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We have previously reported on the proposed regulation of the general insurance "add- on" market. Most recently in March, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced plans to ban the opt-out sale of insurance add-ons in financial services markets.
Commonly in the form of a pre-ticked box, an opt-out sale is any sale where the consumer has to override a default setting that pre-selects a purchase for them.
The FCA's aim is to encourage customers to make active and informed decisions about the add-on products they are purchasing.
The FCA's director of strategy and competition, Chris Woolard, said that the proposals are "about ensuring consumers can make the right decision on what add-on insurance they do or don't need. Forgetting to un-tick a box at the end of a purchase is not making an informed decision… the opt-out model means too often consumers are buying a product when they have not been able to give any thought to whether or not they need it."
The FCA's proposals follow its General Insurance Add-Ons Market Study conducted in July 2014 which found that the practice of opt-out add-on selling worked against the interest of consumers. The findings showed that in addition to an adverse impact on consumer behaviour and decision- making, the add-on market provides the primary product provider with a sale advantage that can restrict choice, competition and quality for consumers. Add-on buyers are less likely to shop around, are less price-sensitive and often have poor awareness of the add-on products they have purchased, with 19% unaware that they owned them at all. The findings also showed that add-on providers have a clear point of sale competitive advantage in comparison with standalone providers for the same products which puts little pressure on firms to offer good value.
In its report the FCA was concerned that the weaknesses in the current rules have led to consumers buying unsuitable products and getting poor value for their money. They estimated the overpayment by consumers to be around GBP 108 million to GBP 200 million per year.
Another point of focus for the FCA is the lack of information about insurance add-ons provided to consumers to enable them to carefully consider all of the available options and to make good choices according to their individual needs.
"Improvements to the consumer journey might therefore include consumers being offered optional add-ons early in the journey, receive the actual price and/or better product information" said the FCA.
To supplement the ban on insurance add-ons the FCA plans to implement rules and guidance aimed at improving the provision of product information to consumers particularly when they are shopping through Price Comparison Websites (PCWs). PCWs and add on providers generally will be encouraged to provide consumers with more accurate and timely information to enable them to identify the best package according to their needs.
The FCA also plans to require firms to publish claims ratios to illuminate low value products. Transparency will increase the pressure on firms to provide consumers with value for money when purchasing these products.
The FCA said "we consider that the claims ratio – which is broadly the amount paid out in claims as a percentage of what is received in retail premiums and insurance premium tax (IPT) – is a useful measure of the value of insurance products… We therefore propose to require firms to publish claims ratios. We see this as a sunlight remedy, shining light on low value products."
Under the FCA's plans, there will also be a deferred opt-in period to Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) sales. The FCA plans to "break the point of sale advantage enjoyed by those selling add-on GAP by mandating that the sale cannot be concluded at the point of sale of the car or car finance but only at a later point, and that the consumer must be given information about alternatives if the product is offered at the point of sale at all."
The FCA is currently carrying out a consultation period which is due to end on 25 June 2015 and intends to release a statement containing feedback and the finalised rules and guidance in the second half of 2015.


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The Boundless technology comes with its one of the most compact vaporizer i.e Boundless CFC vaporizer. C stands for compact as CFC is the most smallest vape that boundless has ever released.
The new CFC is a break from tradition for the guys over at Boundless. This super compact, fully adjustable, device is their slimmest yet and uses conduction to heat your herbs unlike most other Boundless devices which are convection or hybrid systems.
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The Boundless CFC vaporizer has a very sleek and compact design where exterior is made up with rigging rubber finish, which makes it comfortable to hold and very nice to touch. The rigid design makes vaporizer body cool to touch and it separate your hand from the hot body of vaporizer. So, now you no longer have to be careful about touching your vaporizer while using it.
It has a digital temperature display to view & control vape temperature. It is just 5-inch-tall and 1.5-inch-wide, which makes It a very compact and it leaves a plenty of space in your pocket for other stuff.
Boundless CFC Canada - Heating Chamber
The ceramic heating chamber can hold about 0.5g of material at any one time and heats quickly (approx. 15 seconds) thanks to it's conduction setup but you still get plenty of battery life, with a full charge giving up to around 15 full sessions before needing to be plugged back in.
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It has a built-in 1900mAh battery, which allow you to vape for 12 to 15 sessions on a single charge. Each session run for 5 min, so you enjoy continuous vaping session of 60-90 min.
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The boundless CFC will heat up in 20 seconds and stay at your selected temperature up to 5 minutes before entering the standby mode and the temperature will start dropping once the standby mode is on.
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Battery – 1900mAh Battery
Temperature Range - 140°F/60°C to 446°F/230°C
Dimensions – 5 inch tall & 1.5 inch wide
Power – 110 V
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- To use it, remove the mouthpiece and it will expose the oven.
- Fill it with your favorite dry herb material.
- Insert back the mouthpiece & press the power button 5 times rapidly to switch it on.
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Debrecen is located in Northern Great Plain region, at about 225 kms East from Budapest, near the Hungarian-Romanian border.
Debrecen is one of the most famous cities of Hungary, the second most populous after Budapest with its more than 200.000 inhabitants. This is the cultural, educational, commercial and administrative center of Eastern Hungary and the center of Northern Great Plain great region.
The town is a religious center, often called as "Calvinist Rome", because it had an important role during the Hungarian Reformation in the 16th century. The symbol of Debrecen, the yellow building of Great Calvinist Church ( Nagytemplom ) is the biggest calvinist church in whole Hungary with its 3000 seats.
The town was also 2 times the capital of Hungary; first in 1849 during the War of Revolution and of Independence ( Lajos Kossuth, the governor of Hungary proclaimed the dethronement of the Habsburg House from the armchair of Great Calvinist Church ), and the second time during the World War II.
The famous Gold Bull Hotel ( Aranybika Szálló ), situated next to the main square, is the oldest working hotel in whole country.
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Not many people would want to drive around in a dirty car. You can now use a car detailing steamer for cleaning the car. The best part about the steam cleaning machine is that you do not have to worry about using chemicals for cleaning. With just steam, you should easily remove the grease and grime in the car and leave it looking great. Below are some of the top models you could get for yourself.
- 1 PureClean Handheld Pressurized Steam Cleaner with 9 Piece Accessory Set
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PureClean Handheld Pressurized Steam Cleaner with 9 Piece Accessory Set
Cleaning the car is much easier if you have the best car seat steam cleaner. It should help you easily end up cleaning the different parts of the car with ease. For this model, it delivers enough steam important for eliminating grease, mold, stains, and grime without having to use the harsh chemicals. The lightweight nature makes the model to be easily portable for both indoor and outdoor use. You can easily clean it for different types of surfaces and keep the car as clean as ever.
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Handheld Multi-Purpose Steam Cleaner Compact Ideal for Carpet, Vehicle Cleaning
For your next car interior steam cleaner, you might want to consider getting yourself this model. It is an all-in-one steamer that makes it easy for cleaning different types of surfaces. Its multipurpose feature gets many people liking it even more. On the overall, the model is powerful as it emits hot steam that can easily clean the surfaces. It will clean the grease, grime, and stains in no time. Since it uses steam, there is no need to add chemicals for removing grease, thus making it even better.
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– No need for chemicals to get it cleaning
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Bissell 3624 SpotClean Professional Portable Carped Cleaner
This is one mini steam cleaner that many professionals are using to clean the tough spots and stains too from a carpet, chairs and a lot more applications. One thing that you will enjoy should be its superior suction that you get from the model. Such a suction will always remove the stubborn spots on the car carpet. The model is still designed to clean multiple surfaces with no struggle at all. The powerful suction properties will always get it cleaning better than other models.
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– It has strong suction
– It can clean multiple surfaces
– It offers professional results
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– It is not the best for cleaning stairs
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McCulloch MC1275 Heavy Duty Steam Cleaner
This could be the best thing ever you bought for your car. This auto interior steam cleaner is quite powerful and will always offer professional cleaning solution. The powerful jet nozzle is necessary for providing the right amount of steam essential for cleaning the car. It should always be able to release dirt and grime. It comes with a 48-ounce water tank. Such a tank is enough capacity to keep the refills to a minimum.
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Wagner 915 (0282014) 1500 watt On-Demand Power Steamer and Cleaner
This steam cleaning machine should be one of the things you have today for cleaning the car interior. The best part about using steam is that you do not have to deal with the messy chemicals. The chemical residues are eliminated so that you have to keep the environment clean and safe too. The use of the steam cleaning action will easily help kill the bacteria and sanitize the surface. The steam hose allows for a large working area with ease.
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The best steam cleaning machines have all been mentioned above. You can always end up with the best model that works great if you choose any from the mentioned models. Cleaning your car should be faster with the steam method as it will remove the grime in no time.


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Henson chooses similarly luxe items for Rocky to wear off-duty, like a J.W.Anderson teddy bear fur designed in collaboration with Rocky's creative team, AWGE.PinterestPhoto: Courtesy of Stephanie Hall2/7Olori SwankFamous for Dressing: Rae Sremmurd@oloriswankLos Angeles–based Swank is a master at accessorizing for brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd, elevating their laid-back style with energetic extras like candy-color Cartier sunglasses and furry Gucci slides. Alessandro Michele is a favorite for his sense of color: For a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, Lee sported a whimsical pink Gucci top hat and Jxmmi bounced around in a long-haired, banana-yellow fur that had as much impact as the duo's high-octane performance itself.PinterestPhoto: Courtesy of Wiz Khalifa/@Wiz Khalifa3/7Lauren MatosFamous for Dressing: Wiz firstname.lastname@example.com has been dressing Khalifa since 2015, and in that time, she has elevated the Pittsburgh rapper from skater kid to consummate best dressed list headliner. Khalifa's tall, slender model proportions make him ideal for tailored suits, like the black-and-white Thom Browne tailcoat and cropped trousers he wore to this year's Met Gala. Matos often pairs Khalifa's favorite "party shirts" (silky patterned button-downs from designers like Dries Van Noten) with Saint Laurent denim—a perfect fit for the rapper, thanks to the lengthy hems. 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Tamang Heritage trek, one of the nearest trekking destination from Kathmandu. Which is developed by the Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Program. The Tamang Heritage trek , newly developed and an off the beaten track experience. Which highlights an ancient lifestyle combining it with picturesque scenery and healing baths in natural hot springs. The people of this region are mostly Tibetans who came from Tibet across the border and settled in Nepal. Tamang culture and traditions of these people are similar to Tibet just across the border.
Tamang Heritage Trail trek along unbeaten trails and offering a total wilderness experience you will explore traditional Tamang villages. You will receive a warm welcome by the locals rich in their distinct colorful costumes, their houses adorned with beautiful woodcarvings. This region offers a wilderness experience with beautiful landscapes of alpine terrain, flat meadows and rhododendron forests. There are still bears, leopards, red panda and musk deer.
The spring session Rhododendron forests are full bloom and have many different species of trees, birds and butterflies.
Continuing north towards Tibet we soak up the heritage and appreciate a local fort, monastery and exquisite local architecture of the Tamang homes. As we near the end of the trek we enjoy a home stay experience in Briddim and have a full day to relax and discover more about the local traditions of this wonderful region.
This trek combined with Classic Langtang Valley Trek, Langtang Helambhu Trek, Langtang Gosaikunda Trek and Ganesh Himal Trek. Tamang Heritage trek area culturally rich and traditionally fascinating close to Tibetan border. Tamang people are some of the warmest, sincere and most welcoming people in Nepal. Within easy access of Kathmandu valley we ascend the road north towards the Tibetan borderlands and enjoy a relatively gentle circuit trek.Welcome to great Himalayan country Nepal for your Adventure Activities.
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- Experience a cultural trek in which you can learn about one of Nepal's Tibetan- influenced hill tribes, and directly contribute to their rural economy.
- Luxuriate in the hot spring waters at Tatopani
- Stay in a local homestay in Briddim, to learn more about the Tamang people and their way of life
- Enjoy spectacular views of Ganesh Himal, the Langtang Himalayas, and the Gosaikunda range
Upon our arrival in the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, we will be greeted by a representative from Ace Vision Treks & Treks who will drop us off at your hotel. After checking in, we take a rest or visit Ace vision Treks & Tour's office.
Today after breakfast we start a guided tour to several of the most historical and spiritual attractions in Kathmandu. Some of these landmarks are considered World Heritage Sites including the historic Durbar Square, the sacred Hindu temple of Pashupatinath, the famous 'Monkey Temple' (Swayambhunath) and Buddhist shrine (Bouddhanath) which is one of the largest stupa in the world. At noon, there will be a pre-trip discussion where we can meet our trek leader and other team members. Ace vision Treks & Tours briefs us regarding our trek as well as provides us an opportunity to ask any questions we may have regarding our upcoming adventure. In the evening, there will be a welcome dinner hosted by Ace vision Treks & Tours. For dinner, you will be served excellent authentic Nepalese cuisine which will introduce you to the Nepalese food culture.. Overnight in Kathmandu.
We leave Kathmandu in the morning for Syabrubesi, a village which is also a starting point for treks into the Langtang valley. Our journey will be on a winding road through frequent switchbacks. On a clear day we get to enjoy outstanding views of Manasalu, Annapurna and Ganesh Himal. We continue until we descend to the small village of Syabrubesi, the starting point of our trek. Overnight in Syabrubesi.
Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Our trek starts from today. From Syabrubesi, we hike across the Goljung Village enjoying views of the Ganesh Himal, Shishapangma, Langtang Lirung and others. Gatlang is a small village on the hillside with traditional stone houses. Overnight at Gatlang.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We begin today's trek with a descent to Thangbuche and soak-in magnificent views of the Ganesh Himal and Langtang Ranges along the way. Next, pass by the Chilime Hydropower dam and ascend until Tatopani. The name Tatopani literally means 'hot water' in Nepali owing to the natural hot springs there. However, the hot springs are no longer there after the earthquake that hit Nepal in April 2015.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today we trek from Tatopani to Thuman via Brimdang and Nagthali. Passing through the dense alpine forest, we reach the small Tamang settlement of Brimdang. From here, its a few hours walk uphill until Nagthali hill. Here, we enjoy the mesmerizing views of Langtang, Sanjen,Kerung and Ganesh Himal. Next, trek downhill to the Tamang village of Thuman and spend the night.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, we trek to Briddim from Thuman via Lingling. Briddim is a Tibetan Buddhist village, ideally located on the lap of the Langtang Himal. Here, we visit the Dukchu Gomba monastery. In Briddim, we notice that most of the houses are built by stones and are inhabited mostly by people of Tibetan origin. Briddim in fact, resembles a typical Tibetan village on this side of Tibet.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, we trek from Briddim to Lama Hotel. The trail descends to Ghopche Khola which is a small stream. Then we ascend to Lama Hotel via Rimche. Lama Hotel is located on the banks of the Langtang River and surrounded by lush forests and amazing mountain vista. Overnight in Lama Hotel.
Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
After breakfast, we embark on our trip to the Langtang Village. Our trail continues alongside dense forests. After climbing up steadily through the valley, we leave the tree line behind us. On the way, we also enjoy the marvelous views of Langtang Lirung, pass by water mills, prayer wheels and chortens adorned with sacred mounds of rocks with inscriptions carved on them.
Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
After breakfast, we leave Langtang village and walk through yak pastures. Today, we also pass the largest mani wall in Nepal which is made from stone with prayers written on them. It is believed that the prayers on the mani wall spreads around by blowing winds. We cross several wooden bridges before reaching Kanjin Gompa which is beautifully surrounded by the mighty Himalayas. We can take a walk around the Kanjin Gompa enjoying astounding views of glaciers, icefalls, birds and yaks.
Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
We trek back to the Lama Hotel. Since the trek is only downhill, it will only take us around 4 to 5 hours to reach our destination. It is a downhill trek through forests and alongside a beautiful mountain river. On the way we pass through the ethnic settlements of the Tamang people whose religious and cultural practices similar to the Tibetans. Overnight in Lama Hotel.
Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Today is the last day of trekking. After breakfast, we trek down to Syabrubensi which will be an easy trek through lush green vegetation. After reaching Syabrubesi, we enjoy lunch and celebrate the completion of our trek.
Included meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner
After breakfast, we drive back to Kathmandu. After arriving in Kathmandu we take a rest at our hotel or stroll in the streets of Thamel, a popular tourist hub for some souvenir shopping. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Included meals: Breakfast Dinner
Our adventure in Nepal comes to an end today! Ace vision Treks & Tours representative will drop us off at the airport approximately 3 hours before our scheduled flight. On our way home, we have plenty of time to plan our next adventure in the wonderful country of Nepal.
Included meals: Breakfast
- Accommodation: Basic teahouse accommodation during the trek. 3 nights in Kathmandu Hotel in Tourist Hotels on twin/king basis with breakfast included
- Food: Three meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) during trek Kathmandu Breakfast included in Kathmandu hotel for 3 nights.
- Transportation: Kathmandu – Syaprubesi - Kathmandu by Public Bus, Airport transfer by private vehicle.
- Documents: Langtang National park Permit and Trekkers information TIMS Card Human Resource: A professional & experience English Speaking Guide & one porter (20/22kg) per two trekkers. All expenses (wages, accommodation, meals, transportation, and insurance) of the Guide & Porters are covered.
- Tax/Service Charge: we assure you of no hidden charges later in the day. Fees, service charges, & taxes are fixed.
- Beverages or food bought at will.
- Personal expenses (battery-charging fees, Hot shower, Photography, Wifi, Laundry, Phone calls etc).
- Tips for Guides and porters.
- Travel insurance and Nepal visa fee.
- All expenses not mentioned in inclusions


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Prof. Warenski
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Contemporary Problems in the Philosophy of Art
Prof. Carroll
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Prof. Gilmore
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Essentializing Language
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Environmental Philosophy
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Truth and Paradoxes of Self-Reference
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Contemporary Problems in the Philosophy of Art begins with the discussion of recent answers to the question "What is art?" Some authors, among others, to be studied include Gary Iseminger, Dominic McIver Lopes, and Nick Zangwill. Relatedly, we will examine the nature of aesthetic experience and questions about the evaluation of art, including formalism and functionalism. Time permitting, we will explore the relations of the emotions and morality to art.
There are no course pre-requisites. Students are expected to participate in seminar discussions and to write a final paper. The aim of the course is to prepare students to publish in the area of contemporary aesthetics and to teach in it.
[Counts towards course satisfaction of Group C]
This course is designed to introduce students to the variety of ways in which philosophers are attempting to deal with the environmental crisis of the 21st century. Because "environmental philosophy" is a research agenda touching on many areas of philosophy, including reinterpretations of canonical thinkers in various historical periods, as well as both old and new problems in moral and political philosophy, aesthetics, and philosophy of science, the course will try to survey several of these areas, in order to give students maximum exposure to the range of possible topics that they might consider for future study.
We will begin with brief consideration of the two most noticeable aspects of the environmental crisis—the accumulation of extinction events, and the acceleration of climate catastrophes. We will then spend some time considering definitional questions about some key terms in environmental science—e.g., nature, sustainability, ecosystems, resilience. Consideration of how the environment has affected thinking in aesthetics, and in moral philosophy, will follow—especially with regard to aesthetic and moral sensibilities concerning natural environments and nonhuman life forms.
Finally, we will spend significant time considering one of the most active areas of environmental philosophy today—attempts to formulate a theory of environmental justice. We will consider both the extent to which existing theories of justice can be extended to environmental problems, and the possibility that a new conception could arise from environmental concerns that would also address longstanding problems of social injustice.
Throughout the course, but especially in the last part, we will consider not only what philosophers might contribute to understanding and ameliorating environmental crises, but also what philosophers might learn from other disciplines that have already produced important studies of environmental problems. Some authors we may read: M Serres, J Gray, S Gardiner, K Soper, WB Callicott, B Norton, A Carlson, H Rolston, D Jamieson, J Martinez-Alier, E Ostrom, M Mies, K Whyte, D Schlosberg, W Sachs, E Shrader-Frechette.
Students will be responsible for orally presenting, as well as writing an analysis of, some of the required readings for this class. In addition, they will also be required to write a significant research paper.
This course is concerned with the substantive issue "What is the nature of reference?" and with the methodological issue "How should we go about answering that question?" The answer to the methodological question has implications for the method of "armchair philosophy" in general.
Substantive. It is usual to think that referential relations hold between language and thoughts on the one hand, and the world on the other. The most striking example of such a relation is the naming relation, the sort that holds between 'Socrates' and the famous philosopher Socrates. Many other sorts of words are best seen as having other sorts of referential relations to the world for which various terms are used; for example, 'denotation' and 'application'. Usually, philosophers are interested in reference because they take it to be the core of meaning. Thus, the fact that 'Socrates' refers to that philosopher is the core of the name's meaning and hence of its contribution to the meaning of any sentence - for example, 'Socrates is wise' - that contains the name.
The central question about reference is: In virtue of what does a term have its reference? Answering this requires a theory that explains the term's relation to its referent. Until the 70s, answers were nearly always along descriptivist lines: the reference of a term was determined by descriptions competent speakers associated with it. Then came the revolution, led by Kripke, which rejected description theories for names and some other terms in favor of some sort of historical-causal theory.
Methodological. How should we get to the truth of the matter about reference and language in general? The received methodology, in both philosophy and linguistics, appears to be that we should consult our metalinguistic intuitions (which in philosophy are often thought to be a priori). In particular, theories of reference seem to have been supported in this way. And the intuitions consulted in philosophy have been those of philosophers themselves.
This methodology has been challenged by a group of "experimental philosophers", starting with the now-classic paper, "Semantics Cross-Cultural Style", by Machery et al (2004). They tested the intuitions of the folk, showing that they differ from those of the philosophers and vary across cultures. Stephen Stich and Edouard Machery, take this to discredit the whole enterprise of theorizing about reference. It will be argued in the course that the experimental philosophers are right to be critical of the received methodology but wrong to respond by testing metalinguistic intuitions of the folk. Rather, theories of language, including theories of reference, should be tested against linguistic usage. I have recently conducted such experiments, with collaborators from the GC. I am looking for more collaborators.
Substance. The course will be concerned primarily with theories of reference for singular terms: for proper names like 'Socrates', demonstratives like 'this cat', pronouns like 'she', definite descriptions like 'the last great philosopher of antiquity', and indefinite descriptions like 'a lion'. Anaphoric reference will not be considered. However, there will be some discussion of "natural kind" terms like 'gold' and 'tiger' and "artifactual" kind terms like 'pencil'. Figures to be discussed include Frege, Russell, Kripke, Donnellan, Searle, Evans, Putnam, Burge, Grice, Kaplan, Martí, Neale, Bach, Reimer.
Methodology. Our discussion of definite descriptions will raise a lively issue of general significance for the philosophy of language: How should settle whether a linguistic phenomenon is to be handled "semantically" or "pragmatically"?
This is not an introduction to the philosophy of language. Anyone wishing to take it who has not already taken a course in the philosophy of language should consult with me before enrolling.
[Counts towards course satisfaction of Group A]
Open to PhD students in their first semester.
Open to MA students in their first semester.
Between the 1930s and the 1970s there was a general consensus amongst logicians that the best solution to the Liar and related paradoxes was Tarskian: no language can be allowed to contain its own truth predicate. In the 1970s this consensus disappeared, and it is now more generally held that an appropriate solution should accommodate a language with its own truth predicate. How that should be done is, of course, another matter.
In this course, we will be reading and discussing a number of papers that deal with that issue from a variety of different perspectives. Topics to be discussed include (hopefully): classical vs non-classical logic, definitions of truth vs axiomatic theories, fixed point constructions, dialetheism, conditionals and restricted quantification, revenge paradoxes, sub-structural solutions.
Widely judged to be dead in the heyday of neo-liberalism and the seeming global post-Cold War triumph of market ideology, left theory has made an impressive comeback in recent years. Witness the concern about the growing chasm between rich and poor in Western nations, and the spectacle of a self-proclaimed socialist drawing huge crowds on the U.S. campaign trail. Karl Marx's ideas about macro historical patterns, globalization, economic tendencies within capitalist society, commodification and alienation, the power of the privileged classes, the role of dominant ideologies, and the possibility of a radically new social order are thus arguably as relevant as ever.
In this course, we will focus on trying to get clear on some of the key concepts within Marx's thought, how they have been interpreted and developed by others and how well they stand up today, and the complex relationship (sometimes involving both critique and appropriation) between Marxism and other bodies of radical "oppositional" political theory (feminism, critical race theory, postcolonial theory).
[Counts towards course satisfaction of Group C or D-Modern]
Natural language appears to be full of context-sensitive words and constructions that pose serious questions for compositional theories of meaning. Some of these intersect with questions about vagueness and polysemy. One aim of the seminar is to establish precisely what problems context-sensitivity creates; another is to establish the roles of speakers' intentions and notions of context, context sets, salience, expertise, accommodation, and modulation in determining content.
Moral psychology is the study of psychological processes involved in moral judgment and moral behavior. The psychology of morals also has implications for normative ethics (e.g., are leading normative theories psychologically viable?) and meta-ethics (e.g., what are we talking about when we make moral claims?). In this seminar, topics include: What is the nature of moral emotions and what roles do the play in moral judgment? Are any values universal? Are there innate foundations? What is the nature of moral disagreement? Are there such things as virtuous character traits? What is the relationship between morality and personal identity? What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility? What counts as a good life? We will look at both interdisciplinary and traditional philosophical approaches, including both Western and non-Western perspectives.
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In our first years of life we begin to categorize. Category talk and mental representations of kinds reflect and construct our views of and attitudes towards the world. We group parrots, hawks, and flamingos together, even though they differ in color, size, and habitat. We say that we hate vegetables (full stop!) and love candy (even salted licorice!?). Girls are told "ladies don't sit like that!" and your uncle talks about "the illegals" taking jobs from Americans.
This seminar will begin by considering the nature of representational essentialism—a term used in myriad ways in philosophy and psychology. We will examine semantic and pragmatic theories of essentializing language. We will study several classes of expressions that have been argued to promote essentialism (e.g., generics and slurs) and consider the more general view that nouns are a lexical category that essentializes. Finally we will turn to social and political ramifications of essentializing language with a particular focus on anti-essentialist arguments, conceptual engineering projects, and ways essentializing might have positive effects (e.g., in promoting solidarity in the face of oppression). The reading list will be interdisciplinary including texts from philosophy of language, linguistics, social and cognitive psychology, and social, political, and feminist philosophy. While some readings will be from formal semantics, no prior background in it will be assumed.
[Counts towards course satisfaction of Group A or C]
The course will combine a focus on dominant theories of consciousness in the current literature in philosophy with an examination of a number of especially revealing neuroscientific and related experimental findings. A major goal will be to evaluate theories of consciousness by appeal to empirical findings. We will also keep in mind possible directions for fruitful research suggested by the interaction of current findings and theoretical explanations.
The discussion of theoretical approaches will rely on the contrast between what have come to be called higher-order theories and first-order theories. According to higher-order theories, the consciousness of a mental state, such as a perception, thought, or feeling, consists in one's being aware of that state. First-order theories, by contrast, deny that any awareness of a state figures in that state's being conscious. We will consider the variety of theories in each group, and their advantages and disadvantages.
Much of the evaluation of such theories will engage with a detailed consideration of empirical work on psychological phenomena such as unconscious priming, binocular rivalry, blindsight, neglect and extinction, anosognosia, Balint's syndrome, split brain, and other conditions and dissociations that shed light on consciousness or its absence. We will want to understand in some detail the nature of these conditions in psychological terms, their neural underpinnings, and their significance for the understanding and explanation of consciousness.
There are no prerequisites, since this is a course offered jointly in philosophy, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
[Counts towards course satisfaction of Group B]
NOTE: This course is also listed as Psychology 87203 and Cognitive Neuroscience 70602.
This seminar provides an advanced introduction to the overall philosophy of the ancient Stoics, with a special focus on epistemology and ethics. Despite the fact that much of the evidence for Stoic views comes from scattered fragments and doxography, scholarship over the last forty years has made it possible for non-specialists to examine Stoic philosophy in greater detail and more rigorously than previously possible by providing excellent translations of and commentary on source materials. In the course of the term, we will also examine the more than 200-year engagement the Stoics had with members of the Sceptical Academy. Criticisms by the sceptics and others caused the Stoics to sharpen and refine their positions on many fundamental issues, which in turn helped to lead to the formulation of nuanced, sophisticated, and often strikingly contemporary views.
Previous exposure to Greek philosophy would be beneficial, although it is not necessary. Students not enrolled in the Philosophy Program may register only with permission of the instructor.
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This seminar will study the formation of Kant's Transcendental Idealism as a reaction to the problems posed by his predecessors, including not only Descartes, Leibniz, and Locke, but also Buffon, Rousseau and Hume. Among the issues to be considered are: Atoms or monads? God as pathological idea, or as Nature itself, or as a person? An incorporeal soul or an organized material brain? Free will and responsibility or mechanism? Moral feeling or objective duties? Political hope or fatalistic resignation? Readings to be drawn from the above and from the secondary literature. The aim is to acquaint students with these important controversies and to understand and appreciate, but also to evaluate Kant's 'critical philosophy' as an attempted solution to them.
[Counts towards course satisfaction of Group A or D-Modern]
This course is a philosophical introduction to classical symbolic logic. No prior background in logic is assumed. We will study sentential logic and first-order predicate logic with identity. Topics to be covered include semantics, syntax, and proof procedures. We will also cover the metalogical concepts of soundness and completeness. Along the way, we will take a look at some central problems in the philosophy of logic, motivations for non-classical logics, and the relevance of logic to other areas of philosophy. The goal is to achieve both a practical mastery and philosophical understanding of elementary logic. A one-hour problems session will meet before the main class session.
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Dua added that the group honours the Delhi high court verdict for allowing CENVAT credit on telecom towers and related shelters, and accessories which was available before the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime.
Mandatory licensing for telecom towers in Karnataka
Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara said that the state will strictly enforce Karnataka Installation of new Telecommunication Infrastructure Towers Regulations, 2015.
Bharti Infratel revenue, Ebitda may dip till FY20: Analysts
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Telcos ask DoT to speed up approvals for new towers
The Cellular Operators Association of India, which represents all major telcos, recently urged DoT's wireless advisor to reduce the clearance process by a third to 30 days.
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Smart poles may replace mobile towers in Kochi
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Telecom towers ring more revenue for civic body
Continuing with its drive to recover taxes, the VMC revenue department collected a sum of Rs 1.81crore towards various taxes.
After DoT, mobile infrastructure companies turn to PMO for intervention
In a letter to the Principal Secretary, Nripendra Misra, dated June 23, Taipa director general Tilak Raj Dua said that at a time when international community is looking towards India as a growing economy, such "deterrents" were uncalled for the sector.
Cabinet to consider RCom-Brookfiled tower deal worth Rs 11,000 cr next week
Brookfield Infrastructure's investment is considered the single-largest investment in the telecom infrastructure space in India. It will be the largest ever investment in the infrastructure space in India. Brookfield Infrastructure has funds under management to the tune of $250 billion.
Telecom tower deals on hold as valuations slip 25% since January
American Tower Corporation bid for Idea Cellular's 9,000 standalone towers and Vodafone India's 12,000 but both deals are being renegotiated.
Industry turns 90,000 cell sites diesel free; seeks sops to go Green
The sectoral players as a part of their Green ambitions are increasingly using efficient energy storage solutions to optimise energy usage.
Committee to redress mobile tower grievances in Gurugram soon
The committee would be constituted to get levels of EMF (Electromagnetic Field) radiation from such towers checked by Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) cells within one week of receipt of complaint.
Maharashtra Telecom tower policy hinders expansion, say companies
Industry in churn Tower cos complain about policy hurdles, Trai suggests ombudsman to address consumer issues, Vodafone sees a top level exit even as RCom joins the price war
Trai extends deadline for views on sustainable telecom till March 28
"On request of some of the stakeholders, the last date for receipt of written comments has been extended up to March 14, 2017 and counter comments, if any, up to March 28, 2017," the Telecom Regulatory Authority (Trai) said Monday.
American Tower Corp in race to buy Idea Cellular's telecom towers for Rs 4500 crore
The Aditya Birla flagship had reorganised its telecom towers portfolio last year with an eye on monetising the business.
In Rajasthan's villages, solar-powered telecom towers are providing Internet
People in remote villages of Rajasthan's Alwar district are catching up on the 'Digital India' trail as many of them, including women, have started using internet being provided through unique solar-run telecom towers.
10,000 smart telecom towers in AP soon
The towers can facilitate installation of smart cameras or CCTV cameras, wi-fi access points and conventional lighting platforms.
Tower cos may lose out on Rs 2K cr annual savings as petro-products remain outside GST ambit
Tax experts at EY India say that non-levy of GST on petroleum products like diesel could have a cascading tax impact for telecom tower companies, especially since the telecom sector is the second-biggest buyer of diesel after the railways.
Telecom group hails court's petitions dismissal on mobile tower radiation
In an 8-page judgment, Justice Nath referred to court rulings in the past and scientific reports by WHO to dismiss the petition as "without merit".


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Ahah! The talk has finally been converted to action, and the Nintendo 3DS firmware update has gone live. For those wondering what the big deal is, the new firmware gives 3DS users the ability to record 10 minute 3D videos (instead of just taking pictures). It also features new StreetPass puzzles, and a new dungeon for StreetPass RPG-Lite.
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These are really the easiest pets a
They are suppose to be either two males or two females. Hmmmm....what do you think?
They played this "hugging" game for a good 10 minutes which kept the kids howling with laughter.
Ester asked, "Are they mating?!"
David and I think we may have tadpoles soon. What do you think?
She named them Perciville and Nelly (any Little House on the Prairie fans out there?)
We are off to a fantastic day!


text: TV / Video Who Is Lester Holt? It's the 8th Olympics at NBC for the veteran newsman, sports fan and musicianBy A.J. Katz|August 8, 2016 Share By A.J. Katz|August 8, 2016 Share From the political pageantry of Cleveland and Philadelphia to the global spotlight of Rio de Janeiro, it's been quite a summer for Lester Holt. He's now covering his eighth Olympic Games for NBC News, but his first as anchor for NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt. The host of TV's No. 1 evening newscast tries to define his newscast by a willingness to travel and "take the show to the story," so hosting Nightly News live from Copacabana Beach seems tailor-made for the program. "It's an honor, and I'm grateful to do this job," Holt told Adweek. "This is the eighth Olympics that I'm working, but it's a very important one given the summer we've had. We've traveled with Nightly News to cover the shootings in Orlando and Dallas, as well as the truck attack in Nice, France." After so much negative news in recent months, Holt said, "I think the world is ready to celebrate, and the Olympics will give everyone a chance to do that. Something magical happens once they light that cauldron and the games begin." An avid sports fan, Holt is looking forward to multiple Olympic competitions, including beach volleyball and swimming. "Brazil has played a major role in the rise of beach volleyball, and I don't think there will be a better place to see it played than on the sands of Rio," he said. "And watching Olympic swimming is incredible—you really need to see it in person to fully appreciate the speed. It's like watching human torpedoes in the water." The veteran newsman also happens to be an avid bass player (he even brought one to Rio), and it will be interesting to see how his newscast adds to the overall NBC Olympics ensemble. Name: Lester Holt Age: 57 Country of Origin: United States Occupation: Anchor of NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt and Dateline NBC Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LesterHoltNBC Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LesterHoltNBC Each day of the 2016 Olympics, Adweek's "Who Is…?" feature will be introducing readers to one athlete, media personality or other interesting figure from this year's games. Have a name to suggest? Send a note to staff writer A.J. Katz. Share http://adweek.it/2b8rwJE copy Adweek Adweek


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June 23rd, 2020
We have obtained Cheryl Siemers with 5 O'Clock Somewhere Travel as our travel planner and we ask that you contact her for all your travel arrangements with flights and your stay at the RIU Reggae as she will help you in making room choices, dates and flights. We do have a group promo code for all our guests that book with Cheryl.
Please call Cheryl as prices on the rooms will vary according to how many days you plan on staying and the room category. Flight information and pricing will not be out for at least 2 months and can be added to your hotel & transfers. All rooms must be booked by May 31, 2018 with Cheryl Siemers.
RIU Reggae
Located right on the beach and surrounded by incredible nature the Riu Reggae is a new, all-inclusive Adults Only hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Thanks to its idyllic surroundings and the wide array of services and amenities it has to offer including free Wi-Fi, infinity pools, a gym and spa it is the perfect place for a vacation with your partner or friends.
The Riu Reggae is a 5-star hotel in Montego Bay with more than 400 fully equipped rooms, offering its guests maximum comfort. Every room has free Wi-Fi, a minibar, air conditioning and satellite television, as well as many other services. In addition, we also provide our guests with a concierge service, which will make your vacation an unforgettable experience.
At the hotel's facilities, you can take part in an endless number of activities and sports or cool off in our incredible pools. Furthermore, to ensure our guests enjoy their entire day, we have an activities program, with both day time and night time activities, in which our shows and live music are the big attractions. If you prefer to relax, the Renova Spa is the place for you. The Renova Spa is a sensational center where you can enjoy the sauna, Jacuzzi, gym and a wide variety of body and beauty treatments so you will return from your vacation fully refreshed.
The Riu Reggae hotel's cuisine stands out for its wide array of options. You can enjoy anything from delicious Italian and Asian dishes to the best beef at our Steakhouse. To ensure that your stay is complete, our all-inclusive hotel has three bars where you can enjoy all types of drinks and appetizers in different areas of the hotel. Furthermore, you can enjoy the best nightlife just a few yards away at Riu Montego Bay Hotel's nightclub Pacha.
Double Room with Garden View
The Garden View Double rooms are 29-m2 spaces equipped with everything you need to enjoy an incredible holiday in Jamaica. In these rooms at the Hotel Riu Reggae, you'll find one king-size bed (200x200 cm) or two small double beds (125x200 cm), air conditioning, a minibar and beverage dispenser, satellite TV, WiFi, and a balcony or terrace with lovely views of the hotel gardens.
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- Unlimited local and imported beverages 24 hours a day
- Premium branded drinks throughout hotel
- Regularly restocked minibar and liquor dispenser
- Speciality wine list (additional charge)
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All meals and snacks
- Full American breakfast buffet and live cooking stations, fruits, juices and Cava
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- Hot and cold buffet and live cooking stations
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- Buffets and live cooking stations
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- Full dinner service available
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- Asian restaurant (buffet)
- Italian restaurant (à la carte; buffet starters and dessert)
- Steakhouse (à la carte)
- Romantic dinner on the beach (additional charge)
Formal dress required for dinner.
- Main restaurant: gentlemen no sleeveless T-shirts.
- Theme restaurants: gentlemen no sleeveless T-shirts, long trousers.
Also offering guests:
- Snacks 24 hours a day
- Cuisine: American, Continental, Italian, Japanese
- Meals: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
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One category per book for a total of 50 books in 50 weeks, to be read by December 20, 2019.
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"No parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child's life."
Beautifully said, Jimmy. And congratulations on the birth of your new son!
Life. In Color.
When I was in Grade 7 or 8 (seventh or eight grade for my American readers), my home ec teacher was Miss Sutherland. She was probably somewhere between mid-30s and mid-40s. One day in cooking class, I'm not sure exactly what we were discussing, but I believe it was probably something to do with the relationship between calories in and pounds on.
At one point, I mentioned to the class that I could eat five hamburgers in a sitting and not gain weight and that people said I had "hollow legs." Miss Sutherland just looked at me and said something like, "I used to be like that too. Just wait…"
Like many women, if you looked at my weight history on a line graph, it would look less like a straight line and more like a roller coaster, but with a definite trend line moving up.
I honestly have no idea how much I weighed as a kid or even in university. At 5'7″, I was slightly taller than average for girls of my generation and I was pretty skinny overall (especially on top, but that's a whole other blog post…)
In my twenties, I probably fluctuated between 130-140 pounds, which put me smack dab in the middle of the normal BMI range.
When I was 28, I moved to Japan for two years to teach English to junior high school students. That's when I discovered that I really didn't like Japanese food very much (!) and I lived in a small rural community where there weren't a lot of other choices, so I ended up eating a lot less than I was used to. Also, I didn't have a car and I lived about a kilometer from my office, so I usually made that walk twice a day. As a result, I ended up going down to 115 pounds, which was cr-AY-zy! You could see my ribs without me needing to suck in my stomach at all.
I returned to Canada when I was 31 and lived there for another ten years and that's when my weight really fluctuated. The first half of that decade I was super active, playing ultimate and squash and golf and curling and just being out socializing a lot as well as doing some active travelling and I kept my weight back in the 130-140 range. But during the last half, I went back to school part-time to get my MBA while working a full-time office job, so my activity level dropped, my junk food consumption rose, and by Y2K I was up to about 160 pounds. That's the point where I moved from normal to overweight in the BMI charts.
In 2002, I moved to San Jose, California for a job and the weight continued to creep up. By the time I moved to Washington, D.C. in 2010, my new normal was between 180-190, the high end of the BMI overweight category. I was 49 at the time.
The next two years, however, I started seeing a decrease again, mostly because I didn't have a car and did a lot more walking than I had in a long time, even though it was primarily going to and from metro stops. At one point I got back down to 170 but that didn't last long, but I stayed in the 170-180 range most of the time.
I had moved to D.C. for a job, which I quit two years later. I started working from home as a freelance writer for corporate clients and returned to publishing my Tech for Luddites blog‐first part-time, then full-time by mid-2015. So for the last five years, my life was basically sitting at home working on my laptop all day. And while I had somewhat of a social life when I was working in D.C., most of the friends I made were either significantly younger than me or, if they were my age, already had families and existing social circles. So now that I didn't see them at work all the time, our socializing naturally slowly dropped off to the point that I pretty much live like a hermit now, other than occasionally chatting with my neighbours when I see them outside. (It doesn't help that I'm very much an introvert so it's very easy for me to be alone.)
Aaand the weight started rising again. But I had always taken comfort in the fact that no matter what, I had never crossed that 200 pound mark and decided that my I had finally discovered my natural set point.
One day in early 2016, I stepped on the scale and it said 200.3 pounds. Although it's just as arbitrary a number as any other, it was pretty depressing. But the worst was yet to come.
In the spring of 2016, I spent a couple of months living with my parents in Ottawa to help out as my Dad was recuperating from a hip operation. My diet was completely different from what I normally eat and, honestly, I didn't pay much attention to it. Likewise, I didn't have a scale there to keep tabs on what was happening and didn't weight myself again until I got home in June.
215?! I was STUNNED. I knew my clothes had gotten tighter, but it didn't seem like I could have gained 15 pounds in a couple of months without even realizing it.
The worst part was that I now felt like getting down to anything resembling a reasonable, healthy weight would be almost impossible. So I didn't even try.
Side note: I'm also now at the point that I worry that at my age if I did manage to somehow lose the weight, I'd end up with loose flaps of skin all over my body and the thought of that is even worse to me than the excess weight.
So basically, I've done nothing about it for the last year. That stops now.
As of today, I'm attempting to make some small lifestyle changes that will help me not only lose the weight, but improve my overall health and fitness as well.
On the food side
I'm not a big fan of "diet books" per se, but I am trying an approach outlined in "Always Hungry," a book that was recommended by an online acquaintance. The beginning of the book goes into a whole lot of information about how our bodies store and use fat, most of which sounds like a lot of BS to me. So why am I giving it a try? A few reasons:
The gist of the program is reducing sugar and processed foods from your diet. In Phase 1, which lasts two weeks, you're supposed to up your fat and protein content dramatically. In Phase 2, which lasts as long as you want it to, you reduce the fat content and increase healthy carbs. Phase 3, which is the maintenance aspect lets you add back some treats in moderation.
I'll be honest, I skimmed over most of the book and am using it as a guideline rather than a strict list of dos and don'ts. For example, you're supposed to purge your house of all the foods you shouldn't be eating, which seems like ridiculous advice to me. What are people with families NOT on the plan supposed to do???
Also, you're not supposed to drink any juices in Phase 1. Well, my breakfast almost every single day is a strawberry smoothie where I use orange juice to make it easier to blend. I may try reducing the amount I use or replacing some of it with whole milk, which is allowed on the plan, but there's no way I'm avoiding it entirely for two weeks. Likewise, bananas. Nope, not gonna happen…
Some of the recommendations are going to be super easy. I already eat a fair bit of vegetables and fruit so increasing that amount won't be a problem. Also, cheese… Done! 🙂 Avoiding alcohol in Phase 1 won't be hard either. I drink so little that if I was told tomorrow I could never have another ounce of booze wouldn't really bother me.
Harder will be cutting out chips and candy. Not that I eat a ton of it, but I definitely enjoy them and have them as snacks more than I should.
But the single greatest challenge for me on this (or any) plan is obvious: Coke. I'm addicted to the stuff. (To be clear, I'm talking about the brown liquid stuff, not the white powder…) In recent years I've switched mainly to Mexican Coke, which is made with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, but that doesn't make it any less caloric. I currently have three or four a day, which is about three or four a day too many…
The problem is that I don't like a lot of other drinks. I don't like plain water and most sparkling waters, even flavoured ones, do nothing for me. The plan says you shouldn't have any diet drinks either, which isn't a problem on the Coke side, since I can't handle the Diet Coke or Coke Zero aftertaste. But I'm probably going to have to get some other diet soft drinks like ginger ale, which I don't find quite as different in taste from the regular stuff.
On the exercise side
The plan doesn't have a lot of specifics about activity levels, but right now I'm working on walking more regularly. Fortunately, I started playing Pokémon Go a few weeks ago and that's making me get outside and moving while I try to catch the little buggers. 🙂 I've also started wearing a fitness tracker that I hope will help my motivation.
So that's the plan. This morning I weighed myself and I was 217.6 pounds. I will report back on how it's going next month… Until then, wish me luck!
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I remember watching her coming out episode and the fallout from it. It's awful that 20 years later there's still so much discrimination, fear, and sometimes even hatred of the LGBTQ community, but today is a day to celebrate Ellen and her amazing act of courage—an act that helped those who came after her and that played such an important part in the many advances that have been made for gay, lesbian, and trans rights over the last two decades.
Happy 20th anniversary, Ellen!
Today is a very special day. Let's celebrate equality together. pic.twitter.com/4USP7GbfCA
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 28, 2017
When I was in Grade 5 or 6, I was walking home from school when I saw a bunch of boys in front of one of their houses looking inside a big box in the yard. These boys were definitely on the bully spectrum and when I saw one of them looked up at me, I knew something bad was about to happen.
I ran as hard as I could to my house and when I reached the safety of my own yard, I turned around to see what horror the boy was intent on inflicting on me. He stood there grinning, waving a snake in my face.
"Oh, is that all it is?" I asked. "A snake???" I moved closer to get a better look.
I don't think I've ever seen a more disappointed look in my life.
I saw this beauty sunning himself when I was walking around Lake Elkhorn in Columbia, Maryland.
Along the Wells Run Parkway in Hyattsville, Maryland.
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Haily maley! This storm lasted about 3 minutes. 🌧 ☔ #hail #storm #yikes
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A reminder to always look at the world from as many perspectives as possible.
See more animals photographed from beneath at underlook.org. >>
I am presenting the Under-dogs project. Under-cats, Under-rabbits and Under-horse projects are the projects that had been published before. Pets photographed from the underneath on a black background somehow have become my signature artwork.
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These are my favourite socks. I bought them almost 10 years ago in Antarctica and lost one of them before I moved to the D.C. are in 2010. I will not throw out the remaining one because I'm convinced the moment I do so I *will* find the mate.
To be fair, a couple of years ago I did find a bunch of linens I thought I had lost in the move. (They were in a box wrapped around my sewing machine, which tells you how often I use THAT…)
I will never understand why people litter.
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Can people please stop doing this? #whodoesthis #litter #seenonmywalk #pickeduponmywalk #recycledathome #ourplanet #weonlygetone #keepitclean #kthxbai
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Tulip's got 'tude, yo. 🌷🖕😂 #seenonmywalk #tulip #flower #rude
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The best political comedy show ever returns tonight at 10:30 p.m. on HBO.
Oh, and have I mentioned…?
Easter eggs, science-style.
Wonderful thread. Best wishes to all those observing Passover and Easter this weekend!
1. Today, something incredible happened. And I will tell this story via Twitter, which is fitting for how this incredible thing came to be.
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At Benedict Arnold Middle School, there are a eight kids that are always mischievous and often wind up in detention: Shareena: The brain who's into reading and alternative culture. Emmitt: The one who's always looking for alien presence. Gug: The weird and fiesty boy. Jim: The obssessed comic fanatic. Duncan Bubble: The yo-yo wielding quiet boy. Orangejella and Lemonjella: Are twins who are geniuses that help their group try and succeed in their schemes. Shelley Kelly: A goody-goody girl. Miss Kisskillya: The insane teacher who manages to always catch these kids in their schemes.


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Finally, A Solution For Mets Seasonal Affective Disorder.
In case you haven't noticed, I'm a pretty big Mets fan, and make sure that's known on DAPS. You should also note that over the past five years, it's been pretty crappy out there for a Metropolitan supporter. That's why the fine people at scraps have created an be-all-end-all solution.
Even if you're a fan of another team, possibly in another sport, that also sucks ass on a regular basis, this product might just be for you.
Introducing, Metsoloft:
"Do not take if you are a Yankee fan"
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Hey all, for my first post for today is this awesome water marble. I won't be posting 31DC during weekend.
For this I was trying to do different patterns in the water and here's the result.
Things I used:
- Maybelline Colorama #51 (nude white) for the base to make the colours pop out more
- Maybelline Colorama #155 (orange)
- Maybelline Colorama in Electric Yellow (#749)
Tutorial for water marble is here. Enjoy 😉