Yes, photographs can be a bit embarrassing, but I'm grateful that my dad took abundant photographs and video when I was a child. Get out there, have a great Halloween, and feel free to embarrass your children. And for those of you who will be staying indoors, aside from the usual tradition of watching Hocus Pocus, let me recommend starting a new tradition: Reading Bradbury's The Halloween Tree. You won't be disappointed.
Until today, the eeriest part of this Halloween season had been Trizol contamination in my samples and rampant RNA degradation…that was until I came across these photos from 1990 or 1991. I'm not sure why, but costumes in the 1980s and 1990s were awful. I just don't understand why masks were supplied with plastic aprons advertising what you were supposed to be. Why?! And, yes, like you I'm cringing just slightly at my costume. Why I'm a dinosaur wearing pink, I'm not sure.
Yes, photographs can be a bit embarrassing, but I'm grateful that my dad took abundant photographs and video when I was a child. Get out there, have a great Halloween, and feel free to embarrass your children. And for those of you who will be staying indoors, aside from the usual tradition of watching Hocus Pocus, let me recommend starting a new tradition: Reading Bradbury's The Halloween Tree. You won't be disappointed.
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![]() Unfortunately, I have been so wrapped up in my PhD program that I have been remiss in updating my blog. It was a wonderful Email by Andrew Taranov, the R&D manager of the Academy of Geniuses in Russia, that motivated me to finally create another entry. In Andrew’s own words, here is some information on the academy he and Julia Taranova, the creator of the school, run: The Academy of Geniuses is a company that is engaged in training children of all abilities information technology. Above all, the academy aims to instill important life qualities: analytical thinking, logic, and perseverance in achieving goals. Second, the academy teaches practical skills: a robotics courses helps the children understand the basics of mechanics, engineering, constructing robots, and controlling them using computer programs, whereas the programming club teaches students how to properly manage their computers and how to use the PC to solve professional problems. On the other hand, the system administration courses gives the students the opportunity to learn the skills required of servicing an entire network. Not surprisingly, with the proliferation of mobile devices, one of the most popular courses instructs students on developing mobile applications on Android phones and tablets. Though the students may be young, courses are designed with pragmatism in mind: all professional languages the academy uses are in demand in the labor market, be it Java or 1C programming language. Ultimately, the pupils are instilled with a belief that the positive changes they can bring about in the world outweigh the monetary rewards. The program thus far has been a remarkable success. More than 750 children of the Kalinigrad region have attended the summer classes—naturally, robust equipment is needed to serve so many students (especially young students). For this reason, the Academy of Geniuses has opted to use more than 40 Lenovo computers. For anyone who can speak Russian, I encourage you to learn more about the academy on their Facebook group or the PDF that I have enclosed. I would like to congratulate Andrew and Julia for their remarkable work. I and Lenovo wish them many more years of success! ![]()
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About Gregory CostaGregory Costa is a decent biologist, mediocre writer, terrible formatter, but true Lenovo enthusiast, who admires the use of their products in both the academic and industrial setting...when he's not busy delighting himself in science, nature, or his OkCupid profile. |