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Today marked another major milestone on the path to our UPENN departure date in the form of the ILC Orientation. This is the final step and event before we head off on our journey to the East Coast. Personally I always love attending the orientation sessions for many reasons. Among them is that it is the one of only two events where all current members of the ILC are gathered together. It not only offers a chance to share excitement about attending our respective schools with others but also an opportunity to meet the other bright individuals who were selected for the ILC this year. Secondly I also favor this event over most because it is the one that makes me the most excited to be able to go to the East Coast for the summer. Being the last event prior to our departures it serves to build my excitement for the summer as well as to make we wish that the days would go by faster.
At the beginning of the session, we all gathered in the multipurpose room of Pinole Middle School to listen to a few announcements from Don. Among the information discussed were the basic responsibilities we had as members of the ILC and what we could expect from our trips. An enormous amount of emphasis was placed on upon checking emails consistently and blogging every day while on our trips. For the most part this information was standard information that most of us already knew, but the intended audience were our parents. While Don talked over basic trip information I became excited for the adventures that awaited me once we arrived on the East Coast. I remember sharing these exact same feelings last year when I attended the orientation session. After a few more details and rules we were dispersed into our respective cohorts.
We gathered in one of the rooms of the school and were given a basic itinerary for our trip. Although it was still subject to change, I4 envisioned myself doing everything on the paper lain before me. So many new locations and experiences were waiting for me within a few weeks. I could hardly contain the excitement within me. Not only would we have the benefit of witnessing the Fourth of July on the East Coast, but we would be able to tour three (Philadelphia, New York, and Washington D.C) of the biggest cities during that time and witness first hand the ambient of each one. However, it became very clear that for the majority of the first week over on the East Coast, we would be very tired and would be on a tight schedule for the majority of each day. Regardless, it almost pains me to think that I will have to endure a full month before I am able to set off towards UPENN. Our chaperone, Mr. Hillyer, on top of going over the many incredible locations and activities for our trip, also went over variety of necessary information. This included the best ways to get a hold of him in case of an emergency, which is an extreme luxury being that he is so tech savvy. On top of that he also gave us stories about his past experiences with his previous cohorts. For the most part he seemed to take great passion in being part of the ILC which really made me excited to have him as my chaperone for this summer. Mr. Hillyer also talked a bit about what we might have to bring on our trips and what we would be supplied with. One of the biggest things that I learned in this session was that we were advised to bring a sweater and a few articles of warm clothing for our dormitories as the air conditioning system was extremely effective at keeping the building "meat locker" cold.
After a while of conversing with our cohorts, we convened once again in the multipurpose room for some last bits of advice and instructions from Don. Here, he took advantage to give us all a road map on what we should bring on our travels. He showed us the "what to bring" and the "what not to bring" framework for packing. Also he gave us examples of the various loaner items that were available to us if we so desired. Laptops, luggage, fans. bed sheets etc. were all examples of the items that we could be loaned. Don also elaborated on the various rules associated with being a part of the ILC. Being a part of this program meant that we would embark on this journey in order to build upon our knowledge and to enhance our minds. That was the primary objective of our trips and it was something that we should all keep in our minds when over on the East Coast. Furthermore he also stressed the point that while over there, we must act like adults and that we must represent our school district to the best of our abilities.
Overall I can positively state that I am absolutely excited for my trip. I cannot wait to be enriched by the multitude of different cultures that exist not only in the three major cities we will be visiting, but also at UPENN itself. I can hardly wait to learn more about the Social Justice course I am taking and witness how it will expand my mind in ways I cannot even begin to imagine. So many thoughts of the possibilities that await me rush through my mind and I can only hope that this month passes quick.


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Jun 29, 2012, 4:56 PM EST
GM Dan O’Dowd and company are only getting more desperate.
In day 11 since going to a four-man rotation, the Rockies have made their third rotation switch, sending down Edwar Cabrera two days after he got lit up by the Nationals.
Cabrera, who was hauled up out of Double-A to make his major league debut, gave up seven runs — five earned — and three homers in a loss to Washington.
The Rockies didn’t demote him immediately afterwards, suggesting that they were leaning towards sticking with him. However, Thursday’s 11-inning game — which they won despite giving up 10 runs for a third straight day — left them with an exhausted bullpen, necessating the callup of Tyler Chatwood today.
Barring an injury, Cabrera won’t be able to be recalled for 10 days, so perhaps Drew Pomeranz will be called up to start Sunday. Jeremy Guthrie and Chatwood might also be possibilities if they’re not needed in relief before then.
Cabrera could always get another look after the break, but this has to be a major bummer for him. Not only was he one-and-done in the majors, but because he was called up, MLB has already given away his spot in the Futures Game.
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Disgraced former Northwestern Professor David Protess is taking claim for the recent release of a convicted cop shooter from prison.
Howard Morgan was freed from prison last month in the waning moments of Governor Quinn’s failed administration. Quinn secretly commuted Morgan’s forty-year sentence. Morgan had been convicted on four counts of attempted murder for shooting at four policemen, wounding three, during a traffic stop in 2005.
According to Protess, his Chicago Innocence Project (CHIP) is calling the release of Morgan, an off-duty railroad cop, one of CHIP’s cases. The claim is posted on the CHIP website.
It makes sense. Protess, after all, was at the final day of the trial when Morgan was sent off to prison. After the hearing, Protess was standing in the courtroom telling Morgan’s supporters how he would turn the guilty verdict against Morgan into a wrongful conviction, even though Protess had not attended one minute of the trial.
Here’s what was proved in court.
In 2005, Morgan was pulled over by police after they observed he was driving with his headlights off, the wrong way on a one-way street. Minutes earlier, officers had heard possible gunshots in the area and were investigating. Morgan was moving away from the direction of those shots. He was not supposed to be carrying his pistol at the time he was stopped.
After he was pulled over, Morgan jumped out of his vehicle and became combative. He pulled out his gun and shot at the officers 17 times. The police returned fire, striking Morgan approximately 18 times.
The release of Morgan from prison left police and prosecutors stunned. A man convicted of trying to kill four police officers who is simply released from prison without explanation is unprecedented, even for Chicago.
Now rumors abound that Morgan’s team is putting together an application for a pardon that will be presented to Governor Rauner.
Based on the modus operendi of the wrongful conviction movement, a pardon would give new life to a lawsuit against the city, claiming the officers, who were almost murdered, were at fault. Protess and Morgan supporters will put together an intense public relations campaign to intimidate the city to settle. And that, as they say, would be that.
The story of the Morgan case is crucial not simply because a man convicted of shooting three police officers was secretly released from prison. It is crucial because the manner in which this scam was pulled off illuminates very clearly the particular nature of Chicago’s corruption, and how deeply embedded and evil this corruption is.
Morgan’s release specifically illuminates how Chicago’s institutions exist merely as agents of power brokering, absent of any higher purpose or ideal. In fact, Chicago stands as a chilling example of what can happen when a city’s institutions have lost all their integrity after decades of corruption.
The image of Governor Quinn secretly signing the papers to free Morgan at the last minute, contradicting the entire, vast legal process that convicted Morgan is a perfect sign of a public office—this time, the governor’s—sold out, for as a yet unknown price.
The reaction of other political entities to Quinn covertly releasing Morgan is also illuminating: There wasn’t any. Rauner did not mention it. Mayor Emanuel did not mention it. No aldermen mentioned it. The reason is that these other powerbrokers saw no political gain from commenting on Morgan’s release, of commenting on the fact that the entire criminal justice system had just been swindled.
Only one law governs Chicago: Go along and get along.
Chicago and Illinois institutions operate only out of the self-interest of those who run it, all of them tied together into one political machine, called the Democratic Party. Chicago, therefore, moves to accommodate corruption, not alleviate it, particularly if that corruption can serve or bolster the power of the Democratic machine.
The consequence is that Chicago and the state give life to the darkest, most evilly intentioned individuals and groups the Crooked City can manufacture.
It’s why gangs have always had such power in the city, why organized crime has flourished even when it has been stymied elsewhere. It is why Chicago is known for its corruption, as if the city itself is an organized crime. And it is.
And it is exactly why the wrongful conviction movement took shape here.
David Protess is one of its most shining examples. His participation in the Morgan case proves once again his intent to undermine a criminal case by any means necessary, even if it means convicting an innocent person or framing innocent cops. Protess’ ability to ensconce himself into the heart of the city and state’s political machine through the celebrity and wealth brought on by his fraudulent exonerations have guaranteed he would never be indicted.
Like one of Chicago’s historic mafia dons, Protess has been able to beat the law time and time again with his political and legal clout.
Protess and his wrongful conviction allies garnered their power in Illinois by claiming that police coerced confessions, often through physical abuse, from suspects. They claimed the police and prosecutors lied about their cases and their conduct. They painted a picture of renegade, racist and criminal public servants who were capable of any type of criminal conduct.
Whether one believes these claims about the police and prosecutors is one issue.
But what is clear about David Protess is that his willingness to undermine legitimate criminal convictions, including the most brutal, horrific murders one can imagine, is premeditated. The record shows Protess plotted for days, weeks, months to undermine legitimate convictions by whatever means necessary, as he is now doing for Howard Morgan.
While it would be a terrible form of corruption for a police officer or detective to show up on a crime scene and begin to undermine a case out of anger, bias, to cover up some mistake, or because the offender had murdered a police officer, it is quite another to plot the undermining of a murder merely for one’s own celebrity and profit, even if it means framing completely innocent men.
This is what Protess is attempting to do in the Morgan case. He is trying to transform three men who were shot while trying to do their jobs into criminals, while making the shooter of these men a victim.
Only in Illinois, and Chicago in particular, where the institutions are governed by one crooked political machine, could a well-experienced monster like Protess get away with such a scam, not once, but time and time again.
After all, Protess did the same thing in the Anthony Porter case. In his plot to free Porter from prison--a gang enforcer who shot two people in front of six witnesses--Protess knowingly framed an innocent man, Alstory Simon, who was not even near the crime scene at the time of the murders. Protess’ plot against Simon took place over several months and involved several other co-conspirators, who clearly gathered together to execute each stage of their plan and to modify this plan in the face of unforeseen developments.
Protess’ actions, therefore, were not a crime of passion or ignorance. It was a sinister, premeditated plot. He and his fellow advocates knew full well Simon was completely innocent of the murders, but they nevertheless concocted a plan that sentenced him to prison for thirty-seven years.
A further sign of their corruption is that even when confronted with the evidence that Simon was innocent, Protess worked desperately to deny it, destroy it, cover it up, manipulate it, and, last of all, vilify anyone pointing it out.
It is a level of evil that is difficult to wrap one’s mind around.
In the face of David Protess’ impact upon the city and state, a Shakesperean world, like that of MacBeth, unfolds, one where everything in the city becomes its opposite. A venerated institution of a free and open society like Northwestern University is transformed into an agent of unmitigated criminality, one where even its students are corralled by and into Protess’ plots.
Northwestern University celebrated Protess for the prestige he brought to the school, particularly the Porter case. But when the school found out what he was really doing, they merely fired him and then buried the revelations about his malevolent conduct.
So it was with the media. Protess was their darling, a crusader for the oppressed, until the evidence that he was a con man could no longer be denied. The papers then shut the story down, ignoring key developments in the case, refusing to address just how badly he had destroyed the system and bamboozled them. Newspapers and other media were transformed into censors of the truth, rather than the pursuers of it.
Prosecutors became aware of Protess’ criminal activity years ago, but never dared indict him. As much as they revealed the truth of his corruption in only a few specific instances—when they had no other choice--they worked just as hard to ensure that he would not be indicted and to ensure that the larger story of his crimes would not be revealed.
And so it went, right on down the line, politicians, prosecutors, reporters. They all gave way to Protess. They all covered up for him.
“Fair is foul and foul is fair,” chanted the witches in Macbeth, who have reportedly moved from their rooms at the Chicago Tribune editorial board to the governor’s mansion.
Protess now “owns” much of the city. He’s got dirt on all of them. Those he could not bring into his conspiracies, like the police, he attacked.
Faculty members of Northwestern University, for example, describe off the record Protess’ vicious tirades and machinations against any colleague or student who questioned his investigative tactics.
Perhaps there is no greater sign of his leverage in the city than the fact that Morgan was released just months after Protess’ own corruption was officially, and finally, acknowledged.
Cook County Prosecutor Anita Alvarez admitted last year that Protess’ conduct in the Anthony Porter case was quite likely criminal when she announced the release of Alstory Simon from prison. But, she lamented, enough time had passed since the crimes were committed that the statute of limitations protected Protess.
But wouldn’t this acknowledgement of Protess’ corruption compel Quinn to hold off on releasing Morgan, or to at least conduct a full review of the case, a review that included talking to the victims who were shot by Morgan?
But considering the evidence in those other cases illuminates the magnitude of and depravity of the corruption in Illinois.
Northwestern, for example, admitted in 2011 that Protess was lying about his cases, to the school, to lawyers, to judges and to the media when school officials fired him from his tenured position. Officials fired him from tenured position for his untruthful and reprehensible behavior.
There was also the evidence that a man exonerated by Protess’ Innocence Project for a vicious rape was also a scam.
Stanley Wrice was convicted for the 1982 brutal rape of a woman. The victim, Karen Byron, was repeatedly raped by Wrice and his accomplices. They beat and burned her. Byron's burns were so severe she was taken to the burn unit at Loyola hospital and was not expected to live, but she did.
Wrice confessed and was sentenced to 100 years in prison. Like so many of Protess’ cases, Protess got some suspicious witness recantations in the case and claimed Wrice was beaten into confessing by detectives.
After Wrice was released, it seemed Protess was again home free. All he and his attorneys had to do was obtain a Certificate of Innocence and Wrice would be on his way to a multi-million dollar settlement from the city, just as Protess and Morgan are hoping to eventually sue the city over Morgan’s arrest.
But in the one of the rare instances when the criminal justice system stood up to Protess and ruled on the basis of evidence, the judge rejected the claims that Wrice was innocent of the crimes.
"Stanley Wrice’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, gasped when Cook County Judge Thomas Byrne issued his ruling and declared that there was “substantial evidence” indicating Wrice “actively participated” in the brutal Sept. 9, 1982 sexual assault.
Wrice said the denial of the certificate — which would expunge his conviction and make him eligible for thousands of dollars from the state — was like a “dagger to his heart.”
And Protess’ crucial witness recantations?
"In his 44-page decision, Byrne said the recantation of two witnesses were “threadbare, untimely and untrustworthy.”
The judge believed Wrice was still guilty. Why, then, was he out of prison? Just as Protess secured the release of a maniac killer in Anthony Porter, now it appears he had liberated a sadistic rapist.
Even in the wake of all this evidence that Protess fixes cases, no one asked the obvious question about Morgan’s release: Isn’t Protess actively engaged in framing the officers in the Morgan case, just as he had framed Alstory Simon and obtained false recantations statements in the Wrice case, just as he had lied in other cases that compelled Northwestern to fire him?
Clearly he is, for Morgan’s conviction was airtight. It survived all of his challenges and appeals. The forensic evidence showed Morgan had shot the officers with a gun he wasn’t supposed to be carrying.
But really, does the truth of what happened in 2005 really matter? Does Quinn even care? What power does truth have in a place like Chicago?
Setting Morgan free is just one more chilling example of Chicago’s corruption, how easily politicians, media--anyone, really, in a position of power--can be bought off, even by the most sinister forces in the city.
It is akin to the days in Chicago when judges were working on behalf of the Mob, throwing murder cases for money.
Boxed into a corner by Protess’ machinations, the officers who were shot by Morgan now look to their union, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), for representation.
Normally, fighting Protess and those who are attempting to get a pardon for Morgan would be an uphill battle. But times have changed. Now there is a vast body of evidence indicating how truly depraved Protess is. That evidence could end the crusade to pardon Morgan.
It could also go a long way in pointing out the criminality that pervades the entire wrongful conviction movement. Just a little pressure from the FOP, and the entire house of cards could come tumbling down.
The opportunities for the FOP are immense. A failure on the union’s part to seize them would be…
Well, it would be a tragedy.

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The 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic takes place from July 2 through 10, 2010, with French films boasting a strong presence.
Selected in the Official Competition, Sweet Evil will be screened in the presence of its director Olivier Coussemacq, as will be the case for Hitler in Hollywood, a co-production between France, Belgium, and Italy. Also selected in the Official Competition, this film will be presented by its director Frédéric Sojcher and leading cast members Micheline Presle and Maria De Medeiros.
Heartbreaker by Pascal Chaumeil, starring Vanessa Paradis and Romain Duris, will close the festival, screened out of competition as part of the Official Selection. The film will be released in the Czech Republic on August 26 (local distributor: Hollywood Classic Entertainment).
Another highly anticipated event is a tribute to Michel Ciment, a renowned specialist of French cinema who will be in Karlovy Vary to offer a "Lesson in Cinema" and present the films Michel Ciment, Le cinéma en partage, in the presence of its director Simone Lainé, and John Boorman, A Portrait by Philippe Pillard.
The director Mona Achache will be in the Czech city to present her debut feature The Hedgehog, which was selected as the Variety Critics' Choice.
As part of the Forum of Independents, Joséphine Flasseur will introduce her film E.N.V.I.E., while the directors Marcel Pat and T. K. Kim Nguyen will accompany their feature film Bang.
The Open Eyes selection, which showcases films "fresh from Cannes and other outstanding films", will present Certified Copy by Abbas Kiarostami, Of Gods and Men by Xavier Beauvois, A Screaming Man by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, and The Strange Case of Anglelica by Manoel de Oliveira.
In the Focus on Belgian Cinema, directors Fabrice du Welz and Jaco Van Dormael will respectively accompany their films The Ordeal and Mr. Nobody, both co-produced with France. Mr. Nobody is slated for release in the Czech Republic July 15 (Czech distributor: Association des ciné-clubs).
Also screened out of competition and in a preview screening are two films due to hit Czech screens in upcoming weeks: L'Illusionniste by Sylvain Chomet (release date: August 19 by Hollywood Classic Entertainment) and White Material by Claire Denis (release date: August 26, by Artcam).
This festival, which last year attracted over 131,293 spectators, will present this year a total of 205 films. For further information: www.kviff.com

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I bought some pierogies at the farmer’s market last week. And I finally got around to eating them last night, while watching “Who’s that Girl?” (best 80’s/Madonna movie EVER). And I have to say, not only are they delicious, but I might have invented the best pierogi eating recipe ever.
Please hold your applause.
So, these pierogies are not like the Mrs. T’s variety. the pasta itself is much thinner, and the’re massive (slightly smaller than a clementine). The guy who sold them to me said they wouldn’t hold up well to boiling, but that I could sautée them. So, I dumped them in my trusty cast-iron skillet with some olive oil and butter.
Then I got worried. The pierogies were frozen, and it soon became obvious that I was going to burn them before the insides thawed. What to do, what to do…
(/struck by lightening) I know! Potatoes+beer+cheese= yum. I’ll dump some beer into the pan and cover it and steam the suckers.
Only the only beer I had on hand was some Kasteel Rouge, a Belgian beer with cherries. It’s delicious, don’t get me wrong, but a little on the sweet side. I figured I’d take my chances though. If nothing else, it would help steam the pierogies, taste better than water (I didn’t even have any stock in the house…I know, I’m sad), and if all else failed, I still had doughy pockets of goat cheese and garlic potato-y goodness to eat in front of my favorite 80’s movie. So in it went.
After about 15 minutes of covered bubbling, I lifted my improvised lid, and fished out the pierogies, which left me with a significant amount of warm beer with bits of cheese and browned pierogies plus the butter/olive oil from earlier. Again, I went out on a lark, and decided to scrape up all the browned bits, add some balsamic to temper the sweetness, and reduce the crap out of it and dump it on my pierogies.
Sweet mother of Elmo, was it good.
I don’t know what happened in that pan, but everything combined into this glorious gravy like substance, with just a hint of cherry. I could have ingested a gravy boat full. I could have bathed in it. If I wanted kids, I would have named one of them “AccidentalPierogiCherryGravy.”
Now, photogenic, this dish is not.
But in case you couldn’t tell, I enjoyed the HELL out of it.

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Pediatric Ewing sarcoma is a rare cancer that typically involves the bones or the soft tissues surrounding the bones. It can occur in any bone, but it most frequently occurs in the hipbones and leg bones. Less frequently, ES can be found in the upper arms, shoulder blade, ribs, spine or skull bones. ES can start in the soft tissues that surround the bone. If ES has spread in the body (by a process called metastasis), it will most commonly spread to the lungs, distant bones or to the bone marrow.
ES is not an inherited cancer that is passed down from generation to generation. It is caused by genetic changes that have occurred in the cancer cells themselves. Most commonly, ES is the result of an abnormal joining of two genes that are normally separate.
The differences between pediatric and adult ES are many, and many of the differences are not well defined. It is important to know that pediatric and adult cancers should not be compared directly (diagnosis, treatment and outcome) as they are very different diseases with the same name.
Even though pediatric ES is the second most common pediatric bone cancer and makes up 2 to 4 percent of all childhood tumors, it remains rare overall.
Pediatric ES comprises a group of bone and soft tissue tumors known as the Ewing family of tumors that share a number of molecular and genetic characteristics but originate from different locations and may be treated differently. This group includes:
Symptoms of pediatric ES may include
Less frequent symptoms include weight loss, infection and generalized bone pain.
Symptoms develop as the tumor grows. Some children will develop symptoms early, while others may not develop noticeable symptoms. Children who do not develop symptoms may be diagnosed when their doctor is performing an exam or test for another condition.
Many of the symptoms of pediatric ES are similar to common complaints in an active child or adolescent, making the diagnosis of ES difficult based on symptoms alone. Most children will experience symptoms on average for three to nine months prior to being definitively diagnosed.
Both boys and girls can be diagnosed with ES, but boys are diagnosed slightly more often than girls. Caucasian children develop ES more frequently than Asian-American or African-American children. Although ES can be diagnosed at any age, the majority of cases are diagnosed between 10 and 20 years of age for both boys and girls. ES is uncommon in children who are less than 5 years old, but it has been known to occur in this age group.
If your child has symptoms of ES, the doctors at Riley at IU Health can perform the following exams and tests to make a diagnosis:
Once a tumor has been diagnosed as ES, the cancer team will obtain additional tests to determine if the tumor has spread to other areas of the body. This is called staging and may include:
The treatment of ES is likely to include a combination of:
The choice of therapies, timing and duration will be chosen by a team of oncologists (cancer doctors) based on the original site of the tumor and whether it has spread at the time of diagnosis.
A number of factors can influence a child’s long-term outlook, including:
In general, the overall five-year survival for localized ES (that has not spread at the time of diagnosis) is favorable. About 70 percent of children are alive at five years after their diagnosis. Because this percentage is based on survival after five years, it does not reflect the improved prognosis that can come from recent improvements in treatment.
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Riley at IU Health offers a broad range of supportive services to make life better for families who choose us for their children's care.
Riley at IU Health is a member of the Children's Oncology Group Phase 1 & Pilot Consortium, an organization that is dedicated to researching and finding new treatments for childhood cancer. The National Cancer Institute also sponsors some of the cancer research we do at Riley at IU Health. Ask your child's doctor for more information about current research studies or clinical trials on ES or visit ClinicalTrials.gov. Please note: Not all clinical trials may be applicable to pediatric patients or your child's type or stage of cancer. Please consult your child's doctor with questions regarding available trials.
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B.Gunston - Ryan XV-5 Vertifan
The second XV-5A, 24506, makes a conventional take-off from Edwards AFB early in the test programme. The fan housings in the wings are clearly shown here.
The first XV-5, 24505, churns up dust at Edwards while landing and taking off from desert. The use of fans greatly reduced downwash.
The XV-5B makes an airborne jet-to-fan conversion as part of final airworthiness tests before going to NASA’s Ames Research Center on August 28, 1968.
This view of the XV-5B in conventional flight displays the new, wide-track undercarriage located outboard of the fans.
The XV-5B aircraft shortly after modification from XV-5 standard.
24506 in level flight. Of note are the intake above and behind the canopy and the calibration markings at nose and tail.
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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your calculators... But more on that later...
I figure I should maybe make up a list of things I've done since last I checked in:
*completed semester #6 (out of, what, 8?) at UCLA (the University of Catonsville, Left of Arbutus). Wish to know my GPA? Well, just take the natural log of 54.598150033144239078110261202861.
(Special thank you goes out to Sam, for re-introducing me to those magical buttons on the my calculator, LOG, LN, e^x, and 10^x. Scratch that: I meant to say the calculator, decorated all equestrianally, belonging to (guess who) my FSHB, who has so graciously lent me the device since around February and is willing to continue letting me borrow it through, say, December of this year: STAT 121's on the slate, donchaknow?
Oh, where was ... ah, yeah, making a list of things accomplished. [ahem]
*wrote enough TRW articles to kill a lethal strain of Neurospora crassa. A smattering:
If one takes anything away from 50 First Dates ( * * 1/2), it’s that its star, Adam Sandler, really wants you to believe that deep down, he’s got a heart. And, if you get past the tired gross-out humor and tear-jerking sentimentalism near the end, you might start to.
Retaining Sandler’s trademark lowbrow gags from some of his earlier films, but toning down the slap-happy silliness just a tad, this one’s also got a more serious side to it, by way of a plot gimmick that echoes a number of older films. Primarily, there’s the hilarious Bill Murray fan favorite, Groundhog Day, in which a grumpy meteorologist got stuck in time, reliving the same day over and over. That was a romantic comedy with a fantasy twist that hit upon the following point: guys who think that being a know-it-all is the best route to love should simply give being themselves a try. ...
Honoring those considered the "best and brightest" Hollywood has to offer, the 76th annual Academy Awards ceremony looks to be one of the more eclectic in recent memory, if you judge by the nominations, which were announced in late January. Movies about everything from naval warfare to a heroic racehorse to a Boston-based murder mystery all bid for those shiny golden statues. Could this be the year one epic film series finally earns a precious reward for its perilous journey? Will Lost in Translation be found worthy of coronation? Will Gigli sweep the awards like no film since Titanic? (To answer that last one, not likely, unless we’re talking about the Razzies, the silly anti-Oscars.)
Taking place about a month earlier than usual on Sunday, Feb. 29, this year’s glitzy gala was actually supposed to have consisted of a bland batch of mainstream movies (given the initial ban on "screener" copies sent out to Academy members, which often help small, independent films gain praise), but in fact, voters found quite a bit of room on their ballots for some of those quirkier, but no less critically-acclaimed films. A good case in point would be the Brazilian City of God, which was released way back in January 2003, an unflinching look at the gang wars of Rio de Janeiro; it received four nominations, prompting its director Fernando Meirelles to wonder, ‘’Has the Academy gone mad?’’ Perhaps, but let us first judge this year’s selection before making any conclusions about the 5,800-member organization’s collective sanity, in other words, "And the nominees are…"
Sometimes things seem to happen in cycles. In the music world, fresh talent gets swept time and again into the spotlight and established artists get swept under the rug. Often there are parallels from year to year, stories of a rise to prominence from a previously unknown up-and-coming performer. Some are fueled by pure talent, though almost never without the help of plenty of underground buzz; to make it big these days in the music industry, you’ve got to have connections and you’ve got to have skills.
As we saw almost exactly one year ago, with the phenomenal crossover success of 50 Cent’s major label debut, it also helps to have a unique personal story, to get some undisputable street cred. And this year, hip-hop producer extraordinaire Kanye West hits the scene with his first LP, The College Dropout, with a circumstances that are remarkably similar to the nine-times shot rapper from Queens.
Kanye’s reason to be thankful for every breath is the fact that two years ago he barely survived a car accident with a broken jaw and has used every ounce of his strength to bounce back stronger than ever. Also like 50, Kanye belongs to a strong hip-hop family, the Rocafella family, actually. And though now-retired Rocafella founder Jay-Z makes an appearance on Dropout, among quite a few others, Kanye West seems determined to stand in nobody’s shadow, looking for success in his own right, earning every dollar with hard work, taking on challenges left and right.
Starsky and Hutch ( * * * ) is the latest entry in the massive Hollywood effort to try and make sure no "classic" television series from the last 40 years or so goes without a satirical movie adaptation The film actually delivers on its premise, offering plenty of sly entertainment in a still slim 95-minute running time. The endless list of forgettable vintage shows-turned into movies is rather staggering (Wild Wild West, The Mod Squad, I-Spy, anyone?), and it’s due to the respective efforts of stars Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson and writers John O’Brien, Scot Armstrong, and Todd Phillips (who also directed) that this project does not end up in the considerable scrapheap of junky, useless Baby Boomer nostalgia.
This film takes its cues from the 1975-1979 ABC cops and robbers TV show, but never taking itself seriously. This iteration of the good-cop, bad-cop formula is fully conscious of the clichés it so relentlessly spoofs, yet never becomes simply an exercise in clever pop-culture reference exchanging, thought there is plenty of that. Of course the sliver of a story underlying the goofy jokes does not amount to much, but the movie works in that you can still appreciate the high-stakes action sequences even if you’re rolling your eyes a bit at the absurdity of the situations.
The movie, as the opening title card tells us, is set in "Bay City. The Seventies." Two cops, the by-the-books, self-absorbed David Starsky (Ben Stiller) and the rule-breaking, anything-goes Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson, after failing rather spectacularly in their own attempts to uphold the law (or exploit it, in Hutch’s case), are paired up, much to each other’s chagrin. Assisted by streetwise hustler / informant Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg), this unlikely duo has to go undercover (multiple times) to fight crime, thwarting cocaine kingpin Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn). Feldman’s one-man R&D department has come up with a new type of dope that goes undetected by drug-sniffing security dogs. All of this, one shouldn’t even have to say, is taken completely tongue in cheek.
Simulating insobriety on the "drunk car" crash course with UMBC police Steve Wiley
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Cruising across Parking Lot 17, all seemed in control for the UMBC student behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Beetle. Suddenly the vehicle swerved out of control, skidding over the slick pavement, tires screeching, brake lights flashing. The driver had little to no chance to prevent hitting everything in his path as the car wildly careened over the blacktop; members of the campus police were quick to the scene to assess the damage.
This is, fortunately, not another tragic story of vehicular disaster, but a description of the "Drunk Car" event hosted by UMBC Police to help educate people about the risk of taking the wheel after taking too many drinks. The car in question was the "Safety Bug," a VW that has been modified by engineers at Johns Hopkins University to allow sober drivers to experience personally the dangers involved when alcohol takes over. By the way, the objects in the automobile’s path, easily toppled, were little orange cones, not other cars or pedestrians, thankfully.
Spectators who heard about the demonstration from signs posted around campus were able to take part in the event, one of many that over three million people have experienced in similar programs hosted at schools and other educational settings over the past decade. The effects of excess alcohol on the body, or at least a well-designed simulation of them, were shown to be dramatic, with potentially fatal results.
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Last October, to much acclaim as well as disgust, Kill Bill Volume 1 was unleashed upon a somewhat unsuspecting public. Who knew what to expect from Quentin Tarantino, the once red-hot director who hadn’t delivered a new movie since 1997’s Jackie Brown, and now was promising an action-packed throwback to the "grindhouse" films he reveled in as a young moviegoer?
When people saw the final product (well, the first half of the final product anyway), many thought they got a lot more than they bargained for. Not only was Kill Bill packed to the hilt with action, it was overflowing with over-the-top violence, a sheer whirlwind of martial arts mayhem, and contained little of the wit and complex story structure of Tarantino’s earlier movies, like the still-revered Pulp Fiction. Critics charged that it was a mindless, derivative revenge / exploitation flick that bordered on being a bloody cartoon.
Listening to The Big Creak’s third full-length album Just Left Town makes you want to go out and hear the band live; it’s not that there’s something missing from their music on disc, but you just catch a certain vibe that tells you these guys can put on a show. Fettered with hooks that are as catchy as the common cold and brought to life by an unmistakably earnest energy, the 11-track CD, released this past January on Opulent Records, is filled with the type of music you listen to, no matter what your mood.
The overall mood of the record is fairly bright. Its flavor is influenced by a mix of rock and roots and will sound familiar, though not closely related, to the recent works of John Mayer, Jason Mraz, and others in the crop of young singer-songwriters who never try to overextend themselves and stick to what works. The songs may come across as formulaic, but as with those other artists, The Big Creak is a genuinely talented group of people who seem to love what they do, and as with those other artists I’ve mentioned, they’ve attracted a large grassroots following, largely through the Internet. Fans across the country fill message boards with posts about TBC, trading band-encouraged bootleg MP3s, and anticipating their next chance to scope out the band live onstage, where they’re really in their element.
Just Left Town veers to and fro between middle of the road rock, bluesy riffage, and cool jams that merge a variety of genres. The best of these are high-energy, up-tempo numbers like "Your Way Out" and the flashy "Go Ahead and Go," which sounds a little like the band Guster, another member of the genre, mixed with a little jam-happy enthusiasm.
Quoted in almost all the press and publicity materials surrounding Dolorean’s dubet full-length release Not Exotic is singer-songwriter Al James’ statement, "I really am a happy person." What one can obviously infer from the ubiquity of this clarification is that James’ opus, released last November on Yep Roc Records, the result of nearly two years in the studio, is not the most upbeat music you’re likely to hear.
But that’s not to say that this is a dreary, depressing CD; it’s far more complex than that. The tone that defines these nine tales of pleasure and pain (note the band’s name) is one of bittersweet regret. The traditional American musical heritage is a force that propels the record stylistically, coupled with an acknowledgment of more recent indie singer-songwriters daring back to Neil Young and Nick Cave and including the likes of the late Elliott Smith. Fans of the Decemberists might also find common auditory ground.
This air of familiarity, however, never overshadows the originality found in Dolorean’s lyrical storytelling and gentle instrumentation; the richness of each tune holds its own against what has come before and may even leave an impression on future roots-oriented musicians.
The casting of a haunting spell – this is not only evident on the musicianship of the band and the predecessors’ legacy, but it is a theme encountered in a harrowing light, in the chiller of a lullaby "Still Here With Me." As throughout the LP, James creates a visual setpiece with layers of musty detail ("Brown glass and peeling paint Dirty glass of lemonade"), before drawing a picture of agony caused by the death of passion: "…you kiss like a corpse And smile like a crow… I sleep with your ghost The dotted outline of what you were." Heartbreakingly, the song ends at a past point of hopefulness.
This year marks the sixth annual Maryland Film Festival, a celebration for movie buffs that trots out an assortment of unique works of art, few of which you would ever likely come across in your local megaplex theater. Thursday, May 6 through Sunday, May 9 will be a can’t-miss treat for anyone seeking diverse delights for the senses. Moviegoers, here’s what to look forward to:
Opening night will kick off the festival with a "7 by 7 Shorts" Program, at The Maryland College Institute of Art (MICA)’s Brown Center on Thursday starting at 8 p.m., and followed by a party to initiate the fun and festivities. Highlights from the night will include "The Frank International Film Festival," Bob Odenkirk’s (Mr. Show) travelogue in which he discovered "just how many film festivals there are in this world. A lot!" Matthew Thomas’ "That Day," Bill Plympton’s animated "Guard Dog," and Scott Calonico’s bizarre 10-minute documentary "LSD A Go Go." Terri Edda Miller directs "Dysenchanted," a comical deconstruction of fairy tales that features Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, et al. in group therapy. Then comes Matthew Modine’s bittersweet nostalgia "When I Was a Boy," and Shawn Ku’s outrageous "musical necromance," the 22-minute "Pretty Dead Girl."
The rest of the weekend, most of the 80-odd film screenings will be held in the five-screen Charles Theater, with the exception of Saturday night’s special showing of the surfing documentary "Riding Giants" at Bengies Drive-in Theater and seven events at MICA.
*yes, and applied to roughly 4.7 million employers in my summer internship/job search, nay, quest over the past 2 + months.
Wait- that's a typo. That should read "4.7 billion employers." My apologies to all involved.
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Last summer, the news that literally nobody had been waiting for finally broke…
would be getting a remake! Since then, it’s all gone a bit quiet, although that’s all about to change with the hiring of a new writer.
Columbia has hired Stranger Than Fiction screenwriter Zach Helm to have a bash at the script, which you’ll recall is an adaptation of a well-loved children’s story by American author Chris Van Allsburg.
The plot follows a family’s discovery of a magical, jungle-set board game, the perils of which soon make themselves apparent in the real world. Cue monkeys in the kitchen, a monsoon in the hall… you get the general idea.
Back when the news of a remake was originally announced, Columbia’s Doug Belgrad explained that the plan was to “try and reimagine Jumanji and update it for the present”, so that’s the brief Helm will be working from.
Helm has previous with family films, having written Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium , so we can understand Columbia’s thinking behind the appointment. Whether anyone actually needs another version of Jumanji is another matter…


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Claude Parent is a utopian modernist French architect, and creator of the theory of oblique architecture, or the theory of the function of the oblique. He's been a polemicist, writer and self-publicist extraordinaire and professional..
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Mandela dominates front pages of newspapers
December 7 , 2013
The world has come together to mourn the death of Nelson Mandela and most newspapers have used their front pages as tributes to him.
The New York Times described him as being a "fighter, prisoner, president, and symbol."
"Mr. Mandela was that rarity among revolutionaries and moral dissidents: a capable statesman, comfortable with compromise and impatient with the doctrinaire," Bill Keller for the NYT wrote.
The Chicago Tribune called him "a leader of mythic stature" and the Financial Times said Mandela was "indeed the father of the nation."
However, his own wise words are probably the best way to remember him: "When people are determined they can overcome anything."


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Baccarat’s pencil holders and desk accessories are available in several styles and sizes, from smooth, clear crystal to intricately patterned work. The Louxor collection was inspired by one of Baccarat’s first jewelry collections, designed by George Chevalier, and is modeled on a pyramid-style pattern. It includes pencil holders, vases, lamps and more.
Known for its high-end crystal products and much more, Baccarat has been based in Eastern France since its founding in 1764. The company has risen above the rest with its expertise and iconic style, upholding high-quality luxury in everything it creates.
Baccarat’s pieces grace luxurious hotels and restaurants around the globe. Working with exceptional designers worldwide, Baccarat’s lamps, home décor, glassware and more reflect its distinct personality and colorful vision.


How to set up your device as a mobile hotspot to share your data connection with Wi-Fi-capable devices.
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Use your AT&T device as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to share your data connection with Wi-Fi-capable devices such as: other smartphones, tablets, netbooks, MP3 players, and more. Note: Eligible data plan required, learn more.
To set up Personal Hotspot, tap Settings.
Tap Personal Hotspot and turn it on. Note: After configuring Personal Hotspot, you can directly access the settings from Settings > Personal Hotspot.
When the Hotspot is enabled, the Notifications bar will turn blue while on the home screen. The number of connected devices will be displayed below the time.
You can change your Wi-Fi password by tapping Settings.
Tap Personal Hotspot.
Tap the Wi-Fi password.
The name of the hotspot network will be the name of the device. To change this, from the home screen, tap Settings > General > About > Name.
To turn the hotspot off, tap the Settings > Personal Hotspot > tap the Personal Hotspot switch.


19.04.22 – ‘Carbon Bubble’ in Stafford, SFRS Home Safety Heroes
Written by Hitmix Local News on 19 April 2022
A large bright orange ‘carbon bubble’ is popping up in Stafford town centre on Friday (April 22) as part of the international Earth Day 2022 celebrations.
The 10ft bubble installation aims to help people to visualise how their daily activities can impact carbon emissions and make them think about how to reduce their carbon footprint.
The giant bubble has previously been showcased in London’s Trafalgar Square. This is the first time that this eye-catching bubble has come
to the Midlands.
Staffordshire County Council has pledged to be net zero by 2050. It has already made strides, cutting its carbon emissions by 25 per cent through initiatives such as switching to run buildings on green energy and replacing streetlights with LED bulbs.
In addition, schools and businesses have been encouraged to increase walking and cycling as greener transport methods and also thousands of trees have been planted on business development sites and green spaces.
To help educate people about carbon reduction and climate change, Staffordshire University is running a free online lecture on Friday starting at midday.
People can sign up at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-climate-change-matters-in-staffordshire
People can find out more about Earth Day 2022 at: www.earthday.org
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is calling on the children of Staffordshire to give their best safety advice through a short film.
The Fire service has launched a competition for school children to become ‘home safety heroes’ and share advice with Staffordshire residents who are living alone who are nearly four times more likely to die or be seriously injured in a fire.
The competition is open to enthusiastic school classes, after school clubs, or groups like Brownies and Beavers to use their imaginative ideas to help someone to change their behaviour towards fire prevention. The closing date to submit your video is Friday 27th May.
Not only will the winning content be shared on an episode of the virtual Safe+Sound education programme, but the lucky group will also win an exclusive tour of a fire station and have the chance to meet their local firefighters.
Full details of the competition, as well as the terms and conditions, can be found on the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service website: https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/living-alone/safety-stars/
If you think your group has what it takes to be Safety Stars, please send a link for your video (please use WeTransfer to generate a link and email this link), along with your names and age category, to firstname.lastname@example.org by


Researchers at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed a DNA-based and nanotechnology-driven technique that can observe spatial gene expression patterns (transcriptomes) in difficult-to-isolate cells, such as rare brain cells or immune cells that attack tumors.
The technique, described on Monday in Nature Methods, has been dubbed Light-Seq. It allows the researchers to “geotag” all of the RNA sequences with unique DNA barcodes that are related only to a select few cells that are being investigated. These target cells can then be illuminated under a microscope through a photo crosslinking process that is both fast and highly effective.
The barcoded RNA sequences are then translated into coherent RNA strands, which are collected from a tissue sample and identified with next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies.
One of the key features of Light-Seq is that it can be repeated with different barcodes for different cell populations within the same sample and the sample is left intact for follow-up analysis, according to the researchers.
The end result is a technique that is comparable to single-cell sequencing methods while simultaneously broadening the depth and scope of investigations possible on a tissue sample.
This level of performance is a big step for the field of so-called “spatial transcriptomics” that only capture a fraction of a cell’s total RNA molecules and cannot deliver the depth and quality of analysis provided by single-cell sequencing methods. Furthermore, Light-Seq is able to zoom in on specific cells based on their location in a tissue, a feature that previous spatial transcriptomic techniques have not been able to achieve.
“Light-Seq’s unique combination of features fills an unmet need: the ability to perform imaging-informed, spatially prescribed, deep-sequencing analysis of hard-, if not impossible-to-isolate cell populations or rare cell types in preserved tissues, with one-to-one correspondence of their highly refined gene expression state with spatial, morphological, and potentially disease-relevant features,” said Peng Yin, a faculty member at the Wyss Institute and one of four corresponding authors of the research, in a prepared statement. “It thus has potential to fast-forward the biological discovery process in various biomedical research areas.”
This latest research builds upon previous research at the Wyss Institute in which a spatial transcriptomics method was developed for imaging gene expression directly in intact tissues (in situ). Dubbed SABER-FISH, the previous technique was orders of magnitude away from capturing cells’ complete gene expression programs, with many thousands of different RNA molecules per cell. The problem for SABER-FISH in being able to achieve this performance level is that RNA molecules are just too densely packed to be captured in their entirety using present imaging techniques.
“Light-Seq solves this problem by combining high-resolution barcode labeling with full-transcriptome sequencing via NGS, giving us the best of both worlds and additional key advantages,” said Jocelyn (Josie) Kishi, one of the authors of the most recent research, in a prepared statement.
After the first validation of Light-Seq in cultured cells, Yin’s team looked to apply it to a complex tissue. In collaboration with researchers from Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, they applied Light-Seq to cross-sections of the mouse retina and were able to profile three major layers with different functions. The researchers contend that they were able to reach a sequence coverage comparable to single-cell sequencing methods, and found that thousands of RNAs were enriched between the retina’s three major layers. They also showed that after sequence extraction, the tissue samples remained intact and could be further imaged for proteins and other biomolecules.


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Nereus Program Manager Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor was a panelist at the seminar “Charting A Sustainable Course: Exploring Canada’s Fisheries” hosted by OceanCanada and the Vancouver Aquarium on April 11, 2017. The event was in the format of a casual panel discussion; the panelists provided insight on current issues and future projections for local, Indigenous, recreational and commercial fisheries in Canada.
Caddell delivered his presentation — “After the Thaw: Ice Retreat and the Emerging Regulation of Newly Exposed Marine Areas” — during the first session of the conference. He discussed Antarctic ice shelves, anthropogenic activities and management, as well as future issues with thawing land areas and collaboration on these issues between the Antarctic and Arctic.
Nereus Program Manager and Research Associate Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor (UBC) presented at the North American Association of Fisheries Economists Forum in La Paz, Mexico, from March 21 to 24, 2017. The conference included forum sessions and paper presentations that followed the theme of “Economics of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Seafood Trade: Managing the Socio-Ecology of Sustainable Marine Resource Use”.
The Nereus Program hosted a side event at the 3rd Preparatory Committee Meeting on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), March 27 to April 7 at the UN Headquarters, in New York. The side event entitled “Adjacency: How legal precedent, ecological connectivity, and traditional knowledge inform our understanding of proximity” was held on April 4.
POLICY BRIEF: Adjacency: How legal precedent, ecological connectivity, and Traditional Knowledge inform our understanding of proximity
Pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), all States have customary and treaty obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment and its resources. Several countries have expressed an interest in the question of whether States could properly assert priority over the conservation of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) adjacent to their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). The term “adjacency”, with respect to maritime coastal boundaries, refers to a State’s spatial proximity with the open ocean and deep sea in ABNJ.
On March 16, the Nereus Program hosted the last lecture of its 2016/2017 UBC Green College Seminar series with guest speaker Douglas McCauley, Assistant Professor at the University of California Santa Barbara. His talk, entitled “Managing Marine Wildlife: The Extinction of Fauna in the Ocean” looked at the differences between extinctions on land and in the oceans.
The main focus of the 2017 symposium was small pelagic fisheries, which includes species such as herring, capelin, anchovy, sardine, and mackerel. Small pelagic fisheries provide about 25% of the world catch and are important for the socio-economic well-being of many coastal societies. The symposium sessions contributed to the goal of revitalizing international cooperation to develop frameworks addressing issues such as the impacts of climate and fishing pressure on small pelagic populations.
Nereus Director of Science William Cheung (UBC) was an invited speaker at the Regional Symposium on Climate Change hosted by the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) March 13 to 16 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Nereus Steering Committee Chair Daniel Pauly (UBC) participated remotely. Cheung presented on the relationship between marine biodiversity and climate change.
OPEN POSITION: CI-ASU Nereus Postdoc Fellow in Sustainable Fisheries, Arizona State University (based in Hawaii)
Conservation International (CI), The Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) at Arizona State University, and the Nereus Program are pleased to invite applications for a post-doctoral fellow position in sustainable fisheries. The Fellow will support three focal areas for the ASU-CI Knowledge Partnership: Protecting essential natural capital for human well-being; Transitioning to sustainable production; and, Training the next generation of conservation leaders.
Nearly 4000 people attended the Association of the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, from February 27 to March 3, making it the largest conference of the beginning of the year. All fields of ocean science were covered, from freshwater biochemistry to management, from satellite use to DNA and genomics. As well, species at each trophic level, including bacteria, viruses, plankton, fish, and mammals, and all the new models were looked at.

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The majority of legal proceedings about construction defects raise issues about limitation. These are the very basic limitation principles that apply:
- The Limitation Act 1950 and the Limitation Act 2010 require claimants to commence legal proceedings within six years.
- In many construction defects cases, the six year period does not start until the defects are discovered or are reasonably discoverable.
- The Building Act 2004 provides a long-stop to any limitation period, of 10 years from when the defective construction work was carried out.
Although the above principles are well-established, many people fail to appreciate the risks of limitation. The recent decision Lee v Whangarei DC  NZHC 2777 provides an good example:
- Ms Lee commissioned a house to be built in Ruakaka between 2006 and 2008.
- In late 2007, she observed leaks within the house and some defects were confirmed in a February 2008 building inspection report.
- She subsequently obtained more reports which confirmed further defects.
- Because of the construction defects, Ms Lee refused to pay the builders in full. That refusal led to a variety of legal proceedings, nearly all of which were decided against Ms Lee.
Unfortunately for Ms Lee, she appears to have been so side-tracked by the disputes regarding payment that she did not commence legal proceedings in the High Court about the construction defects until May 2014. The Court decided that Ms Lee had discovered the defects more than six years earlier. The defendants successfully argued the defence of limitation.
This case illustrates how important it is for claimants and respondents in construction cases to understand how the limitation defence works and to always keep an eye on the ticking clock. If limitation is a risk, it is prudent to get clear legal advice. Ms Lee regularly chose to represent herself in legal proceedings instead of engaging lawyers. Had she done so, she may have had a happier outcome.

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Top 20 iPhone and iPad Horror Games
Horror games never lose their fun, especially when you can enjoy them more closely and personally with your mobile devices. In the case of the iPhone and iPad, the App Store is full of terrifying, high-quality games full of scares.
For the top 20 horror games for your iOS devices, just check out our detailed list below!
1. Five Nights at Freddy's
You can't talk about more modern horror games without mentioning Five Nights at Freddy's, because few have achieved the success and prominence of this franchise. As always, you play as a night watchman in an old restaurant full of electronic animals that can kill you anytime if you're not careful.
Even after a few sequences, the game managed to maintain its claustrophobic atmosphere and the incredible amount of scares it has always featured. If you want a game to scare you at night, there is no better option. Download Five Nights at Freddy's from this link.
2. Forever Lost
Forever Lost is a much less well-known gaming franchise but of impressive quality. It features classic point-and-click mechanics as you explore various scenarios, such as hospitals, hospices, and even haunted mansions.
During your adventures, you will find items and puzzles that will help you escape wherever you are. As you progress, the game gets more challenging and you need to be more careful and careful when looking for clues between rooms. You can download the first Forever Lost via this link.
3. Lost Within
Despite not having the most original premise of horror games, Lost Within is still a lot of fun, tense and scary. You play as a delegate who needs to investigate an abandoned hospice to make sure there are no people there before the place is demolished.
As expected, the interior of the hospice is quite scary and full of details to make the atmosphere even more tense. The cool thing is that you can investigate everything from objects dropped on the floor to the drawers of old furniture scattered around the place. The game is very challenging and worth checking out, and you can download it from this link.
4. Year Walk
Year Walk is a bit different from the games we mentioned on this list, as it has more to offer than simple scares with predictable monsters. Its sinister narrative and clever puzzles can make anyone afraid without being so obvious.
During the game, you will control a character through a forest while solving puzzles and watch the story unfold. Since the game makes a lot more sense in person, we recommend you download it from this link and try it as soon as possible.
5. The House of Horror
Another very simple game to escape tense rooms, The House of Horror can have some funnier and more interesting elements than most. It has very traditional gameplay with puzzles and items to find, but also brings some surprises.
One of the most different aspects is the possibility of fighting evil entities found in the game's haunted mansion. There are also many secrets to be discovered, which gives the game a longer life when compared to similar titles. You can download The House of Horror at this link.
6. Forest 2
If you like Slender Man-style games, you can't help playing Forest 2. Basically, you have to escape the ghost girl you're chasing, and if she gets too close, the game is over and you have to start over. .
The game features several different chapters and some very interesting puzzles, which helps you not to get bored like other similar titles. The visuals are also very good for a mobile game and help create the perfect horror atmosphere. Download Forest 2 through this link.
7. Pope Blood
We know that sound plays one of the most important roles in horror, especially to create the right mood, but can you imagine a game that only uses that element to scare you? Papa Sangre is really different compared to other horror games, but still manages to be very effective.
With the help of realistic 3D audio, Papa Sangre is complete darkness and you need to guide yourself through a maze using only the sounds around you. This means that besides having to look for sounds of possible outputs, it is necessary to know where the monsters are to avoid them. Click here to download it and find out more!
8. Kowa Oto
Like it or not, Japanese-themed horror games always scare us very well. In this case, Kowa Oto is no different at all, and even follows the premise of audio focus like the Pope Sangre we mentioned above.
It combines 3D audio with terrifying visuals, which makes it one of the scariest titles on this list. While not as obvious as Scare Five Nights at Freddy's, you may be surprised by the tense moods of the environments and characters you encounter. Download Kowa Oto at this link.
9. The Woods
The Woods is more psychologically terrifying, putting you in a first-person perspective in a haunted forest in the best style of "The Blair Witch." As the forest itself is very open and dense, it is extremely easy for the player to feel the loneliness and vulnerability that the game goes through.
Your task is nothing less than to drive out the demons who are in such a forest, having to find the lost pages of a ritual book. Of course this is not easy with the amount of entities you will encounter along the way. You can check out the game at this link.
10. Ellie: Help Me Out Please
Unlike many games on this list, Ellie: Help Me Out Please is a completely free horror game and tells the story of a teenage girl trapped in an abandoned house. Your goal is to help her get out with the help of items scattered around the house and solving puzzles.
Besides having a very scary mood, you may be surprised by the complexity of the puzzles presented in the game, which are very captivating and challenging. You can download the game through this link.
11. Dead Runner
As the name implies, in Dead Runner you have to run nonstop and as fast as possible through a very scary forest. You will encounter a number of obstacles that intensify as you reach a greater distance, and you must dodge numerous trees that can be fatal in a collision.
The cool thing is that you can move your iPhone around obstacles to dodge, which makes the game even more fun and tense. There are two different modes you can try, one where you earn points for the distance you reach and the other for the amount of trees you divert. Download Dead Runner from this link.
12. Hysteria Project 2
Hysteria Project 2 is essentially a game that mixes a little adventure and a lot of terror, especially for bringing very realistic visuals. It uses your device's motion sensors to give you a view of everything around you.
The horror here is also far more psychological than the usual obvious scares, and you'll find quite scary characters as you have to go through challenging traps. The Hysteria Project 2 puzzles are very well developed and add to the fun of the game. You can check it all out through this link.
13. Prisoner 84
As the name implies, Prisoner 84 puts you in the place of a prisoner who needs to escape from a well-guarded and security-filled prison. You will need to avoid obstacles, fight other prisoners and solve very interesting puzzles.
These puzzles range from using items to unlock doors to having to enter different security codes on well protected ports. Although not a typical horror game, we guarantee that you'll get much more scares than you think with this game. Download it through this link.
14. NY Zombies
Of course, this list couldn't be without a classic zombie game for you to enjoy on your iPhone and iPad. In this case, NY Zombies is very similar to those old arcade shooters, like The House of the Dead, for example.
You'll have a good range of weapons to get rid of the extensive hordes of zombies that appear in each scenario. In the meantime, you still need to worry about finding and saving multiple victims scattered throughout each phase. Despite having a lot of action, NY Zombies can still be very tense, especially when dozens of zombies come toward you. Click here to download it.
15. Forgotten Memories
If you're a fan of old horror games like Sillent Hill and Forbidden Siren, you're sure to love Forgotten Memories, which seems like a true tribute to classic horror games. Their visuals are really well crafted, which helps in the overall stress climate.
You will be playing as Rose, a woman who wakes up in a strange place while looking for a missing little girl. Things get more terrifying as you uncover the story behind Rose's tragedy. Download Forgotten Memories through this link.
Besides these main games we mentioned above, there are some simpler horror games that also deserve your attention, check out:

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