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"Mom and hot apple pie have been replaced by institutional daycare centers and cold apple turnovers at McDonald's."
Patterson explained that if efforts are not made to support women staying at home where they belong, that in a few short years men will be increasingly underrepresented among "the intelligentsia" and will gradually cede leadership to women in areas that should be reserved for men. Patterson lamented that most of the women ascending to these new roles will maintain a major focus on a career, not on the family and on children.
Six years years prior to his speech before the World Congress of Families, Dr. Paige Patterson closed the Ruby Reid Child Development Center at Southeastern Theological Seminary. Patterson told SEBTS students that he had "ideological problems" with the seminary sponsorship of a child-care center. Patterson said,
"Recent discoveries regarding children reared in child-care centers have only escalated our convictions that the child that is most likely to have a happy and useful life is a child reared in the home with the parents, not in a child-care center,"
Patterson's claim that Ruby Reid was not closed for these ideological reasons or it would have been closed when he became President nine years earlier rings hollow. A President must wait a few years until he has a majority of trustees who support his ideological views - or he risks angering the very people who have the ability to terminate him.
Word has it that one of the reasons Phil Roberts is on the hot seat at Midwestern Theological Seminary is because he closed the seminary's child-care center. Midwestern's child-care center had financial problems back in 2000, but with outside management the center has grown a million dollar annual budget. The reasons for closing the child-care center seem to have not been adequately explained to the trustees of Midwestern, if at all. Though Midwestern remains financially viable, it makes no business sense to close a profitable child-care center.
That is, unless the President of Midwestern has an ideological problem with day-care centers - as does his mentor Dr. Patterson.
Southern Seminary announced in April 2000 that the campus child-care program would close. After a strong outcry of opposition, seminary President Al Mohler pledged to keep the center for another year while seminary leaders studied long-term options to meet the seminary's child-care needs. At the time, Dr. Mohler cited financial issues for the closing of the day-care center and denied claims that the decision was based on a belief that mothers should stay home with their children.
There is nothing necessarily morally wrong with a mother who chooses to stay at home to raise her children. There is also nothing necessarily morally wrong with a mother who chooses to work and places her children in day care. It would seem to me that the mother must follow the Lord's leadership in this area, and it may differ from one mother to another.
What IS wrong is when leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, whomever they may be, determine what is wrong for all Southern Baptists - by ideological fiat. However, it seems that some Southern Baptists are beginning to understand the landscape of the SBC and are determined to resist the demands for ideological conformity. I think we will be a healthier convention when more and more Southern Baptists make their voices heard.
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The debate over circumcising baby boys
This November, voters in San Francisco are expected to weigh in on a controversial topic: whether parents should be allowed to circumcise their baby boys.
The proposition, backed by members of an anti-circumcision group that calls its members "intactivists," has ignited heated debate.
It's hardly a new issue. Historians have found evidence of circumcision dating to ancient Egypt. Since then, the practice has gone in and out of public favor for myriad reasons, including hygiene, religion, cultural norms and beliefs about masculinity. Circumcised men are now in the minority worldwide, but they are the vast majority in the U.S.
Major medical associations have not yet taken a stance. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that circumcision has both risks and benefits and that parents should be given all the information available to make an informed decision. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working on recommendations regarding the practice, but they have yet to be released.
In the meantime, those in favor of circumcision say it promotes health and hygiene, while those opposed say it's an unnecessary medical procedure that amounts to mutilation.
Read on for two views.
Circumcision is not medically necessary, is unethical and can cause irreversible harm to men.
Georganne Chapin is the founding executive director of Intact America and the founder of Hudson Center for Health Equity & Quality, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving access to healthcare.
My argument against circumcision of children and infants is no more and no less than that it's a human rights issue. All people, male as well as female, are entitled to bodily integrity, and nobody — for any reason — has the right to cut off part of another person's body when that person is too young to understand and to consent.
Under bioethical principles, parental consent for medical treatment is permitted only if the treatment being considered will save the life or health of the child. Circumcision is not medically necessary, and so it violates those principles, as well as that child's entitlement to a complete body, his own personal freedom and autonomy.
There are medical risks involved with circumcision. The baby loses the protective function of the foreskin, which means that the head of the penis can build up extra layers of skin, or the baby could develop skin ridges, a bent penis or sexual dysfunction later in life. A study published in the British medical journal Lancet in 1997 demonstrated that babies who have been circumcised have a lower pain threshold for subsequent immunizations; they are extremely distressed, their cries are different. There is also a risk of infection and death, or of a botched procedure.
The foreskin serves a number of purposes sexually. It contains thousands of nerve endings, and if you're cutting off such an exquisitely sensitive body part you're going to lose sexual sensitivity. During intercourse, the foreskin also provides a natural gliding action and a lubricating function that's lost if the person is circumcised.
In this country, we've made female genital cutting a crime and grounds for refugee status, but we do the same thing to boys that other cultures do to girls. Those in favor of male circumcision say that one is mutilation and the other is helpful, but the act of cutting off part of a child's genitals is the same, whether it's a boy or a girl.
Some men even say that they have post-traumatic stress disorder that they associate with their circumcision as infants. I think we would have no trouble believing that from a woman, but we write off men's trauma and recollection as being whining and unmanly.
Circumcision is a so-called cure that's in search of a disease. The vast majority of men in the world are intact, and they are not suffering from illness or infection. There is no justification for cutting off a body part for a hypothetical future disease, especially ones like STDs that can be prevented in ways that don't involve mutilation. It's crazy that we don't think it's crazy.
Circumcision is safe, prevents certain health problems and should be available to those who want it.
Daniel Halperin is a lecturer in international health at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Circumcision provides a number of health benefits. It reduces the risk of HIV and penile cancer in men. It also reduces the risk of several other sexually transmitted infections in both men and women, including syphilis and herpes, and of cervical cancer in women. Urinary tract infections in infants are about 10 times less likely if the boy has been circumcised.
In Africa, there have been three randomized trials — two published in the journal Lancet in 2007 and one in the journal PLoS Medicine in 2005 — demonstrating that circumcision reduces heterosexual HIV infection in men by at least 60%. The foreskin provides a ready access to cells that are the entry point for HIV because the skin there is very soft and permeable, making it more vulnerable to infection. The area underneath the foreskin is also humid and provides a hospitable environment for infections, whereas they can't proliferate as well on the dry skin of the circumcised penis.
In countries where there is not good access to running water, another reason to circumcise is hygiene. And in a study of nurses in a U.S. geriatric unit, about 90% were strongly in favor of circumcision because it was difficult to bathe uncircumcised men in their 90s. When we look at a baby and we think about circumcision, we have to think not just about that baby but that he's going to turn into a man and, eventually, an old man.
The risks associated with circumcision are very low, with fewer than 1% of procedures resulting in complications.
In terms of sexual satisfaction, some research has found that men who are circumcised enjoy a wider range of sexual activities. It can also help prevent premature ejaculation in men.
As of 2009, there were 16 states in which Medicaid didn't cover circumcision. If parents in those states want their kids to get circumcised, they have to pay out of pocket, and it can cost hundreds of dollars.
If circumcision has health benefits, and the parents want to do it for medical or religious or other reasons, that should be allowed and the access should be there. And in those parts of the world that have very high rates of heterosexual HIV transmission, I would like to see circumcision be much more accessible.
I'm not interested in pushing circumcision but in making the service readily available to everybody who wants it.
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Joe Paterno's family issues report, challenges Louis Freeh's findings
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A report commissioned by Joe Paterno's family says the late coach did nothing wrong in his handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and portrays Paterno as the victim of a "rush to injustice" created by former FBI director Louis Freeh's investigation of the case for Penn State.
The family's critique, released Sunday, argues that the findings of the Freeh report published last July were unsupported by the facts.
Former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, one of the experts assembled by the family's lawyer to review Freeh's report last year to Penn State, called the document fundamentally flawed and incomplete.
Freeh's report reached "inaccurate and unfounded findings related to Mr. Paterno and its numerous process-oriented deficiencies was a rush to injustice and calls into question" the investigation's credibility, Thornburgh was quoted as saying.
In a statement released Sunday through a spokesman, Freeh defended his work.
"I stand by our conclusion that four of the most powerful people at Penn State failed to protect against a child sexual predator harming children for over a decade," he said.
Paterno's family released what it billed as an exhaustive response to Freeh's work, based on independent analyses, on the website paterno.com.
"We conclude that the observations as to Joe Paterno in the Freeh report are unfounded, and have done a disservice not only to Joe Paterno and the university community," the family's report said, "but also to the victims of Jerry Sandusky and the critical mission of educating the public on the dangers of child sexual victimization."
Freeh's findings also implicated former administrators in university president Graham Spanier, athletic director Tim Curley and retired vice president Gary Schultz. Less than two weeks after the Freeh report was released in July, the NCAA acted with uncharacteristic speed in levying massive sanctions against the football program for the scandal.
"Taking into account the available witness statements and evidence, it is more reasonable to conclude that, in order to avoid the consequences of bad publicity, the most powerful leaders at Penn State University -- Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley -- repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky's child abuse" from authorities, trustees and the university community, Freeh wrote in releasing the report.
The former administrators have vehemently denied the allegations. So, too, has Paterno's family, though it reserved more extensive comment until its own report was complete.
The counter-offensive began in earnest this weekend. The family's findings said that Paterno:
-- Never asked or told anyone not to investigate an allegation made against Sandusky 12 years ago, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2001.
-- Never asked or told former administrators not to report the 2001 allegation.
-- And never asked or told anyone not to discuss or hide information reported by graduate assistant Mike McQueary about the 2001 allegation.
"Paterno reported the information to his superior(s) pursuant to his understanding of university protocol and relied upon them to investigate and report as appropriate," the family's analysis said.
Paterno's widow, Sue, broke her silence Friday in a letter to hundreds of former players informing them of the report's impending release. "The Freeh report failed and if it is not challenged and corrected, nothing worthwhile will have come from these tragic events," she wrote.
"I had expected to find Louis Freeh had done his usual thorough and professional job," Thornburgh said in a video posted on paterno.com. "I found the report to be inaccurate in some respects, speculative and unsupported to the record compiled ... in short, fundamentally flawed as to the determinations made to the role -- if any -- Mr. Paterno played in any of this."
Freeh was brought in to conduct an independent investigation of the school's response to allegations and find any shortcomings in governance and compliance to make sure failures don't happen again, Penn State said in a statement Sunday. Freeh made 119 recommendations to strengthen policies, and the majority have been implemented, according to the school.
University trustees and leaders have been criticized by some dissatisfied alumni, ex-players and community residents for their handling of Paterno's dismissal, the Freeh report and the sanctions.
"It is understandable and appreciated that people will draw their own conclusions and opinions from the facts uncovered in the Freeh report," the school said.
Freeh, in his report, said his team conducted 430 interviews and analyzed over 3.5 million emails and documents. The former federal judge said evidence showed Paterno was involved in an "active agreement to conceal" and his report cited email exchanges, which referenced Paterno, between administrators about allegations against Sandusky in 1998 and 2001.
According to Thornburgh's findings, Freeh's report relied on about 30 documents, including three notes authored by Paterno, and 17 emails. Four emails referenced Paterno -- none sent by the octogenarian coach who notoriously shunned modern electronic technology.
Sandusky, 69, was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in October after being convicted last summer of 45 criminal counts. Prosecutors said assaults occurred off and on campus, including the football building.
His arrest in November 2011 triggered the turmoil that led to Paterno's firing days later. Under pressure, Spanier left as president the same day. Curley was placed on administrative leave, while Schultz retired.
Spanier, Curley and Schultz are awaiting trial on obstruction and conspiracy, among other charges. They have maintained their innocence.
Critics have said that Freeh's team didn't speak with key figures including Curley, Schultz and Paterno, who died in January 2012 at age 85. The authors of the emails referenced in Freeh's report, which included Curley and Schultz, were not interviewed by Freeh, the family's analysis said.
Spanier spoke to Freeh six days before the report was released July 12.
"They missed so many key people. They didn't interview most of the key players, with the exception of President Spanier, who at the last minute we brought in and interviewed at a time when frankly the report ... was pretty well all prepared," Thornburgh said on the video.
Freeh said he respected the family's right to conduct a campaign to "shape the legacy of Joe Paterno," but called the critique self-serving. Paterno's attorney was contacted for an interview with the coach, he said, and Paterno spoke with a reporter and biographer before his death but not Freeh's team.
Curley and Schultz also declined numerous requests for interviews, Freeh said. They have been facing criminal charges since November 2011.
Freeh on Sunday cited grand jury testimony by Paterno in 2011 in which Paterno said a graduate assistant relayed to him the 2001 allegation against Sandusky of a "sexual nature" with a child.
He referred to a key point in the July report in which he said Spanier, Schultz and Curley drew up a plan that called for reporting Sandusky to the state Department of Public Welfare in 2001. But Curley later said in an email that he changed his mind "after giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe," according to Freeh's findings.
Said Freeh on Sunday: "These men exhibited a striking lack of empathy for Sandusky's victims by failing to inquire as to their safety and well-being, especially by not even attempting to determine the identity of the child" in the 2001 allegation.
The Paterno family report said Freeh chose not to "present alternative, more plausible, conclusions" about Paterno's actions. Their attorney, Wick Sollers, responded Sunday that Freeh didn't take the time to read the family's critique, or address accusations of procedural shortcomings.
"A failure to consider the facts carefully is exactly the problem our expert analysis highlights," Sollers said. "Everyone, including Mr. Freeh, should take the time to study this report."
Sue Paterno had directed Sollers, to review Freeh's report and her husband's actions. Sollers brought in Thornburgh, as well as former FBI profiler and special agent Jim Clemente, described as a child molestation and behavioral expert.
Also brought in was Dr. Fred Berlin, a psychologist from Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine whose profile lists him as the founder of the Johns Hopkins Sexual Disorders Clinic.
The analysis included interviews, including of Paterno before his death, as well as a review of documents and testimony and "information from our access to the lawyers for other Penn State administrators."
The Paterno family's analysis said Freeh's report turned into a platform for scapegoating Paterno rather than seizing on an opportunity to educate about identifying child sex abuse victims, and ignored "decades of expert research and behavioral analysis regarding the appropriate way to understand and investigate a child victimization case."
It said expert analysis showed Sandusky "fooled qualified child welfare professionals and law enforcement, as well as laymen inexperienced and untrained in child sexual victimization like Joe Paterno." The coach respected Sandusky as an assistant, but knew little about Sandusky's personal life, the analysis said, though Freeh's report "missed that they disliked each other personally, had very little in common outside work, and did not interact much if at all socially."
Actions by entities outside of Penn State were not a focus for Freeh's review. "This was an internal investigation into Penn State's response ... and that is how the University has utilized the report," the school said.
Penn State removed a bronze statue of Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on July 22. The next day, the NCAA in levying sanctions said Freeh's report revealed "an unprecedented failure of institutional integrity leading to a culture in which a football program was held in higher esteem."
The NCAA improperly relied on that report and never identified a rules infraction "based on Sandusky's crimes, much less an infraction by Penn State that implicated the NCAA's jurisdiction and core mission of ensuring competitive balance," the Paterno family report said.
An NCAA spokeswoman said the organization stood by its previous statements and declined comment Sunday.
A four-year bowl ban and steep scholarship cuts were included among the sanctions, while 111 wins between 1998 and 2011 under Paterno were vacated. It meant Paterno no longer holds the record for most wins by a major college coach.


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What do you think about drinking recovery supplements, such as whey protein or glutamine, throughout a day of cragging?
What do you think about drinking recovery supplements, such as whey protein or glutamine, throughout a day of cragging? We're told it's best to drink those after exercise, but it seems to me that the slow drip is more suited to a sport with short, powerful 15- to 30-minute bursts (aka a pitch) every hour or so over the course of an eight-hour day. I've been experimenting with a climbers' cocktail my friend (who invented it) calls Whey-Gay, which is a mix of whey protein and Gatorade powder in a liter of water. I definitely feel more recovered between burns, but I'm wondering if that's just all in my head (it's hard to tell with so many shouting, angry voices in there).
—Jim Jones, Salt Lake City, UT
I'D BE WARY OF MAKING cocktails with sports nutritional products. Better and safer to get the stuff that's been properly blended and tested. The voices might go away, too!
Sipping a carbohydrate-based drink during prolonged endurance-based activities will improve performance. During exercise, the body absorbs fluids better than solids and a carb-based sports drink will satisfy the priority of hydration as well as keeping levels of muscular glycogen as high as possible. An additional benefit to be obtained from carbohydrates, whether mid- or post-exercise, is the increase of insulin levels, which are vital for recovery, and also a reduction of the hormone cortisol, which can increase the effects of stress during exercise. Second, recovery drinks that contain a mix of carbohydrates and protein (usually a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio) are widely regarded as excellent for post-exercise recovery. The protein element evidently assists with muscle repair, and the carbohydrates provide the energy. You could wait until your next meal but you will seriously miss out on your full recovery potential if you wait longer than an hour. The studies all point to the notion that getting one of these drinks straight down the hatch right after training is very wise.
Whether you need the protein component during exercise is not as well researched. However, one study on the subject was made by the Allied Health Sciences Center, Springfield College in 2001. Full details can be found online in the Journal of Exercise Physiology, Volume 4 No. 1, January edition. The study concluded that a carbohydrate-protein drink following glycogen-depleting exercise may facilitate a greater rate of muscle glycogen resynthesis than a carbohydrate-only beverage, hasten the recovery process, and improve exercise endurance during a second bout of exercise performed on the same day. The advice seems to be that energy/recovery drinks taken during exercise won't do you any harm and they may well do you some good.
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Buying an energy efficient home can be a great investment that will save you money on energy costs in the long term in addition to increasing the resale value of your home, when you're ready to move on. With increasing consumer awareness of environmental issues, it's growing much easier to find energy efficient homes, but it helps to be armored with some tips before you set out on your home buying journey. Savvy buyers can find the perfect house for their needs and negotiate the best deals.
If you're using a real estate agent, look for one who has experience with green homes. Some may have attended certification programs on green real estate, while others simply have experience based on previous home sales and the community in general. As you conduct interviews to find the right real estate agent for you, ask about prior experience, the kinds of homes on the market, and recommendations the agent may have for you.
Be aware that energy efficient homes can come with some immediate cash benefits for buyers. Some may qualify for special mortgages. If a home isn't quite as energy efficient as you like but it has promise, you may qualify for assistance with modifications to increase its efficiency. Ask your real estate agent about these options and make sure to factor them in as you look at homes for sale; a high sticker price might be mitigated by long-term energy savings and immediate rebates designed to encourage green home purchases.
Some homes may be certified by independent or government agencies to indicate that they're energy efficient. Some examples include Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for homes, EnergyStar, and the Passive House Standard. If a home is certified, ask to see the documentation, as it will provide specific information about how well the house performed in testing and what the standards of the certification are. Uncertified homes aren't necessarily a bad buy; you'll just need to perform a more careful evaluation.
An energy efficient home should be designed with the local environment in mind to maximize efficiency. The thermal envelope, which protects the home from the elements, should include insulated windows, high R-value insulation, and appropriate measures to limit cracks and drafts. These all help the home stay hot in the winter and cool in the summer, and reduce the amount of energy that needs to be spent on heating and cooling. You can request an energy audit to determine how much heat is lost and where the primary sites of heat loss are located.
Another factor to consider is the location of the home, not just in the old real estate sense of "location, location, location," but its literal position on the lot. The home should take advantage of prevailing climate and environmental conditions; for example, a row of windows facing south to catch the sun would be a good thing, while the same set of windows on the north are not desirable. Landscaped lots also tend to be more energy efficient, especially if they contain mature trees and shrubs which act as a heat sink to control temperatures around your home, as long as they're not too close. A looming tree can cast a shadow on the home and make it difficult to heat in the winter.
Smaller homes tend to be more energy efficient, which is another thing to consider. If you're willing to scale down to a smaller lifestyle, your home will be less costly to run.
You should also look at the heating and cooling systems to see what's been installed. These systems come with ratings that provide information about how much energy is required to run them. A well-insulated home should require less energy to heat and cool overall, and the best systems will be designed to work with the home to get the maximum returns. Appliances are another issue; some are more efficient than others, and could be costly to replace. Others may be certified through energy efficiency programs, which can make them very appealing.
As you look at potential energy efficient homes, remember that you don't have to live with what you buy. You could make modifications such as a remodel or appliance switch out. A certified home in your preferred neighborhood might be out of your price range, but it's possible you could buy a home that needs some work for much less, and you could use tax credits and other incentives to perform the work it would need to be more efficient. Your real estate agent can provide specific advice on the best modification decisions for your needs.
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What's New with Manometers?
Imagine leaving your manometer in the basement while you are doing a combustion appliance zone (CAZ) test and then walking around the house, turning on fans, adjusting doors, energizing the air handler, all while you are monitoring the pressure in the CAZ on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. You wouldn't have to yell down to your buddy in the basement or run up and down the stairs to check the manometer every time you made a change; you'd see your manometer readings immediately and could more easily create the conditions for the worst-case depressurization.
Or how about this: You're up in the attic with the blower door running and you want to seal some air leaks and see what the results are for the rest of the house. Turn off the blower door fan, seal the gaps, and turn the fan on again without ever leaving the attic. As the leakage goes down, you can adjust the speed of the fan remotely. You couldn't do that with a Magnehelic gauge! But you can with the new manometers.
Two-channel digital manometers are fundamental tools in building analysis. Combustion analyzers are the heart of combustion analysis, but when you are trying to figure out what's going on with the thermal enclosure—specifically, with the air control layer or the pressure boundary—digital manometers are certainly the tool of choice. A manometer can't tell you if there is insulation in a wall, but it can tell you if there are holes in the pressure boundary. And the manometer has evolved along with the home performance industry. We have gone from using analog Magnehelic gauges to using digital manometers. Now we can use touch screen manometers with communications capabilities.
The Energy Conservatory (TEC) has produced an adapter that is designed to work with existing DG700 and DG500 manometers. Retrotec has produced an entirely new manometer, the DM32. Both manometers offer the wonders of wireless communication but approach it from different directions.
Retrotec DM32
The DM32 is the completely new manometer. It certainly does have a wireless feature, but first and foremost it is a two-channel digital manometer. The early versions had a red and black housing. The latest version has a yellow body with a black faceplate and touch screen.
The DM32 is not much bigger than a fat cell phone. There are no batteries to replace; it is rechargeable either through a USB computer connection or plugged into a wall outlet. The four pressure connections (blue and red for Channel A and yellow and green for Channel b) are recessed into the top edge of the housing to protect them from damage. (One interesting thing about these pressure connections that I've always liked is the fact that the inside of the ¼–inch tubing slides over the center fitting of the connector while the outside is compressed by the outside of the fitting. The advantage with this approach is that the inside of the tubing doesn't get chewed up as it is pushed on and pulled off.) There is also an Ethernet connector on the top edge to connect to the fan for speed control.
On the bottom of the DM32 are a network Ethernet cable connection and a micro-USB connector. The Ethernet connection allows you to network multiple gauges—for multifamily applications, for example. The micro-USB connector is used for charging the batteries, and as an alternative can be your connection to a computer. You can use this connection to update the firmware inside the manometer. As the product went through beta testing, Retrotec adjusted the firmware to ensure sensor accuracy. Incredibly, the sensors only need calibration every five years.
There is a belt clip in the back of the DM32 as well as rare-earth magnets to mount the manometer on a metal surface.
All the controls are touch screen via the face of the unit. Pressing the on-off button for two seconds turns the DM32 on, and the Splash/Logo screen displays momentarily before the device opens up the control screen. The top row of the display shows functional information such as the fan speed percentage, the time average of the readings, whether or not the network connection is alive, and the status of the batteries. The second row is the Channel A reading. The third row is a graphic of the device being controlled and the Channel B reading. The fourth row is the Set Pressure and Set Speed controls. And the fifth row is the Settings button, which provides access to the pressure readings during the Baseline capture process, and displays the baseline for later documentation.
When you press the Settings button, the first screen provides access to the house-under-test area (for Flow/Area, EqLA10/Area, and EfLA4/Area); the house volume (for ACH); and time averaging. The next Settings screen provides access to the wireless network setup, the default @ Pressure entry, a Power Down Time from 15 minutes to 2 hours to completely off, and the ability to turn the key feedback sound on or off. It also provides you with the ability to adjust the slope of the @ Pressure angle. The final Settings screen has Touchscreen recalibration, Firmware identification, and the Language setting.
If you press on the Channel A reading, the Hold function is activated. If you press on the graphic of the fan product being controlled, you are taken to a Range or Configuration screen to select the flow ring. On that screen there is a link to the devices that the DM32 will work with—all the Retrotec devices. With another button press you get to all the TEC devices—from the Duct Blaster to the TrueFlow.
The earlier Retrotec manometer—the DM2—had the ability to control lots of devices and had lots of setup capabilities, but it required some digging for the right buttons to push. The DM32 is more intuitive. There are pictures of devices (although the images take some getting used to). There are pictures of the rings. No more Config button! Since the speed is controlled by the manometer—as it is with the DM2—you can set a percentage of speed instead of rotating the dial, or you can set the pressure you want the fan to achieve. When the DM32 is operating in the Pressure/Flow mode and the fan is running, an @ button appears in the upper-left corner with a red line through it. Pressing this button activates or deactivates the @ pressure feature.
The DM32 can be connected to a computer with a cable or through a wireless network connection. Various pieces of software are supplied with the DM32 that further enhance the features of the manometer. They include Virtual Gauge software, DM32 Configurator software, and Data Logger software.
The DM32 also has an adapter that will couple the manometer to the TEC speed control so that the DM32 can control the operation of all the TEC devices.
Wireless Connection
This wireless stuff is great, but remember that it is a moving target, particularly in the Android world. My three-year-old phone, for example, is considered ancient. The people at Radio Shack told me so when I went to get a new battery. So when I connected the DM32 to my Android phone, I felt the connection might be unreliable. On the other hand, when I connected the DM32 software (GaugeRemote) to the Apple iPhone, it worked well and reliably. I don't have an Android tablet, but Joe Medosch (a Retrotec trainer par excellence) says that the software works well with a tablet. But the devices should be the same age in order to provide you with a solid and reliable connection, no matter what equipment you are using.
That being said, I was able to operate the manometer within the limits of the house I was working in effectively and reliably.
DM32 Specifications
The DM32 specifications are summarized in Table 1.
What's included in the DM32 package:
- DM32 Dual Channel touchscreen gauge
- DM32 USB North American charging module
- DM32 software suite
- Cat5 cable, 7 ft (2 m) blue
- USB cable, 6-ft A to micro B 5 pin gold plated 28/24 awg w/ ferrite
- Antiskid mat
- Laptop-style case
- Tubing accessory kit
- DM32 holder
- Virtual Gauge software
- DM32 Configurator software
- Data logger software
- DM32 USB driver
TEC WiFi Link to a DG700
The TEC WiFi Link works with either the TEC DG-700 or the DG-500 manometer. It creates a wireless network that can be picked up by any computer or mobile device with WiFi capability. The free WiFi Link-compatible software allows monitoring and controlling of the DG-700 gauge from anywhere in the house.
WiFi Link will work with the latest versions of TECTITE and TECLOG programs for PCs and the iTEC-700 utility app for Apple mobile devices. The iTEC-700 app works with the iPhone or iPad to allow you to remotely cruise a TEC blower door or Duct Blaster fan or monitor CAZ pressures while you walk around the house turning exhaust fans on and off. (TEC hopes to have an Android version by early 2014.)
The really good thing about this device is that it works with any DG700 with serial numbers 349 or higher (or any DG500) and has a serial communications port on the top so you don't have to buy a new manometer. The link is a little 2¾-inch x 1 7/8-inch x 1 5/8-inch black box that connects to the serial communications port. There is a 5-inch-long power jumper cable that plugs into the side of this little box and into the side of the DG700 where the cruise control cable usually resides.
When you plug the power cable into the DG700, the modem in the WiFi Link powers up and the blue light comes on. When you power on the DG700, a green light joins the blue light. When the green light is solid, a WiFi hot spot has been created and is waiting for a connection. When the connection is made either to a computer or to an Apple wireless product, another green light illuminates and a yellow communication light starts to blink as information is transferred.
The iTEC-700 app provides a bright, clear screen on the iPhone with the Channel A information on the top and the Channel B information below it. It has a button to press for the Baseline and another button to press to change the mode. There is a Cruise on-off slide switch, and Time Average, Cruise Target adjustment, and Stop Fan buttons. There is a fan speed slider that you can use to adjust the fan speed from across the house. There is also a display of the manometer model and serial number and the manometer battery voltage. Finally there is a Disconnect button and a little blinking manometer communication indicator that flickers as information is passed between the manometer and the iPhone.
In some ways the iTEC app is easier to use than the DG700 itself. The display is clear, simple, and reliable. I had solid control with it 50 feet away through three walls.
I connected my DG700 wirelessly to my PC and ran TECTITE 4.0 (WiFi). Instead of having to sit right next to the blower door with the cable attached to the manometer, I could sit comfortably across the room and watch the manometer run an automated multipoint blower door test, graph the results, calculate the ventilation requirements for the house based on ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010 (they're working on integrating the 2013 version), and create reports that I could give to my customers.
The power consumption may be a problem with the TEC system. Although it doesn't work out to be all that bad if you estimate about an hour per test (and the average test is probably less than that), that would be about 25 tests per set of six batteries or about $0.35 per test. Just make sure you bring along extra batteries for your tests.
There's a lot to be said for not having to buy a new manometer and for being able to keep working with the old reliable gauge you have been working with. The WiFi Link is a great addition to a great product. Remote operation is a technique that we can begin to explore now that we have the tools for it.
WiFi Link Specifications
The TEC WiFi Link specifications are summarized in Table 2.
This WiFi stuff is very cool, but as W.C. Fields said, "It's like tying a hair ribbon on a bolt of lightning!" It's a moving target. Its reliability and effectiveness depend on the compatibility of multiple devices that are attempting to communicate with one another. For these two excellent companies, entering the world of computer communications will mean they'll have to respond to lots of questions from their customers that have nothing to do with measuring pressure in houses and everything to do with setting up networks for computers and cellular telephones. Both companies have excellent, detailed support materials and manuals. Oddly enough, in today's push-button world, these piles of paper are more important than ever, and I would urge people to invest some time reading them.
Retrotec has created a way to remotely upgrade the firmware of the DM32. The DM32 has a solid feel and provides a positive user experience. The product is going to have to prove itself in the harsh environment in the field, but Retrotec has invested a huge amount in creating a state-of-the-art product that is tough.
The reliable DG700 has established itself in training programs and manuals as the primary pressure measurement tool. TEC has made its new communications connection compatible with all of its existing products, including the DG700. TEC's solution to entering the wireless world may not be the most elegant, but it works.
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Apple touts the automatic graphics switching in its new 15" and 17" MacBook Pros as a "breakthrough technology from Apple." Some readers scoffed at the description earlier today, assuming (as we originally did) that Apple was using NVIDIA's Optimus technology. We discussed the graphics switching technology at length with Apple this afternoon, and though Apple's implementation is similar in concept, it differs in a few key areas from Optimus.
The main goal of Apple's automatic graphics switching is to balance graphics performance with long battery life. Intel's latest stable of mobile processors—Core i3, i5, and i7—all include integrated graphics in the same package as the CPU. Dubbed Intel HD, this integrated graphics processor is designed primarily for efficiency. While its performance is far better than the previous GMA950, for instance, it still wouldn't be classified as good for "performance" graphics in any sense of the term in common usage.
In previous MacBook Pros, Apple attempted to achieve this goal by including a discrete GPU along with the integrated graphics from NVIDIA's 9400M chipset. Users could switch from one to the other manually via System Preferences, which required user intervention as well as the annoyance of logging out and logging back in. So, you could have either performance or better battery life, as long as you were willing to interrupt your workflow.
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NVIDIA's Optimus is another solution to this problem. It uses a combination of hardware and software to enable automatic switching between integrated graphics and a discrete GPU. To implement this, Optimus relies on a list which tells the system which apps need a discrete GPU and which apps can work fine with integrated graphics. NVIDIA manages a master list, which Optimus can download from the cloud, or the user can use a control panel to override this list.
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Apple's approach in the new 15" and 17" MacBook Pros differs from Optimus in two key ways. The first is that the switching is all handled automatically by Mac OS X without any user intervention (though there is actually a System Preference to deactivate it, if you choose). Apps that use advanced graphics frameworks such as OpenGL, Core Graphics, Quartz Composer or others will cause the OS to trigger the discrete GPU. So, when you are reading or writing Mail, or editing an Excel spreadsheet, Mac OS X will simply use the integrated Intel HD graphics. If you fire up Aperture or Photoshop, Mac OS X kicks on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M.
The second way that it differs from Optimus is that the integrated graphics are powered down when the discrete GPU is active. This saves even more power than Optimus does, leading to a stated battery life as long as nine hours.
Apple credits its solution to the company's attention to detail when it comes to user interaction (though its original solution with its login/logout missed this mark), and because Apple is unique among PC vendors in that it controls both the hardware and software. That level of integration is much more difficult when multiple vendors control different parts of the system.