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Month: May, 2008

Munich in the springtime…

19 May, 2008 (13:45) | Photography, Research, Travel, Work | By: Arlen

As mentioned in the Cliff’s notes version regarding April, I spent a few days in Munich last month. It was part of the 10th International Conference on Hyperthermic Oncology. The trip was quick (yay for direct flights), and unfortunately the family didn’t get to join me. I did get to present a poster of one of the measurement tools we are using in my dissertation research, so that was a plus.

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The conference venue was a hospital that was located about six or seven kilometers from the hotel, so I quickly learned the layout of the subway system in order to get back and forth each day. The hotel was close to the center of town, so there was a chance to see the Rathaus and wander around downtown each night.

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I do not think it means what you think it means…

8 May, 2008 (14:39) | Random Thought, Uncategorized | By: Arlen

One of those off-shoots of that bill of rights we have is protests. People that feel strongly about a postion can help draw attention to thier cause with signs and marches.

These are examples of attention that I don’t think they intended.

Example One (or why you should proofread your sign before leaving home):


Protest 1

Example Two (or why knowlege of history is important if you are making references to it):


Protest 2

What happened to April?

6 May, 2008 (22:19) | School, Travel, Work | By: Arlen

Hmmm. It sure has been a while since I have posted! I seem to be missing the whole month of April. Sorry about that!

Things have been crazy, but I am still alive. So here’s the cliff notes version of April:

  • School
  • Work
  • I helped build a train track around the boy’s room.
  • School
  • Work
  • I went to Munich for a Hyperthermia Conference
  • School
  • Work
  • I gave a couple of presentations on protiens including measuring denaturing energy with an atomic force microscope and computational methods for simulating folding.
  • School
  • Work
  • School
  • Work

More updates in the near future.