Word: okun
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...threaten the lives of scientists on a sinking laboratory? Don't expect anything profound. Still, the supporting appearances of Samuel L. Jackson and Stellan Skarsgard help enhance the film's credibility, and in the area of special effects, audiences won't be disappointed (the film's effects supervisor, Jeff Okun, was responsible for the effects in Sphere and Stargate). It remains to be seen whether all of the special effects and star power can take away the smell of a fishy premise...
Editor-in-chief Barbara S. Okun '86 told The Crimson that Whitla ordered the editors to eliminate the words "condescending" and "arrogant" from descriptions of professors...
Whitla, who had consulted an advance copy of the Guide in order to predict course enrollment, threatened to cancel the book and fire the staff if the criticisms were not omitted, Okun said...
...Okun made the changes, but protested administration "censorship" in a preface to the book inserted without approval...
...most urban and suburban Americans, home treatment systems probably aren't worth the hassle or expense, say independent experts. "In general, the greater risks lie in small community developments like trailer parks that opt not to be part of the water supply of a larger municipality," says Daniel Okun, a retired professor of environmental engineering at the University of North Carolina. "The point is to find out what's going on in your local water supply...