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Jun Li, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor & Associate Chair for Research of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Faculty, Center for Statistical Genetics; Comprehensive Cancer Center
Member, Depression Center; Michigan Diabetes Research Center; Michigan Metabolomics & Obesity Center
Co-Director, Michigan Center for Single-Cell Genomic Data Analytics
5940A Buhl
1241 E. Catherine St. SPC 5618
junzli@med.umich.edu
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The Li lab studies the genetic and functional basis of complex human diseases using genomic approaches. Currently our NIH-supported projects include the analyses of spontaneous mutation patterns in the human genome (NIGMS R01), multi-omic studies of a genetic rat model of addiction behavior (NIDA U01) and a rat model of metabolic health (NIDDK R01). We are part of the MoTrPAC Consortium (U24 NIH Common Funds) which seeks to discover the molecular transducers of the health benefit of physical exercise. Dr. Li co-directs the Michigan Center for Single-Cell Genomic Data Analytics, which aims to build a strong computational infrastructure to support the rigorous use of single-cell genomic data. An overarching theme in the Li lab is the responsible use of complex data in transparent, reproducible, and community extendable research. We are constantly recruiting talented individuals with background in biostatistics and biomedical data science.
Main Funding Sources
NIH 1R01GM118928: High-resolution map of human germline mutation patterns and inference of mutagenic mechanisms (contact PI: Li, MPI: Zoellner)
NIH U01DA043098: Genetics of novelty seeking and propensity for drug abuse in outbred rats (contact PI: Akil, MPI: Li)
NIH 1U24DK112342: Michigan MoTrPAC Chemical Analysis Site (MiCAS) (contact PI: Burant, MPI: Li)
Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS): Michigan Center for Single-Cell Genomic Data Analytics (Co-PI: Li, Gilbert, Co-I: 8 others)
UM M-Cube Molecular dissection of a brain center that regulates homeostasis (MPI: Li, Cone, Li)
NIH 1R01HL139672: Genetic and Genomic Analysis of Arterial Dysplasia (PI: Ganesh, Co-I, Li)
NIH R21HD090371: Comprehensive mapping of mouse testis cell types and spermatogenic stages by single-cell RNA sequencing (PI: Hammoud, Co-I, Li)
NIH U01DK119083 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Clinical Research Unit (MPI, Worbel et al., Co-I: Li)
NIH 1R01CA217954: Advancing biological and clinical applications of genomic Minimal Residual Disease detection in AML (PI: Malek, Co-I, Li)
NIH R01HL141399: The Molecular Genetics of Venous Thromboembolic Disease (PI, Desch, Co-I: Li)
NIH R01HD097096: Hypopituitarism: Role of PROP1 and Retinoic Acid Signaling in Regulation of Pituitary Stem Cell Differentiation (PI: Camper, Co-I, Li)
Open Philanthropy: Towards the future of fertility: defining building blocks and establishing new methods for in vitro gametogenesis, (PI: Hammoud, Co-I, Li)
(Pending) Human Cell Atlas of the Female Reproductive System, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI Seed Networks) (Co-PI: Hammoud, Li, Marsh, Shikanov).
The Li lab is recruiting talented individuals with background in quantitative analysis or interest in statistical genetics, bioinformatics, or cancer genomics. Positions are open at multiple levels: graduate student, postdoc, research staff, or research-track faculty. Current projects (2016-2020) include: single-cell RNAseq data analysis, methodological and theoretical research in clustering, mutation patterns in the human genome, multi-omics data integration involving metabolomic, proteomic, and transcriptomic data, QTL mapping in rat models of metabolomic traits and emotional traits. Please contact junzli@med.umich.edu.
2009-2011 NARSAD Young Investigator Award
2011-2014 Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging
2011-2014 IMHRO – Johnson & Johnson Rising Star Translational Research Award
2014 Dean's Basic Science Research Award
2015 Endowment for the Basic Sciences Recognition Award
1985- 1989 B.Sc., Department of Physics, Beijing University. Thesis: Computation of the Characteristic Inversion Rates of Semiconductor Lasers
1991- 1998 Ph.D., Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Thesis: Structure-function relationship and single-channel behavior of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels
1998- 2001 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine.
2001- 2007 Senior Scientist and project leader, Stanford Human Genome Center, Stanford University
Published Articles or Reviews
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Shweta Ramdas, Yanchao Pan, Jun Z Li, Coverage-based detection of copy number alterations in mixed samples using DNA sequencing data: a theoretical framework for evaluating statistical power. BioRxiv 413690 [Preprint] Available from https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/09/10/413690.
Jaehee Kim, Michael D. Edge, Bridget F. B. Algee-Hewitt, Jun Z. Li, and Noah A. Rosenberg. Statistical detection of relatives typed with disjoint forensic and biomedical loci, Cell. (In Press)
Jedidiah Carlson, Adam Locke, Matthew Flickinger, Matthew Zawistowski, Shawn Levy, The BRIDGES Consortium, Richard Myers, Michael Boehnke, Hyun Min Kang, Laura Scott, Jun Z. Li*, Sebastian Zöllner*. Extremely rare variants reveal patterns of germline mutation rate heterogeneity in humans. Nature Communications. (In Press)
Christopher D. Green, Qianyi Ma, Gabriel L. Manske, Adrienne Niederriter Shami, Xianing Zheng, Simone Marini, Lindsay Moritz, Caleb Sultan, Stephen J. Gurczynski, Bethany B. Moore, Michelle D. Tallquist, Jun Z. Li*, Saher Sue Hammoud*. A comprehensive roadmap of murine spermatogenesis defined by single-cell RNA-seq. Development Cell. 2018 Aug 21. S1534-5807(18)30636-1.
Hagenauer MH, Schulmann A, Li JZ, et al. Inference of cell type content from human brain transcriptomic datasets illuminates the effects of age, manner of death, dissection, and psychiatric diagnosis. Hetman M, ed. PLoS ONE. 2018. PM30016334/PMC6049916
Ramdas S, Ozel AB, Treutelaar MK, Holl K, Mandell M, Solberg Woods L, Li JZ: Extended regions of suspected mis-assembly in the rat reference genome BioRxiv 332932 [Preprint] May 2018. Available from https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/05/29/332932.1.
Seong E, Insolera R, Dulovic M, Kamsteeg EJ, Trinh J, Brüggemann N, Sandford E, Li S, Ozel AB, Li JZ, Jewett T, Kievit AJA, Münchau A, Shakkottai V, Klein C, Collins C, Lohmann K, van de Warrenburg BP, Burmeister M: Mutations in VPS13D lead to a new recessive ataxia with spasticity and mitochondrial defects. Ann Neurol: 2018. PM29604224
Edge MD, Algee-Hewitt BFB, Pemberton TJ, Li JZ, Rosenberg NA: Linkage disequilibrium matches forensic genetic records to disjoint genomic marker sets. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 114(22): 5671-5676, 2017. PM28507140
Ramaker RC, Bowling KM, Lasseigne BN, Hagenauer MH, Hardigan AA, Davis NS, Gertz J, Cartagena PM, Walsh DM, Vawter MP, Jones EG, Schatzberg AF, Barchas JD, Watson SJ, Bunney BG, Akil H, Bunney WE, Li JZ, Cooper SJ, Myers RM: Post-mortem molecular profiling of three psychiatric disorders. Genome Med 9(1): 72, 2017. PM28754123/PMC5534072
Yuan W, Liu Z, Lei W, Sun L, Yang H, Wang Y, Ramdas S, Dong X, Xu R, Cai H, Li JZ, Ke Y: Mutation landscape and intra-tumor heterogeneity of two MANECs of the esophagus revealed by multi-region sequencing. Oncotarget 8(41): 69610-69621, 2017. PM29050228/PMC5642503
Westrick RJ, Tomberg K, Siebert AE, Zhu G, Winn ME, Dobies SL, Manning SL, Brake MA, Cleuren AC, Hobbs LM, Mishack LM, Johnston AJ, Kotnik E, Siemieniak DR, Xu J, Li JZ, Saunders TL, Ginsburg D: Sensitized mutagenesis screen in Factor V Leiden mice identifies thrombosis suppressor loci. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2017. PM28827327
Ma Q, Jacobi PM, Emmer BT, Kretz CA, Ozel AB, McGee B, Kimchi-Sarfaty C, Ginsburg D, Li JZ, Desch KC: Genetic variants in ADAMTS13 as well as smoking are major determinants of plasma ADAMTS13 levels. Blood Adv 1(15): 1037-1046, 2017. PM29296746/PMC5728318
van Rooij FJ, Qayyum R, …Li.JZ, …Ganesh SK: Genome-wide Trans-ethnic Meta-analysis Identifies Seven Genetic Loci Influencing Erythrocyte Traits and a Role for RBPMS in Erythropoiesis. Am J Hum Genet 100(1): 51-63, 2017. PM28017375/PMC5223059
Correa FA, França MM, Fang Q, Ma Q, Bachega TA, Rodrigues A, Ozel BA, Li JZ, Mendonca BB, Jorge AAL, Carvalho LR, Camper SA, Arnhold IJP: Growth hormone deficiency with advanced bone age: phenotypic interaction between GHRH receptor and CYP21A2 mutations diagnosed by sanger and whole exome sequencing. Arch Endocrinol Metab 61(6): 633-636, 2017. PM29412390/PMC5806044
Kim M, Sandford E, Gatica D, Qiu Y, Liu X, Zheng Y, Schulman BA, Xu J, Semple I, Ro SH, Kim B, Mavioglu RN, Tolun A, Jipa A, Takats S, Karpati M, Li JZ, Yapici Z, Juhasz G, Lee JH, Klionsky DJ, Burmeister M: Mutation in ATG5 reduces autophagy and leads to ataxia with developmental delay. Elife 5: 2016. PM26812546/PMC4786408
Fang Q, Benedetti AF, Ma Q, Gregory L, Li JZ, Dattani M, Sadeghi-Nejad A, Arnhold IJ, de Mendonça BB, Camper SA, Carvalho LR: HESX1 Mutations in Patients with Congenital Hypopituitarism: Variable Phenotypes with the Same Genotype. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf): 2016. PM27000987
Algee-Hewitt BF, Edge MD, Kim J, Li JZ, Rosenberg NA: Individual Identifiability Predicts Population Identifiability in Forensic Microsatellite Markers. Curr Biol 26(7): 935-42, 2016. PM26996508
Sandford E, Bird TD, Li JZ, Burmeister M: PRICKLE2 Mutations Might Not Be Involved in Epilepsy. Am J Hum Genet 98(3): 588-9, 2016. PM26942291/PMC4800039
Burmeister M, Lee JH, Schulman BA, Yapici Z, Tolun A, Juhasz G, Li JZ, Klionsky DJ: A role of autophagy in spinocerebellar ataxia-Rare exception or general principle? Autophagy 12(7): 1208-9, 2016. PM27105143/PMC4990986
Ren YY, Koch LG, Britton SL, Qi NR, Treutelaar MK, Burant CF, Li JZ: Selection-, age-, and exercisedependence of skeletal muscle gene expression patterns in a rat model of metabolic fitness. Physiol Genomics 48(11): 816-825, 2016. PM27637250/PMC5243203
Ozel AB, McGee B, Siemieniak D, Jacobi PM, Haberichter SL, Brody LC, Mills JL, Molloy AM, Ginsburg D, Li JZ, Desch KC: Genome-wide studies of von Willebrand factor propeptide identify loci contributing to variation in propeptide levels and von Willebrand factor clearance. J Thromb Haemost 14(9): 1888-98, 2016. PM27359253/PMC5035595
Fang Q, George AS, Brinkmeier ML, Mortensen AH, Gergics P, Cheung LY, Daly AZ, Ajmal A, Pérez Millán MI, Ozel AB, Kitzman JO, Mills RE, Li JZ, Camper SA: Genetics of Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency: Roadmap into the Genome Era. Endocr Rev 37(6): 636-675, 2016. PM27828722 /PMC5155665
Q. Song, S.D.Merajver, J.Z. Li (2015) Cancer classification in the genomic era: five contemporary problems. Hum Genomics. 9:27. PMCID: 4612488
E.L. Aurbach, E.G. Inui, C.A. Turner, M.H. Hagenauer, K. E. Prater, J.Z. Li, D. Absher, N. Shah, P. Blandino Jr., W. E. Bunney, R. M. Myers, J. D. Barchas, A. F. Schatzberg, S. J. Watson, Jr., H. Akil (2015) Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 is a Novel Modulator of Negative Affect, PNAS, 112(38):11953-8. PMCID: 4586860
E. Sandford E, J.Z. Li, M. Burmeister (2015) Evaluation of exome sequencing variation in undiagnosed ataxias. Brain. 138(Pt 10):e383. PMCID: 4671475
J. Higgins, M. Brogley, N. Palanisamy, R. Mehra, M.M. Ittmann, J.Z. Li, S.A. Tomlins, D.M. Robins (2015) Interaction of the Androgen Receptor, ETV1, and PTEN Pathways in Mouse Prostate Varies with Pathological Stage and Predicts Cancer Progression. Hum Cancer. 6(2-3):67-86. PMCID: 4414739
Gene, Environment Association Studies (GENEVA) Consortium (including J. Li). (2015) Characterization of large structural genetic mosaicism in human autosomes, AJHG, 96(3):487-97. PMCID: 4375431
Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (including J. Li as a collaborator). (2015) Joint Analysis of Psychiatric Disorders Increases Accuracy of Risk Prediction for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder, AJHG 96(2):283-94. PMCID: In Process
Y. Ren, L.G. Koch, S.L. Britton, N.R. Qi, M.K. Treutelaar, C.F. Burant, J.Z. Li. (2015) Selection-, age-, and exercise-dependence of skeletal muscle gene expression patterns in a rat model of metabolic fitness. bioRxiv doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/013706
B. G. Bunney, J. Z. Li, D. M. Walsh, R. Stein, M. P. Vawter, P. Cartagena, J. D. Barchas, A. F. Schatzberg, R. M. Myers, S. J. Watson, Jr., H. Akil, W. E. Bunney. (2015) Circadian dysregulation of clock genes: clues to rapid treatments in Major Depressive Disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 20(1):48-55. PMCID: In Process
B. Li, J.Z. Li. (2014) A general framework for analyzing tumor subclonality using SNP array and DNA sequencing data. Genome Biology. 15(9):473. PMCID: 4203890.
R. Burns, K. Majczenko, J. Xu, W. Peng, Z. Yapici, J. J. Dowling, J. Z. Li, M. Burmeister. (2014) Homozygous splice mutation in CWF19L1 in a Turkish family with recessive ataxia syndrome. Neurology. 83(23):2175-82. PMCID: 4276403.
Q. Ma, A. B. Ozel, S. Ramdas, B. McGee, R. Khoriaty, D. Siemieniak, H. Li, Y. Guan, L. C. Brody, J. L. Mills, A. M. Molloy, D. Ginsburg, J. Z. Li, K. C. Desch. (2014) Genetic variants in PLG, LPA and SIGLEC 14 as well as smoking contribute to plasma plasminogen levels. Blood. 124(20):3155-64. PMCID: 4231423.
P. Hysi, C-Y Cheng, et al. (including J. Li) (2014) Genome-wide analysis of multiethnic cohorts identifies new loci influencing intraocular pressure and susceptibility to glaucoma. Nature Genetics, 46(10):1126-30. PMCID: 4177225.
Y. Şenbabaoğlu, G. Michailidis, J. Z. Li. (2014) Critical limitations of consensus clustering in class discovery. Scientific Reports, 4:6207. PMCID: 4145288.
M. J. Kiel, T. Velusamy, D. Rolland, A. Sahasrabuddhe, F. Chung, N. Bailey, A. Schrader, B. Li, J. Li, A. Ozel, D. Bahler, B. Betz, D. Huebner-Chan, R. Miranda, L. J. Medeiros, M. Herling, M. S. Lim, K. S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson. Integrated Genomic Sequencing Reveals Mutational Landscape of T-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia, Blood, 124(9):1460-72. PMCID: 4148768.
J.Z. Li. (2014) Circadian rhythms and mood: opportunities for multi-level analyses in genomics and neuroscience. BioEssays 36: 305–315. PMCID: 4033528
C.M. Theriot, M. Koenigsknecht, P.E. Carlson, G. Hatton, A. Nelson, B. Li, G. Huffnagle, J.Z. Li, V. Young. (2014) Antibiotic-mediated Shifts in the Murine Gut Microbiome and Metabolome Leads to Susceptibility to Clostridium difficile Infection. Nature Communications. 5:3114. PMCID: 3950275
Y. Ren, K. A. Overmyer, N. R. Qi, M. K. Treutelaar, L. Heckenkamp, M. Kalahar, L. G. Koch, S. L. Britton, C. F. Burant, J. Z. Li. (2013) Genetic Analysis of a Rat Model of Aerobic Capacity and Metabolic Fitness. PLoS ONE 8(10):e77588..
V. M. Schaibley, M. Zawistowski, D. Wegmann, M. G. Ehm, M. R. Nelson, P. L. St. Jean, G. Abecasis, J. Novembre, S. Zöllner, J. Z. Li. (2013) The Influence of Genomic Context on Mutation Patterns Inferred from Rare Variants. Genome Research. 23(12):1974-84.
Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (including J. Li) (2013) Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs. Nature Genetics. 45(9):984-94.
N.A. Rosenberg, T.J. Pemberton, J.Z. Li, J.W. Belmont (2013) Runs of homozygosity and parental relatedness. Genetics in Medicine, 15: 753-754.
A. B. Ozel, S. E. Moroi, D. M. Reed, M. Nika, C. M. Schmidt, S. Akbari, K. Scott, F. Rozsa, H. Pawar, D. C. Musch, P. R. Lichter, D. Gaasterland, K. Branham, J. Gilbert, S. J. Garnai, W. Chen, M. Othman, J. Heckenlively, A. Swaroop, G. Abecasis, D. S. Friedman, D. Zack, A. E. Ashley-Koch, M. Ulmer, J. H. Kang, NEIGHBOR Consortium, Y. Liu, B. L. Yaspan, J. Haines, R. R. Allingham, M. A. Hauser, L. Pasquale, J. Wiggs, J. E. Richards, J Z. Li. (2013) Genome-wide Association Study and Meta-analysis of Intraocular Pressure. Human Genetics. Published online September 4, 2013.
Z. A Szpiech, J. Xu, T. J Pemberton, W. Peng, S. Zollner, N. A Rosenberg, J. Z Li. (2013) Long runs of homozygosity are enriched for deleterious variation. (2013) AJHG. 93(1): 90-102.
J. Z. Li,* B. G. Bunney, F. Meng, M. H. Hagenauer, D. M. Walsh, M. P. Vawter, S. J. Evans, P. V. Choudary, J. D. Barchas, A. F. Schatzberg, E. G. Jones, R. M. Myers, S. J. Watson, H. Akil, W. E. Bunney. Circadian patterns of gene expression in the human brain and disruption in major depressive disorder. (2013) PNAS. 110(24): 9950-9955.
L. A. Carmody, J. Zhao, P. D. Schloss, J. F. Petrosino, S. Murray, V. B. Young, J. Z. Li, J. J. LiPuma. (2013) Changes in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Microbiota at Pulmonary Exacerbation. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 10(3):179-87.
Lu Y, Vitart V, Burdon KP, Khor CC, Bykhovskaya Y, Mirshahi A, et al. (2013) Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconus. Nat Genet.;45(2):155-63.
K. Desch, A. B. Ozel, D. Siemieniak, Y. Kalish, C. Thornburg, A. Sharathkumar, C. McHugh, C. Laurie, A. Crenshaw, D. Mirel, Y. Kim, C. Cropp, A. Molloy, P. Kirke, J. Bailey-Wilson, A. Wilson, J. Mills, J. Scott, L. Brody, J.Z. Li* and D. Ginsburg*. (2013) Linkage Analysis Identifies a Locus for Plasma von Willebrand Factor Undetected by Genome-Wide Association. PNAS. 110(2): 588-93.
A. E. Davidson, F. M. Siddiqui, M. Lopez, P. Lunt, H. A. Carlson, B. E. Moore, S. Love, D. E. Born, H. Roper, A. Majumdar, S. Jayadev, H. R. Underhill, C. O. Smith, M. von der Hagen, A. Hubner, P. Jardine, A. Merrison, E. Curtis1, T. Cullup, H. Jungbluth, M. O. Cox, T. L. Winder, H. Abdel Salam, J. Z. Li, S. A. Moore, J. J. Dowling. (2013) Novel deletion of lysine 7 expands the clinical, histopathologic and genetic spectrum of TPM2-related myopathies. Brain. 136 (Pt 2): 508-21.
S. Candille, D. M. Absher, S. Beleza, M. Bauchet, B. McEvoy, N. Garrison, J.Z. Li, R.M. Myers, G. S. Barsh, H. Tang, M.D. Shriver. (2012) Genome-wide Association Studies of Quantitatively Measured Skin, Hair, and Eye Pigmentation in Four European Populations, PLoSONE. 7(10): e48294.
B. Li, Y. Senbabaoglu, W. Peng, M. Yang, J. Xu, J. Z. Li. (2012) Genomic estimates of aneuploid content in Glioblastoma Multiforme and proposal of a new integrated classification, Clinical Cancer Research. 18:5595-5605.
Y. Lee, et al. (including J. Li) (2012) Mutations in KCND3 cause spinocerebellar ataxia type 22. Annals of Neurology. 72(6): 859-69
T. J. Pemberton, D. Absher, M. W. Feldman, R. M. Myers, N. A. Rosenberg, J. Z. Li. (2012) Genomic patterns of homozygosity in worldwide human populations, AJHG, 91: 275-292.
K. Majczenko, A. E. Davidson, S. Camelo-Piragua, X. Li, S. Joshi, J. Xu, W. Peng, J. Z. Li, M. Burmeister, J. J. Dowling. (2012) Dominant mutation in CCDC78 in a Unique Congenital Myopathy with Prominent Internal Nuclei and Atypical Cores, AJHG, 91(2):365-71.
M. Ulmer, J. Li, B. Yaspan, A. B. Ozel, J. Richards, S. E. Moroi, J. S. Schuman, D. S. Friedman, R. Lee, D. Budenz, M. Pericak-Vance, NEIGHBOR Consortium Investigators, J. L. Wiggs, A. Ashley-Koch, M.l A. Hauser. (2012) Genome-wide Analysis Of Central Corneal Thickness In POAG Cases From The NEIGHBOR Consortium, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 53(8):4468-74
M. R. Nelson et al. (including J. Li). (2012) An abundance of rare functional variants in 202 drug target genes sequenced in 14002 people. Science, 337: 100-104.
C. C. Laurie et al. (including J. Li). (2012) Chromosomal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer. Nature Genetics, 44: 642-650.
Sequeira A, Morgan L, Walsh DM, Cartagena PM, Choudary P, Li J, Schatzberg AF, Watson SJ, Akil H, Myers RM, Jones EG, Bunney WE, Vawter MP (2012) Gene expression changes in the prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex and nucleus accumbens of mood disorders subjects that committed suicide.. PLoS One. 7(4):e35367. Epub 2012 Apr 30
J. K. Bedoyan, V. M. Schaibley, W. Peng, Y. Bai, K. Mondal, A. Shetty, M. Durham, A. Dhiraaj, J. M. Skidmore, J. Kaplan, C. Skinner, R. Stevenson, C. Schwartz, A. Antonellis, M. Zwick, J. Cavalcoli, J. Z. Li, D. M. Martin. (2012) Disruption of RAB40AL function leads to Martin-Probst Syndrome, a rare X-linked multisystem neurodevelopmental human disorder. Journal of Medical Genetics, 49:332-340.
J. Zhao, P. D. Schloss, L. M. Kalikin, L. A. Carmody, B. K. Foster, J. F. Petrosino, J. D. Cavalcoli, D. R. VanDevanter, S. Murray, J. Z. Li, V. B. Young, J. J. LiPuma. (2012) Decade-long bacterial community dynamics in cystic fibrosis airways, PNAS. 109(15):5809-14,
J. Zhao, L. A. Carmody, L. M. Kalikin, J. Li, J. F. Petrosino, P. D. Schloss, V. B. Young, J. J. LiPuma. (2012) Impact of Enhanced Staphylococcus DNA Extraction on Microbial Community Measures in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum. PLoS ONE 7(3): e33127. doi:10.1371
K. Desch, J. Li, S. Kim, N. Laventhal, K. Metzger, D. Siemieniak, D. Ginsburg. (2011) Analysis of informed consent document utilization in a minimal-risk genetic study. Ann Intern Med. 155(5):316-22.
The Psychiatric GWAS Consortium (including J. Li). (2011) Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4. Nature Genetics, 43: 977–983.
The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network (including J. Li). (2011) Integrated Genomic Analyses of Ovarian Carcinoma. Nature, 474:609-15.
T. Pemberton, C. Wang, J. Z. Li, N. A. Rosenberg. (2010) Inference of unexpected genetic relatedness among individuals in HapMap Phase III. American Journal of Human Genetics. 87(4): 457-464.
Casto AM, Li JZ, Absher D, Myers R, Ramachandran S, Feldman MW. (2010) Characterization of X-linked SNP genotypic variation in globally distributed human populations. Genome Biol. 11(1):R10. PMID: 20109212
N. Zhang, Y. Senbabaoglu, and J. Z. Li, (2010). Joint Estimation of DNA Copy Number from Multiple Platforms. Bioinformatics, 26(2):153-60.
N. Zhang, D. Siegmund, H. Ji, and J. Z. Li, (2009). Detecting simultaneous change points in multiple sequences. Biometrika, 97(3):631-645
L. J. Scott, P. Muglia, X. Kong, W. Guan, M. Flickinger, R.i Upmanyu, F. Tozzi, J. Li, M. Burmeister, D. Absher, R. C. Thompson, C. Francks, F. Meng, A. Antoniades, A. M. Southwick, A. Schatzberg, W. Bunney, J. Barchas, E. Jones, R. Day, K. Matthews, P. McGuffin, J. S. Strauss, J. L. Kennedy, L. Middleton, A. Roses, S. J. Watson, J. B. Vincent, R. M. Myers, A. E. Farmer, H. Akil, D. K. Burns, M. Boehnke. (2009). Genome-wide association and meta-analysis of bipolar disorder in individuals of European ancestry. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106(18):7501-7506
J. K. Pickrell, G. Coop, J. Novembre, S.r Kudaravalli, J. Li, D. Absher, B.S. Srinivasan, G. S. Barsh, R. M. Myers, M. W. Feldman, J. K. Pritchard. (2009). Signals of recent positive selection in a worldwide sample of human populations. Genome Res. 19(5):826-37
K. A. McGowan, J. Z. Li, C. Y. Park, V. Beaudry, H. K. Tabor, A. J. Sabnis, W. Zhang, H. Fuchs, M. H. de Angelis, R. M. Myers, L. D. Attardi G. S. Barsh. (2008) Genetics of dark skin: ribosomal protein mutations act through p53. Nat Genet. 40(8):963-70.
The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network (including J. Li). (2008) Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways. Nature. 255:1061-8.
J. Z. Li*, D. M. Absher*, H. Tang, A. M. Southwick, A. M. Casto, S. Ramachandran, H. M. Cann, G. S. Barsh, M. Feldman, L. L. Cavalli-Sforza, R. M. Myers. (2008). Worldwide human relationships inferred from genome-wide patterns of variation. Science, 319:1100-1104.
J. Z. Li, F. Meng, L. Tsavaler, S. J. Evans, P. V. Choudary, H. Tomita, M. P. Vawter, D. Walsh, V. Shokoohi, T. Chung, W. E. Bunney Jr., E. G. Jones, H. Akil, S. J. Watson, R. M. Myers (2007). Sample matching by inferred agonal stress in gene expression analyses of the brain. BMC Genomics, 8:336
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There is nowhere that a person can find a more peaceful and trouble-free retreat than in his own mind, especially if he has within himself the kind of thoughts that let him dip into them and so at once gain complete ease of mind.
The title of Pierre Hadot's book on Marcus Aurelius, Inner Citadel, reflects this notion of Marcus Aurelius' that one's own mind can–if fortified–be an ideal source of strength and tranquility. A citadel, traditionally located in the heart of a city, is meant to withstand attack from outside forces. Despite humans' innate capacity for rationality, the mind itself is subject to invasion by barbarous thoughts, desires, and emotions, and must be fortified like a citadel with the help of philosophy.
Marcus was likely using the Greek word "phantasiai" for impressions in the passage above, as he did throughout the Meditations. According to the entry on "Stoic philosophy of mind" in Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, which translates phantasiai as presentations, "The most basic power of the hêgemonikon is the ability to form presentations [phantasiai]. Other psychological states and activities such as mental assent, cognition, impulse, and knowledge are all either extensions or responses to presentations." (Boldface emphasis is mine. Hegemonikon is often translated as "central commanding faculty.") Keeping in mind the Greek term has helped me keep potentially "fantastic" impressions in perspective.
Plato's Protagoras, which greatly influenced the Stoics, can help us here. This text contrasts the power of phantasia (often translated 'appearance') with an art of measurement, the former often going wrong because comparative or perspectival (A looks tall because she's beside the very short B; B looks taller than A because she's closer to me), and standing in need of correction by an unchanging standard (a meter ruler, for example) (356b-57a). That Marcus may find the same defects of isolation and perspective in impressions is suggested indirectly by the corrections he prescribes: inspect your impressions (ii.7, iii.6, v.22, viii.13, viii.26); test them by 'physicizing, ethicizing, dialecticizing' (viii.13), that is to say, by seeing how they fare when tested against your physical, ethical, and dialectical understanding—all of which are informed by a picture of the whole.
And the length of time it exists.
Hays' rendering, "the thing behind the appearance," resonates with me. It reminds me not to conflate the appearance with the truth, and it is easy to repeat to myself as a mantra.
So, to go back to yesterday's passage from the Stoic Week Handbook, we "can" find a "peaceful and trouble-free retreat" or citadel in our mind, but we must first "cut free of impressions that cling to the mind" (Med. 12.3, above). I take this to mean false impressions, or–and this is where it gets confusing, because even Marcus is apparently confused–false assumptions based on illogical conclusions from phantasiai.
Then the Med. 12.3 passage transitions directly into an exhortation to focus on the present and beware of the trappings of the past and future. I was initially confused by this, but it only takes a minor logical leap to equate anything that occurred in the past, or that might happen in the future, with a mere impression: memory always fails us, and our anxieties about the future are also impressions–basic functions of the mind, not necessarily leading to sound assumptions. At any rate, the present is all that we have, and if the pursuit of virtue is of utmost importance, then neither past nor future can truly help us in that regard.
To use a concrete example of examining and rejecting an impression: I dislike insects. Certain insects, I absolutely loathe and fear. At Stoicon, before Prof. Pigliucci's afternoon workshop, I spotted a large flying bug, which I thought was a moth. It turned out to be a loathsome flying cockroach, which a woman in the front row courageously stomped on, justly depriving it of whatever dubious right to live it might have had. Phantasia: the cockroach is hideous. False assumptions: this sighting means there are many more, and more are possibly under my chair, and they may soon begin to crawl on me. But I quickly amended my thoughts. Is it rational (or even sane) to have these fears? As Marcus says, of body, breath, and mind, only my mind is under my control. Rationally I can acknowledge that the presence of one bug does not mean there are many more (there are more, because this is New York, but it doesn't mean they're right under my chair). Besides, what does this have to do with seeking virtue? Absolutely nothing. I put it out of my mind.
 Hadot believes–and appears to be correct–that Marcus Aurelius (writing in Greek, not his native tongue) sometimes conflates the word for impressions with the word for assumptions, so when he tells himself to erase his impressions, he really means to erase the mistaken assumptions that he draws from his impressions.
Hah! I am delighted to see that fear of cockroaches is now among the many subjects that Stoic practitioners have used their principles to treat ;).
Sorry I missed you at Stoicon! It was harder to bump into people in a group of 300 than I realized it would be!
I looked for you but of course was unsuccessful. I didn't see anyone at all with a hat and sunglasses 😉 Had narrowed it down near the end, but then lost sight of "you" (?) again at the break… Hope you and the missus enjoyed it, I sure did!


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Q: JScript using Excel TextToColumns I've been trying to make this little snippet work but I've been failing miserably. The script seems to work alright, but the thing is: I need the third column (the one with the numbers) to be converted to text.
Looking at the help page in Excel it seems that the "Array(3, 2)" part would make it possible but even trying a lot of combinations of number and arguments on this function I couldn't make it work.
Any help with this problem?

var app = new ActiveXObject("Excel.Application");
app.Visible = true;
var xls = app.Workbooks.Add();

app.Cells(1, 1).Value = "Olympia, WA, 123";
app.Cells(2, 1).Value = "Salem, OR, 3434";
app.Cells(3, 1).Value = "Boise, ID, 342";
app.Cells(4, 1).Value = "Sacramento, CA, 3";

app.Range("A1").EntireColumn.TextToColumns(app.Range("B1"),1,1,false,false,false,true,false,false,Array(3, 2));

A: There are two issues here.
The first issue is that the format you are using for the FieldInfo parameter is incorrect. The parameter should be an array-of-arrays. The JScript format for such an array would look like:
// 2 = xlTextFormat
[[1, 2], [2, 2], [3, 2]]
// or, if you prefer using the Array() function:
Array(Array(1, 2), Array(2, 2), Array(3, 2))

(In my testing, I had to specify all three columns. If you don't care about the other columns, set the second item of each array to 1 for xlGeneralFormat.)
However, it's not that simple, because Excel, like most COM objects, expects the array to be a SAFEARRAY structure. In VBScript, this isn't an issue because its arrays are implemented using SAFEARRAYs, but in JScript, the array is essentially a special type of object that is not easily converted to a SAFEARRAY (you can read more in this article from Eric Lippert's blog if you want more details). There is no built-in way to convert a JScript array to a SAFEARRAY, though there are workarounds (see this SO question, for example).
The second issue is that you are actually missing one parameter, OtherChar. Even though the documentation states that this parameter is only required when Other is True, you still have to supply some value since there are no optional parameters in JScript. In the example below, I expanded the function call and labelled each line using the parameter names from the documentation to make it clear:
var app = new ActiveXObject("Excel.Application");
app.Visible = true;
var xls = app.Workbooks.Add();

app.Cells(1, 1).Value = "Olympia, WA, 123";
app.Cells(2, 1).Value = "Salem, OR, 3434";
app.Cells(3, 1).Value = "Boise, ID, 342";
app.Cells(4, 1).Value = "Sacramento, CA, 3";

app.Range("A1").EntireColumn.TextToColumns(
    app.Range("B1"),  // Destination
    1,                // DataType
    1,                // TextQualifier
    false,            // ConsecutiveDelimiter
    false,            // Tab
    false,            // Semicolon
    true,             // Comma
    false,            // Space
    false,            // Other
    '',               // OtherChar
    getSafeArray([
        getSafeArray([1, 2]),
        getSafeArray([2, 2]),
        getSafeArray([3, 2])
    ])                // FieldInfo
);

// ref: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5910730
function getSafeArray(jsArr) {
    var dict = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.Dictionary");
    for (var i = 0; i < jsArr.length; i++)
    dict.add(i, jsArr[i]);
    return dict.Items();
}

A: The FieldInfo parameter needs to be an Array of Arrays, not the something you get back when you call the native JScript Array constructor without new.
So reduce complexity by modifying the column separately:
app.Range("A1").EntireColumn.TextToColumns(app.Range("B1"),1,1,false,false,false,true,false,false);
app.Range("D1").EntireColumn.NumberFormat = "@"

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Are you ready? The most rebellious group in WWE history joins the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 6, one night before WrestleMania.
As first reported by ESPN, D-Generation X, the most rebellious group in WWE history, are the first inductees in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019. Triple H, Shawn Michaels (who now joins Ric Flair as a two-time inductee), Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, X-Pac and the late Chyna will take their place in sports-entertainment history during the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, April 6, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., during WrestleMania 35 Week. Tickets for the ceremony are available now on Ticketmaster.
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In one of the most infamous and groundbreaking moments of the era, the rebels hopped aboard a tank and drove from Monday Night Raw to rival WCW's Monday Nitro, launching one of the biggest attacks in The Monday Night War.
The group eventually went their separate ways, but the DX name would not be limited to the history books after that. Following a long rivalry against each other, Michaels and Triple H patched things up and donned the green and black once again. The reunited DX may have only been the tag team of The Game & HBK, but that did not stop them from making Mr. McMahon's life a living hell.
The two troublemakers were a thorn in the side of the WWE Chairman, subjecting him to a flurry of pranks, even going so far as to vandalize Mr. McMahon's personal limo and jet, and leaving their mark on the façade of WWE's world headquarters. But it wasn't only fun and games for Michaels & Triple H, as they also captured the WWE Tag Team Championship along the way.
Even though they disbanded once again and moved on to other roles within the industry, the DX Army maintained a close bond, and the tight-knit unit got the band back together for special occasions like Monday Night Raw's 25th Anniversary, where they shared a "too sweet" moment with the Bálor Club.
And now, D-Generation X will enter the annals of sports-entertainment history.
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Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Beyond the Pinnacle
With the additions of Guillermo Sapiro in 2022, Duke ECE now has four faculty members who belong to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The NAE's peer-elected members hail from business, academia, and government and are among the world's most accomplished engineers.
Not ones to rest on their laurels, our four NAE members still engineer in service to society. Here's what they've been working on recently.
Vahid Tarokh
When Vahid Tarokh joined Duke Engineering's faculty in 2017, he'd already had a rich engineering career, both in private and public sectors. While at AT&T Labs in the late 1990s, he helped invent the algorithms called space-time codes that most modern cellular phones use to transmit data. The technique sends several data streams of information simultaneously and combines the segments of received signal in an optimal way to provide signal redundancy in case one falters. And while at Harvard University in the 2000s, he and his then-students revealed the power of cognitive radio transmission, which automatically detects open communication channels and uses them while avoiding occupied ones.
While Tarokh was cited for the former accomplishment when he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2019, the latter work was also well known and used in many communication protocols. But according to Tarokh, there's still more research he has helped produce that could impact the field. One example is sparse adaptive filtering, which has potential applications in echo cancellation in speech processing systems and equalization or channel estimation in wireless systems.
More recently, Tarokh has been working to build foundational insights into machine learning approaches and applications, especially when it comes to predicting rare but large events from a small amount of data. Some events, like earthquakes, are naturally occurring and can happen most anywhere on the planet. Others, like a rare but crippling electronic device failure, can occur anytime but only in one place. Whatever event Tarokh is examining, he brings together a mixture of math, machine learning, and computational power with the goal of generating useful information and practical solutions.
"Does an earthquake in Nevada cause an earthquake in Los Angeles? Can a New York Stock Exchange crash lead to a crash in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange?" Tarokh said. "These extreme events occur with very low frequency, but when they happen, they have a big impact. These are the kinds of things I think are interesting."
Robert Calderbank
Robert Calderbank already had an illustrious engineering career before he joined Duke's faculty in 2010. Early in his career at AT&T Bell Labs, where he was eventually vice president for research, Calderbank essentially helped usher in the age of the internet. An expert in information science and communication protocols, he helped develop voiceband modem technology that was widely licensed and incorporated in over a billion devices. If you're old enough, you remember the technology as all the beeps and squeaks your computer made when it connected online. He also developed space-time codes that helps multiantenna systems send and receive interwoven signals—a technology used by every cell phone ever made.
These accomplishments were largely the reason for Calderbank being named to the National Academy of Engineering in 2005—but there are many more that may still influence the future of technology. For example, an under-the-radar paper published nearly 25 years ago has been climbing in citations since 2015. Showing that quantum error correcting codes are mathematically no harder to create than their digital counterparts, Calderbank may also have helped open the door to the future of quantum computers.
"I've made my living sitting next to experimentalists and listening to them," Calderbank says. "I don't always understand them, but I'm betting that every now and then I'll figure out how to do something they can't. It's hard putting together the physics and the hardware and software combination, and I like being in the middle of that."
Since coming to Duke just over a decade ago, Calderbank has transformed the way the school teaches data science and computer science. As director of the Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke, he started a summer program called Data+ that lets teams of undergraduates tackle real-world problems brought to them by corporate partners. Due to its smashing success, similar programs called CS+ and Code+ have followed its model. It also inspired a sophomore-level data science class required by every Duke Engineering undergraduate.
"It's gratifying to see other units on campus gravitate toward an idea and institute it in their own way," Calderbank says. "I take great pleasure in seeing these programs thrive even if I'm not the one at the helm.
"I'm proud that the footprint of my programs has grown so much in the past 10 years. Of course I can't take all the credit—it wouldn't have happened without a lot of people working hard toward a common goal."
Guillermo Sapiro
The most recent of Duke Engineering's faculty members to be inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, Guillermo Sapiro was selected for the honor in February 2022. With a rather broad citation of "contributions to the theory and practice of imaging," Sapiro's body of work is as varied as it has been foundational.
Sapiro has the rare distinction of winning a "Test of Time" award for both machine learning and computer vision. The former was given to him in 2019 for research that creatde an efficient, general-purpose "dictionary learning" algorithm that set the stage for more complex machine learning concepts. The latter in 2011 for work focused on detecting object boundaries in images using active contours evolving in time.
"In these past 30 years, my team has managed to be early and pioneer multiple times, both in foundations of computer vision and machine learning and in their applications to real problems from computational photography to medicine," Sapiro says. "It has been my highest privilege to get to work with a team that always sees the future."
Having so many irons in proverbial fires, Sapiro says that the work he's pursuing related to health care has meant the most to him in recent years. One example is a mobile application to screen for autism in young children. The project, which has been under development for nearly a decade, has led to new insights about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has the potential to transform how child development is screened and monitored. With a newly renewed Center of Excellence grant supporting these efforts, Sapiro is working to improve the accuracy and access of autism screening with the digital health screening approach that can be implemented in real-world settings, including primary care clinics and homes.
"We managed to put together a very talented and diverse team, and I hope we make a major impact in helping children achieve their potential," Sapiro says. "That will be the true impact."
Despite showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon, Sapiro also says that the most important work he has to look forward to won't necessarily show up in a publication. As he continues to push multiple fields forward, he's also making sure the students working with him are getting plenty of experience to continue carrying the torch.
"I think my major challenge for the coming years is to mentor the new generation," Sapiro says. "They are smarter than me and more than capable to not just continue what we started, but to improve it by orders of magnitude. I am excited to see what they will achieve."
Ingrid Daubechies
Ingrid Daubechies hardly needs an introduction. Dubbed "The Godmother of the Digital Image" by the New York Times, her pioneering work on wavelets enabled the creation of image compression algorithms such as the JPEG. She's won just about every award there is in a variety of fields, ranging from a MacArthur Foundation fellowship to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the United States National Academy of Sciences.
But it wasn't until she came to Duke that she was recognized for her contributions to engineering. With an affiliation to Duke's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Daubechies was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2015.
Thanks in part to the interdisciplinary nature of the university as a whole, Daubechies has continued to work on multiple projects in multiple fields for more than a decade. Her work on signal and data analysis theory has underpinned advances in AI neural networks, spurring collaborations with biologists and art historians alike. For example, she has developed algorithms to spot original paintings from forgeries, remove a canvas's supportive framework from x-ray scans, and reconstruct a missing panel of an altarpiece by Francescuccio di Cecco Ghissi, an Italian painter from the 14th century.
"I feel extremely lucky to have been at the right place at the right time with the right background to put things together in a way that other people haven't," Daubechies said. "So many people have to express their creative interests outside of work, but I've been able to blend my passions for math and creativity and still get paid for it."
One of Daubechies's latest pursuits is a mathematically inspired art installation called "Mathemalchemy." The 20-foot-long, 10-foot-wide mixed-media art installation is the result of a two-year collaboration between Daubechies, Canadian fiber artist Dominique Ehrmann and more than 20 others. After debuting at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington DC on January 24, 2022, the piece began traveling the country in June.
"Mathemalchemy gave me a way of having community through the pandemic that was lively and fun," Daubechies said. "It's a different way of bringing math to a wide audience in the hopes of inspiring young people to see the fun, whimsy, beauty and creativity in mathematics."
In the coming year, Daubechies will become the fifth Distinguished Visiting Professor for the Public Dissemination of Mathematics at MoMath, the world's first museum dedicated to mathematics, located in New York City. While there, she will work with the public outreach mission of the museum while also interacting with researchers in the Simons Foundation's Center for Computational Mathematics.
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It's all about BATMAN this week with the much-anticipated return of The Joker! Let's get right into it...
Batman #13 - "Hellooo, Gotham's Finest! Now stop me if you've heard this one..."
With the above words, the Joker returns to Gotham City. Or if you'd rather, "A clown walks into a police station, looking for his FACE! HAHAHA!"
The Joker has been missing in action since the very first issue of Detective Comics in the New 52. However, his presence has often been felt around the edges, most creepily in the remains of his face, preserved on ice in the evidence locker of the GCPD after it was left for them to find one year ago. Now, the Clown Prince is BACK and this time, he's not interested in pulling punches. Already in this one comic, you get a sense of danger and madness unparalleled in any other Joker appearance I've ever read. This Joker is (ok, I know, what a cliche!) WILD!!!
"Death of the Family" is going to be THE epic story this year. Starting here, it crosses over to most of the Bat titles and will be ongoing until February and Batman #17! Scott Snyder's "love letter to the Joker" promises to be a must-read! Who would have thought that the now-classic "Court of Owls" story-line was just a warm-up? Amazing!
More "Death of the Family" with Batgirl, plus Dr. Manhattan, The Phantom Stranger and more after the JUMP!!
Batgirl #13 - "I don't know who to trust and there are men outside and...they're at the door. Barbara, they're at the DOOR!"
In this prelude to "Death of the Family" (note the somewhat premature gatefold cover) Batgirl is in the midst of dealing with Charise "Knightfall" Carnes, who, if you recall, stuck a knife through her ribs last issue. Regardless, Barbara finds the strength to fight on. We learn a lot about Charise in this issue...mainly what screwed her up so badly. Motivation is not a problem for the lady, who's tragic tale isn't QUITE horrible enough to rationalize her sadistically cruel "crime fighting" techniques. Not for a SANE person, at least...
Of course the story behind the story here is the Joker. He's not in this issue. His henchmen, however, make a brief appearance. Nowhere near Barbara though...no, they go to her MOTHER'S house. Could it be that the title of this crossover isn't just a clever name?
Oh, so the gatefold covers with the Joker's face overlapping the hero is a trend. I'll post the "underneath" pics at the end of this article...
The Phantom Stranger #1 - "I know everyone, though no one knows me. I am the Phantom Stranger"
Technically this isn't the first issue of The Phantom Stranger, as last month started things off with a Zero Issue. However, this is the first glimpse we really get of the Stranger's life and life work, so to speak. The issue starts off with the Stranger more or less insuring the death via car accident of a young boy. We already know, from the Zero issue, that anyone the Stranger shows an interest in is inevitably betrayed, as that is his curse due to the sin he commited thousands of years ago. However, this isn't really a bad thing. In his own words, "I don't know what will transpire, but it will ultimately be for the better." That's sure to be a popular line with the folks he's just betrayed!
In this case, the young boy's death brought a teenage empath to his funeral. Her name is Rachel, and the Phantom Stranger takes an interest in her. She's running from her father, who just happens to be a demon named Trigon. Oh, although it is not mentioned, if you used to follow the pre-New 52 Teen Titans comics or cartoon, you might recognize young Rachel as the goth girl sorceress Raven!!
Batman and Robin #13 - "She placed a 500-million-dollar bounty on my head. My Mother is dead to me."
Lots going on in this month's Batman and Robin. Of course, there is a mention of the Joker (although this isn't an official tie-in to "Death of the Family" - no gatefold!) as well as some foreshadowing for the ending of Batman #13. The main plot of this book involves a group of weirdos calling themselves the Saturn Club who perform a ritual during an eclipse which results in Zombies! No, really!
A side plot has Damian sneaking out of the batcave to find a mysterious something in the sewers (he finds something, but we don't get to see it). He gets attacked by yet another of his mother's assassins, a dude who looks like a reject from the old NES game Battletoads! Before this however, he is talking aloud (to a rat, actually) and says "another couple months...and I'll start growing." Is this the thought of an 11 year old who just can't wait to be taller, or is it something more? Being that we have contradictory Damian origins since the Zero Issues (he's 11 and yet was conceived within the last 5 years??) there may be more to this story. Or I could be reading a lot into one throw-away line. We'll just have to wait and see.
Oh, my favourite part of this book is an awesome bit between Bruce and Damian while they take a rocket into orbit to fix a satellite during the eclipse. There's a nice bonding moment...good to see the father and son team getting along for once, even if it's only momentary!
Superboy #13 - "And you keep making the same mistake by employing violence against a living weapon!"
Everybody wants something from Superboy it seems. Techno-cop Jocelyn Lure wants to use him to accomplish some mystery task, asking him just to "trust her" despite being reluctant to tell him exactly what she wants him to do or where she got all this suddenly futuristic equipment (last time we saw her, she was normal-cop!). Meanwhile, Superboy's Next-door-neighbor, playgirl heiress Dallas Sorrentino wants him to play body-guard against some criminal syndicate that's after her, AND wants him to loan her money! Then there's guest-star Jimmy Olsen, come from Metropolis to get the scoop on the alleged Superman-related new metahuman! Oh and finally, the regular old NYPD are hoping to speak to Superboy about the battle with the Teen Titans he had on New Year's Eve! Meanwhile, all Superboy wants is to get in touch with his friend (Ravagers member) Caitlin Fairchild and to hopefully find out the truth about himself and some problems he's been having with his temper lately! He's still only a few months old, remember...it's hard for him to decide who to trust!
The Ravagers #5 - "I envy you. Your memories...even the horrible things they did to you in the colony...at least they're real."
Superboy (see Superboy #13) arrives in the Ravagers brand new hang out buried somewhere beneath L.A. as this guy named Niles is giving a tour and pissing everyone off. He wants to train the kids in "The Arena" (think "danger room") which, of course, is exactly what N.O.W.H.E.R.E. wanted, too. This particular group of traumatized teens isn't too keen on the idea.
Superboy is looking for Caitlin Fairchild to assist him with his temper, which has lately been out-of-control. He's worried that there is something wrong with him. Personally, I suspect he's just a typically moody teenager, but, you know, half-kryptonian.
Anyhow, while this is all going on, Thunder suddenly collapses and nearly dies, as apparently a kill-switch implanted in his brain is activated! The group managed to suspend this nefarious device for now, but it seems likely that ALL the Ravagers have this same safe-guard! Further, the device in question bears the marking "Colony 18", implying at least another 17 colonies full of metahuman prisoners!! Ask not for whom the bell tolls...
Suicide Squad #13 - "Sorry to break up family time, but we have unfinished business."
It's the final showdown with Regulus as the Suicide Squad are trapped in the Basilisk compound! Black Spider has betrayed them and led them into a trap, and now all but Deadshot and Harley Quinn are under Basilisk's power! It's left up to them to free their teammates and end this threat for good! Luckily, they may be able to get some help from Captain Boomerang and a bunch of other prisoners that Regulus has been keeping around for some reason. However, even with the help, this is one task that is going to COST them.
Meanwhile, the REAL Black Spider (OH did I forget to mention that the one with the Squad in the compound is an imposter?) has beat Amanda Waller home from the office and is holding her Nana hostage when she walks in the door! Waller vs. Spider...FIGHT!
Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #2 (of 4) - "In Quantam Physics, the observer affects the observed, the way a particle is a particle only when you're looking at it..."
Dr. Manhattan decided last issue to go watch the accident that transformed him from mere mortal Dr. Jon Osterman. This is apparently a mistake, as while he is watching, the accident fails to occur, thus creating a paradox! This paradox then becomes something of a domino effect, as the Dr. Jon that is NOT Dr. Manhattan creates further conundrums by making choices in his non-super-heroic timeline! It's a big mess. Luckily, Dr. Manhattan's got a couple more issues to sort it all out...it's sort of over my head!
And that's it for the week! Don't forget tomorrow is new comic book day! I'll be picking up Justice League, Nightwing, more "Death of the Family" in Catwoman, Wonder Woman and more!!
Bit of a Green Lantern inspired Stryder's Dementia this week! Check it out if you're inclined...
Oh right...GATEFOLDS! If you're still with me, here ya go!
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Google Rolls Out SameSite Cookie Changes to Chrome
Google is finishing its rollout of the changes to the SameSite cookie in its Chrome web browser.
The new cookie classification system, which was introduced in Chrome 80 earlier this year, is finally on all updated versions of the browser. The SameSite update changes how the web browser handles third-party cookies as a way to avoid possible cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attempts using cookies. Site owners need to explicitly label third-party cookies with SameSite=None; Secure in order to use them on other sites. Improperly labeled third-party cookies will be blocked by Chrome.
"#SameSite cookie update now at 100% for Chrome 80+ (applies on restart)," the Twitter account Chrome Developers posted.
Cookies track user state, such as the fact that a person viewed a particular advertisement on a previous visit, or has been authenticated to access the site. Ad tech companies frequently use third-party cookies to track users as they move from site to site. These cookies can also be abused, as they can be used for malicious tracking and data leakage. In CSRF attacks, attackers trick users into executing unwanted actions on the site, such as transferring funds or changing their user information. For example, a user might click on a link in an email that allows a bad actor the ability to log into their banking website.
This change limits online tracking and increases privacy by default.
The SameSite update page maintained by the Chromium team noted the "target rollout population has been increased to 100% of users on Chrome Stable versions 80 and above, and the actual proportion of users with the new behavior enabled is now ramping up to 100% gradually. Users will receive the new behavior when they restart Chrome."
Chrome now requires the SameSite attribute to be set with both None and Secure labels. The Secure label forces the cookie to be set and read only over HTTPS connections. Third-party cookies must have both labels to avoid being rejected.
The default value of the SameSite attribute is now Lax, not None, which means the browser will withhold cookies on cross-site requests unless the user navigates to the URL from an external domain.
If the site owner did not explicitly set the SameSite attribute, Chrome will default to treating it as having the SameSite=Lax attribute. The Lax label means cookies are only set when the domain in the URL of the browser matches the cookie's domain—making it a first-party cookie. In the past, the default assumption was None, which allowed third-party cookies to track users across sites.
Cookies set with SameSite=Strict restricts cross-site sharing entirely, even between different domains owned by the same publisher.
Chrome has a setting under "chrome://flags" that checks the SameSite attribute on the site's cookies: #same-site-by-default-cookies and #cookies-without-same-site-must-be-secure. Looking at the developer console in Chrome will also indicate if other vendors, such as ad tech and analytics providers are setting or accessing third-party cookies on sites without the correct labeling.
Broken Sites, Functionality
Google introduced the SameSite attribute in May 2016 with Chrome 51 and began enforcement in Chrome 80. When companies switched to the work-from-home model at the beginning of the pandemic, Google decided to delay SameSite Site enforcement for a few months. Chrome 81 was delayed, there was no Chrome 82, and the release of Chrome 83 was moved up by a few weeks. Chrome 84 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS was released about a month ago.
There were concerns that any change in third-party cookie handling could negatively impact banking, grocery shopping, government, and other essential service sites, especially at a time when people were relying heavily on these portals and services.
With the update nearly complete for Chrome, there was still a "small minority of site operators with outstanding SameSite issues for things like payment integration, federated login, etc," Google's Justin Schuh said on Twitter.
This isn't just a change for Chrome, as Mozilla's Firefox and Microsoft's Edge browsers are also making the change. Mozilla began rolling out the changes to its Beta channel with Firefox 79 in June. It has been the default in the Firefox pre-release browser since February. Mozilla has a Bugzilla hub to track broken functionality as it works with publishers to fix the issues.
There have been reports on GitHub some services on the gov.uk platform are no longer usable, such as broken elements and missing pictures, because the SameSite attribute was not set properly.
Microsoft had warned back in January that sites and applications that rely on OpenID-based federation could be affected by the SameSite change. There were updates to .NET to support the new SameSite attribute. Enterprise IT administrators should have made changes to how the cookies are being handled by now to avoid issues with single sign-on and internal applications.
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A historic, largely virtual, 105-day legislative session ended Sunday night with lawmakers taking action on the state's operating budget and making final decisions on important legislation, including the Climate Commitment Act, the low carbon fuel standard, police accountability and the capital gains tax on extraordinary profits.
Inslee's focus of the 2021 session was "relief, recovery and resilience," and the Legislature passed a life-saving $2.2 billion COVID-19 relief bill, a Working Families Tax Credit and climate legislation that will both improve public health and increase economic opportunity while fighting the climate crisis.
The governor had 11 pieces of request legislation this year; eight bills were passed, two were incorporated into the budget and Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler instituted a rule ensuring the implementation of the focus of the remaining bill.
"It was a remarkable session with far-reaching impacts to the long-term well-being of our state," Inslee said Sunday night. "So many of these achievements were years in the making. It took hard work, sweat and tears of many in this state to see these policies finally make it over the finish line."
The Legislature also passed a historic suite of equity policies that Inslee supported in his budget, funding a new Office of Independent Investigations for police use-of-force cases, placing a statue of Billy Frank Jr. in the Capitol and National Statuary Hall, and restoring voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals.
With the improved state revenue collections and large infusions of federal COVID-related relief funds, legislative budget writers had far more resources to work with than the governor did when he put together his budgets last fall. The final operating and capital budgets — including for the current and next biennium — fund most of the priorities the governor put forward in December.
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Reading List: Soviet Army
For Adepticon 2016, I've embarked on a new game system and a new period. I will be participating in a Bolt Action version of the Battle of Kursk, taking on the part of the Soviet forces defending against the invading Germans. I was about to say that the first step is to get educated on the time period, but like any good gamer I purchased a stack of figures then went about learning about the forces involved.
The Battle of Kursk is an iconic clash of armoured forces on the plains of Russia. A thousand or more tanks from each side fought and burned as the attacking Germans were meet outside of Prochorovka by the counter attacking Soviet forces. T-34 tanks raced across the Russian steppes to dire point blank at a hundred or more Tiger tanks. Scores of Tigers burned that day, or so was the story told by General Rotmistrov of the Soviet 5th Guards Tank Army.
Blood, Steel and Myth by George Nipe. The first book on my list reconstructs events during the Battle of Kursk using primary sources from German Divisional records to tell the story of a brutal, but not iconic, battle. These records are used to track the location each German division in the southern front with operational updates & available tank numbers. Units detailed include the SS Divisions Totenkopf, Leibstandarte, Das Reich; the German army division Grossdeutschland & other infantry/Panzer divisions. The author spends considerable time debunking the common story of the tank battle at Prochorovka, summarized as the three German Panzer divisions in the region started July 12th with 232 tanks (including 12 Tigers) and ended with approximately 62 lost tanks (pg437). Soviet tank forces in the battle count 520 tanks, made up of T-34, T-70 and a handful of Churchill.
Scattered amongst the tedious details are a number of anecdotes, terrain descriptions and combat behaviors which would be valuable to the average wargamer. Typical terrain in the Kursk region include swamps & wet lands big enough to immobilize tanks and paralyze unit movements. The Soviets constructed elaborate defense belts & fortified hill tops. These strong points were defended with land mines, anti-tank ditches, and camouflaged anti-tank guns. Many small villages dot the landscape, these also were fortified by the Soviets, with guns gun into the stone buildings. Notable terrain features include the old Soviet "Baracken" and the railroad line constructed on a 30 foot high berm.
Breaking through the Soviet defense lines occupied much of the German offensive. Pioniere would advance under cover of machine gun fire to clear a path through the minefields, then assault the trench lines with flamethrowers and explosive packs. If a Tiger was present, the line breaking tank could advance & clear the Soviet guns & emplacements. Most of these giant tanks were lost to mine damage to the running gear, underscoring the need for Soldiers and Armour to work together.
The author was critical of the T-34 tank and the lack of command & control which could be exerted over the tank. T-34s lacked a radio which prevented senior leadership from communicating with tank crews. Also, the tank commander functioned as the tank gunner. This restricted the commander to only seeing the small slice of the world shown through the gun site. Together, these factors prevented Soviet tank forces from taking advantage of battle field opportunities.
The only negative feature about the book is the lack of quality maps. Each day includes a grey scale map of the area of operations displaying unit locations and movements. However, landmarks are hard to distinguish – was that line a river, a rail road, or a divisional boundary? The book could have benefited from small scale, color maps of the daily battles.
Through the Maelstrom by Boris Gorbachevsky, translated by Stuart Britton. This second book is the memoir of a junior political officer in the Soviet army, recording his life in a Rifle Division from the battle of Rzhev to the end of the war in Lower Silesia. The author spends many pages chronically the life of the common rifleman in the Red army trenches, covering the lack of rations, the harsh disciple, the problem of desertion, the integration of non-ethnic Russians, and the burning hatred of the Germans. While the author did not participate in the Battle for Kursk, he does note celebrating at the news of the attack. His own division was dug in behind deep fortifications & no doubt felt that the attacking Germans were about to run into stiff defense at Kursk.
The author's career began at Rzhev – known as the meat grinder for the constant stream of Soviet attacks made "at any cost". Which in practice meant poorly supported infantry attacks (lacking in artillery and tank support) on dug in German positions. Casualties were extremely high, with the author quoting a number of 1.3 million Soviet soldiers killed in the 14 month long operation. Having survived Rzhev, the author is part of the pursuit of the retreating Germans & maintains contact until the Germans reform their defensive lines. During this period, the author participates in another Red army tactic – reconnaissance through combat. A group of soldiers (platoon, company or battalion) would advance towards the German lines with the objective of having the Germans revile all of their concealed firing positions. While this might generate valuable intelligence on the German fortification, it often came at the cost of the attacking infantry men. Another slightly less suicidal mission was the hunt for a "tongue". A small group of scouts would quietly sneak into the German trench lines & abduct a soldier for interrogation.
The Soviet Soldier of World War Two by Philippe Rio, translated by Lawrence Brown. This is a picture book of Soviet uniforms and equipment from through out the war period. Reconstructions of uniforms along with period pieces are displayed in high quality photographs. A very valuable book for anyone trying to get the right shade for a Soviet uniform, or needing to know the proper color for a shoulder board.
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#1 by Tammy Perlmutter on May 27, 2015 - 7:16 am
Do you know of any people in Chicago who play classic Hellenistic or Roman?
#2 by chicagoterrainfactory on May 28, 2015 - 7:57 am
I have a Punic Wars army – it's in need of an update but would be playable. Several friends have armies from the classic period – Macedonians, Persians, various Romans.


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* @param {Object} [opts] - function options
* @param {String} [opts.template="default"] - package.json template to use
* @param {String} [opts.name=""] - package name
* @param {String} [opts.desc=""] - package description
* @param {String} [opts.author=""] - package author
* @param {String} [opts.email=""] - package author email
* @param {String} [opts.repo=""] - package Github repository
* @param {String} [opts.cmd=""] - package command name, if package is a CLI tool
* @param {String[]} [opts.keywords] - package keywords
* @param {String} [opts.license="MIT"] - package license
* @param {Boolean} [opts.private=false] - boolean indicating whether a package is private
* @param {Function} [clbk] - callback to invoke upon attempting to create a package.json file
* @returns {Void}
*/
function cp() {
	var args = arguments,
		nargs = args.length,
		tmpl = 'default',
		opts = {},
		options,
		fpath,
		dpath,
		dest,
		clbk,
		err,
		flg;

	if ( !nargs ) {
		throw new Error( 'insufficient input arguments. Must provide a file destination.' );
	}
	dest = args[ 0 ];
	if ( !isString( dest ) ) {
		throw new TypeError( 'invalid input argument. First argument must be a string primitive. Value: `' + dest + '`.' );
	}
	if ( nargs === 1 ) {
		clbk = noop;
	}
	else if ( nargs === 2 ) {
		if ( isObject( args[ 1 ] ) ) {
			options = args[ 1 ];
			clbk = noop;
			flg = true;
		}
		else if ( isFunction( args[ 1 ] ) ) {
			clbk = args[ 1 ];
		}
		else {
			throw new TypeError( 'invalid input argument. Second argument must either be an options object or a callback. Value: `' + args[ 1 ] + '`.' );
		}
	}
	else {
		options = args[ 1 ];
		clbk = args[ 2 ];
		flg = true;
		if ( !isFunction( clbk ) ) {
			throw new TypeError( 'invalid input argument. Callback argument must be a function. Value: `' + clbk + '`.' );
		}
	}
	if ( flg ) {
		err = validate( opts, options );
		if ( err ) {
			throw err;
		}
	}
	opts = merge( {}, defaults[ tmpl ], opts );
	tmpl = opts.template || tmpl;

	opts.keywords = keywords( opts.keywords );

	fpath = path.join( __dirname, tmpl, 'package.json' );
	dpath = path.join( dest, 'package.json' );

	// Only check for name availability if a name has been provided...
	if ( opts.name ) {
		packageName( opts.name, isAvailable );
	} else {
		isAvailable( null, true );
	}

	/**
	* FUNCTION: isAvailable( error, bool )
	*	Callback invoked upon checking NPM name availability.
	*
	* @private
	* @param {Error|Null} error - error object
	* @param {Boolean} bool - boolean indicating whether an NPM name is available
	*/
	function isAvailable( error, bool ) {
		if ( error ) {
			return clbk( error );
		}
		if ( !bool ) {
			error = new Error( 'invalid option. Package name is not available on NPM. Option: `' + opts.name + '`.' );
			return clbk( error );
		}
		fs.readFile( fpath, {'encoding':'utf8'}, onRead );
	}

	/**
	* FUNCTION: onRead( error, file )
	*	Callback invoked upon reading a file.
	*
	* @private
	* @param {Error} error - error object
	* @param {String} file - file contents
	*/
	function onRead( error, file ) {
		var out;
		if ( error ) {
			return clbk( error );
		}
		out = mustache.render( file, opts );
		fs.writeFile( dpath, out, onWrite );
	}

	/**
	* FUNCTION: onWrite( error )
	*	Callback invoked upon writing a file.
	*
	* @private
	* @param {Error} error - error object
	*/
	function onWrite( error ) {
		if ( error ) {
			return clbk( error );
		}
		clbk();
	}
} // end FUNCTION cp()

// EXPORTS //

module.exports = cp;


about having to choose… between news… and the Borax blues….
Oh, yes I found... me a Borax blues….
Oh, yes I feel… like them Borax blues….
Oh, yes I am… in them Borax blues….
And, yes I have…… got the Borax blues….


text:
var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();
var cache = require('memory-cache');

/* GET lots listing. */
router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
  res.send('You hit lots!');
});

/*POST to accept parking lot state*/
router.post('/allavailable', function (req, res, next) {
  cache.put('spots', req.body);
  console.log(cache.get('spots'));
  res.send('updated!');
});

/*POST to accept closest parking lot*/
router.post('/theclosest', function (req, res, next) {
  cache.put('closest', req.body);
  console.log(cache.get('closest'));
  res.send('got the closest!');
});

/*GET to get closest parking lot*/
router.get('/closest', function (req, res, next) {
  res.send(JSON.stringify(cache.get('closest')));
});

/*GET to get all parking lots*/
router.get('/allspots', function (req, res, next) {
  res.send(JSON.stringify(cache.get('spots')));
});

module.exports = router;


COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies head to Houston for a game against the Rice Owls, a team the Aggies have played at least once every season since 1936.
The Aggies own a 182-96-2 edge in the all-time series against Rice, including winning seven of the last 11.
Texas A&M leads the nation with 12 triples with Zach DeLoach ranking second in the country with five three-baggers.
The Aggies' pitching staff ranks in the top 10 in the country in WHIP (4th – 1.05), ERA (6th – 2.24) and hits allowed per nine innings (8th – 6.67). The Aggies also rank eight in the nation in double plays (22), 12th in walks allowed per nine innings (2.74) and 15th in K-to-BB ratio (3.12).
Texas A&M is outscoring opponents 21-3 in the first inning, 40-7 in the first two frames and 60-15 in the first three innings.
Michael Helman ranks 17th in the nation in hits (33) and enters Tuesday with a 14-game hit streak.
The game will be available for viewing via the subscription-based CUSAtv. All games this season will be broadcast locally on SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone.