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The content that we produce is the core of our franchise. We cannot continue to charge some users (our print subscribers) and allow others (our online-only readers) to have free access to our most valued content. As a model for business, this is simply not sustainable.
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Complete and immediate access to local news and advertising content in print, online and via mobile device is your best value at $12 per month. It is our most comprehensive package and is the best of all worlds with complete versatility of delivery methods.
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All-Star Futures Game puts Minor Leaguers Bogaerts, Lindor and Correa on display
Edgardo Alfonzo's role as World Team manager in Sunday's Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game was largely ceremonial and far from a stressful endeavor. But it did come with a couple headaches.
For one, Alfonzo had requested a pair of those Groucho Marx glasses to channel that memorable moment in Mets lore when Bobby Valentine returned to the dugout in disguise after an in-game ejection. Alas, nobody came through on that request.
And then, more importantly, there was that shortstop slot on the World roster and the frustration that, no matter how he doled out the innings, they would not be adequate enough to showcase the talents of Xander Bogaerts, Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa. In fact, the World roster was so devastatingly deep at this particular position that the Cubs' highly touted Javier Baez was left on the outside looking in.
"So many talents," Alfonzo said, shaking his head. "We were discussing that [Saturday]: 'Who's going to start and how are we going to do it?' It's not easy, it's not easy."
It is, however, easy to enjoy the idea of a new wave of supreme shortstops arriving to the big leagues in sweet succession. And if you saw, say, Bogaerts' beautiful slide at home plate to avoid the tag and score in the fourth or Correa crushing a batting-practice fastball off the Citi Field second deck façade, you got the sense the position is going to be in good hands going forward.
Back in the '90s, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Nomar Garciaparra followed the lead of Cal Ripken Jr. and completely -- unfairly -- recalibrated our offensive expectations for the men manning the game's most taxing and important defensive position.
In the years since, the stars at short have been either defensively deft or big of bat, but very rarely both. So you appreciate guys like Troy Tulowitzki or Jimmy Rollins or Jose Reyes, but you also understand how the wear and tear can serve to shorten their shelf lives.
While it's too early to know what the future holds for Bogaerts or Lindor or Correa or Addison Russell, who got the U.S. team's starting nod, no shortage of scouts will tell you their tools apply on both sides of the ball. What remains to be seen is how those tools apply as they ascend and whether they, as a group, can recalibrate our offensive expectations for the position yet again.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Bogaerts, who was recently promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket, is the one knocking on the door of the big leagues, and perhaps that's why Alfonzo ultimately decided to give him six innings in the field on this sun-splashed Sunday. There is curiosity, though, over whether Bogaerts' glove will stick at short or whether he'll one day have to shift to left field or third base.
As you might imagine, Bogaerts has his opinion on the matter.
"I'm a shortstop," he said. "I just keep working to stay at that position. I have to stay in shape, and I don't have a problem staying in shape. I like to run, I like to be active. I can't be lazy. That's why I don't have any weight problems. I like to be loose and move around. I've gotten stronger since I signed, but not fatter."
Bogaerts' strength gives him the ability to spray the ball to the gaps. Correa has similar strength, but it hasn't yet been as apparent in games in his first full professional season, as he's just 18 and still filling out his broad-shouldered, 6-foot-4 frame. The size and swing path indicate that the power will come, though, and, unlike with Bogaerts, there is little question Correa is going to provide that pop from a premium defensive position.
"I think shortstop is the best position you can play," Correa said. "You're involved in everything. You have to pay attention every single pitch. It's great to play that position and do everything on the field -- be a captain, be a leader. You have to have leadership if you're going to be a great shortstop. You have to take charge in the field."
Lindor, at 19, is already being hailed as a natural-born leader. And while his offensive skillset is more artistic in nature (you have to watch the switch-hitter work an opposing pitcher to truly appreciate what his bat brings to a lineup), he is so defensively gifted that most analysts (including MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo) rate him as the best overall shortstop prospect in the sport.
That ranking is nice and all, but Lindor knows he's far from alone in the burgeoning shortstop spectrum, which has bred a sense of healthy competition.
"The more competition I have, the better it's going to make me," Lindor said. "So I'm embracing it. I see Bogaerts got called up [to Triple-A], I see Correa's doing great, I see [Jurickson] Profar is in the big leagues, I see what Baez is doing, and I think that's awesome. I'm happy for all of them, because I know what it takes and we're going through the same process."
And if they keep progressing, well, you won't need Groucho Marx glasses to see the future looks bright at short.


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Toothpaste: It's something most people use every day, but rarely give much thought to — except, perhaps, when choosing from among the dozens of brands that line the drugstore shelf. Is there any difference between them? What's toothpaste made of… and does it really do what it promises on the box? To answer those questions, let's take a closer look inside the tube.
The soft, slightly grainy paste that you squeeze on your brush is the latest in a long line of tooth-cleaning substances whose first recorded use was around the time of the ancient Egyptians. Those early mixtures had ingredients like crushed bones, pumice and ashes — but you won't find that any more. Modern toothpastes have evolved into an effective means of cleaning teeth and preventing decay. Today, most have a similar set of active ingredients, including:
Besides their active ingredients, most toothpastes also contain preservatives, binders, and flavorings — without which they would tend to dry out, separate… or taste awful. In addition, some specialty toothpastes have additional ingredients for therapeutic purposes.
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By Jundo Cohen
With Gassho before a body scanner, sitters will enter the 3-D Holographic Zen Hall from wherever they are. Instantly, a high roofed room, Manjusri Bodhisattva at its center, fills the senses and the 10 directions encircling them. Lifelike images of a hundred others who have sat that day (some hours earlier in distant time zones) occupy projected Zafus all around, and the scent of incense perfumes the air. A young priest walks through the room straightening slippers (all made of photons), guiding newcomers to their places. Biosensors in the sitter's clothing adjust posture with a touch lightly felt at the small of the back. A teacher in far Japan, as if a few feet away, offers a talk and responds immediately to questions. Rising from Zazen, all recite as one the Bodhisattva Vows, prostrating toward Manjusri now seen hovering midair as vast as a mountain. The identical scene appears in Holospaces in every sitter's home or private place, including for one fellow sitting zero gravity on the long voyage to Mars.
Though sounding like Isaac Asimov meets the Lotus Sutra, researchers at the holographics lab of one of Japan's best science universities tell me it is just a matter of time now. The 'HoloZendo' is not a figment of the imagination, and may be available to carry in one's pocket. If so, it will not be the first time that new technologies have impacted Buddhist practice. The printing press in China and Japan in centuries past first made sacred texts widespread both for laypeople and monastics, and available to hold in one's hands. The airplane, telephone, sound and video recording allowed 20th century teachers and ancient teachings to cross national borders without need for perilous sea journey, linking monasteries in the far Himalayas to practitioners in Texas, bringing Dharma around the world.
Now, in the first years of the 21st century, the technology available for Buddhist practice is not quite yet the "3-D HoloLotus Land" … but it is not too bad. What's more, with a touch of ingenuity and creativity (plus the virtues of patience and perseverance), many of the defects and weaknesses inherent in its use for Buddhist practice can be overcome. Like the printing press, modern means of communication are overcoming various obstacles that have limited the teaching and dissemination of Buddhist practice since the Buddha's time, especially to laypeople outside monastery walls and those in distant places. Even in the 'Golden Age' of Buddhism, conditions were not so 'golden' for millions of non-monastics unable to abandon their homes and families to travel to distant mountaintops in search of instruction. While 'Home leaving' is the Path for those who can, millions more were bound to home and the duties of caring for family … left hoping for future birth as their one chance to pursue the Way. Would the Buddha have changed his views on the place of "householder" practice if modern possibilities were available? Certainly, the intangibles of "on site" practice … observing the teacher and fellow monks in their daily actions and behavior, living and practicing communally from day to night … cannot be replaced by modern technologies as they now exist. But do other pluses and strengths compensate in important ways, with overall benefits which may sometimes surpass the traditional in key aspects, especially for lay practice?
Our Treeleaf Sangha (http://www.treeleaf.org), now entering its fourth year, may be the world's most "online" Buddhist Sangha.. Our 'mission statement' describes Treeleaf as "a practice place for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or work, childcare and family needs, seeking to provide Zazen sittings, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Zen Buddhist Sangha, all fully online." People from over 40 countries, as far away as Kazakhstan, learn the Dharma, share their lives, and sit Zazen together. A few members symbolize who we serve**: Miriam was a 40 year Zenny who came like clockwork to a twice weekly Zazen meeting in Arizona. However, following a stroke, she was left nearly bedridden, unable to make the drive. Almost immediately, activities with the group, all sitting and social contact, were substantially cut off. By learning to use a computer, camera and microphone from her home, Miriam was able to sit with us any day of the week, study Buddhist texts with us, laugh and cry with us. Likewise, Ann is a single working mother holding down two jobs, with no time to visit the Buddhist group gathering blocks from her house. She is able to access our sittings whenever she has the time, 24/7, plus build friendships with other working parents of our Sangha facing similar struggles. Tom is a soldier in Afghanistan who sits with us between combat missions. Bill is a medical volunteer in Africa with no Buddhist Sangha for thousands of miles. Lee was hospitalized for cancer treatments, yet was able to prepare for Jukai with us via video netcast viewed from her hospital bed. She was supported throughout her illness by many of our other members also facing major health issues. Sven attends his local twice monthly Zen meeting in a Swedish small city, but finds he wants more. Through our Sangha and our two way "see and be seen" video Zazen hall (not a '3-D Holosuite' yet, but on its way!), he is able to both sit and share social tea with Zenfriends any day, join in our Rakusu sewing circle, Precepts study circle and more. These folks are typical of the people who sit with us. It could be argued that most Buddhist Centers in the west have significantly failed the thousands of interested and dedicated practitioners who just cannot come to sittings because life intervenes.
We encourage our members to attend "in the flesh" Zen meetings in their communities whenever they can. It is wonderful to sit under a roof with others, able to share that kind of interaction. However, it's just not possible for so many. What is more, I have been surprised at the rich, intimate, nurturing environment that can be established in a so-called "online" Zen community. Certainly, there are some things we miss, beginning with the simple ability to hug a member during a life emergency or adjust posture by touch. Yet, our structure offers benefits too, especially in comparison to many non-residential, once or twice weekly or monthly Zazen groups where people come to hear a short talk, then sit silently before heading home, with little chance for social interaction beyond a few minutes before and after. In contrast, our Treeleafers communicate any day, every day, as much as they wish, with fellow Zennies who become real friends over time. People share the twists and turns of their lives, support each other during the ups and downs. We often see people who are more inclined to reveal themselves and share their lives over the internet (given the relative anonymity it can provide), and to drop the masks and facades that sometimes people wear dealing "face to face". People do open up, often about events in their lives that they have told no one else. We have various video opportunities to chat with each other (including two way video Dokusan), but much of our Sangha's communication is by written word in our "Forum". While intonation and body language are unseen, our very diverse, mature, literate, gentle, lovely members are generally superb communicators by writing, and the written format allows a richness of expression, taking of time, depth and thoughtfulness that can be missing from casual oral chat-chat. Our discussions on the Dharma, on Practice and all life are serious business. It is a bit like the story of the blind man who, deprived of his ability to use some senses, learns new paths to richly contact the world through his remaining senses in ways the sighted often ignore. Although "Leafers" are denied aspects of physical contact and communication, they laugh and cry together, support each other, give each other a kick in the pants when needed, are truly Sangha brothers and sisters. At least, as much as any lay Sangha I know.
We have problems too, things we must be very creative to overcome. Sometimes, we have succeeded in transcending the barriers presented by our medium, sometimes not. Many of the problems are exactly the same as most Buddhist Sangha face in the West. For example, as with any group meeting in a building, we have a body of very regular members, but so many other people who come for just a few days or weeks before drifting away. This is just the case at every Zen group I have encountered in America, Europe or Japan. Taigu and I wish we could entice everyone to stay and benefit from this wonderful Practice, but it is not possible. For that reason, we are developing certain resources to get people better involved and feeling 'at home'. For example, a weekly casual 'tea meeting' gathers to share and shoot the breeze by sound and video link, and we are attempting to organize many other online social events as well. We use the "buddy system" so that, if any member enters the hospital or is otherwise unable to communicate in an emergency, her "buddy" will be able to alert us. We are also hammering out a "mentoring" system by which more experienced Zen practitioners befriend and 'take under wing' newcomers just getting started. Our art and music circles encourage our aspiring artists, poets, writers and musicians to share their compositions with the community, and anyone is welcome to try. Certain specialized online study groups, in subjects such as Kesa sewing, Buddhist text reading, Oryoki and the like, help build community, as will certain charitable and "engaged" social projects that members are encouraged to join. Finally, our one true "rule" of the Sangha (besides our "rule" to sit Zazen each day) is that members must mutually maintain "gentle speech" in all communication, even when voices disagree on hot issues. Perhaps more than anything, this allows a warm, welcoming and non-hostile atmosphere for new and old, where people can open up without fear.
This year, Treeleaf Sangha took the groundbreaking step of ordaining three individuals, and their training will occur largely by means of modern communication media. We are now engaged in a multi-year course of education, using both new, innovative methods and ancient, traditional methods, combining 'at a distance' and 'in the flesh', with the one goal of turning these people into ethical, skilled and equipped Soto Zen teachers, ministers and counselors. We know that we have to "get this right" because we are breaking new ground, and it is a heavy responsibility. Our goal is, no more and no less, to turn out Wise and Compassionate, fully ordained priests with the knowledge, skills and ethical standards to serve their students well.
The world is virtual. A most basic Buddhist teaching is that our experience of the world and 'self' is a virtual recreation, or outright fiction, built from data passing through the senses into the "3-D Holodeck" of the human mind. In fact, at the heart of the practice of Zazen is the abandonment of judgments and divisions thus created, such as concepts of "here" "there" "now" "then", distance and separation. All time and space, Buddhas and Ancestors in distant lands and ages past, are encountered in the most intimate terms as Zazen is sat. It is this very same dropping of "distance and separation" which can be taught through a "no near nor far" Sangha like ours. Folks learn to sit and breathe together side by side, intimacy felt without thought of miles. Thus, as I often say, "the world is virtual, our Sangha is real."
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10 Common Misconceptions About Combustion Safety
In the home performance industry, most standards require extensive testing to identify vented appliances that could backdraft and spill exhaust gases, particularly when homes are air-sealed. But how good are these tests at finding problems? And how real are the risks? In this article, we answer these questions by addressing ten common misconceptions about combustion safety.
1. Carbon monoxide from backdrafting gas appliances kills hundreds of people each year
CO fatalities from backdrafting appliances are extremely rare. According to a 2012 report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an average of 169 deaths occurred each year from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning between 2007 and 2009. On average, 52 were associated with household gas appliances and most of these were attributed to furnaces or portable heaters (see Figure 1).
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The incident reports noted that deaths were generally a result of compromised vent systems, flue passageways, and chimneys, improper installation and poor maintenance. A few appliances had vents blocked by soot resulting from inefficient combustion caused by factors such as leaky or clogged burners, an over-firing condition, or inadequate combustion air. Some furnace incidents included compromised heat exchanges and access panels that were removed or improperly sealed.
The CPSC report mentioned backdrafting as a factor in only one case. But, the vast majority of CO fatalities involved a severely malfunctioning appliance and venting system. While CO fatalities from combustion appliances appear to be rare, sub-lethal CO exposure may be a larger problem. However, we currently lack the exposure and health vulnerability information needed to quantify the hazard of sub-lethal CO associated with backdrafting appliances (or any other source for that mater). Regardless, ensuring gas appliances and venting systems are properly installed, are operating normally, and are well maintained will protect against both fatal and sub-lethal exposures to CO.
2. Carbon monoxide is the only pollutant of concern associated with combustion spillage
Although carbon monoxide (CO) is a primary concern, other combustion products, such as oxides of nitrogen and water, can also produce health hazards. The two most prevalent oxides of nitrogen are nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Both NO and NO2 are toxic gases, but NO2 is highly reactive and corrosive. Short-term exposures to NO2 can results in respiratory stress; chest pain; and eye, nose, and throat irritation. The largest by-product of combustion is water, which can lead to moisture related problems including mold. Because combustion appliances can generate hazardous pollutants, it is important to ensure that all combustion appliances are properly vented outside the living space.
3. Combustion safety diagnostics have a zero-tolerance policy for exhaust gas spillage
Almost all combustion safety diagnostic procedures allow appliances to spill some exhaust gas into the home. The diagnostics provide strict regulations for preventing depressurization-induced spillage from gas water heaters and furnaces. Yet, many procedures ignore the fact that cooking burners, ovens, vent-free heaters, and vent-free fireplaces directly emit 100% of their exhaust gases into the home. Additionally, some procedures allow homes to pass for combustion safety without addressing emissions from vent-free appliances. For example, vent-free heaters and fireplaces spill all of their exhaust gases by design and are considered acceptable in many parts of the country – though not in California, Michigan, Wisconsin, and a few U.S. cities.
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois (Francisco et al., Indoor Air 2010; 20: 370–379), vent-free fireplaces can, "produce indoor air concentrations considered to be unhealthy to at least sensitive or at-risk individuals." In the study, measured nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels exceeded the U.S. EPA's 1-h health protection standard for outdoor air in 80% of the homes, regardless of usage; the EPA's 8-h standard for CO was exceeded in 20% of homes when usage patterns did not comply with industry recommendations. Amazingly, these problems were found in just 3-4 days of measurements!
Figure 2 shows an example of the CO measurements from one home in the Illinois study. CO was measured at the mantel of the fireplace and in the living room. Figure 2 shows that CO distributes almost instantaneously throughout the house (using 1-min sampling intervals), as concentrations in the living room and the fireplace room are equal when the fireplace is operating. Although the concentrations in the fireplace room and the living room are far below life threatening, the results indicate that everyone inside the home would be at risk if the appliance emitted hazardous concentrations. Therefore, the risk of exposure should be assessed using the entire living space of the home, not just the combustion appliance zone.
4. Combustion appliances ALWAYS backdraft if the house is depressurized beyond the industry standard test thresholds
How effectively appliances vent exhaust gases does not solely depend on depressurization. Normal venting, or draft, largely depends on the firing rate of the appliance, the weather, and the vent system design. Appliances with higher firing rates produce hotter exhaust gases that result in larger upward (buoyant) forces. The large buoyant forces from the hot exhaust gases increase draft and more effectively heat the vent system.
Weather conditions can also impact draft. Cold weather conditions often improve draft from appliances because increasing the temperature difference between the hot exhaust gases and the outdoors increases buoyancy-driven ventilation. Conversely, if a cold downdraft is established before the appliance begins operating, then the appliance will have more difficulty reversing the flow and establishing draft after the burner fires. During warm weather conditions, the likelihood of downdraft increases because the indoor temperature is often lower than the outdoor temperature, reversing flow in the vent.
In addition to outdoor temperature, wind can also affect draft from vented appliances. Research conducted by Koontz et al. [GRI Report: GRI-01-250, 2001] showed that houses were more likely to fail combustion safety tests during low wind speeds than high wind speeds. Depending on the vent cap and the location of the vent termination on the roof, windy conditions generally aid in venting exhaust gases.
Although the firing rate, outdoor temperature, and wind contribute to buoyant forces needed for establishing draft, a good venting system is required for maximizing buoyancy driven ventilation. A vent system design that maximizes buoyancy driven ventilation can ensure draft even in cases when the house is depressurized beyond the industry standard test thresholds. For example, appliances with vent systems that consist of a tall, straight stack may be capable of establishing draft even when depressurization far exceeds industry standard test thresholds. In contrast, the same appliances with vent systems that contain multiple elbows or long horizontal runs may backdraft when the house is depressurized less than the protocol thresholds.
Because vent systems are not trivial, local and national codes provide guidelines for reducing the risk of backdrafting and spillage. A weatherization study conducted in Minnesota (Bohac, D. and Cheple, M., 2002) showed that vent system complying with the National Fuel Gas Code were more likely to establish draft, even when the house is depressurized to industry standard test thresholds.
5. Increasing depressurization increases the risk of very high pollutant concentrations in the home
Increasing depressurization actually reduces the risk of high pollutant concentrations. It is true that increasing house depressurization increases the risk of spillage. This is because increasing depressurization increases the likelihood of downward flow in the vent and increases the flow rate of the downward flow. However, higher flow rates of outdoor air entering the house means higher flow rates of indoor air leaving the home, thus removing more indoor pollutants. To better understand the relationship between fan flow and depressurization, Figure 3 provides a graphical representation for a 1000 ft2 home with varying tightness (ACH50). This figure was generated using the standard power law relation, Q = C(∆p)n, where n is assumed to be 0.65 and C, the flow coefficient, is determined using the ACH50. We can see that for a reasonably tight home (ACH50=4), a fan flow of 125 cfm is needed to depressurize the house to -5 Pa.
To explore the impact of increasing dilution with more depressurization, we calculated the concentrations that would result from an appliance spilling exhaust into a house modeled as a well-mixed single-zone (or box). As shown in Figure 2, CO distributes almost instantaneously throughout the house; therefore, the risk of exposure should be assessed using the entire home not just the combustion appliance zone. Figure 4 shows the results for a 1000 ft2, 4 ACH50 home with a 40,000 BTU/hr appliance – a common size for a storage water heater, small central furnace or large wall furnace – continuously spilling 200 ppm or 400 ppm of air-free CO. The CO emission rates are based on the allowable BPI and RESNET limits (200 ppm) and on the ANSI limits for furnaces and water heaters (400 ppm). The results show that increasing depressurization actually reduces pollutant concentrations inside the home due to the contribution of additional dilution air.
6. Short spillage events can produce very high pollutant concentrations in the home
Short spillage events are very unlikely to generate high, life-threatening indoor pollutant concentrations. This is because indoor pollutant concentrations depend on the total mass (amount) of pollutant in the home at a given time. The mass of pollutants released by an appliance depends on the burner firing-rate (size), the duration of operation, and the concentration of the pollutant in the flue gases. Over long periods of time, indoor concentrations depend on the air exchange rate of the house.
In order to better understand the relationship between appliance spillage and indoor concentration, let's go through a simple example. A 40,000 BTU/hr appliance produces about 400 ft3 of exhaust per hour (about 100 ft3 of exhaust for every 10,000 BTU). In five minutes,the appliance can produce about 33 ft3 of exhaust that could enter a home. In a 1000 ft2 home with 8 ft. ceilings the appliance exhaust makes up about 0.4% of the air in the home. Even if the exhaust has 1000 ppm of air-free CO, the concentration in the home would only be about 4 ppm of CO. If the appliance spilled for ten minutes, then the indoor concentration would only be about 8 ppm of CO. These results indicate that short spillage events are very unlikely to generate high, life threatening pollutant concentrations in the home.
7. Compared to other vented appliances, water heaters have the highest risk of harming occupants
Water heaters are less likely to result in an indoor air quality hazard than other appliances because they are typically operated for short periods of time and generally produce little to no CO or NO2. Water heaters are commonly believed to have the highest risk of causing harm because they are operated during warm weather conditions, which increases the likelihood of downdrafting (due to the reverse stack effect) and backdrafting (due to a lower temperature difference between the flue and the outdoors). However, water heaters are generally operated for short periods of time, reducing the risk of ongoing pollutant production and entry into homes. According to a study that monitored water heater operation in 143 California homes for one-week (Mullen et al., LBNL-6374E, 2013), 95% of the homes monitored had a maximum water heater operating time of 2.3 hours in an 8-hour period. Furnaces, specifically wall and floor furnaces, pose a larger risk than water heaters because they operate more frequently during some seasons and if undersized, they can operate continuously.
In addition to operating for short periods of time, water heaters generally emit low concentrations of CO and NO2. As mentioned by Rick Karg in the July/August 2013 issue of Home Energy, most gas appliances operate with 4-9% excess oxygen, reducing the risk of CO production from combustion. Bohac and Cheple (2002) measured CO from 1,356 water heaters and 548 furnaces during downdrafting conditions in Minnesota. They found that only 2% of water heaters had CO concentrations greater than 500 ppm, while 7% of the furnaces had CO concentrations greater than 500 ppm. Figure 5, provides a summary of their CO test results from water heaters and furnaces. The authors noted that a standard "clean and tune" resolved many of the CO problems. A study in California (Singer et al., CEC-500-2009-099; 2009) showed that functioning storage water heaters and furnaces rarely emit enough NO2 to result in an indoor air quality hazard. Based on these results, we cannot confirm that water heaters present a greater risk than other vented appliances.
8. Carbon monoxide alarms protect occupants from short-term and long-term carbon monoxide exposure
Most carbon monoxide alarms available on the U.S. mass market are designed to protect healthy adults against short-term CO exposure that could result in death or hospitalization. According to the UL-2034, CO alarms are to remain silent during "long term, low level carbon monoxide exposures." The alarms allow indoor CO concentrations of 30 ppm for up to 30 days, 70 ppm for up to 4 hours, 150 ppm for up to 50 minutes, and 400 ppm for up to 15 minutes. These limits do not protect against CO levels that are deemed unacceptable for the general population. For example, the CO limits set by the EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) [EPA, 2012] are 35 ppm for 1 hour and 9 ppm for 8 hours, well below the UL-2034 CO alarm limits. Low-level CO alarms are available, but they may not meet code requirements for CO alarms and may be difficult to obtain unless you are a building professional. Even though most CO alarms provide partial protection, a CO alarm is essential if you have a combustion appliance that is not direct vent located in your home.
9. "Worst-case depressurization" means worst-case for appliance venting
The worst-case for appliance venting does not always include "worst-case depressurization" conditions. In order to understand why, let's first review what "worst-case depressurization" means. "Worst-case depressurization" is the maximum differential pressure between the combustion appliance zone (CAZ) and the outdoors induced only by exhaust fans. This is measured by subtracting the baseline pressure from the maximum CAZ differential pressure. The baseline pressure is the differential pressure between CAZ and outdoors when no exhaust fans are operating. The maximum CAZ differential pressure is determined by turning on all the exhaust fans, and configuring the interior doors to maximize depressurization between the CAZ and outdoors. The purpose of this method is to eliminate effects from weather and determine the maximum house depressurization induced by exhaust fans. This method is problematic because weather is also capable of affecting house depressurization. Removing depressurization and pressurization induced by weather can result in a false indication that an appliance experiences more or less depressurized than normal over the course of a year.
Additionally, the "worst-case depressurization" measurement does not provide an accurate indication of the likelihood of spillage from a combustion appliance. Instead of assessing weather and fan-induced depressurization, it assesses depressurization only from fans installed in the home at the time of the test. If fans are replaced and weather remains the same, then the worst-case situation could arise from a combination of weather with some fan use. Additionally, effects of depressurization on a combustion appliance must include the effects of weather to accurately capture the risk of spillage. An instantaneous measurement on a given day may not provide an accurate representation of the venting performance over the course of a year. Therefore, a probability-based metric is needed properly identify the risk of depressurization-induced spillage.
10. In tight homes, all appliances should be direct vent or installed outside the living space
For naturally vented appliances in tight homes (2 ACH50 to 4 ACH50), several problematic events must coincide to generate a health risk. In very tight homes (2 ACH50 or tighter), problematic events are also necessary but more likely to occur. The combination of low air exchange rate and increased risk of spillage significantly increases the potential for prolonged pollutant exposure. Therefore, in very tight homes, all combustion appliances should be direct vent or installed outside the living space.
Concluding remarks
A key to reducing health risk associated with spillage is a properly functioning appliance and a connected, well-designed vent system. The simulated results show that although depressurization can increase the likelihood of backdrafting and spillage, depressurization also increases airflow into the house, thus increasing the rate of indoor pollutant dilution and removal. Although current combustion safety tests provide a first step towards mitigating hazards, the tests do not assess the risk of a home being depressurized long enough to create an IAQ problem, assuming the appliance is malfunctioning. A diagnostic that effectively mitigates risk must consider physical parameters (i.e., house size, burner, size, and house tightness), the flow required to depressurize the house, and statistical parameters (i.e. weather, appliance operational patterns, and occupant behavior) associated with combustion spillage.
Combustion safety assurance should target effective risk mitigation and management, not risk elimination. Incorporating a probability-based metric that identifies the risk of prolonged depressurization over the course of a year will assist in identifying homes that are truly high risk. Additionally, spillage from the highest risk appliances, such as stoves, ovens, and unvented heaters should be identified and addressed. By ensuring appliances are functioning properly, the vent system design meets local codes, and removing or venting unvented appliances, we can significantly reduce the risk of spillage and exposure to harmful indoor pollutants.
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8 Responses to "The Death of Free Will and the Rise of Cheating"
February 28, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I remember seeing this study too, and thinking that maybe the practical case against believing in free will wasn't as clear-cut as I'd thought. But there are a couple points in mitigation.
First, the subjects of the study were presumably being exposed to detailed deterministic ideas for the first time, and were working within a mental framework already built around the idea of "moral responsibility." It seems reasonable that over time, people will adapt their concepts of personal morality to a deterministic world without much increase in actions that cause real harm to others.
Second, the long-term benefits of widespread determinism (which probably don't need elaboration for readers of this blog!) would vastly outweigh even a permanent marginal increase in cheating behavior.
Those things said, it's certainly another facet of the issue to consider.
March 1, 2009 at 2:59 am
I broadly agree with Crick's characterization but I think it leaves room for revised concepts of free will, determinism, and responsibility. Of course mind does not necessitate soul and libertarian free will seems unwarranted, yet there is something to consciousness that makes a difference to goal directed behavior and attempting to comply with social and moral norms. Thinking of shaping your behavior to meet obligations or to conform to norms potentiates that behavior (or so the empirical results would seem to indicate). Even if it is not naively the case that our conscious thought directly wills our behavior, the fact that conscious awareness does potentiate it (somehow) tells us that consciousness matters and that we do have some kind of will like power that is realized through conscious awareness. I don't pretend to understand the mechanisms behind this influence but surely, if anything, we can conclude at least that consciousness makes some kind of difference and that the stark no-free-will-whatsoever version of incompatibilism is wrong. In other words we are still responsible because we know that knowing we are responsible makes us more likely to be responsible.
Vohs and Schooler's results show that how we think about free will matters to how responsibly we act. This result can be rephrased that how we think about responsibility matters to how responsibly we act. Absence of "free-will" is a bit of a trojan horse that allows certain bad assumptions to be made about responsibility.
March 1, 2009 at 9:25 am
It's always hard to know how much faith to put in experimental findings like these but it certainly does raise the question – or rather re-raise it, since it's an old question indeed. One lazy afternoon in the library a while back I found a book from about 1800 enthusiastically promoting Phrenology and arguing that, contrary to popular belief, it was entirely in accordance with Christian teaching, & reassuring readers that it wouldn't undermine people's belief in free will & hence lead to atheism and anarchy…
March 5, 2009 at 2:48 pm
… for the sake of argument … seems to make the answer tautological for those people — ie. nearly everyone — who are not "The Truth at all Costs!" types.
If you are asking: If the lack of belief in free-will leads to bad consequences, should we advocate for it? Then, hmm, duh, no! I am a Consequentialist in the Utilitarian vein so obviously for me the "truth" does not override the consequences to people.
So, while, perhaps, our best/only empirical evidence so far (though Tom Clark would probably disagree! grin!) is that advocating against free-will is "bad" for/to people, I am not gonna stop! I consider — admittedly without evidence — that I have just poorly explained the position (as I understand it).
March 11, 2009 at 10:25 am
Well, if one wants broad empirical evidence (albeit correlational) consider the following. Which group of people is far more likely to believe in free will, and which more likely to agree with Crick. Religious fundamentalists or scientists. Which group has a better track record for behaving morally and responsibly?
March 25, 2009 at 2:06 am
After all, ought one to be advocating for the so-called "death of free will" if doing so might make it more likely that people will cheat or steal?
What, one has a choice?
(Hint: incompatibilism is based on a category mistake. Selves have choices, but selves are elements of a non-deterministic explanatory framework. If that makes no sense to you, then you don't understand empirical epistemology.)
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PHOENIX – The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her boyfriend in 2008.
The judge scheduled a retrial for July 18. A new panel likely will be seated to try again to reach a decision on a sentence – unless the prosecutor takes death off the table agrees to a life sentence.
The panel began deliberating Tuesday and first reported they had failed agree the next day. The judge instructed them to keep trying.
The same panel on May 8 found Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Travis Alexander, who was stabbed and slashed nearly 30 times and nearly decapitated at his Mesa home. The jury later determined the killing was cruel enough to merit consideration of the death penalty.
Under Arizona law, a hung jury in the death penalty phase of a trial requires a new jury to be seated to decide the punishment. If the second jury cannot reach a unanimous decision, the judge would then sentence Arias to spend her entire life in prison or be eligible for release after 25 years. The judge cannot sentence Arias to death.
Former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley has said the case could drag on for several more months as the new jury reviews evidence and hears opening statements, closing arguments and witness testimony in a 'Cliffs Notes' version of the trial.
However, if the prosecutor decides not to pursue the death penalty a second time, the judge would then sentence Arias to one of the life in prison options, and the trial would come to a conclusion.
The verdict came two days after Arias spoke directly to jurors and pleaded for her life. She said she 'lacked perspective' when she told a local reporter after her conviction that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. She displayed family pictures for the jurors and told them she could bring about positive change in prison by teaching inmates how to read and helping launch prison recycling programs.
That night, Arias gave a series of media interviews from jail, telling reporters out about her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she 'deserves a second chance at freedom someday.'
Arias, 32, contends she killed Alexander in self-defense when he became enraged after a day of sex, forcing her to fight for her life. Prosecutors say she attacked him in a jealous rage because he wanted to end their relationship and go to Mexico with another woman.
Her case became a sensation from the beginning as Arias gave a series of jailhouse interviews following her 2008 arrest in which she blamed the killing on armed, masked intruders.
She went on trial in January, and the case provided endless amounts of cable TV and tabloid fodder, including a recorded phone sex call between Arias and the victim, nude photos, bloody crime-scene pictures and a defendant who described her life story in intimate detail over 18 days on the witness stand.
The former waitress told jurors of an abusive childhood, cheating boyfriends, dead-end jobs, her sexual relationship with Alexander, and her contention that he had grown physically violent.
The trial was streamed live on the Internet and became a real-life soap opera to people around the globe. Some even traveled to Phoenix to attend the trial and became fans of the fiery prosecutor, Juan Martinez, who repeatedly tangled with Arias during her testimony. They sought his autograph outside court and had pictures taken with him, prompting the defense to argue for a mistrial. Their request was denied.
The verdict brings a close to the trial's penalty phase, which featured dramatic statements by Alexander's sister and brother as they described how their lives were shattered by the loss of their beloved sibling.
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Today in the news: Internet service goes out across Syria
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Across Syria, Internet and cellphone service went down on Thursday and international flights were canceled at the Damascus airport when a road was closed by heavy fighting. The Internet outage — confirmed by two U.S.-based companies that monitor online connectivity — is new in Syria's 20-month-old uprising against their president, Bashar Assad. Activists say that more than 40,000 people have already been killed in the country's civil war.
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Man charged with killing unarmed teen over loud music.
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"The primary point is, we think they should stop the practice of pay to rank, or at least make it very clear what's going on," said Stefan Weitz, Senior director of Bing, about the accusations facing Google Shopping. To make its point, Microsoft Bing has launched a detailed site accusing Google Search of unsavory business practices; accusing its rival's Google Shopping tool of being dishonest by only including paying vendors, ranking listings by how much they pay and not clearly marking the results as sponsored.
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