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Influence of Urbanization and Climate on Surface Water Diversions in a Semi‐Arid Basin
Conflicts of Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Data Availability Statement The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in HydroShare at https://www.hydroshare.org/, reference number https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.dddd1243231a4712bad022bbb4535d30. Supporting Information Filename Description jawr70074-sup-0001-Supinfo.docxWord 2007 document , 3.9 MB Figure S1: Histogram of the length of the irrigation season for all diversions (n = 63).
Suppression of thrombospondin-1-mediated inflammaging prolongs hematopoietic health span
Published In Science Immunology Volume 10 | Issue 103 January 2025 Article versions Submission history Received: 31 July 2024 Accepted: 2 December 2024 Permissions Request permissions for this article. Acknowledgments We thank P. Singh and team at the Roswell Park Genomics Core for RNA sequencing services. We thank W.-S. Tsao at the Center for Discovery and Innovation’s Flow Cytometry Core. We thank L. Katsnelson and E. Lazzari at the Weill Cornell Medical College for technical assistance. We thank M.
People, Work, and Abundance
At the risk of stating the obvious: an economy needs productive workers. We tend to abstract our measurement of the economy into terms of money, but dollars are just an arbitrary unit of keeping score of the real human activity of providing goods and services. Put another way, we can print as much money as we like, but without real productive activity – i.e., people making things – there would be nothing to buy.
Two Businessmen Jump on a Zoom on Apple Podcasts
David is joined this week by the former president of Marsh Advisory, Michael Poulos, for a trip around the horn, discussing the Covid impact on the economy (and public trust), the right defense of a market economy, and the challenges underlying the current state of affairs that often get missed. There is something for everybody here -- from theology to economics to politics -- and the takeaways may surprise you.
COVID-19 Podcast: Ten Considerations for Easing Lockdowns and Re-Opening
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Employers win the battle, but not the war | Lexology
Australia
March 24 2020 Is an occupier of premises liable to indemnify the employer for workers compensation payments as a tortfeasor who, if sued, by the Worker for negligence, would have been liable to pay damages to the Worker? The Court of Appeal answers this question in Charter Hall Real Estate Management Services (NSW) Pty Limited v State of New South Wales.
COVID-19: The One Month Anniversary of the Pandemic Declaration and Lessons Learned
The Risk Management and Insurance Podcast by Marsh is available on most popular podcast apps. Search "Marsh Risk Management and Insurance" to subscribe. We are now past the one-month anniversary since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11th, 2020. Much has changed since then, and there are already many lessons to be learned.
Chronic activation of endothelial MAPK disrupts hematopoiesis via NFKB dependent inflammatory stress reversible by SCGF
Abstract Inflammatory signals arising from the microenvironment have emerged as critical regulators of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) function during diverse processes including embryonic development, infectious diseases, and myelosuppressive injuries caused by irradiation and chemotherapy. However, the contributions of cellular subsets within the microenvironment that elicit niche-driven inflammation remain poorly understood.
Did you hear? The Court of Appeal dismisses the employer’s application for leave in an industrial deafness claim | Lexology
Most of us are familiar with the causation test under Section 60 of the 1987 Act (in other words, whether the need for treatment was 'as a result of' the injury). So, what evidence is the Workers Compensation Commission able to consider in determining this question? What happens if that evidence is inconsistent with a binding Medical Assessment Certificate?
Endothelial-specific inhibition of NF-κB enhances functional haematopoiesis
Abstract Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside in distinct niches within the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment, comprised of endothelial cells (ECs) and tightly associated perivascular constituents that regulate haematopoiesis through the expression of paracrine factors.
‘mother!’ Gets Weird - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
“mother!” is one of the most challenging films to come around in a long time, not just to understand, but to stomach given its gross-out last 20 minutes when things go from bad to worse for actress Jennifer Lawrence. Since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and other fest openings, the reviews have been pouring in.
Exciting ‘Assassin’ - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Movie Scene: American Assassin Shiva Negar and Dylan O'Brien in "American Assassin." Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017 12:05 pm Exciting ‘Assassin’ By MICHAEL POULOS Journal Film Critic Journal & Topics Media Group “American Assassin” (112 min., Rated R for strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity). Rating: 6 out of 10.
Warm Up To ‘Wind River’ - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
'Wind River' Jeremy Renner in "Wind River." Posted: Saturday, August 19, 2017 12:00 am Warm Up To ‘Wind River’ By MICHAEL POULOS Journal Film Critic Journal & Topics Media Group “Wind River” (115 min., Rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, and language). Rating: 8 out of 10. Taylor Sheridan may be known to you on TV’s “The Sons of Anarchy,” but he’s responsible for two killer screenplays he wrote for “Sicario” (2015) and “Hell or High Water” (2016), both outstanding movies.
‘Detroit’ Powerful, But… - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Francois Duhamel 'Detroit' Anthony Mackie in "Detroit". Posted: Friday, August 4, 2017 10:25 am ‘Detroit’ Powerful, But… By MICHAEL POULOS Journal Film Critic Journal & Topics Media Group "Detroit" (145 min., Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language). Rating: 7 out of 10. Director Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty”) felt compelled to tell the real story of what happened at the Algiers Hotel in Detroit during the infamous riots of July 1967.
Visuals Stunning In ‘Valerian’ - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Luc Besson is a veteran filmmaker of some interesting films made over the years…back into the ‘90s with “The Professional” (introduced Natalie Portman) and “The Fifth Element” (Bruce Willis)…and more recently with the not-so-hot “Lucy” (Scarlett Johansson). Nevertheless, he’s regarded as a visionary filmmaker who likes taking chances. Well, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” probably qualifies as his most ambitious effort ever.
‘War’ Or Bore? - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Has the last shoe finally dropped on the prequels to the original “Planet of the Apes” (1968)? According to my math, given that Charlton Heston arrived some 2,000 years into the future (on Earth), there is still about 1,900 years yet to be covered when “War for the Planet of the Apes” ends. You can certainly connect most of the dots that bridge the end of one to the beginning of the other, but one has to wonder if there isn’t “one more” Apes movie left in the think-tank in this series.
Wanting More From ‘Beguiled’ - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Aaron Brey, 11, of Mount Prospect, next to a "ghost bike" fire hydrant which he helped paint with his father Kenneth and Lorelei McDermott near the entrance to Melas Park off Central Road. The hydrant was painted in honor of Joni Beaudry who was killed in June 2016 when she was trying to cross Central Road at Weller Lane on her bicycle and was fatally struck by a motorist.
‘Baby Driver’ Big On Action - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Since its premiere at the South-by-Southwest film festival in March, “Baby Driver” has been on many must-see lists for the summer -- and is now making its commercial release. What I thought was going to be a rip-snorting rollicking high-octane chase thriller expecting to break new ground in this genre, only scratches the surface of charting new territory.
‘Last’ One? Hopefully - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Plainfield Elementary School in Des Plaines will be a host site for this year’s Illinois State Board of Education free summer breakfast program, the “Seamless Summer Option”, from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Monday to Thursday, July 10 through Aug. 3.The program is available to provide sustenance to children and young adults who rely on national school breakfast and lunch programs as their primary source of food during the school year. Anyone under age 18 is welcome to participate.
‘Cars’ Has Some Juice Left In Tank - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Amazingly, it has been 11 years since “Cars” came out, which remains one of my favorite Disney/Pixar films equal to the “Toy Story” series and “The Incredibles” (which is getting a sequel). But there are many other terrific Pixar films I don’t take lightly.
RIP, ‘Mummy’ - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
"The Mummy" (107 min., Rated PG-13 for violence, action and scary images, for some suggestive content, and partial nudity). Rating: 4 out of 10. Well, the line has been drawn in the sand that “The Mummy”, the first in a series of monster-horror movies to come out of the vaults of Universal Pictures, is crummy.
Movie Scene: Kate Mara’s Breakout Role - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
At only 34, actress Kate Mara has amassed quite a film resume to go along with her frequent TV appearances. From her debut in 1999 at age 16 to her significant roles in “Transcendence”, “Captive”, “Fantastic Four” and “The Martian” she has matured into an impressive actress. Along with her equally famous younger sister, Rooney, Kate is cast in a starring role as Megan Leavey in “Megan Leavy”, the true story of a young woman finding purpose in her life by enlisting in the U.S. Marines.
Movie Scene: Likeable ‘Lovers’ - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
I have a hard time seeing Tracy Letts as being attractive to women, let alone seeing him juggling sex between two women at the same time. It’s a fantasy to think of such a thing. Letts is a brilliant playwright (Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner) and is a good actor…but I just can’t see him as a chick magnet by any stretch of the imagination. His counterpart in “The Lovers”, Debra Winger -- yes, Debra Winger -- doesn’t have this stigma; she looks good for 61.
Movie Scene: Picturesque ‘Paris’ - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
“Paris Can Wait” is one of those petite, lighthearted romantic dramas that popularized American cinema long ago that, in this day and age, would have a hard time finding an audience under 40. It involves a two-day road trip between Diane Lane, the wife of a powerful Hollywood mogul (Alec Baldwin), and Arnaud Viard, one of her husband’s colleagues in the film business.
Movie Scene: ‘Alien’ Adventure - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
"Alien: Covenant" (122 min., Rated R for sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality/nudity). Rating: 7 out of 10. It’s not an easy task understanding, let alone trying to decipher, the heavy-handed, cerebral, mumbo-jumbo that has now taken over the “Alien” series that began in 1979, was furthered with an amazing sequel in 1986, then left for dead with two underwhelming sequels in the 1990s. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
Movie Scene: ‘Circle’ Gets Loopy - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Films that are technology-based…the kind of technology many of us have access to or are aware of its capabilities at higher levels of application…are doomed to scrutiny, plausibility and eventually antiquation. Today’s electronic revelation could be tomorrow’s afterthought.
Movie Scene: Furiously Fun - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
The limits to which studios go to out-do themselves on ratcheting up the thunderous action sequences and amazing visual effects in large-scale action films is astonishing. Is there no shortage to what a bank of computers can’t do in recreating elaborate spaceship battle sequences, the destruction of whole cities -- the whole planet for that matter? On a smaller scale, here on Earth resides the ridiculous over-the-top car chase sequences that have become the emblem of the “Fast and Furious” series.
Movie Scene: ‘Colossal’ Nightmare - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
If you read a brief synopsis of “Colossal”, which was reviewed “favorably” at the Sundance Film Festival in January, you have to wonder what on Earth writer-director Nacho Vigalondo had in mind with this film. It’s bizarre and totally off-the-wall, a mixture of romance, drama, dark comedy and sci-fi monster genres rolled into one. As much of its audacity was to pepper his film with conundrums and puzzling brain-teasing metaphors, on one level it does provide a shred of sanity. Are you intrigued?
Movie Scene: This One's A 'Keeper' - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
As with any true-to-life story about WWII and the Holocaust, it draws attention. This is a time that will never stop being re-told because new stories keep pouring out about some daring heroic act of bravery or survival that is so compelling, it generates books and then movies that millions upon millions of people around the world are still interested in hearing about.
Movie Scene: 'Ghost' Bust - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
When I saw previews well in advance of its release for “Ghost in the Shell”, my first thought was, ‘yawn, another comic book superhero movie’, and second, ‘why is Scarlett Johansson taking this route of her career…and playing an Asian role’?
A Whale Of A Movie - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
When I saw promotions for “In the Heart of the Sea” last January for a March 2015 release, I thought, oh good…a Ron Howard film about a whaling ship that gets pummeled by an enormous whale…a white whale no less. It looked like a good role for “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth. Then weeks before its intended release, it disappeared and has now re-opened here in December.
Solid As A Rock - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
The trailers I began seeing for “Creed” a few months ago peaked my interest as a clever way of continuing the Rocky Balboa saga -- a character beloved in film history, and easily the legacy of Sylvester Stallone’s film career. At 70, what else could be left to do with this iconic character but to somehow link him with a protégé -- a young fighter whom he could take under his wing to be the champ he once was.
'Good', Not Great - Journal and Topics Online: Movie Scene
Posted: Friday, December 4, 2015 3:50 pm 'Good', Not Great By MICHAEL POULOS Journal Film Critic Journal & Topics Media Group "The Good Dinosaur" (95 min., Rated PG for peril, action and thematic elements). Rating: 7 out of 10.
Flame Burns Out On ‘Hunger Games’ Film Saga
Like all big-budget over-stuffed epics that cover multiple films -- this one four -- I’m glad to see this one come to an end. I wouldn’t have said that for the “Lord of the Rings” films. Rushed into production in 2012, “The Hunger Games” began its assault on the screen that was then accelerated to a film-a-year pace, which is crazy given the magnitude of its scope, but not failing to present solid pictures that did justice to the finely etched books written by Suzanne Collins.
One Helluva Story
The “buzz” about “Spotlight” got my attention as one of the more anticipated films at the Toronto Film Festival in mid-September. Like many other highly touted films shown at this prestigious festival that went on to earn Oscars or be regarded as one of the year’s best films, it didn’t come as a shock to me when the reviews for “Spotlight” were outstanding.
'Room' Worth A View
Generally speaking, I don’t think anyone would be comfortable watching “Room.” I’m sure word has gotten around what this film is all about: the long-term incarceration of a young woman kept penned up inside a soundproof shed, only 10-ft. x 10-ft., for an excruciating seven years without being allowed to take one step outside. During this time, the sicko man who kidnapped her has his way with her, having his child who, as this story starts, is now 5 years old.
‘Peak’ Falls Flat
I don’t know if you have noticed, but the publicists for the studio have been inundating us hour-by-hour on TV with ads for “Crimson Peak.” It has been fever-pitch for a few weeks, but when I see such heavy-handed publicity, I’m skeptical. I should also note there’s been almost as much promotion for “Bridge of Spies”, which I already reviewed.
'Jobs' A Keeper - Journal & Topics Newspapers Online: Movie Scene
Being familiar with scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin’s unique style of screenwriting and clever use of snappy dialogue (like Paddy Chayefsky) as far back as “A Few Good Men” (over 20 years ago), “The West Wing” TV show, “The Social Network” (Oscar winner) and “Moneyball”, it is no surprise his gift for capturing complex and prolific characters in “Steve Jobs” is nothing short of magnificent. He provides an excellent roadmap for the director to follow.
‘Walk’ This Way - Journal & Topics Newspapers Online: Movie Scene
Sony Pictures Movie Scene: The Walk Joseph Gordon-Levitt in "The Walk." Posted: Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:07 am ‘Walk’ This Way By MICHAEL POULOS Journal Film Critic Journal & Topics Newspapers "The Walk" (124 min., Rated PG for some intense moments and some language). Rating: 7 out of 10. A number of years ago a fine documentary was made of an extraordinary event that took place on Aug.
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Once again, Johnny Depp is featured in heavy makeup in a role that breaks new ground in his eclectic film career as a reprehensible real-life mobster who conspired with the FBI in the late 1970s, early 1980s in Boston. I never heard of the man Depp portrays, Jimmy “Whitey” Bulger, but based on the book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, this was one ruthless son-of-a-gun who for about 10 years rose to claim Boston as his roosting ground for underworld activity.
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It seems Tom Cruise has selected as his legacy the “Mission: Impossible” series. Like Arnold Schwarzenegger who will forever be remembered as being the Terminator, with this being his fifth and probably best in the series of “Mission: Impossible” movies, Cruise will be identified most ardently as Ethan Hunt. Who would have ever guessed that 10 years ago?
Been There, Done That
Movie Scene: Vacation Christina Applegate and Ed Helms in “Vacation.” Posted: Friday, August 7, 2015 9:16 am Been There, Done That By MICHAEL POULOS Journal Film Critic Journal & Topics Newspapers "Vacation" (99 min., Rated R for crude and sexual content and language throughout – and brief graphic nudity). Rating: 3 out of 10. It’s been 32 years (1983) since the first “Vacation” movie came out starring Chevy Chase as the daffy Clark Griswold, with wife Beverly D’Angelo.
Touching ‘Paper’
Coming-of-age “young adult” films have been getting more plentiful in recent years -- mostly in the fantasy realm such as Divergent, Harry Potter and Hunger Games (and there are a lot more). But the serious-minded ones, most of them based on popular novels, have been making their way into the theaters. Author John Green’s popular novel “The Fault in Our Stars” was made into a very good movie last year -- as was “The Spectacular Now”, both starring rising star Shailene Woodley.
‘Trainwreck’= Good Timing
"Trainwreck" (124 min., Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use). Rating: 7 out of 10. Amy Schumer spouts a brand of comedy that -- in my opinion -- requires a fair amount of tolerance and willingness to identify with the topics she chooses to cover and/or lampoon. Like herself. Similar to women stand-up comedians who cover any number of adult subjects, it seems chiefly about sexual situations, like Margaret Cho, Sarah Silverman and Chelsea Handler to name a few.
No Stopping ‘Terminator’
After the superb “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991), I was ripe for one more in the series. James Cameron did a great job of creating what at that time was groundbreaking and original in the sci-fi genre. He walked away from it and did “True Lies” and “Titanic” instead.
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You’d think a story being pitched about a military dog (there are many apparently) would be of interest and be simply told given its historical significance and the fact not many people, including me, know much about dogs being used in combat missions. I can imagine it’s not good for the dogs viewing them as valuable frontline scouts sniffing out roadside bombs or locating enemy sniper fire.
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I must have missed the memo that ordained “Me and Earl and a Dying Girl” as this year’s teen equivalent to “Juno” that went on the win the Oscar for best screenplay. “Me and Earl” won duo awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, premiered at the Chicago Film Festival in May (way to go guys!) -- and is now going public.
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I know moviegoers won’t have a problem with this, but film critics need to lighten up and understand that the “Jurassic Park” movies are not meant to taken seriously -- and that there are going to be huge credibility gaps. So why criticize it for the very things audiences love about superheroes, vampires, zombies, etc., which have “zero” logic, but are not criticized for it?
'San Andreas' A Guilty Pleasure
It must have been a weak moment for me when I attended the screening of “San Andreas.” I actually enjoyed all the destruction -- not necessarily any of the off-screen deaths. I can’t say any of the people who would die under such cataclysmic conditions were shown in any graphic manner in this film.
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Blythe Danner has toyed with the idea of being a mainstream actress for many years (back to the 1970s) and like her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow, she has chosen to remain on the edges of her profession. And how often have you seen Paltrow in the last five years? Exactly. But it seems as though the script for “I’ll See You in My Dreams” is tailor-fit for Danner, and apparently meaty enough to lure her to one of her rare leading roles.
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