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Conscience and the Common Good
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Our society's longstanding commitment to the liberty of conscience has become strained by our increasingly muddled understanding of what conscience is and why we value it. Too often we equate conscience with individual autonomy, and so we reflexively favor the individual in any contest against group authority, losing sight of the fact that a vibrant liberty of conscience requires a vibrant marketplace of morally distinct groups. Defending individual autonomy is not the same as defending the liberty of conscience because, although conscience is inescapably personal, it is also inescapably relational. Conscience is formed, articulated, and lived out through relationships, and its viability depends on the law's willingness to protect the associations and venues through which individual consciences can flourish: these are the myriad institutions that make up the space between the person and the state. Conscience and the Common Good reframes the debate about conscience by bringing its relational dimension into focus.
Read more- Traces the intellectual history of conscience in order to explain how we can recapture a clearer understanding of conscience
- Provides a substantive framework for understanding 'the common good' and connects it to the liberty of conscience
- Explains how a more relational understanding of conscience can help us navigate some of today's most intractable 'culture war' issues
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"There is no freedom more essential to the flourishing of a truly liberal democracy than the freedom to live one's life in accord with the yield of one conscience—that is, with one's religious and/or moral convictions and commitments. And yet, the nature and implications of that freedom—which we may call freedom (or liberty) of conscience, and which of course cannot be absolute—are not well understood. Conscience and the Common Good is an excellent, engaging discussion of how to understand freedom of conscience and of how to protect it in a contemporary democracy, such as the United States, whose citizens disagree deeply among themselves about such morally fraught matters as abortion and same-sex marriage. Robert Vischer's book is must reading for citizens and scholars interested in freedom of conscience."
--Michael J. Perry, author of The Political Morality of Liberal Democracy
See more reviews"When should claims of conscience override state-imposed norms of nondiscrimination and equal access to goods and services? Robert Vischer brings a fresh and subtle perspective to these questions, arguing for a "moral marketplace" in which, whenever possible, different groups and businesses follow competing moral norms. Vischer offers a probing and sophisticated analysis of a timely problem."
--Andrew Koppelman, author of A Right to Discriminate? How the Case of Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale Warped the Law of Free Association
"Safeguarding the conditions of human flourishing and freedom is rarely a simple matter of fending off government intrusion or asserting one's abstract rights. As readers of this volume will better appreciate, it turns out to involve a project of tending more deliberately to the overall social ecology, with attention to the complex ways people communicate and interact in shared spaces. Vischer's erudite and skillful analysis highlights the thick interpersonal commitments situated within the myriad associations that mediate between individuals and the state. Only within this context will a healthy respect for conscience be guaranteed today." - Thomas J. Massaro, America Magazine
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Table of Contents
Part I. The Relational Dimension of Conscience:
1. Conscience in law
2. Conscience in the person
3. Conscience's claims
4. Conscience and the common good
Part II. Implications:
5. Voluntary associations
6. Pharmacies
7. Corporations
8. Schools
9. Families
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Jul 20, 2013, 08:33 PM | #1 |
New comp or stay put?
Hey there, so I'm wondering if it would be worth it for me to upgrade to a 15in from my 13in.
I currently have a 2011 macbook pro with 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7, 16gb ram 256ssd running apps and os and then a 500gb 5400rpm (i think thats right) running my other files. I don't mind the size because when I edit on the road with the artists i travel with it's nice to have a smaller size, but I could live with the 15 if it would help that much more. I wouldn't be able to upgrade much right away so it would take me some time before that happened but is the quad cores and screen size really worth it? this is all in relation to video editing, I use premiere and after effects, along with lightroom and photoshop just trying to get some opinions, Thanks! also, considering waiting till I settle down and buy an imac in 2 or so years |
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The faster CPU and bigger screen, especially with more real estate in the High Resolution model (BTO in the Apple Online Store), will definitely help with editing.
I have a 17" MBP and now a Hackintosh for my editing needs, both have 1920 x 1200 pixel. Even for AE and editing (Media Composer) it is not really enough screen real estate and for the current project I use my old 20" iMac with 1680 x 1050 pixel as extra display for palettes in AE and MC. You could also look into the 13" Retina MacBook Pro, which gives you 1680 x 1050 pixel screen real estate. It does not have a quad core CPU or dedicated GPU but for jobs with no short deadlines it can be quite capable.
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yes, it is faster, and yes quad core is quickly becoming the norm. My advice is to upgrade while you have the money.
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yes, across the board. processor makes more of a difference in editing than ram
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quad core is nice but the computer you listed is really nice too. Its by no means outdated. Maybe if you had a core 2 duo or something id say go for it. but you already have an i7.
if time is critical to you then go ahead an upgrade. video editing software benefits from extra cores. If it was me i would keep the machine you got for another year. there are quite alot of people here who turn over machines every year. I tried that for awhile and all it did really was keep me in debt. it didnt really help my workflow that much. |
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Just when "American Idol" seemed stable again ... Jennifer Lopez has announced she's "on the fence" about returning to the show next season ... because she's just so damn busy.
J.Lo explained the whole thing to BBC Radio -- saying, "I haven't been forced to make a decision and I'm glad about that because honestly I'm very on the fence about it."
Lopez added -- "I loved it, but I have a lot of other things happening, and it's going to come down to me making a choice of what I want to do for the next year."
One of those "other things" J.Lo is working on is her OWN singing competition show with hubby Marc Anthony -- called "Que 'Viva!: The Chosen". The show will focus on undiscovered vocal talent in Latin America.
FYI -- J.Lo reportedly made $12 MILLION for her role as a judge on AI this season.
I like JLo but her presence on Idol was useless. I am a HUGE Aerosmith and Steven Tyler fan, but once the auditions were over, he was not a judge, but a cheerleader. Randy, well Randy has become a trite, aggravating shadow of his former judging self. You don't have to be mean to be a judge, just knowledgable and honest.
The reason people like James Durbin were so full of themselves is that no one every told them where they should/could improve. Show business is HARD, few actually make it, and when you go into it post Idol, you have to understand the struggle and pitfalls. JLo did not do her job, so I hope they find someone who will.
i hope she leaves...she is too boring...i miss Paula and Simon, it was more entertaining. She is just using the show to have her fame...n 12 millions dollars????? come on!!!!! she doesn't deserve it...she is money hungry....she should pay to be on that show lol she is a bad judge, she can't sing....
Yeah, so now that Idol pimped you out and your "career" is back up you wanna ride the wave off of them. I hated her from the second they chose her and it made me sick how they constantly shoved her down our throats. I think GOOD RIDDENCE! Just like with Paula...they show is not about YOU but about the talented contestants. This beyotch can go ride that wave for the next couple of months until it finally drowns her. Hate JLo and hope to god they drop her big, fat butt!!!
I'll go on Jennifer Lopez' facebook wall later tonight. And other websites that have about Jennifer Lopez and American Idol. From George William Gockel.
In other words, now that she's gotten her career back, she's biting the hand that fed her.
Classy, Lopez.
Good i hope she doesn't come back cause SHE CAN SING FOR S___T...
i duno why they picked her in the first place SHE SUCKS A$$
Does La J-Lo realize that if not for AI she'd still be producing lower than low quality clothing NO one was buying? Her ego surpasses her no-talent persona. J-Lo?...Get a clue!


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A bit of Eastern Europe now calls Southwest Florida home.
The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce's Council for International Visitors in Collier County and the Civic Information Center hosted a luncheon and press conference Friday to celebrate the Republic of Macedonia's opening of an Honorary Consulate office in Naples.
"It's a historic event for Macedonians here in the United States, and in Florida particularly, to open this Honorary Consulate," said United Nations General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim, who attended Friday's festivities.
Although the Honorary Consulate office was approved on July 24, 2007, Kerim said the gap between the approval and official opening Friday was due to conflicting schedules.
"We were looking for the right time to be able to get the Foreign Minister and the Ambassador to also attend," he said.
Along with President Kerim, more than 125 people attended Friday's luncheon event at Vergina restaurant, including fellow Macedonian dignitaries Antonio Milososki, Macedonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States Zoran Jolevski.
Also attending were Naples Mayor Bill Barnett, who presented the Macedonian delegation with the key to the city, Marco Island Councilman Rob Popoff, representatives for U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., along with a representative for U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers.
Kerim said the Honorary Consulate not only will strengthen American and Macedonian relations, but also the hope for improved relations between the U.S. and the United Nations.
"It's good that people know that the U.S. has with Macedonia a small, but reliable ally," Kerim said. "I want during my tenure (as U.N. General Assembly President) to reach out to Americans."
Friday's events also marked the official recognition of Naples resident Lou Vlasho's appointment as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Macedonia.
"The process was the shortest one in the history of the Macedonian Foreign Ministry (for selecting an Honorary Consul)," said Foreign Minister Milososki of the selection of Vlasho. "We are a small nation, but we are proud to be represented through him."
Vlasho, who was greeted by a standing ovation when he arrived at the event, said he was touched by some of the nice things that were said about him.
However, what truly moved him was that the majority of those attending were of Macedonian birth or descent.
"We are all proud to have this dedication and opening of the consulate today," Vlasho said during the luncheon.
Vlasho is vice president of Rimaco Corp./Vergina Restaurant and vice chairman of the Chamber's board of directors. The new Honorary Consulate will be based out of the Rimaco office, 720 Fifth Ave. S., #203.
Another highlight of the event was the newly formed alliance between the Macedonian Habitat for Humanity and the Collier County Habitat for Humanity — a partnership that already has started.
"We've contributed over $2 million to Habitats throughout the world," Collier County Habitat for Humanity President Sam Durso said Friday.
Durso said that for Habitat for Humanity to build homes in other countries, that the organization may need help from the U.S.
"We hope we can raise money from the people of Collier County to help support us and the people of Macedonia," Durso said.
And Macedonia's Habitat is on the right track, Durso said, adding "they are doing great stuff already."
Zoran Kostov, executive director for Macedonia's Habitat for Humanity, said although that chapter is relatively young — it was established in 2005 — during the past 2 1/2 years the organization helped more than 200 families to rebuild homes.
"This spring we plan to start the traditional Habitat program," said Kostov, adding that the Macedonian government had donated the land for the first official Habitat development. "We plan to build, over the next three years, 53 homes."
Now with the partnership officially in place, Durso said it was time to get to work.
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The pass defense was terrible relative to an expectation of ordinary competence (110th in yards allowed). With even a mediocre pass d, OSU would have blown out Michigan and handily beaten MSU and Clemson.
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It's not a political issue. It's a civil rights issue.
Civil rights issues are inescapably political.
It seems that there are many who forget that sports are not the reason the Universities exist.
Get rid of athletic scholarships altogether. The NCAA will cease to be the pro's de facto minor league, which in turn will force the NFL to setup a club/farm system that pays players according to their market value.
Questioning downvotes = saying "Jehovah."
But it's a Fistivus tradition!
I voted "other" because I haven't seen enough of MSU this year to judge. Can anyone recommend a particular game to watch to get a good sense of their strengths and weaknesses?
The Post arguably had the best sports page in the country back when (eons ago) Kornheiser and Wilbon had to work for a living writing 2x weekly columns. Feinstein was a good college bball analyst, too. I stopped reading him when he decided to promote himself from sportswriter to prosecuting commissar in the duke lax case.
That page has been a travesty for years.
The comment on MGo was about comments. This is 100% my issue.
You didn't write anything specifically at MGO about comments, but just trashed 11w in general terms. There's nothing in the rest of the conversation suggesting that was your focus. Why would you expect anyone to read it that way?
Feel free to properly put the words into context. You know, me talking about how I love the site but the comments section is a tire fire.
You write at mgoblog that 11w "sucks" full stop, and you expect someone else to provide as "context" a comment you made on another site a month earlier?
Feel free to properly put the words into context. You know, me talking about how I love the site but the comments section is a tire fire.
You said nothing even vaguely like that. The complaint about "context" is just embarrassed handwaving.
11 Warriors suuuuuuuucks.
Tell us more about how the OSU coaching staff and 11w disappoint you.
Alabama is a much bigger threat than UM to OSU's long term ambitions. It may be funny to watch another mgomeltdown, but I wish he'd picked Michigan. Saban will fully exploit Hand's potential.
Taylor Lewan is a 22 year old man, he is not a "kid."
If Hand goes elsewhere...
I hope you get Hand. Screw Alabama.
Is it really rubbing salt in an open wound if it was never going to happen anyway?
You and Hail are missing the point. It's not funny that a long shot recruit cancels a Michigan visit. It's very funny that he says he lost interest because Michigan loses too much.
If, in some remote, unimaginable future, a top tier recruit publicly snubs OSU because the Buckeyes lose too much, I expect to see that posted all over mgoblog, and I wouldn't begrudge you guys the harmless fun.
The morbid, paranoid self-pity at BSD is in a class of its own.
Remembering history like Penn State's is paramount to understanding that America has not fully emerged from darkness.
Remembering that Penn State desegregated the 1948 Cotton Bowl is paramount to understanding that America in 2013 has not fully emerged from darkness.
Unlike Ohio State, the athletic departments at the service academies are not entirely self-sustainable. That's why they're being shut down.
It doesn't appear to be that simple:
"The Naval Academy Athletic Association is a private organization not funded by the government. [Naval Academy Athletic Director Chet] Gladchuk said the Air Force-Navy game could be held without any 'appropriated funding.' Air Force recently created a similar athletic association that operates using private funds, donations and revenue from intercollegiate contests. 'We could run our entire athletics program and conduct events as we always do without any government funds,' Gladchuk said. 'In talking to the Air Force athletic director, their football team could execute the trip without government funding.' Asked why the Department of Defense was suspending intercollegiate athletic contests if government funds are not required, Gladchuk said he was told it was about 'optics.'"


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The administration in Somalia's stable region of Puntland has issued a strongly-worded press statement announcing a new policy with the country's weak Transitional Federal Government (TFG), while urging the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) to "reconsider" its overall Somalia policy, Radio Garowe reports.
On Sunday, Puntland's Council of Ministers held an extraordinary meeting at the State House in Garowe, the capital of Puntland.
Daud Mohamed Omar, Puntland Planning and International Cooperation Minister The meeting, which was chaired by Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed "Farole," discussed a review of relations between Puntland and the TFG and concluded with the administration holding a press conference, according to government officials.
Mr. Daud Mohamed Omar, Puntland's Planning and International Cooperation Minister, read the press release in the presence of six Cabinet members, including Environment Minister Mr. Abdigani Yusuf Adde, Public Works Minister Mr. Dahir Khalif, Family Affairs Minister Ms. Asha Ghelle, Deputy Interior Minister Mr. Ali Gaab and State Minister for Good Governance, Mr. Mohamed Farah Gashan.
Minister Daud answered three reporters' questions after the press release. Answering one question, he stated that Puntland's press conference is in response to TFG President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed's "interference" with a donor meeting in Djibouti, whereby Puntland was invited.
"We believe that [President] Sharif's interference is due to the lack of confidence for his own administration, following Puntland's success at the Istanbul Conference [of May 2010] because he is worried about Puntland' s role and influence at the donor conference in Djibouti," Puntland's Planning and International Cooperation Minister Daud told reporters.
Puntland cites complaints
According the press statement, the Puntland government complained about its exclusion from the 2008-2009 Djibouti Peace Process.
Furthermore, the Puntland press statement cited other complaints including the TFG leaders' "unwillingness to actively support federalism for Somalia in violation of the TFG Charter."
Puntland condemned the TFG's "lack of progress" on key matters, including security, reconciliation and the establishment of federal states.
The TFG was accused of involvement in "creating anti-government armed militias aiming to destabilize peaceful regions of Somalia."
The press statement declared support for the U.S. dual-track policy for Somalia and welcomed the efforts of African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM), which guards TFG installations in Mogadishu.
The statement declared that "Puntland shall not cooperate with the TFG until a legitimate and representative Federal Government is established and agreed upon by the legitimate stakeholders in Somalia."
Furthermore, Puntland's statement said that "the TFG does not represent Puntland in international forums," while urging UNPOS to "reconsider its position and support for the TFG at the expense of other Somali stakeholders."
Peace conference in Puntland
The statement strongly opposed any term extension for the current TFG, which came to power in Jan. 2009 at the conclusion of the Djibouti Peace Process. Since then, Al Shabaab insurgents gained control over most regions south of Puntland, including many districts of Mogadishu.
In recent weeks, reports surfaced that the new TFG Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed "Farmajo" traveled to New York for the UN General Assembly meeting to appeal for international support in extending the TFG mandate by an additional three years.
But the Puntland government, which is the biggest domestic backer of the TFG, rejected any such possibility, stating that Puntland "asserts its firm opposition to any term-extension for the TFG under all conditions."
The statement concluded with an appeal to all Somalis to come to Puntland for a "broad-based Somali National Reconciliation Conference."
Last month, Puntland organized and hosted the national football tournament to be held inside Somalia for the first time in 23 years. Some 15 teams representing 18 administrative regions of pre-1991 Somalia competed, with the team from Mogadishu winning the championship.
Located in northeast Somalia, Puntland considers itself a supporter of federal Somalia. Over the past two years, TFG-Puntland relations have been strained due to the TFG leaders' unclear position on federalism for Somalia.
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Where can I find information about US-British relations between the War of 1812 and WWI?
I heard in an NPR story about Hyde Park on Hudson that US and British relations were chilly in the 19th century. Where can I learn more about both official relations and about everyday attitudes each country had toward the other?
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this, but it does contain a lot of information on it. Adams was the son of the US ambassador to the UK during the Civil War, and accompanied his father there and served as his assistant.
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Start with reading about the
Monroe Doctrine
: US and UK interests were often closely aligned in this period.
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A lot of this depends on what part of foreign policy you are talking about. In general, the US and Britain had a few conflicts over policies in the Americas:
Canada was largely an appendage of the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Quite a number of the "historic" military forts along the Great Lakes in Canada were built in the 1930's and the British Empire generally supported the Confederated States in the US Civil War. This this caused some harsh feelings on the American side and scared British-Canadian leadership when the north won. Fear of a US invasion was one of the founding events of Canada in 1867.
At the same time, in 1859 American ships helped British ships that were being shelled in China (violating a treaty) because
"blood is thicker than water"
Foreign policies weren't really aligned in World War 1, and not entirely aligned in World War 2 but the Cold War made foreign policies nearly identical.
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Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How it Changed the World by (the unapologetically conservative) Walter Russell Mead is about this topic a lot, and I assume his subsequent work God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World is about it even more, but I haven't read it. The first work illustrates Mead's version of the theory that
the British "handed off" their apex of world power responsibilities to the US
in a series of important moves over a period of up to a century, though you may not necessarily agree with that.
Anyway, in broad strokes, the settlement of the War of 1812 through the Treaty of Ghent, followed quickly by British embroilment in the Napoleonic wars, led to a realization of common interests that took a while -- most of the 19th century -- to gel. There were three key aspects to this: the dynamics of empire; the industrial revolution; and the link between them, free trade.
First, Britain had an Empire and thus found itself in constant conflict with European powers who also had Empires, or wanted them. By contrast, the US -- under the Monroe Doctrine -- sought no colonies of its own. This was a rather ideal situation from the standpoint of easing tensions between us. Cynically, you could say that our "Empire" was the westward expansion, and the Oregon Boundary Dispute did slow this overall realization. But once we expanded we federated our new territory rather than creating subsidiary governments (at least until the Spanish-American War....). There were also the odd guano island dispute and that sort of thing. But generally we found few reasons to argue with Britain. By the time of the Civil War they pledged neutrality, under the circumstances a great win for Washington -- an America split into Union and CSA would have been convenient from a power standpoint. (Yes, there was sympathy within Britain for the Confederates, but this was tempered by anti-slavery feeling, and while neutrality angered some Americans, it never tipped into outright military or diplomatic support.)
The second thing that was happening, and during all of the above, was the industrial revolution. As it happened, most of the first advances in steam power were in England, and the mills of England were supplied by the cotton fields of America. (These business relationships were one basis of sympathy for the Confederates.) Thus we developed a very tight and interdependent trade relationship that made having conflicts inconvenient.
Finally, those colonies abroad that everyone had meant that the US needed to have a level playing field for trade, and so we sought a doctrine of free trade everywhere we could. This both reinforced the trade relationship with Britain and gave us a basis for international relations as a British "cousin", which we cultivated. Thus throughout the 19th century our intimacy with our old oppressor grew beyond cooling passions and neutrality and into outright comity and partnership. This led straight into the 20th century's development of the so-called Special Relationship.
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Thanks everyone for coming out to Annie Proulx - about 200 of you made it out on a pretty cold night! She was fantastic, as expected, and I was alerted to a great blog post about the event from longtime customer Nancy King.
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Wood framing errors are really common within the construction industry and for decades some contractors have been using wood as their main construction material. They use it for numerous reasons, but most of all they think that it is easy to install and that almost everyone can handle it.
Wood Floor Designs
Floor designs are mainly framing errors that present when using engineered wood with dimension lumber. Structural wood may have different dimensions than dimension lumber. This kind of wood can shrink due to numerous reasons and could soften or weaken your structure. Another common mistake is to skip the required spacing in the joist, causing soft spots or vulnerable areas that will reduce load transfer to all wood components. If you need, for some reason, to change the spacing, consult the design engineer that he will be able to provide a new design for whatever reason you might have.
Wood Underlayment
Another common mistake is to avoid sanded underlayment when using glued finished flooring materials. These panels usually beaten by the construction process, might present their grain to the surface if they are not properly sanded. Some other imperfections will probably get to the surface on thin floor materials, but they are not required if you are going to use thicker flooring material, such as carpets. Look for the word âunderlaymentâ near the trademark of the panel to get sure that you are using the correct panel and avoid indentations that can arise in floor coverings.
Moisture can also present additional problems. Normally, there are a lot contractors who use the attic as an area where they can accumulate the vapor. Sometimes all exhaust ducts are leading that way, and vapor accumulates and then transforms into moisture. It will act upon the wood, connectors and plates, reducing their capacity to transfer the loads and then finally collapse. Also the roof appearance will decay and moisture will get to the outside causing another type of problem.
Leveling a Wood Floor
Another common mistake is not leveling out the wood framing members. Smaller differences such as ¼â will result in an appearance of roller coaster look alike floor. Level the framing members using a string level and a string from side to side, to check for dips and unlevel spots on the frame. Also double check the walls and the roof to avoid unlevel surfaces.
I-joist cutting present another problem for weak spots and reducing load capacity from the joist. It is a common practice to just cut anywhere to install wiring and plumbing lines in the joist, reducing the area of the joist and creating weak spots. Normally, joists has pre-cut areas where you can install the rough-in, and that was already taken into consideration when the design was made.
Another common mistake is the improper end support and incorrect height of beam pockets. Glulam beams are specific design products to use in a structure. These wood beams should be used in bearing for the transfer of loads. Also avoid unusual joint details and placing beams in direct contact with concrete or masonry, since they can interact and get moisture from one another.
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When creating headers for windows do not add additional wood just because you think that it will strengthen the area. If the opening is greater than 4â, use glulam beam into bearing. The joists will be attached to the framing member and the weight of the floor will be supported properly over the window, preventing a broken window in the future.
Glue and adhesive spread should be used carefully, following manufacturer instructions. A hot humid day of summer will not be the same as a winter condition, and sometimes the glue is overexposed to atmospheric conditions resulting on improper performance. Avoid nailing after the glue has been applied and clean the surface prior to glue application. The use of adhesive on wall and roof panels is not recommended because they need room to expand and contract with the changing atmosphere. Finally, allow space and gaps for wood to expand and contract. Every wood will have tolerances depending on their use and donât leave nails that miss the framing. Humidity and other factors might tend to bend the wood if they are not installed leaving a gap at the end, usually it can be 1/8â.


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That's right, the SFMTA isn't sponsoring this one-day event next week and it isn't invited neither.
Check it:
Koret Auditorium, Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, S.F.
"SaveMuni.com will be holding a Forum on the Future of Transit in San Francisco at the Koret Auditorium, SF Main Library, on Saturday, August 18. Registration starts 10 am; program begins 10:30 am.
The morning session deals with the current state of transit in San Francisco, and the afternoon session takes up ideas for improvements in Muni service and financing.
Speakers include:
transportation engineer Gerald Cauthen,
disabled rights activist Bob Planthold,
Tom Rubin, CPA who has been the chief financial officer of two of the largest transit agencies in the United States,
public policy consultant Bob Feinbaum,
architect Howard Wong, and
foreperson Linda Clardy of the 2010-11 SF Civil Grand Jury.
Co-sponsors of the Forum include the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods, San Francisco Tomorrow, Sierra Club and TransForm."
OK then.
See you there the Saturday after next!
A few more deets on what SAVE MUNI has been up to the past month or so:
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A Muni Transportation Forum, sponsored by SaveMuni and other groups will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Main Library, beginning at 10:00 am. The focus of the Forum will be on the general problems that prevent Muni from operating at full effectiveness and on some broad approaches to improving the situation.
Central Subway Litigation News:
August 4, 2012: To our knowledge there are at least three separate lawsuits now in progress or pending against the Central Subway. Any of them could block or significantly alter the project. More revelations to come.
Central Subway Disconnected from Muni:
Current: The Central Subway would be disconnected from the Market Street corridor, Muni Metro, BART, Ferries, Transbay Terminal, High-speed Rail, regional and statewide transit networks. Central Subway riders would have to travel on foot for over 1,200 feet to reach the Powell Muni Metro/BART Station. As part of the Subway project, today's bus service into northeastern San Francisco would be cut by 50%. Most of today's Stockton Street Muni users would find their subway trips to be longer than today's bus trips.
Today's Stockton Street bus riders can easily transfer to Muni LRV lines J, K, L, N, M, F and T and to Muni east-west bus lines 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 9L, 10, 12, 14, 14L, 14x, 21, 31, 71, 71L and 76. Connections to every one of these 24 east-west lines as well as to all the BART lines would be substantially less convenient from the Central Subway than from today's Stockton Street bus lines.
Central Subway Milestones:
August 29, 2011: SFMTA's False Claims: Charts, developed from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's(SFMTA's) own data, compare Central Subway ridership, costs and trip times. The charts illustrate how the SFMTA was telling the Feds one thing and San Franciscans another. ChartsTARAugust2911.pdf"
Start off here at Bluoz and then you'll be able to link through to HawkManStan and others.
Here's the latest, from Santa Clara County:
Via John K at Calaveras Reservoir – click to expand
What can I say but that it's Bald Eagle Watch time, baby?
Dese boids are coming in from the north and from the south.
When will we have a nesting pair here in San Francisco?
(As always, If You Assume That Any Given Plane Crash is Due to Pilot Error, You'll Probably Be Right.)
Here's an article about the new NTSB report.
Does it make sense to commute to Los Angeles for work, assuming you had a pilot's license and an airplane? I don't know.
Does it make sense to listen to the advice of your air traffic controller concerning the advisability of taking off into heavy fog, even if you don't have to? Yes it does.
Is there a reason why pilots are told to turn over the Bay after takeoff? Yes there is.
Oh well.
Here's what people down Palo Alto Way are saying.
And here's the "chilling recording" from a SpotShotter tower. (It's about what you'd expect, with crashing noises and the yelling of the day care center kids who saw the crash.)
The former N5225J, a Cessna 310R with relatively new, perfectly-fine-at-the-time engines:
(I'll tell you, I don't know why our federal government subsidizes Tesla Automotive (and for that matter, General Monkeybusiness in Detroit). Was Tesla paying for the avgas that this Cessna was burning? Does Tesla reimburse CEO Elon Musk for the jet fuel that he burns as he joyrides around the world, as is his wont? I think Tesla used to, but I don't know about these days. You know, for an electric car company what's produced not a whole bunch of electric cars, Tesla seems to burn up a lot of petroleum…)
Anyway, here's the summary – the whole thing you'll find after the jump.
"NTSB Identification: WPR10FA136
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, February 17, 2010 in Palo Alto, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/22/2011
Aircraft: CESSNA 310R, registration: N5225J
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
The pilot departed the airport in near-zero visibility instrument meteorological conditions, and shortly after takeoff, struck a power pole and power lines before impacting terrain. Review of recorded air traffic control tower (ATCT) transmissions revealed that the pilot was initially given his instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance to turn right to a heading of 060 degrees and climb to 3,000 feet. Shortly after verifying his IFR clearance, the pilot received his IFR release from the ATCT controller and was informed that the runway was not visible to the controller. The controller further informed the pilot that takeoff was at his own risk. Shortly after, the controller notified the pilot that he had two minutes for his IFR release, before it expired. The pilot stated that he did not hear a "cleared for takeoff" instruction from the controller. The controller responded that he could not clear the pilot for takeoff, due to not having the runway environment in sight and that "the release is all yours and it's at your own risk sir." The pilot acknowledged the transmission and proceeded to take off. One witness, who was adjacent to the accident site, reported that she observed an airplane "suddenly appear from the fog" left of her position. The witness stated that she continued to watch the airplane fly in a level or slightly nose up attitude until it impacted power lines.
Accident site evidence was indicative of a level impact with a power pole about 50 feet above ground level (agl) and at a high airspeed. All major structural components of the airplane were located within the wreckage debris path. Examination of the airframe, engines and propellers disclosed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomaly. Weather conditions reported five minutes prior to the accident were wind variable at 5 knots, visibility 1/8th mile, fog, and vertical visibility of 100 feet agl. Weather conditions recorded by the ATCT 11 minutes after the time of the accident were visibility 1/16th mile, fog, and a vertical visibility of 100 feet agl.
Local law enforcement provided recordings from a sound recording system, which captured the accident sequence. The recordings were coupled with airport surveillance radar to interpolate a flightpath for the airplane. The interpolated flightpath indicated an approximate 45-degree left turn shortly after departure to the area of initial impact with the power pole and power lines. A sound spectrum study determined both engines were operating near full power.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's failure follow the standard instrument departure as instructed, and his failure to attain a sufficient altitude to maintain clearance from power lines during takeoff in instrument meteorological conditions."


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Reno - 5:18 am on Aug 26, 2010 (gmt 0)
Why not give the user the choice?
Or at the very least, put all those additional same-site pages into a layer that would not open unless someone clicked a link that said something like "Show more from this site". That keeps 10 links on each results page, with the potential for a hundred more if the user wanted to see them all.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is trying to strengthen his standing with many African-American voters, who are unhappy with the 16.7 unemployment rate for blacks. Obama will be addressing the Congressional Black Caucus tonight, and the White House says he'll use his remarks to note the jobs plan he sent to Congress two weeks ago.
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