last post regarding how to get invited to give talks as a graduate student, a commenter asked:How many days-spent-at-seminar talks+conferences/year is a good number for a grad student interested in a career in research? Obviously it depends on a whole bunch of factors, but just wondering what your best generalized estimate would be.This is a great question. I may even rephrase it to be, "If I want a research career, what are some good...

Potatoes and Human Health, Part II

Glycoalkaloids in Commonly Eaten PotatoesLike many edible plants, potatoes contain substances designed to protect them from marauding creatures. The main two substances we're concerned with are alpha-solanine and alpha-chaconine, because they are the most toxic and abundant. Here is a graph of the combined concentration of these two glycoalkaloids in common potato varieties (1):We can immediately...

How to get invited to give talks

It's good to give talks at other institutions as a graduate student. You get to meet new people, learn about new research areas, swap ideas, get feedback on your work, get practice giving talks, etc. And it looks nice on your CV.As far as I can tell, there are about four ways to get invited to give talks:Photo by Husky1) Be a superstar, and people will just invite you to give talks all the timeThis...

yippee...

it's the weekend and i couldn't be happier.....date night tonight, the library's annual book sale (children's books galore) and a great community yard sale tomorrow! that's my idea of a perfect weekend :)*several people asked about the warehouse sale i went to in charleston....it's the lux sale and if you are in the market for deals on furniture/ lighting/rugs, you should check it out!*images courtesy...

Chinoiserie....

my heart tends to flutter when i look at pictures of amazing chinoiserie wallpaper....it's so classic and timeless. i think one of my favorite pics is the one of the nursery- how brilliant is that and so unexpected (i'm sure she won't be a diva). i think that is why my heart skipped a beat when i found this....and if there is any left, i'm totally using her ;)*images courtesy of gracie, mary mcdonald,...

For all the Gleeks out there

This interactive video, 8-bit Glee, is absolutely brilliant, and will bring back memories if you enjoyed playing Zelda back in the 80s....

yes please.

seriously, i love these images. that kitchen is super high up on my "one day" list. i am loving everything about it...the cabinet color, the marble up the wall....and that wallpapered closet- HELLO beautiful!!*images courtesy of ruthie sommers, apartment #34, from the desk of annie, mod g...

More "levity"

Lately I've been reading some papers within a particular humanities discipline due to a very tiny bit of crossover with a new research area I am exploring. I read one paper where the author used quotation marks like they were going out of style. It was something like this:The "green" tree was in the "park", as was the "balloon". This raises "interesting questions" for "park management".I thought this was really funny, because as far as I'm aware,...

Potatoes and Human Health, Part I

Potatoes: an IntroductionOver 10,000 years ago, on the shores of lake Titicaca in what is now Peru, a culture began to cultivate a species of wild potato, Solanum tuberosum. They gradually transformed it into a plant that efficiently produces roundish starchy tubers, in a variety of strains that suited the climactic and gastronomic needs of various populations. These early farmers could not have understood at the time that the plant they were selecting...

Academic titles for women, take two!

A male colleague and I once wrote a paper for a journal. I was first author, he was second author. We are both (still) PhD students, though he is perhaps slightly closer to finishing than I am. We mutually agreed he would be second author because I did the lion's share of the idea generation, research, paper writing, etc. Our websites both clearly indicate we are PhD students, as do our bios in the article.Recently, one of the journal's editors contacted...

gotta love the dot.

have a happy weekend . dot . dot . dot .*images courtesy of where the sidewalk begins, martha stewart, flouish design + style, t...

Mengenal Wasir dan Faktor PemicunyaJAKARTA – Mereka yang menghabiskan waktu seharian dengan duduk lama harus waspada. Terlebih lagi kalau mereka ini hanya mengonsumsi sedikit air dan sayuran. Bukan apa-apa, kalangan inilah yang berpotensi besar terserang penyakit wasir atau ambeien.Menurut Dr. Sutanto Gandakusuma, Ahli Bedah Rumah Sakit (RS) Husada, Jakarta, hampir 70 persen manusia dewasa mempunyai wasir, baik wasir dalam, wasir luar maupun keduanya....

GONDOK/HIPERTIROID/TIROID

Pembesaran kelenjar gondok pada laki-laki sebagian besar adalah kanker ganas tiroidKelenjar gondok atau disebut kelenjar tiroid, adalah kelenjar yang normalnya berlokasi dibagian tengah-depan dari leher kita. Ada tiga bagian yaitu : lobus kanan, lobus kiri dan lobus intermedius yang menghubungkan lobus kanan dan lobus kiri.Dalam keadaan normal, kelenjar tiroid berukuran kecil, dengan berat hanya 2-4 gram posisinya dileher depan bagian tengah dan...

BATU EMPEDU

Kandung empedu merupakan organ berbentuk buah pir kecil yang terletak diperut sebelah kanan, dan tersembunyi di bawah hati. Kandung empedumenyimpan cairan empedu yang dihasilkan oleh hati. Selama makan, kandungempedu akan berkontraksi (menciut) sehingga mengeluarkan sedikit cairanempedu yang berwarna hijau kecoklatan ke dalam usus halus. Cairan empeduberguna dalam penyerapan lemak dan beberapa vitamin, seperti vitamin A,D, E, dan K. Empedu merupakan...

BATU GINJAL

Ginjal dalam tubuh berfungsi sebagai filter untuk membersihkan darah/cairan lainnya. Fungsi ini bertujuan agar bahan-bahan kimia yang terkandung dalam darah atau cairan tubuh lainnya tidak terbawa kembali oleh darah dan beredar ke seluruh tubuh. Sebagian kotoran hasil penyaringan ini nantinya akan dikeluarkan melalui ginjal bersama air seni. Namun sebagian lagi mungkin tertinggal dan mengendap menjadi batu ginjal. Apabila endapan ini tidak dikeluarkan,...

HIPOTENSI - tensi rendah

Berbicara hipotensi tentu dalam bayangan kita adalah gejalanya dulu yaitu sering pusing dan jatuh pingsan, hal ini sering banget ditanyakan oleh pasien saya di praktek, ketika mereka datang dengan keluhan pusing pasti yang mereka tanyakan adalah ‘gimana tensi saya dok?, apakah turun?’…menurut catatan yang saya baca, hipotensi (tekanan darah rendah) adalah suatu keadaan dimana tekanan darah lebih rendah dari 90/60 mmhg atau tekanan darah cukup rendah...

LidarK 2.0 released

The second major release of GML LidarK is now available. It reflects our 3-year experience on 3D data processing. The description from the project page:The LidarK library provides an open-source framework for processing multidimensional point data such as 3D LIDAR scans. It allows building a spatial index for performing fast search queries of different kinds. Although it is intended to be used for LIDAR scans, it can be helpful for a wide range of...

Speaking at Wise Traditions 2010

I'm happy to announce that I'll be presenting at the Weston A. Price foundation's 2010 Wise Traditions conference. The conference will be held in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Nov 12-14. The theme is the politics of food.Sally Fallon Morell has invited me to give a talk on the diet and health of Pacific islanders. The talk will be titled "Kakana Dina: Diet and Health in the Pacific Islands", and...

purple....

when i was young i always reached for the same crayon....purple. it's funny how little girls are all geared towards pink and purple. seeing these rooms, makes me want to add that color back into my life...but maybe in a more grown up way like as an accent paired w/ gray.*images courtesy of the scoop, everything fabulous, the diversion project, kelly green interiors, the goop, the sc...

What research pond do you swim in?

The funding / job fairies have come down from the sky and offered you a choice. You can be a big fish in a small pond, or a small fish in a big pond. Which would you choose? (It's not rhetorical - feel free to answer in the comments if you feel like)Wasted Talent #473: Limitations of Modern  Medicine, Angela MelickI have been contemplating this question for awhile. An unusual opportunity...

pop of color....

this chandelier is popping up everywhere....and boy, is she a pretty one to look at! the last one is a DIY project- very creative and looks great in the room!*images courtesy of marjorie skouras design, lauren stern, greige, house beautiful, a penny sa...