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Work has been moving quickly on the brick row house in Brooklyn, New York, where remodeler Jose Maldonado is carrying out a gut-rehab renovation and deep energy retrofit to super high-performance Passive House standards, guided by architect James Wagman and Passive House consultant Cramer Silkworth. JLC caught up with Cramer Silkworth this week to talk about progress on the job and discuss the energy efficiency part of the project.
"They're moving right along," says Silkworth. "All the insulation is in, they got the mechanicals roughed in, and plumbing is going in. But because of the weather, the addition off the back is still open. They haven't been able to get up to the roof to work on that, either. So they're going as far as they can inside, but pretty soon they may hit a point where they have to get the rest of the exterior work done before they can get more of the inside done. But with the weather improving somewhat, I think Joe is going to try to shift his focus and get some of the outdoor work done this next week too."
The building can't be blower-door tested for the first time until the rear wall is closed in and the new addition is sealed up. That's a concern, says Silkworth, because the blower door is a quality control tool for testing air-tight details. "I want to do it very soon," he says, "because they're moving quickly on other parts of the inside. We're rapidly approaching the point of having stuff covered up in some rooms. But having worked with Joe once already, he knows what the tricky spots are for air-sealing, and we've been doing visual inspections all along. I don't think anything that has been covered up is going to be a problem."
Windows present another timing issue, Silkworth notes. "We're trying to get our order finalized, because they're coming from Europe and they will take two and a half months to get here. But we needed to triple-verify the rough openings in all the masonry in the front, because once you put in the order, that's it. You can't call up later and tell them, 'We want something a little different, can you send it next week.'"
The window installation involves finicky details. "At our meeting last Tuesday we were talking about exactly how the windows are going to be installed," says Silkworth, "what sort of spacing we wanted to allow for insulation to go around the window frame, instead of meeting the rough masonry, and also just how to take advantage of some of the rough opening space to make them look from the front as if they are a regular window instead of some crazy Passive House window with a beefy frame." Each of the openings in the existing brick facade is slightly different, notes Silkworth, "so we are going to go to each one and see how much space we have to fill with insulation after we get the unit blocked and shimmed and everything, and then how we fill the rest of the space with as much insulation as we can, and then bring the interior air barrier membrane and wrap that into the window opening and get it taped right to the window frame, so that we have thermal and air barrier continuity for every window."
The home's mechanical systems are typical for a Passive House project: a mini-split air-source heat pump for heating and cooling, and a high-performance energy recovery ventilator (ERV) for fresh air and humidity control (see slideshow, "Brooklyn Passive House Mechanical Systems"). Silkworth has specified a 30,000-Btu/hr (2.5 ton) ducted Mitsubishi mini-split. "That's the size of the condenser outside," he says. "Inside, we have two 9,000-Btu air handlers." The design heating load for the building is actually well below the 18,000 Btu/hr the two indoor units can supply, he explains—closer to 10,000 Btu/hr—but the system's real-world output during the coldest days of winter will be lower than its "nameplate rating" determined under standard laboratory conditions.
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The ducted mini-split is a step up from Mitsubishi's basic wall-mounted system. Says Silkworth: "In these nice brownstones, nobody wants to see a wall-hung mini-split. But also, given the long, narrow shape of the building and the room layout, I like to run ductwork to the front and rear rooms from an air handler that is centrally positioned. So if a floor has a bedroom in the front and a bedroom in the back, and a bathroom or two in the middle, I will locate the air handler in the ceiling of the bathroom in the middle, and have a short return directly into the unit from the corridor or the stairwell, as the central pathway for the return air. Then I run supply ducts to the rooms in the front and back. Sometimes I can do two floors from one unit, particularly if the stairwell for the two floors is permanently open, with no doorways or anything."
In this case, Silkworth says, it's more practical to give each floor in the home its own air handler. Both are linked to the same outdoor compressor and coils, which operate in either condensing or evaporating mode, depending on whether the interior side of the system is calling for heating or cooling. "Each air handler inside responds to its zone as it needs to," explains Silkworth. "So it's communicating to the outdoor unit and saying, 'I need heating now, so kick on.' They have to sort of cooperate, though — one can't be heating while the other is cooling, because the outdoor unit has to be in one mode or the other, at least with these simple residential-scale systems."
The ducted system gives Silkworth the flexibility to address the different needs of different rooms while optimizing the efficiency of the full system. "I like the ducted units because they can mix the air around," he says. "You can put it in fan-only mode, and it will just mix a floor or two worth of air together. So if there is sun coming in in the southern bedroom or the living room, you put the unit in fan mode and it will mix it up and help move that heat and spread it around."
For a reliable fresh air supply in the very tight house, Silkworth has specced a Zehnder ComfoAir 350. "That's the same unit I used in the last house," he says. "It's a very popular size for homes in the 2500-to 3500-square-foot range, depending on the number of bathrooms. Zehnder makes a few different sizes, but they are pretty much the only name in town for Passive House type stuff. It's pricey, but it's superefficient, and it's very quiet, which is important with a Passive House—it's so well-insulated and air-tight that there's very little noise coming in from outdoors, so you don't want to put in noisy equipment."
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Earlier today, we heard from a Republican state senator from DeKalb on the charter schools amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot. State Sen. Fran Millar of Dunwoody wrote a column on why he supports it.
Now, here is the other side from state Sen. Jason Carter, D-Atlanta. Carter is from the 42nd District, representing DeKalb.
By Jason Carter
This year, Georgia voters will be confronted with two proposed amendments to the state constitution. Regardless of their substance, the system for approving amendments is broken, and this threatens the principle that our Constitution draws its power directly from the people.
Proposed constitutional amendments appear on the ballot in the form of a question, drafted by the legislature. The ballot question is also "introduced" with a statement drafted by a committee of three: the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker of the House. Rather than honestly frame this year's most controversial constitutional question, Georgia's current leadership decided to play politics on the ballot itself.
This year's Amendment One would amend the Constitution to take away local school board control of charter schools and give the state government sweeping new powers. This transfer of ultimate control over certain schools from elected local boards to state bureaucrats is the fundamental change requiring a constitutional amendment and is the amendment's purpose. Unfortunately, your ballot will not even mention this issue.
Instead, politicians drafted the ballot question to ask: "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?" This question is intentionally misleading on the fundamental issue of whether local control should be preserved or subverted. In fact, local approval of charter schools already exists, and local school boards have approved more than 200 charter schools in Georgia. The state's new powers would primarily be meaningful only if a local elected school board had already rejected a charter school's application. Finally, requests under the proposed system need not, and likely would not, arise organically from "local communities"—they could originate from anywhere, including from groups seeking public money for schools to be run by private, for-profit companies.
The politicians' "introduction" on the ballot is even more misleading. It says that the amendment: "Provides for improving student achievement and parental involvement through more public charter school options." Who could be against that? Well, in reality, there is little evidence that the amendment would "improve student achievement." In fact, a nonpartisan Stanford University study showed that about 20 percent of charter schools performed better than comparable local schools, almost half performed the same, and 37 percent were "significantly worse."
This manipulation demonstrates that our constitutional amendment process is broken because it allows politicians to put whatever they want on the ballot—with no oversight to prevent abuse. And this has become a habit, no matter who is in power.
In 1988, voters were faced with an amendment that would allow the state government to limit its exposure to lawsuits. When the ballot presented the amendment plainly, the voters rejected it 70 percent to 30 percent. Two years later, an identical amendment appeared on the ballot. But this time, state leaders used a confusing ballot question that made it seem that the amendment would make the state more accountable, not less. The amendment passed. Same amendment. Different ballot language. Opposite result.
In that case, based on legal fictions with no basis in reality, the Georgia Supreme Court failed to intervene. Since then, courts have refused to review ballot language even to ensure basic honesty or an accurate reflection of the proposed amendment's substance.
Our Constitution is too important to be amended through trickery. To preserve the Constitution's integrity, we have to demand that our leaders stop designing ballot language to mislead. And when those leaders attempt to bias the vote with false ballot wording, Georgia courts must protect the Constitution by forcing the politicians to rewrite the ballot to reflect the truth.
I personally support charter schools, and I encourage local boards to expand them. But no matter what we think about the state government creating charter schools, or local control of education, we cannot tolerate the ballot being used to mislead voters. The bottom line is this: if an amendment were truly necessary, and if the state's leadership truly respected Georgia citizens and their right to self-government, then the leaders would tell the truth on the ballot and let Georgia's voters decide for themselves.
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
October 22nd, 2012
3:42 pm
[...] up is state Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, writing in favor of Amendment 1. For the other side, see the companion post by Millar's fellow DeKalb senator, Democrat Jason Carter. By Fran [...]
October 22nd, 2012
3:55 pm
Sen. Carter here's why your argument isn't resonating; the local officials are acting EXACTLY LIKE state bureaucrats…if state bureaucrats were trained by the North Korean government.
Put it this way; your average Joe right about now would probably have more confidence in a charter school run by Bain Capital than they would schools run by APS, Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton, aka The Four Horsemen of the Incompetence
In other words, I think the voters are ready for Educational Armageddon, if that's what it comes to.
October 22nd, 2012
3:58 pm
He actually makes some pretty good points, this coming from somebody who's been planning on voting for the amendment.
October 22nd, 2012
4:00 pm
This article has points to make about the number cited by Mr.Carter.
October 22nd, 2012
4:00 pm
numbers, rather.
October 22nd, 2012
4:04 pm
@ Bev, I think Senator Carter's point is that drafters of Amendment #1 are manipulating the vote by use of a misleading ballot question and an even worse preamble. It is unethical and unfair to GA voters to allow these tactics.
Senator Carter, who publicly stated last session that he believes the state should provide an appellate process to approve high-quality charters unfairly denied by local school boards, is not an apologist for the status quo or disfunctional and obstructionist local school boards.
October 22nd, 2012
4:07 pm
Thanks for a link to a great article with great points that are often overlooked on this blog and by the predictable education benefactors and their barrage of bully tactics
October 22nd, 2012
4:11 pm
It is just hard to understand why would a democrat like Sen. Carter oppose an amendment that gives local communities more choice. If a local school board is dysfunctional, as manifested for example by massive cheating, or for example by firing an entire administration in a school, agains the wishes of the local community, then this amendment provides a different avenue for the local community to take action on public education in the community. It really gives people more choice – however, these democrats seem very anti choice. While I am a huge Obama supporter, as well as I like Kasim Reed and John Lewis, I will vote for republicans in state elections and democrat in national elections, and certainly vote for the amendment.
October 22nd, 2012
4:21 pm
Ed Advocate
OCGA says the state can commission state charters. The GA Supreme Court says they can't.
Dunwoody Mom,
I am assuming Barge was correct when he estimated 7 new state chartered schools every year to get to $430 million after 4 years. I am open to the possibility that Barge was WAY off on that estimation.
What do you think?
October 22nd, 2012
4:28 pm
Question to the amendment supporters: if this charter amendment is so great, why is it worded so deceptively?
October 22nd, 2012
4:28 pm
Speaking of what is going on locally, beyond the must defer to the Super mandate imposed on local school boards now by the accreditors, I think Cobb voters really ought to ask Michael Hinojosa why he signed on to a document issued in 2008 called "Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas."
I wrote about the document here http://www.invisibleserfscollar.com/the-intentional-insurrection-in-texas-supers-override-governor-legislature-and-taxpayers/. Basically Hinojosa, as Dallas Super, agreed to push for Equity Education and Education fit for a democracy (very troubling definitions of what they have in mind) regardless of the wishes of the Texas legislature, Governor, or taxpayers.
So where precisely is the scrutiny if you have already declared you do not really answer to anyone but Mark Elgart of SACS?
October 22nd, 2012
4:35 pm
Jason Carter is a useless as his Grandpa. Really fellow Georgians, haven't we learned our lesson about this family?
October 22nd, 2012
4:53 pm
@Jimmy crack corn – you, my furry-feathered friend, are an imbecile. The Carter family is an asset to this state and, one day after you imbeciles fade into obscurity, this state will thank the entire family for their service. Jason Carter is my State Senator and he is one of the smartest, humble guys that I've ever met in life. You, my friend, are the useless one. What have you ever done with your life to even allow the Carter name to come out of your mouth? Show some respect!!!
October 22nd, 2012
4:54 pm
@Jimmy crack corn – you, my furry-feathered friend, are an imbecile. The Carter family is an asset to this state and, one day after you imbeciles fade into obscurity, this state will thank the entire family for their service. Jason Carter is my State Senator and he is one of the smartest, most humble guys that I've ever met in life. You, my friend, are the useless one. What have you ever done with your life to even allow the Carter name to come out of your mouth? Show some respect!!!
October 22nd, 2012
4:55 pm
Jason I agree with you on this matter. Leave it to the school boards to say yes or no and then only when there's enough money to go around and not take away funds from the public schools.
October 22nd, 2012
4:56 pm
The wording was obviously crafted to give this amendment the best chance possible of passing. Not the first or last time this will happen. I'm not saying it's right, but it's legal.
October 22nd, 2012
5:10 pm
@ProfD there is no LOCAL choice in this amendment!
If the Gov and Speaker and Lt Gov will go THIS far just to mis represent the amendment on the ballot, Do you want them to be in charge of appointing the committee and the budget that goes with it?! VOTE NO!! Don't give up your right to ELECT local representation on your school board!
October 22nd, 2012
5:20 pm
DeKalb: Thanks for your honest answer. I'm not an expert on the history of ballot issues in Georgia, but I can't quite wrap my mind around how changing the constitution — which is a pretty big deal — can be done in such an underhanded and deceptive way. How can something like that be "legal"? It seems to me that there should have been some reasonable agreement on how to word it — something that would have been fair to both sides, and to voters. This completely one-sided wording — which as you say is "to give it the best chance possible of passing" — to me is really just a method of tricking people into voting for it.
So again, if this charter amendment is such a great idea, so great for education in Georgia, why have its proponents resorted to hoodwinking people into voting for it? Why not just state what it is fairly and let the people decide? Obviously the drafters felt that people would prefer local control on this sort of an issue, and so they just stuck "local control" in their to fool people. What a travesty.
October 22nd, 2012
5:22 pm
October 22nd, 2012
5:26 pm
They stuck "local approval" in there to fool people. The amendment is to change to the constitution to allow the opposite — state approval. What a con job.
October 22nd, 2012
5:29 pm
This is why citizens are so upset over our gov. deception. deception. Everyone should vote NO! plain and simple, just like T-PLOST was a vote NO.
October 22nd, 2012
5:40 pm
"Don't give up your right to ELECT local representation on your school board!"
I didn't know that this amendment took away your right to vote and elect your local school board members (it doesn't). What is more, it still allows local BOEs to approve charter schools. What it ALSO does is eliminate the local BOE's stranglehold on approving charters that would compete with their existing monopoly on school systems. It allows parental choice where sometimes none exists now – where local BOEs REFUSE to approve ANY charter not of its creation; where students are TRAPPED in failing systems with no way out unless their parents have the financial means to send them to private schools or home-school them.
October 22nd, 2012
5:42 pm
All the teachers on here are upset that a "deceptive" amendment that they oppose might pass. If it were an amendment that they wanted passed, they would be the ones creating the "deceptive" language. It is all about what they want.
October 22nd, 2012
5:46 pm
"Senator Carter, who publicly stated last session that he believes the state should provide an appellate process to approve high-quality charters unfairly denied by local school boards, is not an apologist for the status quo or disfunctional and obstructionist local school boards."
He sure sounds like an apologist for the status quo and the obstructionist local school boards. He doesn't want an amendment fixing the situation to pass.
October 22nd, 2012
5:48 pm
I'm not a teacher mountain man. I'm a citizen who thinks that ballot questions should actually say how they are changing the constitution, rather than trying to fool people into voting for them.
October 22nd, 2012
5:50 pm
Ray – you know this would not have been an issue if the local school boards had not taken the State to the Supreme Court over the last State Charter School Commission. So as you sow, so shall you reap.
October 22nd, 2012
5:52 pm
Tell us about those "obstructionist loacl school boards" that "refuse to approve ANY charter not of its creation", mountain man. Please name one local school board that has refused to allow any charter schools.
October 22nd, 2012
5:56 pm
Mountain Man: So because someone pointed out that state approval of charter schools was unconstitutional, and our conservative state supreme court agreed, its ok to "fix" that by tricking people into voting for a constitutional amendment?
October 22nd, 2012
6:05 pm
[...] Senator Jason Carter (D-Decatur) has weighed in with his opinion on Amendment 1, the charter school amendment. Sen. Carter highlights how our constitutional [...]
October 22nd, 2012
6:08 pm
Ray – try Cherokee County. The only charter school had to be approved at the state level.
Also, no one is "tricking" anyone – there has been plenty of discussion of this issue. I believe that most people in the state want to see more parental choice – and the only way to give it to them (since the last lawsuit) was to amend the constitution so it would be "constitutional".
October 22nd, 2012
6:14 pm
So for all of you that think that "trickery" is involved – if the amendment had said "to provide additional parental options for education by allowing for State approval of charter schools in addition to local BOE approval, with no local tax money being taken from the local system" would you have been OK with that? It is all true. No, you wouldn't, because you really just are against any charter school competing with your local monopoly because you are afraid they might do a better job than you are doing.
October 22nd, 2012
6:19 pm
"…schools run by APS, Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton, aka The Four Horsemen of the Incompetence"
I don't think the whole state, with more than 150 school systems, should be changed for four problem districts. I live in DeKalb and the BOE meetings make me want to pull my hair out.
October 22nd, 2012
6:25 pm
Are the people of Cherokee County really up in arms about their local school board and clamoring for this charter amendment? I seriously doubt it. The school boards that you are really talking about, mountain man, are APS and DeKalb, and they've approved several charter schools. The Atlanta school board just overrode its superintendent, Erroll Davis, a former Sonny Perdue appointee, to approve Drew Charter High School.
How about: Should the state constitution be amended to allow a State Charter School Commission to approve a charter school application where the local school board has rejected the application.
Fair enough? We can dispense with all of the ideology, and the out of state interests in this — ideological and financial — which is apparently what this is all about.
October 22nd, 2012
6:37 pm
Follow the money, do you want outsiders (not just out-of-state but from outside the country) crafting our state constitution?
October 22nd, 2012
6:39 pm
@ Mountain Man, Amendment #1 is being sold to frustrated parents as a fix for bad school boards and bloated school administration systems. As a public school parent myself, I also feel this frustration. Taking an aspirin for heartburn will not solve the problem. Amendment #1's passage won't fix disfunctional boards and administrators either and is likely to further compound the miserable budget cuts most accutately felt by students and their classroom teachers.
If it enables you to sleep better at night to portray those of us who oppose Amendment #1 as apologists for the "status quo," I certainly can't stop you, but I want other readers here to understand that many of us opposing the amendment want effective education reform and we know this amendment ain't it.
October 22nd, 2012
6:39 pm
Georgia Education. A system only Rube Goldberg could love.
October 22nd, 2012
6:40 pm
@Mountain man "If it were an amendment that they wanted passed, they would be the ones creating the "deceptive" language. It is all about what they want."
No, this "teacher" wouldn't. Unlike too many of our politicians, I believe in something called INTEGRITY.
October 22nd, 2012
6:42 pm
ProfD, the people of any community can vote their school board members out. And frankly, they're obligated to if there are significant problems. Thus, the charter request can be presented again to new board members a few years down the road.
October 22nd, 2012
6:48 pm
I am not an apologist for the status quo but I am an apologist for my terrible spelling. Sorry y'all!
October 22nd, 2012
6:52 pm
Any bets that Jason is related to James Earl?
October 22nd, 2012
6:55 pm
Ed Advocate – No, this amendment won't solve all education problems. It won't be as bad as it is touted, either. It WILL give parents some more option when the local school system is dysfunctional. It will end up giving traditional schools MORE money per child in local tax money (less students with the sme local tax. It MIGHT cost them a little in STATE funds, but I think they will end up on the positive side. It will create some segregation – positive segregation of the parents who care from the parents and students who don't care.
I have posted repeatedly about the main problems (as I see them) of traditional schools: discipline, attendance, parental (and student) apathy, social promotion, too much spending on SPED and ESOL. Traditional schools spend four times what they spent in 1960 (adjusted for inflation) and their performance s worse and they look everywhere except at the main issues.
You cannot teach an empty desk. At least I believe charter schools would never tolerate a student absent 30 days out of the year.
October 22nd, 2012
6:57 pm
"the people of any community can vote their school board members out. "
That has worked out well in Clayton County and Dekalb County.
October 22nd, 2012
6:58 pm
"do you want outsiders (not just out-of-state but from outside the country) crafting our state constitution?"
I didn't know they were voting on this amendment.
October 22nd, 2012
7:02 pm
"Are the people of Cherokee County really up in arms about their local school board and clamoring for this charter amendment?"
Check back with me on November 7th and I will tell you what percentage of Cherokee voters voted for the amendment. I will bet a Coke that it is more than 50%.
October 22nd, 2012
7:08 pm
"How about: Should the state constitution be amended to allow a State Charter School Commission to approve a charter school application where the local school board has rejected the application."
You know, if I honestly thought that the amendment was just about that, then I might just vote in favor of it. As it stands, and considering actions on both sides of this issue, I see that this is more about politics and giving the state a point of control it shouldn't be trusted with right now. While I agree with many that systems like APS, Dekalb, etc. need gutting of leadership, I don't think allowing this much power at the state level is, in the long run, a good alternative. The governor removed the entier Miller county BOE for much less than we've seen in several metro systems, yet refuses to even comment on such a possiblity when it's clearly needed and warranted. Why? Because it serves his purposes to have upset parents and crumbling leadership as it encourages votes for the amendment. Couple that with clearly misleading ballot language, and it just seems like something is very, very rotten here. I support the work of many of the state's charter schools and truly hope they do succeed for the kids they serve. But I can't get past the politics in this issue to grant any more authority to the state government, especially the big three at the top who will appoint the members of this commission. I have a feeling those members won't be as nonpartisan and genuine as the previous commission.
October 22nd, 2012
7:10 pm
85% of the state chartered schools in Georgia operate in counties where the local boards won't approve local charters. Often times, they refuse to even look at the charter application.
This amendment is in no small part about giving those parents and children choices.
October 22nd, 2012
7:15 pm
We urge Georgia voters to reject the charter school amendment and vote NO !!!
We support public schools.
October 22nd, 2012
7:22 pm
Given the friends, family and contributors hiring practices lately, we cannot afford to have more opportunity for graft and greed residing at the state level! Look around, folks! Look who has been given the keys to the kingdom recently–last 10 years or so. Education money is very big bucks! You want to allow more pounds of flesh to be taken from YOUR backside and given to the politically connected?
October 22nd, 2012
7:29 pm
"Given the friends, family and contributors hiring practices lately, we cannot afford to have more opportunity for graft and greed residing at the state level!"
Catlady – the 'friends and family" hiring is at the LOCAL level – one of the reasons we need the ability to go beyond their control.
October 22nd, 2012
7:31 pm
I repeat: IF there is political will, the recalcitrant school board members CAN be voted out. Happened up here, mountain man.


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- Tim Colgan
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Has religion outlived it's usefulness?
I'd like to start this conversation with a quote from Richard Dawkins:
"Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that. Revealed faith is not harmless nonsense, it can be lethally dangerous nonsense. Dangerous because it gives people unshakeable confidence in their own righteousness. Dangerous because it gives them false courage to kill themselves, which automatically removes normal barriers to killing others. Dangerous because it teaches enmity to others labelled only by a difference of inherited tradition. And dangerous because we have all bought into a weird respect, which uniquely protects religion from normal criticism. Let's now stop being so damned respectful!"
The Guardian, October 11, 2001
So my question is - assuming religion ever did serve a useful function for humanity, is it perhaps time that we get beyond religion and develop other tools to provide for human needs?
NOTE: To people making comments - I encourage you to not only give a brief response to the main question but also try to respond to one or more of the other comments. Keeping it brief, respectful and perhaps phrased as a question will help generate a true conversation. Thanks. And come back and visit when you can.
Closing Statement from Tim Colgan
Many thanks to all those who contributed to this discussion. Upon starting this conversation I was concerned that ted wasn't the right place, fearing it would be dominated by a single mind-set. But the diversity of opinions expressed here is amazing. These threads represent a true mosaic of human opinion. Perhaps not a perfect sampling, but a fascinating cross-sample of personal beliefs. The conversations themselves reveal a bit about humanity - filled with sibling rivalries, with moments of compassion. Highly recommended to anyone to take the time to read.
Although it's probably obvious from the conversation's introduction that my intentions included an agenda, that agenda was soon blown out of the water. We had trouble coming to agreement on the definition of religion. Whether it's called religion or not, humans need institutions to provide it's function. To me religion is most symbolized by it's place - temple, mosque, synagogue, church... A place where people gather to share their humanity and ponder the infinite, and their place in it. Perhaps ted is one of those places.
Thanks again to all who contributed. It has been truly enlightening. That's to say, each of you has shone light into some aspect of our topic.
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Feb 17 2011: Respectfully I say that to discuss any kind of direct action against religion - ever more by people outside its quarters - is plainly nonsense. Live it to those who are inside to bring balance and consistency upon their beliefs.
The radicals - on any matter, issue or belief are a danger to themselves and others: if he is a believer, an agnostic, or an atheist. Of course any bad or wrong behaviour should be adressed by law and justice. But subjectively what can a disagreer do?
Try to eliminate or to put any kind of limits or restrain on people's creed is just impossible. And using the argument that it is for the sake of humanity is just like throwing the baby away with the dirty water.
Religion cannot be properly defined or characterized. Any kind of human movement in groups motivated by some kind of idealism or subjectivity can fall into the same trap. Anti religion is another kind of religion. Freedom above all is the best policy.
Christianity has shown itself to be extremely bad on many occasions, and extremely good on others. The same applies to other religions. September 11 - how awfull and heartbreaking - is one example of the many attrocities played by man.
Many give the argument that Western society would not be what it is otherwise if it wasn't for its Christian pressupositions and beliefs.
Now, as we live in times where Institutions are on the brink - let the reactions, the reform movements, the self healing efforts and so on, be natural, spontaneous and nevertheless human.
Tim Colgan 50+Feb 18 2011: The issue which Dawkins so elegantly puts forth is the need to confront religious (i.e. - dogmatic) thinking. No, I don't believe that direct action in the form of laws or violence are the appropriate means of overcoming it. But concerted efforts by those who consider it fallacy to promote reason vs. tradition could have an effect.
If more people in Bush's or Blair's inner circle had confronted them on their divine inspirations, perhaps it could have had a significant effect.
John WallaceFeb 18 2011: You are taking your thoughts and the ideas of RD and formulating your own answers on how to grow as a society. Meanwhile, the religious masses are taking their thoughts, combining them with their chosen reference material and generating their conclusions. The fact seems to be that, with a "god" as your inspiration or not, we all see the world through our own eyes and have developed our own opinions. In terms of catering to our human needs, doesn't each man deserve the opportunity to satisfy this need the best way he sees fit? Even if that man is an elected official?
BTW, I agree about Bush. But I was not presented with his situation and his responsibility.
Mr Internet 30+Feb 19 2011: Everyman is indeed entitled to his own belief system. But the shape of society should not be determined by archaic principles that come from a "divine source". And when society is controlled by ideas that run counter to reason, and are esteemed to be above debate, thats when it becomes a problem. The ideas propagated by religion are so often shoved down the throat of those who don't know any better, and maybe it fulfills something for them, but there should be a way in which a light is spread on the fact that each idea is in and of itself, fallible.
Feb 27 2011: It's true, I thought that by 'theosophist' you meant 'theologist'. You proved me otherwise, I accept that. How you then conclude from this slip-up that I don't have the intellectual capacity to understand the old testament is beyond me (yes, I realise the irony of this sentence). But I think that says a lot about your particular way of reasoning. Personal attacks aside, doesn't evolution show that species aren't as immutable as you assert given time?
I mean the laws are immutable, but I don't see them meaning what you conclude for them. Systems evolve within those laws of nature, laws that are synonymous with the way particles interact which each other and how space-time itself takes form. I think you're skipping a lot of steps between your conclusion and premise;
Feb 27 2011: I apologize for making this short, it is late.
For Miss. K,
I hold a great contention for your argument about the energy scientists talk about and religion's concept of spirit. The concept of energy is fundamental to physical sciences and is astoundingly well understood. If you could provide evidence for, a definition of, and the connection therein to energy, for the for the concept you presented in the word 'spirit', I would appreciate it.
Moreover, nitpicking on words and harassing Mathieu for not looking up the particulars of a definition or the etymology of a word is an ad-hominem attack and is a logical fallacy that does not negate his argument nor advance yours whatsoever.
Also, claiming that one's mind is too intellectually dense for 'spirituality' holds no weight and is not an argument. Therefore, it does not diminish the statements of others or advances yours.
Also, this idea of the 'immutable law of nature' is complete bunk.
Feb 28 2011: Kathy K., you seem to run a little too wildly with your conclusions about my character. It'd be nice to see you try weaken my position with actual arguments rather than attacks. I know what immutable means, I was making a specific comment about some of the things you said such as:
"Plant an apple tree, rely on it producing apples, not figs.
A cow will bring forth a calf, not cubs."
Is in not true that given enough time, from one species other species can be borne out? The apparent immutability of organisms is only but an illusion of a short timescale.
Sure there are laws of nature that don't ever change for our particular Universe, but from none of these can we seriously conclude your so-called 'elegant' conclusion. Things bringing forth their kind? On the contrary I see transformation everywhere. The elements that compose us were forged in the hearts of massive stars for example.
Like Michael says, your immutable law of nature idea is complete bunk.
Steve Frazee 500+Feb 19 2011: With due respect to the brilliant Mr. Dawkins, I find his confrontation of religion to be out of alignment with some of his own work.
Surely the human mind holds onto religion for a specific reason. A frontal, logical, attack on the belief systems does little good. Dawkins talks about helping the "middle of the road" people to know that living a life without religion is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. If that is his end goal, then maybe his approach is working.
Minds that hold tightly to the religious meme do so for a reason. Subtlety is required. I call that work "meme tweaking" whereby new ideas are submitted in a way that does not trigger a defensive response by the core meme.
It continues to surprise me that Dawkins uses such a brute force technique.
Tim Colgan 50+Feb 21 2011: Steve: You make an important point about the futility of direct confrontation against religious dogma. Yet isn't one of the most important aspects of "meme tweeking" in this respect the power of indoctrinating children in the belief-system?
So just taking one issue for discussion - might it not be very important, from a societal deprogramming perspective, of a movement such as prohibiting prayer in publicly funded schools?
Feb 22 2011: If I were given the opportunity to suggest a name for the next TED conference, I would strongly recommend Os Guiness for his sharp and intelligent pointing of potential errors that American Society might bring about in following a radical secularism as well as the radical religious right. Every time we polarize the discussion or our intents, we do an awfull job on liberty, diversity and unity.
His 2008 book The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It - challenges us to a higher and more noble position that is more than being tolerant: to be civil. And I agree with him. The public square is not to be naked (stripped of any religion) nor to be sacred (as some Muslim Societies are - and sad to say - some radical Christians would love).
Although the question was not posted - but it comes about that when we want to square in on religion (or better saying to put religion on the table and try to strip it). This is just an impossible task for the quest to believe is innate in the human being, and that is what gives us power to decide and live. Each one of us has a personnal faith - Philosphy and Epistemology will give us more light on the matter.
So as I tryed to make my point in my other comments - we fall into a trap not being able to separate Religion from other forms of 'ism's. The assumption that Religion follows a sacred text is limited. What counts is not what we explain for our deeds and behaviour (afterward) but what came before, and caused us to act (and live) and that is ... our personnal belief system.
Feb 22 2011: Reply to Volney:
So maybe we can divide the discussion into two parts:
Scriptural based religions: Do you believe it is wrong to confront scriptural based thinking and "evangelize" in favor of reason?
Non-scriptural based religions: How do you define this? If the definition is "a personal belief system", then I guess the original question could never be answered in the negative, for how could personal belief systems ever cease to be useful?
Mar 6 2011: Volney: Your suggestion on Os Guinness motivated me to investigate and I found this video
Os is definitely a master of the metaphor. Thanks for your suggestion. Although you and I differ on technicalities, I appreciate your sticking it out in our discussion.
Feb 21 2011: When we look upon someonelse's creed or worldvision and consider it a fallacy, we are creating a religion of our own, thus making an argumentative circle that entraps our own position. We cannot use 'reason' (the Rational framework that is) as a superior assumption in which we build our argument. Even if we have to go into Philosophy - this has to be clarified.
RD does in fact create a new religion to fight a widespread creed under the umbrella which peolple believe in a Supreme Being. It is easy to fall into a cry mourning for having to live in the same world where people don't accept the same 'ism as we do.
I understand perfectly well - even though being a Brazilian - that American Society is in a constant strugle with the religious influence perpetuaded by those with political power. But the Democratic Sistem has to find ways to minimize any kind of bad influence.
I would say - since Mr. Bush is mentioned - that the great majority of the Latin American Christians (Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox) did not endorse his decision for war, and felt that his motivations were more personnal than religious.
Peter LawFeb 21 2011: It reminds me of the Atheist walking through Belfast. He was accosted by a gang of youths who demanded to know whether he was "Catholic" or "Protestant". No doubt the answer may have dire consequences, so he answered "I'm an Atheist." Thinking for a moment the young men retorted; "Yes, but is that a Catholic Atheist, or Protestant Atheist ?"
We have the same thing in the central belt of Scotland, divided by football team. What has this to do with sincere faith in Jesus Christ ? Absolutely nothing, but many people just lump it together in their mind.
I think freedom of speech is sacrosanct , should be protected at all costs & if young men want to follow 'religious' football teams then ; subject to the rule of law; that should be allowed. If we start banning religion, then it will only be a matter of time before they ban bingo, fishing, or whatever your particular thing happens to be. We must protect the freedom of others if we aspire to freedom for ourselves.
The Americans seem to have a problem with their democracy. Doesn't the guy with the most votes get in ? If not then fix it, or maybe folks don't vote for Atheists. It's democracy right ?
Feb 21 2011: Volney: All your comments are very thought provoking and bring up interesting points.
One which is most striking to me is your associating belief in reason to a form of religion. I can see the parallel in terms of both being a belief system. But when I talk about religion, I'm referring to a belief system based on a holy scripture and/or a divinely based authority.
I'm wondering - what is your opinion concerning the usefulness for this type of religion? Can you understand my interest in seeing this type of thinking diminish?
Feb 24 2011: I find it a little frustrating that the UX for this new conversation system does not easily allow ongoing reply threading....
But to @Tim's points above, I am a fan of Stephen Prothero's push to teach comparative religion in public schools with a focus on the top ten religions by population. In addition, I believe our schools would do well to teach a modernized from of Aristotelian Ethics. Science and Public Eduction have let go of the subjective discussion of the a fulfilling human experience. I think this may be the unmet demand that religion fills.
When we begin to have modern discussions of human thriving I believe much of revealed religion will begin to naturally fade away. I see no need to directly confront the irrational constructs of revealed theology from the Abrahamic traditions. Instead, something should be offered to humanity that is more relevant and useful. When that happens, the archaic belief forms to wither.
Society is a memetic marketplace with major brands holding much market share. Any group wishing to displace stalwart brands will need to supply something that fulfills the existing demand. Personally I believe there is an enormous unmet demand for rational spirituality. Or maybe it should be called applied spirituality.
Feb 25 2011: Steve: Your comment opened the floodgates on an aspect of this conversation which I have been having trouble with.
In my comments in other threads, I've searched for benefits of religion, but had trouble coming up with anything more that "meeting a need for community".
But your phrase - "fulfilling human experience" - open my mind to other ideas such as:
. where one can go to teach
. hear music and participate in it's making
. be in a visually interesting environment
. get involved in social movements
. be part of a book club
. do some meditation
. etc, etc
Which are perhaps all related to a need for community but somehow (for me at least) broadens the purpose of religion.
Do you know of any good examples of religion-like communities developing which provide these benefits without resorting to a dogmatic and/or exclusionary mindset?
Steve Frazee 500+Feb 27 2011: Tim, I'm attempting to build one here: http://sbnr.org
The concept is to service the group of people that are Spiritual But Not Religious through discussion of applied spiritual practices and the wonder of every day experiences. It will be a community based on intersection values not belief. It is non-dogmatic except in its dogmatism of being non-dogmatic. It's on a shoestring budget right now as we get it going and is only a glimmer of what it is intended to be.
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Director's Welcome
Welcome to The Ringling
This past January 2nd was the first day of work for The Ringling's new Chief Conservator, Barbara Ramsay. Prior to accepting her position at The Ringling, Barbara worked in the Washington, DC area for almost fifteen years as Director of Conservation Services at ARTEX Fine Art Services. One of the projects that Barbara coordinated while at ARTEX was the restoration of four monumental Frans De Vos circus banners, which are a part of Howard Tibbals' collection at The Ringling. The De Vos banners were a challenge to conserve, in horrific condition and nearly beyond saving. Over seven years Barbara and her team worked to stabilize the paint and repair the canvas on the banners and soon we will have the opportunity to see these Belgium works of art in an exhibit next November in the Museum of Art. Barbara's first major project since joining The Ringling staff is also featured in this edition. A portrait by Allan Ramsay, gifted by Christopher Jay Brown, in memory of Ruth Anne Brown, was added to our permanent collection at the end of 2013. The Ringling currently owns a full-length portrait of Miss Mary Lillias Scott by Allan Ramsay and the three-quarter portrait of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane will be a wonderful addition for comparison. Barbara will be working over the next several months to clean and prepare the Ramsay for display in our galleries. We are thrilled to have Barbara as a colleague. I hope you enjoy reading her article The Science of Art.
Also featured in The Ringling is the hard working staff of Visitor Services. Led by Mark Morgan, Assistant Director for Visitor Services, this talented staff of employees and volunteers make our visitor's experience of the highest quality. Mark monitors the entire visitor experience from entrance to departure. He and his team develop staff training and recommend solutions to visitor annoyances. For instance, on our busiest days during March the admission line used to extend down the block. During this past year, through training and the implementation of our volunteer Ambassador program, the longest wait on our busiest day has been cut in half. There is still much to do to make the visitor experience seamless, but Mark, the visitor service team, and every member of The Ringling staff are dedicated to making your visit to The Ringling exceptional.
Memorial Day marks the beginning of this year's Blue Star Museums collaboration. Developed by the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense, this program includes more than 2,000 museums in the United States. It offers free admission to the nation's active duty military personnel (including National guard and Reserve) and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day annually. The Ringling is proud to be a partner in this annual program.
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Serena Wins First Title Back In Stanford
Published July 31, 2011 12:00
STANFORD, CA, USA - If there were any doubts as to whether Serena Williams would be a champion again, it didn't take long for them to be silenced. In just her third tournament back from a year-long absence from the game, the American won her 38th WTA title at the Bank of the West Classic.
With only Eastbourne and Wimbledon on her points total, Williams came into Stanford ranked a lowly No.169, far from the on-paper favorite she used to be when she was No.1. And in a draw that had four Top 10 players in it, even the biggest believers would have had some doubts. But none of that mattered at all.
Playing a WTA tournament in America for the first time since 2009, Williams came out blazing, beating fellow 29-year-old Anastasia Rodionova by a double bagel in the first round. After a second set hiccup in the second round - she beat Maria Kirilenko, 62 36 62 - she went into high gear again, stunning Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, 61 63, and Sabine Lisicki in the semis, 61 62.
On the other side of the draw the No.9-ranked player in the world, Marion Bartoli, was cruising. Seeded No.3 with a first round bye, she beat Rebecca Marino in straight sets and then enjoyed some reprieve in the next two rounds - a 61 retirement win over Ayumi Morita in the quarterfinals and a semifinal walkover over No.8 seed Dominika Cibulkova, due to an abdominal injury.
For Williams a final battle with Bartoli was a chance for revenge. Four weeks ago, Bartoli beat her in the fourth round of Wimbledon, where she was the two-time defending champion. And she would get her revenge. Bartoli was up 4-2 in the first set and even served for it at 5-4 but Williams would not let it get away from her again, as she reeled off eight straight games to go up 75 50. Bartoli held one last time, then Williams served it out for a 75 61 triumph.
"Marion's always coming back. I was relieved after that last point," Williams said. "She's playing really well and really aggressively. I just had to bring the level of my game up to her level because she's clearly a really good player."
Williams is now an incredible 38-14 in WTA finals in her career. With the title she is projected to more than half her ranking and move back into the Top 80.
"I haven't won a tournament that isn't a Grand Slam in forever, so this is cool," Williams said. "I'm taking every tournament much more seriously now - not that I didn't before, but now even more so. I definitely want to take this whole swing seriously. Believe it or not, I don't love the grass and I do love playing on hardcourts, so this is a good time for me to be playing right now."
And the ranking? "I hated the triple digits. I've got to get to single digits though."
Check out the best pics from finals weekend in the photo gallery.
Williams also commented on the fans in Stanford. "It was a really, really good crowd. Hearing them clap when I walk out there is something I truly missed. It's so awesome to be back and be a part of those moments. I take pride in having fans come out and watch me. And that means so much, even if it's just one person - I remember there was one time, there was just one guy who kept yelling, 'Come on Serena!' Even one fan can make such a big difference."
Bartoli was playing her third final in Stanford, having been a runner-up in 2008 (losing to Aleksandra Wozniak in the final) and winning it in 2009 (beating Venus Williams in the final). She was very complimentary after this final.
"I said it even before the match - Serena can improve from one day to the other, so you can imagine from one month to the other," Bartoli said. "She also had four good wins coming into this match, especially the last two matches where she won extremely easily, I totally knew it would be different from Wimbledon."
In the doubles final, No.2 seeds Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko beat No.1 seeds Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, 61 63. Azarenka and Kirilenko stormed out to a 61 30 lead before Huber and Raymond really sunk their teeth into the match - the American duo won three of the last six games but it was not enough to overcome their in-form opponents. Azarenka and Kirilenko now have three titles together, all Premiers - Cincinnati last summer and Madrid earlier this year; Azarenka now has six WTA doubles titles, Kirilenko 10.
"Last year I was able to win the singles title here at the Bank of the West Classic and now the doubles," said Azarenka, who turned 22 years old on Sunday. "We had a great week and I look forward to playing again with Maria."
"First, I want to wish Victoria a happy birthday," Kirilenko said after Sunday afternoon's final. "She is a great doubles partner. We had a great week at the tournament and hope we can come back and win this title again."


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Command links have found their way around in Windows Vista and they are one of the key parts of the Windows 7 user interface as well. In this article I'll show you how to create a command link control in Expression Blend 3 for use in your Silverlight 3 projects.New concept introduced with Blend 3 – Behaviors is being used.Read more
Microsoft's products in The Big Bang Theory
I'm a huge fan of The Big Bang Theory show. Given a fact that I do have a geek / physicist background it hardly comes as a surprise. I've noticed number of different several Microsoft's products being placed and mention on the show. First and foremost – number of different Microsoft Press books but even Windows 7 finds its way.Read more
Office 2010 new packaging and icons revealed
New Office 2010 will be released during the June 2010 – at least that's what Microsoft is telling us now. CTP has been out for a while, beta version is now out as well, and now polish website CentrumXP is reporting that Office 2010 new box art has been released. And here are the boxshots and new icons.Read more
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The Food Stylist's Handbook: Careers and Ideas
"That looks great."
"I could do that."
"I'd love to do that for a job."
Those are thoughts that rush through thousands of minds each day as we browse the pictures in cookbooks and on line. Food photography is everywhere now, and there's a race to the top to produce pictures that are transcendentally beautiful. Those magically soft-focused shots, in contemporary colors, are absolutely seductive. They help sell cookbooks and ingredients and utensils. That's not bad. And they certainly inspire us to try recipes we would not have imagined before. That's definitely good.
So maybe you'd like a career in food style or food photography. Or maybe you'd just like to make your creations even more spectacular for that next party or family event. Where can you turn to see if there is a career path for you, or a bushel of hints that will elevate your skills. The Food Stylist's Handbook by Denise Vivaldo is the perfect place to turn. Author Denise Vivaldo has over twenty-five years of vast experience as a chef and food stylist. Her firm, Food Fanatics, styles food for cookbooks, packaging, television and film. Her encyclopedic knowledge is beautifully conveyed in this book.
This lovely book, filled with those inspiring pictures, is divided into two parts: the path to a food styling career and the key techniques to apply when on the job.
Part one begins with describing just what a food styling career entails. What does a stylist do? What goes into a styling kit? How do you start a business, market you services, and — most importantly — make a profit while you enjoy the opportunity to be creative? There is an important chapter that will assist your career program: which niche of food styling should you target. Food styling is so ubiquitous that different styling experts are needed for print, packaging, television, and web formats. Knowing the differences about those markets can ease your way into a new career.
Part two is the one that any foodie will love: it's filled with ideas and techniques for styling your food — both for the table or for a photo shoot. The book is dotted with intriguing ideas:
- The power of pepper to add contrast and depth is clear in photos of soft boiled eggs
- How do you get your bacon to have that flowing wavy look: use any of three techniques presented here
- You might not really eat a foot high sandwich, but just how do you build one so it's not the Leaning Tower of Pisa: there's some "structural engineering" here that you could apply to any tower of food
- How can you get a beautiful shot of a slice of cake: your styling effort begins with that cut piece and involves multiple precise steps to dress up and perfect that picture
This part of the book truly takes the mystery out of "how did it get to be that beautiful." The secrets are clever, detailed work. Multiple steps. And patience. Those photos that look like works of art, well, they are works of arts. Great food shots are not snapshots. They are the culmination of serious thought and effort. The Food Stylists' Handbook is your perfect introduction to the art and business of food styling.
A Small Plate [Food Styling for Foodies]
Presentation of your food is very important. For your guests, the actual taste of the food will be their last sensory experience of your dish. They will smell your cooking first, then see it, and then finally taste it. Smell can affect your guests the moment they step through the front door. But after time, the aromas are no longer striking to the senses. Minutes or hours can pass before you actually get to the table.
But it is just then, that first sight of your dish, that will be moment of excitement to trigger the anticipation of tasting your culinary creation. "Soon," your eyes will say to your waiting stomach.
So the visual impact of your food needs to be on your plate as a consummate foodie. Just look at that pasta above. It has appeal. You're ready to grab that fork, right?
In her encyclopedia Food Styling, Delores Custer works every aspect of food presentation. True, her book is oriented toward food photography. But many of her lessons learned do apply to each of us every day. You want the food to immediately appear attractive. You are striving to inspire the instinctive parts of the brain. No need to think. Just enough time to say, "Yummy."
One of Delores' key principals is evident in the photo above: use a small plate. The plate size here makes the food "seem" abundant. Those pasta spirals seem ready to roll right off the plate. The red pepper slice is perched high above. Or so it seems. Thanks to a small plate that is not too deep, and careful "piling of the pasta."
Delores has other recommendations for food stylists that can help you in plating your own dishes, too.
- Bold prints on either the plates themselves or on the surfaces [your tablecloth] will distract from the food.
- There are many shades of white. Look for a warm white, not a blue white, to make your food look best.
- If you are going to be photographing your food, think about how it will sit in or on the plate. A flat plate is important for a cake being photographed with a slice taken out. A plate with an elevated rim is likely to cause that cake to cave inward and spoil your shot.
- And, finally, if you are going to photograph your food, plates that have tall sides or rims make shooting at a low angle difficult. Look at the photo above, with its short rim that enables the low camera angle to capture food and not plate.
Delores' book is filled with great tips for food stylists. I'll be passing along more ideas that can help you, the local chef, create beautiful looking dishes.
Source: Food Styling by Delores Custer


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