#janet dawkins

[god-forsaken-sp-confession-blog]

I already stated it in the other blog that got terminated so I will restate it here.

I think the trans part of the SP fandom should collectively forget that Janet Garrison was ever a thing and use headcanons and AUs to represent transness and trans issues, she was a textbook transphobic stereotype from the beginning of her transition until she became Herbert again. This was pointed out in Lily Simpson's and Kitty Monk's videos about the subject and I think everyone in the fandom should watch those because the transphobia problem is maybe as big as the antisemitism problem in this fandom.

Since I don't like people who put hot takes and refuse to elaborate, I will break every transphobic stereotype Janet used to represent:

"Trans women are actually sexually confused/perverted men": *insert every sexual shit Garisson went through until the transition episode*

"Trans women invade women's spaces": Present in D-Yikes and the transition episode as Garrison feels constant Gender Euphoria and wants to reassure her feminity.

"Trans women trick men to have sex with them": her relationship with Richard Dawkins

"This gender thing will probably get too far and we will have people iding as animals and other races": literally the plot of the transition episode

"Trans women shouldn't be around children": Garisson was in a you-know-what chatroom before the transition.

"Gender is objectively biological and trans women are delusional": Garisson looks at the camera and says that she is just a man with a mutilated penis in the transition episode.

tl;dr: If I see another fanart of Garisson as uwu transfem I will rip the skin out of my body.

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[sarahlancashire]

top 5 female characters?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME

i can't possibly choose only five, i'm going to have to categorise. none of these are in order bc i can't choose between them (also there might be more than five within some of the categories oops)

sitcom queens who got me through the ordeal of growing up:

bill porter (2point4 children)

barbara good (the good life)

margo leadbetter (the good life)

ann bryce (ever decreasing circles)

pat dawkins (the thin blue line)

powerful sapphic characters who make me feel empowered:

caroline elliot/ mckenzie-dawson (last tango in halifax)

bridget westfall (wentworth)

maggie radcliffe (broadchurch)

paula martin (coronation street)

edith lyons (years and years)

millie harcourt (the bletchley circle)

disastrous sapphic characters who make me feel validated:

bernie wolfe (holby city)

dulcie collins (deadloch)

shona o'keefe (this way up)

chase phillips (losing chase)

karen (real women)

jo davidson (line of duty)

proudly/ happily sapphic characters who make me happy:

rosalyn mullens (shortland street)

gwendolyn briggs (ratched)

hannah taylor (harlan coben's shelter)

dinah groshardt (late bloomers)

paula cohen (zombies, run!)

literal angels:

sister julienne (call the midwife)

cathy walker (mum)

kathleen kelly (you've got mail)

lucy moderatz (while you were sleeping)

iris simpkins (the holiday)

helen gallagher (happy valley)

hannah grose (the haunting of bly manor)

isabella (measure for measure)

kay chandler (random hearts)

martyrs:

celia coplestone (the cocktail party)

sara smith (zombies, run!)

major de santa (zombies, run!)

lindsay denton (line of duty)

beth march (little women)

better than everyone:

beatrice lacy (rebecca)

mrs. lintott (the history boys)

gill murray (scott & bailey)

birgitte nyborg (borgen)

janet scott (scott & bailey)

portia (the merchant of venice)

susan ryeland (magpie murders)

mrs. hughes (downton abbey)

lorelai gilmore (gilmore girls)

mrs. gardiner (pride and prejudice)

miss maudie (to kill a mockingbird)

phyl moore (their finest)

cyril woodcock (phantom thread)

you're so hot i can't even think:

bridget westfall (yes, again)

rosalyn mullens (also yes, again)

julia standing (the night watch)

chrissie read (river)

morrigan (dragon age)

[trnsocial]

84 From '84: The Flamingo Kid

A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody. Cast: Matt Dillon as Jeffrey Willis Héctor Elizondo as Arthur Willis Richard Crenna as Phil Brody Jessica Walter as Phyllis Brody Janet Jones as Carla Samson Brian McNamara as Steve Dawkins Fisher Stevens as Hawk Ganz Bronson Pinchot as Alfred…

[punikai2020]

George and Janet - Bed Moments (Series 4-5)

[bbcmyhero]

Car

Got a little free time, so I might as well get started on this one. Into the episode with the giant continuity error, because I distinctly remember them having a car before this episode. At least I’m about...95% sure they did.

Are weetabix anything like the mini-wheats cereal? Cuz, if so, I’d honestly like to get my mitts on some. Frosted mini-wheats have the best crunch, ever. 

Also, I hate eating odd numbers of things. I maybe wouldn’t eat 20 giant wheat cracker things, but maybe...4?

Standing in the corner and howling is very #relatable. I get you, Arnie

Again with the fat jokes. Lovely. 

No need to rub in Arnie’s lack of powers by doing an equipment test right then and there. George is worst cousin. 

Still get a giggle out of that George and Ella interaction. 

“No, don’t kiss me.” 

“Thanks very much, Ella, I really appreciate that.” 

I really think if left to their own devices, George and Stanley would get along. Even if they had to bond over not liking Ella. 

Oh, the weird guy in the corner is friends with George? Not a shock. 

There it is, the part about them not having a car. But, again, I coulda sworn they had one in an earlier episode.

Yeah, just checked. Janet’s getting groceries out of a car in the pilot episode. 

Did they have to sell it? 

OMG, George, stop talking. You look like the saddest gold-digger in the world. Mooching off someone as apparently broke as Janet. 

“You make me ashamed of my sex!” 

“Ella knows you try your best, Stanley.” 

BRB, dying

Nice. Now there’s two howlers. 

Poor Janet. 

See, right there. Tyler does the same thing George does later, when he erases his own memory, while trying to remind himself not to talk about Thermoman. Like Tyler’s erasing his own memory. 

Tyler is a transgender alien. Change my mind. 

That poster of Piers is the definition of Cringe. But, also, yeah. No. The man is gorgeous, but I wouldn’t trust him to operate on anyone. No one should book a surgery with him. 

But dear sweet fluffy LORD, this is precious!

The genuine smile. The jumping into the car like an excited kid. 

The blue shirt. 

Did he need to be a smug ass? No. 

Do I enjoy seeing the precious actually happy? Yes. 

Can’t say I blame Mrs Raven. Don’t want anyone in my face with the flu, either. 

I get sick, I crumble like a jenga tower. 

“There is no Mr Right. There’s only Mr Crap, Mr Tit, and their friend, Mr Total Tosser.” 

Wisdom. 

That is a beautiful tie. 

And lookit Piers! For one brief  moment, having none to give about anyone’s opinion. 

Because he’s got a really flash car, and you haven’t. 

“You needn’t worry, Mrs Raven. Janet says most germs are afraid of catching you.” 

And Janet just...runs…

Again, howling in the corner is a totally normal reaction to having no money. 

“I could clone myself, but we’d keep on fighting over who gets ya on a Saturday night.” 

Retroactively disturbing line, considering Hilary the creeper clone. 

WTF, George? Why did your mind jump straight to the idea that Janet was suggesting eating Arnie? 

What the actual hell goes on up there on Ultron? 

Aw, Janet and Arnie celebrating together. Another case of “could have been adorable friends.” 

Except Arnie is a creep, so…

Yet again, Janet laughing at the weird alien custom. 

Which, granted, does look like camp gay “I’m a little teapot,” but still. Rude. 

Okay, I definitely see the fat Freddie Mercury resemblance. 

Doesn’t mean I have to like the joke. 

Also, frozen Janet is the stuff of nightmares. Is no one going to thaw her out? 

I’m not 100% convinced Tyler isn’t hearing actual alien words in the radio static. 

Poor thing. I know he meant “present life,” as in reincarnation, but I still think “faded memories of being Ultronian.” 

This lady’s gold blouse is awesome. 

But ew with Arnie looking through her clothes. 

I know they immediately sniffed a disaster, but that alone should still have gotten him a warning. Considering his hero test question was about sexual harassment. 

Piers has on a stupid hat. I love it. 

It makes the boring shirt more attractive. 

BUT! Dude bragging aside, bby, we all know you didn’t take any ladies for a “test drive.” Except in your own mind. 

Bless. Janet and George are so happy about his four customers, but everyone else is completely unimpressed. 

And the weirdest courting ritual in the world begins in 3

2

1

Mrs Raven gets bitchy, Arnie gets...a boner, apparently. 

Insult. Insult. Hand lick. Both parties clearly need a cigarette. 

I ship it. 

And George basically just insulted Mrs Raven by saying it was fair how she hated everyone. And she just looks pleased as punch. 

Bits of shipwreck all over the living room and helmets not in the helmet cupboard. You know your life is weird, when…

Um, no. Bad George. We don’t imply the little woman is a nag when she doesn’t want you trashing the house for her to clean up. 

At least he cleaned up without complaining. 

Oh, I love this part. 

“She’s queen of here...YOU’VE STOLEN THE CROWN JEWELS!” 

GDI, Arnie

And there went Janet’s morals completely out the window. 

YOU’VE STOLEN THE CROWN JEWELS

But I want a car

Okay, theft is staying on the dl for now

Stanley doesn’t even blink at George wearing a crown. It’s just one more weird thing George does. 

That was weirdly polite. “Oh, it’s you. You’ve come outta your corner.” 

Like, nice to meet you, weird guy. What’s up. 

Love that delayed reaction...oh. Wait. George is wearing a crown. 

Oh, of course this weirdly similar crown isn’t part of the crown jewels. 

Good thing George was so completely convinced of that, or Stanley probably wouldn’t have been. 

Tyler still in the corner counting the oats. Apparently no one finds that a bit strange. 

At least that guy behind him threw some side eye at calling George “master.” 

Also, I would dearly love it if I could find a magical alien healer to fix everything that is fubared in my stupid body. 

No more broken thyroid gland. No more kidney pain. No more stress puking. 

Sounds fake. 

Mrs Raven wanting the phone to ring, then getting annoyed when it does, is me bored outta my mind and wishing someone would text. Then resenting it. 

Janet’s face says she really believes Mrs Raven would kill all the patients and bury them in the car park. 

“Bye, baby, daddy’ll see you very soon.” 

I react to this the same way I react to bearded Hugh swinging his belt on Taskmaster. 

Incoherent whimpering and nail biting, mostly. At the calmer end. 

Jesus!

Okay, I’m cool. 

“I am always...we’ve got no patients.” 

Blue! Shirt!

It’s not nice to say sexy things while wearing a blue shirt. Sir. Not fair. 

I’m fine. 

Piers just watching Arnie and Mrs Raven’s mating ritual like...wtf am I seeing here? And then just nodding, like, yeah, that was definitely the most disturbing flirting I’ve ever seen. I’m leaving before it gets worse….

Wait…

Is George curing my patients? 

How very dare he? The nerve!

Mrs Raven’s little quick change with the stolen scarf. I think it has to be in the lost and found more than one week before you can claim it, ya know. 

Bless him, I think Piers is going to cry. And back to caring what everyone thinks, again. 

Another thing that was nice while it lasted. 

Theft cat is out of the bag. But he’s right. That is one ugly necklace. 

Even if all that stuff was just stolen and hidden in their flat that day, how did no one notice a bedroom full of corgis? They’d surely have started barking at some point. 

Rule of funny. 

George at least has more morals than Janet. 

I mean, I know a car would be useful, but I can’t believe either of them trusted Arnie in the first place. 

Howling sadly in the corner is contagious. Poor Janet. Nice going, George. Just couldn’t be a little more optimistic, could you? 

Lovely problematic cinnamon roll in a blue shirt is at the door. 

“You have all my patients, I want them back….Not that I like them, they just go with the job.” 

I love him. 

If looks could kill, I’d have murdered Janet and George ten times over by now. 

Couldn’t just take the check and get yourselves any old car. 

No. 

I mean, someone hands me 8k, I’m not gonna be a greedy prick about it. 

But, it’s the throat-clearing and the slumped shoulders that Piers has going on, while handing over his car keys. Like a little kid that just got conned out of his favorite toy. 

And the fidgety hands.

God save me from this man’s little sad hand fidgets. 

“Can we give you a lift?” 

You ever see A Fish Called Wanda? The way whenever Otto crashes his car into someone else’s he always screams “asshoooooooooole!” 

That’s me, rn. 

I mean, I laughed the first time. But that was before...the incident. The moment that changed everything. 

Also, flying the car over traffic isn’t very subtle and secret-identity. 

Douchebags. 

[bethanydelleman]

What Elizabeth/Darcy ff would you recommend?

I might be a bad person to ask... I'm very picky. And I am NOT making fun of or disparaging what other people like, this is just about what I like.

My biggest thing is for characters to be in character, so no ShyBoiTM Darcy or Obstinate-Head-Strong-Girl Elizabeth (that was an insult not a compliment or an accurate description of her character. In JAFF she is often "obstinate" to the point of stupidity). I also am not a huge fan of 1995, so I cringe when "Fanny" Bennet shrieks and is described as shrill (her name is most likely Jane, I just avoid naming her). And of course I don't like Screaming-Bag-of-Evil Caroline. Or a Charles who hates Caroline (there is no evidence in the book that they dislike each other, there is counter-evidence in fact...)

The compromise trope bothers me so much that I wrote an entire story about it’s logical endpoint.

This is why I write my own stuff...

But never fear! I have a few favourites. Free Stuff first:

The Life and Opinions of Gilroy Hurst, Gentleman - This is a variation and POV retelling, by Mr. Hurst. It's hilarious and his opinion of Darcy is spot on. It is very much 1995 but because it’s also a farce I don’t mind.

The True Adventures of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Time Traveler - Time travel variation, I loved watching Darcy Elder hate how arrogant and awful his past self was, which is delicious.

Saving Oakham Mount - a little farce that makes fun of JAFF tropes, love this sort of thing.

Under Good Regulation - one of my favourites from Amelia Marie Logan. We occasionally collaborate on stories. I like most of her stuff.

A Glimpse - where Elizabeth and Darcy both get a glimpse of the future. Also by Amelia Marie Logan.

And now published stuff:

I like Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. I thought it was clever and I have the sequel and I read his Abraham Lincoln book too.

Letters from Pemberley by Jane Dawkins

The Companion of his Future Life by Jack Caldwell (this novel might not even be that good, I'm just a Mary and Collins shipper)

The Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Pamela Mingle (focuses more on Mary, not sure if this one qualifies)

Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer

Darcy's Voyage by Kara Louise

And then the smutty and not very canon The Truth About Mr. Darcy by Susan Adriani because sometimes you just need some light fun and smut.

Some of these I liked before I started really getting into Jane Austen, so my continued preference might be based more on prior feelings than current prejudices. 

Also, I don’t read a ton of FF anymore. I work full time and I write my own JAFF most evenings while also attempting to have a post-pandemic social life. I also just made a commitment to re-read LOTR. And I also do this. So again, I’m maybe not the best person to ask.

[platypuskenny]

some pairings i didnt expect to see in the sp shipping art contest, but did anyway

the surprise mostly comes from the realization that many of these ships are more canon than most of the tag. the other surprises are just unexpected crack ships.

randy x towelie (at least twice)

kenny x that lady with the big boobs from the cheesing episode

goth stan x satan

janet garrison x richard dawkins

big gay al x mr slave (this one was nice)

kenny x a “random stripper”

butters x lexus

satan x saddam hussein (twice! one of them was NSFW)

satan x jesus

gay fish kanye west and...another mermaid, i think?

randy x wendy’s dad

towelie and his bong

a pic of somebody’s oc killing a tiny version of kyle???? i guess

pete x heidi

clyde x tricia

gregory x tweek

human kite x dogpoo

cartman x some anime-looking kitsune-tailed oc?? you do you

a hideous caricature of matt and trey

gerald x randy

tweek’s mom x craig’s mom

mr adler and his dead wife

kenny x death. like the grim reaper

eric x kentucky fried chicken

ric122′s OCs

[luxe-pauvre]

DECEMBER 2020

Read:

No rest (The rest cure challenges cherished myths about a working body)

Uncertain times

3-D Printed Statues in Central Park Shine a Light on Women Scientists

We Don’t Have to Despair

We won’t remember much of what we did in the pandemic

The Observer Effect: Seeing Is Changing

Are You Yoda or Darth Vader?

Our greatest invention was the invention of invention itself

To Pay Attention, the Brain uses Filters, Not a Spotlight

The mathematics of mind-time (Consciousness is not a thing, but a process of inference)

The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals

The Problem in the Lab

Drop in

The Idea of the Brain by Matthew Cobb

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Under The Knife by Arnold van de Laar

Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

Phantoms in the Brain by V. S. Ramachandran & Sandra Blakeslee

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

Watched:

Sofia Coppola: The Politics of Pretty

House of Cards Explained: Shakespeare, History, & Guilty Pleasure

Why Parasite Should Terrify Us

How Hollywood Failed Daenerys

Why Neon Noir is Important

Unconscious Bias in Science

Antimicrobial Resistance: The End of Modern Medicine?

The Art and Science of Getting Things Done

Wiring up the brain: how axons navigate

Richard Dawkins: The Rational Revolutionary (with Richard Dawkins, Susan Blackmore, Derren Brown, Michael Frayn, Daniel Dennett, Steven Pinker, and Jonathan Freedland)*

Birth of a Theorem with Cédric Villani

The Queen’s Gambit

The Undoing

Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe

Tenet

Death to 2020

Listened to:

Arctic Monkeys’ Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

The Strokes’ The New Abnormal (on repeat, for most of the month)

Went to:

Even more of UCL Surgical Society’s Journey through the Encephalon Webinars

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Celebrating OVC Researchers - February 2021

OVC researchers are constantly discovering, publishing, getting grants, winning awards, building partnerships, and growing their research programs. We are proud of these achievements. Each month, we will highlight four researchers, providing a snapshot of their recent publications, grants and awards, and ‘wins’ for their research program.

In February 2021 we celebrated our two new OVC Research Leadership Chairs, Dr. Dorothee Bienzle and Dr. Jan Sargeant, Dr. Mauricio Seguel, and Dr. Jibran Khokhar.

Dr. Dorothee Bienzle, Pathobiology OVC Research Leadership Chair: Dr. Dorothee Bienzle Professor and Veterinary Pathologist

Three Publications (Read more here):

Meichner K, Stokol T, Tarigo J, Avery A, Burkhard MJ, Comazzi S, Fogle J, Stowe DM, Rütgen B, Seelig D, Wasserkrug-Naor A, Vernau W, Bienzle D. Multicenter flow cytometry proficiency testing of canine blood and lymph node samples. Vet Clin Pathol. 2020 Jun;49(2):249-257. doi: 10.1111/vcp.12843. Epub 2020 Apr 4. PMID: 32246538.

Development of a novel diagnostic technique and assessment of its performance involving 11 veterinary schools in four countries. This was a very collaborative effort I had initiated, which set the stage for ongoing work to refine and improve the technique.

Lee GKC, Tessier L, Bienzle D. Salivary Scavenger and Agglutinin (SALSA) Is Expressed in Mucosal Epithelial Cells and Decreased in Bronchial Epithelium of Asthmatic Horses. Front Vet Sci. 2019 Nov 29;6:418. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00418. PMID: 31850379.

Gary Lee is a current PhD student in my lab who works on equine asthma. Gary follows Paula Katavolos, Janet Beeler-Marifis, Solomon Odemuyiwa, Olivier Côté and Laurence Tessier, who have each contributed valuable pieces to our comprehensive understanding on how the equine lung responds to inhaled challenges.

Asadian P, Bienzle D. Interferon γ and α Have Differential Effects on SAMHD1, a Potent Antiviral Protein, in Feline Lymphocytes. Viruses. 2019 Oct 9;11(10):921. doi: 10.3390/v11100921. PMID: 31600877; PMCID: PMC6832628.

Peyman Asadian has nearly completed his PhD in my lab, and the focus of his research has been a multifunctional molecule important in leukocyte homeostasis and viral infection. Graduate students who have contributed to previous discoveries in feline immunity are Felipe Reggeti, Ryan Dowling, Alex Folkl, Melanie Ammersbach and Beth MacMillan.

Two Grants and Awards:

Prevalence of seroconversion to SARS-CoV-2 among dogs, cats and ferrets in close contact with humans with confirmed or probable COVID-19. Ontario Animal Health Network Grant.

Like many researchers, I wished to contribute to addressing the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020. It was most feasible to do so by assessing infection in animals living with humans that have COVID-19. This research was approved and performed under pandemic research restrictions,     and is ongoing in collaboration with Scott Weese, and with the enthusiastic and capable technical contributions from David Marom and Joyce Rousseau.

Does patient-side measurement of KIM-1 in urine predict recovery of renal function in cats with ureteral obstruction? Pet Trust Grant.

This research concerns development and validation of a test for kidney injury in cats. The research is conducted with former graduate student Karlyn Bland, and long-term collaborator Alice Defarges.

Host response to lentiviral infection. NSERC Discovery Grant renewed continuously since 1999.

Funding from NSERC through the discovery grant and many other programs has provided the backbone for operations in my research.

One (or more) Wins:

The  successful careers of my trainees - faculty, scientists in industry, veterinary specialists, diagnosticians. Their success makes me very proud.

Dr. Jan Sargeant, Population Medicine OVC Research Leadership Chair: Dr. Jan Sargeant Professor and Veterinary Epidemiologist

Three Publications (Read more here):

Sargeant JM, O’Connor AM. 2020. Scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis: Applications in veterinary medicine. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7:11. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00011

Sargeant JM, Bergevin M, Churchill K, Dawkins K, Deb B, Dunn J, Hu D, Logue C, Meadows S, Moody C, Novy A, O’Connor AM, Reist M, Sato Y, Wang C, Winder CW. 2019. The efficacy of litter management strategies to prevent morbidity and mortality in broiler poultry: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Animal Health Research Reviews. 20: 247-262.

Sargeant JM, Deb B, Bergevin M, Churchill K, Dawkins K, Dunn J, Hu D, Moody C, O’Connor AM, O’Sullivan TL, Reist M, Wang C, Wilhelm B, Winder CB. 2019. Efficacy of bacterial vaccines to prevent respiratory disease in swine: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Animal Health Research Reviews. 20: 274-290.

Two Grants and Awards:

Sargeant JM. 2020. Salmonella in animal feeds: A scoping review. $57,606 USD. Pew Charitable Trusts.

Sargeant JM, OConnor AM, et al., 2018. Impact of preventive antibiotics and management practices on illness in livestock and poultry. $315,829 USD. Pew Charitable Trusts.

One (or more) Wins:

After defending her MSc, Mikayla Plishka joined our research group in 2021 as a research assistant helping with several systematic reviews and scoping studies.

Dr. Mauricio Seguel, Pathobiology Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator of the Seguel Lab, and Veterinary Pathologist and Wildlife Scientist.

Three Publications (Read more here):

Ezenwa V, Budischak S, Buss P, Seguel M, Luikart G, Jolles A, Sakamoto K. Natural resistance to worms exacerbates bovine tuberculosis progression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America (PNAS). 118: e2015080118.

Seguel M*, Beechler B, Coon C, Snyder P.W, Spaan J.M, Jolles A.E, Ezenwa V.O. 2019. Immune stability predicts tuberculosis infection risk in a wild mammal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 286: 20191401.

Seguel M*, Montalva, F., Perez-Venegas, D., Gutiérrez, J., Paves, H. J., Muller, A., Howerth E, Gottdenker, N. (2018). Immune mediated hookworm clearance and survival of a marine mammal decrease with warmer ocean temperatures. eLife, 7, 1–31.

Two Grants and Awards:

Robert C Anderson Memorial Award. Granted to a past PhD student each year in recognition for an outstanding record of research accomplishment during graduate studies at the University of Georgia. Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Georgia

One (or more) Wins:

Presenting “Anthelmintic treatment dampens immunosenescence in a wild mammal with consequences for survival” at the Wildlife and Comparative  Immunology Consortium (WACI), an international group of researchers dedicated to the study of wildlife immunology. 

Releasing  my official lab website.

Dr. Jibran Khokhar, Biomedical Sciences Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator of the Khokhar Lab, and Neurobiologist

Three Publications (Read more here):

Thorpe HHA, Talhat MA, Khokhar JY. High genes: Genetic underpinnings of cannabis use phenotypes. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 2;106:110164. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110164. Epub 2020 Nov 3. PMID: 33152387.

Hamidullah S, Lutelmowski CD, Creighton SD, Luciani KR, Frie JA, Winters BD, Khokhar JY. Effects of vapourized THC and voluntary alcohol drinking during adolescence on cognition, reward, and anxiety-like behaviours in rats. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 2;106:110141. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110141. Epub 2020 Oct 16. PMID: 33069816.

Frie JA, Underhill J, Zhao B, de Guglielmo G, Tyndale RF, Khokhar JY. OpenVape: An Open-Source E-Cigarette Vapor Exposure Device for Rodents. eNeuro. 2020 Oct 28;7(5):ENEURO.0279-20.2020. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0279-20.2020. PMID: 32859723.

Two Grants and Awards:

A Translational Investigation of the Neurobiology of Alcohol Use Disorder in Schizophrenia: Toward Treatment Development. CIHR Project Grant. Value: $807,076

Rewarding Effects of "JUUL" E-cigarette Vapour: Impact of Age and Neural Correlates. CIHR Vaping Catalyst Grant. Value: $99,990

One (or more) Wins:

Initiation of pre-clinical and behavioural studies with Avicanna Inc.

Welcoming the stellar researcher, Dr. Hakan Kayir, as the lab manager.

[carstairsjames]

TAG!

I was tagged by @petekavinsky and @dunaysha​! Thank you, darlings <3

Rules: put your top ten favorite tv shows below, and then write your favorite female character, favorite male character, and otp from each show, and then tag ten people.

1. Doctor Who

clara oswald

the doctor

rose/doctor

2. Daredevil

karen page

matthew murdock

karen/matthew

3. Orphan Black

alison hendrix

felix dawkins

cosima/delphine

4. Teen Wolf

lydia martin

stiles stilinski

lydia/stiles

5. The Walking Dead

beth greene

glenn rhee

maggie/glenn

6. The OA

prairie johnson

steve winchell

buck/french

7. The Good Place

eleanor shellstrop

michael

eleanor/chidi/tahani/jason/janet

8. Stranger Things

joyce byers

will byers and steve harrington

nancy/jonathan

9. Sherlock

mrs. hudson

jim moriarty

sherlock/john

10. BBC Merlin

morgana pendragon

merlin

gwen/arthur

[lignes2frappe]

LES PIRES TATOUAGES DES RAPPEURS

Dis-moi ce que tu te tatoues, je te dirai qui tu es...

Si en 2018 les rappeurs sans tatouages se comptent sur les doigts de la main, cela ne signifie pas pour autant que se faire tatouer sur un coup de tête soit une bonne idée. Entre l’abus de drogues, le talent sujet à caution de certains tatoueurs et l’omniprésence des yes men dans un entourage, le fail n’est jamais très loin. 

Tant pis pour les principaux intéressés marqués à vie, tant mieux pour les haters qui eux n’ont pas fini d’en rire.

 Lil Wayne, trop perché

Si comme Weezy vous vous demandez comment diable concilier votre passion pour le skate et celle pour la fumette, pourquoi ne pas vous faire tatouer « défoncé » sur le front en reprenant la calligraphie du logo de la marque Baker Skateboards ?

Le bon côté d’être Lil Wayne c’est que son visage compte déjà tellement de gribouillis que celui-ci passe (presque) inaperçu.

  The Game, trop sensible

Pour signifier au monde sa nouvelle vie, l’ancien G-Unit décide en 2006 de se dessiner un papillon sous l’œil droit.

Pas très badass, le motif va très vite attiser les moqueries poussant le Californien à le recouvrir dans les plus brefs délais, tout d'abord avec le sigle de l’équipe de baseball des Dodgers, puis histoire de définitivement clore l’incident avec une étoile rouge Blood.

Et tant pis si le résultat final donne l’impression qu’il s’est fait timbrer la pommette.

  Post Malone, trop rebelle

Ou quand en interview l’auteur de Rockstar admet le plus candidement du monde s’être fait recouvrir le visage d’encre « simplement pour agacer sa mère ».

Outre une référence à la chanson Stay Away de Nirvana, Posty, pourtant plus réputé pour être du genre à saigner du nez dans une bataille de polochons que pour être un dur, s’est fait piquer du fil barbelé sur le front, un motif qui pour info était réservé aux détenus purgeant perpétuité dans les prisons russes de l’ère communiste.

  Nick Cannon, trop canard

Bien que ne pas immortaliser le nom de sa girlfriend ou de son boyfriend sur le corps constitue LA règle numéro 1, le nombre de rappeurs ayant bravé cet interdit donne le tournis (Tyga pour Kylie J., Iggy Azalea pour A$AP Rocky, Jermaine Dupri pour Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne pour Trina, Wiz Khalifa pour Amber Rose...).

Tout aussi grand est le nombre de rappeurs qui s’en sont ensuite mordu les doigts, chacun des couples mentionnés s’étant depuis séparés.

Le cas le plus emblématique est celui de Nick Cannon et Mariah Carey, le premier s'étant fait tatouer en XXL le prénom de sa douce six semaines seulement après le début de leur relation.

 Birdman, un petit peu trop rouge

Si parmi toutes les excentricités qui ornent la caboche du honcho de Cash Money il ne fallait en retenir qu’une, ce serait certainement cet assortiment d’étoiles que l’on croirait né d’une collaboration avec les binouzes Heineken.

Pour la petite histoire, il s’agissait alors pour lui de camoufler un précédent tatouage : celui du logo de sa compagnie pétrolière dont il sera révélé en 2010 qu’elle n’était en réalité qu’une coquille vide.

 Rick Ross, trop consumériste

Marque chérie par les rappeurs dès les années 80 (merci DMC des Run-DMC), Cazal a trouvé un nouvel ambassadeur de poids dans les années 10 en la personne de Rozay, qui non-content de collectionner les paires vintages, collectionne également les logos sur le visage (Maybach, Miami Heat, Rolex...).

Espérons juste qu’en retour le Bawse s’est vu gratifier d’un contrat de sponsoring à vie par le lunetier Allemand...

(Spoiler : probablement pas)

  Riff Raff, trop télé

Aliénation toujours, celui qui a débuté sous le pseudonyme MTV Riff Raff s’est fait tatouer « MTV » sur le cou lorsqu’il a été sélectionné pour intégrer le casting de l’émission de télé-réalité From G’s to Gents diffusée... sur MTV.

S’en sont suivis les logos du site Worldstar Hip Hop et de la chaîne BET (aujourd’hui recouvert par un husky).

À ceux qui chercheraient un début de logique à tout, ça risque d’être compliqué, l'ami Kokayne Dawkinz/ Jody Highroller/ Rice Emperor ne se souvenant pas la plupart du temps où, quand et pourquoi il s’est fait tatouer, la faute selon lui  « à la drogue, à l’alcool et aux soirées ».

  T-Pain, trop réseaux sociaux

En 2011 le crooneur autotuné tweete à la cantonade : « Je me fais un tatouage à chaque fois que je vais à Hawaï. Celui-ci me semble plutôt cool, sauf si Facebook ferme ses portes 0_o ».

[Une pensée à tous ceux qui se trimballent avec le logo Myspace sur la peau...]

S’il est possible que sur ce coup Mark Zuckerberg lui lâche un like, le reste du monde aurait plutôt tendance à cliquer sur lol.

  Chris Brown, trop poisson rouge

Celui-là il fallait l’oser : se faire encrer le visage d’une femme qui non seulement a l’air d’avoir été passée à tabac, mais qui en sus affiche des faux airs de Rihanna, sachant que quelques années plus tôt le chanteur lui avait lourdement levé la main dessus.

Brown aura beau nier et arguer qu’il s’agit là d’un mauvais procès, le simple fait qu’il n’ait pas à un moment donné penser que cette pièce officiellement inspirée des calaveras mexicains puisse porter à confusion inquiète quand même beaucoup.

 Soulja Boy, trop Soulja Boy

Comment ça, un article spécial fail sans que ne soit mentionné le nom de Soulja Boy ? Pas de panique, non seulement le rappeur loleur arbore la sainte trinité des tatouages plus-clichés-tu-meurs autour du cou (lèvres rouges, dollar et clef de sol), mais ces derniers semblent en plus avoir été dessinés par un enfant de petite section de maternelle.

Ah et il a aussi longtemps arboré le double G de Gucci entre les deux yeux... quand on vous dit cliché.

 Gucci Mane, trop frais

Tout juste sorti d’un séjour à l’hôpital psychiatrique suite à une énième arrestation, en 2011 Guwop s’est empressé d’aller se faire tatouer et son dessert préféré et son gimmick préféré sur la joue, le tout agrémenté de quelques éclairs.

Aujourd’hui converti à la vie sans drogue et au jus de carotte bio, le Gucci nouveau a depuis entrepris des séances de laser pour se débarrasser de ce souvenir de ses années folles.

  Drake, trop mal dessiné

Collection de motifs gênants toujours, Drizzy se pose là, de sa bouteille de déodorant Drakkar Noir sur le bras, en passant par sa fleur rose sur l’épaule ou ses pas toujours compréhensibles dédicaces à Skepta, Aaliyah ou Sade.

Sa pièce la plus malaisante à regarder reste cependant de loin ces portraits quasi-grandeur nature de son oncle et de sa grand-mère qui ressemblent à des marionnettes des Guignols de l’info.

  2Pac, trop copié

Le problème du lettrage « Only god can judge me  » sur son biceps gauche n’est pas le lettrage en lui-même, mais la flopée de copiés/collés qu’il a engendré auprès d’apprentis bad boys que l’on soupçonne fortement de ne pas avoir vraaaiiiiment vécu la thug life.

Non parce que sérieusement, si vous n’avez pas tiré sur les flics, ne vous êtes pas fait accusé de viol et n’êtes pas mort en icône à 25 ans, peut-être serait-il plus judicieux d’opter pour des signes chinois ou des étoiles.

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Posté le 12 mars 2018 sur Booska-p.com.

[punikai2020]

George and Janet - Bed Moments (Series 3-4)

[bbcmyhero]

Christmas

The Christmas episode, which I have alternately seen labeled as end of series 1 or beginning of series 2. No one else is sure, so I’m not sure. I’m not terribly bothered, so, I’ll just call it the Free-Floating Christmas Special and off we go. 

Christmas shopping is always my favorite part of the whole thing, so the opening scene hits me just right, so to speak. Also, imo, Thermodoll is reminding me of Tyler. Hilarious, all things considered.

So...when George thinks Janet’s been taken over by alien tree-worshippers, it’s considered a valid concern, just not the right answer. Had Tyler said the same thing, everyone would have been rolling their eyes. I dunno, man, I’m reasonably sure Tyler’s been right about enough that you shouldn’t discount him entirely just because he has holes in his brain.

Poor George, I know it’s confusing but don’t bother trying to understand the mishmash of religious traditions that got stolen for Christmas.

Mrs Raven spreading her “unique” brand of Christmas cheer to the expectant mom. I’m a sick person for laughing.

...It was Piers idea to do something nice? That doesn’t sound like...oh, it was self-serving. Yeah, that makes sense.

Now, this starts out looking like George just being completely naive and ignorant about Christmas, with calling Stanley out, but in hindsight if he knows Santa how does he not know all this? It’s either a HUGE gaping plothole, or he found Santa and introduced himself when he left the party.

Ella’s face when this entire conversation starts. Also, for once, she seems more amused by George than put off. She looks almost flattered/on the verge of cracking up the whole way through.

See, this is the sort of thing Janet could have avoided by just following up that remark about “imagine spending Christmas with...” with a “and I’d prefer it to be just the two of us, instead.”

I had a suspicion when I heard his house was called Bedside Manor, and it is now confirmed. Piers Crispin tells terrible, corny jokes and is usually the only one laughing. Also, someone just give the man a coffee, just this once. For Christmas.

This kid who almost ruins it for everyone reminds me of Ben from Outnumbered, especially when he smiles. And at least George had by then sort of cottoned on to what was up enough to lend a hand.

Title drop.

You guys, listen to Tyler. I think he was predicting Trump.

“Irritate the pants off me.” I’ve always heard it as “Buggin the pants off me,” but, I think it means two different things depending on which side of the pond. Underwear in the UK, outerwear over here.

Okay, I dig the drink dispenser. My sense of humor is pretty stupid, sometimes. And Arnie also tells terrible, corny jokes and laughs alone. But you’d expect it more from him.

I don’t recall a Christmas Eve where I’ve ever gone to bed before midnight in years. If I’m not in the kitchen with mom, I’m wrapping presents and by the end I’m not sure which end is up, anymore.

At least he checked Ella’s feet and not her boobs. That would’ve been awkward.

I made a friend of mine watch the scene with the burglar at Mrs Raven’s. I can’t remember if she’d wandered into my room or I’d made her come in, but either way I made her stay put and shut up until it was done because it’s a fave part and I had already seen it once by then. Anyway, to this day, sometimes one of us will just look at the other and put on our best English accent and say “Thank you, Santa. I won’t do it again.”

Also, I can’t believe Mrs Raven didn’t wake up during this whole exchange since she seems the hypervigilant type. I’m gonna assume she was passed out drunk.

I dunno who Piers is talking to here, but it’s a safe bet they aren’t exactly what you’d call close friends. Not as most people define it. Close enough to call on Christmas Eve, but not so close that they aren’t trying to one-up each other. Is other guy being honest about Lynette Moss (whoever that is)? No clue, but Piers sure isn’t.

Of course, the hilarious part is George thinking he’s busted for a second, there.

Honestly, this is exactly the sort of room I expected Piers to have. All the mirrors and the giant portrait of himself. Sad, oversized shrine to his own ego. And the slippers, while hilarious, didn’t come as a huge surprise. His pajamas, on the other hand, did. I was expecting something expensive-looking, possibly monogrammed, and instead it’s sweats and a shirt that any old crew-member on the show might have.

More interesting, is that while he’s walking around doing stuff he probably wouldn’t be caught dead doing in public -looking unpolished, plucking nose hairs- he’s still, essentially, in character as Dr Crispin while being on the phone.

Picture of Janet. Gee, that’s not more than a little creepy.

It bothers me that he threw the phone onto the bed instead of putting it back on the cradle. It needs to recharge, man!

And he’s the only character shown sleeping on their side, half-curled up. Also the only one to sleep on top of the covers. Not sure what to make of the latter, but the former is sort of a mix between two sleeping positions that one of them is profiled as open-natured but suspicious and cynical, and the other is shy, sensitive and easily worried by overthinking problems.

(The man does not have ugly feet. I apologize for the weirdness of that.)

Okay, see, George essentially tore the wrapping paper, there, and that’s a pretty much impossible fix. It would have been easier, and less obvious, to open the bottom and switch the contents out. Still, he obviously did a good job fixing it since Piers didn’t notice anything amiss.

I’m not here for Janet knocking the wonder that is turkey. It is my favorite and obviously she doesn’t do it right if hers is dry and unflavorful. Mind you, I enjoy the slightly dry texture of turkey in general, though. Not much of a chicken person.

Bet she didn’t put an onion inside it. That’s why its got no flavor.

How do you get two weeks of leftover turkey? I’m lucky to get four days.

Great. Now I’m hungry. I’mma need a turkey and a pan of dressing, asap.

I’ve heard of Christmas pudding, before, but...yeah, I think I prefer my American tradition of at least two pies and two cakes.  

“Oh, no, they’re early.” Says mom every year when my cousin’s bunch turns up. They have an unfortunate habit of plunking themselves down at the table and poking everything while she’s still cooking. Without washing their hands.

George’s face. So bewildered and defeated. You tried, boo.

I think we should be grateful Tyler didn’t think the bottle was for a urine and/or blood sample. And poor thing didn’t get a present from Santa George.

You.People.All.Suck! Piers might, if you squint, have a legit gripe with the present switching, but it’s nothing he didn’t deserve. But, overall, mystery solved and you could all just say thanks.

This is what I was talking about, before, with Janet/George playing out a softer version of Ella/Stanley. “He made a mistake,” isn’t really a defense when followed up with agreeing that he ruined Christmas. Better to follow it up with pointing out that he was just trying to do something nice and that they should all just chill now they know it wasn’t a stalker.

Again, Janet could have avoided having her Christmas ruined by explaining she didn’t want them around before George started issuing invites.

You tried, Stanley.

You know a suspicious and disturbing amount about Christmas suicides, Piers.

Now, Tyler claims to have gone to school with both Santa and Leonaro da Vinci, but only one of them acknowledged him, in turn. I have a small theory I’m working on about that.

Oh, C’mon! That was undeservedly mean! Give the poor baby his jigsaw piece back, it’s the only thing Santa’s given him in years. (Double mean when you think that sitting in the floor “like a little boy” isn’t what you’d expect image-conscious Dr Crispin to unbend enough to do. Piers, on the other hand...well, I did say it’s like they were two different people.)

[stoweboyd]

Janet Morrisey uses the term meme in the new, reduced sense, without mentioning the original and more general Richard Dawkins sense, a cultural touchstone, ‘an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture’. 

Memes — those playful, satirical photographs with clever, sometimes biting captions under them — have long been used on the internet to ridicule the latest celebrity gaffe or highlight a political misstep. However, a surging number of disgruntled consumers are now using memes to target companies to complain about broken products, poor customer service and other negative experiences.