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T H E J U I C E A N D G I N
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Term XXXVIII, Issue 7 (#152)
Weather outlook:
Up the wazoo muggy.
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* Contents *
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- Editor's Blurb
- Ongoing Events
- Photographia
- Greg's DTK
- Humour
- General Info
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* Editor's Blurb *
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Hey all
The PARTE crew have struck again, and are starting into full event
mode. Looks like those crazy kids are going to be resurrecting up the
fine tradition of wing nights at Minglewoods. And the day they've
chosen is Wednesday. Look at your watch -- if you're reading this
newsletter in the Tuesday night, then it's TOMORROW. If you're reading
this on Wednesday, that means it's TONIGHT. If it's not Tuesday or
Wednesday, you really ought to clean out your inbox more often, Chester.
Here's the text from the PARTE mailing list:
> From: Benjamin Clarke
> To: 'PARTE$yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: [PARTE] Co-op Student Event - Wednesday
>
> Hey everyone!
> There is a big group of co-op students going to Minglewoods tomorrow
> night if you're interested in joining us! Based on our last event I'm
> guessing there will be at least 40 students, maybe more...
>
> Wednesday is wing night at Minglewoods - HUGE (and very tasty) wings
> are only 35 cents each, and pitchers are cheap too (<$10). We're
> going to be on the 3rd floor starting around 8pm if you want to come
> out and meet some other students :) For those who don't know,
> Minglewoods is down near the Byward market right beside Rideau Street.
>
> Cheers.
> Ben Clarke
Additionally, Jason Lantz wants everyone to know that there's still time
to get in on the Whitewater Rafting excursion that he's got planned for
August 14th. Contact Jason at mailto:jasonl$nortel.com to get in on the
action.
Here's some more information from Jason on that:
> Cost: The cost is 109.14 (including taxes), 50% is due on June 14th with
> the remainder due July 14th. They do not offer refunds if you can't
> make it but they do offer cancelation insurance if you want to buy it $9
> extra.
>
> Where: Wilderness tours http://www.wildernesstours.com/
> When: August 14th (Sunday)
>
> I've been there at least four times now and it is always a blast.
>
> I don't have the arrival/departure time yet but it takes about 6 or 7
> hours and includes a bbq lunch on the river. We will have to arrange
> car pooling to go up that morning.
And that's all I've got from "Highlights from PARTE"...
Until next time,
You must by this swarthy to enter.
Michael (mailto:nutsinfo$yahoo.ca)
And now, the rest of the story...
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* Ongoing Events *
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[See the Event Calendar on the web site for full descriptions.
--Ed.]
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Pool League
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Mondays
http://www.solutionsatsource.com/pool
http://nutsevents.topcities.com/events/pool/index.html
Contact: Jason and Michael (mailto:pool$solutionsatsource.com)
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Indoor Rock Climbing
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Thursday evenings some weekends
Contact: Claire (mailto:Claire.Mettier$alcatel.com)
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* Photographia *
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So I finally got my act together and have this week's instalment of the
Punch of the Week. I did my best, but really, what's going to top the
time that I punched Anne Of Green Gables?
http://nutsevents.topcities.com/pictures/Punch/index.html
http://torpedo.ca.newbridge.com/mirror/pictures/Punch/index.html
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* Greg's Deep Thought Korner *
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Scientific Literacy is one of the things we absolutely need as a
society. The fact is that a simple perusal through the daily feed of
information we receive tells me that we are, for the most part,
illiterate when it comes to science.
And, oh, this is much worse than George Lucas measuring time in parsecs.
I read about people not wanting to put "chemicals" on their lawns.
What, you don't want to water your lawn? You don't want to use
fertilizer? Or did you mean pesticides and herbicides? Or rather is
your definition of chemical more along the lines of "stuff I don't
like... y'know what I mean... bad stuff"? No, I don't know what you
mean and you shouldn't be using the word "chemical".
How about "animal"? The most common usage of the word "animal" seems to
be "mammals other than humans", which makes a number of mistakes. The
first is that humans are mammals, and all mammals are animals -- along
with spiders, insects and various other kinds of life. The second
mistake is that of putting an artificial, egocentric barrier between
ourselves and the rest of our planet's life forms.
It's not just nomenclature, though. It's a general unawareness of how
science works that will ultimately destroy us. When your homeopathic
doctor insists that his potions "work very well, even though science
can't understand them," he is actually telling you that he can't prove
that his potions do anything at all. If he could, then "science" would
certainly be able to show it.
Discovery and innovation are scientific processes. Science will work
whether you believe it works or not. Fluoridated water is either
helpful for your teeth, or too dangerous to the rest of your body.
Acupuncture either does something for you, or it doesn't. In either
case, only a scientifically controlled, double-blind testing procedure
will tell you which it is.
What is a double-blind experiment? This means that a group of people
are tested and some of them get the real stuff, some of them don't. The
group of people being tested don't know who is getting the real stuff
and who isn't. The people *measuring* the effects -- the experimenters
-- measure the effects without knowing which people got the stuff.
(See... *double* blind). Only at the end do we correlate the
measurements with the test subjects and determine if the "stuff" being
tested actually has an effect.
The point is that if something works, it can be shown to work in a
scientific environment, and anyone who tells you that his potion,
process or technique is "beyond scientific understanding" is selling you
bullshit.
Greg.
[Send responses to DTKs or new Editorials to mailto:nutsinfo$yahoo.ca]
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* Humour *
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[Forward any good jokes or interesting web sites you see to
mailto:nutsinfo$yahoo.ca]
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Life After Death
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Thanks to Linda G.'s Comedy Grab Bag
"Do you believe in life after death?" the boss asked one of his
employees.
"Yes, sir," the new employee replied.
"Well, then, that makes everything just fine," the boss went on. "After
you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother's funeral, she
stopped in to see you."
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The Four Stages Of Life
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Thanks to Linda G.'s Comedy Quick Hits
1. You believe in Santa Claus.
2. You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3. You are Santa Claus.
4. You look like Santa Claus.
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* General Info *
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Contact the NUTS Committee:
mailto:nutsinfo$yahoo.ca
The NUTS Website is:
http://nutsevents.topcities.com
http://torpedo.ca.newbridge.com/mirror (for people within Alcatel)
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