V29 fixed episode windows: anchored at trigger-12h (no moving window), USGS-obs-based episode end, frame carry-forward on republish, warm-start IC from previous depth frame, in-flight queue shown in the event panel
event ladder: delegated worker hand-off frees the runner (no more result-wait/CPU while claimed); new detections outrank episode re-sims; fresh claims survive re-enqueue; event_run gains t0 backdating + defer for refills