How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XP

How to Change Name and Company Information After You Install Windows XP:

1.	Click Start, and then click Run.
2.	In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3.	Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
4.	To change the company name, do the following: In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOrganization. Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK.
5.	To change the name of the registered owner, do the following: In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOwner. Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK.
6.	Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.

lwp-download - Linux Command - Unix Command

lwp-download

Finally, I found an alternative to using ftp or scp to download a file from the internet.

Urology at Hopkins: Brady Urological Institute

Urology at Hopkins: Brady Urological Institute: "OUR SURGEONS"
What's going on? Why on earth there are so many MD, PhD surgeons!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 50% what the *$#*&%

******************************** xorg.conf *************************
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
option "XkbRules" "xorg"
option "XkbMode1" "pc105"
option "XkbLayout" "us"
Endsection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection
******************************* EOF ********************************

I have been trying to find a "default" xorg.conf file for weeks, as Fedora Core 9 is so stupid to configure out the default installation to work with nForce610i/GeForce 7050 graphic card. I installed Ubuntu 8.04 today without any problem with the graphic card. Moreover, the first time I logged in, Ubuntu prompt me to update the driver automatically. If you are looking for a Linux distribution, Ubuntu is the best available distro in the market now (of course--free!).

How to get your paper rejected -- Plotkin 329 (7480): 1469 -- BMJ

How to get your paper rejected -- Plotkin 329 (7480): 1469 -- BMJ: "Be imaginative when writing the title. Put marketing before science. Attract the reader with the promise of an answer you don't have"

PmWiki | PmWiki / PmWiki

PmWiki | PmWiki / PmWiki: "PmWiki is a wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites."

This might be a solution to my personal wiki web project. I have looked into MediaWiki. Although privately configure Mediawiki for personal use is possible, it is not quite simple and strait forward to do. I hope PmWiki might provide me with a more DIY type wiki configuration without having to spend several hours learning how to use it.

Recognition Dynamics Up to Microseconds Revealed from an RDC-Derived Ubiquitin Ensemble in Solution -- Lange et al. 320 (5882): 1471 -- Science

What you can achieve in a microsecond time frame?: Recognition Dynamics Up to Microseconds Revealed from an RDC-Derived Ubiquitin Ensemble in Solution -- Lange et al. 320 (5882): 1471 -- Science

"Conformational selection, rather than induced-fit motion, thus suffices to explain the molecular recognition dynamics of ubiquitin"

Yahoo! partners with Google - CNN.com

Think Win-Win: "Yahoo! partners with Google"

They should think about this long time ago.

Internet Scam!!!!!!!

Internet scam is everywhere. Although they may be a legal company, how they operate CANNOT be considered morally right!!!!!!!!!!! Look at this one for example. http://tinyurl.com/5np8sb

Tigerdirect is an online store which has been in business for a long time for computer products. I consider it as trustable. However, I might have to reconsider it from now on because how they choose to partner with other company. After you finish purchasing, it will lead you right to claim your reward (figure above).

If you carefully read their lengthy description, you will see that you will have to pay for membership fee next month. They give you first month free trial, and charge you the next month automatically. This makes their company legal. The marketing plan is absolute is considered EVIL in my opinion.


This did not bother me that much, but it does bother me now.
You can't trust the TRUSTe logo as it does not guarantee the company's moral level.
My friend Paul always says that all businesses are evil. Although I am not quite agree with him, I think it is true in this case. This is not the only company that does this kind of thing. There are a lot more out there. You just have to be careful, I guess. That is the only thing I can tell you. Buy.com does have this same thing, but may be a different company.
Reservation Rewards: "Contact Us
Your comments are important to us.
Please let us know what we can do to serve you better.

The only good thing about this company seem to be they allow us to cancel the membership online, which I did instantly after log-in. They are probably not totally evil. It is just business. No hard felling!

This is what they said on the customer service page.
"This Web site is endorsed by these on-line consumer protection groups since we adopt and implement the rigorous privacy policy and security measures that are required by these protection groups. For more information on our privacy policies, click the link below."

The company is affiliated with several other url: http://www.reservationrewards.com http://www.webloyalty.com/ https://one-time-offer.com

US genomics leader bows out from institute : Nature News

US genomics leader bows out from institute : Nature News:

"Francis Collins, the geneticist who led the US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in Bethesda, Maryland, through the completion of the Human Genome Project and the dawn of the personal genomics era, has announced that he will leave his post on 1 August."

So what will he do?

"[He] was leaving the NHGRI to explore posts “that would be very difficult to consider or discuss or pursue while continuing in my role as a federal employee”.

"Collins also says that he would like to write a book about personal genomics for the public."

Umm, sounds like a great way to promote that "personal genomics" idea.

Some people also said he will resume his ownership for a genomic company he put his shares on hold during his position at NHGRI. That's quite obvious, isn't it? Who would like to be a poor scientists if you have other choices?

UNIX tips: Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits

UNIX tips: Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits: "Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits"

Good articles about tips and tricks for using UNIX commands efficiently

Duplicate welcome screen icon in Vista

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\Credential Providers\

There is one empty authenticated ID started with "6f45dc1e"

Delete it!

A Half-Dozen Ways to Get TV on the Go - US News and World Report

A Half-Dozen Ways to Get TV on the Go - US News and World Report: "A Half-Dozen Ways to Get TV on the Go"

When did TV become such a big part of our life that everyone would want to be able to watch it all the time?

What made another GWAS for Diabetest still interesting?: "A Polymorphism Within the G6PC2 Gene Is Associated with Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels"

It was quite surprising to me to see Science published GWAS result for diabetes one after another. After reading the detail, these seems to be what make the difference.

1. In addition to the genotyped SNPs, HapMap imputation of ungenotyped SNPs seem to be on every GWAS todo list, right now -> they, however, didn't find anything new, which was not very surprising if they genotyping platform had a well-coverage of HapMap. All the tag SNPs should be there or at least were tagged with some SNPs. Doing imputation which uses info from genotyped SNPs wouldn't give much more information about untyped SNPs in this case.

2. Replication: another must do list for any good journal. Of course, unless you replicated the result. Your paper is probably going to a trash bin. Not to mention that your result have to survive genome-wide significant level (5x10-8) to be interesting. (French DESIR cohort, Northern Finland Birth Cohort,

3. They were not just looking at FPG, but also all the possible intermediate phenotypes for DM e.g. HOMA-Index for insulin secretion. It was quite upset to see no functional study result but only an extensive discussion of the gene function in glucose homeostasis, although from skimming through the text, it seems like they had a result from functional study of the gene in detail. So, I think if you are lucky enough to find a gene that already has been studied, you will have something more to discuss, and you will also can test for those intermediate phenotypes in your study population as they did in this paper.

ScienceDirect - The American Journal of Human Genetics : Mitochondrial Genome Diversity in Arctic Siberians, with Particular Reference to the Evolutio

ScienceDirect - The American Journal of Human Genetics : Mitochondrial Genome Diversity in Arctic Siberians, with Particular Reference to the Evolutionary History of Beringia and Pleistocenic Peopl: "Mitochondrial Genome Diversity in Arctic Siberians, with Particular Reference to the Evolutionary History of Beringia and Pleistocenic Peopling of the Americas"

Interesting paper for the application of mtDNA in the study of evolutionary history

Long-awaited electric sports car rolls out - CNN.com

Long-awaited electric sports car rolls out - CNN.com:

"After several years of development, the Roadster -- with sleek lines like a Ferrari or Porsche and a sticker price of $109,000"

Umm, what reasoning do you have to use to buy this car? It costs over 100k, and the battery life can last for only 100,000 miles. A dollar per mile is probably not as bad as it sounds, but that means on average you pay 20,000$/year to drive this carbon-fiber car! With a fully-charged battery, you can drive 225 miles. Then, you will have to recharge it again for 3.5h before you can drive another 225miles.

What will happen next after the battery dies out? Do you have to throw the car away?What will you do with tons of Lithium ion battery? Will we end up building anther hazard waste and dump it somewhere like "DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"?

Greek Alphabet (PRIME)

Greek Alphabet (PRIME)

Riemann hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Riemann hypothesis:

If you can solve it, you'll get a million.
Riemann's hypothesis seems to be the most challenging mathematical proof of the 21th century.

Tutorials-Win.com >> IE >> Can't print from IE7 - Microsoft Windows Forum

Tutorials-Win.com

I somehow couldn't print anything from Internet Explorer.
From Google, I think I might have deleted the following folder :(, while cleaning my drive after Norton AntiVirus found a Trojan!!!!

This is what you will have to do open command prompt as admin

$ icacls C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Temp\Low /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low

Done!
Yep, one line.

How to set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders in Windows XP

How to set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders in Windows XP: "How to set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders in Windows XP"

It seems like you will to first remove the admin permission. Keep the system permission (probably), otherwise you won't see anything inside that folder, and add the full control permission to your username, while remove everyone's permission.

Quick-R: Home Page

Quick-R: "Quick-R"

Just want to point you to a site that give you a quick reference to R command!
It's really great!
Easy to navigate!
Great.

Are you always forget to start logging your analysis?
Put this profile.do in your Stata system directory.
Everytime you open stata whether from the start menu or from your local data directory. It will create a log file for you with date and time as the file name.
* now you don't have to worry about forgetting to create log file again :)"

*profile.do
set memory 100m
set more on
local date ='$S_DATE'
local day = substr('`date'',1,2)
local mon = substr('`date'',4,3)
local yr = substr('`date'',8,4)
local time = '$S_TIME'
local hour = substr('`time'',1,2)
local min = substr('`time'',4,2)
local sec = substr('`time'',7,2)
log using '`day'`mon'`yr'.`hour'`min'`sec'.log'

Unique tea gifts that bloom into drinkable floral bouquets

Check it out-- a tea bag that blooms! It is so cool, isn't it? The price is about 3$ per tea bag. A little bit expensive, but they said, you can keep adding hot water for 3 times!

Doubled user accounts on Vista welcome screen

Doubled user accounts on Vista welcome screen

This seems to be the cause.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\Credential Providers\

There is one empty authenticated ID started with "6f45dc1e" (not in the pictures).

Delete it and you will be fine!
If you are too worried, back up!



Thanks a lot to Paul Smith's Blog: http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/2007/12/08/doubled_user_accounts_on_vista_welcome_s

Google ventures into health records biz - CNN.com

Google ventures into health records biz - CNN.com: "SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.

Google will test a new service that will allow the Internet search leader to store patients' medical records.

The pilot project to be announced Thursday will involve 1,500 to 10,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic who volunteered to an electronic transfer of their personal health records so they can be retrieved through Google's new service, which won't be open to the general public."

Hmm. Does not sound save, does it?

Building a web site

I am probably crazy, but this is what I did for the past few months.
I wanted to learn PHP, another computer language that can process html--a language for building web site. HP provided a free online lesson on their web site, and I joined their lesson. I didn't spend much time reading and practicing the exercises in their lessons. I just downloaded a bunch of the lessons and worked on my own pace. The class finished, but I am still on my first lesson.

So, the requirement for the class is that you have your own server, or hosting service that support PHP, and SQL database. They recommended a host called FastDomain. That was how my story started. So, I subscribe for the hosting service. At first, I think it was a pain in the neck. I tried to install Wordpress, and MediaWiki on my web site. However, I couldn't even setup a database in mySQL. Looking back, I was just stupid. Everything is just right there in front of me.

A few months passed by, I tried again last week. This time, I succeeded. I am probably getting more clever, or getting high! So now, I have Wordpress, phpBB3, Drupal, and Mediawiki running on my web site. I am still keep probing. I want to find something stable and easy to manage. Something I don't have to spend much time to learn how to.

My friend recommends me to go to http://www.opensourcecms.com (Thanks krub P'Tom). It is probably the best place to start. Their web site is actually looking good! They use PHP-Fusion.

Look how many people are accessing the website! A lot!!!

I think I am going proceed with PHP-Fusion! I also want to try the perl-based CMS, too. Hope it will help me to improve my Perl Programming Skill.

HHMI Lab Management: Making the Right Moves

HHMI Lab Management: Making the Right Moves: "Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty

Based on courses held in 2002 and 2005 by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and HHMI, this book is a collection of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical investigators. The second edition contains three new chapters on laboratory leadership, project management, and teaching and course design.

© 2006 by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund."

ACCORD Intensive Arm Stopped

ACCORD Intensive Arm Stopped: Intensive control of blood sugar showed to be surprisingoly harmful.

"The higher death rate in the intensive group was not due to episodes of hypoglycemia or to any single drug, including rosiglitazone, or to a combination of drugs, ACCORD investigators said."

More details are avaialable at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/other/accord/index.htm

Russian bomber buzzes U.S. aircraft carrier - CNN.com

Russian bomber buzzes U.S. aircraft carrier - CNN.com: "Russian bomber buzzes U.S. aircraft carrier

* Story Highlights
* Russia's Defense Ministry says there was no violation of flight regulations
* One bomber twice flew about 2,000 feet over USS Nimitz deck, U.S. military says
* U.S. Defense officials say four F/A-18A fighter jets from the Nimitz were in the air
* Japanese officials tell AP one of the planes violated their country's airspace"

It looks like the US is running out of reason to invade Iraq. So now, they are finding another reason to start a new cold war with Russian again! Good luck with McCain!

Dietary Intake and the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study -- Lutsey et al. 117 (6): 754 -- Circulation

Dietary Intake and the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study -- Lutsey et al. 117 (6): 754 -- Circulation: "analysis of individual food groups revealed that meat (Ptrend<0.001), fried foods (Ptrend=0.02), and diet soda (Ptrend< 0.001) also were adversely associated with incident Metabolic Syndrome"

Wow, as an epidemiologist, maybe I should think about alternative explanation, or read into more detail first about why diet soda would be adversely associated with incident metabolic syndrome. Well, I am kind of lazy now. I don't want to take too much time reading. Maybe I just stop drinking diet soda and all kinds of soda. I have never bought soda that often before I came to the US. After a year, life changed! Well, the vending machine just moved closer, or to be more accurate, I moved closer to the vending machine! I have been starting drinking diet soda, and adding Splenda to my coffee for about 6 months. I have just noticed myself recently that I am not satisfied with what I eat. Although I am still full, I still want to eat more and more. Something must be wrong. Umm, maybe that is what biases me now. I am just blaming it on diet soda, instead of blaming myself for not working, watching lots of TV, and sleeping all the time.

By the way, the study was published in Circulation, one of the most prestigious journal. The study populaion came from a well-known prospective cohort for cardiovascular disease. The authors are also from one of the best school of public health in the world. I think I will be just waiting for responses and commentary.

Election Center 2008: Delegate Scorecard - Elections & Politics news from CNN.com: "RESULTS: Democrats | Republicans"

Sexist vs Racist! If I could vote for president, it would be Obama vs. Clinton. Forget McCain!
Primary election hasn't ended yet, but it looks like Clinton will win. At the moment the number of pledged delegates are 625 vs 624 for Clinton and Obama, respectively. Somehow, there are "Superdelegates" for the democrate party! What the $#@!!@#$ Well, if Clinton were to be nominated, I would have to vote for McCain! Am I a sexist? Probably not, but I'd rather not vote for Clinton even if I could.

"Definition of Snow Types"

The following are standard definitions of snow types and their associated abbreviations.

Powder-PDR: Cold, new, loose, fluffy, flaky and dry snow which has not been compacted.

Packed Powder-PP: Powder snow, either natural or machine made, that has been packed down by skier traffic or grooming machines. The snow is no longer fluffy, but is not so extremely compacted that it is hard.

Hard Pack-HP: When natural or machine made snow becomes very firmly packed. The snow has never melted and re-crystallized, but it's been tightly compressed through grooming and continuous wind exposure. You can plant a pole in hard packed snow, but it takes more effort than packed powder.

Machine Groomed Snow-MGS: Loose granular snow that has been repeatedly groomed by power tillers so that the texture is halfway between LSGR & PP. Some of the snow is granular & has been so pulverized that the crystals are like powder sugar. It's neither LSGR or PP.

Wet Snow-WETSN: Powder or packed powder snow that has become moist due to a thaw or rainfall, or snow which was moist when it fell.

Wet packed Snow-WPS: Natural or machine made snow that has been previously packed and becomes wet usually because of rainfall.

Loose Granular-LSGR: This surface results after powder or packed powder thaws, then refreezes and recrystalizes, or from an accumulation of sleet. This is also created by machine grooming of frozen or icy snow.

Frozen Granular-FRGR: This is undoubtedly the most misunderstood surface condition in ski reporting. It is defined as a hard surface of old snow formed by granules freezing together after rain or warm temperatures. Frozen granular will support a ski pole stuck into its surface while ice will chip away and not support a pole.

Wet Granular-WETGR: Loose or frozen granular snow which becomes wet after rainfall or high temperatures.

Icy-ICE: Not to be confused with frozen granular, ice is a hard, glazed surface created either by freezing rain, ground water seeping up into the snow and freezing or by the rapid freezing of snow saturated with water from rain or melting. Ice will chip away and not support a ski pole when stuck into it.

Variable Conditions-VC: When no primary surface (70%) can be determined, variable conditions describe a range of surfaces that a skier may encounter. Parts of trails can be Loose Granular, partly Packed Powder, and parts Frozen Granular, for example.

Corn Snow-CORN: Usually found in the spring, Corn Snow is characterized by large, loose granules during the day, which freeze together at night, then warm up again and loosen during the day.

Spring Conditions-SC: This is the spring version of Variable Conditions. It is used when no one surface can describe 70% or more of the terrain open for skiers.

Windblown Snow-WBLN: Powder or granular snow which has been blown by wind into forming a base.

Detroit mayor apologizes to supporters, says he will not resign - CNN.com

Detroit mayor apologizes to supporters, says he will not resign - CNN.com: "Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick offered an abject apology to his constituents Wednesday, but remained adamant that he would not resign following a newspaper report that he exchanged romantic text messages with his chief of staff."

This is probably the best reason why we shoul avoid love in our work place :(

postdoc & students : science career articles on science postdocs, science PhD students and science students : Naturejobs

"The seven-year itch"

It's call sabbaticals, meaning a journey to find the meaning of your life. In academia, it is the meaning of your work.
That is probably why you should use it wisely. In Thailand, however, sabbatical is not once every seven-year, but once in a life-time!

Stupid Forward Mail Question

: ลองดูกัน เผื่อจะได้ไม่เครียด (เปิดได้จริงครับ ใครคิดได้ภายใน 10 นาที ถือว่าIQ เกิน180) -> Translation: If you can solve this problem in 10 minutes, you probably have an IQ over 180. (Well, I don't think that's true unless you are a 1st grader!

: How good are you in problem solving
: -There is a bus with 7 Girls
: -Each girl carries 7 bags
: -Inside each bag there is 7 cats 
: -Every cat has 7 kittens
: -All cats have 4 legs each
: Question : How many legs are in the bus?

Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease : Article : Nature Genetics

Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease : Article : Nature Genetics: "Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease"

Is there still a room to improve the knowledge about this issue a genetic epidemiologist can do? I doubt it, unless you come out with a very clever twist or new statistical technique. :(

Statistics

Statistics: "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics — 2008 Update"

Finally found it after several hours of PubMed. Should think about looking at some of these websites before! Same thing for most other disease if you want to find an update statistics, I think. That will save a lot of time if you know where you can find it.

The Italian National Survey for Prader-Willi syndr...[Am J Med Genet A. 2008] - PubMed Result

The Italian National Survey for Prader-Willi syndr...[Am J Med Genet A. 2008] - PubMed Result: "The Italian National Survey for Prader-Willi syndrome: An epidemiologic study."

A national survey for Prader-Willi Syndrome could find a place for publication in a decent journal. Thinking about developing countries' national survey, who will care about what is happening. The result is of no use for anywhere in the world. What will make the paper interesting seems not to be the epidemiology part. Unless their own population care about what is going on. Why will we have such research going on? Will I be able to find anything to work on? Poor me!!!

EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS: Polynesians Took the Express Train Through Melanesia to the Pacific -- Holden 319 (5861): 270b -- Science

Without a trace?:
EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS: Polynesians Took the Express Train Through Melanesia to the Pacific -- Holden 319 (5861): 270b -- Science: "Polynesians Took the Express Train Through Melanesia to the Pacific"

Quite surprising how ancient aboriginal Taiwanese had moved that far across the ocean to New Guinea, an island in the south, without landing on the mainland! Where were they from? Why are there any trace of their originator left even in mainland China? Did the Chinese population wipe them out in the past? Hence, no one left till now. Maybe the current population size is so small that it is just a sample size issue that makes this population un-traceable!

Statistics Is Unscientific! (Well, as Clinicians See it, Anyway)

Statistics Is Unscientific! (Well, as Clinicians See it, Anyway): "Statistics Is Unscientific!"

No wonder Epidemiology is a soft science!!!!

Letting the Genome out of the Bottle — Will We Get Our Wish?
Are you ready to know your own genome? What does it compose of? Do you need to really know?

Now you can get 500k SNPs plus 300k CNVs, 169 mtDNA, etc, for less than 1,000$.
Well why would you like to invest that much money to know what is in your genome. Then, what can you do about it, though.

deCODEme: "For only $985, we scan over one million variants in your genome"
23andme: "Unlock the secrets of your own DNA. Today" only 999$

"For genomic profiling to become valid and useful, well designed epidemiologic studies and thorough clinical evaluations of recommended interventions based on genotype are required." [Genomic profiling to promote a healthy lifestyle: not ready for prime time - Nature Genetics]

Can you tell instantly without thinking what kind of food is in the picture? I think everyone can since Japanese food is every popular and you can find it any where in the world. Yeah, I think so. Any city I have been to has at least one Japanese restuarant. Even you do not like it, I think you should have seen hot it looks like if you are not an idiot. Well, I have been asked though whether the food in the picture is Thai food. Yep, what kind of a person asked that question? Is he an idiot? I am not sure, probably not, since he works for the US National Security guarding the border at Newark Internation Airport. But he obviously asked, "Is this Thai food?". Are you stupid? Do you never have any Thai or Japanese food, or at least saw it in the pictures? Damned, you are probably really stupid! So is the whole system!

careers & recruitment : global science career opportunities in different disciplines : Naturejobs

Can you imagine how easy a statistical geneticist can find a job?:
Here's a short quote from Naturejobs:

"In the small community of statistical genetics, the informal network is key. Skol was one of its beneficiaries. He did his PhD with biostatistician Michael Boehnke at the Center for Statistical Genetics at Michigan State University. As with all his students, Boehnke sent an e-mail to colleagues to let them know he had a student ready to leave. 'There are many more positions than are even advertised in journals,' says Boehnke."

Wish my boss will do the same thing when I graduate, too. I still wonder where I will end up after my PhD before going back home :(