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Superhydration (From Classic X, March 17, 1999)
Note: This article is packed with pertinent guidelines on the importance of drinking a large amount of water each day and how doing so facilitates fat loss and muscle building. In fact, the material has been widely distributed (without my permission) throughout the Internet. The concept of ice-cold water supplying a positive, calorie-burning effect which Ive applied for more than 15 years has been recently confirmed by German scientists (see Boschmann, Michael, et al, "Water-Induced Thermogenesis," Journal of Clinical Endocinology & Metabolism 88: 6015-6019, 2003).
by Ellington Darden, Ph.D.
Americans, not by the thousands but by the millions are getting fatter each year. If you vacationed in Florida this past summer, then you know what Im talking about.
Have you ever seen so many overweight and extremely obese people at the beach? Or how about the profiles of all those family fun-seekers who, with ice creams in one hand and hot dogs in the other, crowd the major theme parks? They seem to come in three sizes: fat, fatter, and, even fatter!
Oh sure, you do see a few lean individuals at the beach and at the theme parks. But I guarantee you 99 percent of these people are 18 years of age or younger. You have to walk, and walk, and walk some more to find a single person in great shape, over the age of 40.
Im not going to present my lengthy philosophy about why and how Americans should decrease their dietary calories to lose fat and intensify their exercise to build muscle. Youve probably heard it several times already.
What I want to describe is something that is much simpler to apply than dieting and exercising. That something is Superhydration, or the drinking of at least one gallon of ice-cold water each day.
Superhydration, practiced properly, can make a valuable contribution toward combating and conquering obesity in the United States and throughout the world.
I didnt invent the concept of drinking large amounts of cold water, but I was the first person to popularize it by connecting it to my fat-loss courses. Also, I was probably the first author to provide specific directions on why, how, and when to consume the fluid.
I did have a lot of help, however. Dr. Harold Schendel, my major nutrition professor at Florida State University, hammered me with the value of drinking lots of water in losing fat. Brenda Hutchins, who worked with me on many recipes in my early fat-loss studies, made major contributions. Connie May, who trained many research subjects at the Nautilus headquarters in Dallas, Texas, had several great ideas concerning water drinking. And so did Terry Duschinski, the owner of a personal training center in DeLand, Florida.
Superhydration began to formalize in 1985 as I supervised three large groups of subjects through the Nautilus diet program at Joe Cirullis fitness center in Gainesville, Florida. I instructed the groups to drink 64 ounces of water a day. Back then, I didnt understand fully the ice-cold concept so the fluid could be consumed at any temperature. This research was published in a major book called The Nautilus Diet.
When Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries relocated the headquarters in 1987 to Dallas, Texas, I continued to research and refine these ideas. These findings were published in three books: The Six-Week Fat-to-Muscle Makeover, 32 Days to a 32-Inch Waist, and Hot Hips and Fabulous Thighs. By now, my water recommendations were up to 128 ounces a day and I was beginning to explore the advantages of consuming cold water.
After three years in Dallas, I returned to the Gainesville Health & Fitness Center, and from 1990 through 1997, I developed four more courses of action: Two Weeks to a Tighter Tummy, Living Longer Stronger, Body Defining, and A Flat Stomach ASAP. During these courses, I proved that chilled water was a significant boon to the fat-loss process. I actually had some of my subjects progress up to two gallons of fluid a day. Interestingly, the individuals in my programs who consistently drank the most cold water tended to lose the most fat.
Over the last dozen years, 549 women and 271 men have officially completed one of my routines that involved Superhydration. Not a single one of these participants ever suffered from any major medical problem as a result of drinking at least one gallon of ice-cold water each day for the duration of the course.
The reason I mention this fact is because Superhydration has been criticized as problematic or dangerous. "People cant drink that much water without getting sick," noted a medical advisor, who vetoed a review of one of my books from being published in a large newspaper.
"They not only can drink that much water," Ive discovered, "but they thrive on it."
Lets take a closer look at why your body thrives on water.
The human body is from 50 to 65 percent water. But not all body components have the same water percentage. Your blood, for example, is 90 percent water, your brain is 85 percent, your muscle is 72 percent, your skin is 71 percent, your bone is 30 percent, and your fat is 15 percent.
As your body experiences dehydration, you feel it first in those systems that contain the most water. For example, you lose your mental alertness and you suffer from overall muscular weakness. The last component that dehydration affects is your fat. Thats why excessive sweating makes almost no dent in reducing your body-fat percentage.
Men have more water in their bodies than women, primarily because men have more muscle mass and less fat than women. A lean man with a body weight of 180 pounds may have 14 gallons of water in his system. A gallon of water (128 ounces) weighs approximately 8 pounds, so simple multiplication (8 x 14)
reveals that 112 pounds of this mans body is water.
You may not think of water as food, but its the most critical nutrient in your daily life. You can only live a few days without it. Every process in your body requires water. For instance, it:
• Acts as a solvent for vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and glucose. • Carries nutrients through the system. • Makes food digestion possible. • Lubricates the joints. • Serves as a shock absorber inside the eyes and spinal cord. • Maintains body temperature. • Rids the body of waste products through the urine. • Eliminates heat through the skin, lungs, and urine. • Keeps the skin supple. • Assists muscular contraction.
• Acts as a solvent for vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and glucose.
• Carries nutrients through the system.
• Makes food digestion possible.
• Lubricates the joints.
• Serves as a shock absorber inside the eyes and spinal cord.
• Maintains body temperature.
• Rids the body of waste products through the urine.
• Eliminates heat through the skin, lungs, and urine.
• Keeps the skin supple.
• Assists muscular contraction.
Water contributes to so many functions that most people take it for granted. At the end of a long workday, maybe you have a headache. Plus, your eyes are irritated, your back hurts, and your entire body has a dull numbness. You blame it on stress and lack of sleep over the weekend.
Maybe youre right. But more likely, youre simply suffering from partial dehydration.
Perhaps youve had several cups of coffee for breakfast, a high-fat lunch with more coffee or maybe an alcoholic drink or two, and spent the rest of your time breathing air-conditioned or heated air at work all of which has left your body, and most of its systems, dry and parched. Unless youve been drinking water throughout the day, dehydration is your problem.
If you are attuned and sensitive enough to your bodys signals, you should be able to recognize some of the early warnings of dehydration:
• Dizziness • Headache • Fatigue • Thirst • Flushed skin • Blurred vision • Muscle weakness
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Thirst
• Flushed skin
• Blurred vision
• Muscle weakness
These warning signs merit your attention. Unfortunately, most people never realize that they spend most days in a state of partial dehydration.
Although thirst is an important warning sign, many people seem to be desensitized to the signal. Some people, especially adults over 40, may actually have a decreased sensation of thirst.
Large amounts of water facilitate the fat-loss process in a number of ways:
Kidney-liver function: Your kidneys require abundant water to function properly. If your kidneys do not get enough water, your liver takes over and assumes some of the functions of the kidneys. This diverts your liver from its primary duty to metabolize stored fat into usable energy.
If your liver is preoccupied with performing the chores of your water-depleted kidneys, it doesnt efficiently convert the stored materials into usable chemicals. Thus, your fat loss stops, or at least, plateaus. Superhydration accelerates the metabolism of fat.
Appetite control: Lots of water flowing over your tongue keeps your taste buds cleansed of flavors that might otherwise trigger a craving. Furthermore, water keeps your stomach feeling full between meals, which can help take the edge off your appetite.
Urine production: Heres a little-understood fact: As much as 85 percent of your daily heat loss emerges from your skin. Heat emerging from your skin is important because another word for heat is calories, and another word for calories is fat. Thats right, most of your fat is lost through your skin in the form of heat. Anyway, the remaining 15 percent of that heat loss is divided between warm air coming from your lungs and warm fluid being passed out through the normal urination process.
Superhydration can double, triple, or even quadruple your urine production. As a result, youll be able to eliminate more heat. Remember, inside your body, fat loss means heat loss. So get used to going to the bathroom more frequently than normal.
Cold-water connection: Have you ever wished for a food that supplies negative calories? Lets say such a food exists and it contains a minus 100 calories per serving. Anytime you feel like a piece of chocolate cake or a donut, all you have to do to compensate is simply follow the sweet with two servings of the negative-calorie food. Presto plus 200 calories and minus 200 calories yields 0 calories. While no negative-calorie food exists in science ice-cold water has a similar, but smaller, effect inside your body.
When you drink chilled water, which is about 40-degrees Fahrenheit, your system has to heat the fluid to a core body temperature of 98.6 degrees. This process requires almost 1 calorie to warm each ounce of cold water to body temperature. Thus, an 8-ounce glass of cold water burns approximately 8 calories, or 7.69 to be exact. Extend that over 16 glasses, 128 ounces, or one gallon and youve generated 123 calories of heat energy, which is significant. Theres real calorie-burning power in cold water.
A professor of biology from the University of Florida added to my understanding of the cold-water connection when he pointed out that melting ice and a burning candle both require the transfer of heat. They simply modify their forms. The ice changes from solid to liquid, and the candle from solid to gas. Both transfers, or changes, involve heat.
Constipation help: When deprived of water, your system pulls cellular fluid from your lower intestines and bowel creating hard, dry stools. One of the big roles of water is to flush waste from the body. This is a substantial task during fat metabolism because waste tends to accumulate quickly. Superhydration tends to make people more regular and consistent with their bowel movements, which is helpful to the overall fat-loss process.
How do you drink a gallon of ice-cold water a day? "With great difficulty," you may reply. Although such a recommendation may sound difficult, in fact, it only presents a few minor problems such as how, when, and where. Each of these problems can be solved with some intelligent planning.
How: One secret is to not drink the water, but to sip it. Get yourself one of those 32-ounce plastic bottles, the kind that has a long straw in the top. Ive found that most people can consume water easier with a straw than trying to gulp it down the standard way with a glass. Also, while youre checking out various bottles, select one that is insulated. The insulation will keep your fluid colder for a longer time.
When: Another tip is to spread your water drinking throughout the day. Theres a useful guide that I worked out for more than 100 men who went though my six-week, fat-loss plan in Living Longer Stronger on page 140.
Youll notice on this plan that after Week 1, the men add 16 ounces of water each week to their starting level of 128 ounces per day. During Week 6, the recommendations are up to a daily consumption of 208 ounces, or 1 5/8 gallons. This schedule is just an example. Unless youre involved in the other aspects of the Living-Longer-Stronger program, simply stick with the Week 1 guidelines.
Its important to sip from 75 to 80 percent of the water before 5:00 P.M. The early drinking of most of the water eliminates the need to get out of bed during the night and visit the bathroom.
Where: You sip water everywhere you go during the day because you know how to plan ahead. Once again, you need a 32-ounce, insulated, plastic bottle. Okay. But what about refilling the bottle, the ice, and all that hassle of keeping count of the ounces?
The really motivated people invest in a two-gallon thermos jug. First thing in the morning, they fill the large jug with ice and water. Then, they draw off their initial 32-ounces of fluid into their insulated bottle and start sipping. As soon as the bottle is empty, its refilled from the thermos jug. When they leave home each day, they carry both the thermos jug and the smaller bottle with them. That way they always have access to their chilled water. When they return home that night, they wash the jug and the bottle and prepare for the next morning.
A great way to keep count of the bottles and ounces is to place rubber bands around the middle of the bottle equal to the number of bottles of water you are supposed to drink. Each time you finish 32 ounces, take off a rubber band and put it into your pocket.
Additives: There is a difference between plain water and other beverages that contain mostly water. Those mostly water fluids such as soft drinks, coffee, tea, beer, and fruit juices contain sugar, flavors, caffeine, and alcohol. Sugar and alcohol add calories. Caffeine found in coffee, tea, and many soft drinks stimulates the adrenal glands and acts as a diuretic. Rather than superhydrate the system, caffeine-containing beverages actually dehydrate the body. You should keep such beverages to a minimum.
The only recommended flavoring for water is a twist of lemon or lime. Even so, most of the people who like lemon or lime eventually get to the level where they prefer their water plain with nothing added.
Tap water or bottled water: In general, the United States has one of the safest water supplies in the world. Chances are high that your communitys tap water is fine for drinking. Furthermore, research shows that bottled water is not always higher quality water than tap water. The decision to consume bottled water or not is usually one of taste.
If you dislike the taste of your tap water, then drink your favorite bottled water. Just be sure to check the label carefully for unwanted additives. If you have no problems with your citys water supply, then save some money and consume it.
Its possible to drink too much water, but its highly unlikely that you would ever do so. In the medical literature, drinking too much water leads to a condition know as hyponatremia. Hyponatremia most often occurs in athletes involved in triathlons and ultrmarathons. A few of these athletes consume many gallons of water during the course of these unusually long competitions, and because of the continuous activity they dont or cant stop to urinate. Thus, they impede their normal fluid-mineral balance and actually become intoxicated with too much water. Such a condition, however, is rare.
Ive never observed anything close to intoxication happening with any of my participants, and some of them consume two gallons of water daily. Of course, they also have no trouble urinating frequently.
Note: Anyone with a kidney disorder or anyone who takes diuretics should consult a physician before making modifications of his or her water consumption.
If you have more than 5 pounds of fat to lose, then Id suggest that you get involved with Superhydration through one of my books. Both Living Longer Stronger and A Flat Stomach ASAP have all the latest recommendations incorporated into their week-by-week rules which include eating and exercising plans.
On the other hand, if you only have a few pounds of fat to remove, or if your are already in lean condition, or if you just want to give Superhydration an informal trial for whatever reason, then here are the most efficient guidelines to utilize:
1. Purchase a 32-ounce, insulated, plastic bottle to sip your water from. 2. Start by sipping one gallon, or 128 ounces, of water a day. Do not go higher than 128 ounces per day for this informal trial period. 3. Drink most of the water before 5:00 P.M. 4. Keep the water ice cold. Remember, each ounce of 40-degree Fahrenheit water requires approximately 1 calorie to warm it to a core body temperature of 98.6 degrees. 5. Apply the above recommendations for at least 14 days.
1. Purchase a 32-ounce, insulated, plastic bottle to sip your water from.
2. Start by sipping one gallon, or 128 ounces, of water a day. Do not go higher than 128 ounces per day for this informal trial period.
3. Drink most of the water before 5:00 P.M.
4. Keep the water ice cold. Remember, each ounce of 40-degree Fahrenheit water requires approximately 1 calorie to warm it to a core body temperature of 98.6 degrees.
5. Apply the above recommendations for at least 14 days.
Expect to feel more energetic, less fatigued, smoother skinned, and more satiated (from a nutritional standpoint) by the end of the first week. Anticipate being a little leaner by the end of the second week.
If you keep the Superhydration routine intact for a full month, you just may get healthily hooked for a long time.
During this brief process, youll experience some of your bodys quest, thirst, and fulfillment for water: large amounts of it. Youll realize that, for years and years, what youve been calling hunger was really an inner cry for more water.
Listen closely to your body. It will reward you when it gets what it needs.
Superhydration has worked for thousands of people. It will work for you by improving your well being both on the inside and the outside of your body.
It will definitely help you lose fat and live leaner longer.
Decide today to make Superhydration a salient aspect of your daily lifestyle.
Lets drink to it.
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Ten years ago today, the San Jose Earthquakes were gathered in Los Angeles on the eve of the 2003 MLS Cup. One week removed from a gripping victory over the Kansas City Wizards in the Western Conference Final and a fortnight gone from the miraculous comeback against the LA Galaxy, San Jose readied itself for a championship match against the favored Chicago Fire.
And less than 24 hours later, the Earthquakes danced on the Home Depot pitch in possession of trophy that seemed virtually unattainable two weeks before, celebrating their third straight electrifying win. "We believe" was the team mantra in 2003, and these original never-day-die Quakes made it stand up on that perfect November 23 afternoon in Southern California by defeating the Fire 4-2.
The immensity of the emotions from the previous two victories would be enough to drain the energy of any other sportsmen — but not the Earthquakes. Destiny is a word that is too easily thrown around when talking about great teams winning championships, but the 2003 Quakes were more than worthy of the label. As so perfectly stated by Dayak after reflecting on the season, that year's team showed its true character in the playoffs.
Character was certainly an intangible for San Jose, but a talented roster was also huge reason for its playoff run, and every man stepped up when it counted against Chicago. The Supporters' Shield winning Fire were tough as nails on defense — they had yet to allow a goal in the playoffs — and a force on offense. Led by MLS MVP finalist Ante Razov, Chicago had outscored its two postseason opponents 5-0 in reaching MLS Cup. Stationed between the posts was indomitable goalkeeper Zach Thornton and two-time MLS Defender of the Year Carlos Bocanegra.
Meanwhile, the Earthquakes countered with MLS Best XI selections Landon Donovan on offense and goalkeeper Pat Onstad between the posts. Seven of the players used that afternoon against the Fire had seen action in the Quakes 2001 MLS Cup triumph against the Galaxy. A seasoned bunch to work with - a collection of players hungry to win a second championship for San Jose.
The 2003 MLS Cup featured two teams that had scored Golden Goals in the conference finals to make the championship — Donovan's 117th minute winner to defeat the Wizards and Chris Armas' 101st minute strike that knocked off the defending Eastern Conference champions New England Revolution. Both sides were chomping at the bit to continue their momentum in the final.
The Earthquakes, who had not held a lead at any point in the playoffs heading into the match and required successive extra time winners to advance to the Cup final, scored the first goal of the match in only the 5th minute through a breathtaking free kick from Ronnie Ekelund. Situated just outside the area and with a wall of red in front of him, Ekelund blasted a shot that seemingly went right though Thornton and into the back of the net. He flashed his trademark "Danish Gangster" celebration for the Home Depot crowd as Quakes teammates converged on him. The stunned Fire had just allowed their first goal in the 2003 playoffs.
The match was played end-to-end following Ekelund's goal, and time and time again Onstad and the Earthquakes defense held up to the runs of Razov and forward Damani Ralph. Chicago had seized momentum and looked certain to find an equalizer. Unfortunately for the Fire, Donovan was not ready to comply.
The Earthquakes MVP and previous week's Golden Goal scoring hero once again flashed his bona fides with a perfect shot in waning moments of the first half. Sprung behind the Chicago defense by a perfectly weighted pass from Jamil Walker, Donovan coolly slotted the ball past Thornton to double San Jose's advantage and send the game into intermission assuredly in the Earthquakes favor. For 45 minutes, the Fire had been extinguished.
However, the Shield holders came out of the locker room reignited, and within minutes had clawed a goal back through an amazing individual effort by midfielder DaMarcus Beasley. Donovan's partner in crime on the U.S. Men's National Team halved the Quakes lead with a shot from a near impossible angle that eluded Onstad. Chicago was right back in the game and celebrated the breakthrough.
Perhaps they celebrated too much, as a minute later the Earthquakes restored their two goal lead when a perfect pass over the top by Brian Mullan fell to Richard Mulrooney for the most straightforward of shots — a low shot to the far post that Thornton could do little to prevent. 3-1 to San Jose and the Fire supporters were once again silenced.
Chicago would not give up, and a fortuitous own goal by San Jose defender Chris Roner threw the Fire a lifeline with the match almost an hour old. Before another minute had passed, Ralph was awarded a penalty after a scissor tackle by Roner just inside the edge of the area. Razov stepped up to the spot with a chance to pull Chicago level.
Razov was a clinical penalty kick taker and in the 2003 season had already notched five goals from the spot. The marksman calmly stood over the ball and deliberated whether to go to the right or the left of goalkeeper Onstad. Razov went left, and Onstad guessed correctly, smothering the ball just inside the post and preserving the Earthquakes lead at 3-2. Look up the definition of "turning point" in the dictionary and Onstad's penalty kick save heads the list.
The Fire had had the better of the scoring opportunities on the day, but Onstad denied Chicago the one chance that could have changed the course of the game. The reprieve gave the Earthquakes confidence on both sides of the ball, and in the 71st minute a perfectly executed counterattack goal by Donovan sealed the win for San Jose.
The Fire fought valiantly over the last stretch of the match, but they never recovered from Onstad's penalty save. And even when Chicago was able to muster up something on offense, an imperturbable Quakes side weathered the storm and watched as the scoreboard clock ticked closer and closer to 90 minutes. The MLS Cup, escorted to its station at the center line, sat ready to be hoisted by the soon-to-be champion Earthquakes.
And with the final whistle came an enormous outpouring of exultation from on the field to in the stands. San Jose had accomplished what is still considered the greatest three-game run in MLS playoffs history — the huge comeback against LA in the conference semifinals, the Golden Goal victory over Kansas City to reach the final, and the thrilling 4-2 victory over the favored Fire to win MLS Cup. The Earthquakes made believers of us all in an unforgettable and very memorable 2003 season.
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I've been an atheist since before I knew the word "atheist" existed. It still seems silly to me that we need a word to describe people who aren't convinced by a claim that has zero evidence behind it. After all, we don't waste time talking about a-ghostism or a-sasquatchism as if these were worldviews that had content and needed followers gathering weekly to reinforce.
I was raised in a mildly Roman Catholic, French-Canadian family in rural Maine. When I was a child, we went to mass occasionally and my siblings and I attended catechism classes after school. We had a big, creepy painting of Jesus with his crown of thorns in the foyer, crucifixes over many doorways, and a little ceramic nativity set my mother made under the Christmas tree. I always thought the nativity was cute, but the bloody, suffering dude disturbed me to no end. Why do we have such macabre taste in home decor? My journey from skeptical Catholic to atheist happened early, between the ages of about 7 and 12.
The first thing that struck me as odd was the fact that we went to two different places to learn about what sounded like history, and the learning process was so different. Why don't I hear about Jesus stuff in history class at school? If this stuff really happened, shouldn't we be learning about it there, too? Why do we have to go to a completely different place, with a weird, cultish atmosphere, dress up fancy and do a bunch of chanting? Why is it all Jesus all the time and nothing else at church? Why is there only one book to be obsessed over, when at school we have many books?
I remember when the Santa Claus myth was busted open thinking it sounded very similar to the core concept of our religion – an omniscient, bearded father figure simultaneously scrutinizing the behavior of millions of children and defying physics one night a year to deliver them all gifts, never to be seen, conveniently residing in a place I can never get to. Is God just Santa Claus for grown ups? Sounds like precisely the kind of story people would make up to keep other people in line.
The second thing that struck me as odd was the antiquated, barbaric flavor of the content we were subject to at church. Talk of holy ghosts, crucifixion, resurrection, original sin and some wizard scapegoat didn't make a lick of sense to me. If this stuff is even possible, why doesn't any of it happen today? Why are all these alleged miracles conveniently tucked millennia in the past when no one knew anything about anything? Why is there no mention of any of this at "real" school? Why does the bible sound like it was written by repressed patriarchs from ancient history? Why does God care about how we sacrifice a ram? Why does he even want that? Does anyone even do that? How does any of this have any bearing on modern life? Of course, I didn't have the vocabulary or philosophical foundation to articulate those questions specifically, but those were the kinds of thoughts coalescing in my mind as I sat, bored to tears in the pews.
I watched a lot of PBS growing up. I was enamored by Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Nova, 3-2-1 Contact, and later Bill Nye. I loved science programming and have always had an insatiable curiosity about how things actually work. I began to understand what the difference was between how I was learning in school and from science programs and how I was being indoctrinated at church. The difference was evidence and explanation. With science, I was being shown the evidence by way of experiments. I could see claims being vindicated by test results in real time. I was being given explanations that really explained things by describing working mechanisms. At church I never saw any experiments and no mechanisms were ever described. The reasoning always seemed to come down to "it says in the bible" or "God did it," which, of course, is circular logic, does no explanatory work and simply pushes the causal chain back one step. The "it's magic" kind of answers just weren't satisfying me at all. How did God/Jesus do it? How can you possibly know what heaven is like? It began to strike me that Christians cared more about preserving the idea of God than explaining how he went about his work.
I remember learning about Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology as well as other religions like Islam and Hinduism at school and thinking these "myths" sounded very familiar. I saw a lot of parallels between these myths and the stories I was hearing at church and reading in the bible. The same kind of barbarism, miracles and musty language were at play. Why do they have several gods and we only have one? Why, when it comes to things like heliocentrism or gravity, everyone is on the same page now, but when it comes to origins of life and what happens after death, everyone believes different things? They can't all be right, right? Could it be that Christianity is just another ancient set of myths that landed in my lap because I happened to be born in a Christian part of the world? Could it be that every culture started with its own set of anthropomorphic allegories to describe the universe, then science comes along and renders them obsolete with real explanatory work? That would certainly explain all my earlier questions.
I remember playing in the woods, observing closely the natural world around me brought even more questions. If this is the handiwork of a god, I'm not impressed. Why do people go blind and deaf? Why are some people deformed or diseased or psychotic? Why is there so much wanton waste and destruction? Why are there gross things like maggots? If the universe really were perfect for life, wouldn't it just be verdant arborea to infinity in all directions? What's with stranding us on a rock with shifting climates and tectonics in the middle of a vast vacuum? Why this convoluted process of reproduction and gestation? Why doesn't God just snap his fingers and blink each individual into existence the same way he did with Adam? I remember looking at the structure of leaves and the way plants and trees bend toward light. I remember looking at snowflakes melt on my mittens and images of capillaries and nerves and thinking, "I just don't see design here. I don't see intention or purpose. I see fractal noise. I see chemistry competing for space, finding niches, branching out and growing wherever and however it can. If this vibrant complexity is, however, the result of purely natural forces, I'm deeply impressed." Again, these thoughts were not that clearly articulated at that age, but those were the kinds of thoughts I was having. I just didn't know how to put them into words, so I didn't voice them to anyone.
I remember watching an episode of Cosmos where Carl Sagan described evolution by natural selection and it blew my mind. So many things came into focus. I suspected it had to be something like that. I remember hearing my grandmother say, "I didn't come from no monkey," and I thought, "but look at how similar we are. If all the species of dogs we have today descended from wolves, it's no stretch at all for humans to descend from ape-like creatures. Isn't it so much more amazing to understand this process than lazily chalk it up to magic?"
This lead me to ponder further about why people might believe these myths. It seemed obvious that no one wants to die and the idea of heaven was very much wishful thinking. I had no reason to think being dead would be any different than not yet being born. It was certainly comforting to think that in times of loneliness, depression and doubt I could pretend the supreme, infallible boss of the universe was on my side and listening. That also seemed insanely conceited, though. People claiming they had a personal relationship with the inventor of the universe sounded a lot like, "Oh yeah, well my daddy is the President, so you better listen to what I say!"
I had a rosary I received as a First Communion gift. I was supposed to pray with it every night. I didn't do it very often, though. What's the use, it's just wood and twine? I never hear the slightest peep from this god. What kind of petty game is he playing where he expects belief but never reveals himself? If he really cared wouldn't he just hang out with us in an obvious manner? Wouldn't he hold press conferences on the news every week? I just don't see God anywhere at all. It seemed like all everyone was doing was pretending. Praying seemed like pretending. Worshiping seemed like pretending. Having faith seemed like pretending. As a child I did a lot of pretending I was a robot shooting lasers or a superhero soaring through the sky and moving boulders with my mind. Communicating with God seemed to yield the exact same results.
As I learned more and more about the real universe at school, in Time-Life books, encyclopedias, PBS shows, etc., and saw how many times throughout history the answer "God did it" was replaced by natural processes discovered by scientists, I saw God's hand recede further and further until I became comfortable with the idea that there was probably a natural explanation for everything.
I remember the news constantly filled with stories of unrest in the Middle-East. Here's a group of people who believe one thing clashing with people who believe something else. They all think God is on their side and are willing to die for their beliefs. I remember hearing about the Salem witch trials and the Crusades in history class. I began to see the pernicious effects of believing in things that are not true. I began to see how much good science had brought to our quality of life and how it can be undone by ignorance and mob mentality. I began to get the sense that if I were born a thousand years ago, I might have been burned at the stake for having all these doubts. I began to get the sense religion was something that needed to go.
I found myself regarding religion the same way I regarded Santa Claus – a childish superstition. This then begged the question, "Am I crazy or is everyone else crazy?" It all seemed so absurd, so obvious. I still had no idea what an atheist was or that there were even other non-believers out there. I remember one Easter after mass, my cousins were speculating about God and I said, "meh, I don't believe in God anymore." I didn't plan to say it. I didn't have any premeditated desire to inform my family. I had never even formed that precise thought in my head before that moment. I arrived at it just then and it just slipped out as casually as if I were talking about Santa. It was an involuntary reaction, like when the doctor taps your knee. I had assumed that notion and all the others that had occurred to me over the years must also have occurred to others. It's so hard to believe in the first place, everyone must have considered it, right? The gasps of horror said otherwise. One of them ran out of the room shouting, "Jeff said he doesn't believe in God!" I don't remember anything being made out of it after that. I got the sense no one took it seriously and either thought I was joking, being a troll, or just weren't surprised given my enthusiasm for science.
As we got older and it became apparent my siblings and I had no enthusiasm for church, we just stopped going. No one seemed to miss it much.
One night, there was a Penn & Teller special on network TV. I loved it because they explained how their tricks worked after performing them. They didn't insult my intelligence by pretending they had special powers. At the end of the show, as the camera dollied out, Penn waved and said, "..and remember, there is no Go.." and cut to commercial. I was stunned. Wait, what? Did that guy say, "There is no God," then get cut off? There's someone else on Earth who feels the same way I do and has the brass testicles to declare it on national television? My conviction was boosted another notch. I had my first atheist role model. Technically, it was Carl Sagan, but from watching Cosmos, I hadn't yet realized he and many scientists were actually non-believers. No one talked about those things openly. Of course it was never one single influential person or idea that converted me, but many over the years, slowly and meticulously collapsing indoctrinated claims of faith under the weight of rigorous, rational inquiry until I had swayed to a position of pure incredulity.
To this day I happily engage in debate even at inappropriate times. I'm always open to new evidence, but have yet to hear an argument for theism that isn't a tangled bird's nest of fallacy.
Thanks to all communicators of science. You are my champions and you are the best people.
Jeff Duval


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The University of West Georgia is committed to providing a positive and rewarding educational experience and a safe campus environment which acknowledges the dignity and worth of every individual. The purpose of this policy is to prohibit any form of sexual misconduct by or against any campus constituent and to ensure that every report of sexual misconduct is taken seriously and that prompt and appropriate action is taken.
The University will follow the Board of Regents Sexual Misconduct Policy 6.7 as well as the Board of Regents Policy Standards for Institutional Student Conduct Investigation and Disciplinary Proceedings 4.6.5 for all allegations involving student sexual misconduct. All allegations of discrimination and harassment involving employees, students, or third party respondents based on protected categories, not covered by the Board of Regents Student Sexual Misconduct Policy, will be handled by the UWG Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment (NDAH) Policy.
This policy was last modified by the Board of Regents on August 8, 2017. The policy is outlined below.
In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX"), the University System of Georgia (USG) does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any of its education programs or activities or in employment. The USG is committed to ensuring a safe learning and working environment for all members of the USG community. To that end, this Policy prohibits sexual misconduct, as defined herein.
In order to reduce incidents of sexual misconduct, USG institutions are required to provide prevention tools and to conduct ongoing awareness and prevention programming and training for the campus community. Such programs will promote positive and healthy behaviors and educate the campus community on consent, sexual assault, alcohol use, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, bystander intervention, and reporting.
When sexual misconduct does occur, all members of the USG community are strongly encouraged to report it promptly through the procedures outlined in this Policy. The purpose of this Policy is to ensure uniformity throughout the USG in reporting and addressing sexual misconduct.
Reporting Structure
All Equal Opportunity directors and others having responsibility for coordination of Title IX ("Coordinators") at USG institutions shall have a direct reporting relationship to both the institution's President or the President's designee and the USG System Director for Equity and Investigations ("System Director"). The President of each institution shall determine the organizational and operating reporting relationships for the Coordinators at the institution and exercise oversight of institutional issues relating to sexual misconduct. However, the System Director shall have authority to direct the Coordinators' work at each institution as needed to address system-wide issues or directives. The President of each institution shall consult with the System Director on significant personnel actions involving Coordinators, to include but not be limited to, appointment, evaluation, discipline, change in reporting structure, and termination.
Community: Students, faculty, and staff, as well as contractors, vendors, visitors and guests.
Complainant: An individual lodging a complaint. The complainant may not always be the alleged victim.
Consent: Words or actions that show a knowing and voluntary willingness to engage in mutually agreed-upon sexual activity. Consent cannot be gained by force, intimidation or coercion; by ignoring or acting in spite of objections of another; or by taking advantage of the incapacitation of another where the respondent knows or reasonably should have known of such incapacitation. Minors under the age of 16 cannot legally consent under Georgia law.
Consent is also absent when the activity in question exceeds the scope of consent previously given. Past consent does not imply present or future consent. Silence or an absence of resistance does not imply consent.
Consent can be withdrawn at any time by either party by using clear words or actions.
Dating Violence: Violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the alleged victim. Dating violence includes, but is not limited to, sexual or physical abuse or the threat of such abuse. Dating violence does not include acts covered under the definition of domestic violence.
Domestic Violence: Violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the alleged victim; by a person with whom the alleged victim shares a child in common; by a person who is cohabitating with, or has cohabitated with, the victim as a spouse or intimate partner, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the alleged victim.
Incapacitation: The physical and/or mental inability to make informed, rational judgments. It can result from mental disability, sleep, involuntary physical restraint, status as a minor under the age of 16, or from intentional or unintentional taking of alcohol and/or other drugs. Whether someone is incapacitated is to be judged from the perspective of an objectively reasonable person.
Nonconsensual Sexual Contact: Any physical contact with another person of a sexual nature without the person's consent. It includes but is not limited to touching (or penetrating) of a person's intimate parts (such as genitalia, groin, breasts, or buttocks); touching (or penetrating) a person with one's own intimate parts; or forcing a person to touch his or her own or another person's intimate parts.
Confidential Employees: Institution employees who have been designated by the Institution's Coordinator to talk with an alleged victim in confidence. Confidential Employees must only report that the incident occurred and provide date, time, location, and name of alleged respondent (if known) without revealing any information that would personally identify the alleged victim. This minimal reporting must be submitted in compliance with Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act ("Clery Act"). Confidential Employees may be required to fully disclose details of an incident in order to ensure campus safety.
Privileged Employees: Individuals employed by the institution to whom a complainant or alleged victim may talk in confidence, as provided by law. Disclosure to these employees will not automatically trigger an investigation against the complainant's or alleged victim's wishes. Privileged Employees include those providing counseling, advocacy, health, mental health, or sexual-assault related services (e.g., sexual assault resource centers, campus health centers, pastoral counselors, and campus mental health centers) or as otherwise provided by applicable law. Exceptions to confidentiality exist where the conduct involves suspected abuse of a minor (in Georgia, under the age of 18) or otherwise provided by law, such as imminent threat of serious harm.
Respondent: Individual who is alleged to have engaged in conduct that violates this Policy.
Responsible Employees: Those employees who must promptly and fully report complaints of or information regarding sexual misconduct to the Coordinator. Responsible Employees include any administrator, supervisor, faculty member, or other person in a position of authority who is not a Confidential Employee or Privileged Employee. Student employees who serve in a supervisory, advisory, or managerial role are in a position of authority for purposes of this Policy (e.g., teaching assistants, residential assistants, student managers, orientation leaders).
Sexual Exploitation: Taking non-consensual or abusive sexual advantage of another for one's own advantage or benefit, or for the benefit or advantage of anyone other than the one being exploited.
Examples of sexual exploitation may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Invasion of sexual privacy;
- Prostituting another individual;
- Non-consensual photos, video, or audio of sexual activity;
- Non-consensual distribution of photo, video, or audio of sexual activity, even if the sexual activity was consensual;
- Intentional observation of nonconsenting individuals who are partially undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts;
- Knowingly transmitting an STD or HIV to another individual through sexual activity;
- Intentionally and inappropriately exposing one's breasts, buttocks, groin, or genitals in non-consensual circumstances; and/or
- Sexually-based bullying.
Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct, based on sex or on gender stereotypes, that is implicitly or explicitly a term or condition of employment or status in a course, program, or activity; is a basis for employment or educational decisions; or is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to interfere with one's work or educational performance creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or learning environment, or interfering with or limiting one's ability to participate in or to benefit from an institutional program or activity.
Sexual Misconduct: Includes, but is not limited to, such unwanted behavior as dating violence, domestic violence, nonconsensual sexual contact, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking.
Stalking: Engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of others or suffer substantial emotional distress. Course of conduct means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts in which the stalker directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with person's property. Reasonable person means a reasonable person under similar circumstances and with similar identities to the victim. Substantial emotional distress means significant mental suffering or anguish that may but does not necessarily, require medical or other professional treatment or counseling.
A complainant of sexual misconduct may, but need not, file a criminal complaint with law enforcement officials; file a misconduct report with a Responsible Employee or Coordinator; or file both. A report may be filed anonymously, although anonymous reports may make it difficult for the institution to address the complaint. Any individual who believes that he or she has been a victim of sexual misconduct is encouraged to report allegations of sexual misconduct promptly.
All reports of sexual misconduct alleged to have been committed by a student must be handled consistently with requirements set forth in Section 4.6.5, Standards for Institutional Student Conduct Investigation and Disciplinary Proceedings.
All reports of sexual misconduct alleged to have been committed by a non-student member of the institution community will be addressed and/or resolved through the institution's and the Board of Regents' applicable policies for discipline of non-students.
6.7.2 (A) Institutional Reports
Complainants of sexual misconduct who wish to file a report with the institution should notify a Responsible Employee or the Coordinator. Responsible Employees informed about sexual misconduct allegations involving any student should not attempt to resolve the situation, but must notify and report all relevant information to the Coordinator as soon as practicable. Confidential Employees are not bound by this requirement but may be required to report limited information about incidents without revealing the identities of the individuals involved to the Title IX Coordinator, consistent with their ethical and legal obligations. All members of the University System of Georgia institutions' communities are encouraged to report incidents of sexual misconduct promptly.
The Coordinator's identity and contact information shall be published by each institution prominently on the institution's website, as well as in any relevant publication. Each institution may choose to have Deputy Title IX Coordinators to whom reports may be made, as well. Institutions should encourage complainants to report their complaints in writing, though oral complaints should also be accepted, taken seriously, and investigated, to the extent possible. While complaints should be made as quickly as possible following an alleged incident of sexual misconduct, all reports should be accepted regardless of when reported.
The Coordinator shall refer to the System Director any allegation(s) of sexual misconduct that could, standing alone as reported, lead to the suspension or expulsion of the respondent(s). The System Director will work with the institution to determine whether any interim measure(s) are necessary and to assign an investigator who will work under the direction of the System Director or designee, if directed by System Director. If an allegation is not initially identified as one that would lead to the suspension or expulsion of the respondent(s), but facts arise during the course of the investigation that would require transfer to the System Director, the Title IX Coordinator shall transfer oversight to the System Director or designee. The System Director shall have the discretion to retain oversight or transfer oversight to the institution.
6.7.2 (B) Law Enforcement Reports
Because sexual misconduct may constitute criminal activity, a complainant also has the option, should he or she so choose, of filing a report with campus or local police, for his or her own protection and that of the surrounding community. The institution may assist the complainant in reporting the situation to law enforcement officials.
Complainants considering filing a report of sexual misconduct with law enforcement should preserve any evidence of sexual misconduct, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Clothing worn during the incident including undergarments;
- Sheets, bedding, and condoms, if used;
- Lists of witnesses with contact information;
- Text messages, call history, social media posts;
- Pictures of injuries; and/or
- Videos.
6.7.2 (C) Anonymous Reports
Each institution shall provide a mechanism by which individuals can report incidents of alleged sexual misconduct anonymously. Complainants should understand, however, that it will be more difficult for the institution to investigate and to take action upon anonymous reports.
6.7.2 (D) Retaliation
Anyone who, in good faith, reports what he or she believes to be misconduct under this Policy, or who participates or cooperates in, or is otherwise associated with any investigation, shall not be subjected to retaliation. Anyone who believes that he or she has been the target of retaliation for reporting, participating, cooperating in, or otherwise being associated with an investigation should immediately contact the Coordinator for the institution. Any person found to have engaged in retaliation in violation of this Policy shall be subject to disciplinary action.
6.7.2 (E) False Complaints
Individuals are prohibited from intentionally giving false statements to a system or institution official. Any person found to have intentionally submitted false complaints, accusations, or statements, including during a hearing, in violation of this Policy shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action (up to and including suspension or expulsion) and adjudicated under the student conduct policy.
6.7.2 (F) Amnesty
Individuals should be encouraged to come forward and to report sexual misconduct notwithstanding their choice to consume alcohol or to use drugs. Information reported by an individual during an investigation concerning use of drugs or alcohol will not be used against the particular individual in a disciplinary proceeding or voluntarily reported to law enforcement; however, individuals may be provided with resources on drug and alcohol counseling and/or education, as appropriate.
6.7.3 (A) Support Services
Once a student or employee makes a complaint or receives notice that a complaint has been made against him or her, or the coordinator otherwise learns of a complaint of sexual misconduct. The complainant, respondent and alleged victim (where applicable) should receive written information about support services, such as counseling, advocacy, housing assistance, academic support, disability services, health and mental services, and legal assistance, available at the student's institution.
Information on support services will be provided regardless as to whether an individual elects to go forward with filing a formal complaint of sexual misconduct or with notifying law enforcement. Information on support services will also be provided to students and employees, regardless of where the alleged misconduct occurs.
Available support services should also be listed on the institution's Title IX website.
6.7.3 (B) Interim Measures
Interim measures may be undertaken at any point after the institution becomes aware of an allegation of sexual misconduct and should be designed to protect the alleged victim and the community.
Before an interim suspension is issued, the institution must make all reasonable efforts to give the respondent the opportunity to be heard, consistent with the provisions in Policy 4.6.5.
6.7.3 (C) Jurisdiction
Each USG institution shall take necessary and appropriate action to protect the safety and well-being of its community. Sexual misconduct allegedly committed by a student are addressed by this Policy when the misconduct occurs on institution property, or at institution-sponsored or affiliated events, or off-campus, as defined by the institution's student conduct policies.
6.7.3 (D) Advisors
Both the alleged victim and respondent, as parties to the matter, shall have the opportunity to use an advisor (who may or may not be an attorney) of the party's choosing at the party's own expense for the express purpose of providing advice and counsel, pursuant to the provisions of Policy 4.6.5.
6.7.3 (E) Informal Resolutions
Allegations of sexual misconduct may be resolved informally, without a determination of misconduct, if all of the following are met:
- When complainant(s) and respondent agree to an informal resolution;
- When the initial allegation could not result in expulsion;
- When the complainant(s) and respondent(s) agree to the terms of the informal resolution; and
- When the investigator concludes that informal resolution is in the best interest of the parties and the institution's community.
The alleged victim(s) and respondent(s) have the option to end informal resolution discussions and request a formal process at any time before the terms of an informal resolution are reached. However, matters resolved informally shall not be appealable.
6.7.3 (F) Timeframe
Efforts will be made to complete the investigation within a reasonable timeframe, which will be determined based upon the allegations, availability of witnesses and/or evidence, etc. in a particular case. When the timeframe will extend past the reasonable timeframe, the parties will be informed of the delay and the reason for the delay. The investigator shall keep the parties informed of the status of the investigation.
All sexual misconduct investigations involving a student respondent, whether overseen by the institution's Coordinator or the System Director, shall follow the investigation process set forth in Section 4.6.5, Standards for Institutional Student Conduct Investigation and Disciplinary Proceedings.
All sexual misconduct hearings, sanctions, and appeals involving a student respondent, whether overseen by the institution's Coordinator or the System Director, shall follow the investigation process set forth in Section 4.6.5, Standards for Institutional Student Conduct Investigation and Disciplinary Proceedings.
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We sell a great variety of high quality Furoshikis. The Japanese Furoshiki can be used for various purposes so please try it.
There are various cloths and dyed cloth products in Japan, for example, the kimono. The Furoshiki is another example. The Furoshiki is used for wrapping articles as a special present in Japan. Compliments of the season, or feelings of thanks etc. can be conveyed with such a present. Moreover, the Furoshiki is an essential tool in daily life, often used instead of a bag, or for storing articles, or for other domestic uses. The pattern of the Furishiki is arranged at the lower right so the design is displayed beautifully when it is wrapped. The Furoshiki is not only used for wrapping but also as a tablecloth, for decorating the wall, as a scarf exploiting its qualities as a crepe drape, or for making a gay Yuzen-printed dress etc. It is possible to use it in many ways. Please use it also for patchwork quilts.
Crepe (Shibori) and Yuzen
Crepe is a cloth that is woven by alternating a raw silk warp without twist and a raw silk woof with twist more than 3000 times. Then the threads are refined so the twist of the woof returns, and the fine ragged 'Shibo' appears on the front of the cloth. Because of this Shibo, the crepe does not wrinkle easily, and has an elegant feeling, and the diffused reflection from the ragged surface makes for abundant depths of colour after dyeing. It is chiefly used as fine quality kimono cloth. The Yuzen is made with great attention and dyed using several colour patterns in the hand-produced work.


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Friday, July 30, 2010
Safari Pencil/Marker Holder
Until next time Have a crafty day:)
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge
Hi guys I am doing another Throwback Thursday Challenge with Emma. I made a video of the card. My first video, I wanted to start making videos so I decided to explain my card in it. I am just learning how to do these videos so please be patient with me. The videos in the future will be clearer and I will be doing editing, I just did something real quick to test it out. You can visit my youtube channel to see the video it is Pinkldycrafter so go subscribe please:) This challenge was fun and I hope you guys enjoy:)
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Momo's Challenge Girly Affair
Hi guys I wanted to do Momo's challenge a girly affair. I made a simple card using my gypsy. I used scrappy mom's stamps for the stamp on my card. Hope everyone enjoys!
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Throwback Thursday My Creative Time Wild Card Challenge
Hi guys I love Emma's Throwback Thursday's Challenges they are so fun. Wild Card was the choice this Thursday. I did the Halloween Card because I love Halloween , We have a big party at my house and the kids dress up, pumpkin carving, music , trick or treating , its just so much fun. Hope you guys enjoy:)
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Friday, July 9, 2010
My Cricut Expression Broke!!!
Hi guys I was in the middle of a project and my Cricut Expression broke and doesn't want to cut anymore. My husband looked at it and he said it looks like the housing is bent!! I called Provo Craft and they are replacing it!! Thank god:) I am so glad I kept my baby bug:)
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Thursday, July 8, 2010
Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge Zooballo
Hello everyone It's time for another Throwback Thursday Challenge with Emma at My creative time. I made a simple little card using the Zooballoo cart. Hope everyone enjoys:)
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Stampin Up Marvelous Marker Club
Hi guys Over at Snowmanlovers blog, she is hosting a club , she only has 3 spots available for the marker club:) So go check it out to join:)
Thanks everyone and I hope you guys have a great July 4th:)
Here is her blog
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge New Arrival
Hi guys I am back doing another Throwback Thursday Challenge with Emma at My creative time. I had to post my card before I leave out of town for 4th of July weekend:) I created this little card using my Gypsy. I used the New Arrival Cart. I used the little stroller as a card and I added the little baby face in the stroller, I thought that was cute. Hope you guys enjoy. Have a Happy and safe 4th of July:)
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PaperWeek Canada 2013 National Job Fair
|Workforce renewal is a growing need in the industry and it's not showing signs of disappearing. A labour market report by the Forest Products Sector Council, indicates that the industry will have to fill up to 120 000 positions over the next decade.
This presents the backdrop to this important challenge of the coming years, for which PAPTAC and its industry partners wish to play an active role and utilize the visibility of PaperWeek Canada's national platform
PAPTAC announces initiative for free student membership in the Association
PAPTAC and CIFQ at Domtar Windsor
|The staff from PAPTAC and the CIFQ (Quebec's Forest Industry Council) visited the Domtar Windsor mill earlier this week and had a forest tour as well as a tour of the mill's installations, including the newly built NCC plant. Staff from both organizations also took the opportunity to meet and discuss with the mill's employees and share some of the current objectives and recent developments in the industry.
Éric Ashby, Mill Manager, André Tremblay, CIFQ's President & CEO and Greg Hay, PAPTAC Director also met to discuss potential areas where both organizations could work together and develop a collaboration for the benefit of the industry and the renewal of its workforce.
PAPTAC to support the Atlantic Branch Student Bursary
PAPTAC is pleased to announce its support of the Atlantic Branch Student Bursary. The $1000 annual bursary is applicable to students who are registered for full-time studies during the 2012-2013 academic year and who have completed one or more work terms with PAPTAC Member Mills or Affiliates. Applications will need to include a cover letter stating the student's interest in the Pulp and Paper Industry in Atlantic Canada; a resume outlining the educational background, work experience, and community involvement; and a copy of unofficial transcripts.
"We are very pleased to be supporting the Atlantic Branch with this great initiative, helping encourage students to play an active role in the industry and the Association and develop their interest in a taking on a career in pulp and paper". - Greg Hay, PAPTAC
Further information and the application form will be available in the coming months and the winner will also be recognized at the 2013 Atlantic Annual Branch Meeting.
UBC to Lead Future Workforce Program at PaperWeek 2013
The University of British Columbia, in collaboration with PAPTAC, will lead the Future Workorce Program at the 2013 edition of PaperWeek Canada. In partnership with the PAPIER organization (the Canadian Pulp and Paper Network for Innovation in Education and Research), representing the main University Pulp and Paper Centres in Canada with UBC, UofT, McMaster, Lakehead U, École Polytechnique, UQTR, McGill and UNB, PaperWeek will feature an extensive program including Student Conferences and a Job Fair, focused on the Future Workforce of the industry - an increasingly important issue for the industry of tomorrow.
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There's also College Park, right? All of the amenities you would associate with a college town. You can use the trail network to get to work.
Takoma Park has a big farmer's market every Sunday from 10 to 2.
If you are interested in bike-related volunteer opportunities, check out WABA. There are any number of ways you can get involved and it will provide a ready made group of friends with similar interests.
Surly - I think the suggestions so far all sound like exactly what you're looking for. From Silver Spring to Takoma Park to College Park to Greenbelt you'll find things like farmers markets and co-ops, some pretty good trails and even some cycle friendly roads. In addition to that each of those 4 places has a metro stop so you'll be able to get around the city to explore everything else quite easily too.
Thanks for all of the great advice, and discussion. I found the perfect place just inside the district on Piney Branch rd. I'll be only two miles from work, and I got a steal of a monthly rent. I'm looking forward to joining the WABA community next month when I make the big move.
Welcome to the area! Wow, a 2 mile commute would be really great! I'm kinda jealous.
Hopefully you will find everything else you need quickly. I think you'll enjoy exploring the area. You're moving at the right time as spring has just arrived. As you read already, when you're not commuting, there are miles and miles of trail to explore and great road rides to explore new areas as well.
From your description, you could be living on the same block that my family and I were on until five years ago. You are in a great neighborhood and I think you will enjoy it a lot. Best wishes and welcome to DC.
Glad to hear it, I'm sure you'll like the area. Might see each other, I'm probably only half a mile from you in NW.
Just had to correct my previous post that it was gone. I didn't want any misinformation getting out, even if it's not cycling related.
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Hours after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, garnering overwhelming support for his bid to gain nonmember observer state status, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shot back, saying Abbas's remarks were "not the words of a man who seeks peace."
"The world watched a poisonous, hate-driven speech, full of misleading propaganda against the Israel Defense Forces and the citizens of Israel," said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
"This was a meaningless decision that won't change anything. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has clarified that no Palestinian state will be established without a deal that ensures the security of the citizens of Israel. He will not allow an Iranian terror base to exist in Judea and Samaria, in addition to the ones that already exist in Gaza and in Lebanon.
"The path to peace between Jerusalem and Ramallah passes through direct negotiations, without preconditions, not through one-sided U.N. resolutions. By going to the U.N., the Palestinians violated their agreements with Israel, and Israel will act accordingly," the statement concluded.
In his speech at the UN, Abbas accused Israel of an "unprecedented intensification of military assaults, the blockade, settlement activities and ethnic cleansing, particularly in occupied east Jerusalem, and mass arrests, attacks by settlers and other practices by which this Israeli occupation is becoming synonymous with an apartheid system of colonial occupation, which institutionalizes the plague of racism and entrenches hatred and incitement."
Mark Regev, Netanyahu's spokesman, dismissed the UN.decision as "meaningless."
"The remarks of the Palestinian leader tonight in New York are unfortunate. Instead of speaking the language of peace and reconciliation he came out with a litany of libelous charges against Israel and perverted historic truth. It's Israel that wants peace, it's Israel that is ready to except Palestinian statehood in the framework of peace and it is the Palestinian side that up until today refuses to except the legitimacy of the Jewish state," Regev told Reuters Television.


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Watering My Garden
When I showed Kevin this dress, he immediately suggested a surbuban housewife type shoot involving the outdoors and a garden hose. I had done a shoot with this dress before, but this time I had more time to do my hair and the ensemble looked very retro cute! I think we managed to grab some very stylistic images!


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Today I stopped in at Savour Wine and Cheese to pick up some holiday treats. Chef Matt Beach and Kathleen are looking forward to again hosting all the men shoppers. I heard that last year the shop was packed! Savour is just bursting with wonderful gifts-beautiful cheeses, imported meats, and appetizing treats from around the world, along with their stellar beer and wine offerings. Chef is preparing a delicious selection of appetizers to keep you fortified for a night of shopping, and select beer and wine will be available for tasting.
Have a great night and I hope you get all your shopping done!
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