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WE'RE LOVING: Revel Revel
When we launched our retail concept "Salt Supply" in Provincetown earlier this year we really wanted to create a custom graphic that captured the spirit of the town to use on t-shirts, tote bags and greeting cards. Nicole our Corporate Director of Creative reached out to her friend Amanda Williams Galvin and together collaborated on what turned out to be one of the signature items in the store. Since then Revel Revel has done a custom graphic for our hotel in Asbury Park and we are so excited to continue our creative collaborations in the future.
Revel Revel is the creation of seasoned artist Amanda Williams Galvin. With roots in textile design & illustration, Amanda's work is full of vibrant pattern, color, and character. Inspired by vintage aesthetics, curious collections, and home-sweet-home New England each design begins in one of Amanda's many sketchbooks. Her mixed media drawings, paintings, and prints bring her ideas to life in energetic art pieces that reflect her love of the bold, colorful, and quirky.
1. How + when did you get your start?
I was born into a family of artists and grew up in my parents' home studio. I've always known that art was my passion. I got my B.F.A. in surface/pattern design with a focus in illustration at Syracuse University. While in school, I interned for the TJX Companies (TJMaxx, Marshalls, Home Goods) in their home product development department, making illustrations and patterns for bedding, pillows, dish towels and more. After school, I came back to the Boston area(where I grew up) and met local artist, Amy Berkowitz, who, at the time, was running an amazing vintage apparel shop in Somerville called Artifaktori. Amy really encouraged creative exploration/collaboration, and I started working with her, redesigning her branding, organizing and illustrating posters for fashion events she hosted around Boston, creating custom products for the shop, and cataloging her incredible collection of vintage textiles, all while freelancing in design/illustration for both local and commercial clients on the side. Through Artifaktori, I met a lot of like-minded creative folks & had an immersive education in the history of textiles. We would go to the big textile shows at Brimfield and sell stunning vintage pieces to big name designers looking for inspiration. At the same time, my relationship with TJX was growing, and I still currently work with several talented designers there, creating textile designs for their in-house private labels for both home and fashion. My work with TJX gave me the technical know how to eventually launch my own product line, Revel Revel, and my work with Amy gave me the creative inspiration and confidence to pursue those dreams.
2. Where do you draw inspiration from?
Vintage textiles are still an obsession of mine, and I have accumulated quite a collection. I'm drawn to design from the 20's-70's with a particular affinity for mid-century pieces, and you can see hints of that nostalgia in my work. Outdoor adventures with my husband & dog, and just messing around with my art supplies in my home studio always get my creative juices flowing. My uber-creative friends are a constant source of inspiration, too. I feel very lucky to have an awesome network of super supportive artists and designers around me, and I treasure each and every one of them.
3. Why did you choose to live in the Boston area?
I am a born and bred New Englander, and no matter where I travel, the Northeast will always be home. Though I now live in neighboring Arlington, I have a particular fondness for Davis Square Somerville, where I lived and worked for many years. Somerville has more artists per capita than any other area in the USA outside of Brooklyn, NY, so its a great place to be a creative person. There are unique festivals going on year round and live music to hear any night of the week. The community takes a lot of pride in the locally run shops and restaurants, and the vibe is just chill. Even though I now live over the line, in Arlington, you can find me in Davis Sq most weekends, grabbing a drink with friends or checking out one of the local markets.
4. Describe your perfect vacation
I am currently sitting on a dock on a little lake in Maine surrounded by friends, family & five dogs. We'll cook up some fresh Maine lobsters for dinner, and before bed, we'll head out on the lake for a midnight kayak paddle to look at the stars. This spring my husband and I visited the Azores islands and spent a lot of time exploring tiny seaside villages, hiking amazingly beautiful trails and eating all of the Portuguese seafood we could get our hands on. It was incredible. But, as much as I love traveling to far flung locals with a totally different culture and pace, my week in Maine every summer just might take the cake for the "perfect vacation." Good food, good company, time on the water, and no schedule are always ideal to me.
5. What do you like to do in your free time?
Get lost in my sketchbooks, poke around vintage markets, attempt to keep my plants alive, meet friends for Margaritas, have dance parties in my kitchen, try new restaurants with my husband, adventure with my pup, Tallulah, travel when possible, consume too much cheese, play dress up in my own closet, hold friends' babies and kiss my sweet niece, chat with my Mom, post up on my front porch, perpetually make and reheat tea
6. What is your ideal style?
Oh geez - its hard to say... eclectic? Spaghetti western meets David Bowie meets antique shop queen? Im drawn to colorful, comfortable, patterned things that make me smile and I try to surround myself with that kind of stuff as much as possible. I collect vintage textiles and jewelry, 1970's men's button up shirts, anything with stars on it, bow ties and bolo ties, local art, and fabulous trash picked furniture among other things. Everything I own has a story. Among other things, my home has been described as a pattern filled Alice in Wonderland treehouse, and my personal style as storybook character-like. I 100% take both of those thoughts as a great compliment.


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If you're in need of white sandy beaches and crystal-clear turquoise waters, The Bahamas is for you. This Caribbean archipelago is a mix of natural beauty, island culture, and crave-worthy cuisine making it the ideal spot for your next getaway. A quick two-hour flight makes getting to Nassau and Paradise Island easier than you may think. So, ditch the stress of everyday life and head to the islands, the pleasures of the Bahamas await you.
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Fig Ginger And Pecan Crumble
A few years ago I had this insane fig crumble at a winter market here in Sydney. It was figgy as was expected but had an incredible warmth that poured down my throat right down to my belly. After reading the ingredient list on the pack, I realised that it had ginger in it. Of course, I wanted to try making it at home (you do that too, don't you?). I wanted that molten winter warming feeling spreading through me as I sat on the couch at night ... Read More >>


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Who could not love fall weather in Louisville, Kentucky. Fall is my favorite season for this time of the year brings so many great things. In Kentucky Fall is usually from about early September to late November. Many haunted houses are in Louisville as well as some of the prettiest scenery. A widely known haunted house located in Louisville is Waverly Hills Sanatorium, which used to be an old tuberculosis hospital. It has been featured on numerous television shows as one of the scariest places on earth.
One of my personal favorite things about this time of the year is driving home in my neighborhood and seeing all the leaves change to orange and yellow. The wind pushes them as if they were just floating across the street. This is also a great time of the year to explore some some of the great things outside. It is a good time to go eat down at the water front or for a walk or hike around some of our local parks.
Hubers farm is a local Orchard, Restaurant, Winery, and Vinyard right across the Ohio River in Indiana. Next week my family and I will be making a yearly visit to Hubers so look forward to my next post about Hubers Farm.


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Sketches of the smartphone One Plus One reveal his design
Boy Genius Report published sketches of the mysterious phone OnePlus One, which is a joint venture between the Chinese company and Cyanogen OnePlus. The images show what to expect from the design of smartphone that will probably have a unibody aluminum body with polycarbonate elements. In addition, OnePlus One will enable button on the side surface, like Sony Xperia, and the remaining elements are stereo speakers in the top and bottom of the phone.
The device will work with a modification of the popular Android CyanogenMod, a few days ago we found out that it will be powered by a Snapdragon processor 800 with a frequency of 2,3 GHz. The display will have a diagonal 5.5-inch and a resolution of 1080p. Batteries also will have a capacity of 3100mAh. Price of the phone is expected to be no more than $400, and its official presentation to be held in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile OnePlus continue to prepare us for the premiere as reveal details about the features of a smartphone. Another portion is connected to the camera using 13MR CMOS sensor from Sony (Exmor IMX214) with aperture f/2.0. Added over 120 algoritima image stabilization, capable of shooting 4K video or 720p at a rate of 120 fps and a front camera with 5MP resolution.


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So cool seeing my music and tech worlds intertwine and do good! 🙌
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I especially love the Kanye track at mark 30:00 and then Bobby Caldwell jam at 42:28. Keep killing it, @J0EKAY. 🔥
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@rrhoover Time to get in the office and get this jamming :) EDIT: In the office and jamming to it... I like 1.30 🎧
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@rrhoover digging 1:04:00
James Andrews@keyinfluencer · Founder, TrueStory Agency
Love Soulection. They have been killing it for awhile and loving the exposure they are not getting on Apple Beats 1 radio.


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Apple Software – News Update
The WWDC took place on June 13 2016. It's the Apple Keynote address that announces software changes to expect in the coming months – usually to give developers time to update their apps to iOS10 by the time iPhone 7 comes out in September. Here are the changes to the operating platforms in point form that you can look forward to using on your Apple devices:
The keynote began with a moment of silence for the casualties and victims of the Orlando massacre.
350 scholarships given out. The youngest attending developer is 9.
There are now 2 million apps on the iOS App store downloaded 130 billion times. 50 billion have been paid to developers
Four platforms to be discussed: watchOS, tvOS, OS X and iOS
watchOS 3:
Apps will open quicker with a side button that launches a dock of apps
Replying to texts can be done by using a "Scribble" function
Minnie Mouse and new watch faces added that you can swipe between for easy changes.
SOS is an international 911 feature launched by holding down your side button that sends an alert to your emergency contacts with your location, and brings your medical information to the watch face
Activity sharing – swipe on the activity face and see how your family and friends are doing to motivate yourself
Breathe helps you with deep breathing exercises
Apple pay can be included within apps on the watch
Free upgrade coming to Apple Watch users this fall
1300 video channels and 600 native apps on tvOS in the US
The new remote iOS app will function like the version 4 apple tv remote
Search movies by topics via Siri
Siri will now search YouTube as well
Live Tune In is a feature where Siri will take you to the live tv channel you ask for. Also available on the iPad. Single sign on allows you log in once to all the live tv channels instead of logging in to each channel separately.
Dark mode – Apple TV with a dark background
Recording and sharing game play capability will be added for developers
Available for users this fall
OS X will now be called macOS
The first version of the mac operating series under macOS is called macOS Sierra
Login in was simplified when already verified on another device; and you can now copy and paste on your phone and the clipboard will be carried over to your Mac and you paste what you copied on your phone into your Mac
iCloud drive now has 150gb free
Apple Pay experience brought to the Mac. Apple Pay on the Web will have a "pay with Apple Pay" button that uses your Touch ID on your phone to authenticate.
Tabs on Safari – will be built into all other applications too such as Maps and third party apps. Tabs everywhere, opening more than one screen within an app
Picture in Picture video minimization button plays video while you do other things
Siri is on the Mac – located on the dock. Does sophisticated searches for files based on dates and projects that can be refined further. Siri Results can be pinned into your Notification Centre to refer to later
Siri will also search the web, such as for images you want to put into a project
Siri on the Mac will also send text messages and look for movies playing etc.
Available to users in the fall
Redesigned lock screen using 3D touch. Phone wakes up when you lift it to see your notifications before unlocking, and you can interact with them.
Notifications can be cleared with 3D Touch from the Notifications pull down screen with a touch of a button
Slide over to the right on your lock screen to get to your camera, sliding the other way brings up your widgets.
If you 3D touch email button it shows you who the unread emails are from. Videos play within pop ups
Siri – is now being opened up to developer so you will be able to ask it a lot more, like telling it to open a third party chatting app to send a message to someone, or booking a ride. Pause and stop your workouts, or do payments to people and VoIP calling.
Quick Type predicative text goes deeper. If someone asks you where you were, Siri will show you a link to your location to text out. Many other such enhancements like booking a dinner reservation with more detail based on the conversation you were having
Photos – Places lets you see your photos but where you took them. Also sorts by Faces using face recognition and puts them into albums for you. More powerful searching of photo done locally on the device. It can figure out what photos might be vacations or trips to the beach etc. using a highlight feed called "Memories" and relate them to other feeds.
Memories – it will automatically create a slideshow of your videos and photos at the top of the Memories feed page, with music and slo mo etc. Music can be changed by the user. Available on Apple TV, iPad and macOS as well
Maps – all new design with easier to access controls and with more predictive functionality and navigation. Automatically zooms in and out to fit the route. Also on CarPlay. Maps is being opened up to developers to include it in third party apps. So you could book a reservation, book an uber and locate it, and pay for it on Apple Pay all within Maps, for example.
Apple Music -new design. Greater clarify and simplicity. More intuitive and familiar to play from your library as well. Now you can press a button when you are listening to a song and it will show you the lyrics as you listen! Available on all platforms
For You page shows a 'discovery mix' that Apple Music put together for you based on the day of the week. Browse shows you what is the hot new music from a curated playlist.
News – In the US, 2000 publications in News and now has an all new design with a "For You" section. Now introducing "Subscriptions" so you can read publications within News. Breaking News notifications are also incorporated.
HomeKit – new categories added like cameras and door locks. Home is a button on your iOS screen and see all your accessories in the home and control them from within that app, or use Siri. You can say "Good morning" and all the morning functions will start like opening blinds and whatever else you have programmed. GeoFences are used to sense when your car pulls in the driveway and opens the garage door etc. On all portable devices.
Phone – will now have voicemail transcription so you can check your voicemail without having to listen to it. Use 10Cent and the phone will show if your incoming call is possible spam. VoIP compatibility. Call forwarding from your work phone to your cell phone.
Messages – Rich links. When you share a link it will show rich information within the text bubble-photo and video that is on that link. Emojis- now three times bigger. Predictive emojis are also provided. Words that can be emojified will highlight and you just tap it to change your word into an emoji.
Text bubble effects to reflect if you are saying something loud (expanding text) or softly (shrinking text), and others like 'slam'… or texting a surprise text or image you can swipe to reveal called 'invisible ink'. You can also now send handwritten messages even on a video or Digital Touch. Back screen now has motion effects capability too that you can send.
iMessage apps now being open to developers now too to incorporate into their apps. Like Square can use it to accept payments within an iMessage text bubble. There will be an iMessage drawer you pull up from the bottom with all your iMessage apps and you pick one to do various things like stickers you want to paste to your bubble, etc. You can do a group order for food from DoorDash through iMessages too. You can put in JibJabs into your texts with different friends' faces.
Available on iPhone and iPad and all devices can receive them.
Notes – group collaboration within a single note
Live Photos are editable and smoother
Split view in iPad Safari
Every major area of iOS is open to developers now with end to end encryption to protect your privacy, and processing much right on your device.
iOS10 is a free upgrade on all devices this fall.
Swift Playgrounds is a new app for iPad to assist people using graphical, live lessons in the Swift programming language to learn how to code. Meant to transform how kids learn to code or do sessions in advanced coding with special coding keyboard. Available for free in the fall
If you missed the lifestream of the Apple Keynote, you can watch the video from the Apple events page.


text: Avoiding the sharp end Written by: Eureka! | Published: 11 April 2017 Comment on this article For many, a trip to the doctor or dentist is filled with trepidation, especially when there is any likelihood of a needle being involved. While no one likes having an injection, as many as 10% of the population are reported as having a phobia of needles. The trouble is that hypodermic needles, and injections generally, are necessary for a variety of medical procedures, meaning patient fears must simply be confronted and overcome. And, as difficult as this can be for adults, young children in particular face a barrage of vaccinations in early life that all need to be administered via a needle. The challenge The challenge this month is to come up with an effective alternative for administering drugs and vaccines, which avoids needles altogether. While hypodermic needles have proven extremely effective, there are many shortcomings alongside patient fear. Drugs administered using needles are in a liquid form, which means their temperature needs to be carefully controlled in a fridge or chiller. For more remote parts of the world where electricity is not available, this creates a significant challenge. The other obvious challenge is that any procedure using a needle requires a professional. Any solution to the challenge should not only make vaccines easy to administer, but enable them to be self-administered by patients, offering the opportunity to take vaccines in to more remote areas to immunise the population. Of course, any solution must also be as good as needles, if not better. For this challenge also assume that the drug companies can supply powder, liquid or even vapour drugs – so don't concern yourself with the pharmaceutical side of things. We have a solution in mind that we will reveal next month. If you have any ideas either email them to the editor (firstname.lastname@example.com) or leave your idea below as a comment. The solution to last month's challenge to come up with an effective alternative to the needle comes from recent research and proof of concept hailing from the US university, UC Berkeley. It has developed a pill-sized capsule that releases a jet of vaccine molecules to immune cells in the mouth. The technology known as MucoJet is a 15 x 7mm cylindrical, two-compartment plastic device. While it looks distinctly like a cyanide capsule, the solid components are 3D printed from an inexpensive biocompatible and water-resistant plastic resin. The exterior compartment holds 250ml water with the interior composed of two reservoirs separated by a porous plastic membrane and a movable piston. One interior compartment is a vaccine reservoir containing a 100ml chamber of vaccine solution with a piston at one end and a sealed 200µm diameter delivery nozzle at the other end. The other interior compartment is the propellant reservoir, which contains a dry chemical propellant and is separated from the vaccine reservoir at one end by the built-in porous membrane and movable piston and is sealed at the other end from the exterior compartment with a dissolvable membrane. To administer the MucoJet, a patient clicks together the interior and exterior compartments. The membrane dissolves, water contacts the chemical propellant and the ensuing chemical reaction generates carbon dioxide gas. The gas increases the pressure in the propellant chamber, causing the piston to move. The free-moving piston ensures uniform movement of the ejected drug and blocks the exit of fizz from the carbon dioxide through the nozzle. When the pressure in the propellant chamber is high enough, the force on the piston breaks the nozzle seal of the vaccine reservoir. The vaccine solution is then ejected from the MucoJet nozzle, penetrates the mucosal layer of the buccal tissue, and delivers the vaccine to underlying vaccine targets, called antigen-presenting cells. This material is protected by MA Business copyright see Terms and Conditions. One-off usage is permitted but bulk copying is not. For multiple copies contact the sales team. Coffee Time Challenge is just a bit of fun, but it is based on a real engineering solution. If you send in your ideas by using the comment button below, we can add your solution as an alternative – perhaps something funny, practical, cheap or, of course, innovative.


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About Conference
The conference was initiated with the intention of becoming a tradition. Named after Fedor Rocco, PhD, Professor Emeritus (1924 - 2011), long-time professor of the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, and one of the founders of marketing theory and practice in Croatia, who took an active part in establishing the school and was its first dean from 2006 to 2008.
First International Scientific Conference "Fedor Rocco" was our first gathering marked by high-quality plenary sessions, including more than thirty papers presented in each of the three thematic areas. The second conference "Fedor Rocco" provides researchers and practitioners a unique opportunity to share and enrich their knowledge in marketing, communication and contemporary economic issues.


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This was my 3 year old grandson's top Christmas wish, and he still sleeps with it in his bed at night.
Yes, its a stop sign! What's it for? Well, it's to stop the traffic! You have to wonder at the workings of a 3 year old's mind.
The house has been busy these last few days. There was great concentration yesterday using the new cookie cutters to bake cookies with Mom and wearing his new pirate apron.
This sunny little chap makes the most delightful burbles and goo sounds. They are difficult to describe but they remind me of the character Morph in Tony Hart's TV Show that was aired in South Africa in the 1970's and 80's. I just love listening to him as he explores his little world.
Did I do much stitching before Christmas? Yes, but it was all on the sewing machine. With 4 grandchildren there were lots of aprons to make, bean bags to sew, and warm tracksuit tops to finish in time for the big day. Doesn't Aidan look sweet in his little top?
As this year draws to a close, enjoy the rest of the festive season and I wish you a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2015. May you also have many happy hours of stitching to look forward to in the coming year.


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Under Steven Mirkin's idea, my 5-foot girlfriend would be upfront and I would be, at 6 feet 4, in the back of the crowd ("Taking the Short View," March 13).
What a great night out! We get to share our experience in the parking lot after the concert.
I guess you want the Rose Parade watchers to line up by height so everyone gets a great view of the floats.
Please go buy "Short People" by Randy Newman and get over it.
Steven David
Laguna Niguel
I have also been frustrated by the fleshy wall of towering concertgoers that inevitably springs up around the front of the stage and, without fail, stand directly in front of me. However, at 5 feet 11, I have, more often than not, been the target of sighing height-challenged fans straining in vain on tiptoes behind me to get a glimpse of their heroes.


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The State of Philosophy
Its Bearing upon Society
This picture of the progress of modern philosophy is presented in a necessarily simplified and sketchy form. Otherwise I would have not only to argue Wittgenstein against all sorts of apparent misinterpretations, but also against any number of supposed alternatives, for a particular interpretation of Nietzsche, which I have tried to do elsewhere1.
The indecisiveness of philosophy's conclusions has long created a philosophical problem of its own which has fed an anti-metaphysical impulse, a desire for final understanding. The tradition known as analytic philosophy had its origins in the 1890s, and was itself the heir of an older tradition that goes back at least as far as Hobbes. This is the tradition that led up to the later philosophy of Wittgenstein. We can trace it through Hobbes, Locke and Hume, even Kant, through Russell, early Wittgenstein and the logical positivists.
Wittgenstein claimed to have a method for dissolving philosophical problems . He was concerned to show how most of the problems of philosophy and therefore the proposed solutions, spring from an unjustifiable demand, or mistaken expectation, that some particular 'language game' conform to the rules of another. In the 1960s, a style of philosophy was in vogue which, whatever its shortcomings, attempted to build on the premise that the argument of Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations was essentially right. In the 1970s philosophy moved away from Wittgenstein, not apparently because his arguments had been refuted, but as if they had never been put or could easily be ignored.
Did philosophy simply fragment into a number of unrelated practices or is Wittgenstein seriously considered to have been refuted? If so what is the argument? Apparently some were satisfied with Gellner's crude polemic in Word and Things2. Herbert Marcuse refers to that book in his One Dimensional Man, with seeming approval3 .. Then there was Kripke's creative misunderstanding4.
What would be involved in Wittgenstein being wrong? I am not saying he is not, only that it is far from clear how most analytical philosophers manage to think that he is. Once his argument has been understood. how can it be rejected? It is not fair to say that we have passed beyond Wittgenstein and his arguments.
According to Hacker5, in the mid 1970s, partly for economic reasons, philosophy's centre of gravity shifted from Britain to the US, where Wittgenstein's influence had never been well rooted. There, under the influence of the growing prestige of certain exciting scientific and technological developments, like computers, neurophysiology and Chomskyan linguistics, Wittgenstein's arguments against his original Tractatus position were disregarded in the face of a somewhat vulgarised revival of that very position6. This now calls itself analytic philosophy, though writers such as Hacker dispute its right to that title.
Hacker supports the suspicion that Wittgenstein has not been refuted, just ignored, and that philosophy has thereby taken a backward step. I try to argue how genuine weaknesses in Wittgenstein's philosophy, which is itself more advanced than most of what currently passes for modern philosophy in British and American universities, can call on Nietzsche for their solution.
Can it be acceptable that philosophy should be subject to the vagaries of fashion, or to non rational paradigm shifts? The great virtue of Hegel as a historian of philosophy was his insistence that philosophy could only move on once it had absorbed and overcome the currently most advanced position. If we apply this approach to Wittgenstein, we should try to see if he falls under internal contradictions. Wittgenstein is good on paradoxes; in Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics he discusses Gödel whose paradox Russell believed to have undermined his whole project in Principia Mathematica. Might his own philosophy be vulnerable to some comparable paradox, constructed within his own principles and assumptions, theoretical and practical?
Potential difficulties may become clearer if rather than focusing on Oxford philosophy we look at the developments explored by the Rush Rhees/Peter Winch school, where this philosophy is applied particularly to ethics and forms of life.
One accusation that is levelled at Wittgenstein's philosophy is of an implicit conservatism7. It can seem that on his principles philosophical criticism of certain ways of talking may becomes more difficult. It is not that, for example, religious ways of talking have become legitimised, but as if an apparent way of delegitimising them has itself been delegitimised. So the effect of this philosophy may seem to be conservative and counter revolutionary, and Wittgenstein is rejected for this reason. But would not this objection only apply to illegitimate, or what we may call dishonest, efforts to rule out or delegitimise? Wittgenstein says he is only destroying houses of cards8. So is the argument that all progress comes from philosophical error? Is philosophical error the engine of progress? One would not like it to be.
Whether or not the accusation of conservatism is a sensible objection, there is what appears to be a related problem that needs to be confronted. Applying Wittgensteinian philosophy there can be a difficulty in finding support for what one believes or wants to believe. There is a paralysis that can result from the countenancing of doctrines which deny whatever we stand for, and a willingness to look at such ideas in their own terms. As forms of life these may well be possible, though we want to dismiss them. We might be tempted to say they do not correspond with the facts. But we don't want to introduce contentious theories of truth. Whether we should favour a correspondence over a coherence theory or vice versa is not a game we want or need to play
The demand we understand a language game as it is actually played is surely progress. A problem arises with self reflection. Practicing Wittgenstein's philosophy one is involved in a language game. That will be opposed by people with different language games and motives for opposing it. How do you defend the activity you are involved in against another language game that holds it to be false or impossible? How is what you count as reason to be defended against an alternative form of reason which may be by your own standards irrational? These are familiar paradoxes of relativism, which may be more or less distressing depending on how seriously they are taken.
This paralysis relates closely to what Nietzsche called nihilism, one aspect of which is the demoralisation resulting from the idea that there is no truth. Among most Wittgensteinians there would be resistance to invoking Nietzsche, because Nietzsche's will to power, like Hobbes' psychological egoism, can appear as precisely the sort of reductionism the forms of life philosophy is concerned to combat. Rush Rhees, for example, does not come across as exactly hostile to Nietzsche, but interprets his transvaluation as something quite irrelevant to the usages of ethical language that he wishes to defend.
"What would an ethical problem look like in the system of evaluation Nietzsche advocates? In what ways would things look different? What would a bad conscience be like in these circumstances? Or conscientiousness generally? It would look different from what we often call conscientiousness partly because there is no element of humility involved in it. Can you be conscientious about showing bravado, about taking a devil-may-care attitude in what you're doing?….."9(p9)
I would say this passage is quite mistaken in its implication that traditional moral questions do not arise within a Nietzschean framework. For the moment, if we recognise that the paralysis really is a problem, it does not have to be one that compels us to go back and unthink all we have thought to get us so far. We are confronted with the problem of how to escape demoralising ideas which come in the form of viciously regressive paradoxes and dilemmas. For the solution we can turn to Nietzsche, but not Nietzsche as he is often understood these days, not the radical perspectivist who is implicated in the very problems just identified.
Both Winch's way and the Marxist way, contain alternative methods for avoiding this paralysis and securing the priority of their own perspective. Marxism takes the way of what most would now call pseudo science, dogmatically appealing to the authority of its own alleged fact for securing the language game it is wished to play. Winch protects his position by restricting his focus to particular language games and refusing to play when tempted outside where paradox might result. There are obvious reasons why this is not a satisfactory solution. Rhees writes:-
"Nietzsche feels that he cannot accept Christian ethics. Similarly someone may feel that he cannot accept Nietzschean ethics" .
There is something almost solipsistic in this enclosure within the confines of particular language games. Nietzsche held that Christian ethics are not just something we may choose or reject on a basis of personal preference. Christian ethics as usually understood involve a dishonesty about motive that can be pointed out.
On the Nietzschean solution, a demoralising idea is viewed as a hostile threat to be countered by a perspective which claims to identify demonstrable falsification in the position of its opponents. Thus a viewpoint is possible which is not undermined by relativism. It may not be the viewpoint some people want to identify with. Presumably philosophers would have to abandon some of the moral games they may wish to play. An anti-Nietzschean position may offer a liveable language game and form of life, but, the argument goes, it is one which can be shown to involve falsification, however interesting it may be trying to understand it. It would seem to follow that Wittgenstein's suggestion that we think of the ultimate as forms of life is in this respect unhelpful10


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Engineering of Glacial Deposits, Barry G. Clarke, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2017, £120, hardback, 504 pp., ISBN: 9780415398657
This book is a welcome addition to the literature on the geotechnical properties and engineering behaviour of glacial soils and complements EGSP28 (Griffiths & Martin 2017), which has a greater engineering geological and geomorphological focus. What I like most about the book is the way the author has assembled a range of diagrammatic, tabular and graphical information to inform and illustrate the discussion. This combines published observations and recommendations, codes of practice provided in British Standard and Eurocode guidelines, and the author's own data and knowledge, to present the reader with a consolidated source of information.
- © 2018 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London. All rights reserved


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Posted: Saturday, October 7, 2017. 4:22 p.m. CST.
By Zoila Palma: Canadian national Gabriel Bochnia was murdered in front of his wife and children on Wednesday night in front of his home in Chula Vista, Corozal.
Bochnia and his family were returning home from dropping off his parents in Chetumal to catch their flight back to Canada after visiting Belize.
According to reports, a man with a rag over his face known to Bochnia's family as 'Polo' fired two shots, one which hit Bochnia in the stomach.
He was then transported to the Northern Regional hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
The gunman also tried to shoot Bochnia's wife but the gun misfired.
Today, police charged Apolonio Kiou , 50, a construction worker of Santa Rita road, Corozal with the murder of Bochnia.
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I wanted to wake this one back up as I am getting back to the van. My other projects are at a reasonable place and I can get back to the van at hand. Short story is I am done fighting the heat issues I am having with an inline 6. Moving to a 302 puts the exhaust headers outside my doghouse and the intake wont be bolted to the exhaust anymore.
The setup I am going for is a 302/AOD combo. Before I go crazy on internet research, is there a particular year range roller 302 to look for? EFI wont fit in my doghouse so is there anything to know when changing an EFI to a carb intake? I have to get an AOD from a Fox body mustang because it has the shorter tail shaft, perhaps this is a good era motor as well.
Larry mentioned heads, recommendation there? Im not looking for a race car, but a somewhat built street motor. I will be towing a small teardrop with it at some point but also want it to be fun.
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Is Kylie Jenner officially trying to become the younger, more famous version of her older sister Kim Kardashian? She certainly seem to be taking over her style recently, managing to look like a mini-me version of her big sis. Kylie's latest look in a sexy monokini makes her look more like Kim than ever!
The gossip is that Kylie thinks she has more to offer the world than Kim, and the 17-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashian star is determined to become more popular than her.
Which doesn't really explain why she's been channeling Kim's style so often recently, since if she's trying to go off and do her own thing, why would she want to look just like Kim? But take a look at Kylie's super hot bathing suit, and see what you think.
Doesn't this looks like just the sort of thing Kim would wear for a photoshoot? Or you know, just hanging around the pool with North snapping selfies?
More from The Stir: Kendall & Kylie Jenner's Big Announcement Will Drive Kim Crazy
Kylie was also recently photographed wearing a sheer shirt which showed off her black bra, just a week or so after Kim was spotted wearing the same look at Paris Fashion Week. And their hair? Kylie's may be a dark brunette to Kim's current platinum blonde, but the shoulder length bob styles they've been sporting are very similar.
With how much she's been channeling Kim's style recently, we're more inclined to think Kylie just admires her big sister's style, and isn't actually trying to take over her life.
What do you think of Kylie's monokini look?
Images via Kylie Jenner/Instagram & Mariotto/INFphoto.com


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It's hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it's damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person -Bill Murray
I have met people who would just not accept the fact that they can ever be wrong, they just keep arguing about something they are not really sure about, because they don't know they are not sure about it. If you are a person who loves peace and tries to keep your surrounding calm, you take a step, stop arguing with such people, try to explain once, or maybe twice! if the opposite person is too stubborn to listen to you, just stop doing it. I'm sure there will be a time when that person understands he was wrong and for god's sake, I hope he stops arguing at least from that point of time!
Stupid conversations can just spoil your good mood and the complete day. At times you have to learn prioritizing things in life. Be wise enough to decide what is important to you and what is not. Losing an argument doesn't make you a loser, you are the real winner if you are prioritizing peace over winning a stupid conversation.
So you decide if you want to be the lost winner or the smart loser!
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Designed by LA-based Shimoda Design Group and Harwood Design Team, Saint Ann Restaurant & Bar is the newest restaurant concept and has the largest garden patio in Dallas. Located next to Saint Ann Court, the historic St. Ann's School was preserved and converted by Harwood International into a restaurant and bar surrounded by gardens and art. It is open for lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, and drinks.
The original structure was built in 1927 as Dallas' first school for Hispanic children. In addition to the original structure, Harwood International has preserved the mural of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" and serves as the focal point in the gardens. The first level of the two-story red brick building is Saint Ann Restaurant & Bar and the second level will house The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection.
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Plantain Pachadi | How to make Plantain Pachadi
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About Plantain Pachadi Recipe
Plantain pacchadi or Aratikaya pacchadi is made with boiled raw banana, green chilies and yogurt. It is very tasty and is usually served with hot rice.
Plantain Pachadi is a popular aromatic and delicious dish. You can try making this amazing Plantain Pachadi in your kitchen. This recipe requires 10 minutes for preparation and 10 minutes to cook. The Plantain Pachadi by Jonnadula Madhu has detailed steps with pictures so you can easily learn how to cook Plantain Pachadi at home without any difficulty. Plantain Pachadi is enjoyed by everyone and can be served on special occasions. The flavours of the Plantain Pachadi would satiate your taste buds. You must try making Plantain Pachadi this weekend. Share your Plantain Pachadi cooking experience on the BetterButter platform. You can also use the "What's cooking" feature on the app to get in touch with other home chefs like Jonnadula Madhu for inputs. In case you have any queries for Plantain Pachadi you can comment on the recipe page to connect with the Jonnadula Madhu. You can also rate the Plantain Pachadi and give feedback.
Ingredients to make Plantain Pachadi
- Plantain - 1
- Green chilies - 10
- salt - as per taste
- tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
- garlic cloves - 3
- cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- curd - 1 cup
- For seasoning:
- mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- urad dal - 1/4 tsp
- Red chilies - 2-3
- curry leaves - 5-6
- cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
How to make Plantain Pachadi
My Tip:Raw plantains are good for this Aratikaya Pachadi. Don't add too much of curd. See the thickness of the batter and then add curd accordingly.


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On the mathematics front, here is a link to a book project
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As it is now, it's not much more than a merger of previous research papers, without the nice figures from "Computing with space…" , but from seeing all in one place you may get a sense of what is this all about.
This first version has been prepared as a basis for the minicourse
"Carnot-Caratheodory spaces as metric spaces with dilations"
held at a January 2011 Summer School in Rio de Janeiro.
In the same place I started being interested in exploring this frontier between neuroscience and mathematics…


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Copernicus is the European Programme for the establishment of a European capacity for Earth Observation. Copernicus encompasses a set of systems which collect data from multiple sources: earth observation satellites and in situ sensors such as ground stations, airborne and sea-borne sensors.
space4environment is active in one of the six thematic areas of Copernicus – the land domain - supporting applications including urban areas, environmental planning, forestry, climate change, sustainable development and tourism.
In the context of the COPERNICUS land services quality assessment/quality control operations for the implementation of pan-European and local components space4environment is responsible for the independent quality assurance (semantic checks) of the High Resolution Layers for wetness and water as well as for the imperviouness products. Similar checks are carried out by us for the geographical extension of the local components mappings of Urban Atlas, Natura2000 and Riparian Zones.
space4environment has implemented the Corine Land Cover (CLC) mapping projects for Luxembourg for the years 2006 and 2012. For the same reference years we coordinated the implementation of CLC in the Western Balkan countries. As part of the CLC Technical Team we are furthermore assisting countries in carrying out the CLC concept in their country and ensuring the quality of the CLC data by performing verifications and further checks on the country-produced CLC mappings.
Within the EAGLE activities we are leading a group of experts working on the development of a future oriented land monitoring concept for Europe, by improving the integration of national and European land monitoring needs and technologies. In the framework of this 2nd generation Corine Land Cover which is called CLC+ a revised methodology for the production of land cover/land use mappings utilizing national data and EO-driven inputs is developed.
COPERNICUS products
The animation below presents a part of the different products available from the COPERNICUS land project for the example area of Vienna/Austria.
(HRL Forest / HRL Grasslands / HRL Permanent Water / HRL Wetlands / HRL Imperviousness / Urban Atlas - all for reference year 2012)
Related projects
- Development, management and implementation of quality assurance & quality control routines to ensure the quality of COPERNICUS products
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- Implementation of CORINE land cover in the West Balkan countries
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- Implementation of CORINE land cover in Luxembourg
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October 30, 2008
Discrimination fight is not over
The very presence of Barack Obama's name on the ballot may be a setback for civil rights advancement in Colorado.
Here's why: On Nov. 4, Coloradans also are being asked to vote on Amendment 46, which seeks to end affirmative action programs for minorities and women. Some voters may make a leap in logic and assume that because a black man has a chance to become president, discrimination is thing of the past and affirmative action is no longer needed.
They'd be wrong, of course.
Obama is an intelligent, highly successful black man. He has reached echelons of success unattainable for many Americans, regardless of race.
But his rise is an exception, not a rule. His candidacy cannot possibly end the systemic discrimination reflected in state hiring, college admissions and contracting.
Obama has the opportunity to interview for a job on a national stage, whereas most minorities and women have one person or a small group making a hiring decision. If one or more members of the group hold prejudiced attitudes toward a certain racial group, that could be the deciding factor between a new opportunity and nothing, argues Tim Wise, author of "Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White" (RoutledgeFalmer, 2005).
"Unless you have something that requires people to seek out differences, they will do things the same old way," he said. "Racism and inequality are still entrenched."
The true goal of affirmative action, before it was twisted by conservatives and liberals, was to forge a path to end the disparity between the races due to slavery, Jim Crow and segregation.
Affirmative action does not intend for unqualified minorities and women to get "a helping hand," but rather a "hand up" to a more level playing field. It's not about quotas (which are illegal), or having the Rainbow Coalition in the office, classroom or boardroom. To put it plainly, it's about not being overlooked because you're qualified but happen to have a bit more melanin in your skin or have breasts.
Federal Contracting Event in Houston – RESCHEDULED!
October 28, 2008
Due to the trauma that Hurricane Ike caused the Houston community, AAJC had decided to postpone this event, initially scheduled for September 30. We are proud to announce that the event has been rescheduled for WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. Please join us!
Asian American Justice Center
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This program has been made possible through the generous support of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club.
Civil Rights or Civil Wrongs?
October 27, 2008
Civil rights or civil wrongs?
A trail of fraud, deception and suspect motives follow Ward Connerly into Nebraska
by Bryan Cohen -Omaha Weekly Reader
This was supposed to be Ward Connerly's year.
Following successes in California and Michigan, Connerly announced in March 2007 his "Super Tuesday for Equal Rights" campaign — a push to effectively ban affirmative action policies by amending as many state constitutions as possible in 2008. From a list of 10 states, Connerly narrowed his efforts and petition signature gathering machine to five: Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri and Nebraska.
Connerly is controversial as his campaigns. In interviews he has praised the Klu Klux Klan for supporting his initiatives and questioned the legitimacy of the civil rights landmark decision in Brown v. The Board of Education. His "civil rights" efforts have earned him over $7 million since 1996.
But November 4 is panning out to be less super than he hoped.
Connerly has dropped three campaigns. His petition gathering company, National Ballot Access, has been dogged by lawsuits. In Oklahoma, the state with the shortest petition period at 30 days, the machine failed to get enough valid signatures. In Arizona and Missouri, opponents pressed legal and administrative charges of fraud, over 130,000 signatures were found invalid and his amendment failed to make the ballot.


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Happy New Year!
Thank you for being a part of my blog and life in 2016.
I look forward to sharing many more creative posts, pictures and videos with you in 2017!
Thank you so much for your wonderful blog!
I wish you a wonderful New Year for you and your family!


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Another crash follows the sad death of a mother and child in Pence in the last month as reported recently. The latest incident occurred at the junction of Bridge Road and Copers Cope road in Beckenham on 30th August 2016. A van collided with this Audi, that was allegedly speeding. The driver is reported to have collapsed in the road at the scene and was then taken to hospital.
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We have just received the results of my son's muscle enzyme analysis. The report says its completely normal. Instead of low enzyme levels, a common finding in mitochondrial disease, his levels are high in 3 different complexes.
We have reached the end of diagnostic options. His doctor says our last option is Whole Exome Sequencing (WES).
So far we have a mild muscle involvement, dysmotility, and ketoacidosis with hypoglycaemia. He fits no profile for metabolic disorders and was negative for the mitochondrial disorders (the 22 most common). His muscle biopsy was basically normal though did not rule out mitochondrial disease.
Right now I'm considering our options. He is doing really well with the G-tube and has put on around 5 kg in 2 months after not gaining for 2 years. So on the one hand, things are going well. I'm disinclined to pursue any invasive or painful tests for now. Intestinal biopsy is on the table due to the intestinal issues, but since things are going well, no one (including me) is very interested in pursuing this option.
Basically, we are left with WES and getting a second opinion. I'm inclined to do the latter as I really need some new eyes to look at his issues.


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Congratulations Sam & Warren!
What an amazing day and evening – the guests were here for a good time, the weather was stunning, the natural light shining down through our skylights was unbelievable. We couldn't be happier to host such a magnificent loving wedding celebration – it was truly all about the couple, their family, their friends, and the love you felt throughout the room.
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Golden Era
Congratulations Yasmin and Jamil! Alicia Keats went above and beyond with planning this gorgeous golden wedding reception. From gilded plates to cursive hand written place cards, the entire restaurant was turned into a room fit for a king and his queen. The decor was complete with soft pink and white hues in the flower arrangements, and petite bouquets of lavender at every setting. Simple elegance. Truly, nothing compares to that sort of theme with a backdrop of the lush green gardens.
Photography by Gucio Photography
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Congratulations Vicky and Corey! Although these love birds wed inside the Vandusen Gardens, we were lucky enough to cater to their fun-filled wedding reception with so many beautiful friends, family, and loved ones. It was a spectacular afternoon-into-evening event, one filled with cupcakes, brilliant speeches and laughter, tons of love, and lots of dance. The woodsy bouquets matched the solid wood flooring and their pink and red theme popped and sparkled in the room. It was a wonderful evening!


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What is Built From Human Parts?
BUILT FROM HUMAN PARTS strives to be a storytelling anthology that explores the modern world – both its nightmares and its heroes – by way of examining what advancements in technology and culture have allowed us to uncover about ourselves and the world we live in while also wondering about the mysteries that have somehow managed to remain unsolved despite our advancements. These are true stories waiting to occur.
Each issue will collect a handful-ish of comic and prose stories from a pretty diverse group of creators from, literally, around the world. They were not given any genre or tone or content restrictions aside from they had to tell stories that felt as if they had some grounding in our modern or near-modern reality.
Built From Human Parts will be a magazine sized black and white anthology.
Who puts together the anthology?
Currently, the anthology is put together solely by Cameron Callahan with the help of rotating contributors each issue.
Who is contributing to the first issue?
We are still at too early of a stage for a definite contributor list. It's quite exciting, however, and in a month or so I should have a more finalized group of creative misfits to brag to you about.
The current story grouping looks to be 3 – 4 comics and 2 – 3 prose stories, though, from people all over America and even a few that are super, super far away from America.
How often will you put out this anthology?
Built From Human Parts will aim for a yearly release schedule. The performance of the initial issue can move this goal forward or back. My dream would be 2 – 3 issues a year and while I certainly know enough talented people willing to put themself through the horrors of working with me, you know the drill, they gotta eat and I gotta help em eat. I will put em out as fast as I can afford em.
Is that all?
Oh, of course not! I've also got the help of a very talented friend skilled in a number of technical fields that is willing and eager to assist me in the second component of what will eventually be BUILT FROM HUMAN PARTS: Dramatic readings of some of the prose stories.
There is almost nothing concrete to share about this aspect of the project other than it is something I've wanted to do for a long time and am in a position to tackle it on a small scale. We'll put one or two short, simple things together and see how it goes and how we can improve.
Okay then… is that all?
Ummm, I think so, yeah! You can expect this project out sometime in the second half of 2017. I am very eager to start sharing with you who exactly I've got on board and letting you all in on the very dirty, disgusting creative process – triumphs and pitfalls alike – as we go through with bringing this book to life.


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So, I read the Eudora Welty story this evening before a friend from work came by to pick up his grill. He'd left it over at my house after a grill-fest we through for another friend's bachelor party back in December. That night, we had 5 grills and my pig pit heated up and close to 40 pounds of meat to split among only about 10 people; and the guest of honor passed out and then woke up two hours later to urinate on my blueberry bushes, killing one – good times! In reminiscing about this, though, I got onto a kick about "Why I live at the P.O." and the self-centered nature of Sister. The reason I got onto this was that while both of them were centered on a single individual, the grill-fest was an expression of love towards that person and the Welty story was all about self-serving, self-righteous, self-centered sympathy. I do not feel bad for Sister because she doesn't tell the whole story.
Am I supposed to pity her, or am I supposed to realize that she really is "one-sided?"
At the start of the story, Stella-Rondo gets just as much grief, if not more, than Sister, but Sister just can't deal with not being the center of attention, and so inserts herself into every situation. Well, if you're going to make yourself the center of attention, then expect what you get, good or bad. There's so much in this story that reflects that Sister's opinions of Stella-Rondo are really everyone else's opinions of herself that I cannot describe them all. It is not her family that ultimately rejects Sister, but Sister who ultimately rejects her family. By the time I finished reading this story I just wanted her mother to slap her again.
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Happy Tuesday!
Pictured Below: Post-Cleanse Bliss!
Another Fitbit badge received: 2.4lbs lost since last week for a total of 80.4lbs lost!!
My sister took my measurements on Saturday and although I thought it would be more, I have lost 2.5″ since last week – BUT my arms gained muscle!! That's a total of 80.25″lost!! The pounds/inches ratio continues! Woot! ☺
Body Fat%: no change.
30-Days to completion of my 2nd Isabody Challenge! I'm going to head straight into a 3rd Challenge as well!
Spicing things up this fall as I've registered for my first non-charity 5k! The Toronto Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5k! I'll be running it with colleagues from the office to keep me honest!!
And to get me into the groove (as I am not a natural runner by any stretch of the imagination), I'm starting "Begin to Run" classes next week at Energia Athletics located in my neighbourhood (pictured below):
Wish me luck!!
Now for some Foodstuffs!
Tex-Mex Baked Spaghetti Squash – tasted so much better than it looks (although I left mine under the broiler a bit too long)
Roasted Broccoli Rabe Bowl with Lemon Vinaigrette, Quinoa, Avocado and Grilled Chicken – a little bitter due to the broccoli rabe, but overall it was tasty and very filling!
And finally some words of wisdom (brought to you by my new favourite snack brand: Lesser Evil – who make the BEST organic popcorn – Buddha Bowl Himalayan Pink – great to sneak into the movies with)
Have a great week!


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If You Could Watch the Sunrise with Anyone, Who Would that Be and Why?
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The Mystery Genre also includes 'suspense, thrillers, crime and espionage. Oh, I know, some said fantasy, romance, poetry and historical fiction. But doesn't each of those genres contain one form or another of 'mystery'? Even 'children's books' are filled with 'mystery' (mysterious secrets to discover, puzzles to complete, problems needing solving). So, the overall favorite genre choice is 'mystery'. Each writer below outlines her own choice.
What is Your Favorite Book Character and Why?
I have many favorite characters, which made choosing just one character a little difficult. If I go way back, it could be Nancy Drew or Laura Ingalls Wilder. If I think about more contemporary books, I could say that my favorite is Perry in the Lottery by Patricia Wood or "the doctor's wife" in Blindness by Jose Saramago. It is so difficult to choose. Or so I thought.
What is Your Favorite Writing Snack?
Peanuts are easy to handle one-handed, deliciously good, and actually good for you. Many health benefits are associated with the simple peanut. But there's something even better ~ chocolate. Chocolate-covered peanuts is the best snack of all. :-)
Of course, peanuts as a snack is just this writer's favorite. Other 'Review This' writers have spoken out on their preferred snack, as seen in the list below. RenaissanceWoman2010's favorite of 'fortune cookies' might contain one with a 'paraphrased' fortune something like this: "(Wo)man/Writers cannot live by bread alone. That's why 'snacks' were invented!"
|Favorite Book Genre
|Favorite Snack While Writing
|Romance & Historical Fiction
|Potato Chips
|Dawn Rae
|Psychological Thrillers and/or Noir Crime Fiction
|Unfortunately, it's something sweet (chocolate)
followed by something salty (chips)
followed by something sweet...followed by ...
well, you get the idea.
|Mysteries & Historical Fiction
|Dark Chocolate Covered Fruit Drops
|Uh, duh, Chocolate!
|Wednesday Elf
|Usually peanuts or a granola bar (with peanuts).
I know -- I'm a NUT.
|New Age Spiritual/
After Death
|Glass of wine (sometimes) & a piece
or two of cheese or
a Banana dipped in peanut butter
|Romance & Detective Fiction
|Dark chocolate covered or salted almonds
|Bev Owens
|Cheese and crackers
|Susan Deppner
|Mysteries, especially legal mysteries.
I started reading Perry Mason books in junior high
and have read all of them,
though none recently.
(Need to do something about that.)
|Recently, corn chips which aren't quite as greasy
as potato chips (keeps the keyboard cleaner).
I often add a few dark chocolate chips to the bowl, too
|Treasures by
|Fiction, LOL
|I do not eat while I write...though the idea is delicious.
If I did, my first choice would be potato chips.
|Mystery and Ancient History
|Tea and Chocolate
|Olivia Morris
|Mysteries & Suspense - Combine the two and I'm
there all over it!
|There is always a cup of coffee, hot and black on my desk.
My other favorite snack food is red licorice
although my other half does not equate that with licorice.
His has to be black licorice.
He calls mine candy!
|Thrillers, Whodunnits & Cozy Mysteries
|Chocolate and/or Potato Chips
|Fictionalized History
|I get too involved in writing. I don't have time to snack.
|Cozy Mysteries
|Anything that will not make crumbs
to fall in the nooks of the keyboard!
|Decorating for Events
|Mystery (sub-genre is Espionage)
|Snack is baby carrots!
I munch on them like chips!
Was hoping I could ditch my glasses for distances
but, alas, I still need them!
|Mystery & Espionage
|Fortune cookies!!
|A Yummy Mix I Make of Dark Chocolate
Buttons, Dried Cranberries, Almonds, Brazil Nuts
& Sunflower Seeds!
|Fishing Cat Photo By Sylvestermouse
Relatability or being able to relate to my readers and them to me. In my writing, I don't want to sound like a newspaper or magazine article as in: "Just the facts, ma'am." I also don't want to sound too stilted or like I am talking too technically or above them. I want to sound like a friend and someone that wants to help by sharing my past experiences as well as my new ones.
Relatability and forging a connection with our reader should be a goal for anyone that writes online. Regardless of the topic -- a recipe, how-to, craft, particular ideas, miscellaneous help, etc. -- when an article is written in a 1st person point of view and relates the authors experiences like friends talking, it resonates better with readers. At least, that is my experience!
Thanksgiving is a time of prayer,
a time to thank God a time to be fair,
when robbers give up robbing the banks,
when we forget the bad done just to give thanks,
when the army forgets all about war, when the world is all quiet and peaceful once more.
(The words of an eight year old)
Each of the Contributors on Review This have extensive writing CVs. Instead of giving you dozens of sites for each one, I have requested that each Contributor share a link to their current favorite writing site other than Review This! Most of the sites listed here are actually owned by the contributor which shows that our team is made up of highly qualified reviewers and website administrators.
|Link to Another Site Where They Write
|Crafters Kingdom
|Dawn Rae
|Treasures, Travels and Tales
|Lighthouse Musings
|Mystery Book World
|Wednesday Elf
|Crochet, Crafts and Cute Critters
|Funk This House
|Bev Owens
|The House of Rumpley
|Books to Remember
|Susan Deppner
|Recipes for Real People
|Olivia Morris
|Grammie Knows How
|Treasures by Brenda
|Movie Treasures by Brenda
|Best Sewing Machines for Beginners
|Lou's Designs
What is Your Favorite Holiday and Why?
Christmas Magic Ceramic Ornament
I think that one of the reasons that I love this holiday so much is that more than at any other time of the year we are witness to people being kinder, more giving and more loving. I have never stopped believing in Santa (he is in each of us, you know). I can still hear the "bell of Christmas" as clear and bright as when I was a little girl.
Answered by Susan Deppner
The best gift I've ever been given was my own copy of Roget's Thesaurus. My parents bought it for me for Christmas one year when I was junior high school age and that meant so much to me. I knew that they knew I enjoyed writing and that I did well in English and composition classes in school, but I didn't know that they took my writing seriously. I remember studying the thesaurus for hours, learning how the words were cataloged and how to use the book to find synonyms or just to see how certain words were related to others. Not only did the tool help improve my writing skills, it motivated me to write more. For that I have always been very grateful to my parents who, as it turned out, knew me better than I thought they did.
If You Could Choose Any Vacation Destination, Where Would it Be and Why?
Answered by Olivia Morris
|Tower of David in Jerusalem - Morguefile.com
My favorite vacation destination would have to be Israel. I have been there twice and would love to go back again. If I could find a way for someone to sponsor me there I would be gone in a heartbeat. There is so much history, geography, and climate that you just don't get anywhere else in the world.
It is also holy ground, not only to the Christians, but the Jews and Moslems as well. I would love to know more about the country as a whole, it's people, it's traditions and it's history.
If You Could Turn Back Time, What Year Would You Choose?
I love my current life but I would like to be a teenager again. I was not a joiner when I was young and if I could do it over again, I would love to revisit the late 1970s and early 1980s and take the opportunity to join clubs, groups, etc. Plus, there are a few choices that I made in those years that I would like to change. Of course, I am a big fan of the pop culture from that time and it would be fun to see groups like Supertramp again!
Answered by BarbRad
|Look Closely at this Photo and You Will See Barb
Engaging in Her Favorite Hobby!
Why? Because when I have a camera in my hand looking for things to photograph, I notice more of what I'm seeing. I've never been a particularly observant person. I'd make a terrible eyewitness for that reason. The camera transforms my observation powers.
When I starting writing online I was able to use my hobby to inspire my writing, illustrate it, and give me more ideas. Now I'm starting to enjoy photography more and more for its own sake and I'm beginning to explore digital photo editing more.
What is Your Favorite Music Genre and Why?
80s Music - probably because I was a teen in the 80's so when I hear the music it has that nostalgic pull for me.
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My dream never went away, but it has changed. I no longer want my picture on the cover. These days, I dream about writing a feature story that would make Hunter S. Thompson sit up and take notice. I want to see my byline on The Cover of The Rolling Stone so I can buy five copies for my mother. That would be the perfect lifetime achievement award for this starving artist.


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Jeb Bush has officially dropped out of the 2016 Presidential race. In some ways, it's a shame. The election could've come down to the brother of a former President versus the wife of a former President. This would've been the best situation to expose the American oligarchy to the public, although the public probably wouldn't have cared. As someone who likes to trash politicians whenever I can, it would've given me a lot to talk about. Alas, it wasn't meant to be.
When Jeb Bush was starting his campaign, they raised an astounding $150 million from donors. Needless to say, that's a lot of dough. They went on to spend at least $80 million of it. And for what? I barely saw a dime of it in action. How many Jeb Bush political ads did you see anywhere? I saw one on a TV at the gym, and only that one time. Furthermore, it was completely forgettable. It was your typical soft focus "I'm-such-a-great-guy" ad featuring endorsements from political losers in the Senate whose names I've never heard before. It probably generated a lot of buzz among his campaign ad writers, who I'm sure all congratulated each other on such a wonderful advertisement. Meanwhile, most voters probably didn't even realize it was a political ad, instead mistaking it for a cheesy 1980's family sitcom intro. "Honey! Step By Step is back on the air!"
The funniest part of the whole thing was "Jeb!". Perhaps you saw this somewhere:
I'm no campaign expert, but I feel like it was a bad move. Bottom line: Jeb Bush is one of the most boring SOBs on the political scene. In a match of him vs. Hillary Clinton, he'd muddle along. But against firebrands like Trump, Cruz, and Sanders, Bush was doomed. Republican debates consisted of Trump, Cruz, and… that other soft-spoken guy. So adding the exclamation point to the end of his name seemed like a brainless and transparent attempt to somehow make him seem exciting. "Jeb!" I'm pretty sure nobody has ever said his name with that kind of exclamatory emphasis in his entire life, with the possible exception of his wife during those hot Florida nights. He is simply an utterly boring and uninspiring person.
It helps even less that his brother was one of the worst Presidents of the modern age. Obama is a real stinker, but he hasn't really been able to screw us in many other ways than Obamacare. He has been mostly impotent, which I'll count as a vague positive. I'll take a clueless, impotent president over an smart but malevolent president. Bush, meanwhile, got us into two failed wars and encouraged the TARP bailouts, which was a true crime against the common man. I do not think most people look back on the Bush years with fondness. So Jeb Bush had to fight the negative associations throughout his campaign.
In a last-ditch effort, he dug out his brother to go on the stump for him. Why he thought it'd be a good idea, I don't know. I suspect even George Bush Jr. knew it was probably a bad idea, which is why he avoided getting involved until that time. But by then Jeb may have known he was basically hopeless, and figured he'd at least give his ex-president brother a shot at campaigning. Clearly, it didn't work.
I almost feel bad for Jeb. He was considered a frontrunner for 2016 as early as 2012. He probably really thought he'd get his chance to shine and crawl out of the shadow of his daddy and brother. But it simply wasn't meant to be. He may even be sobbing in the shower as we speak, chewing his loofa in agony while Donald Trump's words echo in his brain: "Jeb… You're fired."
So, that's at least $80 million in campaign dollars down the drain. Think about the major donors that gave him hundreds of thousands, or maybe even millions. What a waste! They could've just burned the money in a pile for the same effect. The worst part about it is that we all saw it coming. I began reconsidering my position on Bush's inevitable nomination a few months ago, when all of the major polls began reflecting his downward slide. By the start of the New Year, I was beginning to conclude that he may actually get booted out of the race. But while we all knew this was coming, he kept blowing his millions. What a waste of money.
Bush was clearly not as inevitable as I thought he was. I put too much faith into what the Establishment is capable of. There is no question that Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton were the Establishment choices for this election. Like usual, we were supposed to pick between the left cheek or the right cheek of the same ass.
Things have not gone entirely according to plan. Bush has dropped out. Furthermore, even Hillary's candidacy is in doubt. She is beating outsider socialist Bernie Sanders, but not by much. She's not going to have the smooth sailing into the nomination that she may have originally thought.
Murray Rothbard, one of my favorite economists, once made this statement: "No ruling elite can maintain power without the support of the public to some degree." I agree with this. Ultimately, even the Establishment elites are only human. If the public decides to quit supporting them en masse, they're going to have a problem on their hands; for instance, if the military and secret police (if there is one) turn on them. This is what happened in most of the socialist countries at the end of the 1980s: the military and law enforcement agencies mutinied. Without gun-toting soldiers and agents to force everyone around by threat of violence, the socialist regimes fell apart. This was most dramatic in Romania, when the peon soldiers suddenly decided they'd had enough of shooting their own people and instead turned their guns on their officers before turning them on the Great Socialist Leader himself. In the span of only a few days, the whole regime fell apart.
This is basically what has happened to the Republican Party, and what is happening to a less successful degree in the Democratic Party. The voters are staging a revolt. For a while, the top three polling Republicans were Trump, Cruz, and Ben Carson: two of them being complete political outsiders, while Cruz is definitely an outsider within his own party. On the Democratic side, voters are close to nominating a candidate, Bernie Sanders, who isn't even a registered Democrat. He has run as an independent for his entire political career.
I chalk it up to this: many Americans are beginning to sense that the country is floundering. The economy is stagnant, war seems perpetual, Islamic terrorism seems ever-present, and total intellectual madness is taking place on a grand scale across the country. There really are people who insist that black is white and man is woman, and they really are beginning to use the sharp end of the law to force people into pretending it's all true. This demoralizes people who are not insane.
Couple this with divorce rates and bastardy rates at all-time highs, abetting the society-wide implosion of family structure, and you have a nation that seems to be increasingly held together only by the somatic catharsis of professional sports and reality TV. Even that's cracking a little bit, with undercurrents of the current racial zeitgeist creeping into the Super Bowl as a proxy race war between Peyton Manning and Cam Newton. Soon, reality TV will be our only respite, our final refuge. Shoot me when that happens.
So, voters are starting to get desperate. They can feel the country slipping away. They are beginning to turn toward outsiders, for better or worse.
I would not want to be our next President. I fully believe a severe recession will afflict the USA before the end of the next President's term. I'm not saying it'll be the apocalypse. But money is going to get tight again. People will lose their jobs, and are going to have to buckle down on lifestyle downgrades.
Problem: Recessions are always blamed on the sitting president, regardless of whether or not they actually had anything to do with it. The next President will really have had nothing to do with it, but they'll get blamed anyway. Their re-election campaign will become a brutal fight for survival, and people will forever associate that President with the recession. This is exactly what happened to Jimmy Carter. His reputation has never recovered.
Even if Bush had been able to pull it together and win the election, so what? He'd preside over a huge recession before the end of his first term. Everyone would blame him for it. Because he's a Bush, he'd get it even worse; people are still hurting from the recession at the end of his brother's second term. The Bush family would officially descend into permanent historical infamy. He wouldn't win a second term. All of those campaign donations would've ultimately gone to waste anyway. If I could pass a one-sentence message to Jeb Bush right now, the message would say this: "You dodged a bullet, old sport."
People willing to donate massive amounts of money to Presidential candidates should think much harder about what they are doing. Most of the time, it's waste of money.


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Another month, another Degustabox! We really enjoy getting these every month – it gives us a chance to try out new products that we wouldn't otherwise try. For those of you who don't know, the Degustabox is a monthly food and drink subscription box costing £12.99.
What was in this month's box?
Yushoi Snapea rice sticks – RRP £1.79
We've had these before, and really like them. They're a much healthier alternative to crisps – high in fibre and a good source of protein, and very moreish!
The Chia Co Chia Shots – RRP £0.66 x 2
I love adding chia seeds to porridge in the morning or making coconut chia pudding. They're quite expensive to buy usually so I thought these were good value, especially as they came in little packets.
Popchips – RRP £1.99
We had the smoky bacon flavour and gosh, they were yummy! Again, because they are popped and not fried they are healthier than conventional crisps and have absolutely loads of flavour and crunch!
Crabbies Alcoholic Ginger Beer – RRP £1.39
I love, love, LOVE ginger beer so was over the moon to see this. It's the Scottish Raspberry flavour which was a nice, fruity change and super refreshing. It was a great drink for my first alcoholic drink of 2017, and one I will be definitely looking out for in the summer months!
Fruitella 30% Less Sugar Sweets – RRP £1.25
I never got a look in with these – Graham and the kids got their mucky paws on them first. I'm not a fan of sweets but the kids are, so if it has less sugar in, it's a win for me!
Protein Boost – RRP £1.29
We were sent the strawberry flavour of this, which Graham drank. He said it was really creamy and nice. It contains 20g of protein in the bottle, giving a boost when you need it!
Natvia Sweetener – RRP £4.99
Sweetener is not something we use because I don't really like the nasties that are in them, but this one is 100% natural. I used this to replace sugar in our bakewell tart and you really couldn't tell the difference. However, I think at £4.99, it was a little steep so probably wouldn't buy this again.
Finn Crisp – RRP £1.89
I'm undecided on these. They are a little bit bland and cardboard-like on their own, but nice with cream cheese. I'm not sure I would buy them again, but it was good to try them.
Aspire Drinks – RRP £1.45
I'm sure we have had this brand of drinks in the Degustabox before. We liked them then, and still like them now. I tend to stay away from soft drinks as a whole but these are really fruity and refreshing. Even better – they're calorie free!
Quinola Mothergrain – RRP £2.49
This is the first time since we started having Degustaboxes that I haven't been able to even bring myself to try something. It's quinoa with split peas, and although it sounds SUPER healthy and quick and easy to make, it's really not my thing at all. I really don't like wasting food, so it has been donated to the food bank
Also included was a £2.00 voucher for a The Collective yoghurt
As usual, we were pretty impressed in general with the contents of the box. The value of the products well exceeded the £12.99 cost of the box. If you want to try out one for yourself, you can get a whopping £7 off by entering BLDEG15 at the checkout.
*We were sent this box free of charge for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions are our own.


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Pete Edochie the Nollywood legend, who is in Ghana to shoot collaborated movie by Kofas Media and Miracle Wave International has suggested that African leaders should swear-in with smaller gods instead of the Bible.
Chief Edochie who paid a courtesy call on the former president of Ghana, H.E Jerry John Rawlings on Friday with casts of the new move said state officials who swear with the bible become corrupt when they are in office.
To him, God forgives easily so these officials do not take the oath serious whenever they hold the Bible to swear.
The Nigerian actor further said that the smaller gods are not merciful like the Almighty God who created heaven and earth so that will put fear in these corrupt leaders.
To him, the gods give instance justice to persons who break their oath and that will deter politicians from 'chopping' state cash.The unknown movie title has a motive of educating the Nation about Corruption and Bribery.


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New MP for Abetifi Constituency takes seat in Parliament
The newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Abetifi Constituency, Bryan Acheampong, was sworn into office yesterday.
The Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe-Adjaho, who administered the swearing in,congratulated the new MP and welcomed him to the House.
Mr. Acheampong secured the seat in a by-election following the death of the former MP for the Constituency, Peter Wiafe Pepera, on May 21 at the 37 Military Hospital after a short illness.
He polled 14,015 votes out of the total 15, 577 votes to be elected MP.
The leadership of the House took turns to congratulate the new MP and urged him to acquaint himself with the rules of the House to enable him represent his people effectively.
The Minority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said although Mr. Acheampong was coming in late, the period was supposed to enable him learn the rules of the game and how business was conducted.
He advised him to study materials such as the Standing Orders and the Constitution, as well as the various tools used to conduct business in the House.
The Deputy Majority Leader, Alfred Agbesi, also congratulated the new member and entreated him to abide by the oath he had sworn to the House.
Addressing the media after his swearing in, Mr. Acheampong promised to use his new position to advocate for development projects in the constituency to address challenges such as unsafe water, poor road network, poor sanitation, among others.
"People feel that Kwahu is an urban constituency, but it is actually a deprived community. About 80 communities drink directly from the river," he said and added that he would help address the problems facing the people in the constituency.
Mr. Acheampong said he entered into politics in order to advocate for developmental projects in his constituency.
He promised to mobilise all citizens and residents in the constituency to advance the development of the area.
In another development the National Disaster Management Organisation Bill and the Ghana AIDS Commission Bill was taken through the Consideration Stage.
By Yaw Kyei


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Is Your Smart TV Spying On You? You just need to make sure you don't hold any private conversations in front of the internet-connected TV.
"In addition, Samsung may collect and your device may capture voice commands and associated texts so that we can provide you with Voice Recognition features and evaluate and improve the features." Samsung Smart TV privacy policy says.
A spokesperson for the company told that Samsung "takes consumer privacy very seriously. In all of our Smart TVs we employ industry-standard security safeguards and practices, including data encryption, to secure consumers' personal information and prevent unauthorized collection or use"
This is not the first time Samsung Smart TV or other Internet of Things has set off alarms among privacy experts.
- December 2012: Security researcher revealed a vulnerability in Samsung Smart TVs that allows an intruder to take control of the devices that are connected to the same network.
- November 2013: Researchers found that LG's Smart TVs are sending personal information back to the company's servers about what channels you watch and viewing habits.
- July 2013: Another vulnerability allowed hackers to remotely crash Samsung Smart TV without doing much efforts.
- January, 2014: More than 100,000 Refrigerators and other internet-enabled home appliances were hacked to perform a massive cyber attack.
- April 2014: We reported about cyber attacks and specialized malware targeting Internet of Things (IoT) such as TVs, Refrigerators, Microwave or dishwashers.


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The Ladies of Change Through Giving are proud to join forces with Alice Gomes of Imagine Yoga to hold a food drive benefiting the care cabin at Casselberry Elementary School.
The Care Cabin exists on the campus of Casselberry Elementary School to serve the children and families at Casselberry Elementary School and Maitland Middle School.
The Cabin is open 5 days a week, run by a team of community volunteers, providing food and clothing assistance to those who have need. Nearly 500 grocery bags of food are distributed through this cabin each month. Give your donations to a member of Change Through Giving by Saturday March 1st.
Click here for a copy of the flyer to share with your friends!
At the start of the recession in 2008, the City of Casselberry was featured on 60 Minutes to highlight the issue of young students battling homelessness and poverty in the area. The outpouring of community support was a testament to the generosity and resilience of its citizens. The Casselberry Task Force was formed to help organize volunteers and aid. Alice Gomes with Imagine Yoga teaches a Free Community All Levels Yoga class on the first Sunday of each month to benefit the Care Cabin. Students are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate. Class is held at 11:00am at the Casselberry Art House at Lake Concord Park.


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Like funny? Like free? Like free funny?
Then come watch The Immediate Gratification Players perform free long-form improvisational comedy this Saturday in its annual Prefrosh Show. Even if you're a real, live Harvard student, you'll laugh just as much!
This show is this Saturday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in Science Center Lecture Hall D. It will be done in time for you to go see something else at 8!