So, it is party time again, folks!

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Each year this time, we launch my virtual birthday party, which starts on October 1 and ends on October 9 at midnight, sharp. The goals of the party are to post as many comments and collapse as many threads as possible, on as many new pages as we can. It is always great fun, as you can see if you check out the similar entries of the last few years.

This year, I'll also throw the real party at mid-time - and post the recipes of all the food that will be there for you, so that you can all participate if you want to. Virtual food has no calories.

Fandom-related discussions are as welcome as the ones about coffee or chocolate (just to name a few favourites from previous years), and, of course, pictures and recipes of birthday cakes. ;)

So, drop by, tell your story, post your pics or silly poems, ask questions you always wanted to ask and have a good time!

Soledad, in excited expectation




Oh, and by the way, to provide birthday gifts hobbit-style, I've got a revived story and a Kansas 2 update for you.

Enjoy!

Comments

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I think it might work better in some subjects than others -- with the molecular pathology I read in my final year, we were expected to be completely conversant with current published research -- including stuff published after we'd been lectured on the topic -- so it's not clear how much more advanced it was possible to get without undertaking a more-prolonged or self-directed research project.

But in long-established subjects such as mathematics, a fourth year diploma was required as a prerequisite to starting a PhD, at least in my university, and I don't think even after the diploma students were up to speed on current research even across the topics they'd specialised in.