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LEE COUNTY - Completion of a new $9 million detoxification center in Fort Myers could not come fast enough as the recession leads more people in crisis to substance abuse and the wreckage that addiction afflicts on families.
The bitter irony that the 40-bed center by Southwest Florida Addiction Services, will be busy from the start was not lost on any of the public officials, social service officials and community leaders who attended a dedication ceremony for the new center Thursday.
The new detox center at 3763 Evans Ave. has been built on four acres donated from the City of Fort Myers for the project. It will open next month; staff members are now starting the move from the current 25-bed detox center on Cleveland Avenue, across from Lee Memorial Hospital, that was converted from a motel built in the 1950s.
Kevin Lewis, chief executive officer of Southwest Florida Addiction Services, spoke Thursday of how 300 individuals, government and community agencies contributed financially to make the new detox center possible for treating addictions.
"It is a chronic disease, it is not really a choice but we have a choice to treat it," he said. "I am blessed to live in a community that steps up to the need."
The nonprofit Southwest Florida Addiction Services treats 6,000 people a year, which includes outpatient programs, and can expect to treat 20 percent more with the expanded 44,000-square-foot center, Lewis said. Clients predominantly come from Lee County but also Glades and Hendry counties.
The center also serves people from Collier County seeking detoxification from opiate addiction, a service that is not available at the David Lawrence Center, a mental health center with 12 detox beds in Naples.
About $6 million has been raised so far for the new building and furniture, and the hope is to secure the remaining $3.5 million to be debt-free, Lewis said. From an operating standpoint, state and federal funds cover 47 cents on the dollar, the Lee County government pays 18 cents and the rest comes from fees and fundraising, Lewis said.
Phillip Mangano, director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, attended the ceremony and applauded the different entities in the community for making the project come to fruition. He is in Fort Myers to take part in a Community Summit for developing a 10-year plan to end homelessness.
"Isn't this the way it should be, every level of government partnering in this effort with every aspect of the private sector," he said. "That is the kind of partnering that makes a difference in addiction, that makes a difference in mental health issues and makes a difference in homelessness."
About 75 people toured the new center Thursday after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The center was built with "green" features using solar energy to heat water and a building design to minimize sun exposure. The building also features natural lighting, flooring and painting with reduced chemical components and exposure, low-voltage lighting and xeriscaping.
Dr. Judith Hartner, executive director of the Lee County Health Department, said she knew that Southwest Florida Addiction Services had been building a new center but hadn't seen it before Thursday.
"We're amazed and happy," she said. "We surely need the services. If you start thinking about addictions, violence, communicable diseases and homelessness, it all comes sort of as a package. If you start picking at any corner of the package, you start solving the problems."
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There's also this–if you remember, there were some rumors floating around Reddit last month regarding the Earth DLC.
Included in the posting by user derptemp6698, who had previously gotten some ME3 DLC leak details right, were details alleging new mods, gear, and maps for Rio, Vancouver and London. Several new human classes were alluded to as well, though BioWare hasn't confirmed any of it.
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Chicago Law alumni have given answers in the form of a question on Jeopardy!, battled the wilds on Survivor, and sat in the hot seat on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Now Brandy Kuentzel '06 has faced Donald Trump in his infamous boardroom on The Apprentice and heard the words so few of the show's contestants are told: You're hired. After weeks of intense competition, Kuentzel was chosen as the latest winner of the show that pits young professionals in a competition to work for business mogul Donald Trump.
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Kuentzel displayed a business-minded spirit while a student at the Law School. She was active in the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship, a clinical program that provides legal support to lower-income entrepreneurs.
"Brandy was a dynamic, personable student who approached her clients' needs with curiosity and energy and presented complicated information to entrepreneurs from the community in an engaging, educational style," said Elizabeth Milnikel, Director of the IJ Clinic.
She later became an entrepreur herself. After graduating from the Law School, Kuentzel worked for Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco before starting her own mobile cupcake bakery, Sweet Ride. The company moved from the Bay Area to Chicago and has started deploying its cupcake truck around the city. (In fact, the Sweet Ride truck's first stop in Chicago will be at the Law School.)
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Linus Torvalds has announced the immediate availability of the seventh release candidate in the 3.9 branch of the Linux kernel.
The Release Candidate interval for the new 3.9 is slowly getting to a close, and the final version should arrive soon. Even so, this latest release comes with a lot of fixes and commits.
The most interesting change in Linux kernel 3.9 RC7, at least according to Linus Torvalds, seem to be a fix for very particular bug that only affected the 32-bit PAE architecture.
"This is mostly random one-liners, with a few slightly larger driver fixes. The most interesting (to me, probably to nobody else) fix is a fix for a rather subtle TLB invalidate bug that only hits 32-bit PAE due to the weird way that works. Even then it only hits you if you have some particularly insane mapping patterns," stated Linus Torvalds in the official announcement.
Moreover, the Linux developers suspect that this bug is actually responsible for Google Chrome triggering a bug, but the problem is very rare and it's impossible to say with certainty that the fix submitted in this Release Candidate will actually do anything.
"This bug is much more common (and by "much more common" I mean "still basically impossible to hit unless you were really unlucky") on newer machines that have bigger TLB's and that could happily have run in 64-bit mode without the disgusting abortion that is x86 PAE, and a small part of me feels that anybody who hit this problem on such a machine probably got whatever they deserved," ended Torvalds.
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Summer of Imagination
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus Metropolitan Library, COSI, Franklin Park Conservatory, and Columbus Parent present the Summer of Imagination this June and July. The goal of this innovative community collaboration is to inspire Central Ohio families to seek adventure, creativity, innovation, and excitement this summer in Columbus. Using a Summer of Imagination map published in Columbus Parent as their guide, Central Ohio families will take a journey of exploration by visiting each cultural attraction. Families can visit cultural attractions in any order and as often as they like. Families who turn in their completed map will be entered to win a series of prizes, including a Grand Prize for one lucky family.
Columbus Parent is helping to spread the word by printing a Summer of Imagination map in their June and July issues. Each cultural attraction selected a family-friendly program, event, or exhibit to highlight as part of Summer of Imagination. Columbus Museum of Art highlights our charming exhibition Imagine! Picturebook Art from the Collection of Carol and Guy Wolfenbarger. Columbus Metropolitan Library showcases the 2014 Imagine Your Story: Read Summer Reading Club, which launches May 31. COSI presents The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes that includes a series of interactive elements that encourage visitors to solve a mystery. Franklin Park Conservatory celebrates the twentieth anniversary of their popular Blooms & Butterflies exhibit featuring hundreds of colorful, exotic butterflies.
Summer of Imagination shows that here in the heart of it all, we have countless of ways to inspire learning and invigorate family fun. This summer, imagine, play, and explore Columbus with Summer of Imagination. Be sure to check out the related programming below.
Click on the above Summer of Imagination map to download it, and print out at home, pick up your copy in the June and July Columbus Parent. Or stop by our front desk for a copy. Then turn in your completed map to any of the locations.
Imagine! The Art of The Picturebook
On View June 20, 2014-November 9, 2014
Imagine! explores children's picturebooks as works of art through examples from the collection of Carol and Guy Wolfenbarger. The original drawings, paintings, prints, and collages represent books from well-known illustrators including Floyd Cooper, Peter Catalanotto, Will Hillenbrand, E. B. Lewis, Barry Moser, Chris Raschka, Aminah Robinson, Maurice Sendak, and Robert Sabuda. The work is presented in groupings of Tall Tales (fiction), True Tales (non-fiction), Tales with Tails (stories/art about animals) and Human Tales (stories/art about social interactions and human nature).
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Why Picturebooks Matter
Thursday June 19, 2014
New York Times picturebook critic and author Leonard Marcus discusses why picturebooks matter. $10 for members and $5 for nonmembers. Reserve your seat online.
Counting Crocodiles
Saturday, July 12
Ohio author/illustrator Will Hillenbrand demonstrates the creative process he has used in writing and illustrating more than fifty picturebooks. Several examples of his work appear in Imagine! Following the program, he will be available to sign books. Free with CMA admission. To guarantee a seat, please make a reservation early or by calling 614.629.0359.
Story Time in Imagine!
Join these reading experts as they bring some of the most beloved children's picturebooks to life. This program is presented for kids ages 3-8 and their favorite adults. It is free with admission but to guarantee a seat, register early or by calling 614-629-0359.
Saturday, June 28
Carol Wolfenbarger, CMA docent and former children's literature researcher and teacher
Saturday, July 26
Donna Royalty, CMA docent and retired secondary French and language arts teacher
Saturday, August 9
Jeannie Sperling, CMA docent and retired early childhood reading specialist
Saturday, September 6
Claudie Fett, retired librarian, Upper Arlington Schools
Saturday, September 27
Beth Clark, librarian, Dublin Schools
Saturday, October 25
Carol Wolfenbarger, CMA docent and former children's literature research and teacher
Imagine! The Art of the Picturebook Tours
Visit our calendar for Imagine! tours.
Crabapple Night
Saturday July 19 & 26 at 2:00 PM
Join us for the children's play Crabapple Night by Columbus playwright Amy Drake and the Drake Oration Company. Drake, whose work has been produced in New York theater festivals and play labs, was honored with a Best Director award from Columbus Theatre Roundtable in 2012. The play Crabapple Night is based upon the book by Ohio author Jan Wahl with illustrations by Steven Kellogg. This program is free with admission. To guarantee a seat, please make a reservation early by calling 614.629.0359.
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(Pictured Above: Gary Kelley, Illustration from "Bosh Blobber Bosh, Runcible Poems for Edward Lear" written by J. Patrick Lewis, Creative Editions, 1998. Collection of Carol and Guy Wolfenbarger)


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Speakers at Bonita-Estero market pulse event at FGCU tout economic recovery
ESTERO - Amid the clouds outside, speakers at the Bonita Estero Market Pulse at Florida Gulf Coast University had a mission Friday — to create sunshine inside.
Their version of sunshine included data-packed presentations about the improving local and regional economies.
The keynote speaker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, offered a perspective of the U.S. economy, drawing national media from Reuters and Bloomberg.
"We've graduated to a world stage," boasted Joe Murgalo, board chairman of the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, organizer of the event.
The breakfast event, in its eighth year, attracted 260 people, including Florida Gulf Coast University students studying business, economics and finance. They heard bright news about the economic recovery locally, regionally and nationally, but that was tempered by clouds of uncertainty.
Gary Jackson, an economics professor and director of FGCU's Regional Economic Research Institute in Estero, noted that home prices are starting to rise in the region, though slowly, and that employment is improving with retail emerging as the top employer in both counties.
Collier County's unemployment rate is 7.6 percent and Lee County's is 8 percent, but 6 percent is where it needs to get to be considered normal, Jackson said.
The median price for homes — the price at which half the homes sell for more and half for less — has increased in Collier and Lee but remains far from the peak during the housing boom in 2004 and 2005.
"Expect a somewhat choppy economic recovery," he told the group.
Brad Hunter, a chief economist who directs Metrostudy's market research operations in Southwest Florida, said there is a growing disparity between what he described as "A" locations, or the best ones, and what he classified as C, D or F. He labeled Bonita/Estero with an "A," saying home builders in the leading markets in Southwest Florida are now selling 10 homes a month.
"It's something we haven't seen for a long time," Hunter said.
Now, he said, there's more of an urgency to buy because prices are improving.
But he warned that as construction picks up, the supply of lots is dwindling and that eventually builders could face material and labor shortages, factors that could drive up their costs and home prices. If builders try to raise their prices too much, there would be "price pushback" from potential buyers, who will walk away, Hunter said.
He quickly ran through some numbers, saying housing starts for new single-family homes were up 137 percent in Collier and up 70 percent in Lee from their bottom a few years ago.
In Collier, where the house market is recovering more quickly, he said, there's only a 1-1/2 month supply of finished new single-family homes on the market. Last year, there were 641 homes started in the Bonita/Estero market, up 30 percent from 2011.
In Collier, where the house market is recovering more quickly, he said, there's only a 1-1/2 month supply of finished new single-family homes on the market. Last year, there were 641 homes started in the Bonita/Estero market, up 30 percent from 2011. The productivity was more than double what it was in 2008, Hunter said.
"We have a low supply of lots and it's getting lower all the time," he said.
Much of the demand for homes is coming from move-up buyers, who are finding it easier to sell their homes so they can buy new ones, Hunter said.
Sandra Pianalto, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, made a return appearance. She spoke at the event in 2010.
"We have seen real improvement in the economy, and yet we still face uncertainty around when the economy will be able to stand on its own two feet, without extraordinary help from the Federal Reserve," she said.
She talked about all the steps the Federal Reserve has taken to try to get the national economy back on track, including buying mortgage-backed securities, reducing the federal funds rate to nearly zero and purchasing U.S. Treasury securities.
"Our actions have helped the economy go from a point where it was shrinking in 2008 and 2009, to the point where it is growing today, albeit at a moderate rate. When the Federal Reserve first announced our purchases of mortgage-backed securities in late 2008, 30-year mortgage interest rates averaged a little over 6 percent. Today, they average around 3.4 percent," she said.
However, she cautioned that the benefits of her agency's actions may diminish over time and there are risks involved.
"At some point, we will have to stop buying assets, and ultimately we will have to unwind our now large holdings of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities," she said. "We should be sure that when the time comes, we can exit without adversely impacting markets, without allowing an undesirable increase in inflation, and without risking the progress that has already occurred in our economic recovery."


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A potential comedy classic is stymied by the happy-time interference of its corporate overlords.
Vince Vaughn has spent his entire career investigating the phrase "big man on campus". Whether he's going back to college (Old School), reliving the rough and tumble of the playground (Dodgeball) or even crashing weddings (Wedding Crashers), he seems intent on recapturing the lost joys of some imagined, carefree youth in which he was, naturally, top dog.
We'll leave the ultimate extrapolation of this furiously back-pedaling infantilism to the Freudians among you, but with his sperm-donor-based baby-com Delivery Man set to be released later this year, we can't entirely discount some future project in which he actually returns to the womb. Possibly with Owen Wilson in tow.
The Internship gathers all Vaughn's preoccupations into one basket, couching his mouthy alpha male joie-de-vivre in campus-related high-jinks and gap-year glee to offer a(nother) collegiate spin on his patented 'Inappropriate Tall Man Attends Delicate Social Function' schtick.
You've probably got his latest filed away in your mind-bin as That Google Film, but the details, for those who care, are that fast-talking but outdated salesmen Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson lose their jobs and decide to reinvent themselves by signing on for a course with Google that might eventually lead to the multicoloured net giants offering them an internship. The head of the programme (The Daily Show's Asif Mandvi) thinks they're dinosaurs, and the cool kids find them risible, so they have little option but to team up with a rag-tag crew of (high-achieving genius-level) losers and get busy.
Formulaic stuff to be sure, and outwardly perhaps not so very appealing. Vaughn's patchy hit-to-miss ratio (to say nothing of Wilson's) added to suspicions over the overarching involvement of Google might be enough to put many people off, but underneath the egregious corporate patina, The Internship turns out to be a sterling campus-com in the classic Bill Murray Meatballs/Stripes/Caddychack vein.
Vaughn (who also co-scripted) is on especially winning form, Wilson delivers a performance that recalls his old bounce, and the young dweebs they're lumped in with are more than agreeable company. The inevitable Will Ferrell cameo also makes for a nice little diversion.
Yet for all this good running, many will have real trouble getting past the films central conceit. Google's self-love, their distressing insistence on 'enforced fun', the wacky offices (Desks? Get over it, granddad!) and their garish, pristine campus appear intended to paint the company as a free-thinking adventure playground for the mind. Some will likely feel more like the Stepford wives have opened up a deeply shady theme park.
It's just creepy. Yet – presumably to show Google in as a shining beacon of possibility – it's all taken at face value. Not once do our pair of jaded, louche, analog beer-guzzlers take even the lamest potshot at the ominously freaky toytown they find themselves cocooned within.
In an age of 3D, CGI, motion-capture and live streaming, could there possibly be a machine somewhere – possibly something James Cameron's tinkering with – that could suck all the Googliness (their word) out of The Internship? If such a process were put to use, whatever was left behind after the Goo was removed would be something of a minor comedy classic. As it stands, however…
No, I don't want to work for Google! And the more fun you try and make it sound, the more ghoulish the prospect becomes.
Funny, warm, witty and well played, but the unfortunate stench of corporate overlording ultimately masks the underlying sweetness.
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More than a thousand people ran in the Turkey Day Run on Thursday morning as the annual event marked its 30th year.
Competitors had to run on slick roads in freezing temperatures to complete the 5K race.
The race is organized annually by the Watertown Family Y, and is one of its most popular events during the year.
The overall fastest finisher was Logan Kempney, 19, of Castorland, who completed the race in 16 minutes, 57 seconds. The fastest woman was Lauren Sischo, 26, of Southborough, Mass., who finished in 14th place with a time of 20 minutes, 37 seconds.
The top 10 overall finishers:
1. Logan Kempney, 19, Castorland, 16:57
2. Greg Burns, 23, Watertown, 17:52
3. Elliott Megquier, 25, Fort Drum, 18:03
4. Nate Traynor, 20, Adams Center, 18:16
5. David Hastings, 29, Rochester, 19:15
6. Justin Cole, 24, Washington, D.C., 19:44
7. Nathan Tyler, 15, Adams, 19:55
8. Xufeng Pan, 19, Watertown, 20:11
9. Joshua Slocum, 34, Watertown, 20:18
10. Rick Royce, 54, Kingston, Ontario, 20:20
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Zulgad: Twins might be a year away but at least there is now a clear plan
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Minnesota Vikings opened training camp last summer with expectations at a near all-time low. Coming off a 3-13 season in 2011, owners Zygi and Mark Wilf had shaken up things right after the season.
Rick Spielman was promoted to general manager, giving him final say over the 53-man roster. That took some of the official personnel say away from Leslie Frazier and left him with the ability to focus on coaching.
In the months following the transition, Spielman's plan for the Vikings became clear. He wanted to purge the roster of some of its older players and focus on building through the draft, not free agency.
This plan was nothing new -- Ted Thompson had used the same approach upon taking over as general manager in Green Bay after the 2004 season - but it also gave Vikings followers the feeling that there was now a reason to be optimistic about the future.
That hadn't been the case when washed up quarterback Donovan McNabb was brought in after the NFL lockout in 2011 to guide a franchise that had no direction.
Spielman's plan paid dividends far sooner than anyone expected. The Vikings went 10-6 in 2012 and qualified for the postseason for the first time since 2009.
If the Minnesota Twins are smart, they will spend this spring pointing to the Vikings and saying, "Look, see how quickly a turnaround can take place."
The thought from this corner entering the Vikings season was that Frazier would win about four games. That thought obviously turned out to be very wrong.
Nonetheless, we aren't going to stop taking the cautious, OK, some will say pessimistic, view because of what the local NFL team accomplished. The Twins have lost 99 and 96 games in the past two seasons and given that general manager Terry Ryan spent the offseason making deals with an eye toward the future, there is little reason to assume there will be dramatic improvement in 2013.
But as was the case with the Vikings, the nice thing is that Ryan clearly has set into place a plan that gives one hope things should improve in a big way around Target Field starting in 2014. That should make everyone much happier Wednesday as pitchers and catchers begin workouts in Fort Myers.
Part of the reason there was frustration from the Twins fan base last winter was because the patrons looked at the signing of veteran pitcher Jason Marquis and said, "This is the answer? A $3 million investment in Jason Marquis?"
When Marquis struggled and was subsequently released in late May, the frustration grew, given that on a first guess many had said the signing made little sense.
Worse there was nothing to point at in the minor leagues in order to offer reassurances that things would get better.
This offseason Ryan made a signing that compared to the Marquis move by giving pitcher Kevin Correia a two-year, $10 million deal. Just do a Google search for Kevin Correia and "underwhelming" and you will see what many think of the righthander.
But while Correia isn't going to sell any tickets this summer, Ryan offset much of the negative reaction by making two earlier moves that showed he now had determined what needed to be done to attempt to get his team competitive again.
Ryan's first major decision came in late November when he shipped center fielder Denard Span to the Washington Nationals for righthanded pitching prospect Alex Meyer. Meyer has big-time potential to equal his 6-foot-9 frame.
The 23rd overall pick in the 2011 draft, Meyer was the second-rated prospect in the Nationals' farm system. His fastball has hit 97 miles per hour and his slider has been clocked in the mid-to-high 80s. We are not talking about a pitch-to-contact guy here.
If Meyer was the only arm Ryan had added to a farm system that needed help that would have been considered a positive.
But Ryan, who returned to the general manager's role after the 2011 season, wasn't done. At the Winter Meetings, Ryan found out there was interest in Ben Revere.
This presented an interesting dilemma.
It was good that teams were willing to make offers for Revere, but did Ryan really want to trade the guy that manager Ron Gardenhire was counting on to take Span's place? It was expected that Span would be moved. Revere was considered part of the Twins' plan for 2013.
This is the type of trade that Bill Smith, the name who replaced Ryan and then was replaced by Ryan, would never have made.
But Ryan looked at the 195 losses over two seasons, considered the lack of pitching depth in his organization and decided to make a rather difficult call to Gardenhire to inform the manager that his starting center fielder was headed to Philadelphia.
The return was major league righty Vance Worley and another big-time prospect in 6-5, 215-pound righthander Trevor May.
If all goes as planned, Worley will open the season in the rotation and May might find his way to Target Field at some point this season. May was the Phillies' 2011 minor league pitcher of the year and MLB.com had him ranked as the second-best prospect in that organization. His fastball hits the low to mid-90s and he also has a slider, changeup and curveball.
The Twins added Meyer and May to the top pitching prospect in their organization, 6-foot-6 righthander Kyle Gibson. Gibson had Tommy John surgery in November 2011, but there are still high hopes for him. Gibson will be watched very closely this season but that should not be a problem.
By next spring, the Twins should be in a position to be taking serious looks at Meyer, May, Gibson and Worley for their starting rotation. Talk of building a staff around pitch to contact should be long gone.
The Twins already are a competent team offensively and Ryan did a good job of rebuilding the bullpen before the 2012 season. Starting pitching is the hardest thing to find and Ryan knows the best way to go about obtaining it isn't to dip into an expensive free-agent market.
If you can't grow pitching in your system, then getting young arms from others is the best course to take.
This approach means the Twins are almost certain to have to preach patience well into this summer, but at least it is easy to see there is now a reason to buy into what they're selling.


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Jewelry Making | Ages 13-17
7.6.2010 @ 1:30 — 3:30 pm
Cost is $160. Museum members receive a 20% discount.
Class meets for 2 weeks, July 6-16.
Art in the Real World | Ages 14-18
7.20.2010 @ 1:30 — 3:30 pm
Cost is $105. Museum members receive a 20% discount.
Class meets July 27-30.
Show Your Cards | Ages 12-16
7.27.2010 @ 1:30 — 3:30 pm
Cost is $105. Museum members receive a 20% discount.
Class meets July 27-30.
Screen Time | Ages 10-14
8.3.2010 @ 10 am — Noon and 1:30 — 3:30 pm
Cost is $105. Museum members receive a 20% discount.
Class meets Aug. 3-6.
PLEASE NOTE: Students must have already turned the specified age of the class in which they wish to enroll.
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The date listed is the date a class begins or a workshop meets. Click on the class title for a description and to complete your enrollment.
Enrollment deadline is one week prior to a class or workshop. Classes that do not reach a minimum enrollment will be cancelled and fees refunded.
If a class is full, it will be marked as SOLD OUT. You may contact the Museum or call 816.751.1ART to put your child on a waiting list. People on the list will be called in order if there is a cancellation.
CANCELLATIONS: Students can cancel an enrollment 5 business days prior to a class or one-time workshop to receive a refund less a $15 cancellation fee per enrollment. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made less than 5 business days prior.
TRANSFERS: If switching an enrollment from one class/workshop to another, a $10 transfer fee will be incurred on a per student/per class basis. Please feel certain of your schedule and class selection before enrolling to avoid incurring this charge.
CLASS CREDITS: We do not issue credits toward future classes or workshops if you cancel an enrollment or miss a class.
Thank you for your adherence to the above policies. Your cooperation helps the Museum offer all patrons the opportunity to participate and offsets service costs such as credit card banking fees.


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The Harvard School of Dental Medicine is proud of its dynamic community of more than 2,600 alumni around the globe who are addressing complex world problems through dental medicine, academics, and research. The Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the Harvard Dental Alumni Association (HDAA) work in partnership to keep alumni connected with one another, with the School, and with the University.
If you're in the Longwood area, please drop in for a visit. Even if you're not in town, please send us your ideas for programs you'd like to see or speakers you'd like to hear. Tell us what is happening in your world—we always enjoy hearing from you!
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You can keep up with HSDM news through this website and the Harvard Dental Bulletin, which is produced by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, in partnership with the Harvard Dental Alumni Association.
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We all make those "to better health" resolutions at the turn of every year. But if taking vitamins is on your list, you might want to think twice. New studies published in Annals of Internal Medicine show that if you're eating a balanced diet, taking a daily multivitamin does not help prevent chronic health problems. There are some exceptions, of course, like people who have dietary restrictions or women who are pregnant. But if you can help it, your best bet is a good old-fashioned healthy lifestyle—not a wonder pill.
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ADAES INDIANS. The Adaes (Atais, Atayos) were a Caddoan tribe inhabiting the Red River area north of the site of present Natchitoches, Louisiana. In 1699 Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville called them Natao. San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes Mission was established for them in 1716, destroyed in 1719, and restored in 1721. The Adaes were also found at San Francisco de los Tejas Mission. John R. Swanton said the Adaes spoke a divergent dialect and seemed to have had a more primitive culture than the other Caddoan tribes of the area.
Frederick Webb Hodge, ed., Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico (2 vols., Washington: GPO, 1907, 1910; rpt., New York: Pageant, 1959).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Margery H. Krieger, "ADAES INDIANS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bma05), accessed October 06, 2015. Uploaded on June 9, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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Matticus wrote up a post about his thoughts on Val'Anyr here. While concise and generally accurate, I tend to have a different opinion.
First it is important to know that both the Fragments of Val'anyr AND the Shattered Fragmenets of Val'anyr (30 combined shards) are BOP. The combined version is a quest item, which leads to to start of the actual quest.
Step 1 – Ancient History
This quest is clearly only Druid, Pally, Priest, Shaman, which requires you to bring the quest item to the Archivum Console in Ulduar. From there you get the final quest
This is the quest that requires you to "throw" the item into Yogg's mouth, on heroic mode, while he's casting Deafening Roar, defeat Yogg-Saron… to recover the Reforged Hammer of Ancient Kings.
Notice that the quest has 2 (while, yes, datamined items)
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|Item #45896
These 2 items will (based on my thoughts) be the item you "use/throw" and then "recover" the Reforged Hammer of Ancient Kings. Bringing back the item, to likely, the Archivum Console
Once you complete the quest, the Compete Quest action gives the Reward Item (Item #46017) and 22g… that will in all likelihood be the mace. Not a lootmaster item.
Further, I would be very surprised if the item is a "one throw"… or damn I hope not!
I think assuming that anyone can have the item, and the item can be assigned by the lootmaster is not correct and guilds should plan accordingly. We all know (and I know me and the other officers are talking about it) that discussions on this mace are happening now. To err on the side of conservatism (and past history), we should assume that the shards will operate just like the Splinters of Aitesh, and need to be looted by the recipient of the legendary.
Though we wont know until we know more on Item 45896, 46017, and 45897 but I'm guessing my assumptions and conclusions are close if not correct.
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Oaks Christian validates itself with rout
LOS ANGELES — As proof that smart people can sometimes do not-so-smart things, the Harvard-Westlake High student section greeted the Oaks Christian football team on Friday night with a chant of "Overrated" — and the visitors most surely noticed.
"That got me started, definitely," said receiver Jordan Payton. "That just fueled me the whole game."
Oaks Christian responded by going 80 yards in four plays to score on its opening drive, and went on to beat host Harvard-Westlake 45-10, moving into a CIF-Southern Section Northwest Division playoff semifinal next Saturday.
Oaks Christian (12-0) will play at Cathedral.
Nick Montana passed for 316 yards and two touchdowns — both to Payton — and Malcolm Jones rushed for 137 yards and four TDs, becoming his school's career rushing leader in the process.
"We came out strong, and that's what we wanted to do with a team like this," said Montana, who completed 22 of 31 passes, and rushed for another 42 yards. "We wanted to get things going on the offensive end, and that's exactly what we did. And we had the defense holding it down."
While Oaks Christian was scoring on five of its first six possessions in building a 3 halftime lead, Harvard-Westlake went three-and-out five of the first six times it had the ball.
But the tone was set on the opening drive, when Montana scrambled for 24 yards on the first play and closed things with a 44-yard touchdown pass to Payton.
"Things broke down because they were mixing up the front a little bit," Montana said in explaining his decision to tuck the ball in and run on that first play. "I just had good blocking by Malcolm and my receivers to allow me to get down the field."
Payton was one of three receivers to have very productive nights, finishing with eight catches for 173 yards, including the final Oaks Christian score on a 13-yard pass from Montana early in the fourth.
"We did well tonight, especially with the passing game," said Payton.
"Nick played a great game. This is the first time we've seen a real pass coverage, instead of everyone just stacking nine in the box to stop Malcolm. And I thought we did really well with it."
Blair Holliday had eight catches for 90 yards, and Alani Fua had six receptions for 50 yards.
"I thought we were very good in the first half," said Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell, "especially in the passing game — but Malcolm still got his 150 yards or whatever."
Jones, coming off last week's eight-carry, 280-yard outing against Santa Ynez, had to work a little harder for his yardage this time, carrying 19 times while scoring on runs of 2, 3, 19 and 1 yards.
While Oaks Christian was securely in front at the half, Redell let his first-team offense play into the early stages of the fourth quarter, with an eye to upcoming games when they may need to play more than the two quarters that have been more or less standard.
"I wanted to play them about three quarters tonight," he said. "I probably could have got them out a little earlier — it would have been terrible if somebody got hurt when we were up 45-10." (Actually, at that point, the starters came out.) Not that the players minded.
"This is the most fun time for our team," said Montana. "You ask anybody. We don't get taken out at halftime; we get to play against better competition and show what we're really made of.
"I think we made a pretty nice statement tonight."
After little early offensive success, Harvard-Westlake was able to move the ball — finishing with 310 yards to Oaks Christian's 525 — but managed just a Will Oliver field goal and a late 12-yard Oliver Lowry-to-Jackson Ligouri touchdown pass out of its four trips inside the Oaks Christian 20.
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Starting Thursday, gun owners with a permit can carry loaded firearms openly in public for the first time since before Oklahoma became a state.
Everything you need to know about Oklahoma's new open-carry gun law
New Oklahoma law allows people with a state-issued permit to carry their guns openly and in public starting Thursday.
In general, Senate Bill 1733, signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin in May, amends the state's concealed weapons laws by removing the word "concealed."
The law amendments also recognize the right of permitted gun carriers to carry handguns openly on their private property and allow people with permits issued in other states to carry their weapons in public here.
Here are some frequently asked questions pertaining to the new law, as provided by the Oklahoma City Police Department:
Q. What's the difference between concealed carry and open carry?
"Concealed" means a loaded or unloaded pistol is hidden from the detection and view of another person, either stowed in a purse or other container, or carried in a holster underneath a jacket, or even in a vehicle. "Open" or "unconcealed" means the weapon is partially or wholly visible to others, albeit in a belt or shoulder holster, a scabbard or case for carrying firearms.
Q. What are the requirements to legally carry a weapon openly under the new law?
In general, carrying a weapon, loaded or unloaded, is prohibited in Oklahoma. But under the new legislation, an exception is made for people with a state-issued handgun license. Business owners and private property owners also may carry their firearms openly on their property under the new law.
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The state-issued permit will detail the type of pistol its holder is authorized to carry, but typically the law allows for the open carry of derringers, revolvers and semi-automatic handguns.
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SAAC: A Quick Tour Through the 2009
Hamden/Quinnipiac University Memorial Day Car Show
Monday, May 25th, 2009, Hamden, CT
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Lots happened on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th, 2009. As the weather forecasts were questionable for Sunday the 24th, the big Quinnipiac/Hamden car show had been pushed to its rain date of Monday--which meant I had to scramble to make it out there for at least a little while in the afternoon. I already had commitments with our Boy Scout Troop all morning, which included marching in both the Stony Creek and Branford Memorial Day Parades...
As noted, I really had to scramble to make it to Hamden at all, and regretfully, it appears a good number of cars had already departed by the time I got there (1pm or so)-although there was still an extremely healthy old car turnout, in my view. As my day worked out, I was only able to stay there for about an hour or so (I had family obligations up in Middletown that I had to attend to)--but in that time I am very happy to report that not only did I get Time Machines flyers into all of the cars (all the ones that were there when I was there, that is), but I also got a couple of quick pictures here and there, which I'm happy to feature on this page.
IMAGE AT THE RIGHT: Hudson excellence on display at the Hamden 2009 Show! Closest to the camera is the 1953 Hudson Super Wasp of Dave Kelly, in two-tone green and white. Further from the camera is the sliver 1949 Hudson Commodore of Rich Quercia. Wow, what a pair!
The nature of the Hamden/Quinnipiac show is that of a "festival," meaning in this case, that the cars park as they arrive--there is no attempt to place cars into "classes," or anything like that, so, when browsing through the show, it is not uncommon to see all different types and styles of cars parked together, right next to each other.
The event was advertised as the "15th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Car Show, presented by the Hamden Police Department and the Connecticut Classic Chevy Club (www.ctclassicchevy.org), to benefit Various Local Charities." Pre-registration was allowed, with a $2 saving ($10 pre-registered or $12 day of show). There was no flea market, but there was live music, which, per the flyer, was listed as "The YesterDaze" singing group. The event was listed as being open to "stock, modified, custom muscle, street rods, pro street, and special interest" with a cuty off date of 1980 listed. The awards that were to be given out were listed as "Top 75 Awards," plus "special corporate sponsor awards." We again wish to thank our friend Will Fleming of the Blood Sweat and Gears car club for forwarding a copy of the electronic flyer to us, so that we could get all of the important details posted on our Calendar page.
As I had no time to spare that day, I opted to drive a modern car, so that I could get in and out quickly. The day was a sunny and hot one, and as I drove, I started to worry a bit about the number of cars that might be opting to pull out of there early (especially since it was an unforseen rain date for this event, meaning that many people probably had other plans), rather than stay on to the published ending time of 3:00pm, when awards were to be presented. Sure enough, as I drove up Route 22 in the direction of North Haven/Hamden, I recognized a beautiful Shoreline-based vintage Buick Riviera heading south. I hoped that there would still be a reasonable number of cars there by the time I got to Hamden...
IMAGE AT THE RIGHT: Sighting down one of the huge rows of show cars revealed this pleasing scene, with colorful multi-hues creating an "automotive rainbow" of sorts.
Upon getting there, the spectator parking lot was about as filled-up for one of these Memorial Day shows as I've ever seen it! I had to drive further west along the little access road to the next large parking lot, in order to finally find a space! It wasn't too bad of a walk, though, and soon I was on the field.
I packed a backpack with all of the Time Machines flyers too, so that I wouldn't have to go back to the car to get more--that turned out to be a good plan, since there was still a HUGE number of cars there on the field.
Among the many beautiful cars that I sort of rushed by that day, I did enjoy a super-cool pair of vintage Hudsons consisting of Rich Quercia's '49 Commodore in silver and Dave Kelly's '53 Super Wasp in green & white. I had seen Dave Kelly's '53 for the first time (well, for the first time since Dave owned it, that is) at this very show two years ago, and it was great to see it again--and seeing it next to Rich Q.'s awesome silver '49 made it that much of a bigger thrill! I remembered back to when I first met both gentlemen years ago, when they were driving very different antique cars--Dave Kelly with a superb '66 Ford Country Sedan (station wagon) and Rich Quercia with a magnificent '59 or so Pontiac Sedan. Obviously Dave's and Rich's taste in old cars remain at a very refined high levels.
Other familiar faces I recognized on the field included Orlando Amato from the Shoreline with his stunning '62 Thunderbird Roadster, Bob Steller from the Valley with his outstanding Packard hot rod sedan, and Bill Hanks from the Blood Sweat and Gears car club with his -super outrageous yellow El Camino pickup.
The flyer-handing-out task, however, didn't really allow me for a lot of gazing and studying--I felt like I was fighting the clock--trying to get as many handed out before the cars really started to leave. Nearing the end of the hour I was there, when I finally had covered every car on the field with a flyer, it seemed like good numbers of cars were starting to leave. This was about 2pm. I still had some space on my camera's memory stick, though, so I decided to shoot away until I used it up.
IMAGE AT THE RIGHT: Front end detail of the stunning 1941 Packard Model 110 "Woody" Station Wagon of Chris Getman. This car was reported to be one of only 136 every manufactured!
Deciding what to take pictures of in such a short and hurried manner, was no easy task. I decided to run around and try to find cars that looked fairly stock, and which I didn't recognize. Happily there were good numbers of cars still there that fit the bill. One car in particular that really gleamed in its "basic blackness" was a 1923 Ford Model T owned by Jeff Adams. Not only was the car stunning, though--a two-seat roadster--but it also had a great story board that was displayed along with it, documenting how it had been in the same family since new! I'll relate some of the additional interesting details gleaned from the car's information board in the captions of the pictures of that car that appear below in the photos section of this page.
Another vehicle that caught my eye strongly was a fantastic maroon 1941 Packard Model 110 "Woody" Station Wagon, owned by Chris Getman of New Haven, CT. Like the "Adams Family's" '23 T, this car was also in positively spectacular condition--it shined like the proverbial jewel. It also had an interesting story board displayed next to it that related many interesting facts about the car--many of which will be included in the corresponding photo caption in the section below.
Anyway, there's really not much more to report, other than, after the quick photos, I was on my way to my other responsibilities. Even though I was only able to stay a very short time this year, I still had a great time and am already looking forward to next year's (when hopefully I'll be able to stay a little longer)! Thanks to the Hamden Police, CT Classic Chevy Club, and everyone who made this fine event possible...
*6/11/2009 Additional Information - My Co-worker Neil had his beautiful '31 Hupmobile at the show--and I missed it!
IMAGE BELOW: Thanks Neil for the great shot of your magnificent '31 Hupmobile, as it appeared at the 2009 Hamden/QU Car Show! And Neil says that's his daughter posing next to the car.
On to the photos!
IMAGE BELOW: Here's the scene upon walking up to the spectator admission gate, with the show car field just beyond--what a sight!
IMAGE BELOW: There is a hill at the north side of the show car field (left side of the view in the above shot), where you can walk up and get sort of an "overall" type of view of some of the cars--impressive!.
IMAGE BELOW: I think I stood up on top of a base of a light pole for this photo--an overview from the east end looking west (the spectator admission gate that was shown at the beginning is at the far distant end of this shot).
IMAGE BELOW: This is another shot from up on the hill, but a slightly different view than the previous "hill" photo--it helps to illustrate once again what a fantastic turnout there was this year at Quinnipiac!
IMAGE BELOW: This is the phenomenal 1923 Model T Ford Runabout of Jeff Adams that was mentioned in the text section--one family owned since new! The display board that is just to the right of the car in the shot documented a fascinating family history of the car. The car was purchased new in 1923 by the owner's great grandparents, Delbert and Blanche Adams, who were hard working dairy farmers. Prior to the purchase of this car, the horse and buggy was their only mode of transportation. Delbert Adams was born in 1891 and was thirty-two years old when he purcchased this, the very first automobile in the Adams family. The car was purchased new from Sherman Motors in Salem, New York, in June of 1923. The purchase price was $416, which included an electric starter. They drove it for eight years and then the car was retired to a barn on their farm where it sat for nearly 40 years.
IMAGE BELOW: Rear view of the Adams '23 Ford T. Following the 40-year dormancy mentioned in the previous image caption, the car was brought back to life in 1970 via its first restoration, performed by the owner's grandfather, Frank Adams. Frank's son LeRoy Adams (the owner's father) received the car upon Frank's passing in 1996. The owner received the car from his father in November 2004. In the spring of 2005, a frame-off restoration was done, followed by an engine overhaul in April of 2008, completed two days before LeRoy Adams' passing. The owner's sons Tyler and Jason will be the fifth generation of Adams' to drive this vehicle. What a great story and what a beautiful car!
IMAGE BELOW: This is a 1929 Model A Ford Speedster, and it is owned by Ed Ginter.
IMAGE BELOW: This is the spectacular 1941 Packard Model 110 "Woody" station wagon, owned by Chris Getman of New Haven, CT. The display board visible at the left side of this picture provided many interesting facts about this very beautiful vintage automobile: "This original Model 'one-ten' is one of only 136 ever manufactured. Its production date was June 6, 1941, from the Packard Manufacturing plant in Morristown, New Jersey. The body's wood components are crafted from solid birch and ash woods, including the interior roof made of tongue and groove ash strips and cross members. It was hand assembled with hidden fasteners and glue. The metal fenders and running boards are comprised of solid steel. Its total weight is 3,280 lbs. It is 20 feet in length, 74" wide, and has a wheelbase of 127". Originally purchased as the family 'workhorse,' the Packard One Ten 'Woody' has become a desirable collector's vehicle significantly increasing its present day value from its original purchase price of $1,436 (with all options)... Engine: Straight 6-cylinders, 282 cubic inches, with 120 horsepower... Tires: 8.25x15 4-ply, 4.5" wide whitewall... Wood restoration: by Jack Kennelly, Hamden, CT... Owner: Chris Getman, New Haven, CT..."
IMAGES BELOW: The super-cool Hudson duo of Dave Kelly's green & white '53 Super Wasp, and Rich Quercia's silver '49 Commodore (front and rear views).
IMAGE BELOW: And for our final subject of this very brief overview of Hamden/Quinnipiac 2009, here is the super-clean 1956 Chevy Model 150, 2-door sedan of Matt Wilk. It features a 235 cubic inch 6-cylinder, and is as clean and understated as they come, in basic black--wow, we love it!
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WU 400 m
8x50 Drill
MS 12x100s on 1:45
Bike - Trainer
20 min warmup
2x10 min on/5 off
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday 101025 & Tuesday 101026
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Monday: Started somewhat of a taper week, not sure what I need to taper from but I'm doing it anyway.ReplyDelete
3 x 5 Back squat. Worked up to 255. Heaviest I've gone in a number of months. Felt pretty good.
Tuesday: Rode this morning for about an hour. WOD'd as well. Did the C&J Cindy workout with 135. No 200m DP specials. I did start and finish with a 400m run though.
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1:30, 1:30, 1:30, 1:31, 1:27, 1:33, 1:31, 1:31, 1:32, 1:32, 1:30, 1:30.
Pacing felt great, 80%, like this is a forever pace for me. Stoked.
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On John Thorne and the Problem with Recipes.
Posted 07 February 2004 - 09:24 AM
In my own case, it was living over several years with cassoulet, trying one classic recipe and then another until they fell together in a fashion which made me comfortable with an organic process not dependent on the availability of specific ingredients. I've made a cassoulet that satisfied a French chef, using ordinary materials from a neighborhood grocery store on the north coast of Scotland. I've even made up a vegan cassoulet for a table of a dozen guests who included a couple of vegetarians; the carnivores at the table tried it along with the conventional version and came back for seconds.
Now, Robb -- is there any single dish which served for you as a magic entrance into the world of cooking, a dish the mastery of which made others come more easily, like the first successfully ridden bicycle that makes all the others controllable?
Posted 07 February 2004 - 11:14 AM
i think john's and most people's reactions to recipes comes from the idea that there is pure truth in them: do it this way, it's the right way, and anything else is the wrong way. as a cook, i look at recipes as the starting points in conversations between teh authors and the readers (maybe that's my cantankerous nature again ... when i read chess books i'm always saying "now why in the hell did that idiot grandmaster do that?").
i think the best recipe writers are those who anticipate this reaction and write their recipes to encourage it, including as much description as possible and as much explanation as well.
to me, the really well-written recipe is one that says: "here's how i like to do it, here's why i like to do it that way, here's what works for me, now you go try it. and when you're done, make it your own."
Posted 07 February 2004 - 11:36 AM
My wife Mary, who is looking over my shoulder and who has taught resident cookery courses for years, has just pointed out impatiently that most authors of cookery books have not had the experience of teaching large classes, and so are not able to anticipate exactly what is likely to go wrong and when.
The best cookery books she knows, as sheer teaching mechanisms, are those that came out of the English Cordon Bleu school. The recipes were taught year after year and were based firmly on trial and error; for instance, instructions on how to flip a pancake begin, "First cover the floor with newspapers."
Posted 07 February 2004 - 12:09 PM
1) most argumentative essays are written as if they contain pure truth (this one included). it's up to the reader to take an active part. what john was doing was playing the part of the reader as a writer.
2) the other end of the spectrum is that the difference between most argumentative essays and recipes is that recipes serve a dual purpose: to be read and also to be used. an extremely well written recipe still fails if it doesn't taste good (wasn't it elliot who said something about the poem failing when it falls to far from the dance?).
what i'm finding interesting as a writer is the popularity of stories like john t.'s (which i do also, this isn't a criticism) in which the writer does the work of the comparison for the reader. it's kind of like someone reading a bunch of reviews of a movie and then arguing about the movie's strengths and weaknesses without having actually seen it (none of us do that, do we?).
Posted 07 February 2004 - 12:32 PM
That is in fact a pretty accurate description of mediaeval scholarship, back when travel was arduous, monks were cloistered and their only reference point (apart from talking with God) was their library.
what i'm finding interesting as a writer is the popularity of stories like john t.'s (which i do also, this isn't a criticism) in which the writer does the work of the comparison for the reader. it's kind of like someone reading a bunch of reviews of a movie and then arguing about the movie's strengths and weaknesses without having actually seen it (none of us do that, do we?).
There's a beautiful anecdote about Gallileo. He is said to have addressed an assembly of Papal scholars with a question: "Why is it that a fresh egg placed in water will sink to the bottom, while a boiled egg will float?" They argued at some length, citing various learned authorities. At the end Galileo gave the answer: "Gentlemen, it doesn't."
Posted 08 February 2004 - 09:24 PM