Thanks, Peter Cash, for your sensible remarks. There is no point in bemoaning the fact that the directest knowldege we can get, by vision, is a bit out of date. What does it matter? Would touch or taste give us more up to date information? I repeat what I have said before, that "representation" should be reserved for what really is re-presented, and what is presented for the first time, even if slightly out of date, can be called "presentation," or direct knowedge. Thanks, Annette Baier