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Office noise reduction is a common issue. The trend toward open floor plan office spaces with low cubicle walls is great for many reasons but when it comes to noise control it can be a nightmare. We'll cover some of the best ways to deal with noise and soundproofing in the typical office environment.
Today's office often includes large, flexible open plan rooms. An open plan office is good at facilitating interpersonal communication and information exchange. Used by many of today's company's there is also a big disadvantage to this type of office. Different office workers or groups tend to disturb each other. For example a telephone call from one office worker to for a client is heard by all in the room. Resulting in a distraction of the others that always costs some time to recover from, if recovered at all.
The ideal open office plan is creating a sound environment that makes for easy interpersonal information exchange while not disturbing the colleagues nearby. What may be important information for the two people communicating, may be annoying a third and forth in the room that were concentrating for their tasks at hand.
Most open plan offices consist of large windows and sound-reflective walls. By using a lot of glass and parallel walls not a lot of sound reduction is going on. Hard surfaces like glass and walls reflect sound, making for a long 'echo' in the room. Parallel walls make for extra amplification of specific unwanted tones in the audible sound spectrum. A 'hard' ground surface like cement or linoleum together with no extra acoustical ceiling treatment makes for the worst scenario possible.
Before our advice we would like to state that a lot of light in a open plan office room is highly desirable. The acoustical disadvantages that come with the use of glass can be undone by other aspects in the room. Natural light is has a very positive effect on people.
Always start with the ceiling. It's essential that this area, which is (together with the floor) the largest in the room, gets acoustical treatment. A good ceiling product hangs 'loose' from the actual ceiling and absorbs and insulates the sound from within the room. This is especially good for preventing sound from travelling to the other side of the room. If this isn't enough, install extra, so called 'free hanging acoustic baffles' and 'acoustic desk panels'. These products are most efficient when placed directly above and between the origin of sound. The height of an acoustic desk panel is best picked with the function of the workstations between them in mind. An international phone support team needs higher ones than a research work group working on the same projects!
For optimum productivity sometimes extra measures need to be taken to let office workers concentrate on their own. This can be done by adding so called 'hubs' or 'booths' inside office area. These products create a room within a room, making concentrating on a task and / or having a meeting without disturbing others easy. Pricing of these products can be high, but they often can't be beat when compared to installing flexible (glass) walls.
Tip: Printers and/or servers are often a source of unwanted sound. The best way to eliminate this is surrounding them by 'half height' flexible walls.
Tip: Office cabinets are often made of steel, some manufacturers sell 'magnetic acoustic backpanels' to easily install acoustic treatment on the back side.
For every company a meeting room is of great importance. Decisions are made here, clients are invited here, presentations are given here and conference calls and meetings are attended here. Sound clarity and sound isolation are of utmost importance in this key room. This should be a place where people can hear and talk to each other without any loss of information, both to the sender and receiver as to the rest of the attendants. Sound loss to the outside is unthinkable as this room is meant to be private.
Conference rooms come in all sorts of types, unfortunately in most company's they don't get the attention they deserve. They are often treated like a normal, but bigger, cubicle office. This means glass or thin walls and a standard 'drop ceiling' of some type. As with all rooms, parallel walls and / or square rooms are common. A conference call system is sometimes installed, with random speaker placement and a projector with slide down or fixed projection screen.
The ceiling of a conference room is of utmost importance. You will want the best possible drop ceiling tiles possible. This is because of the fact that in most conference rooms there are zero to no extra furniture items installed except for a large desk and some chairs. Secondly the walls deserve a lot of attention. No noise is permitted to enter the room from outside with the door closed, and even more important no information is permitted to leave the room. Ensuring maximum privacy of the conversation inside the walls of reasonable specs are needed. Best is to use double 'free standing' walls. Which means 2 walls with a small air gap in between. No contact is permitted between these to walls. If one must use glass walls or they are not sufficient try to install hanging blinds or curtains of some kind of fabric like felt. Plastic blinds are not so effective. When done right one can shout inside the room with the door closed and not be heard in the surrounding rooms.
Also make sure at least ⅓ off the wall area is covered with acoustic panels of sound absorbing material. This amount is needed to minimize echo inside, giving superb speech clarity. When the room is used for conference calls this is even more important. The reason for this is that the microphones which are used here are easily distorted by to much echo. When this is the case the other party on the conference call will not be able to fully understand every nuance and tone in one's speech. This can be of critical importance when doing international business or dealing with multiple languages.
Tip: The door used must be of hard, solid quality with a good air tight sealing. Heavy means better!
The more traditional way of organizing the work area is through cubicle and small offices. Essentially this means a separated work environment for each employee. Though not as cost efficient for most types of office workers, cubicles and small offices work well when the employee works on very complex or creative solutions. Having minimal distractions as possible is key here. Another very important point is noise isolation. We dont want any unwanted sounds from other rooms or worse, outside noise, getting the employee out of their concentration zone. The cubicle office, as opposed to the open plan office limits easy communication with co-workers.
These one or two people rooms often consist of thin sheetrock walls and/or glass. The walls of such an office are better if not square or parallel to each other acoustics wise, but unfortunately this is often the case. Ceilings are always very important acoustically, but for small offices they tend to be more so. Meaning there is some kind of drop ceiling or ceiling tiles installed. If not: make this your priority. Square and parallel walls make for extra amplification of specific unwanted tones in the audible spectrum so try to avoid them!
As described in the previous section, start with the ceiling. Make sure to use a good drop ceiling. Secondly if your office has glass walls, which are very bad acoustically, often the opposing wall is sheetrock or possibly a brick or concrete. Try to cover these walls with 'wall panels' at ear height. Or even better, the whole wall. If for some reason glass walls oppose each other try sound panels on both sides. For every two parallel walls threat at least one of them. This should limit 'echo' sounds from becoming too loud.
Also very important is sound isolation. If this is a problem in your office try to get an idea of which wall is the most problematic 'sound conductor'. The only real solution for this is to put an extra free standing wall in front of this wall. There should be no contact between the two walls for optimal result.
Most cubicles are very well designed to limit sound reflections. The height of the cubicle walls will determine how sound isolated they are. If addressing a room with existing cubicles or planning a new installation be sure to consider the following:
Tip: If its hard or unwanted to fix panels or extra treatment to the walls try to use free hanging 'acoustical baffles' above the problem area. This attacks the problem at the source, thus doing maximum acoustical dampening.
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West Coast Ink: Printmaking from San Diego to Seattle
The University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University is pleased to announce the exhibition WEST COAST INK: PRINTMAKING FROM SAN DIEGO TO SEATTLE, which opens with a reception on Thursday, March 13, from 4:00-6:00, and remains on view through Sunday, April 13, 2014.
The exhibition, which has been organized by Kurt Kemp, Professor of Printmaking at Sonoma State, and Michael Schwager, Professor of Art History and Director of the University Art Gallery, is being presented in conjunction with "Bridges", the annual international conference of the Southern Graphics Council being held in San Francisco this year. West Coast Ink will display a wide range of contemporary printmaking techniques and approaches, including etching, lithography, linocut, monotype, silkscreen, woodcut, digital and even tapestry by a range of artists from up and down the West Coast, as well as one artist from Hawaii. The exhibition will feature the work of Sandow Birk (Long Beach), Michele Burgess (San Diego), Anthony Discenza (Oakland), Eleanor Erskine (Portland), Kota Ezawa (San Francisco), Kevin Fletcher (Santa Rosa), Salomon Huerta (Los Angeles), Chris Johanson (Los Angeles), Eunice Kim (Seattle), Amanda Knowles (Shoreline, WA), Hung Liu (Oakland), Kim MacConnel (San Diego), Ben Moreau (Bellingham, Washington), Deborah Oropallo (Oakland), Chris Papa (Seattle), Clare Rojas (San Francisco), Masami Teraoka (Hawaii), Lava Thomas (Berkeley), William T. Wiley (Woodacre, California), and Robert Yoder (Seattle).

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- 5151 Celebration Drive
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The Cumberland County School system has a rich history of healthy competition and winning athletic programs all while offering 37 locations for your sporting needs. Rights Holders can choose from traditional sports facilities to include football, basketball, and baseball to the non-traditional sports of bowling, track or swimming.
Hours of Operation Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Type School Park
Acreage 10
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Environmental Interest N
Historical Interest N
Athletic Fields N
Basketball (Outdoor) N
Basketball (Lighted) N
Boat Launching N
Boat Rental N
Volleyball N
Concessions N
Fishing N
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Horseshoes N
Picnic Shelter N
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Restrooms N
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The inseparable companionship of divine love, must be, for it cannot be separated out from our Universal Creator who encircles eternity, and upholds all beings in the infinity of pure love; God is forever with(in) every soul, invariably enlarging the capacity, and inspiration to genuinely love, and be loved, while exquisitely revealing each and every personality—and all ensuing relationships—as having the greatest imperishable spiritual value, ad infinitum; true love is indivisible, and indissoluble, for God is unity as well as love, and infinitely more—the indwelling Spirit's perennial complement of loving oneness is forever our numinous core.
Within the Infinite Mind, and Eternal Heart of God all personalities are enwrapped, and impregnated by the perfect love actions, and reactions of the God of love, whose Spirit closeness, divine intimacy, and spiritualizing affinity, is the indispensable, indestructible, essential bond of all Creator-creature relations, hence, the insuperable foundation of lasting friendship, trustworthy fellowship, and bona fide sister-brotherhood. The embryonic soul is hatched, as it is warmed in the abiding presence of God's love—by necessity we depend on love divine for spiritual nourishment and enduring life.
Without love life is unthinkable, for all exist within God whose Spirit of Love lives in each of us, therefore, in depriving love—by choosing not to share it—there is the risk, one may increasingly desist from reality. Our beloved Creator—who never abandons any soul—intimately demonstrates, and heartily motivates a kindred love to be shared by all, thus, it behooves us, to be like the Divine in order to live life in truth, to the fullest, faithfully loving our Maker, and one another. Lovelessness has little survival value—to accept, and likewise be a devotee of love, is to welcome, and espouse the inseparable companionship of divine love, the ticket, and passport to eternal kinship with God.


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BOB is what we sometimes call Noah because he is so skinny. It stands for Bag Of Bones. One day he decided that BOB was not cool enough and declared that his name was Skelebob. Of course we thought that it was hilarious and the name stuck like glue. But this week he's had a terrible stomach virus (compliments of his sister) and over the course of three short days, he lost over 15% of his body weight. You can see every vertebrae in his back. His knees look like rocks with toothpicks coming out the bottom. He's so thin that I'm surprised he can even walk. When he turns sideways, he almost disappears, thus we added the "Super" to skelebob making him Super Skelebob. So camping in the rain is absolutely out of the realm of possibility for him. Since today is the first day that he's not carrying a barf bowl around with him, we are going to begin our mission of bulking him back up to his regular BOB status.
So what do you do on a day where it's raining and the whole family is cooped up together? If you're nerdy like us, you play geography apps.
|When Miles realizes that there is a camera around, he instantly turns it on. We are changing his middle name to "Look At Me".
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A woman who claimed she had 50 surgeries to look like her idol Angelina Jolie has admitted it was all fake.
Sahar Tabar finally revealed the truth after being accused of creating the pictures with Photoshop.
Photo experts noticed blurring in the background of her pictures and called her out on it.
Sahar, 19, said she created the spooky look using image editing software such as Photoshop and makeup effects.
She told Sputnik : "Now I can see that I have something in common with (Angelina Jolie), but I amuse myself, and to look like someone is not my goal.
"Over time I post a photo, I make my face more fun and funny, it is a form of self-expression, a kind of art," she continued. "My fans know that this is not my real face."
Showcasing skeletal cheeks and a pointy nose, in one photo she covered her brown eyes with shocking white contacts, as she pouts her plumped-up lips for the camera, with many branding her "corpse bride".
Sahar had previously claimed she dieted so she could reach a weight of 40 kilograms to emulate her favourite star.
However, the online community made a mockery of the woman - who boasts more than 300k Instagram followers - with people saying she looked more like Tim Burton's Corpse Bride than Angelina.
"You look like a dead person," one said.
Another added: "I'm so confused - is this a Halloween costume or filter?"


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Though baseball is a 'Jewish sport,' its roots in Israel are still taking hold. Team Israel is taking to the baseball diamond this week in South Florida in a bid to participate in the March 2013 World Baseball Classic. How did the blue and white players get there, and what are their chances?
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European 2015 GBR Eventing substitution
27th Aug 2015
Unfortunately Waltham Fiddlers Find ridden by Tom Jackson and owned by Ian and Sara Jackson and athlete, has met with a slight setback that will prevent him from competing at the upcoming Longines FEI European Championships at Blair Castle (10-13 September 2015).
The Eventing Senior Selectors have called up the next named reserve, Wills Oakden (25, from Fife, Scotland) and Greystone Midnight Melody (a British Bred 12 year old bay mare, also known as Molly), owned by Mr David Kenwright and Sylvia Douglas.
Eventing Performance Manager, Yogi Breisner commented; "As always we have ups and downs in the sport. It's very sad that Tom's horse has been found not fit enough to be going. He is a young and very talented rider with a horse we're very excited about for the future which is another reason we didn't want to take any unnecessary risks."
Equestrian Team GBR is supported by the UK Sport National Lottery funded World Class Programme; the British teams are very grateful to the support they receive from official Team GBR suppliers Dodson & Horrell, Equiline, Equi-Trek, Land Rover, NAF, NuuMed, Point Two Equine, Tagg Equestrian and Toggi.


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This weekend sees the Summer Solstice, the longest day and shortest night of the year. I love to celebrate this time of year and follow the pagan tradition by gathering of friends and feast under the stars. (hopefully if the weather is kind)
I have probably mentioned before about our incredibly small garden space. Out there we have a small, rusted bistro table and chairs set, which is perfect for an evening glass of wine, but not so perfect for eating on. On days when we are desperate for some alfresco dining we tend to carry a dining chair outside and squeeze around the table. This isn't ideal. So I am looking for something to replace it with.
After looking around the web, I have discovered these at Tesco. A thoroughly brilliant range to suit all budgets and size. I am planning to style the space by adding a linen table cloth, mix matched vintage plates, candelabras, silver cutlery and festoon lighting…. the scene would be set.
Just add seasonal food, great friends and this delicious champagne… and solstice will be celebrated to the fullest.
Elderflower Champagne
- 800g sugar
- Florets from 8 elderflower sprays
- Pared zest and juice of 4 lemons
- ½ tsp yeast nutrient
- 5g sachet Champagne yeast
- Dissolve the sugar in 2 litres hot water in a fermenting bucket, then top up with 3 litres cold water. Allow to cool.
- Aerate and add the elderflower florets, lemon zest and juice and the yeast nutrient.
- Pitch the yeast or, if you like a bit of excitement, don't.
- Elderflowers come ready stocked with wild yeasts and it can be interesting to see how things turn out.
- Leave to ferment.
- If you did not add yeast and fermentation has not started after 3 days then it is time to give the thing a kick-start with a packet of Champagne yeast.
- After 6 days of fermentation, strain the must through boiled muslin into a fresh fermenting bucket, leaving the lees behind. Cover the bucket and leave for a few hours for the dust to settle, then siphon into your bottles of choice.
- Your sparkly is about ready to drink after a week, and in any case a week is a good time to check to see how things are going.
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Fungal NailsFungal Nails: Free advice – ask me today!
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I am a GP and a sexual health and hormone specialist. I can give advice on any medical matter, and I offer safe access to medical advice, prescription medication, blood tests and x-rays, and specialist referrals to your local private hospital as needed.
Fungal Nail Infection
Fungal nail infection, medically known as onychomycosis, is a non-life-threatening condition that affects a part of the nail, the entire nail or several nails.
Most of us develop a fungal nail infection at least once in life, and although is not usually serious, it can be unpleasant and hard to treat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which nails are most commonly affected?
What are the symptoms of a fungal nail infection?
- discoloration (white, black, green or yellow)
- distortion or thickening
- pain or discomfort
- strange odor
- brittle nails or complete loss of the nail
Why does it develop?
You can either acquire these fungi by direct contact with an infected person or you can already have them in or on your body. The main causes for developing a nail infection are:
- moist and unclean feet
- improper shoes
- walking around barefoot in communal showers, gyms or locker rooms
- damaged nails
- weak immune system
- diabetes, psoriasis or peripheral arterial disease
- artificial nails
How can I prevent fungal nail infections?
- Keep your hands and feet dry and clean
- Clip your nails regularly
- Don't share scissors or clippers with other people
- Be sure that the nail salon staff disinfects their tools
- Wash your socks and towels regularly and don't share them with others
- Protect your feet when you enter in pools, public showers or locker rooms
- Replace old footwear
- Wear closed-toe shoes
- Wear well-fitting shoes made of materials that can let your feet "breathe"
- Use antifungal sprays or powders
- Don't use artificial nails or nail polish too often
Who gets nail infections more often?
- Men (than women)
- Adults (than children)
- Older adults
- Family members
How is the onychomycosis diagnosed?
How can I get my nail infection treated?
You can talk to your GP or pharmacist if you think you developed a nail infection and they can recommend some medications like antifungal tablets, antifungal nail paints or nail softening kits.
Sometimes, your nail may be completely removed. Also, expensive laser treatments are available to destroy the stubborn fungus.
What are the complications of a fungal nail infection?
- Recurrence
- Permanent loss of the infected nail
- Permanent discoloration
- Spread of the infection to other areas of the body
- Cellulitis
When can I say that my nail infection is completely cured?
Terbinafine: is an antifungal agent used to treat certain fungal infections of the toenails or fingernails. It comes in two forms: oral tablets and nail laquer. Common side effects influde nausea, diarrhea, rash or headaches. If you experience dizziness, use caution and don't drive or perform unsafe tasks.
Itraconazole: is an oral or intravenous antifungal medication used in a broader spectrum of fungal infections. It is well-tolerated and it is also prescribed for systemic infections, where other antifungal drugs were ineffective.
Antifungal nail paint or lacquer
Antifungal nail paint or lacquer: it is used to prevent and treat fungal nail infections by applying the antifungal polish or lacquer to the infected nail and the surrounding skin once a day. After 7 days, you have to remove the layers by cleaning them with alcohol. You can daily use the nail paint for up to one year for the same infected nail.
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Blood sugar/HbA1c
If you have recurrent problems with onychomycosis or athlete's foot we would recommend a diabetes screen to rule out high sugars, as treating the diabetes often has beneficial effects on the foot.
Full blood screen
Occasionally, recurrent fungal infections can be associated with underlying chronic medical disease. We would recommend a blood count, inflammation marker check and kidney and liver function.
Fungal nail scrapings
If uncertain about the diagnosis, fungal nail scrapings can be performed as a confirmatory test.
Contact me now for advice, prescriptions, blood tests and referrals.
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Government Institution
Metals Industry Research & Development Center
To develop and expand the metals industry of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 4724, dated June 18, 1966, established the Metals Industry Development Center (MIDC). The Center was primarily tasked to work for close rapport between the government and the industry in order to foster the advancement of metals engineering, and allied industries in the country.
This was amended by Republic Act No. 6428, dated May 31, 1972, reorganizing and renaming the MIDC into Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC), giving it corporate existence and enlarging its powers. The administration of the Center and the exercise of its corporate authority were vested exclusively in a Board of Trustees organized under this Act.
Later presidential issuances reflected the Center's change of thrust and direction. These were Executive Order No. 602, transferring the MIRDC from the then National Science Development Board (now Department of Science & Technology) to the then Ministry of Trade & Industry (now Department of Trade & Industry) for policy and program coordination and direction; Presidential Decree No. 1765, reorienting its thrust from research and development to direct assistance to the metals industry; and Executive Order No. 128, transferring the Center from the Department of Trade & Industry to the Department of Science & Technology as a separate and attached agency.
Finally, Executive Order No. 494 dated December 6, 1991 transformed the MIRDC into a regular government agency attached to the Department of Science and Technology. This was fully implemented on 27 May 1993.


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Throughout the guidance you will see reference to 'protected characteristics'. This page gives you more information on each of the nine protected characteristics.
Where this is referred to, it refers to a person belonging to a particular age (e.g. 32 year olds) or range of ages (e.g. 18 - 30 year olds).
A person has a disability if s/he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on that person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
The process of transitioning from one gender to another.
Marriage is defined as a 'union between a man and a woman'. Same-sex couples can have their relationships legally recognised as 'civil partnerships'. Civil partners must be treated the same as married couples on a wide range of legal matters.
Pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant or expecting a baby. Maternity refers to the period after the birth, and is linked to maternity leave in the employment context. In the non-work context, protection against maternity discrimination is for 26 weeks after giving birth, and this includes treating a woman unfavourably because she is breastfeeding.
Refers to the protected characteristic of Race. It refers to a group of people defined by their race, colour, and nationality (including citizenship) ethnic or national origins.
Religion has the meaning usually given to it but belief includes religious and philosophical beliefs including lack of belief (e.g. Atheism). Generally, a belief should affect your life choices or the way you live for it to be included in the definition.
A man or a woman.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
How to Save on Lift Tickets
We pride ourselves on being and affordable, family friendly mountain. When you visit, make sure to take advantage of the many ticket specials we offer. Here are five easy ways to visit Bolton Valley and save a buck or two.
1. Buy Online and Save: By far the easiest way to save is by purchasing your tickets in advance from our online store. Tickets are always lower than the window rate when purchased a day ahead of time.
2. Pink Powder Day: On January 22, Bolton Valley will be hosting a Pink Powder Day to benefit Susan G. Komen VT/NH. Tickets must be purchased in advance by Friday January 16 and will be only $29. $15 of your purchase will be donated to Susan G. Komen VT/NH. Remember, you must purchase in advance to redeem this ticket offer.
3. 50/50 Mondays: On Mondays, skiers and riders age 50 and over can enjoy 50% off All-Access Lift Tickets. For an added bonus we throw in 50% off rentals, groups lessons, and a special menu in the James Moore tavern.
4. Subaru and Hyundai Days: Are you a Subaru or Hyundai owner? If so, join us Jan. 29, Mar. 4, and Mar. 13 for your very own lift ticket specials. On Sundays, the promotion will allow owners to receive up to four lift tickets at 50% off the window rate for that day. On Fridays, you will receive one complimentary lift ticket with the opportunity to purchase three more at 50% off. Simply present your car registration at Guest Services to redeem your tickets.
5. Runs For Girls On The Run: On February 5 Bolton Valley will be raising money for Girls On The Run. Tickets must be purchased in advance by January 29 and will be only $29. $15 of your purchase will be donated to Girls On The Run.
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|Release Date: July 19, 2016
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"Torn between duty and survival, nothing can be the same.
Everything Ivy Morgan thought she knew has been turned on its head. After being betrayed and then nearly killed by the Prince of the Fae, she's left bruised and devastated—and with an earth-shattering secret that she must keep at all costs. And if the Order finds out her secret, they'll kill her.
Then there's Ren Owens, the sexy, tattooed Elite member of the Order who has been sharing Ivy's bed and claiming her heart. Their chemistry is smoking hot, but Ivy knows that Ren has always valued his duty to the Order above all else—he could never touch her if he knew the truth. That is, if he let her live at all. Yet how can she live with herself if she lies to him?
But as the Fae Prince begins to close in on Ivy, intent on permanently opening the gates to the Otherworld, Ivy is running out of options. If she doesn't figure out who she can trust—and fast—it's not only her heart that will be torn apart, but civilization itself."
My Thoughts:Look, I love basically all JLA books, so I shouldn't be surprised but I truly adored Torn, even more so than Wicked. It's been a while since I have been so invested in a book. I've been in a big reading slump, but I devoured Torn in a way I haven't devoured a book in about two/three months and the feeling was wonderful. I love all things JLA, but Torn ranks up real high on the JLA favorites list.
I absolutely adore Ivy. She is so so strong and I admire that strength so much. She doesn't give up and she is willing to make sacrifices for those she loves. I love how kickass she is and that she refuses to go down without a fight. I also love her sass. She doesn't always think before speaking and I love it. Poor Ivy is put through the wringer in this one, but she is tough as nails.
Then we have Ren and Ren is basically the best. Ren has a lot of competition since JLA is the queen of book boyfriends, but he holds up well. Ren is such a great mix of alpha and beta hero. He is protective of Ivy and wants her safe and is obviously a badass, but he also knows she can handle herself and doesn't hold her back. He lets her do her thing and helps when she needs it. It's awesome and I love their dynamic.
I would be remiss if I didn't take the time to talk about Tink because Tink is THE BEST. He never failed to crack me up. He is so funny and he steals every scene he is in. Tink is easily my favorite of all her secondary characters and it hurts me to betray Deacon this way, but I love Tink and I relate to him (don't judge). While we are talking about secondary characters, I gotta talk about our newest character Dixon cause love. Basically this book has a great cast of supporting characters.
Torn has such a great balance of romance and action. Of course I adore the romance between Ivy and Ren and I loved the steamy scenes, but I also loved everything else the story delivered. The plot was awesome and non-stop and the action was fantastic. This whole world and concept is awesome and I love this take on fae. I love how the world expanded in this one and the twists delivered.
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For most women, it is an experience that can make them feel at their most vulnerable. But when Bibi Giles was referred to a gynaecologist, it was he who was left at the mercy of his patient; exposed and violated, in what became a three-year battle to save his reputation and career.
On Friday, the civil court case against consultant Angus Thomson, 40, accused of sexually assaulting Mrs Giles during an intimate examination, collapsed spectacularly.
The Guyanese-born Mrs Giles had accused Mr Thomson of bringing her to orgasm by touching her inappropriately, while a nurse stood just feet away. She also claimed he had been putting her under pressure to have an affair and harassing her for six months.
But the lurid claims made by the glamorous beautician – Mrs Giles had alleged that Mr Thomson had given her a "leg-buckling orgasm" during an internal examination at his clinic in Worcestershire – had alerted her former GP to the proceedings.
Dr William Dowley, 45, came forward to tell the court that Mrs Giles had previously made advances to him, after admitting to an unusually high libido. "Life would have been much easier," concluded Judge Daniel Pearce-Higgins, summing up after the civil claim against the doctor was dropped, "if Mrs Giles had admitted this incident at the start of the case. She has got form."
Standing on the steps of Worcester County Court with his GP wife Lucy, Mr Thomson collapsed in tears as he described the relief of being able to return to work with his professional reputation intact. The three-year ordeal, ending with a week in court, had been "unspeakably stressful".
The standing of Mrs Giles, 50, is, meanwhile, in tatters. She and her husband, Peter, 65, from Droitwich Spa, with whom she had sought £50,000 from Mr Thomson in a civil case, will instead pay £30,000 to him in costs.
During court hearings, her former gynaecologist painted a picture of her as a fantasist, who claimed to have been a beauty queen and said she had once been Miss Guyana. The court heard that, as a cosmetologist, she had purported to have been involved in treating Michael Jackson and Oprah Winfrey. She had also described her husband – a quantity surveyor – as a Russian diplomat.
Mrs Giles had been referred to Mr Thomson in 2006, after suffering medical problems for 16 years. She claimed that during an internal examination after pelvic surgery, he touched her inappropriately, giving her two orgasms lasting almost two minutes. She also alleged that he then pestered her into having an affair.
However, Mr Thomson, from Worcester, accused her of harassing him, and said that other doctors were well aware of the repeated advances by "Miss Guyana".
Last week, the court heard that she had sent him lurid text messages, including one in May 2007, six months after the alleged assault, making an explicit sexual advance.
Over the past week, coverage of the case has centred on its salacious detail. But this is more than just a titillating morality tale. Medical experts believe the case exposes the common dangers inherent in the doctor-patient relationship, where the privacy of the consulting room can leave clinicians exposed to the potential malice, madness and greed of those they seek to help.
Two years ago, Maria Marchese, a 45-year-old Argentina-born shop assistant, was jailed after a three-year campaign of abuse against consultant Dr Jan Falkowski, who had treated her boyfriend for mental health problems. After sending messages declaring undying love to the psychiatrist, and warning his fiancée that she would burn in her wedding dress, Marchese stole condoms from Dr Falkowski's rubbish bins in an attempt to provide DNA evidence for claims that he had raped her.
Two years after he was cleared, his stalker was sent to prison for nine years after being convicted of harassment, threats to kill, and perverting the course of justice. But by then, the respected psychiatrist's relationship had collapsed under the weight of the "catastrophic" pressures caused by the abuse.
Every year, the Medical Protection Society, which provides legal advice to medics, intervenes in cases where patients have turned their sights on their doctor. Dr Stephanie Bown, its director of policy, says that some practitioners are more vulnerable than others to malicious or unfounded attacks, with gynaecologists and psychiatrists particularly exposed – though for different reasons.
"For gynaecologists, and to an extent cosmetic surgeons, the intimate nature of examinations, and the kinds of issues being discussed, can open up risks if a patient is very sexualised, or misunderstands what is going on," she says.
Psychiatrists are more likely to fall victim for the reason that clients may become dependent on them, and react badly to attempts to reinforce professional boundaries. Similar problems can stem from the relationship between GPs and patients, she suggests, if a patient mistakes professional trust and intimacy for a more personal relationship.
"We have had to issue injunctions against patients who are harassing doctors, stalking them, turning up at their house and following their children. It is unusual that we need to go that far, but every year our lawyers will send out at least half a dozen letters," she says.
The General Medical Council (GMC), which regulates doctors, says it attempts to investigate complaints as thoroughly as possible before they go to a full hearing, in order that a doctor's reputation is not dragged through the mud for a complaint that turns out to be "vexatious". It has just issued a policy that attempts to weed out such allegations at the earliest possible stage.
However, many lawyers and doctors feel angry that, under the system of civil law, claimants do not need to do anything to establish the validity of their allegations before they reach court. To bring a civil case, a member of the public need only fill out a claim form and pay a processing fee of £500.
If the case is lost, the claimant will pay costs, meaning that the route is usually only pursued by the better off. In the case of Bibi Giles, it meant that her consultant could be charged with sexual offences, even though she had not reported the alleged assault to police, and though the GMC had decided not to take any action.
Stephanie McNamara, of the GMC, says: "It is a very different situation in the civil courts, because the claimant drives the case, and can ensure it is heard in court, whereas our investigating officers will examine the case made by doctors and patients before deciding whether it warrants a hearing or not."
Many medical lawyers believe doctors accused of sexual offences under civil law should be granted anonymity and given the right to redress if a complaint is held to be malicious.
Both the GMC and doctors' lawyers point out that cases, such as that against Mr Thomson, remain relatively rare. While the closed door of the consulting room and the privacy of the doctor-patient relationship can allow abuses by either party, the presence of a chaperone – which is suggested by all medical guidelines – reduces the risks, say lawyers and medical experts.
Dr Peter Schutte, Head of Advisory Services at the Medical Defence Union, which defended Mr Thomson, says: "While it is not unusual for doctors to face unwanted attention from patients, it is quite rare for serious allegations to be made when a doctor does not return a patient's advances." Faced with behaviours of a predatory nature, doctors should take notes and get legal help quickly, he added.
Mr Thomson had yet to present his defence when the case against him was dropped, but the presence of a nurse during the October 2006 consultation was likely to have helped prove his innocence. This week, Mr Thomson can return to work at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, and to his private practice at Droitwich Spa, where he treated Mrs Giles three years ago, with his head held high.
His legal representatives said their client had been through a "horrific ordeal", describing false allegations of a sexual nature as "some of the most serious and distressing" that any doctor could face.
In a statement, Mr Thomson – a private, family man – thanked friends and colleagues for their "unstinting" and unbelievable level of support, and expressed a wish to regain "the relative anonymity" he enjoyed before his life was dragged through the courts. Of his former patient, he said: "I can only hope that she is never in a position to put any other person through what she has put me and my family through."


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Your Kingston Independent Residents Group team in Beverley are campaigning to restore 2 hour free parking in the Waitrose Car Park in New Malden.
Waitrose recently changed the maximum stay from 2 hours to 90 minutes, and increased the penalty from £25 to £95. The car park is subject to a number of legal agreements with the Council and Waitrose do not have permission to reduce the maximum stay.
Cllr Mary Clark, group leader and Beverley lead, said: "These changes will impact on shoppers who use the car park for both Waitrose and our independent businesses on the High Street. They were introduced with no consultation with residents or even the council.
Many, including the disabled, will be deterred from parking here at a risk of a new massive £95 penalty, should they overstay in any form. A large number of residents have been in touch to make us aware of these changes which will damage the local economy."
Your Independent Residents Group in Beverley has written to the Council Enforcement about this matter.
If you support our campaign and want to see 2 hour free parking reinstated, sign below and add pressure to the Council and Waitrose:
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Thursday, 14 April 2011
'Doctor Who: The Way through the Woods' – Una McCormack (BBC Books)
The advent of the new series has seen a whole wave of new 'Doctor Who' novelizations hit the shelves and the good news this time round is that, unlike the original Target editions, these books give us completely new and original adventures rather than simply adapting what we have already seen on the television. For the fan, that's double the goodness at least! Are the books any good though? I've already told you what I thought of 'The Coming of the Terraphiles' and couple of the other books have been mentioned here and there. This time it's the turn of a forthcoming release and it's not a bad one either...
Everybody stays away from the old woods, just outside the village, and no-one seems to know why. Those who do stray beneath the trees do so by accident and are never seen again. Two teenage girls have vanished in the woods within weeks of each other and the Doctor is on the scene, in the present day, to see if he can solve a mystery that is thousands of years old. At the same time, the Doctor is also in 1917 and trying to find out what has happened to Rory who is lost in those very same woods. Something is at the heart of those woods and is just starting to wake up; if the Doctor can't get to the bottom of things before it does... very bad things are going to happen.
If you're a fan of the 'Doctor Who' show in its current format then (if you didn't know already) you'll be pleased to know that 'The Way through the Woods' follows the same kind of lines. A single mystery that's taken to pieces and solved in no short order with danger to be faced by companions and everything eventually being taken care of by the Doctor. While the original 'Doctor Who' books stuck to the format of the show, with pretty much a cliff hanger at the end of each chapter, this book feels like it develops much more organically with cliff hangers happening where they need to instead of where people want them to. The setting is gorgeously dark and foreboding and you really get a feel for just how scary the forest as McCormack takes her readers under the tree line. Once you're in the forest itself things get seriously strange and McCormack does well to strike that balance between showing off that strangeness and still keeping it accessible for the reader. 'The Way through The Woods' is very easy to read on that score. There's a real mystery to be solved here and McCormack made me want to hang around for the outcome. Having said that though, the finale somehow manages to be a tense affair yet utterly predictable at the same time as it draws on tropes that we've all seen before (not going to say what these are, no spoilers here). Not sure what to make of that...
Having only watched a couple of episodes of the latest series of 'Doctor Who' (I know, that's what DVD box sets are for...) I couldn't really say how close to the mark McCormack is with her depiction of Matt Smith's Doctor. What she does convey though is just how old the Doctor is and how this incredible sense of age can help and hinder his interactions with humans, both in equal measure. Watching the Doctor drop himself in it is not only funny but also serves to heighten the tension when you know that the only thing stopping him saving the day much earlier is his own clumsiness. I don't really know much about the characters of Amy and Rory either but would again say that they come across here as very well defined on the page.
I guess my big issue with 'The Way through the Woods' is that it's a little too faithful to the TV format and does suffer for it. The show runs at a fierce pace, there's a lot happening and you don't have to pay too much attention to what's in the background because it's right there in front of you; you can just take it in without even thinking about it. You don't need me to tell you that a book is a whole different thing and it's something that you have to take a little more time over. Sticking to the TV show format caused some problems in the pacing of 'The Way through the Woods'. Sometimes it felt like some of the more descriptive passages were there purely to rein in a story that was running too quickly for the number of pages that were there to be filled. You've got two parts of the book's structure pulling against each other when they should have been working together...
'The Way through the Woods' doesn't flow as smoothly as it perhaps could have done and the climactic scenes felt to me like I was revisiting themes that could perhaps do with a little rest. What McCormack does do though is fill in the rest of the book with all the things that you would expect to see in a 'Doctor Who' novel and she does so with a fine flourish. An entertaining read if not a read that will stick around in your head for the long term.
Eight and a Quarter out of Ten
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I am pleased that Chico Sanchez (whose work has been featured on this blog many times) has now self-published a book of his wonderful photographs of Mexico. Chico's photographs of religion, faith and spirituality are published here in full color. It shares his journey through Mexico, a country of faith, mysticism and religiosity.
He has also announced another self-published book, Saints. In this book, Chico documents the celebrations and rituals honoring Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and all the Saints in Spain. The first part of the book features images from Andalusia, while the second is of images of the Way of Saint James pilgrimage in northern Spain.
Chico Sanchez is a Spanish photojournalist based in Mexico City since 2007, who worked in Venezuela for six years with Reuters, EFE, EPA and various newspapers.


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As some of you might already know, in particular those who also read Nancy's blog Pomegranate Trail, a brave group ventured out from her place to ours. After a surprisingly short journey they arrived almost two weeks ago. Despite the fact we weren't completely prepared (the trip took them less than a week and we were still reeling from the New Year's celebrations)they were of course given a huge, warm, albeit make-shift, festive welcome.
Hugs, kisses, bustling, unpacking, shedding the occasional tears of joy and relief at having made it safely across the Big Divide. There was music and dancing and merriment of all kinds, lasting well into the small hours, or so I'm told as I went to bed early, it being a Wednesday night and me having to get up early the following morning!
Communication with the outside world on the subject was impossible as my laptop let me down, i.e. gave up the ghost as we say in Dutch......and I ended up having to purchase a new one, which always means a lot of getting used to, uploading, installing et cetera and so forth. Hence the delay.
No more of the latter, we will start the introductions right away
|Whitey the polar bear finds the Twins highly amusing and enjoys watching over them, offering Sally a break from time to time.
|.....crumbs after breakfast
Meanwhile in one of the kitchens Mexican Lady has found her new home together with Mrs. Simpson, 'call me Marge, dear'
'buenos dias Marge, yo soy Frida'
They have been twittering non-stop about recipes, where to get the best ingredients for all of their favourite dishes - many of which I had never even heard of - since they have met (I exaggerate, of course).
They love food, cooking, discovering new recipes and talking about food, cooking and looking up new recipes. Although how they manage to understand one another is beyond me, as Frida speaks Spanish and Marge English, oh well they are very happy together and I am so glad they have found each other.
In the post title some may have noticed a change of name for the Project, which will remain an ongoing project for as long as we're all. A proper name for the actual place where the Gang all live has eluded me since the beginning. Nancy once again came up with a name so fitting and right, I fail to see why I hadn't thought of it myself. From now on we will call the house The Dwelling, so be it.
Nancy we cannot thank you enough for what you have given us, the many beings, the delightful names and even more importantly, your trust and faith All would be welcome and made to feel at home here in the Dwelling.
Nancy, I realise there was even more in your box, we will get round to that in a later post, rest assured!


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|The Historic 2011Mississippi Flood.
While it may not seem politically correct to say it, The 2011 Mississippi Flood - which is still currently ongoing - is clearly referenced in The Biblical Scriptures! Moreover, it is only one of many prophesied events to have come to pass this year. These other historical events, include: The Current Difficulties Surrounding Egypt, The Japanese Earthquake And Tsunami, The Storms Across America's Bible Belt, and The Unseasonable Natural Devastation Throughout America In General.
In Isaiah Chapter 23, It Says:
"Overflow through your land like The Great River [ The Mighty Mississippi ], O daughter of Tarshish [ O Nation Of Tyre ]; There is no more strength." - Isaiah 23:10.
The Flooding In America's Heartland is already far beyond any previously recorded historical records. America's Most Productive Farmland is now being flooded - along its million of square acres - as The Army Corps Of Engineers has begun dynamiting many of Its Pre-Existent Levees. The hope is to reduce the apparent destruction in its centers of highest population... and yet, The World's Number 1 Exporter Of Grain - will [ likely ] be importing almost all of its food from elsewhere, for at least an entire year!
Meanwhile, This Historic Flooding Event, is only one of many prophesied proclamations [ or plagues ] made against The United States of America - for this particular time period! All of which, are fully intended to ' Break The Grip Of America ' - in preparation, for its long awaited downfall... and although none of them are individual death blows, this combined sequence of Natural Occurring Events will undoubtedly accomplish His Fully-Intended Effect.
Being An American, myself, I take no great pleasure in relating These Prophesied Events. However, " The Truth, is what it is ", and I - His True Watchman - can neither: modify, mitigate, nor change it. The Scriptures are what they are; and Yahweh Himself has provided them! Undoubtedly, there are many False Prophets who'll prophesy: "Those Smooth Things, of which Yahweh has not truly spoken". Therefore, a solitary man - such as I - shouldn't be too much of a burden....
If you desire to follow ' The Majority ' - to your own Physical and Spiritual Destruction - then, by all means, feel free to do so.... Each man must be convicted in his own heart, regarding the path that he himself will ultimately follow! The Prophesies weren't written to be burdensome for anyone; but were motivated entirely by Yahweh's own love - for His True Spiritual Children. As the scriptures so clearly state:
"Surely Yahweh The Mighty One does nothing, Unless He first reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. A lion has roared! Who will not fear? Yahweh The Mighty One has spoken! Who can but prophesy?" - Amos 3:7-8.
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Ahava and Shalom.
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Parabens are chemicals used to preserve bath and beauty products from going rancid. Methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, heptylparaben, isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, benzylparaben and other names ending in "paraben" are all aliases of the common paraben. They are everywhere. Shampoos, conditioners, lotions, body wash, facial wash, and other cleansers are some examples. They are sneaky substances and will readily make their way into your skin and blood. Which leads us too…
What harm could they possibly do?
Risk and Side Effects
Are you willing to risk having skin cancer, hormone disruption, or even infertility for the sake of your favorite shampoo? I'm not, and I bet you won't either. Hormones play a very important role in the human body; parabens are known to mimic estrogen. This mimicry can cause breast cancers to grow quickly, it can disrupt skin cells growth leading to malignant melanoma, and they can block the production of testosterone causing infertility. However, there is hope yet.
Alternatives and Where to find them.
Many companies have seen this research and are creating paraben free products for us to enjoy. Many times they are labeled clearly on the front with "Paraben Free", other times you'll have to do the dirty work of scrutinizing ingredient labels. Personally, I don't have the time to stand in the shampoo isle reading all the labels to see what ones are safe and which are toxic terrors. Fortunately for all of us there are solutions to this problem:
Shop at a health food store like whole foods or our local Harvest Health.
I love my health food store. They sell local raw honey by the GALLON and bulk bags of oatmeal. They also have a decent selection of shampoos and other beauty products.
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Amazon is my favorite one stop shop for just about everything. I like shopping the prices of natural beauty products. (Sometimes, the health food store can be expensive.)


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Problems with Creationism
by Jim Walker
The following Argument from Design originally came from the now passe and inapposite "World Wide Christian Web." It represents a typical Christian position about "Creationism" that derives from "creation scientist" thinking or believers who rely on faith and the mythology of the Bible.
The argument from Design easily refutes itself and fails for similar reasons why other faith-based systems miscreate the observable universe (i.e. flat-earth, hollow-earth, turtles-upon-turtles ad infinitum, etc.) Many of the fallacies that these faith-systems depend on appear in the "List of common fallacies."
I will show that the arguments presented from this Biblical viewpoint have no relevance or meaning to any established facts about the universe. Furthermore argument from design contradicts the present scientific hypothesis and theories about the cosmos. The Christian text appears in plain text and my replies appear in bold lettering.
Argument From Design
1. The universe has a complex design
Yes, the universe shows many examples of complexity and, indeed, may come from unconscious, non-intelliegent, mindless designs, but no evidence for a Designer of a universe has ever appeared. The only intelligent designers we know of come in the form of earthly based DNA life-forms, mainly humans.
2. Things that have a complex design, have and intelligent designer
A non-sequitur (it does not follow). Complex DNA based life forms come from blind natural selection, without the need for conscious designers. Designs do not require a monogenetic single designer even for human design. Designs usually come about from many designers. A Boeing 747, for example, required many designers. In fact no one single person could have had all the knowledge required to design its entirety. Even inventions usually thought of as designed by one person (light bulb by Edison, the telephone by Bell, etc.) derive from the knowledge accumulated by many persons and many disciplines. Edison, for example, could not have invented the light bulb without prior knowledge of electricity brought about by scientists before him. I defy anyone to give an example of any physical invention created solely by a single inventor without annexing prior knowledge from others.
Taking the analogy to its extreme, everything in the universe could have come from pantheistic designers, trillions of them, where each designer (god) would consist of the dumbest possible entity needing only "knowledge" of one or two things (to react or not to react). Each designer here would consist of a subatomic particle. Thus we could have an entire universe built from many unintelligent gods. This would also explain their silence, and agrees perfectly with the science of physics.
Complex "designs" can come about without an intelligent designer at all. Snowflakes, crystals and life-forms for example. Order and complexity can even come out of disorder; for example, galaxies, star and solar systems, the Red Spot on Jupiter, hurricanes, etc. These all show order emerging from disorder.
3. Therefore, the universe has an intelligent designer
Another non-sequitur. Simply because complexity exists, says nothing about intelligence. Again, designs do not require a monogenetic single designer, much less an intelligent one. Complexity and order occurs many times without a designer at all. All present workable scientific theories about the universe and life-forms do not require an intelligent designer for their understanding.
Argument From Cause
1. The universe had a beginning
No one has evidence of a universal beginning. Although the known expanding universe suggests a smaller volume universe in the past, this does not necessarily mean that it had a primordial "beginning." Recent hypothesis suggest that even a Big Bang does not require an absolute singularity. Furthermore, various "many-world" hypothesis proposed by physicists produce many Big-Bangs. In fact, most mathematical theories about the universe predict infinite universes (see Our Mathematical Universe). Scientists usually suppress these ideas from the public because they seem outrageous and unprovable (yet). There simply does not exist enough information to determine whether or not the universe had a beginning, or even what "beginning" means in terms of a universe, or if there are an infinite number of universes.
2. Everything that had a beginning must have had a cause outside of itself.
Human short life spans do not allow knowledge about "everything" and we could not possibly have tested for everything in the universe to see if it had a beginning or not. Therefore we cannot possibly know everything much less know that everything had a beginning. And why would "everything" have to have an outside cause? Do quarks have an outside cause or a beginning? And what does it mean by "outside." Why not include whatever exists "outside" as part of the total universe (or multiverse)?
3. Therefore, the universe had a cause outside of itself
Since we don't know whether the universe exists as open or closed, or whether many universes exist, or whether it had a beginning, or no beginning, we cannot possibly determine cause much less an "outside of itself."
In light of the two arguments above, we can conclude:
1. The universe's causer is an intelligent designer who exactly and only fits the description of the God of the Bible
In light of the two arguments above, you haven't established a universal designer much less an adequate conclusion. And the Bible's description of the world and the universe differs from observation. Christian Creationism even differs from the Genesis of their own Bible!
For example, the original word for God of Genesis 1 comes from the Hebrew word "Elohim," a plural form that means "gods" ("El" means the singular God). Furthermore, Genesis 1:26 says, "And God said, Let US make man in OUR image." [caps, mine] The "us" and "our" imply multiple agents, a huge problem with Christian creation hypothesis. Therefore, even the Biblical view does not agree with the monocentric Designer hypothesis proposed by many Christians. At the very least, by using the Bible, you should conclude that there was no single intelligent designer. By further reading and understanding science (the only source for knowledge about the universe), you will have to conclude that there is no evidence for an intelligent causer (or causers) of the universe.
2. Therefore, the God of the Bible exists and created (designed and caused) the universe
This only shows that you have beliefs and myths about God derived from the Bible supported only by faith. Faith depends on hope and ignorance. And faith of a Creator does not agree with the best scientific theories about the universe. Faith in God determines nothing about nature. Consider that every mathematical equation, every single advance of science throughout human history has never required a variable of God. Even the few scientists who claim belief in God must leave their beliefs aside if they wish to perform useful and productive science.
The best one can do against the above arguments
The best someone can do against the above arguments is to conclude that the universe just happened. In light of the above arguments, which of the following is more logical?:
1. The intelligently designed and caused universe came into existence, out of nothing, all by itself.
Again, you have not established an intelligently designed and caused universe. And we have no evidence that the universe came out of nothing or whether it always existed or for some other reason not yet thought of. One can equally hypothesise a universe that came out of nothing. In fact scientists take this possibility seriously (see: A Universe From Nothing). (Note also that in a vacuum, subatomic particles pop into existence out of nothing, so applying this to a universe does not deem improbable.)
2. The universe came into existence through intelligent, creative, outside input.
Again, we have not one iota of evidence to support an intelligent outside input, much less an intelligence in other solar systems, on the "inside." All intelligent life that we know of comes from earthly life based on DNA, an unintelligent complex molecule modified by evolution and natural selection. One can equally propose that a universe came into existence and intelligence came afterward. This appears consistent with all life as we know it as it comes conceived "dumb" from two cells (sperm & egg) which grow into more cells. All of our observations show that intelligent life always comes afterward, never before.
Furthermore, it would not solve the creation problem, for if an "outside" designer created the universe, who created the designer? How did the "outside" come into existence? What created the conditions for the designer and the "outside"? This presents even more difficult questions that leads to endless circular reasoning, absurdum ad infinitum.
Typically a Christian will answer: "Well, God always existed." But we could just as well say the Universe always existed. Why introduce an unnecessary variable? Applying Occam's Razor usually proves prudent to trim out unnecessary trash in our theories.
Number 2 makes much more sense to any reasonable person. Number 1, though obviously ridiculous to any reasonable person, also leaves a lot of holes that must be filled (see the "Common Questions" section).
Neither provides an adequate solution as they both rely on unexplained and miraculous causes. Moreover, you neglect other possibilities that don't require intelligent design. I could make up various other miraculous causes that would equal the God hypothesis such as Pink Unicorns, Supermen, robot agents made out of cotton candy, and so forth. But since we attempt to present an understandable theory, at least we can present a hypothesis without resorting to superstition or circular reasoning and without introducing unnecessary variables. The following provides some guesses:
3. The universe or universes may have always existed without an initial beginning. No creator required.
- "If the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end: it would simply be. What place then, for a creator?"
- -Stephen Hawking (A Brief History of Time)
4. The universe or universes may have come into existence from pure static energy to create matter-energy. No designer required.
5. Perhaps the universe came out of a singularity or "nothing" (Standard Big Bang). No intellegent designer required.
6. The Big Bang may have had no singularity at the beginning. No creator required. (really the same thing as 3)
- "It is perhaps ironic that, having changed my mind, I am now trying to convince other physicists that there was in fact no singularity at the beginning of the universe."
- -Stephen Hawking (A Brief History of Time)
7. Maybe the universe cycles though an infinite number of Big Bangs. No designer required.
8. Perhaps the question of a beginning or infinite universe has no answer and we have posed meaningless questions to ask because of our limit of understanding.
Although the leading theory, the Big Bang, has lots of evidence for support (expansion, black body radiation, etc.) even the Big Bang requires no need to postulate an intellegent designer to make it consistent with observation and reason. Virtually all other hypothesis, Anthropic Principles, Many Worlds, expansion-contraction theories, TOEs, etc. all come from speculation and have little to do with fact and evidence.
To conclude, I propose that we do not know enough about the universe(s) to make a determination about the history of its origin or if it had one. And to introduce a creator adds nothing to our knowledge of the universe but has only created insurmountable or inconsistent problems. To date, all useful knowledge about nature and the universe holds consistent with a non-designer universe. Lest the reader failed to read the previous sentence, it bears repeating: To date, all useful knowledge about nature and the universe holds consistent with a non-designer universe. Until evidence for a creator appears, this universal consistency of a complete lack of evidence for an intellegent designer makes the non-intellegent-designed universe the leading theory.
- "I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong."
- -Richard Feynman, physicist
Scientific Creationism
Scientific Creationism primarily concentrates on the local earth geography and its living inhabitants based from an inconclusive primordial Designer (God ) created universe. Whereas there occurs no evidence of a primordial beginning, there exists much evidence for the geology of earth and the fossils of life's past history, including transitional forms between species.
In spite of the seemingly influence of scientific-creationism in American culture, it occurs mostly within a narrow band of religious Protestants who proclaim absolute truth for the creationist ideas presented in the Bible. But to the science (knowledge) and theory of evolution, supported by the vast majority of actual scientists, and fueled by an abundance of evidence, the Scientific Creationists have offered no good counter, no evidence, or new ideas against natural selection. In short, Scientific Creationism represents an intellectual failure, and its sole support comes born from the human phenomenon of religious faith rather than from nature herself.
One might begin to understand why Scientific Creationism appears to hold such a grip on the minds of its believers if you look at the incorrect methodology of their thinking. Instead of relying on the evidence of nature to modify a workable theory of life, they have instead reversed the process of science by trying to fit their beliefs to nature. Any believer can easily do this. You need only to discard the evidence that contradicts your beliefs and keep only what supports it. What remains will appear as convincing evidence to the believer.
For an example, if I believed in a flat Earth and wished to prove it to myself, I need only to ignore all evidence for a spheroidal earth and keep the evidence for flatness. Evidence: anyone who walks in an open plain will clearly observe a flat horizon, not a curved one. Evidence: ship captains, aircraft pilots, family campers use flat maps, not spherical maps. No one uses globes for navigation, (obviously a ploy invented by the spheriodists). And on it goes. Any evidence that contracts the flat earth theory, contradicts the belief, therefore a spheroidal earth theory cannot hold.
Scientific Creationists also use this eliminationist form of thinking. The history of science affords an abundance of evidence that a believer can use to support a creationist theory. Scientists like all humans, make mistakes. They make errors of data gathering, errors of judgement, errors of utilizing their biased beliefs, and inaccurate or misleading language. But most creationists don't seem to understand that science evolves through a continuum, a process of understanding, a self-correcting "mechanism" that, over time, discards unworkable ideas in favor of workable theories about nature and the universe. For this reason you'll see many writers of Scientific Creationism use scientific references from twenty to over a hundred years ago instead of using the latest evidence that contradict their beliefs.
Scientific Creationsism appears neither scientific nor creative. The only science it uses comes in the form of discarded or out of context science, and the only thing creative about it appears in its art of eliminating the very science which contradicts their theory.
The danger of using misapplied logic to establish conclusions
Unbeknownst to most believers, logic does not determine truth or fact, but rather acts as a tool to establish useful relationships of observation and measurements. Most people have awareness of only one kind of logic, usually in the form of the Greek "law of the excluded middle" or Aristotelian logic. This logic may work fine for the world of primates surviving in an animal world, but it can hardly be applied to the subatomic world or super-macro universe. And what a deprived sense of thinking to hold only to one logical system.
Unfortunately, people will use a limited logic system to determine "truth" about unknown events such as the early universe where this kind of logic simply cannot apply. Logic derives from observed relationships and not the other way around. One cannot determine outcomes from a misapplied logical system. Moreover, there occurs many kinds of logic systems that aim for specific purposes. For example, Aristotelian logic cannot explain calculus or quantum events. And since the speculations about the early universe involve sub-atomic events, only a quantum logical system can account for quantum events. Interestingly, even applying the Creationists own logic produces a contradiction to their own claims (see the Jain quote at the top). Unfortunately, those who believe in only one logic system will derive false conclusions when they apply it to a system incompatible with that logic. Aristotelian thinking simply cannot determine a proper logical relationship to a created or uncreated universe. For those Creationists who believe in the law of the excluded middle, I ask: what will you do if evidence of the early universe turns out asymptotical?
A challenge to Creationists
Christians claim that salvation must come through Jesus Christ and not from God himself. Why then do Creation Scientists who spend an exhortative amount of time on the existence of a Designer, rarely bother to study the evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ, the very savior of their souls? One would think that as a matter of a priori beliefs, Christian Scientists would, at the very least, investigate the alleged source of their salvation and eternal life.
Lets face it, so far, Creation Scientists have not come even marginally close to providing evidence for a Creator. Let me suggest to you Christian Scientists, that investigating a leg of the triad of God (Jesus) should prove far more manageable than undertaking the task of an invisible and yet unproven God of the universe (Father & Holy Ghost). Since Jesus supposedly came to earth as God in human form and allegedly sent to communicate with humans, there should occur at least a convincing supply of evidence for his existence.
Therefore, I challenge you to provide evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ, your Lord, either as a historical figure or as a supernatural miracle worker who resides in heaven. As an opening salvo, I present to you some of my own research on the historical side in my article, "Did a historical Jesus exist?" at: http://www.nobeliefs.com/exist.htm
Further reading (click on an underlined book title to obtain it):
Instead of relying on superstition and faith, the following books and articles reveal thoughts about the known universe and evolution.
Stephen W. Hawking, "A Brief History of Time," Bantam Books, 1988
Stephen W. Hawking, "Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays," Bantam Books, 1994
John Boslough, "Stephen Hawking's Universe," Quill/William Morrow, New York, 1985
Stephen Hawking & Roger Penrose, "The Nature of Space and Time," [Scientific American, July 1996]
David N. Spergel & Neil G. Turok, "Textures and Cosmic Structure," [Scientific American, March 1992]
Geoffrey Burbidge, "Why Only One Big Bang? [Scientific American, February 1992]
Madhusree Mukerjee, "Explaining Everything," [Scientific American, January 1996]
Victor J. Stenger, "Was the Universe Designed to Produce Us?," [Skeptic, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1996]
Richard Dawkins, "Climbing Mount Improbable," W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 1996
Richard Dawkins, "The Blind Watchmaker,* " W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 1986*
Carl Sagan, "The Demon-Haunted World," Random House, New York, 1995
Stephen Jay Gould, "Dinosaur in a Haystack," Harmony Books, 1995
Tim M. Berra, "Evolution and the Myth of Creationism," Stanford University Press, 1990
*Note, Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker beautifully destroys the argument from design hypothesis.
Internet sites:
The Talk Origins Archives: http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/search.html
The World of Richard Dawkins: http://www.world-of-dawkins.com/
Lab molecules replicate and evolve: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_217000/217054.stm
Frequently Encountered Criticisms in Evolution vs. Creationism: http://www.huecotanks.com/debunk/cefec.html
Five Major Misconceptions about Evolution: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-misconceptions.html
Concrete evidence about how the human eye evolved: http://www.news-medical.net/news/2004/11/01/5980.aspx
Intelligence: an operational meaning: http://www.nobeliefs.com/intelligence.htm
The Myth of the Beginning of Time: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=00042F0D-1A0E-1085-94F483414B7F0000


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It's estimated that more than 15 million Americans are victims of identity theft and fraud every year, totaling over $50 billion in damages. And one method of payment that's vulnerable to such attacks is the personal check. Personal checks are a viable payment option, but it's important to ensure that you're taking the proper safety measures when it comes to this method of payment. Here are five tips for writing checks:
- Always use black ink: Black ink sets into the check paper and makes it harder for criminals to alter. Many thieves turn to check washing to alter checks, which is when chemicals are used to erase parts of the check, such as the payment amount. Black ink makes this difficult to do. For a bonus tip, try to use either a gel ink or fountain filled pen.
- Voiding: If you make a mistake writing a check, it's crucial to make it unusable in case it falls into the wrong hands. So write "Void" across it and tear it in half. Then, either store it in a safe place or run it through a paper shredder.
- Dollar amounts: When you write in the dollar amount on the check, always place the first numeral close to the dollar sign. This ensures that nobody can alter it and add in more than what you're writing the check for. The same goes for the space where you write out the amount.
- Memo line: Use this to make notes about what you're writing checks on. But refrain from writing your social security number or any other important details in this space.
- Recording: Always record the check. This gives you a record of exactly what you wrote it for, when you wrote it and how much it was. It can be a crucial piece of evidence if something were to go wrong along the way.


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