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QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 06:26 PM) I don't even know why people present "papers" at conferences... none of the chairs have time to thoroughly review them. They typically assume that the first author received approval from his/her PI. It's an honors system of sorts. Also keep in mind that presentations at conferences typically mean significantly less than work published in peer-reviewed journals. Still, the distinction is "thoroughly" -- it doesn't seem to be asking too much that an expert (reading merely the abstract) realize that a random sequence of phrases doesn't make sense. It wouldn't be funny if a paper with deep, obvious errors gets into a conference, because the abstract could be interesting and convincing. But it is funny when gobbledygook is accepted.

It's not a good sign in any profession when it takes a "fine-toothed comb" to separate work from pure garbage. But yeah, I still like the Social Text trick better.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 05:50 PM) Stribling said conference organizers had not yet formally rescinded their invitation to present the paper. The students were soliciting cash donations so they could attend the conference and give what Stribling billed as a "randomly generated talk." So far, they have raised more than $2,000 over the Internet. Nice touch.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 04:27 PM) ON this board, I never thought I would see someone else who feels like me.. Aww, I think soxtalk just helped make a love connection.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 12:53 AM) Well yeah, that's because no one has seen them do it. Noone knows for sure, that's just speculation. And I'm sure the writer was looking for something like that.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Apr 15, 2005 -> 12:27 AM) I think people are overlooking the point SS2k5 is making. The kid snapped because he was getting made fun of. There's a difference between everyday making fun and the constant badgering and namecalling that happens everyday to kids who have few friends and are made as outcasts in school. There's a point where it goes too far. According to the article, these kids had no history.

And this was a one-off deal (until I see anything suggesting that this was happening often, I'm inclined to believe the article, that this was just someone having a conniption). It's like sex -- it's great advice to tell kids early in hs not to be interested in sex, but you're delusional if you believe they'll listen. The point is to make sure it doesn't go too far. Same with teasing -- a realistic goal is to stop anyone from constantly insulting another kid, not to make all needling stop entirely.

It may be good advice to not tease other kids one bit, but if in your experience it's common to see it followed strictly by most hs freshmen and sophomores, then I think y'all went to a pretty unique hs.

Honestly, when you were a kid you never joshed someone about beating their team, or blocking a shot, or anything -- even one time? Everyone does that after the game, unless you have an all-Jesus basketball game. Then you drop it, and that's it. That's all this was -- "the boys had no history of problems".

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 06:45 PM) Look at the big picture. Its become a pattern in our society that we keep ignoring. The kid who shot up the schools on the Indian Reservation, the kids at Columbine etc, they were all teased, beat up, bullied, etc. There is no excuse for what the kid did, but there is a reason. Ignoring the reason, just means that it is going to keep happening. If that doesn't bother you, fine. Constant teasing is one thing, but this is ONE TIME. Not at all the same.

QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 06:44 PM) The idiot antagonist deserved a punch in the mouth, not a bat to the head. It doesn't surprise me that this happened in California, where the concept of "parenting" is foreign to so many. Not fair at all -- according to the article, these appeared to everyone as ordinary kids. There's no pattern, and no basis for blaming the parents.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 06:37 PM) Again the kid is getting picked on. When will people learn that you have got to be careful how you treat people? Not that the antagonist deserved this, but still, this stuff is avoidable. Are you joking? These are kids -- teasing is never, ever going to go away. This is horrible, but noone except the attacker can be blamed for this. Edit: I know you're not joking, I didn't mean that literally. That's just something I say automatically when I'm surprised at some statement. Gotta be more careful about that.

QUOTE(mreye @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:07 PM) Isn't this usually called a clock? Be nice to Ralphy, he worked really hard on his essay.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:49 PM) Sizemore beat the s*** out of one into right field. I dont think we are going for the sweep, PODS and Kong are sitting down today, and I wouldnt be surprise to see timo starting as well. Why on earth would we not go for the sweep? Settling for a series win, when you ALREADY HAVE a series win, is just taking the day off, it's stupid and lazy. I agree with Wedge, no game should ever be treated indifferently -- that was absolutely the worst moment of Manuel's tenure. I'm not saying Ozzie has that attitude (I feel pretty sure he doesn't -- I think he's been pretty good about resting people w/o gutting the team), only that it's the wrong way to look at today's game. Games are important, not series.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:35 AM) Shingo has some trouble with lefties and Crisp, Sizemore, and Hafner are all lefties. It was a smart move by Ozzie, period. "I'm not arguing with his use of Shingo at all." --> a defense of Ozzie's choice. Okay.

Meant entirely as a compliment: The most obvious decision I've ever seen. Congrats, Keith. (From what I gather, you have to wait a couple years for one of these...)

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:25 AM) Out of all the offseason signings, who do you think has played the best so far in the young season? Jeff Kent is playing awesome for LA early on -- and he's making guys like Harold Reynolds and John Kruk, who predicted the Dodgers to finish behind the D'Backs ( ) in the NL West, look really stupid. But who else is playing well? Obviously, we know who's doing what for the Sox, but anyone pop out to you right away? Pedro? Beltran? I hate to say it, but...Vizquel has been awfully good. There's no chance he continues at this pace, however. Troy Glaus has gone freakin' nuts.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:23 AM) Ozzie said that he used Hermanson tonight because Coco Crisp has good numbers against Shingo. He also said that Shingo is still his closer. I did say "fans". Honestly, I have my doubts about Ozzie's faith in Shingo, but I wasn't blaming him here. I'm not arguing with his use of Shingo at all. I just think that the one bad outing by Shingo has caused some overreaction here.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:01 AM) Honestly for me with Cliff getting his slider over right now, I basically have faith in anyone we put into the game, that's an unbelievable feeling. Agreed. I wish Sox fans would have a bit more faith in Shingo.

QUOTE(ptatc @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:54 AM) I'm a physical therapist and athletic trainer who has worked in the MLB and minors in the past. Thanks, just curious. I think you were in on the steroids hearing thread too (too lazy to look it up now). Interesting info...

QUOTE(ptatc @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:42 AM) I posted this elsewhere but it still applies It's kind of picky but the article said the abductor muscle. These are the muscles usually associated with hip pointers not the groin muscles. The adductors are the groin. Ihope the writer just got it wrong like they usually do, otherwise the problem is worse then they thought. Are you in medicine, btw? You seem to know something about these things.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:44 AM) As far as Jose goes, he couldn't throw a strike in the first few innings but some how battled and kept the team and himself in the game, if this is last year with Contreras I think that game could have got ugly very quickly but he seems to be maturing more and more. When he's fully mature, he'll be just about ready for retirement.

QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:21 AM) You don't have to read the thread. Oh, hell, I contributed to it. I just feel like we've all stated our positions and noone's budged yet, so enough. Anyway, if there's going to be a grammar thread, just start a new one in SLaP, it's out of place here.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:36 AM) Could this be another "Winning Ugly" team? Too early to say that. Plus, I served with Doug Rader. I knew Doug Rader. Doug Rader was a friend of mine. Poster, you're no Doug Rader. Okay, so I didn't do any of those things. But if we wait it out, Dmitri Young will produce another stupid quote that can be used to nickname our team.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 02:30 AM) Who then? Willie? Lol, Jabroni would put Willie in any situation that might involve injury.