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👓 ‘100 Kegs or Bust’: Kavanaugh friend, Mark Judge, has spent years writing about high school debauchery | Washington Post

Read ‘100 Kegs or Bust’: Kavanaugh friend, Mark Judge, has spent years writing about high school debauchery by Marc Fisher and Perry Stein
GOP pushes for swift hearing as Kavanaugh accuser discusses terms for testimony As Christine Blasey Ford tells it, only one person can offer eyewitness confirmation of her account of a sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh: Mark Judge, Kavanaugh’s friend and classmate at Georgetown Prep. Ford says Judge watched Kavanaugh attack her at a high school party in the early 1980s and then literally piled on, leaping on top of her and Kavanaugh. Judge says he does not remember the party and never saw his buddy behave like that. Ford’s legal team has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to compel Judge to testify.

👓 The 9X9X25 Challenge – More, but not all, the details | Extend Domains

Read The 9X9X25 Challenge – More, but not all, the details (Domains of Our Own)
This could be a pretty easy challenge if you’re already a reflective educator. Even easier if you’re already on a team of reflective educators! We want to collect your reflections on th…

📺 “Star Trek: The Next Generation” Starship Mine

Watched "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Starship Mine
Directed by Cliff Bole. With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn. When the Enterprise puts in to space dock for an energy sweep of the ship which is lethal to humans, Picard gets trapped on board with technicians who are not what they appear to be.
The plot of this episode has an incredibly uncanny resemblance to the plot of the movie Die Hard.

📺 An intensifying battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh | Washington Week

Watched An intensifying battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh from Washington Week | PBS

Controversy rises over sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Panelists discuss what to expect from a potential hearing later next week, and what’s at stake for both parties as they approach the November midterm elections. Plus, a new twist in the president’s attacks on the Department of Justice.

👓 Cornell researcher who studied what we eat and why will step down after six studies are retracted | Los Angeles Times

Read Cornell researcher who studied what we eat and why will step down after six studies are retracted (Los Angeles Times)
Cornell University says Brian Wansink will step down at the end of the academic year after a review of his work turned up many problems.

👓 Bob Greenblatt stepping down as NBC Entertainment chairman | Los Angeles Times

Read Bob Greenblatt stepping down as NBC Entertainment chairman (Los Angeles Times)
Bob Greenblatt has spent nearly eight years running NBC Entertainment, a period that saw the peacock network return to prosperity.

📺 "Kids Baking Championship" Selfieclairs | Food Network

Watched "Kids Baking Championship" Selfieclairs from Food Network
With Duff Goldman, Valerie Bertinelli, Saylor Herrin, Matthew Azuma. A new group of kid bakers introduce themselves via delicious "selfieclairs"; using a selfie as a inspiration, the bakers create eclairs in assigned flavors and then decorate them to serve as a pate a choux pastry introduction.

👓 Discovery of Galileo’s long-lost letter shows he edited his heretical ideas to fool the Inquisition | Nature

Read Discovery of Galileo’s long-lost letter shows he edited his heretical ideas to fool the Inquisition by Alison Abbott (Nature)
Exclusive: Document shows that the astronomer toned down the claims that triggered science history’s most infamous battle — then lied about his edits.

👓 News re proofs of the ABC conjecture & Riemann Hypothesis | John D. Cook

Read News re proofs of the ABC conjecture & Riemann Hypothesis by John D. Cook (johndcook.com)
There have been a couple news stories regarding proofs of major theorems. First, an update on Shinichi Mochizuki’s proof of the abc conjecture, then an announcement that Sir Michael Atiyah claims to have proven the Riemann hypothesis.

👓 Famed mathematician claims proof of 160-year-old Riemann hypothesis | New Scientist

Read Famed mathematician claims proof of 160-year-old Riemann hypothesis by Gilead Amit​ (New Scientist)
Michael Atiyah, a famed UK mathematician, claims that he has a "simple proof" of the Riemann hypothesis, a key unsolved question about the nature of prime numbers

📺 "The Great British Baking Show" European Cakes | Netflix

Watched "The Great British Baking Show" European Cakes from Netflix
Directed by Andy Devonshire. With Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood. The signature bake features a cake leavened with yeast, inspired by classic European cakes. The technical challenge is for Mary's Swedish princess cake, and the showstopper requires the bakers to make a modern version of the Hungarian Dobos torte, with at least two tiers and decorated with caramel.

📺 "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Greg Proops 2 | CW

Watched "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Greg Proops 2 from CW
With Aisha Tyler, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady. Guest: comedian Greg Proops. Games performed: Questions Only (with Hats), Props, Whose Line, Scenes from a Hat, Party Quirks, Doo-Wop.

📺 “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Jeff Davis 6 | CW

Watched "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Jeff Davis 6 from CW
With Aisha Tyler, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady. Guest: comedian Jeff Davis. Games performed: Let's Make a Date, Irish Drinking Song, Sound Effects, Props, Greatest Hits.