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My shower is a three knober and the diverter valve was leaking like crazy. After spending all day trying to get it out I have it out and it's not like anything I have seen in the big box stores for a replacement. I am hoping that someone can tell me what brand it is and what would be recommended for a direct replacement. I am willing to pull the hot and cold water inards also as I think they are both about 20 years old and I know for a fact that the hot water needs a washer anyway. And yes I did cut it down to get a 5/8 in deepwell socket on it and a breaker bar because it was stuck that bad.
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Or you can ask Tom. He is a stem, faucet, and diverter specialist. email him with your pic at; email@example.com. or check out his link: click on ask Tom to help you. Maybe he can identify the brand and maker for you.
Hope you can find something you can use for the time being. Unfortunately, if you can't find something to replace it, you may have to go all new. Another option, when you do finally identify the brand/maker and they no longer support it, or you can't find it anywhere, you can try ebay.com, they sell everything old and new. It worked for me a couple of times.
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As part of the "Spectacle of Toleration" conference, Brian Leiter, Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago will present Toleration: Its Nature and Moral Justification at Salve Regina University's Bazarsky Lecture Hall. Professor Leiter is the author of Why Tolerate Religion? (Princeton University Press 2013). He is the Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values. He teaches and writes primarily in the areas of moral, political, and legal philosophy, in both Anglophone and Continental traditions. The presentation will be about the nature of tolerance and legal protections for religion.
Toleration becomes relevant when one group disapproves of the beliefs and practices of another group, but nonetheless "puts up" with the disfavored beliefs and practices. Not every case of "putting up" with another group counts, however, as toleration; we do well to distinguish cases of indifference, Hobbesian compromise and lack of means, from genuine, or principled, toleration. In principled toleration, one group disapproves of the beliefs and practices of another group, but nonetheless believes it is morally obligated to permit those beliefs and practices to persist. In the modern era, the Kantian and utilitarian traditions supply reasons in support of principled toleration. Importantly, those reasons favor principled toleration beyond the case of religious beliefs and practices, although no legal systems have yet extended the bounds of principled toleration that far.
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Preheat oven to 400º. Cut 1 (2- to 3-lb.) butternut squash, 1 (2- to 3-lb.) spaghetti squash, and 1 (1- to 2-lb.) acorn squash in half lengthwise, and remove seeds. Place squash, cut sides up, on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Microwave ¼ cup butter and 2 Tbsp. honey at HIGH 1 minute or until melted; stir until blended. Brush cut sides of squash with butter mixture. Sprinkle with 1 tsp. salt and 1⁄4 tsp. pepper. Bake, uncovered, 1 hour or until tender; let stand 10 minutes. Cut into large pieces and serve. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hr., Stand: 10 min.Roasted Acorn Squash: Omit butternut and spaghetti squash. Cut acorn squash in half; remove and discard seeds. Cut squash into 1⁄2-inch slices. Proceed with recipe as directed, decreasing bake time to 45 minutes or until tender. Garnish with sage sprigs, if desired. Makes 4 servings. Prep: 10 min., Bake: 45 min.
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Way more than we were expecting. Full kitchen, washer and drier, separate bedroom, balcony with park view. And all for a good price. WOW Luggage cart had a loose wheel
Had to wait 20 mins at the front desk to get checked in no one was at the check in desk Just the service
No free breakfast but coffee available in morning. Free internet. Dog friendly. Free parking. Denny's and Moxies restaurants in same parking lot. Friendly courteous staff. Excellent hotel!!
Moxie's (very nice restaurant) just across the parking lot. And the view of snow-capped mountains on three sides quite spectacular.
Great modern hotel. No pool. :(
The modernness and neatness. It should have a pull out sofa, or 2 queens instead of one king or 2 singles.
Spacious and clean, really liked having laundry and kitchen appliances as we stayed a week. Had to ask for some of the supplies that were supposed to be in the room...just a minor inconvenience though, we received them right away.
The hotel is new, and very modern with all the amenities you may need near by. I was very surprised to see how poorly cleaned the room was. There was a stain on the cover sheet (you can guess) the microwave had greasy hand prints all over it. There was hair in the tub, floor and on a clean towel. Melted stuff on the kitchen sink.
Helpful and nice staff. A very pet friendly hotel, my bulldog Dysen loved his stay too. Only real complaint was that the temperature in the elevators was too hot. Other than that a great stay.
Suite with kitchen area.The bedroom, bed and pillows were extremely comfortable... Comforting feels more like a home than a hotel room. Room services were very attentive.
Everything at Brookside Inn surpassed my expectations. The hosts were wonderful, the breakfast was fantastic, the snack plate in our fridge was a godsend. Even though it's a wonderful, romantic leisure spot, we were there for business and it met all of my needs and was one of my best work travel experiences. I wouldn't change anything.
was clean the breakfast that was included was not ready for the start times and had missed due to having to leave at particular times.
Amazing and very accommodating staff. No
Excellent people and clean No it's all good
My kids loved the waterside No
Location. Resturant close by. No extra toilet paper in room, no kleenex at all, only 2 pillows on bed Should be 4.
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Carpets dirty an frayed in elevator and halls. Carpet in bedroom dirty. Air conditioner very loud.No hot breakfastThe waffle machine was broken. The toaster burn the toast. Cold boiled eggs not allowed to use microwave to heat them up according to sign.
Easy to find. Near shopping. Room had an order. Carpet had marks.
Great customer service from the front desk, I needed an ironing board and iron and they got them to me expeditiously. Nothing comes to mind
The staff are amazing. So friendly, I love staying here.
Very clean, great staff, great breakfast. Power was out when we arrived for checkin due a large storm, the cleaning of rooms was delayed since the housekeepers couldnt see. staff was calm and accomodating, moved our room to one that was ready.
Great staff, modern, updated rooms Thin walls! Could hear neighboring rooms clearly. Bathroom was mostly clean, but had hair in the sink.
Perfect location for my business trip - right off of Hwy#1. The event I was attending was at the adjacent Conference Centre (in a connected building). Perfect. The rooms have those exterior wall unit heater/air conditioners (you know the ones). The units are not new - and noisy - it grinds away shifting gears all night. Good thing that Abbotsford isn't cold in winter - I turned the unit off. Quiet achieved.
Room was average but very clean. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Was very comfortable and staff were efficient and friendly Can't think of anything that we didn't like
how clean and roomy the rooms were. The staff was excellent no
Plastic glasses.
Friendly staff even with late arrival. Quiet room There was a used washcloth and bar of soap in he shower.
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proximity to the highway, breakfast included door worked a little less than ideally
Cheap & cheerful. Great staff, very accommodating A bit run down, but not a big deal. If you want the low price, what do you expect? This isn't Mexico!
The staff is nice and the location is good. The room looks nice. Everything is good except I found out there are some bugs but I am not sure if it is bed bug but it should be aware.
Nice big room. Fridge in room. Great staff. GREAT bed. TV is in a weird spot, like 100 miles away. From anything. The hair dryer didn't work. :( My hair is still wet. Pool, hot tub and sauna should be open later! Or just the sauna and hot tub. Needs a coffee table by those 2 green chairs. Lighting is gross
Everything, location was easy to find, staff was knowledge and the room was clean!
The staff
staff was great. service is to be expected and the location is great. hair dryer was broken and a little dark inside
The location was convenient, but noisy due to the proximity to the highway. The sliding window lock was broken and the parts laying on the window ledge.The sheers were missing off the windows.The room smelled of disinfectant when we arrived.We left a half cookie on the night table. In the morning it was covered in sugar ants.
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decent location old and in need of refurbishment
The best part was leaving the hotel Unfortunately there isn't anything I can say good about my experience with this hotel . Initial pictures and description of the hotel room amenities were very inaccurate the room were given was extremely filthy worn down and did not have heat. Stay away!
The staff was very friendly I woke up with bites all around my ankles...id check for bed bugs
The room was surprisingly nice and very quiet. Newly renovated with comfortable bed and updated decor. Small bathroom but very clean and functional. Next to bar with many noisy inebriated patrons at all times of the day. I was not overly comfortable leaving my car in the parking lot that was shared by hotel and bar.
Nothing! Rooms weren't ready. When finally available they were still very Dirty. The carpet was wet also. Very bad smells In room and hallway. Outside signage posted and booking slip said free breakfast. but none provided. I was told they "cancelled" the complimentary breakfast despite EVERYTHING saying it was provided. Dirty hot tub with malfunctioning jets. Odd color to pool water. No Wi-Fi info provided. Rude staff. In desperate need of upgrading and customer service training! Told "tough shit" and then hung up on by "manager" when I called back to complain. Horrible experience. Do not waste your money here.
Bath tub didn't drain. A/C isn't big enough to cool down the room. Had a tube TV which cut in and out and had no volume control.
Was a simple one night stay but your facilities were not as clean as other hotels that we stay in. Cleanliness level was below average standards. Entertainment system could be better equipped...
It was convenient to the route we were travelling and ws good for our purpose.
Being allowed to bring my pup without an extra charge was great.
It is very clean and the staff is very friendly, and we asked for and received a ground floor room that we needed!
Comfortable bed .Quiet No breakfast
only sleep, we were on return to vancouver the noice of the trucks standing besides the hotel.
I was visiting family and found I had my own "home" to retreat to the hotel was great!
The staff were most accommodating for all our requirements. Can't say enough about Sue and Susan and the third woman at the desk. Flies kept getting in the room. Bought a zapper from Walmart to take care of them.
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Tomorrow, the successful M&S and Oxfam Clothes Exchange will be reversed and customers will be encouraged to donate unused and unwanted clothing to M&S stores. Customers donating M&S labelled clothing will receive a £5 money-off voucher to use in store.
A study commissioned by M&S reveals that Brits could benefit from a wardrobe clear-out ahead of the Autumn/Winter season as 92 per cent admit they hold on to clothing they never wear. The study also revealed that the average British wardrobe contains an item purchased in 1996 with one in ten admitting they still own clothes bought in the 1970s.
The M&S and Oxfam Clothes Exchange encourages customers to recycle clothes they no longer wear. Customers who donate an item of M&S labelled clothing to an Oxfam store receive a voucher for £5 off against purchases over £35 on clothing, homeware or beauty products in M&S. Since launching in 2008, the Exchange has raised over £3 million for Oxfam.
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1. Re: Newb ? on exception - Incompatible Class Mutation Missing to Evolve ClassGreybird-Oracle Aug 18, 2012 2:10 PM (in response to 869319)Hello,
Since you are just starting to use BDB JE, I suspect that you simply need to wipe out the JE environment (delete the contents of the JE home directory, all .jdb files) and start from scratch. Errors such as this occur when you store data, and then change your persistent classes without providing mutations for evolving them properly.
2. Re: Newb ? on exception - Incompatible Class Mutation Missing to Evolve Class869319 Aug 19, 2012 6:33 AM (in response to Greybird-Oracle)Right that was the issue. I naively wrote to the database with one version of my program then tried to read from an updated version of the same program.


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You're confused in terminology.
Assault rifles, by definition, are capable of either fully automatic or burst fire (i.e. you pull the trigger and three bullets come out). What was used in CT was, by the definition of anyone familiar with guns, not an assault rifle. Perhaps what you mean is the term "assault weapon," which is a made-up term by a bunch of people with no knowledge of firearms and was used in a piece of legislation in the 90s that literally made as much sense as white-only drinking fountains.
What you seem to be arguing against are all semi-automatic rifles. From a functional standpoint, the AR-15 used in CT is no different than the average wood-grain hunting rifle that some fat redneck is currently holding in the woods as he waits for a deer or other animal to come along.
So is your argument against all semi-automatic (i.e. one pull of the trigger = one bullet comes out) rifles or only against the ones that are black and military-looking?
I have a hard time believing this gun
is more dangerous than this gun
simply because it's black, when they are functionally and ballistically similar.
Let's also consider that the shooter wore all black gear, though he did not attack at night. Did the black garb he wore enhance his attack at all? Perhaps aesthetically (people wearing all black tactical gear are visually scarier than people wearing linen suits, for example), but I would argue that he would've been equally as effective (I hate using such a callous term, but that's what it is) if he had been wearing a linen suit. Does this mean we should ban black clothing because it's the preferred garb of violent deranged people?
Now, I'll readily admit that I'm a gun owner who will carry a concealed weapon if it ever becomes legal in my state, and I will also readily admit that I have certain reservations about guns and CCW permits. And I would be happy to discuss those reservations with anyone who has a reasonable knowledge of firearms.
What I will not engage in, is a discussion that is equally ignorant to assuming all black youths in baggy jeans and hoodies are dangerous because of the way they look.
Well said. The hypocrisy reminds me of the FDA.
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Great, pretty soon I'm sure our designer government will outlaw electric can openers.
P.S. Please, please, please: Vote the Dem's out in 2010!!!
This is a discussion on Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is banning A.O. knives (Merged) within the Defensive Knives & Other Weapons forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally posted by CubistHamster on edcforums.com - Index For those of us who live in the US-- The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has ...
Originally posted by CubistHamster on edcforums.com - IndexI think many of us here carry folding knives that could be affected by this new interpretation.For those of us who live in the US--
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has just decided to re-interpret the law that allows importation of assisted opening knives, making them illegal. The letters they've sent out to manufacturers could also be read as making pretty much any one hand opening locking knife illegal- a la NYC.
Here's a link to the relevant thread at Bladeforums, and another to a pdf of the actual letters sent out by Customs.
If you like owning and carrying decent knives, please let your elected representatives know how you feel about this.
As far as I'm concerned knives, sticks, batons, knuckledusters, blackjacks, saps, etc., et al, whatever, are all arms. As such, my right to keep and bear them shall not be infringed (or questioned as per Pa. Constitution).
Take a look at Knife Rights - Home for more info and advice on what to do.
Great, pretty soon I'm sure our designer government will outlaw electric can openers.
P.S. Please, please, please: Vote the Dem's out in 2010!!!
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"Don't hit a man if you can possibly avoid it; but if you do hit him, put him to sleep." - Theodore Roosevelt
Does this re-interpretation apply only to the future import of AO knives? or is it retroactive making AO knives that have been lawfully obtained previously illegal as well?
CBP doesn't have the authority to just say "They're all illegal to carry all over the country now."
The major concern (at least as I see it) is that once the Feds classify AOKs as 'switchblades', it would be a short trip to classify any non-assisted one hand openers as 'switchblades'. Once the Feds start calling all these knives 'switchblades' I think it's likely that states will follow suit.
This just a heads up to Knife Rights members and supporters about a very critical and important development that jeopardizes your right to own and carry pocket knives. PLEASE DO NOT ACT YET! Word is reaching the street via forums and other means and we want to make sure the true facts are known as there are many inaccurate rumors circulating. Many of the emails we have received are inaccurate or full of hyperbole. Any knee jerk or inappropriate reaction will endanger our cause, not help it. Please wait until your organization has developed appropriate and effective responses in order that you be taken seriously by the relevant authorities. I cannot overemphasize how critical this is, DO NOT WRITE YET, PLEASE!
Now, on to the issue:
U.S. Customs just about a week ago proposed revoking earlier rulings and years of precedence that assisted opening knives are not switchblades. That, in and of itself is bad enough. However, the proposed new rule would not only outlaw assisted opening knives, its overly broad new interpretation of what is a switchblade (automatic) knife could also easily be interpreted to include all one-handed opening knives and even most other pocket knives. All knife owners could be impacted by this ill-conceived change to existing policy. We will have much more information on the historical issues and the like in coming days as we organize our response.
Please note that Customs' interpretation of the Federal Switchblade Act forms the basis for national, state and even local law and judicial rulings in many cases. The effect is NOT limited to just imports. This would be a devastating blow to our rights and to the entire knifemaking community. It has the potential to make criminals of millions of law-abiding citizens and put thousands of workers on the street. This is no joke, this is not just hype, this is the real thing.
Knife Rights, in cooperation with AKTI and the affected knife manufacturers, is formulating a well-reasoned and effective response. We will all be asking for an extension to the ridiculously short 30-day comment period. We anticipate that some extension will be granted, hopefully for a meaningful period. Part of the reason for the extension is to allow us to adequately inform and advise the millions of knife owners who might be affected. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND JUST YET. This would be extremely counterproductive. We still have plenty of time to do this right and stop this travesty, but we must proceed intelligently and at the correct time with the best possible arguments. DO NOT JUMP THE GUN!
Within the next week we will post a sample letter and talking points for your use. At that time we will ask you to write and MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD! Please, do not respond earlier, it will be extremely counterproductive.
In the meantime, we are making the full 63 page document available to you to read for yourself. Again, while we understand your frustration, please do not write just yet.
This is the reason why Knife Rights exists, this is why we formed the organization. We didn't know where or how the attack would come, but we knew it was only a matter of time. We are here for you and will keep you informed.
Doug Ritter
Have you signed up? Go to: Knife Rights - Home
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My wife, who works in the knife industry for a living [coincidentaly] just told me of this just a few minutes ago.
Yup, that's quite a government we have no-days. Making sure we can not harm ourselves.....or them.
They dont care about us, only about them.Making sure we can not harm ourselves.....or them.
Universal Background Checks...the next step towards registration and confiscation.
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Hmmmmm, is it time to move "knife shopping" ahead of "getting DTV ready" on my to-do list?
That ain't gonna make the wife happy.
Many/most states already have laws against gravity, one handed, and assisted opening knives. They are usually ignored unless tacked onto more serious charges.
I wonder if this will include my old Boy Scout utensil kit, i could open that with one hand and the knife was pretty sharp
Oddly I cannot find a direct .gov source for the document as is posted.
I did though locate a full copy of the document as posted that is not truncated by four pages including the cover page; http://www.strtrade.com/wti/2009/may/21/43genno21.pdf <Scroll down to page 5>
I did find a ruling on same dating back to 2004 finding against Fiskars toward their desire to import for sale a Gerber branded assisted open knife as based on the exact same position; http://www.customs.gov/linkhandler/c...t/39genno5.pdf
- Janq
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The crews from the Vietnamese and Chinese coastguards shook hands and took photos when they met last month, sharing platters of fruit and raising their glasses for a toast. Now, they are in a stand-off in the South China Sea.
"The two sides were very happy and united," Lieutenant Colonel Phan Duy Cuong, the operations assistant of Vietnam's coastguard command, said of the April 15 ceremony. "We toasted each other with wine. They went on our boat and we went on theirs."
Ships 8003 and 2007 sailed alongside two Chinese coastguard vessels for three days in the Gulf of Tonkin. A month later, at least one of those Chinese boats has been spotted helping guard an oil rig that Vietnam is demanding be removed from contested waters about 225km off its coast, Cuong said.
The dispute over the rig near the Paracel Islands reflects a renewed chill between the two nations after efforts to draw them closer together, including a flurry of official visits last year. Both China and the US have targeted Vietnam as a potential partner to bolster their influence in the region.
Cuong has been assigned to boat 8003 since it left Hai Phong port on May 5 to patrol the waters west of the Paracel Islands.
Over three days last week, the ship was chased by the Chinese coastguard five times as it attempted to break through a perimeter around the rig. The Chinese ships got as close as 400 metres to the Vietnamese craft, blasting their horns and ordering it to retreat. Other ships were rammed, Cuong said. Both sides have said they used water cannons. China has accused Vietnam of ramming its ships.
"We were working together just days before, but now there is a line dividing us," Cuong said on board boat 8003, which carried a crew of 50, plus 100 live chickens in a pen at the stern. "I'm very sad." While on the joint patrol in April, the boats together inspected Chinese and Vietnamese fishing boats.
Anti-Chinese violence flared in Vietnam last week after a US$1 billion deepwater rig owned by China's state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation was parked off the Vietnamese coast. Hanoi says the rig is in its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone and on its continental shelf. China says the rig is operating completely within its waters.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said his government was considering various "defence options" against China, including legal action, following the deployment of the oil rig.
The White House said yesterday it would support the use of legal action by Vietnam.
"The United States supports the use of diplomatic and other peaceful means to manage and resolve disagreements, including the use of arbitration or other international legal mechanisms," White House spokesman Patrick Ventrell said.
In late March, the Philippines formally submitted a case to an arbitration tribunal in The Hague, challenging China's claims to the South China Sea. It is the first time Beijing has been subjected to international legal scrutiny over the waters. Beijing has refused to participate in the case and warned Manila that its submission would seriously damage ties.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said yesterday that Hanoi was closely following the case brought by the Philippines.
The cooling in ties is less about China picking a fight with Vietnam and more about it warning off the US, according to Tan See Seng, an associate professor at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. "The reason for the schizophrenic quality of Chinese behaviour, I suspect, has to do with what China thinks US intention and strategy toward it might be," Tan said by e-mail. "China's big worry is the US and its partners will block China's access to strategic trade routes through the South China Sea."
China and Vietnam fought a border war in 1979, after China forcibly took the Paracel Islands from Vietnam five years earlier. There have been other deadly incidents at sea since the war ended.
Out on the South China Sea last week, boat 8003's radar screen showed about 60 Chinese ships facing off against half a dozen Vietnamese boats. Cuong's ship got within three nautical miles of the oil rig on May 6 before being turned away and has not been that close since.
"The first day we got there we saw all these ships turn on their lights," said Bui Son, a crew member in charge of artillery. "It looked like a city. We were so surprised to see such a heavy presence of Chinese ships in Vietnam's territorial waters. We were shocked."
As he spoke, in the distance the rig rose from the sea like a giant tower, with a platform on a red base holding several cranes. At night it glows and can be seen as far away as 12 nautical miles.
The crew of boat 8003 has seen two Chinese missile-launching ships in the area, while Chinese aircraft have flown over at low altitude. Vietnam state media reported a Chinese submarine in the area.
Anti-China protests in Vietnam last week morphed into attacks on factories operated by companies from Taiwan and Singapore, leaving at least two Chinese nationals dead and scores of businesses damaged. That prompted Nguyen Tan Dung to instruct provincial governments and security forces to take "quick actions" to stop the violence and prevent protests. At the weekend China sent five ships to Vietnam to evacuate its citizens, more than 3,000 of whom had left by Saturday. More than 3,500 Chinese workers boarded two of the ships in the central province of Ha Tinh on Monday.
Things had appeared on a more positive footing last year, as President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang made a series of visits to Southeast Asian nations, pledging investment and bolstering trade ties.
Vietnam and China last June set up a hotline between their leaders, and expanded a 2006 agreement to jointly explore for oil in the Gulf of Tonkin. Li visited Vietnam in October, where he and Dung pledged to boost "political trust", signing a memorandum of understanding for a cross-border economic cooperation zone and agreeing to open trade promotion offices.
Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang visited Beijing last June, where he met Xi and they agreed to push "pragmatic cooperation" on areas such as defence, Xinhua reported.
The attacks on workers in Vietnam prompted Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying to criticise the Vietnamese government for "indulgence and connivance toward domestic anti-China forces and criminals".
The oil rig's presence off Vietnam's coast was "very normal behaviour", General Fang Fenghui , chief of the People's Liberation Army's general staff, said in the United States the same day. Vietnam had sent ships to disrupt the drilling operations, "and that's something we aren't able to accept", he said.
China's growing self-confidence on the international stage, coupled with Xi's "tough" style, means the relationship with Vietnam could stay tense, according to Arthur Ding, a research fellow at the China politics division of the Institute of International Relations in Taipei.
"I don't think you're going to see it escalate into a war," Ding said. "China and Vietnam are still self-restrained."
Out on boat 8003, Son said he was not afraid of the larger Chinese ships.
"What I do worry about is that our friendship is fading and we are losing trust in each other," he said. "That's the bigger loss for the two countries.
"When we said goodbye, we promised we'd see each other again. Now we see each other in this very difficult situation."
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Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA), National Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Winter 1966
This presentation reports on the program demonstration conducted as part of the efforts of the National Jewish Welfare Board "Task Force on the Future Directions of the Jewish Community Center in Light of New Needs." The author identifies the main problem through the words of A.J. Heschel as the failure of Jewish adults to convey the deep humanity and intellectual strength of their Jewish heritage to Jewish youth. The author goes on to elaborate on the demonstration design and background material to highlight the set up to this study. The author describes the demonstration noting how it was interesting to compare the attitudes and feelings expressed by teens who attended the National institute with teens at their own agency. The findings confirmed their general beliefs concerning the lack of connection the youth felt towards Jewish life. The author concludes by highlighting some key outcomes about the use of the social group work method and process in approaching this issue.
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Hi guys,
First post here.
I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, I have an old one story bunglow (built in around 1965), the exterior wall is 2X4 and the existing siding is wood, the windows are two single paned sliders.
I am thinking to add insulations to the walls and retrofit the windows at the same time. I am thinking to use either 1" or 1.5" rigid foam insulation board over existing wood sidings, and then apply a layer of house wraps, then apply vinyl sidings.
Will this work? And for the windows, especially the "edge" between windows and the walls, I have not figured out how to do. All the "how to" sites I found are for either windows or insulations, not the combinations of the two.
I think I need to:
add a 1" or 1.5" wood frame around the outside of window rough opening, so that this new "frame" is flash with the foam insulation board added to the siding, then I need to apply sill flashing and etc to the "frame" and opening, then install the window.
Seems like the window will be installed "outside" of the original 2x4 wall.
Will the above steps sound correct?
Are replacement windows an option for you? If so, you can focus on making a jamb extension for each window that would serve a s a nailer for the ends of your siding and also for "j" channel around the windows.
I would remove the existing siding and then install foam and vinyl siding. I give you points for creativity with the new frame on the outside. By the time you do all that, it would have been cheaper to just start from scratch then to retrofit. Plus youll be able to address any problems with the sheathing etc. if there are any....
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Thanks CustomBuild and lemon714, I appreciate the advices.
lemon 714, I was thinking tearing down the existing wood siding was too much trouble, but I guess doing so will make things much easier... Thanks for that.
I searched the topic, and found this:
It seems that dow's method of applying the rigid foam is like this:
But it seems to me that nailing the window fin through the rigid foam seems a little bit too weak? I mean, the foam is "soft" right?
I am thinking doing this: adding a 2x2 (or whatever the thickness of foam I am going to use, 1.5 or 2") around the window opening so that this frame's face is flash with the foam, and I can then apply flashing tapes and etc. And I can nail the window fin to this new frame.
What do you think? Is this ok or this is flawed?
I'm glad you found that info on the house wrap because I think it will guide you to the other aspect you don't seem to be addressing in you olans: air infiltration. Consider this: about 30-40% of your heating dollars is being lost because of a lack of proper air infiltration barrier.
This has nothing to do with the amount of insulation you're putting in and you can't just increase the level of insulation to compensate for it. You have a leaky house - and that will cost you heating $$$.
You don't say why you are leaving the siding...another poster mentioned that that would be a good move to inspect your sheathing - and I agree - but to add to that, I'd say that is the best approach to add an air barrier just like the diagram you showed us. Then insulate.
The fact is that you could get by equally with less insulation+an air barrier than more insulation+ no air barrier. In other words you could get the same performance (if not better) from air barrier + one inch polyisocyanurate foam board than you could from siding+two inches styrofoam and nbo air barrier...
The bonus to this is you don't have to reframe your windows...
ccarlisle, Thanks for the reply.
I am planning to do now is:
1. take off the existing wood siding, exterior window trims, inspect and fix any minor problems with sheathings.
2. apply 1.5 or 2" thick rigid foam insulations onto the sheathing, using nails with 1" fishers.
3. seal all the foam edges/joints with tapes.
4. wrap the whole house with house wraps.
5. nail 1x4 boards through the foams into the sheathing, so that sidings can be nailed to
6. install vinyl sidings.
The thing I don't know for sure is: should I use dow's technique when installing windows: nail the window's fin through foam to the sheathing (maybe further deeper into the window frame?), that I need at least 3" nails.
Or, I install an window frame extension around the rough opening, using wood with the same thickness as the foam insulation, so that this frame extension's face is flash with the foam.
Which way is better?
You may have to rethink the order of installation, at least from what you said; the housewrap goes on against the sheathing, then any insulation. I would never use 3" nails to go through foam, in order to secure my windows. They go against the wrap. So sheathing, wrap window, then insulation.
Agreed with above, the foam insulation have no structural rigidity at all and the process you suggested will have the 1x4 board and your siding help up by cantilevered nails. You'll need some wood rails in between the insulation to nail your siding to. Also the wrap needs to be supported on both side so it should be sandwiched between the sheathing and the insulation.
Thanks guys. I guess i did not express myself too well.
Let me try again:
I am planning to insulate walls and retrofit my windows at the same time. Initially I did not plan to tear down the existing wood sidings, (that thinking affected my "original" plan and made things more confusing), right now, I think I will tear down the existing wood sidings.
The things I don't understand is: how to deal with the area around window openings, how to insulate that areas.
So I searched google, and found dow.com has several PDF files detailing how to do exactly that.
Please take a look this:
dow.com is suggesting that I apply the foam board to the opening, and install sill pan, and flash the window opening directly against the foam.
I found the above method strange.
Like you mentioned, I agree with foam being non-structural, that is why I think dow.com's method is kind of strange. that is why I was planning to add an extension to the window frame, and install foam "side-by-side" to this frame extension, so that the exterior faces of foam and the extension are flush. I will install sill pan over the wood frame extension, install the window and nail the window fin against this new wood frame.
So basically, the method 1 is Dow.com's method, and method 2 is "my planning", but I don't know if my method is the right one. Therefore my previous questions. :)
Sorry for the confusions !
either method will work fine,main thing is getting the window flashed
1-1.5'' dow board over a flat surface is as firm as it needs to be
I think what Dow suggested is fine, the flashing weights very little and the window frame is being supported by the wood frame around it. Although rigid insulation is none structural it can take some load if it is spread evenly, just don't nail through it since the nail will both act aas a thermal bridge, rip the foam and be a point of condensation.
Foam over wood.
There is a rot situation if I ever heard of one.
it been and being done millions of times with no problems
whats your point?
I generally dislike having rigid insulation on the outside of a house, but it is waterproof. I have heard that it is prone to insect infestation though.
thermal break is a good thing,no more prone to insects than any other sheathing
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Alex Smith made headlines yesterday when he (unpromped) called out Cam Newton by questioning whether or not his stats really matter. Again, I'm not sure what compelled Smith to attach a name to what he's saying.
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