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Jennifer Pan is a graduate student in the Department of Government at Harvard University. She holds a BA summa cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs at Princeton University. Her research interests include welfare state development in non-OECD countries and the politics of non-democratic states, with methodological interest in automated content analysis and experiments. Prior to her graduate studies, she was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company based in New York and Beijing. Jennifer has also worked for the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative and Chinese Center for Disease control.


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Athletics and Cycling Masterton were strongly represented, both in quantity and quality, in the Cape Kidnappers Challenge last weekend.
The course mainly took in private property on Clifton Station, including a beach section, with the finish being at the popular cafe at Clifton, just outside of Hastings.
The full cross-country course was 32km, with athletes either competing in teams of three - each of whom had to run from 10km to 12km - or as individuals. Team entries totalled 140 and there were 450 individuals.
Weather conditions were warm and dry, although the compulsory river crossings that were part of the third stage saw the runners chest deep in water at one point.
The first 8km of the course involved a run along the beach to the famous gannet colony at the cape, before heading up into the station.
Overall, a dozen Masterton harriers participated, with outstanding individual results being achieved by Graeme Butcher and Annie Hawkes.
National ultra-marathon representative Butcher was returning from a long injury break and claimed third place overall in 2hr 57min. He also won the classic grade title.
Hawkes, in her first year back on the competitive scene after several years away from the sport, was third fastest women vet and 19th fastest women overall, finishing in 4hr 7min.
The full list of Masterton results:
Individual: Annie Hawkes, 19th overall female, 3rd female vet, 4:7; Claudia Baechie, 48th overall female, 5:24; Graeme Butcher, 3rd overall male, 1st male classic grade, 2:57; Roger Jones, 41st overall male, 3:44; Conrad McCaffrey, 48th overall male, 3:39; Neil Cameron 52nd overall male, 3:53; Ray Haste, 70th overall male, 4:7; Greg Baillie, 96th overall male, 4:48.
Teams: Tui Girls Yeah Right (Rowan Williamson, Helene Dore, Gail Edwards) third female team, 3:37.


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By Pete Williams and Erin McClam, NBC News
(NBC) -- Authorities investigating the attack on the Boston Marathon focused Thursday on finding two men seen on camera, including one who set down a black bag and dashed away just before the bombs went off.Investigators combed cellphone records in an effort to put a name to the men's faces. Law enforcement officials said that they were seen from several angles, including from a surveillance camera at a department store, and that one was seen talking on a cellphone.The FBI distributed a photo to other federal law enforcement agencies of the men.The official described one of the men in the photo as about 6 feet tall and wearing a baseball cap that was white or off-white. He was spotted at the site of the second of the two blasts, which combined killed three people and hurt 176 near the marathon finish line Monday.Investigators still had no conclusion about whether the attack was foreign or domestic terrorism.Three days after the blasts, a prayer service, interfaith and titled "Healing Our City," was to begin at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney planned to attend.As Boston grasped for normal life, the city staged its first professional sports event since the blasts — a hockey match that the Bruins played against the Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden before 17,000 people.Discovering who was responsible for the bombings could take some time, but investigators are able to construct a mosaic using the many images provided, forensic evidence and secret intelligence, explains NBC National Security analyst and former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Michael Leiter.During the national anthem, the fans gradually joined in singing, and they sent up a deafening roar over the last few bars. One YouTube video of the moment had already been viewed more than 100,000 times.In the investigation, authorities said that they had made significant progress. However, asked whether investigators knew the identity of the people of interest in surveillance photos, Gov. Deval Patrick said, "No." He declined to elaborate.Forensic work from the blast zone has helped authorities identify major components of the bombs.They were housed in metal containers — at least one an everyday kitchen pressure cooker — and studded with metal, including fine nails or brads, to make the devices more lethal.The type of battery pack used typically powers toy cars and trucks, and tens of thousands have been sold in the past year alone, which would make it difficult to trace, said Benjamin Mull, vice president of the manufacturer, Tenergy.The FBI lashed out at news organizations after some reported Wednesday afternoon that a suspect in the case was in custody.As of Wednesday afternoon, 62 patients were still being treated in hospitals, 12 of them in critical condition. That was down from 65 in the hospital and 14 critical earlier in the day.The three people killed in the attack were Lingzi Lu, a Boston University graduate student; 8-year-old Martin Richard of Boston; and 29-year-old Krystle Campbell of Medford, a Boston suburb.A trauma surgeon said that doctors have pulled fragments as large as 2 inches, including pieces of wood, concrete and plastic, from the bodies of the injured, in addition to metal shrapnel from the bombs.NBC News' Richard Esposito, Tracy Connor, Hasani Gittens and Michael Isikoff contributed to this report.
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Dr. Jonathan B. Krasner serves as Associate Professor of the American Jewish Experience at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. His 2011 book, The Benderly Boys and American Jewish Education (Brandeis University Press) was the winner of the 2011 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies. Krasner was named as a 2012 finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. His articles have appeared in a variety of academic journals and edited collections. Krasner is also the co-writer, with Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna of the two volume award winning Jewish history textbook for young people, The History of the Jewish People: A Story of Tradition and Change (Behrman House, 2006, 2007). He lives with his family in Andover, Massachusetts.
The Benderly Boys and American Jewish Education (Brandeis University Press, 2011)
"The Limits of Cultural Zionism in America: The Case of Hebrew in the New York Public Schools, 1930-1960," American Jewish History 95 (2012) 349-372
"'Are You There God?' Judaism and Jewishness in Judy Blume's Adolescent Fiction" (with Prof. Joellyn Zollman), Shofar (September 2010).
"The Interwar Family and American Jewish Identity in Clifford Odets's 'Awake and Sing!,' Jewish Social Studies 13:1 (2006), 2-30
"Without Standing Down: The First Queer Jewish Street Protest," in Queer Jews, edited by David Shneer and Caryn Aviv(New York: Routledge Press, 2002), 119-134.


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Three feet of snow blankets the top of the mountain, 5700 feet in the air.
Heavy rain soaked the snow on the ground Wednesday. Workers said the heavy, wet snow makes for a great base because it compresses well and lasts for a long time.
Last year, a La Nina weather pattern dropped significant snow on the mountain in November, allowing the resort to open the weekend before Thanksgiving.


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Whirlpool claims no polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, were found in groundwater samples. The company does admit samples containing PCBs above the level the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe for residential areas were found in limited areas comprised of fill material near the basketball court and former grist mill, which is consistent with the prior sampling by the U.S. EPA in the area of the basketball court.
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So, over on fetlife there has been some interesting discussions going on around appropriate behaviour when wanting to play with someone when out at a club. The three posts were titled "Why I will never ask your Dom for permission" (the post that started it all, and has since been deleted), "Why I will always ask your Dom for permission", and "Your Kink Is Not My Community Standard".
All three threads have some interesting points, and I have been thinking about where I stand on these matters.
The first post basically stated that the writer would not play with someone where he had to ask that person's dominant partner for permission to play. And I can understand where he was coming from. I agreed with some of his points (that permission for sub b to play should be discussed between sub b and Dom A, without the need for anyone else to be involved in the discussion), but disagreed with others (ie, just because you're asking Dom A to play with their submissive b, doesn't put you in a position of being submissive to Dom A)
The second post stated that it is polite to enquire of the person you're looking to play with, if you are required to seek permission of their dominant, or other partner before you play. And that this is just general good manners.
The third post talked about how problematic either of the above approaches can be. Just because we are all "kinky", doesn't mean that we are all in D/s or M/s relationships, and doesn't mean that you can assume that people are in that type of a relationship, or what role they play in that relationship.
I don't think that there is a correct answer to this, beyond talk to the person you want to play with and find out if they are in a relationship and if they need you to talk to their partners before playing.
In a D/s relationship, it is entirely reasonable for a submissive to require permission from their Dom before playing with others. It's also entirely reasonable that if we are out at a club, people don't assume that just because they see me bottoming to The Boss, they have to ask his permission to play with me. If you ask me directly, I can tell you whether this is an evening where we have agreed that I am entirely focussed on him, or if this is an evening where we have agreed that I'm allowed to wonder, and if so, what conditions there are on that wondering! I can even tell you if I feel like playing, and most importantly, if I feel like playing with you. Those last two things are things he cannot tell you. And those last two things are very important to the one big thing that you'll need to be able to play with me….. my consent.
I know there are submissives and slaves who are in dynamics where they have given up any right to have any say in who plays with them, and in what ways and that is a valid relationship choice. But someone who is in that dynamic will be able to tell you that is the case, and can direct you to their owner to talk more about playing with them.
I guess what my ramblings come down to is the fact that no one is ever going to be happy, as we have two opposing relationship/permission styles going on. But approaching the submissive/bottom you want to play with and allowing them to tell you what needs to be done to allow that to happen, seems to me, the best approach to avoid pissing anyone off by making assumptions. And accept, that just because you run your relationship one way, doesn't mean that everyone else does, and don't expect the rest of the world to tailor their interactions around you.
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Composed in sets of two-line verses, the ghazal has long been favored by poets from the Arabic Golden Age and the Ottoman courts to the contemporary English-speaking world. Scholar Syed Akbar Hyder offers a brief history of this form and close, thoughtful readings of work by two Urdu masters -- Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810) and Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869). Following the lecture, Indo-Canadian ghazal singer Kiran Ahluwalia and her accompanist Rez Abbasi will perform.


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A common autumnal sight is a squirrel, busily scurrying to bury his winter food supply of nuts. Have you ever thought about how much these furry little beasts have in common with woodworkers?
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Squirrels, however, may be even more discerning than woodworkers in distinguishing between the red oak and the white oak of this species. You may recall that forester Tim Knight, in his post on this blog entitled Red Oak White Oak: Telling the Difference, mentioned the different sprouting times of red and white oak acorns. What Tim didn't mention is the "squirrel factor."


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An outdoor swimming pool and rooms with private balconies can be enjoyed just 10 metres from the beach in Coveñas. Excursions to nearby hot springs and San Bernardo islands are available. Wi-Fi is free. At Hotel Nitana, guests can take a boat trip to Cartagena and practice water skiing or scuba diving. Alligator sighting tours are also available. Rooms at...
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When you stay at Royal Decameron Baru Beach Resort - all inclusive in Baru Island, you'll be on the beach and convenient to Blanca Beach. This all-inclusive resort is within the region of San Fernando Fort and Neo-Gothic Church Ruins. Make yourself at home in one of the 330 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Wireless Internet access (su...
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Located on the beautiful island of Isla Mucura, the seafront Punta Faro Hotel is perfect for that paradise vacation you have always wanted. This Archipiélago del Rosario y San Bernardo hotel boasts amazing surroundings, including wonderful beaches and crystal clear waters. You're also likely to bump into some very friendly locals. Guests of this 3-star Colom...
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The location and public spaces were amazing. A beautiful beach & ocean is right outside of your room.
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Only 20 metres from Barbacoa Beach this eco lodge offers rooms with garden views only a 10-minute drive from Playa Blanca Beach. Snorkeling trips can be arranged and downtown Cartagena is 1.30 hour's drive. Playa Manglares offers rooms with private bathrooms and showers. Some of them include hammocks, open terraces and patios. A regional breakfast with tro...
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–Prof. John T. Pless
In a very instructive essay of 1965, "The Ecumenical Challenge of the Second Vatican Council," Hermann Sasse wisely observes: "We have been too much influenced by a certain type of sectarian Christianity which for a long time flourished in America. The sect cannot wait; it must have everything at once, for it has no future. The church can wait, for it does have a future. We Lutherans should think of that."
I have pondered these lines from Sasse often these last few days, watching and hearing charges and countercharges within the LCMS. The president of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod attempted to deal with a difficult and problematic incidence of syncretism. He attempted to address the pastor involved "in the spirit of gentleness" (Galatians 6:1). Admitting that he had mishandled the case, failing in his efforts, and causing additional pain for a community that had already endured much suffering, President Harrison repented and asked for forgiveness (see video here or text version here). Stirred with self-righteous indignation, some launched violent verbal attacks even calling for his "impeachment." The ex-president of the Synod fanned the flames even more by suggesting in a widely distributed letter that he would be available to stand for election if nominated by February 20.
Zealous defenders of syncretism do so in the name of compassion. Speaking to a situation in his own church body, the ELCA, Steven Paulson's observation also fits Missouri's liberal Pharisees: "[T]he ELCA has become enthusiasts, fanatics, who swallow the Holy Spirit, feathers and all. They are not immoralists; instead they are on a quest for a greater holiness than yours—and you ought to be ready, since they are ready to fight you on this particular matter." Paulson continues "At the root of this fanaticism lies a confusion of law and gospel, and so a demonic lie—that justification is by love—unconditional love." Fanatics cannot be convinced from the Scriptures. Their righteousness is already established and, make no mistake about it, they are on a crusade, and they cannot wait. They must have the church of pure and unconditional love now and nothing, not even the First Commandment, dare stand in the way.
But the problem does not reside with Missouri's liberals only. Those of us who rightly recognize how lethal syncretism is to authentic Christian witness can also be lured into fanaticism. There are voices from the right, criticizing President Harrison for not acting decisively or even for having the audacity to repent and apologize. They want a church free of the leaven of syncretism and they want it now. No waiting on the Word to do its work, no imploring the Lord of the church to look down in mercy on this poor, wretched, and miserable band of sinners known as the Missouri Synod. Instead there should be an apocalyptic show down. The church cannot wait. This is a fanaticism to be repented of.
The New Testament bids us be "sober-minded" (1 Tim 3:11; 2 Tim 4:5; 1 Pet 1:13; 1 Pet 4:7). Rather than becoming intoxicated with a fanaticism to the left or the right, we pray the Lord would give us minds of discernment rooted and grounded in the Holy Scriptures that do not overlook or brush aside the real threat of which the Newtown prayer vigil was a symptom of, namely, the pluralism of American civil religion that requires an even more stringent "no" to unionism and syncretism of every stripe. Indeed, it is for the sake of witness in the public square that we will decline to worship there. Fanaticism is never the answer; faithfulness is.
Prof. John T. Pless teaches at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN.
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Rev. Paul T. McCain says:
Thank you, Professor Pless. I could not agree more.
Pastor Thomas Rank says:
Thank you, John. So often it is difficult for one to confess sin within the church, sadly — the very place where such confession should be best understood and addressed. I am glad for the LCMS' Pres. Harrison's actions, both in addressing syncretism and in his own public repentance. The angels rejoice while mortals hone their knives. That is the church militant. Kyrie eleison.
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Pastor Ted Crandall says:
If not for Lent, I'd be singing Alleluia! Thank you, Professor Pless.
Rev. Clint K. Poppe says:
Professor Pless, thank you for your article, but I do have a question… could you please elaborate? Who are the right wing fanatics calling for "an apocalyptic show down?" I have heard of no such thing. Thanks!
In Christ, Clint
Nathan Rinne says:
Pastor Pless,
I appreciate very much this very thoughtful piece. How ironic that we sinful men would prefer our "unconditional love" than the real love that says no to evil.
I am guessing that Pastor Harrison will be taking many opportunities in the future to educate the Synod about this important issue – when the time is right…
And that quote from Herman Sasse is something else… a very good thing to meditate on.
John T. Pless says:
@Pastor Poppe,
I've gotten a few private e-mails over the last week or so that have sounded pretty apocalyptic…."time for the Synod to split….the Missouri Synod is finished…..Harrison needs to man up and kick these jerks out." Scan the blogs and I think you'll spots the attitude that I am identifying as fanatical. JTP+
Rev. Clint K. Poppe says:
Thanks Professor for your response. There is always the temptation for any of us to have an "Elijiah moment" and think we alone are the only faithful voice or a "Jeremiah moment" of mourning and lament and melancholy over sin and its consequences. Chief of sinners though I be. Foolishly, these moments might manifest themselves in a private e-mail or a blog posting. However, I know of no corporate or organized voices crying for any kind of showdown, apocalypic or otherwise.
From the Ecumenical Movement that permeated the church of my youth to the CTCR "Study Document on Fellowship" to Yankee Stadium to Daystar and to this very day there are indeed, as you have pointed out, "Zealous defenders of syncretism" among us.
While both are sin, it hardly seems fair to compare the two.
In Christ, Clint
Don Crow says:
Thank you Prof. Pless for a good article. I have seen some of the same missives hurled like a gauntlet into the interwebs. I am a convert to Lutheranism, and one of the biggest things I got in my catechism was law and gospel. I had never heard that before, and it seems the fanatics you speak of have forgotten that it is a balance of both. I keep hearing that Lutheranism isn't about "either or," but usually "both and."
David Rufner says:
Can anyone point me to the primary source for the Paulson quote?
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It comes from the most recent edition of LOGIA Journal. You can purchase it in various formats from here:
Dennis Bestul says:
I would hope that the sincere request for clarity isn't being labeled "fanaticism." Lack of clarity makes for confusion and division, even when we're unclear about repentance. Public repentance for how a situation was handled is good when what's being repented of was wrong. Unfortunately, there's still a lot of confusion out here in the field regarding what Pres. Harrison believes to be wrong and that confusion is creating division among those who otherwise stand shoulder to shoulder on the critical issue of syncretism/unionism. Clearer heads make for cooler heads. To avoid 'fanaticism' we need to be as clear with one another as we can be.
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In case anyone is interested, Albert Mohler talked about the controversy on his 15 minute news program yesterday – and did a very nice job, I must say. It is worth listening to: http://www.albertmohler.com/2013/02/20/the-briefing-02-20-13/
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What would that look like? If the Republican Party had a brain it would give up on its debt-ceiling gambit and announce instead that it wants to open negotiations immediately with Obama on the basis of his own deficit commission, the Simpson-Bowles plan. That would at least make the GOP a serious opposition party again with a platform that might actually appeal outside its base and challenge the president in a healthy way. But the GOP would have to embrace the tax reforms and spending cuts in Simpson-Bowles first. Fat chance. And thats a pity.
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I run a specialty millwork shop in Narragansett, R.I. For several years I've been working with a local custom builder, David Baud, to produce major components for the high-end homes he builds. Typically, these are relatively complicated pieces of the building that would ordinarily be built on site but require extensive layout, complicated scaffolding setups, and lots of crew. Tackling these tasks off site in the shop simplifies and speeds the entire process. The advantages are numerous — including no weather delays and close control over scheduling and quality — and have proven themselves on job after job. Now, whenever we sit down to bid a set of plans, one of the first things we do is to circle every element that might lend itself to off-site fabrication.
In this article, I'll describe how we completed a decorative timber-rafter roof overhang for a new home on the coast of Rhode Island. The house was designed to look like a converted barn. Though it was stick-framed, it contained various timber-frame components both inside and out. The eaves details I worked on create the impression of heavy timber rafters, but in fact the roof was conventionally framed with 2x12 rafters on 16-inch centers.
You'll probably never replicate the exact details shown here. Still, this method could be easily adapted to most any type of decorative rafter tails.
The false rafter tails actually start at the frieze board, which we used as a kind of mounting plate. The framers stopped the actual 2x12 rafters flush with the plate, minus 11/2 inches to accommodate a 2x8 band, or subfascia. They ran the wall sheathing up over the band, leaving it about 2 inches short of the rafter tops to provide roof ventilation.
When they sheathed the roof, they held the bottom course of plywood up a couple of feet from the ends of the 2x12 rafters. That way, after the overhang assembly was fastened in place, the bottom course of plywood provided a strong lap, securely tying the tails back to the roof diaphragm.
There were two different overhang details on the project shown here. The eaves of the main roof have 22-inch-long shaped tails, while the overhang at the entry and garage has 3-foot-long tails that rest on a beam supported by large structural knee brackets.
Ideally, I would have used solid cedar stock throughout for its exceptional stability, decay resistance, and paintability. But, except for the frieze and rake boards, cedar didn't fit in the budget, so we ordered green 6x8 #1 Douglas fir instead, specifying no heartwood for best stability.
Because the wood was green, we had to take measures to minimize twisting and checking, and to accommodate shrinkage as it dried. One of the great advantages of doing this work in the shop, out of direct sunlight, is that it protects against rapid moisture loss and the resultant checking you'd get if you were out in the field. Once the tails were installed, they were further protected by the shade of the overhanging roof, allowing the wood to more slowly acclimatize.
The overhang assemblies also included frieze and rake boards; for these we used clear vertical-grain 5/4 western red cedar.
While the shorter tails were small enough to be cut out on the band saw, the larger ones, plus the various mortises and tenons, required lots of router work. We use top-bearing (or bearing-over) and bottom-bearing (or bearing-under) pattern bits, depending on what we're cutting.
For example, after epoxying 22-inch tails to the rake boards, I used a bearing-under bit that followed the tail's contours to remove the waste from the rake board. This creates the impression that the entire rake board is a full timber rafter.
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To profile the end of the attached rake frieze, which was glued to the tail with two-part epoxy.
Once in place, the rake board looks like a full-dimension timber rafter.
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For shaping a tenon on the end of a rafter tail.
For routing an angled pocket.
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Occasionally I'll make a saddle jig, which is two identical templates separated by a piece of stock equal to the thickness of the beam I'll be cutting. I slip the jig over the end of a beam and tack or clamp it in place; then I rout one side, flip the beam, and finish the cut on the opposite side without touching the template.
Two-sided "saddle" templates allowed the author to work from both sides of thick stock to cut a tenon using a top-bearing bit.
If you have to make repetitive profiles on thicker stock, making a saddle jig is well worth the effort.
We sent the shorter rafter tails to the site loose, along with the frieze board. We figured it would be easier and more accurate for the site crew to lay out the exact spacing.
Each of the 22-inch-long tails had a stub tenon on the end, which would fit snugly into a matching mortise cut into the frieze board on site. We provided the framers with the necessary router template for cutting these recesses.
Although the tails could have been recessed at their full dimension into the frieze, the stub tenon — a standard joint in timber framing — allows for wood shrinkage without a gap showing up.
The stub tenons used to attach the tails to the frieze are stepped in so that any shrinkage of the tail does not leave an unsightly gap in the joint.
Structural screws hold the tails to the 5/4 frieze board; any butt joints are mostly concealed behind the corbels.
Installation. After cutting the mortises, the crew used TimberLok screws to fasten the tails through the back of the frieze. We installed wall brackets and planks at a comfortable working height below the eaves and raised the assembly into place with a material lift. The rake boards with attached tails went on last.
The plans called for 2-inch button vents through the frieze to provide ventilation for the roof. In addition to these, we installed the frieze assembly over spacer blocks to allow for airflow behind the frieze board, filling the gaps between the blocks with Cor-A-Vent, for a bug screen. We screwed the assembly through the frieze board and blocks into solid framing, then plugged the screw holes.
We set the top of the assembly 3/4 inch lower than the tops of the rafters to account for the thickness of the 1x4 V-groove soffit. After installing the soffit planks, with butt joints over the tails, we set the last course of roof sheathing, gluing it to the tops of the soffit boards (to avoid nailing through the soffit) and securely nailing it to the rafters and tails.
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Religion and Atheism
Here's my take on an "Atheism 2.0" - all quotes are for emphasis:
Imagine a continuum; on the left side is a 100% conviction that a god(s)/afterlife do not exist, and on the right is a 100% conviction that a god(s)/afterlife is real. In the middle of this continuum, 0%, is a conviction that a lack OR presence of a god(s)/afterlife are on equal terms.
Believe in a god(s)/afterlife? If so, where do you think he (it?) resides on the above mentioned continuum? Why? As a point of reference, where do you think the existance of the toothfairy falls on this continuum?
Now, while my own personal opinion might be that the existence of a god(s) and/or afterlife (especially the one depicted in any of the three desert dogmas) are of extremely low odds (say, 99% for does not exist) and are not worth adopting as real, the important thing is that I am not absolutist in my point of view, because it is unprovable, even if only technically unprovable (ya can't bring back evidence of nothingness, can you?).
In my opinion, the "thoughtform" of the future is one were people do not claim an absolutist stance on impossible to prove concepts such as these. Arguing whether a god does or does not exist is pointless. Fighting over which god is or isn't a true god only leads to war. It's possible that the most humble and honest position is one of uncertainty. Imagine if everyone would just concede that they really just didn't know...might be a lot more peaceful world.
Also, the terms "atheist" and "believer" should probably be removed from our vocabulary. Not only have these terms been evacuated of any substantive meaning, but they've become words regularly used to express contempt or ridicule, which makes people defensive, and basically blocks any hope for open communication regarding the greatest mysteries of the universe.
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Robert EzellJan 25 2012: As an atheist, I have never argued that 'no god or gods actually exist.' Why not? Because I do not believe that 'no god or gods actually exist.'
Atheism/theism are descriptors based upon a single question: Do you believe that some god or gods actually exist? If you do believe that some god or gods actually exist, you are a theist. If it is not the case that you believe some god or gods actually exist, you are not a theist... that is... you are an atheist. Either x or ~x must be true--the law of the excluded middle. Either you believe some god or gods actually exist, or you do not. Either you are a theist, or you are an atheist.
Knowledge/certainty is another question entirely. One can claim to know that some god actually exists, making them a gnostic theist. One can claim to know that no god actually exists, making them a gnostic atheist. One may not claim to know, but still believe, that some god actually exists, making them an agnostic theist. One may not claim to know, and still not believe that some god actually exists, making them an agnostic atheist.
I am an agnostic atheist. I do not claim to know that no god actually exists. If I encountered good reason or evidence to support the claim that some god or gods actually exist, I could become an agnostic theist. I haven't placed a bet on the god or no god horses. I simply prefer to follow reason and evidence. I'd be thrilled to find some good reason or evidence, but I haven't. As such, I do not believe that some god or gods exist.
Does it matter? Not much, no. Still, I think reason and evidence do matter, and when someone seeks to justify a claim with bad reason or evidence, I'm not going to be convinced. I might even point out how the justification falls short. I believe truth does matter, and reason and evidence are the only two sources I am aware of that provide it reliably.
Jan 25 2012: Well articulated. I'd have to agree with you - according to your descriptions, I would also consider myself an agnostic atheist.
It would be interesting to find another effective, yet less confrontational, way around this age old religious argument in a bid to infuse the future of our civilization with a greater desire for finding truth with reason and evidence rather than superstition. Unfortunately for the most part, it seems like religion (among other things) is a huge road block sitting in front of this goal.
Jan 25 2012: Dawkins argues here for the use of "non theist":
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism.html (last quarter of the lecture)
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New research is under way on the alarming increase in birth defects in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, showing elevated levels of radioactivity in the city and across the country. Iraqi doctors have long reported a spike of cases involving severe birth defects in Fallujah since 2004 which are shocking in their severity. So is the US being honest about the weapons it used in the 2004 battle for the city, and in its other theatres of war? Guests: Ross Caputi, Dai Williams, Raed Jarrar.
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A new study confirms what many Iraqi doctors have been saying for years – that there is a virtual epidemic of rare congenital birth defects in cities that suffered bombing and artillery and small arms fire in the U.S.-led attacks and occupations of the country: here.
Human Dignity: A Casualty of War. Matt Southworth, Friends Committee on National Legislation: "As a bright-eyed nineteen-year-old soldier in Iraq in 2004, I was faced with a crisis of conscience. I thought I was going to Iraq to help free Iraqis, but instead I was a part of a mission to put them in a different kind of prison": here.
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Cisco: The fault lies in the stars, not the man
CEO John Chambers isn't to blame for Cisco's weakness, and neither is the company.
I come to praise John Chambers, not to bury him. It's become totally fashionable to criticize the CEO of Cisco (CSCO), and I can see it. The business has been decelerating each quarter while Chambers and company have continued to buy back stock, somewhat mindlessly, buying 27 million shares at $20.28 this quarter alone. Oops! Now it is $17!
But there is no denying that Chambers has put together a world-class team with world-class products offering an end-to-end solution.
But what's going wrong with the outlook at Cisco is a serious matter, and it is one that is not Cisco's fault. In fact, Cisco has made tremendous strides to become a less bloated, more aggressive institution, offering a diverse product line that sells into much more than just the telecom service providers and the enterprise. Cisco is the dominant Internet backbone, dominating the cloud, financial companies' tech needs and the needs of governments worldwide.
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Cisco's salespeople are amazing. They are the first to know of slowdowns, and they are telling John of a real slowdown. He's then gotten deep into the organization and has confirmed that slowdown.
Some of that is cyclical and comes back. The enterprise can't afford not to spend to stay up with its Internet, telco and data needs. It can defer spending; it can't shut it down.
But the governments of the world? One of the amazing things that Cisco has done is to ingratiate itself to governments worldwide, and that has become a very difficult market. No, Cisco isn't offering solar solutions, ones that require subsidies, but it is providing services to ever-larger, ever-growing government needs when they aren't getting larger and aren't growing.
That's troubling. But it surely is not Cisco's fault.
I have little doubt that Cisco will bounce back. It's difficult to say when, though, because the slowdown is new and the chaos around the world, particularly in Europe, is too much for any worldwide tech company to continue to be bullish.
And it is not only Europe; our federal government has ground to a halt. And that's going to hurt, too.
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It's just that you can't blame Cisco for the weakness. It's rare that I ever say this, but this time, the fault isn't with Chambers, it is with the stars.
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John Chambers should be blamed fro the mess Cisco is presently in. Just check his past performance and you will see what he has done to previous companies he has tried to lead. Well he did lead just in the wrong direction.
Take for example Wang Labs hired at its peak, was slow to acknowledge the PC market and left the company in a total mess to be sold off. Probably will do the same at Cisco removed my investment long ago when he was placed there as CEO, knew is was a real mistake from pass performance. Hope the Cisco Board wakes up and makes a change soon, only then will the turn around begin.
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