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I made this recipe a couple of days ago. It froze really hard. Not sure why it didn't turn out creamy like so many of the reviews stated. The flavour was fantastic, but not the texture. I will try it again and see what happens. Hope it will turn out nice and creamy.
I read this recipe all the way in India and tried it. I'm blown away by how well this turned out. Seldom do recipes turn out better that you expect, and this is one of those. I'm an absolute newbie to any kind of cooking and this could just become my claim to fame ;) haha I did tweak the recipe ever so slightly based on some of the reviews i read. I used 5 eggs, yolks only. And i used a full tsp of salt. Surprisingly, the caramel spattered quite a bit when i added the cream, despite having heated the cream like some of the reviews suggested. Also being a newbie, i managed to curdle the custard. Fortunately i was able to recover it by simply using a hand blender to blend it back into a smooth custardy consistency.
I've made this ice cream many times, and it never fails to deliver that wow! impact of a perfect desert. It's the most often-requested item for dinner parties among our group of friends. My only tweak is that I've upped the salt to a full teaspoon of smoked Maldon salt.
Excellent recipe! This ice cream is very creamy, with perfect texture and ideal thickness for scooping. It is also quite rich! I added a bit of golden syrup instead of sugar to give a more caramelised colour however next time I will probably skip the extra sugar/syrup step as it is already sweet enough with the caramel mixed in. I used Maldon's Salt (quite strong) and doubled the quantity as I found it was more of a caramel ice cream than a salted caramel ice cream without the additional salt. It is probably best to add salt to the caramel to taste, while the caramel is still warm. Also note that with custard based ice cream recipes like this, it is very easy to curdle the egg mixture. Use a bain-marie (and thermometer) to reduce the chance of this. If the mix does curdle slightly, you can press the less lumpy bits through a fine seive twice (or thrice), taking out the worst of it. Generally tiny granules of curdled egg aren't noticeable in the final ice cream, though not ideal. I also added 4 tbsp water to the sugar for an easier and more consistent caramel. Take care not to burn it, taking off the stove once an amber colour is reached.
This recipe was good, but had some flaws: *When I poured the cream into the caramel, it seized. I was left with a lump of hardened caramel. Luckily it melted, but that made the caramel go over a bit, the flavour hinting bitterness. *I'm not sure if it was the anglaise, but I was having trouble using the ice cream mixer. It ended up churning the ice cream 3/4 of the way, so I ended up putting it in the freezer. Surprisingly, it turned out very well. Overall a good recipe, but some improvements could be made.
I make caramel often using the wet method. The dry method (melting the sugar in a dry pan) is time-consuming and the results are never consistent. The wet method of making caramel is to add 1/2 cup of water to the sugar and boiling until it become amber-colored, turn down the heat, and continue cooking until it darkens slightly. Remove from the heat and then add half of the warmed (never cold) cream and let bubbling subside, then add the remaining cream and whisk. Cool to room temperature before adding to the custard base. I'm giving this recipe three forks only because the author should know to warm the cream before adding the cooked sugar and because the wet method creates a much better caramel.
Wow, is this delicious! I decided to make this last night on a whim and am glad I did. It is pretty easy to make and like others, I omitted the last 1/4cup of sugar and replaced it with a tbl spoon of pure maple syrup. I did not heat my custard to 170 degrees as it seemed like it would curdle, instead I removed it from the heat at about 160 degrees. After taking a spin in my Cuisinart ice cream maker for 25 min it was smooth, flavorful and had a luxurious mouth feel. It's now securely resting in the freezer.
its a keeper. made it with heavy cream , 1 cup of sugar, raw egg yolks and maple syrup instead of the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Will do it again.
Amazing ice cream! I followed the recipe as indicated, and for me at least, it does not seem like additional salt is required as some reviewers have suggested. Perhaps the difference is the kind of salt used (I used Maldon's). The ice cream is very rich, and the next time, I will try foregoing the additional 1/4 of sugar.
oh. my. god. Make this NOW. It is decadent, rich, and luscious with the most luxurious mouth-feel you could imagine. I used 1/2 & 1/2 instead of the cream, omitted the 1/4C sugar from the liquid, used a full teaspoon of Maldon sea salt, and warmed the 1/2 & 1/2 before adding to the liquid sugar. The caramel will be liquid rather than thick like candy. I ate it before it was completely frozen so it was like soft-serve ice cream. Absolutely delicious.
I rated this 4 forks a year ago, as written, but want to add some hacks that make this much easier. My family requests this often, and I found it tricky and a bit rich. The caramel always seizes badly--I discovered that if I caramelize the sugar in the microwave (directions for this are on the internet and it is okay to use a small amount of water in doing it) and warm the cream before adding it in, it combines WAAAAYYY more easily, and does not splatter as badly. I also now sub 1/2 and 1/2 cream for the heavy and use 2% milk--much lighter and more to our taste. I will make this more often now, as the issues that would cause it to fail for me are resolved.
Well, I tried. I am a pro at vanilla ice cream with custard base (I have a "Whynter" ice cream maker) but wanted to branch out. I studied all of the comments and was intimidated by the ones that said the sugar took a really long time to melt on the stove, turned hard, etc. I decided the microwave method sounded best. 6 minutes (recommended by one reviewer) of microwaving sugar is way too long. I actually pulled it out at about 4.5 minutes, but that was also too long. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it was burned...I thought the color was ok and that the flavor would mellow. It didn't. There is a distinct burned taste to the flavor. Setting that aside, the texture is perfect and I had no trouble getting it to the right consistency (I left in the refrigerator for 4 hours before putting in the icecream maker). The custard part I made on the stove as directed and that was pretty easy-- didn't even have to separate eggs! I've been eating it anyway, burned taste and all but my husband and son won't touch it. I will try again though, because I am encouraged by all of the positive reviews and next time will use the stove top method.
Still waiting for this to cool so it can go into the ice cream maker and I am already giving it 4 forks! It tastes amazing even before it is frozen. I had some trouble with the caramel, it really seized and took forever to dissolve after that. Also, strained the custard before the caramel had cooled enough to use, so ended up with a few lumps in the batter. I didn't read the comments before starting and should have, there are some awesome tips there! I will take heed when I make the next batch!
WOW WOW WOW - this is fantastic! Before making, I looked through most of the other reviews first to see what tweeks were made. As a result, I did the following: Doubled the amount of salt (needed it). I used Mediterranean course sea salt because it was what I had on hand. I have very poor lighting over my stove, so I took a small table lamp, placed it next to the stove and aimed it at my burner while I cooked the sugar to make the caramel. I believe this helped to achieve the right "amber color" of the caramel. After the sugar melted, I also turned the burner down from medium to low/medium and stirred frequently. I also took other advice and warmed the cream before adding it to the melted sugar/caramel and added it VERY slowly. This definitelly helped to make sure it did NOT cease up. I did not add the additional 1/4 cup of sugar to the milk and remaining cream mixture - it didn't need it. I have NEVER used egg whites in any of my ice cream recipes, so instead of using 3 whole eggs, I used 5 egg yolks. This came out absolutely amazing, creamy and rich. For those commenters that said this was TOO rich, have no idea what great ice cream is! I will make this again and again and again.
The flavor is out of this world delicious. The cream curdled when added to the hot caramel on my first try. I started all over, using higher butterfat cream, and the result was better but still a little bit curdled. After some VitaMix action, all turned out just swell.
This was really silky in terms of texture but we found it very sweet. I followed the recipe exactly but like others mentioned next time I will cut the amount of sugar that goes in the cream part in half and then taste it. Still, we ate every last drop of it.
DELICIOUS! I didn't use the egg whites; only egg yolks. I don't like the taste of egg whites in my ice cream.
WOW. This was fantastic. Based on the input of other reviews, I made some tweaks: (1) Used all the sugar to make the caramel, and didn't add any sugar to the custard mixture; (2) Used half-and-half instead of cream; (3) increased the salt to a full teaspoon. In order to avoid the caramel hardening when the half-and-half was added, I took the caramel off the heat, stirred in about a quarter cup of the half-and-half, then returned it to the heat and added the rest in a slow stream, stirring the whole time. Worked great! And the ice cream was fantastic.
I'm a pastry chef and I use this recipe at work. Best caramel ice cream my customers have ever tasted.
10 out of 10! I made this recipe without using an ice cream maker and was blown away at how rich and smooth the ice cream turned out. Followed the recipe exactly, but to freeze it I stuck it in the freezer and every 30 minutes took it out and beat it with a hand mixer. You can't overbeat it. I served it with espresso on top and my boyfriend couldn't believe it was homemade. I'm having a hard time not eating the rest myself!
This is the best Ice Cream! I serve it over baked apples or pears with a little caramel drizzle. Yummy!


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The Coachella Valley Education Foundation’s efforts are directed to raising supplementary and matching funds for the students of the Coachella Valley Unified School District in those areas for which the public funding is inadequate or unavailable. In partnership with the community and the business sector, the Coachella Valley Education Foundation provides the school district with funding to enhance academic programs for all students.
The Coachella Valley Education Foundation wishes to acknowledge and THANK the following CVUSD staff and community members for contributing to the 2012 Dollars for Scholars scholarship campaign!
$4,723.00 dollars were raised to support the CVUSD/CVEF Cara Hrycyk Scholarship fund. Two students from the CVHS Class of 2012 were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship. This year, seniors from all our all high schools (CV, DM, WS, and La Familia) will be able to apply. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to one male and one female CVUSD graduate.
Darryl Adams, Liliana Aguirre, Carmen Alarcon, Ana Alvarado, Alex Araya, Keri Arrage, Manuel Arriaga, Angie Avalos, Nora Ayon, Rafael Barboza, Cristina T. Bautista, Francisco Becerra, Cheryl Bialy, Shannon Bondehagen, Norma Bonilla-Martinez, Carmin Campos, Jodie Capper, Judith Capper, Maribel Carrillo, Marjorie Casagrande, Barrett Caughthran, Alisha Ceja, Lorelei Ceja, Katherine Chou, Henry Contreras, Maria Del Carmen Contreras, Andrea Corona, Colleen Cousins, Libier Covarrubias, Norma Cruz, Juan and Juliet De Lara, Araceli DeLaTorre, Penelope DeLeon, Gloria Dell, Edwin DeToya, Carina Diaz, Cheri Diaz, Maria Duarte, Valerie Duffin, Francisco Espinoza, Maria Estrada, Griselda Fernandez, Rebecca Flanagan, Rafael Francisco, Maria de la Luz Fuentes, Armando Gamboa, Albert Garcia, Chris Gardugue, Monica Garza, Tina Gatlin, Madonna Gerrell, Mary Glenn, Albert Gomez, Erica Gomez, Esman Gomez Jr., Jazmin Gomez, Mary Lou Gonzales, Elvia Gonzalez, Rosa M. Gonzalez, Bea Gonzalez, Yvette Guerra, Leticia Hernandez, Ophelia Hernandez, Key-Sup Hong, Charles Housewright, Magdalena and Phillip Hoy, Maria L. Huerta, Lowell Kamper, Rita Lamb, Amy Larson-Rubio, Robert Lazo, Ana Ledezma, Irma Lepe, Estela Lizarraga, John Loe, Sylvia Lopez, Catherine Loy, Blanca Maldonado, Lucy Maloney, Erica Manley, Mana Marquez, Teresa Martinez, Gino Martini, Trina McGovern, Sean McQuown, Paul Medina, Sonia Meza Medina, Anita Meraz, Roberta Myers, Luz Maria Ornelas, Gloria Perez, Michele and Jesus Perez, Valerie Perez, Chris Pescador, Yaneth Prendez, Daniel Prentice, Juan Puga, Roseanna Radoff, John Ramont, Nidia Ramos, Yolanda Renteria, Sara Resler, Angelica Reyes, Frances Rico, Marcie Rivera, Fredy Rivera Niver, Leticia Rodriguez, Irma Rodriguez, Marco Rojo, John Rosson, Gumard Ruiz, Rachel Rushlow, Larry and Sharon Salas, Mayela Salcedo, John Salerno, Alonso Sanchez, Graciela and Jesse Sanchez, Marisa Sanchez, Judy Silva, Maria and James Smith, Francine Solis, Leticia Solorzano, Susan St. Sauver, Timothy Steele, Michelle Stravolo, Kristy Sutherland, Efren Tenorio, Leticia C. Torres, Gustavo Trevino, Karina Vega, Miriam Vela-Sanchez, Mary Velasco, Regina Villanueva Diaz, Griselda Villareal, Justina Villareal, Tom Williams, Lynette Wohlmuth, Tara Wuertz, Steve Young, Dioscelina Zavala, Veronica Zepeda. 26 additional individuals preferred to donate anonymously.
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THANK YOU to everyone (students, staff, and community members) who signed up and/or participated in our first 5K event in May of 2012! All of the proceeds, $1,180.00, support the CVEF/Cara Hrycyk Scholarship fund. Special thanks to Pacific Western Bank for sponsoring 40 students!
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The County Board of Supervisors approves the fees charged by Environmental Health Services. Fees are established to cover the program costs for conducting inspections, responding to complaints, and ensuring that programs comply with the State laws that mandate monitoring and enforcement by the County.
Information on land use, septic systems, wells, cross connections, groundwater protection and small drinking water systems.
All homes must have a safe water supply and a system for proper disposal of sewage and wastewater. Some people in San Mateo County live in areas that do not have a community water supply or a municipal sewer system. If you live in one of these areas, you must install your own water and sewer systems.
The goal of the Land Use Program is to help people who live in these areas with these water supplies or sewage disposal systems. Inspection staff also certify septic system installers and percolation testers.
The Health System’s Environmental Health Services contracts with water purveyors to implement a cross-connection program as mandated by the State Resources Control Board, Drinking Water Division (formerly under the California Department of Public Health), Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, and the State Health and Safety Code.
The goal of the Groundwater Protection Program is to protect underground water supplies and surface waters, such as the creeks, streams, ocean and the Bay, from chemical pollution.
The State Water Board (Drinking Water Division) oversees large water systems that provide drinking water for most of the public. This includes water systems that serve 15 or more service connections or 25 people daily for at least 60 days out of the year.
Water samples from natural recreational waters in San Mateo County are sampled each week for concentrations of indicator bacteria.

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For more information about cardiac catheterization at Mount Auburn Hospital, call 617-499-5559.
Your doctor may use a minimally invasive procedure called cardiac catheterization to see inside your blood vessels and determine whether you have coronary artery disease. At Mount Auburn Hospital, you benefit from the experience of doctors who perform more than 1,500 cardiac catheterization tests each year at our Zir Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
When Do I Need Cardiac Catheterization?
Before cardiac catheterization, you receive a sedative to make you relax. You also get anesthetic at the site of your femoral artery (at the top of your thigh), or radial artery (at the wrist) where a doctor inserts a thin, flexible tube called a catheter. He or she then threads the catheter up to your heart. You won’t feel the catheter moving inside you because blood vessels have no nerve endings.
Through the catheter, the doctor injects a special dye that shows up on an X-ray camera and reveals whether your arteries are clogged.
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If your arteries have multiple blockages, you may need coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to divert blood flow around the clogged blood vessels. In this case, your doctor will discuss the procedure with you after cardiac catheterization.
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Are you tired of bad posture, but also don’t want to do anything to fix it? Don’t worry, because you’re not alone! New technology is here to annoy you back to good health! Devices such as the UPRIGHT GO and LED chairs will vibrate your back or flash lights when you slouch! After twenty minutes that would annoy us enough to have better posture!
Good posture is more than just reducing back pain. Proper posture can improve lung capacity and breathing abilities by up to 30%, as well as improve mood, optimism, and energy levels! By making you feel better, you also look better! Confidence is king, and posture directly reflects your state of mind to others!
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Upright Technology’s mission is to “continue to educate the public about the importance of sitting and standing with correct upright posture,” and they have released two products amongst the line of posture trainers. The UPRIGHT GO is a simple device placed on the back of the neck using adhesive pads and will give you real-time feedback about your posture through vibrations. Plus, your coworkers can prank you by pressing the button on the device to change your settings every ten minutes! The small box pairs with your smartphone, either Apple of Android, to track your progress and create personalized training plans. These aren’t like athletic training plans! No one is asking you to run! Instead, these training plans schedule out the periods of the day where you can and can’t slouch. The key is to just stay on top of your schedule and never look BACK! To top it off, this is one of the only electronic posture correctors to be able to give you feedback while sitting, standing, driving, or walking. They’ve got your BACK with this product!
Posture Police Chairs: Teaching good posture through games and flashing lights!
Now, what’s up with these LED stools that combat back pain? Each stool is outfitted with many different sensors and lights to give its occupier color-coded feedback regarding the way they are seated! After the researchers created the seats, they decided to take this project to the next level. They created a two-player game table, which is operated by changing the weight distribution on the stools by each player! Incorporating the classic computer game Pong, researchers were able to determine that balanced movements brought about higher concentration, productivity, and social interaction amongst their office. Picture this. It’s a Tuesday afternoon and your entire office is in an epic battle of Pong, including your boss. You may have a huge BACKlog of work, but the office stress levels are at an all-time low! Worth it.
How can you get these LED chairs and game tables? At the moment the company has no plans for commercialization, but they intend to openly distribute the instructions, software, and CAD files to encourage others to rebuild their creation! So what are you waiting for? It’s time to build the ultimate game table and posture corrector!
Time to take that weight off your shoulders!
You may think that it’s time to get rid of your spine. It’s done nothing but hold you BACK all these years. However, this new technology will help you feel great again! Today is a better day than ever to start the journey to good posture.
You will feel great and you will look great. Your productivity will soar because your breathing and alignment will improve. Finally, you will feel confident and ready to take on whatever challenge is thrown your way! It is time to feel less like the Hunchback of Notre Dame and more like some other fictional character with great posture!

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Princess Cruises and Oceania Cruises, two lines known for their food offerings, have rolled out some amazing new wine, champagne and cocktail offerings across their fleet.
So if you love a tipple, these new programs will definitely impress. We have also also compiled together a list of some of the best wine packages.
Oceania Cruises, famed for their partnership with the godfather of French cuisine, Jacques Pepin, often run food dedicated cruises which includes dinners at Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe, cooking classes and visits to local markets with the ship’s chefs.
The line has unveiled an exclusive Dom Perignon Exxperience at the La Reserve restaurant, one of its flagship aboard its six ships.
Earlier this year, Princess Cruises revealed it would be offering 142 wine selections, making it the most extensive offering in the cruise line’s history.
The premium cruise company also announced a partnership with Master of Wine and Master Sommelier Doug Frost.
The highly awarded sommelier is only one of four people in the world that has achieved these titles, and along with the Princess Cruises beverage team, have created a new wine philosophy that centres around exploration, discovery and enrichment.
“Princess guests have a passion for culinary travel so our goal in creating this new wine menu was to find fascinating wines from some of the memorable destinations Princess visits,” said Mr Frost.
The new wine list has expanded regional representations from around the world by a staggering 56 percent and adding 42 percent more grape varietals than existed previously. Emerging gems, such as Ao Yun Cabernet Sauvignon from China, along with elites such as Lafite, Petrus, Grange, Masseto and others round out the offerings.
Selections like Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and an opportunity to explore varietals that are noteworthy – like Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia and often the exceptional – a Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, offer guests an unrivaled value. The complete wine list can be found here.
Guests who purchase the Premier Beverage Package benefit from a 25 percent discount off bottles of wine in the main dining room.
In addition to the new wine menu, Princess Cruises is rolling out six new beverage menus at The Sanctuary, Pool Deck, Wheelhouse Bar, Crooners, Explorer’s Lounge and a general menu offering 13 drinks created by Master Mixologist Floyd. And, guests can enjoy 20 new high-end and exotic spirits, some of which reflect the cruise line’s exotic destinations, and 17 new international and craft beers, as well as 39 new wines by the glass, also inspired by the cruise line’s itineraries.
I am a little confused. I just got off the Majestic Princess and they had introduced a new wine list where the cheapest bottle of white wine was $42. This new wine list is associated with Yao Ming the Chinese basketball star who is also the ‘face’ of the Majestic and, according to his website, a global humanitarian. My partner was on the Majestic in November and was taken aback when he saw the new winelist as all wines had increased. The old wine list had reasonable white wines in the low $30 but, as I mentioned above, this new list starts at $42. My partner queried the food and beverage manager on the ship and he said that it was out of his hands as the change was fleet wide. As Princess will charge you a $15 corkage for any wine (other than the one allowed bottle) that you bring on board, it will be cheaper to bring on a case of $15 a bottle reasonable wine and pay the corkage than to buy from the winelist.

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Koh Taen is a tiny island that can be found on the southern tip of Samui. This small island is a great place for visitors who like nature, snorkelling, deserted white sandy beaches and some quiet time away from the busy tourist sites. There are limited tourist facilities on the island, like only one restaurant and a handful of basic bungalows.
On the eastern part of the island, you find a long beach which often looks like it’s entirely for you. If you are a fan of snorkelling, you should go to the Southern part, where you find coral reefs with plenty of different sea life species just below the surface. Finally, to have a nice walk through a mangrove forest, head over to the west of the island, where you can enjoy nature from a boardwalk walking path.
To visit Koh Taen for a day trip, you have to make your way to the fishing village of Thong Krut and take a small boat for about 15 to 20 minutes. You can either book this at a tourist agency (only a few have this on offer) or get a long-tail boat to take you there, allowing you to negotiate a fair price.


text: 8litre box with clear lid (x5). This is Suitable for storing tools, stationery, documents and much more. The box is made in the UK and the lid clips firmly on to the box.

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text: San Francisco 49ers fans, display your adoration for Joshua Garnett by getting the 2018 latest Joshua Garnett Jerseys from the top NFL Pro Shop. 49ers Fan Store has a wide selection of authentic Joshua Garnett jerseys, whether you are looking for elite, game, limited styles of jersey as well as home and away jerseys, you will find the proper option for gameday and everyday wear. We also offer the perfect Joshua Garnett baby jersey for the little fan in your life. Dress up yourself in full 49ers football style with a Joshua Garnett Color Rush Jersey to show the ultimate support for your hero.

industry_corpus2: Sports


text: Often times business owners assume that the sale price of their company reflects the amount of money they will walk away with when they exit. That assumption can lead to a nasty financial surprise. So rather than focusing solely on sale price (gross sale proceeds), it is critical for the business owner to understand the concept of net sale proceeds. This is the amount the seller receives after all purchase price adjustments, holdback escrows, contingent payments, taxes, expenses and liabilities are deducted from the sale price. In this podcast Gower Idrees, CEO of RareBrain, explains how conducting a net proceeds analysis before you list your company for sale, can maximize your takeaway in a business sale.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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I am aware that this question has been asked earlier here (Getting a proper \oiint symbol (not bitmap)), but the person who asked this question uses TeX Live and Mac.
How can I solve this? I am using MikTeX 2.9 and Windows 10. I hope you can tell me how to solve this without redefining all sorts of commands or loading many other packages. I read that some parts of the package may not be (fully) installed - how should I install them?
Run in the miktex console, user mode, the task "refresh font map files".
That definitely was good advice! I will post here how I solved the problem.
For some reason, I did not have a MikTeX console on my computer, only MPM, MikTeX Update and MikTeX Settings. In one of those (I don't know which one anymore), I could update the package database, which I did. This solved the problem.
However, after I had done that, Windows couldn't find any of the three aforementioned MikTeX programs. I do not know the reason for this. I have been fiddling around a bit, and now Windows starts the MikTeX console whenever I start any of these three programs. It hasn't created any problems so far.
Thank you all very much for helping me!
Edit: to get rid of the dead links and to make sure I have the most recent version, I decided to reinstall MikTeX (a bit overkill :)). The same error with the ugly integral sign occurred again, here's more precisely how I fixed it. I ran the MikTeX console as an administrator (but I think user works as well). Then, under "taks" on the toolbar, I clicked "update package data base". That did the trick.
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Bloomington Gold is all about Corvettes! This grand event is held at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN and it is THE place to see breath-taking Corvettes, and find all the parts you need to restore the Corvette in your garage!
Be sure to stop by the Coker Tire booth to check out the new American Classic bias look radial. Our 6.70R15’s are perfect for your early Corvette—the look authentic and have a smooth ride! We will have lots of redlines, gold lines and whitewalls on hand, as well as our brand new Firestone Wide Oval Radial tire, which is perfect for your '68 to '72 Corvette!

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


text: SEPTEMBER ISSUE AT THE LODGE is a painting series created at The Lodge during a life figure painting workshop on September 4th 2018. The painting workshop was Inspired by Vogue’s 2018 September issue cover, the very first one in the magazine's 126-year history photographed by a black artist, Tyler Mitchell. The model, Sophia Brisbois, wore a floral head piece created by EarthBaby Flowers.


text: Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal, Table of Contents, 18 Buff. Envtl. L.J. (1999).

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Increases cell power. Decreases workload of mitochondria.
it protects Mitochondria from free radical damage.

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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text: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through April 25. “Survive and Thrive With Chronic Kidney Disease” is a free six-week course to learn how to slow down kidney disease and promote kidney health. To register, call 425-259-1907, email kidneytalk@pskc.net or go to www.pskc.net/for-patients/classes. Verdant Health, 4710 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.


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When I first started as a wedding photographer over 15 years ago I was always a Canon person. I went through many different models of APSC models and full frame. Some of these models included the Canon 10D, the 20D and one of my favourites the 40D. The Canon 40D just worked very nicely paired with a Canon 50mm 1.4. The field of view was a bit tight on APSC as it becomes an 80mm but still worked nicely for weddings. Not long after, I then switched to the first full frame Canon 5D and as time went along I went to the 5D Mark ii and then to the 6D when that was released.
An old friend actually introduced me to the Olympus micro 4/3 system. He showed me the original Olympus OMD EM5 mark 1, which I liked so much I went and bought it instantly. I like the fact that the body was very small and fully weather sealed. Some of the things that amazed me about the Olympus was the five axis image stabilization which is one of the best I have ever used in any camera. You can also take handheld photos at very low Shutter speeds. There after I purchased the Olympus OMD EM5 mark ii.
So the question is why did I switch frame full frame to micro 4/3? There are a number of things. Of course there will always be pros and cons on both systems.
EVF – electronic view finder shows you the exact exposure before you take photo so you know if you are under or over exposed.
You can shoot wide open – on my canon 6d when using the 50mm f1.4 I had to stop it down to at least f2.8 otherwise the photos would come out soft and lack of quality but, this also meant pushing up the ISO.
5 axis image stabilisation – with 5 stops of image stabilisation you can take photos with a Shutter speed as low as 1/5s; the Canon would struggle.
Mini flash – the bundled mini flash is small but amazing. Tilts in all directions.
16 megapixels – some people may feel that 16 megapixels isn’t enough but I remember using the original Canon 5D mark 1 for a long time and that was less than 13 megapixels and everyone was happy. For wedding storybook albums 16 megapixels is more than enough with head room to crop if needed.
ISO performance – Full frame is no doubt the king of low light but as I mentioned you can’t shoot wide open on Canon unless you don’t mind sacrificing quality.
When stopped down you need to increase your ISO but the Canon can comfortably handle noise at ISO 3200.
With Olympus I try not to push past 1250 ISO, but don’t forget you can shoot fully wide open so you don’t need to push the ISO up as high. Plus, combined with 5 axis image stabilisation you can use much lower Shutter speeds than the Canon.
Auto focus – DSLR use phase detection which is much better for tracking fast movement like sports but as I shoot weddings I’m happy with the contrast auto focus that mirrorless uses.
Battery life – now this is the only thing that lets the mirrorless cameras down. Bear in mind, that having an EVF, 5 axis image stabilisation, full time electronics working in the background battery life won’t be great. Canon DSLR gave me over 1000 photos easily whereas the Olympus only gives around 300.
Depth of Field – if you are someone who is crazy about shallow DOF and always want those blurred backgrounds, then it’s much easier to achieve this with full frame cameras. On micro 4/3 cameras the crop factor is x2 for focal length and DOF. For this reason, you need to pick your lenses carefully but the shallow DOF still won’t match full frame. For weddings I feel too much shallow DOF gives problems as a lot of photos will miss focus so for this reason I like my Olympus.
The Olympus for me has more than enough, excellent for my wedding photojournalism style. It’s perfect because you can shoot fully wide open and get more light and not have to worry about shallow DOF. Since moving over to the mirrorless Olympus system I feel that it has changed the way I take photos at weddings. More of my creative side started coming out and put the fun back into photography again. I think it was to do with the size and features including the latest technology but this is only my personal opinion on the system and it looks like mirrorless cameras are taking over the standard DSLR. Different photographers have different needs for the type of work they do but for me personally, I really like the Olympus for weddings.
Hopefully this answers the questions for people on micro 4 thirds vs full frame. 90% of the photos within our Asian and Indian wedding photo galleries have been taken with the Olympus showing you the full ability of the cameras.


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Structured waistband with belt loops and brand patch at the back.
72% cotton, 18% polyester, 8% rayon, 2% elastane.
Product measurements were taken using size 6P, inseam 23. Please note that measurements may vary by size.


text: Just around the corner from Haggerston station you find this archway restaurant by Regent’s Canal takes you on a ‘trip’ to Turkish delight (see what I did there?). With authentic cooking by Selin Kiazim, who was the crowned Spanish Young Chef of the Year in 2010, you are always going to be in with a treat. The menu is filled to the brim with Turkish omelette for brunch, sandwiches with Selin’s infamous Medjool date butter for lunch followed by a supper menu traditional tapas style eating. Next door to the restaurant is another archway intended as a fee space for performance and yoga- what a dreamy little set up Trip Kitchen and Bar have got going on. Don’t about it, kind of want to keep this one of the low- it’s a great find.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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I am a BACP Senior Accredited counsellor with over twenty years experience.
I offer work with adults and with young people aged 11 -16 for open ended or time limited therapy.
Counselling offers a quiet space in which you can be truly listened to and have time to think and feel things through with someone alongside you.
Many issues might bring you to counselling; anxiety, stress, depression, panic, relationship or work problems, identity, loss, change, repeating patterns of unhelpful behaviour.
Using a psychodynamic approach means that during counselling the client and I strive to understand how the past has influenced their present thoughts, feelings and behaviour and explore unresolved issues while making any changes that the client needs in their life. This may include finding ways of doing things differently where possible.
In addition to talking therapy the use of creative arts such as image making and sand tray can work to access what might be in the unconscious and increase self awareness.
For the management of anxiety and sleep problems I offer the use of relaxation, distraction, mindfulness and breathing exercises.
My years working within the NHS have given me experience of being alongside clients with a variety of health issues. This includes supporting the person with a health condition and their family members or carers.
I offer support while clients are going through transition times and life changes, such as leaving home, starting work or University, having a family, moving house, planning a retirement or career change.
I have specialist training in working with young people who are struggling to cope at school, college or at home.
In addition I see many people training to be counsellors, therapists or allied health professionals who need to explore their own personal development.
Appointments are available during the day Monday to Friday and also on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. I work from a room separate from my house and parking is available.
I am a qualified Clinical Supervisor seeing individuals and small groups.
I offer academic support for those engaged in the accreditation process or who need support in completing coursework for counselling/therapy work.
I also provide academic support to those completing their accreditation process or needing help with finishing coursework linked to counselling/therapy work.
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The Green Bay Packers will have Aaron Rodgers at quarterback in 2018, which means they’re among the short-list favorites to win the Super Bowl.
GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers will have Aaron Rodgers at quarterback in 2018, which means they’re among the short-list favorites to win the Super Bowl.
On the day after Super Bowl LII, the Packers were tied with the newly crowned champion Philadelphia Eagles with the second-best odds in the NFL to win Super Bowl LIII at 9/1, according to online sports betting site Bovada.
Only the New England Patriots (5/1) had better odds.
Considering the Packers are operating under a new general manager, new coordinators on both sides of the ball and plenty more questions in personnel, their status as Super Bowl favorites rests primarily on Rodgers’ still-sterling reputation. Without their two-time MVP quarterback for most of last season because of a broken collarbone, the Packers saw their eight-year playoff streak end.
The Packers were the only team among those with top-five odds that failed to make the postseason in 2017.
The top-10 team odds for 2018: Patriots (5/1), Packers and Eagles (9/1), Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers at 12/1, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints at 18/1, and San Francisco 49ers at 20/1. The Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans sit just outside the top 10 at 25/1.
Eight of the top 10 teams are from the NFC, so the Packers' road to a Super Bowl berth won't be easy.


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According to FOSS Patents, Administrative Law Judge James E. Gildea has issued a preliminary ruling regarding Samsung’s ITC complaint against Apple. Judge Gildea reportedly stated that none of the four patents in question had been infringed upon by Apple, and that these patents were not applicable as “no domestic industry exists” for them.
Here are the US patents in question: #7,706,348, #7,486,644, #6,771,980 and #7,450,114.
For now, this means that Samsung is quite far away from achieving an import ban on any of Apple’s products. The Judge’s decision, however, is not final, and will need to be reviewed by the ITC Commission. Expect an answer within the next four months.
Conversely, following Apple’s successful $1b suit against Samsung, an injunction hearing is set for December 6, which will decide which (if any) Samsung devices are banned in the US.
Today’s news follows yesterday’s preliminary ban of some Motorola tablets and phones in Germany, thanks to a ruling by the regional court of Munich, which found a number of devices directly in violation of Apple’s rubber-band scrollback patent.


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SILCHAR, June 5 - Making his intension clear, the new PWD Minister, Parimal Suklabaidya, said that his Government will adopt ‘zero tolerance policy’ for the potholed roads of the State, particularly for the dilapidated roads of Barak Valley.
On the sidelines of courtesy meeting with Cachar Deputy Commissioner S Vishwanthan and SP Rajveer Singh at the Circuit House here on Saturday, Suklabaidya said that he will not tolerate the sloppy work by the officials, engineers as well as the contractors who perennially bagged contracts, and got away without being penalised for below-par work at a much delayed period and so on – only to bag the contracts again.
“Gone are the days for the contractors who skipped work but enjoyed shares of the allotted fund with excuses of rainfall. No money would be sanctioned for the days affected by rain,” the Minister said. He also hinted that proper steps would be taken against those officials and contractors who allegedly delayed work consuming huge sum of money during the Congress Government.
He added that he will sit with the officials and engineers of his department who have accompanied him in his trip to discuss and adopt plans to improve the condition of the roads. Suklabaidya underscored the fact that at a time when expectations from him as well as his Government is rising almost every day, as a Minister of the PWD, he is confronted with an uphill task of overcoming a deficit of Rs 1,039 crore.
“I have asked reports on each road for which I shall sit with the officials for review,” he said.
The Minister also mentioned about the 100 days programme to review the road condition which will include talks with the commissioners and chief engineers to detect the factors which deter the improvement of the roads. “The chief engineers and officials of the departments shall take stock of the affected portion of the road stretch at Katakhal and also of the Badarpur-Churaibari road following which I shall meet with them for discussion,” Suklabaidya said.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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I've been dying to share with all of you the story of how hubs and I met. I guess I feel like it would give you all a little glimpse into my life. I also like to write stuff down since I have a horrible memory (part of the reason I started blogging!). So, without further ado, I give you part one in a multi-part series about me!
It was December 2003. I was working as a Technology Specialist in the Marketing Division of an International life insurance company. Amidst my "to do" list for the day was a presentation/demo in the large board room about a new web portal that might very well replace the website I was responsible for managing at the time. There were two guys from our St. Louis office that were coming to South Carolina for the "dog and pony" show. As usual, I brought my laptop and sat at the front near the projector so I would be close to the necessary network connections, etc.
Before the meeting begins, I'm introduced to the fellas from St. Louie.
"Wow," I thought to myself (of course I'd never say anything like this out loud), "that one guy is HOT! And I don't see a ring! Hmmm... I ought to run to the ladies room before we begin so I can check my hair, apply a new coat of lip gloss and make sure I'm looking as cute as possible for this meeting!"
I excused myself to "get a bottle of water" before the meeting was to begin.
During the meeting, I listened as the guy with hubs (I'll call him hubs 'cause that's who he ended up being, but certainly not who he was at the time!) explained the capabilities of this new web portal, how our field users could access data currently only available to the home office, how nifty and simple it was to add documents, broadcast messages, etc. He tried to demonstrate how you could easily use HTML code but he couldn't get it to work (for you programming geeks out there, he was trying to use as the tag--ha!).
In the meantime, I had already logged into the same demo site, modified his HTML tag, then kindly announced to the guy (ya, with about 30+ people in the room), that I had corrected his tag and if he refreshes the page, it would work. He did, and it did.
I was thinking, "Major props to me with hubs over there! Now he knows I'm smart! Hopefully he's already thinking I'm cute!" I take a moment to fiddle with an earring using my left hand, casually sending the message that there's no ring there, either.
The spiel continues. Questions are asked and answered. At one point, hubs looks across the table at me and speaks. To me. Directly. Ya.
"How's your battery?" he asked.
Slightly perplexed, I answered, "Fine, thank you!" I could feel myself blush. My laptop was plugged into the A/C adapter I brought with me, so the battery was fully charged.
He continues, "Mine's getting low and I didn't bring an adapter. Do you mind if I borrow yours for a few minutes?"
Speechless, I nodded my head, unplugged my laptop and handed him the cable. He plugged it in, then thanked me with a big smile. I was smitten. Wow.
Now, I'm not one to act on the feelings that were stirring inside me. I'm just too afraid of getting shot down, ya know? However, I did make an effort to "hang around" after the meeting, offering co-workers to help with the projector, clean up the refreshments, etc. I just wanted to give hubs an opportunity to make the first move. After what seemed like hours, he made his way over to me.
"Thanks again for sharing your A/C cable with me! I really appreciated it!"
"No problem," I responded. "I'm always happy to help!" (or some other lame comeback response).
He smiled that gorgeous smile again, and headed towards the door.
LOL! Of course that's not the end!! Duh! We're married and have an almost 11-month-old daughter, for goodness sake! Look for Part Two to be posted soon (Okay, so I can't be vague. It'll be tomorrow. I'll post the rest of the story tomorrow.).
Yay, I love these love stories. It's so cute and geeky that you guys talked about html on your first meeting. You were truly meant to be:) Can't wait for part two.


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There is a long standing debate in marketing circles about the wisdom of longer forms vs. shorter forms. One way marketers can avoid this open issue and still optimize conversions is by incorporating progressive profiling into their forms. On successive visits to your site, you can present the prospect with a different set of fields on your forms to collect incremental information. This technique will flesh out their profile, help qualify leads and create more personalized communications.
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Segmenting your data will help you organize your contacts and content, helping you deliver relevant information to the right part of your audience. Matching your messages appropriately to the right segments of your market seems only common sense, but is frequently overlooked.
With Lead Guerrilla you have the flexibility to build as few or as many Segments as you need, and to adapt your segmentation as your audience changes over time.
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As the Internet era progresses, and prospects become ever more blasé and jaded with ever shorter attention spans, more personalized and relevant messages have become the new normal. Lead Guerrilla gives you the ability to fine tune communications by using dynamic content within multiple communication channels to present personalized content to the right audience via the right channel.
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I would like to write a book that anyone could pick up, regardless of whether or not they have a philosophical background. When I fantasize about writing such a book I am not fantasizing about writing a book that is “easy” or “clear”. Rather I am fantasizing about a book that could function as an element of other assemblages or networks without the reader already having to be linked in to a pre-existent and extensive network characterized by the history of philosophy. The adventure of such a book would be premised not on maintaining its identity or the sameness of a message throughout all of the possible relations it enters into among readers, but would rather function as an element, like lavender in the region of wine grapes, contributing to the production of new productions. Here the history of philosophy wouldn’t be absent or ignored, but would be, as it were, virtual or in the background. Philosophy wouldn’t proceed through the activity of commentary as is practiced in Continental thought today, but rather there would be direct ownership of one’s writing and appropriation of the history of philosophy. Just as the peppers in my garden are borne of the soil, the water, and air out of which they grow without displaying these elements in any recognizable sense, such a writing would be willing to take direct responsibility for how it has “prehended” or integrated that history without thematically making that history the issue or question of the writing. Is it possible, today, to write in the fashion of a Descartes, Spinoza, or Hume?
The book that comes to my mind is Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations. I have taken a critical stand against some of the thought-positions that seem to underlie its eliptical arguments (and the apostlary devotion of some to its text), but if one leaves behind one’s already assumed position upon the supposed notion of “language game” or ordinary language philosophy or Private Language, and simply engage the book, as a book, it is remarkably and precisely the kind of thing that Levi yearns to write. And while Levi is concerned with the leadened, commentary entrenched Continental traditions, and Ludwig’s freedom was composed against a very different style of thinking, there is something to be learned here. What makes the Philosophical Investigations so free?
It comes I believe from Wittgenstein’s notion that there are pictures of language (and therefore of the world, ourselves, and everything in it) that largely govern the way we see and think about things. For him these are very elementary things, simple compositional, almost building-block analogies that bring everything into view, making our explanations about explanations work. And so he presents another one. A different one. And he attempts to do so at the simplest level, without jargon, in self-conversation.
It is interesting that Levi wants to not necessarily write something that is “clear” because his writing seems at times overburdened with a kind of Herculean effort to make things that he takes to be very complicated, clear. In fact, his powers of explication of Lacan or Deleuze are quite admirable, leaving behind the firm trace of the the explicable. But for the unclear clear that Wittgenstein attempted, a different sort of tact is needed, a grasp and re-grasp of the “picture”. Perhaps to write philosophy in the genuine sense that Levi means one has to be a child about it. Just as Levi is moved by the anticipated incomprehensibility of his Deleuze book for one of his students, Wittgenstein was stirred to his philosophical awakening by his teaching of small children, noticing how children see and learn things.
In this way, if we are to write philosophy of the unclear clear we have to paint the picture of it, and not just talk about the concepts. We have to compose the moving parts and turn the shaft to rotate the gears so that others can see it. It might be a complicated machine, but its parts must be made to touch, to be felt.
It challenges me to think of the same. I’ve spent a long while holding certain concepts in my mind, turning them about as a infant turns a building block and even sticks it in his mouth so as to feel its shape. What would it mean to write like this without lapsing into poetry so as to escape the shape/picture? I am thinking lately on a critique of Hoffmeyer’s Code Duality, and how I can just feel that it works out. I can almost synesthetically put my mouth around the two concepts “digital code” and “analogical code”. What would it mean to express them as a picture, a child-picture that makes the whole thing turn?
A (digital) code is a rhythm of discrete parts, joined by a syntactical governance.
The truth of it is not found in either the rules for their joining, nor the elements that are joined, but in their mutuality.
An analogical code is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms.
An “analogical code” is a continuous stream of material recording, the scratching of one thing upon another, (so that there is revelation and memory).
Every digital code necessarily performs analogical powers of impress. DNA has a body.
Below is a puzzle that I feel is a product of Wittgenstein’s over-reaching into the analogy of grammar to explain what for him is a fundamental distinction between sense and nonsense. Nonsense is that barred by hidden rules of (philosophical) grammar, Sense, that which is enabled by them. When someone speaks nonsense, it is because they have violated the rules of (philosophical) grammar, that is, the way that words should be used.
“If grammar says that you cannot say that a sound is red, it means not that it is false to say so but it is nonsense—i.e. not language at all” (Wittgenstein’s Lectures, Cambridge 1930-1932, p. 47; Lent Term, 1931).
1. Let us say that I say sentence “x”, a sentence which you do not understand at all. You tell me that x is plainly in violation of hidden grammatical rules which prevent the formation of just such a word sequence.
2. I tell you are wrong, and you ask me several questions which you hope could help you understand what I mean by x. None of my answers help. This confirms for you that there are such a hidden grammatical rules which forbids x.
3. Now you come across some friends of mine who regard x as perfectly sensible. What they have to say when interacting with me over sentence x suggests to you that indeed perhaps x does have some sense (at least these people are behaving as if it did, similing, responding with looks of comprehension…your only evidence). You still claim that there are such hidden grammatical rules which forbid the formation of x, even if we think or act like it makes sense.
4. Now you come to a person who seems to understand x quite well. He gives you several explanations what x means which come to satisfy you. You come to understand that x, rather than being barred from formation, is sensical.
5. My question is, were there ever such a hidden rules which barred x from formation in the first place?… If there were not ever such rules, what use is a reference to them?
If indeed there were such rules, were the conditions for their employ ONLY confined to the circumstances of your incomprehension? If this is the case, what good is reference rules which have theoretically only one circumstance for their employ…when sentence x is uttered in your presence before time t, that sentence is barred from formation?
6. Now let us say that the new, comprehending, you then utters in the presence of someone else the sentence x, and they do not understand you at all. They claim that there are hidden grammatical rules which forbid you from forming sentence x. All your explanations fail. Are these the same rules you referred to earilier, or different ones? How can we tell? In otherwords, what role do these unspoken rules serve to explain whether something is sense or nonsense?
Are there or are there not grammatical rules which forbid this sentence’s formation? How can you tell?
There are of course several answers needed here, only the last as it pertains to Wittgenstein has the irony. On that, an average person would tell you that such a sentence violates Wittgenstein’s notion of the grammar of the words “talk” and “understands” and he may or may not be able to understand an explanation if offered. On the other hand a Davidsonian would tell you, I believe, even after elaborate explanation from a Wittgensteinian that on Wittgensteinian terms the grammar of the words in the sentence is violated: for us to be able to say that something “talks” this entails the necessity that we can “understand” him (by Davidson in his very rejection of scheme/content dualism). Is Wittgenstein talking nonsense to tell us what sense must be?
N. N., a thorough going defender of Wittgenstein over at Methods of Projection, brings up a supposed “refutation” of Wittgenstein offered by Barry Smith, in the example of Alien Hand and Anarchic Hand Syndromes. These medical examples seem to run counter to our main intuitions about the conceptual integrety of our bodies, and thus our identities, and as such produce tension in some of Wittgenstein’s Grammatical arguments which depend on a certain logic of Self.
Here Wittgenstein (mysteriously) ties his Private Language argument to a supposedly meaningless exchange between hands (an impossibility that we take to be grammatical, I suppose). In anarchic hand syndrome the full silliness of hand-to-hand exchange becomes less obvious. Indeed there are consequences for such exchanges, which could read as a “gift” (imagine someone with multiple personalities). When the logic of the Private Language argument is foregrounded in the assumed impossibility, the ultimate question of the integrity of the “subject”, even at the grammatical level, is opened up.
What is one do to when Wittgenstein uses an example which prima facie is supposed to be taken as an absurdity (a frequent rhetorical tool of his), and this absurdity is meant to establish or make clear an “argument”; yet upon looking closely one finds that it is not so absurd in all conditions? Is Wittgenstein “refuted”? This would seem to be a odd thing to say, since he does not present direct arguments per se. What it does say is that if you look closely at the substantive, real-world examples that surround his proposed absurdities, his grammatical arguments become thinner and thinner.
“Come on” Wittgensteinians might say, “you have to read him with charity, you know what he means.” Look closely, but not too closely.
If indeed one can have instances where your right hand can MEANINGFULLY give money to your left hand, and if we are to read the above section on its own terms, does this mean that a Private definition of a word is possible, although unlikely? If not, if counter examples to Wittgenstein’s illustrations don’t count against his arguments, what really is the substances of these arguments anyway?
As for “consequences” we certainly can imagine that in a court of law someone could be held “not guilty” of murder, having stabbed someone with their anarchic hand, while it still could be considered their hand in many legal ways (amputation?). A rougue left hand also might also give food to the right hand, or directly to the mouth, with consequences that have strong interpersonal meanings.
Upon reflection, I would say that Wittgenstein (or Wittgensteinians) do not fully embrace the radical historical contingency of Wittgenstein’s notions of grammar, in a trade off which allows a certain degree of normative argument and logical force. What grammar does, in the sense that Wittgenstein uses it, is unseat even the most assured intuitions of sense, since our conditions of use ultimately are those which establish our categories, even categories of Privacy and Self.
It is Wittgenstein’s last sentence of his Tractatus that is perhaps his most problematic, and therefore engaging: “Whereof one cannot speak, one must remain silent”. The silence though appears not to have stopped here. There seems to be a hidden silence that carries through to Wittgenstein’s much embraced latter work, despite the arguable radical break with what preceded it. The “silence” with which the Tractatus ends, is the silence imposed when speaking under a picture-sentence view of language, “A sentence is a picture of reality” (TLP 1, 4.021). How much of this need, this must of “silence” remains in Wittgenstein’s new thinking?. It strikes me that at least in the followers of Wittgenstein a great deal more of this silence lingers than is often acknowledged. There is the feeling that Wittgenstein wants to say “Whereof one cannot speak under a Language-game picture of language, one must, or should remain silent”. It is this implicit continuation of a sense of completion, that the adequate framework of sense as been now supplied, and that all that falls outside of it is simply by definition “nonsense”, which is somehow sublated in the Philosophical Investigations and other texts. (One can see this most explicitly in Wittgenstein’s treatment of “nonsense” and metaphysics under a normalized concept of health vs. illness.) To be sure, Wittgenstein’s loose, often playful approach to language through an analogy of rules and games lacks the rigid latticework of the Tractatus, but it seems that the prescription of silence remains.
If though we take Wittgenstein’s two projects in composite, his picture-sentence theory of language, and his language-game theory (understanding “theory” in its Greek sense), we might take away something more than a final resting place which fixedly allows us to parse sense from nonsense, and the coherently spoken from requisite quiet. Perhaps we can see that while a silence halos all our approaches of a descriptive cohesion, our pictures of language can and indeed necessarily do change. A Language-game approach is not a final framework for our divisions of the spoken and unspoken. Other circumscriptions exist, and will exist, prospectively, creatively, usefully. If anything is taught by Wittgenstein’s progression, it would be that silence is always qualified. And the “must”, the imperative of normative discourse about discourse, is itself contingent to the metaphors and analogies we fashion. Wittgenstein’s Language Game itself imposes its unique urge to silence in the implicit assumption of its descriptive powers. The Language Game also is a “picture [that] held us captive” (PI §115).
For those worn thin by my constant investigation into Spinoza’s lens-grinding, a discussion developed over at Methods of Projectiona Wittgenstein weblog, some of it is perhaps worth repeating. There are more complex ways of talking about this, but these were some of my general thoughts off the top of my head (a few edits here and there). Here is my response to Quirinus Quine from Philosophical Pontifications.
This is really the key, I believe. The reason I suspect that certain uses of language are denied PROPER language game status [technically, “language games” are much more simple than what we are talking about, but any conceptual construction must rest upon a complex of its games one supposes] is that Wittgenstein has a slightly hidden Puritanism in his approach. He, out from his engineer’s background, wants to take language off holiday, and put it back to work doing what it is supposed to be doing. Buried in this play vs. work conception is that real games are mechanistic and rule-following (that is what gives them traction, connecting them to solid ground and keeping them off the ice).
It just so happens that historically in the fields of philosophy, when you spend time thinking about thinking, this isn’t really how things work. There is something about metaphysical conception (those kind of games) that is between Language being at Work (like the Slab Language), getting things done, and Wittgenstein’s alternate, language being like gears turning emptily without connection to the rest of the mechanism (the world), as if pure unadulterated ritual [rituals have purposes too!]. There simply are not only two positions, that of pure sense and that of pure nonsense, which Wittgenstein would like to propose. Metaphysical conceptions, arguments, debates, even if we grant them the status of complete and utter grammatical nonsense and confusion, end up producing empirical observations about the world and ourselves, for instance how Hegelian nonsense spinnings about the negation and the sublimation lead to all kinds of sociological descriptions which are definitively measurable. The conceptual refinement leads to research and focus. As such, metaphysical debate helps to organize communally shared perceptions, (which is not to say that metaphysical truths have authority over perceptions). To imagine that a game of words has only one kind of use, a use which grammatical confusions supposedly radically undermine, simply turns a huge blind eye to the actual historical processes that have employed metaphysical language games, all the while. In a sense, Wittgenstein’s empirical/grammatical distinctions is as cut off from solid ground (the path of history, concrete analysis of language use and its products), as any metaphysical word game.
In the end it is just that Wittgenstein (really more his followers than he himself, for he remained more playful than most of his adherents), neglected to apply the word game analysis to his own language use, hoping I suspect, to be able to achieve a vantage point where he could judge as good or bad, by category, some games (sense makers) as better than others (nonsense makers). One may of course take such a distinction as informative, even revealing, but it too rests on analogy, metaphor and perspective, all of which can be called into question.

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Veteran actress Kate Linder has made quite a name for herself, best known for her reoccurring role as Esther Valentine on CBS’ The Young and the Restless. She plays a pivotal role in the show’s storyline, despite the fact that she was only supposed to be there for one day. Fast forward 33 years later, and it’s hard to imagine The Young and the Restless without her.
Linder’s business-like approach to acting is what helps keep her sharp in a constantly evolving industry. She tackles each obstacle with the hope of success while also understanding that failure is not a setback. Rather, it’s a stepping stone that will lead to a better tomorrow. In this way, she hopes to inspire future actors or filmmakers who want to break into the industry. Linder hopes to encourage a more positive and open mindset within show business that will encourage failure as a pit stop along the path to success.
As an actress, Linder explains how it is important it is to continue honing her craft, a skill that can be applied to virtually every position in show business. Obstacles can arise at any time, but with a little bit of courage, hard work, and consistency, Linder encourages the next generation to work hard to pursue the career that they love.
Linder’s advice is put on display in her own life, as she remains successful in her role on The Young and the Restless, while also pursuing new challenges that help her grow, not only as an actress, but as a person. Be sure to be on the lookout for Linder as she continues to chases these new opportunities within the industry.
Host: Yay. Aw you remember me.
Kate: Of course. You look beautiful!
Host: Aw thank you so much. Guess what… you get a microphone.
Kate: I get a microphone! Yay!
Host: You get a microphone. See we hook our girls up here.
Kate: I love having microphones.
Host: We love it here too.
Host: The 2015 Movieguide Awards and guess what guys I’m here with Kate Linder from the “Young & The Restless.” How are you sweetheart?
Kate: I am so great and great you look beautiful.
Host: Thank you so much I had to step up my game from last year. So it’s great seeing you again.
Kate: Always nice seeing you.
Host: I always love seeing you here. So what brings you back here every year here?
Kate: You know I really like this award show because it honors projects in our industry that deal with family based issues and moving forward and inspiration and not giving up. Life is tough right now and so I think sometimes it is really important just to sit back and take a breather and return to the basics and a lot of these projects do and they honor that. I think it’s great.
Host: Wow. So you know as a veteran actor, you’ve been in this industry for quite some time. What inspirational wisdom do you have for aspiring actors or film makers who want to get into this kind of a genre?
Kate: I call it working the program. For me, they call it show business for a reason; it’s a business. It’s a business of show and you can’t forget that. You have to work really really hard and for me it’s, I always feel like it’s one step forward, three steps back. And you might have a bad day and then just pick yourself up and say, “Ok, tomorrow is going to be better” and know that if you work really hard and just work what you are supposed to do and do the best you can, then things will come to you. But if you just push towards that thing, you sometimes can just push it away. And I have to say this for myself. I mean, I’m glad you’re asking me this. There are days where I have to remind myself of that and say, “You know what, it’s ok. Things are ok. You didn’t get this thing, but maybe tomorrow” and you know, you just keep going.
Host: Yeah, I love your words of wisdom, Oh my gosh, The “Young & The Restless” is celebrating their 42nd anniversary. What is that feeling like?
Kate: So it’s just mind boggling. I’m so proud of our show, I really am. I’m in the film with Katie Holmes called “Miss Meadows” that’s out now and I just did one with Emilia Clarke, “Voice from the Stone,” that’s shot in Italy, in Sienna, and that was exciting. So we’ll see.
Host: Wow. You got some good actresses there. Emilia Clarke, she is also one of my favorites too.
Kate: Yeah, a sweetheart. Really sweet.
Host: Yes, very sweet. Kate thank you so much for joining us this evening. It was great to see you and hopefully we see you again next year, because I love seeing Kate out here.
Kate: I look forward to it. I hope so too.
Host: Yay. Awesome. I’m Machelle Noel from the 23rd Annual Movieguide Awards with Kate Linder. We’ll see you next time.


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The report sets out a number of possible scenarios for the future of CCS in the Central North Sea and the potential to develop infrastructure and networks to capture, transport and store CO2 from across Scotland, the UK and continental Europe.
It highlights the potential for a Central North Sea Storage Hub to receive and store as much as 100 million tonnes of C02 a year by 2030 and 500 million tonnes a year by 2050 – equivalent to 25 per cent of total EU emissions in 2007 – if all opportunities are effectively exploited.
“The offshore geography of the Central North Sea gives us an unique advantage in developing CCS capabilities which has huge potential for the Scottish economy," said David Rennie, Scottish Enterprise oil and gas, thermal generation and CCS director.
“This new report highlights the scale of the opportunity of CCS and a Central North Sea hub, and the steps needed to exploit this. Much of the infrastructure and skills to develop CCS is already in place in Scotland thanks to our globally renowned oil & gas sector – and the recently launched Oil & Gas Strategy for Scotland has already highlighted CCS as an area of real significance for our existing supply chain."
The study examines the added value of the Central North Sea as a location for CCS – particularly through its affordability, diverse geography and deliverable existing knowledge and capabilities.
This includes the re-use of significant lengths of existing subsea pipelines, offshore platforms for injection to depleted gas fields and the building of new pipelines to link clusters of capture plants in both the power and industrial sectors to the storage assets.
The publication also highlights the potential for Peterhead Port as a key location for the shipment of captured CO2 from other parts of the UK and Europe, and onward transportation to the vast storage sites of the Central North Sea. It contains new figures which estimate that the development of such an import facility could receive 4 million tonnes of CO2 per year and lead to the creation of over 500 jobs.

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Jane Wagner of Elcho, our Santa Word Search Winner, was presented her $25 gift certificate by Rick of Lakeside Pharmacy & Grocery.
Our Santa Word Search Winner, Jane Wagner, picking up her $25 Gift Certificate along with Rick at Lakeside Pharmacy & Grocery. Congratulations Jane!


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Soon to be a major Hollywood film, directed by Lawrence Kasden (Star Wars), this is one of the best novels written around the Kennedy Assassination.
Why read it? _One of the best fiction books of the year in any genre. Yes, it uses the structure of a crime thriller, a rather conventional one at that. However, this is a genuine, believable story of redemption – reminiscent somewhat of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. It also has a heart crushing love-story at its center. Inspiring and profound.
CAPSULE REVIEW: President Kennedy has been shot and we know right from the start who did it, a Mafia kingpin crime boss. The boss’ shooter in the job has gone rouge, so he must hire another hit-man – high up on the psychopathy scale – to take down the original shooter – and then hire a third shooter to take out the second, who starts acting weird and ambivalent. There is a truly wicked femma fetale in the plot and a quite innocent mother. In the midst of all the twists and turns, red herrings and surprises – enough to satisfy any crime aficionado – one of the main characters undergoes a profound transformation. This transformation, however, occurs slowly in carefully graded increments, with many downturns and much doubt, so much so that we hardly notice what is occurring – until a truly astonishing ending that ties everything up, removes all doubt and reveals all secrets with complete verisimilitude. This can only be accomplished by a master craftsman in full control of his material – pacing, plot, dramatic tension and above all, characterization. I was genuinely taken aback by the ending and it took me a moment to catch my breath. When I did so, all the pieces finally fell into place and it all felt exactly right. This redemption, it goes without saying, was not in the least trite, mawkish or sentimental. It was accompliahed with such subtlety of characterization, and such nuanced insignt into the soul striggles of human beings, that it comes upon the reader unawares. Lovr really does triumph is this masterly told tale.
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Frank Guidry’s luck has finally run out.
A loyal street lieutenant to New Orleans’ mob boss Carlos Marcello, Guidry has learned that everybody is expendable. But now it’s his turn—he knows too much about the crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Within hours of JFK’s murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up dead, and Guidry suspects he’s next: he was in Dallas on an errand for the boss less than two weeks before the president was shot. With few good options, Guidry hits the road to Las Vegas, to see an old associate—a dangerous man who hates Marcello enough to help Guidry vanish.
Guidry knows that the first rule of running is “don’t stop,” but when he sees a beautiful housewife on the side of the road with a broken-down car, two little daughters and a dog in the back seat, he sees the perfect disguise to cover his tracks from the hit men on his tail. Posing as an insurance man, Guidry offers to help Charlotte reach her destination, California. If she accompanies him to Vegas, he can help her get a new car.
For her, it’s more than a car— it’s an escape. She’s on the run too, from a stifling existence in small-town Oklahoma and a kindly husband who’s a hopeless drunk.
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Charlotte sees that he’s strong and kind; Guidry discovers that she’s smart and funny. He learns that’s she determined to give herself and her kids a new life; she can’t know that he’s desperate to leave his old one behind.
Another rule—fugitives shouldn’t fall in love, especially with each other. A road isn’t just a road, it’s a trail, and Guidry’s ruthless and relentless hunters are closing in on him. But now Guidry doesn’t want to just survive, he wants to really live, maybe for the first time.
Everyone’s expendable, or they should be, but now Guidry just can’t throw away the woman he’s come to love.


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Last night, I mailed out a job application for what would be, essentially, my dream job. What’s brilliant about the whole thing is that it plays directly into my biggest strengths, and every part of me said “Just do it, the worst is that they don’t call you”. So I sent in my cover letter and resume like a boss and now, I wait.
Later last night, I was laying in bed thinking about things, and I had an odd, very honest moment with myself. I realized, suddenly and very simply, that I am not going to be content NOT doing something with Shakespeare.
I live for rehearsals. I absolutely hate our Sunday/Monday/Thursday rehearsal schedule right now because I am painfully antsy and bored on Tuesday, Wenesday, Friday and Saturday waiting for rehearsal to start.
What I realized last night in my moment of self-realization, is that I am happiest when I am at rehearsal. I love working scenes and text and exploring the verse and worrying about props and costumes and posters and all of the rest.
I’ve read a million quotes where famous writers say something along the lines of “don’t be a writer unless you need to from your very soul”, and that is how I feel about what I do.
So now, I have to figure out what to do with that. I know that in the future, this is going to mean hard choices and big-kid decisions that I don’t know if I’m going to be able to make without much soul-searching and much difficultly. My friends are here. My family is here. Jake is here. My home is here. But what I want to do– what I am happiest doing– is not here.
I’m not going to– I can’t– start worrying about this until after the show is over, and even then, I have several months before I’ll be able to make any sort of audition or grad school plans, but I think accepting that it’s okay to want something besides what I have in this moment is okay. It’s okay to want to grow and explore and develop my passions. If that path leads me from the Quad Cities to somewhere else, then it’s a new adventure. If that path keeps me here, then my blessings will be doubled.
However, what it comes down to is that it’s time to start growing up a little. I can’t be afraid of going for what makes me the happiest anymore. Is it a terrifying prospect to imagine leaving everything I’ve known behind to risk everything for a not-so-lucrative career? Yes. But even more terrifying is imagining where I will be in 10 years if I accept the status-quo and live my life easily and comfortably.
I am bigger than that. I am better than that. And I believe that my relationships are strong enough to last through whatever may come along.
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1. Work step by step.
Even though I’ve opened, cleaned and oiled my sewing machine before, this time I unscrewed all the pieces, cleaned and oiled them and put them back. This is wonderful if you’re a mechanical and you know what you’re doing. If you’re just a daring newb, you’d better take it section by section. This way you have more chances to remember which is which and what goes where.
Theoretically your sewing machine should have a nice little book that talks all about reducing or increasing tension in the presser foot, raising and lowering feed dogs and generally tell you which part goes where in case you forget what that little piece of metal did or where it came from.
If you’re like me and can’t get a sewing machine manual anywhere, use this as the one and only reason you can’t fix things right away. Feel like a martyr, arm yourself with patience and start playing detective with you sewing machine. Observe, try, screw, unscrew. Repeat as necessary.
Reading about sewing machine repair helps because you get to understand what you’re doing. And that’s crucial. I suggest starting with the problem (I found this great sewing machine troubleshooting guide), then search for ways to fix it. Then read about the section of the sewing machine involved.