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You've all heard the claim that we aren't really atheists, we are just mad at god. (Or you will see such things as "so and so claims to be an atheist.")
Today, though I saw an argument in chat with a theist, and someone else's account of an argument they had out in public, and I stopped to wonder if maybe we aren't sometimes encouraging this line of bullshit, albeit unwittingly.
What happened in both cases was the atheist began recounting all the sorts of horrible things Yahweh is portrayed as doing or believing or commanding. In one case, I saw the atheist say "why should I love god when he won't love me back?"
The problem with this sort of thing is we usually don't take care to phrase our remarks to make it clear that god is a character of fiction. When discussing the misdeeds of Yahweh we tend to fall back on a convention we use when we talk about a fictional character in a book. We refer to him by name and talk as if the guy was real and the book was not fiction, for example, "In George Orwell's 1984, Winston Smith was arrested for thoughtcrime," not, "In George Orwell's 1984, the character Winston Smith..."
We know what we mean, because we both know Winston Smith (or god) is fictitious. But they don't know god is fictitious.
Talking this way with someone who believes the fictional character is real might cause him not to understand you are just following the convention. Your phrasing sounds to him like you accept god as real, he "knows" god is real, so he assumes at some level you think god is real.
What I am suggesting here is that you ever want to bring up how nasty this being is, you make it clear that you don't think he exists, make sure you put "fictitious" (or equivalent) in every other sentence at least, and not let them think for a minute that you assume the existence of god.
Yes I know that when you just said you were an atheist this shouldn't be necessary, but obviously many of these people don't understand atheism in their guts, so don't let their paradigm default you into a "believer but mad at god" box.
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No archaeopteryx,i can understand that someone is free to be atheist,but i can not understand that this is science!and i started before asking questions about everything and I maybe setteled the issue as i am now,respecting people what ever they beleive.Humanize God this christianity ,and deify oneself this pharaoh for example and dictators.and you should not accept this but think about it and look around you will recognize that Man can be more harmful to human more than everything.all societies give us many examples of this from the west to the east.
about butt yes women and others like what we call butt praise.
"calculatabe"? - no, "provable"? Yes.
And as to the question of whether or not we should "say lies," clearly you've never had your wife come to you and say, "Do these pants make my butt look big?"
Given a choice between lie or die, I choose life --
Do you believe a unicorn exists, and rules the universe? We don't have to completely disprove something to decide it's not reasonable to believe in it.
It makes a lot more sense that mankind invented several gods in man's image (which we do know for a fact), and hasn't yet given up inventing variations of those beliefs.
ofcourse we need to disprove something to decide it's not reasonable to beleive in it.So we can go through this Unicorn and we see if he rules the univers or not other wise we are beleivers not think atheist.thank you.
People seem to conveniently forget that the burden of proof is on the person who makes the claim, not on the person who doesn't believe the claim.
I believe in the White Unicorn - I feel her in my heart, I see what she has produced, trees. flowers, beauty - because I feel this, why don't you.
What she doesn't do is write books about subservient anybody, at any time - no obedience required, no threat of hell, virginity not required of anybody, no slavery, or male sex slaves for her. She wants everybody to have respect for each other - no abuse, no pedophiles, no children forced to marry some old pig.
It is up to me to show you that my White Unicorn is Goddess of all the Universe.
MmmmI Will have to work on that, or will you just believe me, because I say so?
I too, am guilty of this.
You're right - but it hardly matters ...
It's been many years since I have bothered to wade into the muck and mire of theology, so forgive me if the following is a bit fuzzy.* I believe that it was Thomas Aquinas who made the ontological argument that knowledge of God was innate - and, of course, for many centuries, whatever Aquinas, as a church father, said was held to be perfectly true (not just true but perfectly true). This argument was made in answer to questions/worries about all the people in places like China who had never had the chance to know Jesus. The poor bastards were still going to Hell because it had been their natural duty to come looking for Jesus, and they were too wicked to bother. Point is, you're wasting your time if you think that you can talk about religion w/the religious - especially those who believe it to be their duty to save you. The belief that belief is innate is to be found all over the Christian joint, even among protestants, who, you might think, would not hold Aquinas in esteem. The same is to be said of Muslims, another evangelizing bunch. Only the Jews seem to be free of such beliefs; they at least hold that their mental illness is usually not contagious.
*I've moved too many times to have kept books that I found to be useless! - so, I can't look this up to make it less fuzzy ...
The problem with arguing with theists, and even the very question itself of "Do you believe in God" usually establishes the existence of this nonsensical non-entity.
The word, or name "God" must always have parentheses around it. Without them, the grammar alone establishes it as "real".
When someone asks you "Do you believe in God", the only proper way to answer it is to say "That is not a question, since it's meaningless".
On the subject of "being angry with God" it's simple. We have been deceived by a being that essentially isn't there. Rather like being cheated on by a lover, we have had an image that we've adored, only to find we've had no reason to, and feel cheated. Our anger is difficult to express, since there's actually nobody or no thing to be angry with. But as a gestalt exercise in venting, there's nothing wrong with expressing a good old cathartic rage at this non-being, simply for it's failure to exist at all.
Any anger should be directed toward those who invented him as the cause of things they didn't understand, rather than continue to search for actual causes, and at those who perpetuated the myth because they found it a reliable means of controlling their population.
This is a damned interesting point! (Kudos!)
The proper way to phrase the question is "Does god/God exist" or possibly "Do you believe/think that god/God exists?" (I am not one of those who insists on not using the word "believe"; it does not in fact imply faith but is simply is the most general form of "accept to be true.")
The "in" preposition ("Do you believe in god") certainly can change the tenor of the question.
I've heard one person say to another "I believe in you" meaning "I believe you are capable of delivering on your promises," so it's quite possible that THAT is the light in which the other party is interpreting "do you believe in god?" when they ask it. If so, then you are absolutely correct, any use of it on our part concedes WAY too much. (Might be a good topic for blogging, especially if combined with proper use of the word "believe" without the "in")


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If creditors of Freedom Communications are hoping to recoup "illegal dividends" from Timothy C. Hoiles, motorcycle aficionado, patron of the arts and ex-scold of the family who owns the company, good luck to them.
Joseph M. Alioto, a San Francisco lawyer who knows a thing or two about family feuds, is still trying to collect his fee from Hoiles, who hired Alioto back in 2001 to help push the other members of the Hoiles family into a deal that would let him cash out his stake in Freedom's media holdings, chiefly the Orange County Register.
A few years after signing Alioto to his team, Hoiles cashed out his 8.6% stake in Freedom Communications, collecting $142 million.
Perhaps heeding the call of the libertarian DNA that marks his family, Tim Hoiles is convinced that the push to the deal came from invisible hand of the free market and not from Alioto. Alioto says the markets may be free, but he's not, and he wants a $21.3 million contingent fee.
One of many many descendants of Raymond Cyrus "R.C." Hoiles, Tim Hoiles didn't like the direction the newspaper business when he first sought Alioto's help, and he really didn't like having his net worth tied up in Freedom.
Eight years later, Tim Hoiles, family gadfly, looks like a business genius. Freedom is operating under bankruptcy protection, with amazingly unsecured creditors growling about investigations into the company's dealings with insiders and grumbling about "illegal dividends."
Creditors haven't named any names when it comes to insiders who could be tagged with lawsuits, and Hoiles cashed out years before the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in September. He is, however, taking no chances. Hoiles declined to comment Tuesday on the bankruptcy of the company that fed generations of his sprawling family, or on the long-running spat with Alioto, the lawyer he hired in an effort to force his family to let him out of the family business at the right price.
Alioto may have appeared an ideal choice when Hoiles was looking for help in pushing his family into a deal. Son of former San Francisco Mayor Joseph L. Alioto, he was fresh from his own family-style courtroom grudge matches, public squabbles over legal fees, among other things.
Alioto was in Korea working on a lawsuit and could not immediately be reached for comment.

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UPDATE: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is not running for president, according to a source close to the governor. Follow WSJ's live coverage of his announcement.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will end speculation about whether he will join the presidential race with a 1 p.m. press conference at the statehouse in Trenton, a close adviser said.
The adviser did not say what his answer would be.
For nearly 18 months, the first-term governor has been saying no to questions of whether he would run for president, joking that he didn't know what he would have to do "short of suicide" to convince people he wasn't running.
Several weeks ago, however, he began seriously reconsidering that decision, an adviser said. Major Republican donors phoned in support and pledged that the money would be there should he choose to run. The calls for a Christie candidacy come amid Texas Gov. Rick Perry's widely panned debate performances and continued bad economic news and jobs reports.
The speculation reached fever pitch last week, when he gave what observers called a presidential-sounding speech at the Ronald Reagan library in California. In the speech, he questioned President Obama's leadership and record in office. When asked by supporters there if he would run, he didn't directly answer the question, referring them instead to video online of him repeatedly stating that he did not plan to join the race.
So will Christie run? WSJ's Neil King Jr., writing over at the Washington Wire blog, rounds up five reasons why a presidential bid still appears unlikely. Vote in our poll and let us know what you think in the comments.


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It's not just armor. Let's look at the non-human selection:
* Asura. Demons in Hindu mythology. In GW2, they are small like children, ugly as rats, arrogant, and their technology level is from 26th century and so out of place that in PvP they should just instantly disintegrate other races, instead of fighting on a balanced equal level.
* Sylvari. Mentality of children. Dreamy. Ugly faces. Instead of looking beatiful like flowers the class looks like a tree bark (maybe good for lore but not for aesthetics). Anti-elves (they are opposite in characteristics to Tolkien elves). Also the biggest hypocrits in the entire GW2, with oft-repeated motto: "All things have a right to grow". And then each of them goes into the world to kill everyone painted red.
* Norn. Huge bulky tribal people on a pre-civilization level, trying to prove themselves by killing innocent animals for sport. You cannot select a thin or normal-width (male) tall Norn, it just does not exist. It just has to be someone who spent last 10yrs in a gym on steroids, instead of an agile slim tall hunter in the wilds. Abs over brain race.
* Charr. The supposed-to-be-cool bad*** race. It partially fills that purpose. If you want an aggressive and savage-looking yet technologically and magically advanced race (unlike Norns), this is it. The problem with the Charr is they are a niche race. If someone likes their distinct look they will be a nice choice. Personally, I don't like it, but they are the only race other than Human that actually fits GW world (logically and otherwise) and is made properly. One important downside: this race has visually only one gender.
* Humans. A neutral race, with best aesthetics. Somewhat boring choice, but clearly the best option. Even if you don't want to be a Human, in the end you have to choose between hyper Charr or calmer Human. If you want to play female characters, it's no-contest. As a Charr you can only choose between males and feminized males.
Personally, I hope that the selection improves once we get an expansion (it will have Dwarves in it).
PS: As for non-human races, Argonian one from Skyrim is great.
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Federer's major problem (the boston globe, boston.com)
Pete Sampras couldn't defend himself. But a friend in need turned out to be a young Spanish guy who responded when Sampras screamed, "Stop thief!"
The prospective thief, named Roger Federer, had his eyes and grasping hands on Sampras's treasure, the record 14 major singles championships he earned over 15 years of roaming the world with a dominating tennis racket.
Federer came to this sunny town with 13 majors in his satchel, three of them Australian Opens, ready to cut in on Pete's goodies, and soon to have the record all to himself.
Not so fast, said Rafael Nadal, who had never won anything here, but would protect the sainted Sampras. Nadal let everybody in town know the reign from Spain was going to fall on the concrete plain in Rod Laver Arena. Thus he swooped and scooped Federer's best stuff and whacked it back like an avenging angel so that Sampras could sleep soundly with the record yet under his pillow.
Rafael Nadal has Roger Federer in tears (seattletimes.com)
It was not quite another tennis masterpiece. The much-anticipated rematch between Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland lacked the consistent quality and, above all, the crescendo to the finish of their five-act drama in fading light at Wimbledon last year.
But the Australian Open final Sunday was epic entertainment. It also lasted five sets and more than four hours. It also featured plenty of abrupt reversals of fortune and unexpected breaks of serve. And it also ended with Nadal triumphant and Federer devastated.
Federer, 27, needed a victory to match American Pete Sampras' career record of 14 men's Grand Slam tournament singles titles. But Federer faded badly in the final set and was unable to keep his composure after Nadal's 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-2 victory.
In the ceremony after the match, Federer choked up after receiving the runner-up plate from one of his idols, Rod Laver, and was unable to get more than a few sentences into his speech before he began to cry in earnest.
Another win for Rafael Nadal in rivalry with Roger Federer (chicagotribune.com)
Federer takes loss in Australian final hard
Perhaps no individuals have met more often with more on the line than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Sunday's Australian Open final was the 19th match they've played. All but four have been in tournament finals, seven of them Grand Slams. Nadal has won the last three Slam finals, five overall. Perhaps most impressive is Nadal has won on three surfaces—the clay of Roland Garros, Wimbledon's grass and now the Australian hard courts.
Nadal's finale in Melbourne brings Federer to tears (seattlepi.com)
Three years ago Roger Federer wept in the arms of Rod Laver as he accepted the winner's trophy at the Australian Open. There were more tears this week Down Under, with the Swiss not too happy this time.
How could he be, after dropping yet another five-set thriller to nemesis Rafael Nadal? Federer must have thought he had Nadal right where he wanted him, given the bullish Spaniard spent more than five hours on court in his captivating semifinal against another Spaniard, Fernando Verdasco, two days earlier.
Nadal's 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 win in 4 1/2 hours denied Federer the historic 14th Grand Slam and has to be an even bigger blow to the world No. 2 than last July's Wimbledon defeat that ended 9-7 in the fifth. Federer sobbed during the trophy presentation, Laver nearby, receiving consolation from none other than Nadal, who acted like a big brother.
"In the first moment you're disappointed, you're shocked, you're sad, then all of a sudden it overwhelms you," Federer said. "The problem is, you can't go in the locker room and take it easy and take a cold shower. You can't. It's the worst feeling."
Nadal outlasts Federer to win his first title at Australian Open (USA Today online)
Rafael Nadal held off Roger Federer in another five-set Grand Slam final, keeping Pete Sampras' record of 14 major titles intact for now.
Nadal became the first Spanish man to win the Australian Open when he beat Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 in a momentum-swinging, 4-hour, 22-minute final on Sunday night.
Federer, trying to equal Sampras' record, sobbed at the trophy presentation.
"Maybe I'll try later. God, it's killing me," Federer said, crying. He returned to congratulate Nadal within minutes, saying: "You deserved it. You played a fantastic final."
Rafael Nadal leaves little doubt who is No. 1 (washingtonpost.com)
First clay, then grass. Now Rafael Nadal has proven he can win on any surface, entrenching his hold on the No. 1 ranking.
The former crown prince of tennis is now the "King of Australia" _ to quote one Spanish newspaper headline _ after outlasting Roger Federer in five gritty sets in the Australian Open final Sunday for his sixth Grand Slam title.
Now, Nadal can look ahead to Roland Garros, where he already controls center court.
"Everything was very special," the Spaniard said. "I didn't have time yet to enjoy the title because I am too tired."
There will be plenty of time for that.
Rafa triumphs in a classic (the australian online)
In overwhelming Federer 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-2, he prevented Roger Federer from joining Pete Sampras in the history books as a holder of a record 14 Grand Slam titles in an epic lasting 4.23 hours.
Adding further significance to the effort, the six-time Grand Slam champion claimed his first major on hardcourt. Given his dominance on clay having claimed the past four French Opens and his success at Wimbledon over Federer in another epic last year, it is not beyond the realms to suggest it is possible he can become only the second man to win the Grand Slam.
It will further the heartbreak for Federer, whose own attempt at joining Rod Laver was twice denied when he was unable to beat Nadal at Roland Garros but claimed the other three titles in 2006 and 2007. After the match Federer broke down in tears as he received his runner's up trophy from one of his heroes, Rod Laver.
Nadal's effort to position himself is extraordinary, for this was a final played at a heavenly level.
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next time French Open, but you have praksis very hard.
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Wish your confidence would be still . I know it is too difficult, but you know we all support you forever!
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Your posts were certainly not too long. I just woke up and was a little reluctant to log on to this site, but did so just to see if anyone had been posting something like this. I am glad you gave us your thorough analysis and I have
Sorry about the match as it did not turn out the way we all hoped for. Unfortunately, as you know, this is life. You win some and lose some. Looking ahead, I feel compel to inform you of this segment that I saw on Starsports when they inter
It is the ultimate testament that you have this material on your website. You are one class athlete and man.
Rafa is a force of nature. We can see that his game neutralizes your attack. His shots move away from your zone, whereas you hi
Sure, I (& most others) would have preferred to see him triumph over Rafael in the final.
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Teen Nixed from Transplant List Because He's a Foster Child
A 15-year-old boy who needs a new liver has been taken off a hospital's waiting list because of his unstable home life, the Miami Herald reports.
The boy, who isn't named in the Herald story, is a developmentally disabled foster child; his mother was a crack addict.
Shands, a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Florida in Gainesville, removed him from a transplant waiting list because his uncertain living situation means he not be well cared for in the two years following the procedure, when the risk of health problems is high. Hospital adminstrators worry the state's shaky child-welfare system won't be able to guarantee he'll have a permanent home for two years after a transplant.
Hospitals have to follow national standards for choosing transplant recipients, but different hospitals can disagree about how to interpret the criteria in particular cases, the article says. Who gets scarce organs is a constant issue, as this report of Japanese criminals getting livers at UCLA recently reminded us.
Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami is now reviewing the boy's case. Doctors there have determined that the boy indeed does need a transplant, which is the first step in putting him on the hospital's list.
"We think Jackson could be the angel for this child," an official in the state's child welfare agency told the Herald. "We are holding our breath that they will be able to clear him."
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The Lake Tahoe Community College men's soccer team enjoyed a big debut Friday by knocking off host-Hartnell 1-0 at the Hartnell Tournament in Salinas, Calif.
Center midfielder Soren Gelbrecht's first-half goal was the difference as the Coyotes knocked off the defending California community college state champion.
"We turned a lot of heads," Coyotes coach Ben Wade said. "Everybody was expecting us to lose because we're a first-year team. But it doesn't matter to me, first year or 18th year, which is how many years I've been coaching, we're here to win."
The Coyotes are scheduled to make their home debut on Sept. 12 when they host the Lake Tahoe Tournament. West Valley and Fresno City are playing in the one-day event at Lake Tahoe Community College in South Lake Tahoe.
The Lake Tahoe school's women, coached by Chris DeLeon, opened Thursday with a 3-0 loss to Diablo Valley College and then tied Chabot College 2-2 on Friday. The Coyotes play their home opener on Sept. 11 against Yuba College.


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From left are: Charlie Wade, Ty Garrett and Leven Cox.
Ty Garrett won the tournament with two fish weighing 4 lbs. 4 oz. Leven Cox was second with two fish weighing 3 lbs. 15 oz. Charlie Wade took third place and big bass honors with a 3 lb. 6 oz. fish and also won the "Lucky Drawing".
The weather was beautiful but the fish proved to be difficult to catch during the day. The lake was rising quickly and evidently had both the fish and fishermen confused.
The club travels to KenLake Marina on Kentucky Lake for their second tournament of the year on May 1st.
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Book Review: RHS Botany for Gardeners by Geoff Hodge
This book follows on from the previous year's RHS Latin for Gardeners and is similarly not just a book, but a work of art.
Geoff Hodge has a wonderfully readable way of describing various aspects of botany from cell division to how plants sense the environment around them. But this isn't just a reference book, where possible the book delves into the practical benefits that an understanding of botany can provide gardeners, from soil pH to a chapter on pruning.
Along the way we meet some of the botanists and botanical artists that have made a big impact on the history of botany, from Barbara McClintock to Richard Spruce and from Matilda Smith to John Lindley. We learn briefly about their lives and the importance of their work as well as the lasting legacy they left behind.
This book is made ever more lush, page by page, with the inclusion of wonderful illustrations of plants. Some illustrate concepts such as phyllotaxis, others are just plain gorgeous, all are botanically accurate.
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If you're interested in gardening, but haven't read a botany book before, then start here - it's a wonderful introduction that will prepare you for more indepth books on botany if you choose to go deeper down the rabbit hole.
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Another book I would like to own!ReplyDelete
I grew up with the word lush - meaning luxuriant, dense, sappy, green growth. The secondary meaning came . . er . . . second!
Wondering how you are getting on with the two garden trees you might be taking note of for the Loose and Leafy Tree-Following. If you would like to take part in April - the box for links is open till 7pm tomorrow (14th) - http://tinyurl.com/nvuy7ze Even if you are only able to post a picture of what they are looking like now - that would be great and keep us up to date. (But only if you have the time, and are well, and feel like it. Really.)Replies
Hi Lucy, sorry I've not been on the blog for a while. Been struggling a bit of late. It's a really good book. I wrote the review a few months ago, but only just got around to publishing it! Places like The Book People often have books like this quite cheap! I hope you're well.Delete
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06 July 2013 12:17 AM
I have been looking through the city and guilds 239X courses tonight and I haven't got a clue what the purpose of each course is, I assume they have to have differing purposes or otherwise there wouldn't be a selection to choose from, so we appear to have the soon to be obsolete
with a 2391-10 and 2391-20 subdivision, however it seems to be about to be dropped by C&G, but NAPIT are still doing their own version.
Then there is
Then there is the new 2397 which is on lots of websites, apart from the City and Guilds website.
And 2399, which I have along with earlier versions of the above plus various other City and Guilds from earlier times.
Add on to the list of 239X variants the new new qualified supervisors
qualifications and 2382 also installer qualifications etc.
Then consider given all the choices above there is now a new qualification level requirement to be set for the new certifiers scheme, it leaves me thinking that if you are seriously considering applying to be a certifier there is no point in going on any courses in the near future until the new benchmark has been set, as you may do a course with the wrong number or pedigree thus failing the eligibility test.
I can honestly say I fail to be able to understand the choice of courses and their relevance, I'm left thinking procrastination is the order of the day, if in doubt do nothing, at least until the New Year regards going on any further training courses to allow some clarification on the best way forward.
With ten to fifteen years before I am likely to retire I assume at some point I will do some CPD, but I don't think now's the time in this confused marketplace.
06 July 2013 06:50 AM
I've got less than 20 years til I can rest my tool belt and I'm certainly not doing any more C & G. I don't see any point in all those different quals, it's a bit like all the electrical trade groups we have. I would have thought less is more in both cases.
06 July 2013 07:28 AM
It's not that difficult!
2382-xx - Wiring Regs.
2391-xx - Verification + PIR - both now finished.
2392-xx - Initial verification - now finished iirc.
2393 - Building regs
2394 - Partial replacement for 2392 and 2391.Initial verification
2395 - Partial replacement for 2391 - Verification and EICR
2396 - Design, replacement for 2391-20
06 July 2013 08:51 AM
It's not that difficult!
2382-xx - Wiring Regs.
2391-xx - Verification + PIR - both now finished.
2392-xx - Initial verification - now finished iirc.
2393 - Building regs
2394 - Partial replacement for 2392 and 2391.Initial verification
2395 - Partial replacement for 2391 - Verification and EICR
2396 - Design, replacement for 2391-20
LOL.I did my training in the 80's easy as a,b,c
06 July 2013 10:35 AM
Ah, confusing, but it is all learning and interaction. 2396, in one short year, has been a life-changer so I wouldn't suggest overlooking it. It is massively time consuming, not fun, doesn't really teach you systems design but it gives you enough to move forward.
But long gone, the 2360 part 2 science and principles was the one which provided the most valuable learning. 2360 trained electricians have 'something' when you meet them. That was a pretty robust course. Do they still have a similar physics-based qualification for electricians?
I reckon that those two, as a triad with auto cad are going to become my mainstay before too long. If only I could afford auto cad to have at home. What most of us have on here is practical experience. It's priceless when combined with the grey matter. Ways of seeing, if you get my drift.
Studying is good. I didn't know about 2393 and that has just caught my eye.
06 July 2013 11:18 AM
Can't see any problem , c&g 2393 I think has been withdrawn or was going to be last time I looked. I know a couple of 2360 electricians who have something ...not sure if there's a cure ( other than stacking shelves in tesco).
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06 July 2013 11:51 AM
"It's not that difficult!
2382-xx - Wiring Regs.
2391-xx - Verification + PIR - both now finished.
2392-xx - Initial verification - now finished iirc.
2393 - Building regs
2394 - Partial replacement for 2392 and 2391.Initial verification
2395 - Partial replacement for 2391 - Verification and EICR
2396 - Design, replacement for 2391-20"
If 2394 and 2395 are partial replacements, what is the other part of the replacement?
Isn't there just one City and Guilds course and qualification that says "yes, this person can inspect and test electrical installations"?
06 July 2013 12:34 PM
Lol, I have a walking stick.....
As far as comparing any electrical qualification with a full understanding of physics goes I think its still the very basic level 2 understanding.
There is, however, a newer parallel set of qualifications which appears to be approved by NICEIC and ELECSA and awarded by EAL.
06 July 2013 12:39 PM
What you want was the old 2391-10 for Inspection & Testing. It was an old fashioned exam where you had to use a pen and actually write something down - rather a lot actually. No multi-guess computers for this exam. There was also a number of practical tests using meters and test boards with made up faults. Not rocket science but thought provoking.
C&G have their foibles but they issue very helpful chief examiners reports on the exams showing where students had got the wrong end of the voltstick. Clearly the low pass rate of around 40% was often due to students not reading the question properly. Or putting "loop tester" when C&G want the full title of "earth fault loop impedance tester". Simple but easy marks if you get it right.
Personally I prefer my doctor, accountant, electrician, gas fitter to have qualifications that were difficult to get. I have no faith in a multi choice exam like the C&G 2382 that gives you 2 minutes per simple question and allows you to take your reference books in. Little wonder any competent spark can get 100%.
Many students from the current education system struggled with such an old fashioned system based on memory as no books were allowed in the exam
Sadly in my opinion (being an old codger brought up on memory tests with no books or computers) C&G fell in line with modern thinking and split it into two; the cynical amongst us might think that immediately doubled their income stream.
The old 2391 was probably what you might call the "this person knows how to inspect and test" exam. However the practical element is difficult to replicate what you find in the real world and it was time limited. Thankfully my examiner let me have ten minutes extra as he could see that what I was doing was correct just that I was slow.
If you think that getting the 2391 will make you a testing God then forget it. You need the background technical knowledge and the experience of installing and seeing installs so you have half an idea what is wrong. Plenty have the 2391 but still cannot test properly.
07 July 2013 10:26 AM
So what's your thoughts on having to retake your Inspecting and testing qualification every five years to be judged first class?
I can see the need for continuing professional development, surely though gaining additional skills and knowledge is the target, rather than proving that you aren't entering the early stages of memory loss.
07 July 2013 11:00 AM
So what's your thoughts on having to retake your Inspecting and testing qualification every five years to be judged first class?
In a way we are kept on our toes by the nice man from Dunstable that comes every year (cough!) and asks us lots of questions and eats our bacon sandwiches!!
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine....
Every man has to know his limitations- Dirty Harry
07 July 2013 02:09 PM
What I need is to get upstairs before I forget why I am going or how to test a electrical circuit, maybe the answer is a Turbo stairlift
07 July 2013 02:51 PM
If I understood correctly, then no, there isn't. They've cottoned on that Periodics are harder than testing new installations. The latter only really requires you to be able to understand the current regs and be able to work out if what you've got infront of you complies or not. Periodics need to to understand what the, often subtle, safety implications of non-compliances are - which usually means a good knowledge of several generations of previous regulations as well as a thorough grounding in the basic principles. For instance an electrician brought up on the 17th finding a non-RCD protected circuit with high Zs might think that he's found a serious safety problem - not knowing that the alternative method of limiting R2 can sometimes provided a higher safety level than an RCD.
- Andy.
07 July 2013 03:36 PM
"In a way we are kept on our toes by the nice man from Dunstable that comes every year (cough!) and asks us lots of questions and eats our bacon sandwiches!! "
And what if you cannot answer the questions? Do you get booted out of the club? Can you get in your particular club, and stay in it, without a qualification to inspect and test installations?
As for the 239* batch of qualification I have just finished teaching my first 2394 group of students having taught the 2391 for 10 years. The assessment still has 4 practical assessments, a 1 hour multiple choice exam and a final 1 1/2 hour closed book written exam.
Looking at the national results for February the 60% fail rate does not indicate the exam is a pushover.
I am going to teach my second 2396 course in September so if anyone is interested in the West Essex/ east London area PM me as there may be a couple of places left?
John Peckham
07 July 2013 05:42 PM
As a old boy looking to update his knowledge the 2395 seems the choice to be made rather than the 2394
any opinions on the choice of 2395 over the 2394?
Particular as at the college where I originally did my installation, test & inspect, wiring regs and design erection and verification courses are advertising the 2395 at a cost of £340 being the best pricing I have seen anywhere for these courses. http://www.kidderminster.ac.uk...l-3-1-week-block/1359/
07 July 2013 07:43 PM
As for the 239* batch of qualification I have just finished teaching my first 2394 group of students having taught the 2391 for 10 years. The assessment still has 4 practical assessments, a 1 hour multiple choice exam and a final 1 1/2 hour closed book written exam.
The multi choice is 1hour and 20 minutes, 40 questions and is shared across both 2394 and 95 so if you pass it for the one you don't have to do it for te other
07 July 2013 08:40 PM
So does having 2394 and/ or 2395 give you a bye on the testing & inspection element of Design, Erection and Verification (2396) the same as when I did the 2400 after doing the inspecting & testing course?
07 July 2013 09:32 PM
ah yes, the 2400, the look of horror on the younger candidates in our room when they had to design a refurb for a 60s shopping centre, and describe a sub-station earthing system, and then there was the agricultural question.
where did it all go wrong.
07 July 2013 09:46 PM
My apologies the on line exam is indeed 1 hour and 20 mins with 40 questions.
There is no practical inspection and testing in the new 2396. Initial verification features in the written exam and you have to produce circuit charts in your project. I will not accept any student for the 2396 unless they have 2382 plus 2391 or 2394 as I don't have time to teach the elements of these qualifications during the 2396 only to revise them.
If you do the on line 1 hour 20 min exam for the 2394 you do not have to do it again for the 2395.
The 2396 is a Level 4 qualification, the old 2400 and the 2391-20 were Level 3 qualifications.
John Peckham
07 July 2013 09:54 PM
as i remember, Mr Peckham, the written was 3 hours, no multiple choice.
only 6 of us passed, out of around 20, i was lucky, the youngsters had no chance, they would not have the practical exps to meet those questions.
great days.
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A: The partners involved in this project include Xavier Group, the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) and Mitsuni (Dell partners for East Africa). I have approached uganda telecom to put up hotspots in universities where students can access cheap and faster internet. I also approached Stanbic Bank to provide loans for students who want to purchase the laptops. The bank will pay Dell and then students will service the loans in about 4- 5 semesters.
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A: There will be forms for universities interested. I am working with NCHE who have mobilized these institutions. NCHE will also organise a meeting with university chancellors, vice chancellors and headS of IT departments in all universities and tertiary institutions registered with the NCHE. Dell senior executives will also make a presentation about the project to the stakeholders. Thereafter, Dell staff will go to universities that will participate to train students. It will only take less than 7 weeks for a student to get the laptop after filling the forms and each laptop will cost only $350 (Shs700, 000). These laptops would cost $900 (UShs1800, 000) if they are not discounted.
Q: How are students going to benefit from the initiative?
A: This project is going to help students become competitive in their careers. They will get brand new original laptops which will help them do their research using the internet. It will also ease communication for them since it is cheaper compared to the cost of sending an SMS. Nowadays university students are required to type their coursework and instead of spending money at a secretarial bureau, the laptops will help in that area. Above all, it will help prepare students for their work places since there is no job now that does not require computer skills.
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It is demanded of us, Christians, that we receive these heavenly and most sweet tidings {the Gospel} gratefully as they are sent from Heaven, and that from a pure heart we always give thanks to God our Benefactor, Who so freely had mercy on us, and that we show holy obedience and compliance in all thankfulness. For conscience itself instructs and convinces us to be thankful to our Benefactor. He loved us who are unworthy. Let us also love Him Who is worthy of all love. Love requires that we never offend the beloved. God is offended by every sin. Let us keep away from every sin and let us do His holy will that we may not offend Him as our compassionate Father and Benefactor.
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Just as totalitarian epochs have aptly been described as nightmare-interludes in which a society's continuity of "normalizing" self-consciousness lapses into a black pit of nescience and denial (a collective urge of wanting NOT TO KNOW--see Arendt's ORIGINS OF TOTALITARIANISM), so too with war itself, which is inevitably some species of demoniacal terrorism: even the "victors" in a modern war are victims, dehumanized utensils for imperialist policy; and those who inflict hideous suffering on others are traumatized to the end of their lives by the horrific things they discovered they were capable of doing. John Huston's lines from CHINATOWN--"Most people never have to face the fact that, at the right time and in the right place, they are capable of anything"--is meant as an obliquely self-incriminating insight into the covert nihilism of modern hyper-power and macro-wealth; but in truth, in essence, it is just the knife's edge of Goethe's superb aristic and contramodern verdict: "Everything that sets our minds free without giving us mastery over ourselves is pernicious." The quintessential dementia of modern "consciousness" is just its sheer self-abstraction from conscience, from community, from values, from religion, from culture, from purpose, and from its own reason. We have been trained to "know" banausically, to know without caring, without judging or evaluating or grasping the larger significance of anything. That is what is called "science" and "fact" and "information."
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But who, except God, can say whether a man is right or foolish if he follows the call of his conscience?~ Sayyid Ahmad al-Sanusi, Quoted by Muhammad Asad in The Road To Mecca
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There are three forces, the only three forces capable of conquering and enslaving forever the conscience of these weak rebels in the interests of their own happiness. They are: the miracle, the mystery and authority.
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The test of every religious, political, or educational system, is the man which it forms. If a system injures the intelligence it is bad. If it injures the character it is vicious. If it injures the conscience it is criminal.
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Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock and the compass. The clock represents our commitments, appointments, schedules, goals, activities -- what we do with, and how we manage our time. The compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction -- what we feel is important and how we lead our lives. In an effort to close the gap between the clock and the compass in our lives, many of us turn to the field of "time management."
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[Albert] Gorres shows that the feeling of guilt, the capacity to recognize guilt, belongs essentially to the spiritual make-up of man. This feeling of guilt disturbs the false calm of conscience and could be called conscience's complaint against my self-satisfied existence. It is as necessary for man as the physical pain that signifies disturbances of normal bodily functioning. Whoever is no longer capable of perceiving guilt is spiritually ill, "a living corpse, a dramatic character's mask," as Gorres says:"Monsters, among other brutes, are the ones without guilt feelings. Perhaps Hitler did not have any, or Himmler, or Stalin. Maybe Mafia bosses do not have any guilt feelings either, or maybe their remains are just well hidden in the cellar. Even aborted guilt feelings...All men need guilt feelings."
Pope Benedict XVI
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As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home --first for six years, then for 19 months. How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity--our conscience.
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Few Know — or Care — On Eve of Southeast Asian Common Market
The 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, are slated to form a common market next year that will provide a single production base and enormous consumer pool of some 600 million people.
But even among those who should benefit most from integration – businessmen — few seem to know about the initiative, or care.
Omkar Shrestha, an officer of the Asian Development Bank and a visiting fellow at ISEAS, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, says the goal of the Asean Economic Commumity (AEC) is to make Southeast Asia as attractive a market as China or India.
One of the editors of "The ASEAN Economic Community: A Work In Progress," Mr. Shrestha spoke to journalists, economists and policy makers at the book's launch at ADB headquarters in Manila.
Mr. Shrestha said a survey he helped produce in 2012 showed low awareness of the impending common market. The survey covered 381 companies in Asean member states, mostly in manufacturing and services.
Mr. Shrestha said businessmen in the region are more aware of free trade agreements Asean has signed with outside countries than they are of the looming common market. By and large, they've failed to take advantage even of existing benefits as Asean prepares to integrate its markets next year.
In Mr. Shrestha's survey, 77% of respondents said they never benefited from lower tariffs from any free-trade agreement, and 87% said they had not benefited from investment liberalization.
To corroborate his findings, Mr. Shrestha looked at a survey last year by the American Chamber of Commerce of 475 U.S. companies operating in Southeast Asia.
It found firms were less interested in the common market and were more focused on constraints in individual Asean countries. The major concerns were corruption, poor infrastructure and the lack of trained labor in the region, Mr. Shrestha said.
A majority of respondents in both surveys believe the common market won't come about next year; that Asean is really 10 individual markets rather than a single one; and that the region remains highly fragmented and diverse, Mr. Shrestha said.
He suggested governments in the region should strengthen their efforts to publicize the common market, explain what gains it could produce and assuage businesses' concerns.
Jayant Menon, an ADB economist and another editor of the book, said Asean has made progress in reducing tariffs, facilitating trade and liberalizing investment and services, but significant challenges remain. They include removing trade barriers in agriculture, steel and important services; eliminating non-tariff and border barriers; harmonizing competition policies and intellectual property rights; promoting labor mobility; and increasing surveillance of economic and financial developments to prevent regional contagion in case of crisis.
"The reality is that liberalization thus far has been driven more by market forces than by regional arrangements," Mr. Menon said.
Rodolfo Severino, who heads the Asean Studies Center at ISEAS and is another editor of the book, said 2015 should be viewed not as a hard target for integration but rather as a milestone toward building a common market that lowers transaction costs, attracts more investment and gives consumers better choices.
"This is the only way to bring about a more competitive Asean, one able to face the continental economies" of the European Union, he said.


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A class of myriapod arthropods which comprises the centipedes.
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- This arthropod subphylum includes the Chilopoda, the Diplopoda, the Pauropoda, and the Symphyla.
- P. cinereus and some members of the class Chilopoda occupy the same microhabitat, consume similar types of prey, and are similar in body size.
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Dock-U-Mentaries: A monthly film series, presented by Working Waterfront Festival and the National Park, will take the third Friday of each month. 7 p.m. May 17, "In Altro Mare" will be screening. Film looks at Gloucester's Sicilian Fishing Community. Films will be shown in the theater of the Corson Maritime Learning Center. Screenings will be drawn from the WWF's sizeable collection of documentary films on all aspects of the working port. www.nps.gov/nebe. New Bedford
Riverside Cemetery Tour: Walking tour presented by the Office of Tourism, 2 p.m. May 19. Walking tour trace the quiet winding paths past the final resting places of some of the town's most famous residents. Copies of the new 8-page Riverside Cemetery booklet created by the Office of Tourism will be available. Tour is free of charge. Meet at cemetery's entrance, 274 Main St., Fairhaven.
Sippican Historical Society: And the Elizabeth Tabor Library present "Frances Perkins- First Female Cabinet Secretary," 7 p.m. May 24. Presentation will feature a lecture by David Prentiss, Adjunct Professor of Political Science for UMass Dartmouth and President/CEO of the New Bedford Symphony. For more information contact SHS at (508) 748-1116. Marion Music Hall, 164 Front St., Marion.
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God rang the final bell and you quietly slept away; and like the entrance of an angel, the radiance of your presence would always fill any room with joy. Your departure now leaves a void of hollow darkness in many of our hearts that could only be filled by our faith in Gods love and his promise of resurrection. We will always love you, Shirlene, Demiah, Burnice Jr., grands, great-grands, the Wells family and friends.


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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
Index futures as of 7:35 a.m. EST suggest a strong day on the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) set to gain 83 points at the opening bell.
That should keep markets hovering near their all-time highs, thanks in part to an earnings season that has seen most companies beat profit expectations. The Federal Reserve has also played a role in the Dow's stellar 20% jump so far this year: The central bank has stuck with its stimulus program amid steady but unimpressive economic growth.
With that bigger picture in mind, here are a few individual stock stories to watch for in today's market.
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR ) begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. The company priced its initial public offering at $26 a share, giving it an implied $14.4 billion valuation. This has been a good year for IPOs, as the average one-day gain for new public companies is 17%. And there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about Twitter's long-term growth potential. Still, retail investors are often at a disadvantage in these situations. Brokerage firms, for example, will get less than 20% of today's share offering to distribute to retail clients, according to The Wall Street Journal, meaning that early buyers will probably have to pay a hefty premium.
Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS ) this morning announced better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter. The 3D printing company booked adjusted profit of $0.45 a share on a 26% boost in revenue to $126.1 million. Analysts were expecting $0.42 per share and $117 million in sales. Stratasys got a boost from its MakerBot acquisition, which has given it a strong position in desktop 3D printing. The company also raised its full-year revenue guidance to $480 million, slightly above Wall Street's expectations. Stratasys' stock is up 3.9% in premarket trading.
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Fire crews from Rogue River, Wimer, Grants Pass and Rural Metro agencies responded Sunday evening to a structure fire on East Evans Creek Road between Rogue River and Wimer.
The initial call came in to the Rogue River station at approximately 8:30 p.m. Six units from multiple agencies responded to battle the flames, which engulfed a home at 5304 E. Evans Creek Road, firefighters said.
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WASHINGTON - Federal grants will help fund improvements in fire and law enforcement for several area communities.
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Community Facilities program is providing a total of $2,168,151 in federal grant and loan funding to 28 Missouri projects through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Rural Development funding initiative works to improve the economy and quality of life in rural communities by providing government loans and grants.
Local recipients include the city of East Prairie, which received $17,250 grant for two vehicles; a $15,000 grant to help purchase a service truck; and a $12,408 grant for a seal coating machine.
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The pastor of a prominent Catholic church in Kansas City said the plans for a streetcar expansion could be burden for his congregation and his church.
Kansas City wants to pay part of the bill for extending the streetcar line by widening the streetcar tax district.
Most property owners within a third of a mile of the streetcar line pay a property tax surcharge, which would include the Redemptorist parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
"I just think it's going to be huge burden upon the back of these people," said the Rev. Brian Johnson. "A very regressive thing."
Johnson put an article in Sunday's church bulletin about the assessment, wondering if it could be further burden on his low-income parishioners.
Not all nonprofits close to the streetcar line will pay the assessment, but the size of the Redemptorist property means it doesn't get the exemption.
Streetcar campaign spokesman Steve Glorioso said it's no different than other needed city repairs.
"If the city decided the curbs and sidewalks next to Redemptorist were in terrible shape, they have the authority to make the church do all the work up front, or the city does it and applies a special assessment over 15-20 years," he said.
Johnson said the church isn't taking an official position on the streetcar vote, but the note in the bulletin encouraged parishioners to pray about their vote.
Johnson said he doesn't think many of his parishioners know about the Aug. 5 vote on the streetcar expansion. He said some of them told him last Sunday that it was the first they had heard about it.


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