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The only way to know whether feeds costs are in line is to measure and monitor them.The more frequently you do it, the more quickly you can react when costs get out of whack.
That's the philosophy of Allen and Mary Kelly, who milk 750 cows near Rensselaer Falls, N.Y. They track costs daily monitoring feed cows per cwt of milk shipped.
"It is simple to calculate using only four inputs, and I can easily track it every day," Allen says. "At the end of the month, I go back and add components and component pricing, but we can't afford to wait until all those numbers are available. Cost per cwt gives me an idea how our farm is performing right now."
Their nutrition consultant, Erik Whittaker who works for Poulin Grain Inc., says it's important to track costs all the time. "I think it's important to look at costs whether milk is $20 or $15, but watching profitability by monitoring income over feed costs (IOFC) is what really matters," he says.
With today's tight margins, it's even more critical. Tracking daily makes sure things don't get out of line because if you don't, you can lose several weeks of profitability before you know it, he says.
The trick is to keep it simple. The Kellys' four inputs are:
- Bulk tank weights.
- Number of cows milking.
- Total tons of purchased concentrates, including dry cows and heifers.
- Feed costs per ton.
The Kellys use a feed manager software program on their TMR mixer, which allows them to easily input the pounds of concentrates they are feeding daily. These numbers are plugged into an Excel spreadsheet, and it then automatically calculates feed costs per cwt of milk sold.
They only plug in purchased feed costs, such as grain, concentrates, vitamins and additives, because these costs can change monthly. Forage costs are pretty much fixed for the season.
Costs Can Fluctuate Daily
The inevitability of fluctuation is why the Kellys monitor costs to look for trends. There might be dry matter intake issues, such as pen moves or a delay in feed delivery. Weather changes, such
as heat stress or a cold snap, can affect both intake and milk production. Feed ingredient costs can change as well, and that will affect profitability.
The Kellys feed several ration mixes. They have a fresh cow group, a high mix, a low mix and use a combination to meet the needs of each group and narrow in on the cows' needs without overfeeding any of the pens. By monitoring each mix and tracking results, they can quickly see when something is trending in the wrong direction.
At the end of the month, the Kellys use component values for butterfat and protein to calculate income over feed costs. That allows them to track trends over time, and with butterfat worth about 60¢ per pound more than protein, it's important to ensure butterfat remains on track.
"It's extremely important to watch the pounds of solids produced," Whittaker says. "We want a minimum of 6 lb. of solids per cow, but ideally we want 6.5 lb. to 7 lb. of butterfat and protein."
The Kellys use a centralized feed center to ensure rations are mixed consistently and correctly. They use a defacer to remove forage from the bunker silo to ensure bunker face integrity, which minimize spoilage and shrink.
Plus, they focus on cow comfort. Recently, they installed variable speed motors on their barn ventilation fans to both control electricity costs and allow optimal air flow and ventilation rates, particularly during the spring and fall.
Not surprisingly, the Kellys have found cow performance is the major driver of overall profitability. "Our cost per hundred is lowest when cows are milking well," Allen says.
"We work with Erik to optimize our rations and maximize performance. Total ration cost is important, but we make sure to use technology and available science to provide the best ration we can for our cows," Allen adds.
Forage Affects Feed Efficiency
To state the obvious: Forage quality can have a huge effect on feed intakes, milk production and resulting feed efficiency.
So when Greg and Jim Rickert, from Eldorado, Wis., switched to 100% BMR corn silage this year for their 875-cow herd, they assumed they would see a bump in all three. It didn't happen. In fact, milk production dropped 3 lb. to 4 lb. per cow per day.
The problem was the total tract Neutral Detergent Fiber Digestibility (ttNDFD) came in at 47%. The Rickerts were expecting a ttNDFD of 53% to 55%.
"We're feeding close to 70% of our forage as corn silage," Greg explains. With that large of a percentage of corn silage, a drop of six to eight percentage points in ttNDFD was likely the reason production fell.
"We think the growing year we had last season and how the crop developed had a lot to do with how the variety performed. We had a slower start last spring," Greg says. "The yields were really good, 23 to 24 tons per acre, but we could have used a little more quality."
The lower digestibility also meant feed efficiency declined. Their whole herd feed efficiency had been running 1.6 when their corn silage was two-thirds BMR and one-third conventional. This year, feed efficiency is less than 1.5.
The Rickerts also feed high-moisture corn (HMC) as their main energy supplement to the forages. The moisture in the HMC is running 24% to 25% this year. With the high levels of corn silage, bunker haylage and HMC, the TMR can be quite wet, which can lead to greater day-to-day variability in the mix.
To compensate for the lower digestibility in their 2017 corn silage, the Rickerts are substituting 3 lb. of dry corn for some of their HMC. They are also finely grinding the dry corn to ensure starch is readily available. "We're also hammer milling our high-moisture corn," Greg says.
The important thing is to monitor intakes and milk production, especially as new crops are introduced to the ration. You cannot assume what you put out will feed as you intended. The case in point is the BMR corn silage, which was even processed as shredlage.
The one benefit of the slightly lower digestible corn silage: Effective fiber went up. So butterfat is now 4% and protein is holding at 3.2%. That said, the Rickerts are still getting some amazing intakes. Their mature cows average 65 lb. of intake and average 95 lb. of milk, and their first-calf heifers are eating 52 lb. of dry matter. The rolling herd average exceeds 30,000 lb.
Jim's son Andrew is the main feeder. He feeds just once per day, staring each morning at 5:45 a.m. "He tries to feed consistently, delivering feed within a half hour of every day to each group," Greg says. "He ensures every group has fresh feed as it returns from the parlor."
Feed is pushed up eight times daily. A night employee is tasked with making sure feed is always within reach.
With tighter margins this year, the Rickerts are zeroing in on feed costs. "We know for 2017 our feed costs were above $7.50 per cwt of milk," Greg says. "We took out almost $1 per cwt this year, going from $7.50 to $6.50, with all of it coming from purchased feed.
"We replaced one of our protein sources, brought in a little more bypass protein and took out a few additives. In times of lower milk prices, we can't afford to have over a third of our milk check going to purchased feed," he says.
"When we took out the additives, we waited to see if we saw any resulting changes. We haven't seen any effects on production or cow health," Greg says.
This year, Rickerts will again plant all BMR corn silage and hope for a better growing year. "We need to maximize our 2,000-acre land base and grow the best possible quality and consistent forages," Greg says. The key will be continuing to measure quality and monitor intakes. And, if necessary, adjust rations again to optimize performance.
Editor's note: Melissa Carabeau, Poulin Grain Inc., contributed to this article.
Note: This story appears in the May/June 2018 magazine issue of Dairy Herd Management.


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From our Free Quilt Block Patterns Library
by Julie Baird
This post contains affiliate links for which I receive compensation.
Skill Level: Beginner
Grid: 5x5
Our Farmer's Daughter quilt block uses connector corners to quickly create perfect points. For the beginning quilter that means no bias edges to deal with!
It makes the block quick to whip up for the experienced quilter. And a good candidate for a quilting bee or guild block swap!
This basic block design is very popular. At the end of this page, you'll find nine different variations to try for yourself.
Let's get started!
These abbreviations are used in this tutorial:
Seam allowances (SA) are 1/4" and are pressed toward the darker fabric unless otherwise instructed.
In the tutorial you'll see that I switch presser feet. I prefer an open toe applique foot for my connector corners and a foot with a guide for standard piecing.
It's important to use what works best for YOU!
For this three fabric block you'll want to have enough contrast between the medium and background fabric so that your star points show.
Remember that YOU are the designer. While I've stitched the sample up with a light background, you can always substitute in a darker one if it suits your needs better.
Cutting Chart for a~ Traditional Piecing ~
|Finished Block Size
|5 "
|7 1/2"
|10 "
|1, 4
|1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
|2" x 2"
|2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
|1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
|2" x 2"
|2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
|1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
|2" x 5"
|2 1/2" x 6 1/2"
|1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
|2" x 2"
|2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
|Unfinished Block Size
|5 1/2"
|10 1/2"
|Grid Size
|1 1/2"
Learn more about my favorite, new quilting tool, the Magic Pressing Mat. A valuable addition to your quilting tools—regardless of the piecing technique you use.
We'll need two different pieced units to complete our Farmer's Daughter.
Nine Patch
Make 1
With RST sew a #1 to a #2. Repeat for a total of 3 pairs as shown below. Press SA toward the darker #2.
Sew a #1 to each of two of the pairs and a #2 to the final pair so that the fabrics alternate as shown above. Press these subunits again with the SA toward the #2s.
With RST, stitch the subunits together, pinning if it helps keeps the edges and seams aligned.
Press again with the SA toward the center of the 9-patch.
It's finished.
Star Points
Make 4
We'll use the connector corners to construct the star points. It's a simple technique that allows us to work with just squares and rectangles. No bias edges involved!
If you have one, switch to an open toe applique foot—it's much easier to see the line to stitch on.
On the back side of the eight #4 squares make a diagonal line with a pencil. I like using a mechanical pencil for this because this line is always fine and uniform.
With RST, position a #4 with one side of a #3. Stitch on the line. Repeat for all four #3s.
Add a #4 to the opposite side of the #3. On one long edge the lines bisect the corner; on the opposite long edge the lines point towards the center of the patch. Stitch, repeating until all four #3s have two #4 patches attached.
Press the units flat.
Now you have a choice to make. You can either trim away the excess of both fabrics between the seam line and the corner (below center row, left) or trim away just the excess of the #4 fabric (below center row, right). Either way leave behind a quarter inch SA.
Press the #4 patches open and towards the corner.
Repeat for a total of four star point units (above, bottom row).
Switch back to your favorite quarter inch presser foot to complete the rest of the sewing.
Arrange all your pieced and cut units into rows as shown below.
With RST, stitch the units into rows. You may want to pin match the connector corners to the seam lines in the nine-patch.
And finally stitch the rows together. I did pin to keep the star points lined up with the 9-patch seams...just to be sure! :D
Give your Farmer's Daughter a final press and it's ready for a quilt.
As promised in the introduction, there are quite a few variations on the basic design of our Farmer's Daughter quilt block. The 'bones' of the design are shown to the left.
These are some of the variations.
The Domino
Connector corners (CC) simplify the construction of this one, too!
The E-Z Quilt Block
Our two-patch side units are now a single cut rectangle.
The Churn Dasher
Father's Choice
A slight variation on the Churn Dasher with the addition of a third fabric.
The Nine Patch Star
Sometimes you've got to wonder where the block names come from. This just doesn't look like a star...but I do like the effect.
The Rolling Star
Again, CCs is the technique of choice to simplify the construction of the side units.
Sister's Choice
Another block very close to the Churn Dasher.
Souvenir Quilt Block
The open center square is a nice frame for embroidery of applique, or possibly even a smaller pieced block.
Click here for the instructions.
The Star and Cross
To simplify the piecing, cut a rectangle of the background fabric for the very center instead of three separate square patches.
Now, that's a lot of design potential to pull out of a basic design, isn't it!
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The project regards the construction of a simple breakout board, partially optoisolated, useful to protect the parallel port of the pc used to control the CNC machine and to simplify the wiring between the port and the controllers of the motor.
The schematic is quite elementary:
Only the input pins of the parallelport are opto-isolated. It is possible to power the board using the usb connector or using a 5V power supply.
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to carry all the way to the green and avoid the bunkers surrounding the green on the back and left sides. Approach shots let short may roll back into a deep gully just in front of the green.
you should be in good shape. Bunkers border the green on the left and right side.
large oak tree on the left of the tee. Your approach shot is to a slightly elevated green with bunkers on the back and right sides of the green.
to the left as water runs down the left side of the fairway, hidden from the tee box. Your approach shot is to an elevated green with a bunker to the left.
front of the green. There are no bunkers, but if the tee shot is too long, players will have to contend with trees on the back of the green which slopes towards the water.
out of bounds down the left side of the fairway on your tee shot, you should be in good shape. Your approach shot is to an elevated green.
have a difficult chip on a steep sloped green. Two putts are not guaranteed on this hole.
significant challenge. Long hitters can carry the bunkers, while others may choose to lay up short. The green is not surrounded by and bunkers, but a long approach shot may land in the water or under one of the trees behind the green.
bunker on the left off the tee. Your approach shots lead up to a highly elevated green with a bunker on the right.


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Welcome to the first edition of DevTO's Tech in Toronto Thursday. We will be updating our blog every Thursday with the upcoming week's tech-related events in Toronto. From conferences to Meet Up groups, we'll try and have all the major events posted every week.
Here are Toronto's Tech events for the week of
Thursday, March 14th – Thursday, March 21st:
Sunday, March 17th
Coffee and Code:
Code over Coffee
Monday, March 18th
Girl Geeks TO:
Build, Analyze & Optimize with Google
Team Coding:
Toronto Learns to Code – jQuery Workshop Series & Hackathon
Toronto Drupal User Group:
March Meeting
Tuesday, March 19th
Lean Analytics:
Using Data to Build a Better Startup Faster
Wednesday, March 20th
The Toronto Apple User Group:
Toronto Mac Meetup
Thursday, March 21st
Python Developers:
Meet and greet
Toronto Code Retreat:
Code Retreat @ Bento Miso
March 19th – 20th
Digital Media Summit:
March 18th – 20th
Predictive Analytics World Conference:
If you have an event that I have missed, please email me the info at email@example.com.


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Joe Frazier: January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011
32-4-1, 27 KO's
It saddens me to know that this article started out as a tribute to, rather than a memorial of Joe Frazier.
That being said, as you might have heard by now, earlier today Philadelphia's own Smokin' Joe Frazier succumbed to liver cancer while in hospice.
Despite a prosperous, and nearly 3 year reign as the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, at the time perhaps the single most universally regarded of all sports championships; the story of Joe Frazier's career is one that is often times obscured by the achievements of his contemporaries.
It is also one that is tragically wrought with bitterness and frustration.
As a lifelong fan of boxing, it's hard to deny that, while undeniably well known and acknowledged by the boxing community; Frazier has never really received the same level of publicity and cultural relevance that he likely deserved.
True, he never had the same transcendent charisma of his nemesis, Muhammad Ali, but the fact remains, even among hardcore fans of boxing, his name was never dropped with the frequency and enthusiasm that one would expect for a fighter of his legendary ability.
Well, outside of Philly anyway.
That being said, as a big fan of boxing, particularly in regards to it's colorful history; I figure today is as good as any to pick my own brain and share with you all a detailed look at the career of Joe Frazier as I remember it.
Let's start at the beginning shall we:
If I remember correctly, despite Frazier's association with the city of Philadelphia as it's "favorite son," he was actually born in the town of Beaufort, South Carolina.
Just so you know, adoptive hometowns are not at all a rare occurrence in the sport of boxing, as the New Jersey based Arturo Gatti was originally from Montreal, and on that same note, I believe Marvelous Marvin Hagler of Brockton, Massachusetts was actually from Newark.
That being said, unlike many other fighters, Frazier took to boxing relatively late in life, at the age of 15.
From what I can recall, much like was the case with Mike Tyson, he entered into the sport somewhat overweight.
As an amateur, Joe Frazier only lost once, to future contender and rival, Buster Mathis.
From what I understand, Frazier's feelings for Mathis were often contentious, not only due to the loss, but because their stylistic differences and training habits were like night and day.
Coincidentally, due to an injury Buster Mathis would later end up abdicating his slot on the 1964 Olympic team to Frazier, resulting in Smokin' Joe's first major step to fame and glory in the form of earning a gold medal at the games.
Turning professional in 1965, Frazier cut a swath through the heavyweight division under trainer Eddie Futch, knocking out his first 11 opponents, and defeating notables such as Oscar Bonavena and George Chuvalo, among others.
In 1968, Frazier once again fought former amateur rival Buster Mathis, this time as world class professionals in contention of the New York regional title, a partial championship designed to eventually produce a legitimate champion in light of Muhammad Ali having recently been stripped of his world title.
Fighting in Madison Square Garden, the Frazier and Mathis reached equilibrium early on, trading rounds throughout the first 6 rounds.
Eventually though, as tended to happen in Joe Frazier fights, the tide began to turn, and Smokin' Joe quickly began to outpace and outpunch Mathis from the 7th round on.
Sure enough, by the 11th round, Frazier punished Mathis down to the canvas, and earned the KO victory.
Frazier would go on to defend his regional title a total of 4 times, besting fan favorite Jerry Quarry during this time.
In 1970, Frazier would challenge for the unified world championship (the real title) against Kentuckian Jimmy Ellis.
Both fighters claimed victories over several common opponents, as well as were possessed of terrific punching power, however after only 5 rounds, Frazier managed to lay waste to Ellis, in a decisive TKO victory that forced trainer Angelo Dundee to throw in the towel for his man, Ellis.
In his first defense of his title, Frazier laid waste to hall of fame light heavyweight Bob Foster inside of 2 rounds.
Following this, in the year 1971, Frazier was set in place to defend his title against the freshly re-licensed Muhammad Ali.
Though it likely wasn't as well known as it is today, Joe Frazier was instrumental in bringing Ali back to the sport.
Frazier was so opposed to the idea of Ali being stripped of his title, that his initial reaction to the idea of the regional title bouts to crown a champion for the vacant title, was one of disgust and dismissal.
Frazier's momentum was red hot at the time Ali announced his "retirement," and it's well known that he would've liked to have fought for the title prior to Ali's "lost years."
That being said, Frazier devoted a great deal of time and money towards appealing Ali's case to commission, going so far as to appeal the case directly to president Richard Nixon; only to ultimately feel betrayed as Ali would go on to publicly berate and deface him once the fight contracts had been signed.
It's debatable whether Ali's poor treatment of Frazier was a result of showmanship, or genuine malice, but regardless; his actions would result in Frazier's lifelong enmity for the Louisville Lip.
Taking his feelings of bitterness and betrayal into the ring with him, Frazier laid into Ali with a fervor befitting of a bout billed as "The Fight of the Century."
Ali took some of the early rounds with stiff jabs and crackling combinations, however Joe pressed on, landing to the body and building momentum as the rounds wore on.
Both men were hurt numerous times in the fight, with neither man ever seeming to gain a significant lead, that is; until the very last round.
In the 15th round, Frazier uncorked one of the single most famous punches in all of boxing history, a booming left hook to Ali's jaw that sent him the canvas, literally turning the fight in Frazier's favor with seconds to spare.
It was a momentous occasion in Frazier's career, and one that was further sweetened by the judges awarding him the victory just a few short minutes afterwards.
Following the Ali fight, Frazier would go on to defend his title twice more, knocking out a pair of solid contenders.
In 1973 however, Joe Frazier would record his first loss as a professional, against gold medalist and undefeated power puncher, George Foreman.
Using a highly physical and upright style, Foreman walloped Frazier at distance with crushing blows, managing to put the traditionally iron-chinned Frazier to the canvas 6 times within 2 rounds.
Though it was one of the darker moments of his in-ring exploits, it was this fight that ultimately produced Howard Cosell's famous cries of "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down Goes Frazier!"
Truly, it was one of the more decisive and one-sided occasions on which the heavyweight title changed hands, right up there with Tyson vs. Spinks.
No longer champion, Frazier immediately set to work rebuilding his momentum, winning a tough bout against Joe Bugner in London, and ultimately signing for a second bout with Muhammad Ali.
As a champion, Frazier had fought on a fairly limited basis, and following his catastrophic loss to George Foreman, many felt he was already showing clear signs of decline in his boxing ability at only 30 years of age.
Ali on the other hand, had remained surprisingly active since 1971, accumulating numerous victories, and losses, against notable competition such as a shopworn Bob Foster and Floyd Patterson, as well as a prime Ken Norton.
Despite both men being legitimate, hungry contenders, much like virtually every pay-per-view bout in the current age of boxing, Ali/Frazier II was viewed by boxing insiders as a pointless money play.
Despite this, during promotional events, Frazier remained deathly serious about the contest, evening going so far as become physical with Ali on Wide World of Sports.
While undeniably a less exciting bout when compared to the first and the third in the series of bouts these 2 legends produced, Ali/Frazier II was still a fight that both men should be proud to place on their resumes.
Ultimately, Ali boxed his way to a somewhat disputed decision victory, holding behind the head without penalty on an ungodly number of occasions, and generally doing more to nullify Frazier's assault rather than directly combat it.
Discouraged but still burning for a second bout with Foreman, Smokin' Joe Frazier pressed on, once again KO'ing past opponents, Jerry Quarry and Jimmy Ellis.
Then, as fate would have it, Frazier once again found himself in a position to step into the ring with Muhammad Ali, this time for the heavyweight championship.
Since defeating Frazier in 1974, Ali had gone on to achieve what is regarded as one of the finer accomplishments in his illustrious career, that of dethroning the seemingly invincible George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire via 8th round KO.
As was the case in their previous 2 bouts, Frazier and Ali remained at each other's throats during the pre-fight promotional events.
While many, most of all Ali, viewed Frazier as being well on his way towards being "washed-up," Frazier sought to prove them wrong as he engaged in what has been well documented as one of the most intense training camps of his career.
In 1975, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier stepped into the ring together for the third and final time in Quezon City of the Philippines.
Fought early in the morning due to international time-zone differences, and at a blistering temperature somewhere between 90 and 100 degrees, the "Thrilla in Manila" has since gone on to be regarded as one of the finest bouts in all of boxing history.
The contest got off to a furious start, and continued at a remarkably expedient clip throughout it's entirety, particularly by heavyweight standards.
Both men fought their hearts out, laying into one another with reckless abandon.
From round to round, it truly seemed as if both fighters were dead set on leaving everything they left in the ring that day, career longevity be damned.
Ali overextended himself in the early rounds, underestimating Frazier's tenacity, leaving Smokin' Joe to take control and batter his body in the middle rounds.
Past the 10th round though, Joe began to tire, and Ali relied more on pure boxing, landing shots at range, and eventually closing Frazier's left eye in the process.
During the 13th round, Frazier's mouthpiece came out, causing him to be battered for nearly 2 minutes without a mouthpiece, resulting in numerous cuts opening inside his mouth.
Virtually blind, Frazier was eventually forced to retire on his stool at the conclusion of the 14th round by his trainer Eddie Futch, resulting in TKO victory for Ali.
While few could argue that Frazier was likely the worse for wear, it's interesting to note that both Muhammad Ali and Angelo Dundee were seriously considering bowing out of the fight at this point as well.
In fact, Ali was quoted as having said that the "Thrilla in Manila" was the "closest he ever felt to dying."
Despite this, Frazier remained furious at the result, maintaining that he was more than capable of continuing the fight.
Such was the case when it came to Joe Frazier.
Following his second loss to Ali, Frazier would go on to finally get his second shot at a now title-less George Foreman in 1976.
With a shaved head, Frazier stepped into the bout resolute and determined to avenge the most grave of his losses, though ultimately, it was not to be.
Fighting smarter, and more defensively, Frazier evaded more of Foreman's shots than in their brief first contest, though a single thunderous left hook managed to put him down in the 5th round, with a second down and ultimately a referee stoppage following soon after.
Following this, the 4th and final defeat of his career; Joe Frazier retired, only to resurface some 5 years later in an unexpected comeback against fringe contender Floyd Cummings.
The bout was a rough and tumble affair, earning neither fighter any sort of praise for their efforts, and ultimately resulting in a disappointing draw, the first and only of Joe Frazier's career.
Following this, Frazier would retire for good, becoming an entrepreneur and trainer among other things.
Regardless of the circumstances, active or retired, one could always count on Joe Frazier to knuckle down and keep on truckin'.
Throughout his career, Joe Frazier was regarded as a fairly slow starter, but one that would press on and eventually get the better of almost anyone you put in front of him.
Relatively small for a heavyweight, Joe Frazier was a swarming pressure fighter possessed of crushing punching power and some of the most ingenious and brilliantly executed head movement in the history of the sport.
Indeed, it was likely his physical deficiencies, in the form a short reach and height, which resulted in him adopting the bulldog-like infighting style he was famous for.
On that same note, it was likely this face-first style that resulted in his prime arriving and fading with the expedience that it did.
Fighting his entire career in what is perhaps the greatest era of heavyweight boxing, Frazier's long but largely insignificant title reign likely could've been a historic reign had he not faced the legendary competition he did.
It's easy to forget, but in 37 contests, Joe Frazier only lost to 2 men, namely Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
While both of those men undoubtedly achieved feats equal to, and in some cases, greater than Joe Frazier; it's hard to deny that any fighter would be envious of suffering defeats exclusively to 2 of the best heavyweights of all time.
Not even Ali or Foreman themselves were fortunate to claim such an achievement, with both sustaining needless losses to middling competition over the course of their lengthy careers.
Indeed, in many ways it's to Smokin' Joe's credit that he saw the writing on the wall and decided to retire when he did.
That being said, Joe Frazier was one of the best, in a time when to be the best, very well may have meant being the best of all time.
For that, among many other events and accolades not mentioned in this article, I will forever remember Philadelphia's favorite son, Smokin' Joe Frazier.
R.I.P Smokin' Joe Frazier
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Schools Can Restrict Valedictory Messages, Court Rules
School administrators did not violate a valedictorian's First Amendment rights when they barred him from delivering a religious message in his graduation speech, a federal appeals court ruled last week.
The Oct. 2 ruling by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in San Francisco, came the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court set aside another appellate court's decision that upheld student-led prayers at graduation. The justices told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in Atlanta, to re-examine a case from the Duval County, Fla., district in light of the high court's ruling last spring striking down student-led prayers at high school football games.
Lower federal courts have issued conflicting rulings about whether the election of a student speaker to deliver graduation prayers violates the First Amendment's prohibition against a government establishment of religion. But the Supreme Court's decision in the football- prayer case, Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, has cast doubt on the constitutionality of similar prayer policies for graduation ceremonies.
The 9th Circuit case involves a twist on student-led prayers at graduation: Do valedictorians, who in many schools get to address the graduation audience on a topic of their choice, have a right to discuss religion?
Two students at Oroville (Calif.) High School sued the Oroville Union High School District in 1998 over their proposed graduation speeches. Ferrin Cole was elected by his classmates to deliver an invocation at graduation. Chris Niemayer was slated to give a speech as co- valedictorian.
Both students submitted their remarks for review by the school principal, who expressed concerns about their proselytizing Christian tone. The students were told to make the speeches nondenominational.
The students refused to alter their speeches, and they unsuccessfully sought a temporary restraining order requiring the school to let them deliver their preferred remarks. A federal district court upheld the actions of the 2,500-student school district.
District's 'Imprint'
In its unanimous decision last week, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit court also ruled for the district and its officials. (Read the 9th Circuit court's opinion, Cole v. Oroville Union High School.) The panel said the district's refusal to allow a "sectarian" invocation was necessary to avoid a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment. The court did not consider the constitutionality of Oroville's student-election procedure in light of the Santa Fe decision.
The court said the valedictory speech was "a more difficult issue" because the district's policy authorizing such speeches does nothing to encourage religious messages.
"Nonetheless, we conclude the district's plenary control over the graduation ceremony, especially student speech, makes it apparent Niemayer's speech would have borne the imprint of the district," U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond C. Fisher wrote in the decision.
He noted that the ceremonies are held on district property, and that school principals have authority to review the content of student speeches.
"An objective observer familiar with the district's policy and its implementation would have likely perceived that the speech carried the district's seal of approval," Judge Fisher added, referring to the "objective observer" standard used by the Supreme Court majority in Santa Fe.
The lawyer for the two students could not be reached for comment on whether they plan to appeal.
In the case from the 127,000-student Duval County district, the Supreme Court set aside a 10-2 ruling in March by the full 11th Circuit court that upheld a policy involving a student vote on whether to have student-led prayers at graduation.
The appeals court had ruled that the student-voting mechanism had insulated the graduation prayers from identification with the district. But the high court's Santa Fe ruling invalidated a similar voting plan for student-led prayers at football games. The 11th Circuit court must now re- examine the case under the principles of the Santa Fe decision.
The appeal was Adler v. Duval County School Board (Case No. 99- 1870).
Vol. 20, Issue 6, Page 11Published in Print: October 11, 2000, as Schools Can Restrict Valedictory Messages, Court Rules
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RECHKEMMER PRIETO, Adolfo; TOVAR MENA, Hernán y JEFFERSON CORTEZ, Luz. Premature ovarian insufficiency in infertile women at the Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza.. Rev Med Hered [online]. 1995, vol.6, n.3, pp.115-120. ISSN 1018-130X.
Objective: To know the local incidence and clinical features of premature ovarian failure in infertile patients. Material and Methods: Descriptive, retrospective study was performed. We reviewed the clinical files of the patients evaluated at the infertility clinic of the Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza (HNCH), in Lima, Perú, between January 1989 and March 1995. Results: The incidence of the disease was 1.45% (27 out of 1,75 infertile patients). Everybody had elevated FSH levels and 25 out of 27 had low estradiol levels. 11.11% and 14.8% had external genital and mammary glands hypotrophy, respectively. Ovary biopsy was performed in 7 patients; in six of them ovarian follicles were not found. In these patients, idiopatic premature ovarian failure was the most frequent diagnosis. Hormonal replacement therapy was the main treatment. Ovulation induction with menotropins in one patient was successful and resulted in a twin pregnancy. Conclusions: Premature ovarian failure was an infrequent pathology in infertile women at the HNAL; secondary amenorrhea was the most frequent symptom and a third had vasomotor symptoms. (Rev Med Hered 1995; 6: 115-120).
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What Apple Got Right With its iPhone 5s and iOS 7
Most of the complaints we've got from Apple users who downloaded the new iOS 7 is the motion sickness that can be attributed to the new interface. But let's take a look at some of the things that the iPhone 5s and the iOS 7 nailed it right.
We have the 64-bit support on the A7 chip. It's not a relatively new technology since desktop computers have been using it before but Apple is the first to bring it for use in a mobile device. It's about time actually but what is quite satisfying about it is that it can take on more than 4 GB of RAM.
And then, there's the fact that iOS 7 runs on a 64-bit environment upon its launch, without any glitch – that is really impressive.
It says a lot about the technical prowess of people at Apple and the quality of their project management capability.
The other thing that Apple hits bull's eye is having MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) that would enable users to utilize several IP addresses simultaneously.
This might be a trivial matter but before you dismiss it lightly, take a look at the present situation. If you want to have Internet access, your smartphone or tablet can only use either the Wi-Fi connection or the cellular data network – not at the same time. If you're sending a message, downloading an app, or transmitting data, you would get frustrated if it would fail to arrive or unable to reach completion. The thing is, your smartphone or tablet has no capacity to take advantage of other connections available because of the above mentioned limitation.
Through the MultiPath TCP (MPTCP), your iPhone can automatically use other potential connections should your first choice of connection fails to do the required task. That is another brilliant technical development that Apple has brought to us. Using this protocol can be done by communicating with Siri.
Of course, we wouldn't have to mention a better camera, a faster processor, and the unique fingerprint sensor. Though the iPhone 5s is like a carbon copy of its predecessor on the outside, there's more than meets the eye and Apple has definitely proven so underneath its hood.


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I'm not sure this is the best place for this to go…but let's give it a shot, shall we?
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King of ____, lives in the capital city of Threshold.
Age: 64
Spouse: Queen Aldith, 33 years
Children: none
Siblings: High Counselor Marjin
History: Seen, by some, as having usurped the throne by marrying the young Queen Aldith.
High Prince of ____, lives ….
Age: 41
Siblings: Queen Aldith
—-Would the Queen care to pick her maiden and married names?
High Counselor for ___, lives in the capital city of Threshold.
Siblings: King Marrister
I'm not sure this is the best place for this to go…but let's give it a shot, shall we?
I think it's a good place to talk about NPCs, sure. Once we get stuff established about them, though, they probably deserve pages of their own, rather than being buried in forum posts.
I've set up an "NPCs" link in the sidebar. Feel free to check it out.
But — and this is for everyone — the cool think about doing this on a wiki is that anyone can create and edit pages. I don't mind doing it, but if anyone has an idea for a page, go ahead and make it.
If you need help with wiki syntax (it's not that hard, really, but it is different from the forum code and/or html that most of us are probably familiar with) let me know and I'll help you out — hopefully, anyway. I'm still learning this stuff myself. ;)
Question about the king and queen: how long have they been married? The guy's been in charge for thirty years, so I'd got the impression that they were married for much, if not all, of that time. I note that the king's block up above says Children: none. It's generally a pretty big priority for a king with dubious claims on the throne to sire an heir and establish the appearance of a viable dynasty as quickly as possible. I'd assumed from reading the initial proposition that there would be at least a couple kids around, if not necessarily ones old enough to rule in their own right in the event of the king's death (and not just because I want to play a mom!)
Castle life NPCs to think about
Seneschal of the castle
Various lords and ladies
Sea captains
Merchant men
hmmm. Sounds reasonable enough. The formerly young queen must be around, oh, 45-50 now? Unless her later husband had been reigning in her stead (whatthiscalled?) and then married her when she came of age. So, what's her age, Nick?
… maybe a dead child/children? What would the implications of living children be — why would those not automatically inherit, for exmaple? (since I am assuming that it is our intention to keep the succession question open.)
ETA: oops,sorry, Kym — I completely overlooked that you had already given her age. Still, I think the numbers don't add up, unless Marrister married her when she was 3, and we'd need some pretty heavy justifications for that.
I'd been assuming she was somewhere in her forties. I mean, if they've been married that long…Well, I suppose the king could've officially married her when she was a child just to shore up his claim and not actually consummated the marriage until much later for obvious reasons…she could be in her thirties in that scenario? Really depends a lot on what you guys need for the setting to work out.
As for children? With a royal marriage of that length, it's hard not to assume they would've gone to considerable effort to produce children. Securing the line of succession is a notable priority for a monarch. Of course, if any viable heirs were too young to take on the role of king on their own at the time Marrister died, then a regent would be called for—at which point our counselor steps in just as he would if there were no children. And perhaps he decides that it would be for the better if he replaced the children of the queen's first marriage with some of his own…
At any rate, I want a lot of feedback from you guys on what scenario sounds most feasible here, given the prominence of the character.
Oooops…sorry, there was a misunderstanding. I meant it to mean married for 33 years, I was figuring she would have been married around 15/16. Of course, when I was doing all this in my head, it was previous to Nick's decision to *play* the Queen. :) Also, something that was cut from the original proposal, was that the Queen was barren (or the King sterile, but we no that's NEVER the case ;)…and also by making the Queen barren, rather than the King it could open up the opportunity for a bastard to claim the throne.
That was just what *I* was thinking. Nick, please please please, do/fix/change whatever you'd like. I won't take offense.


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Planning a Road Trip in Australia
Whether you live in Australia or you are travelling there on holiday, one of the most fun things you can do is plan a road trip. Driving through the country and stopping at various destinations gives you a very different experience than flying to a certain place, staying in a hotel, and only seeing the local area. A road trip encourages spontaneity and helps you to experience things and places you might not have considered or planned.
Why You Should Choose a Road Trip
Part of travelling to another country, or exploring your own country, is getting an authentic experience. Visitors want to see kangaroos and koalas in the wild, not spend time in a zoo. Rather than just flying to a big city and staying at the local chain hotel, it's an interesting holiday when you can drive through the Outback, see the small towns and local attractions, and truly experience all Australia has to offer.
The wildlife in Australia is an especially big draw for visitors. Australia is considered a 'megadiverse' country, one of only 12 in the entire world. These megadiverse countries account for 75% of global biodiversity, and Australia is a large contributor with its wide range of animals. Biologists continue to study the wildlife in Australia, and tourists always enjoy seeing the unique animals that make their home in the land down under.
Planning a Driving Tour
When you are planning a road trip in Australia, one of the most important aspects is finding the right transportation. Hiring a campervan can give you and your family the best and most comfortable holiday experience. A campervan means you have the freedom to drive where you want and explore the country without having to worry about making it back to your hotel by nightfall. You can find campervans for hire that have sleeping arrangements for multiple people. Some of the larger models of campervans have built in televisions and DVD players. There are even options with a kitchen, including a fridge, and bathroom facilities built in, giving you the option to go wherever you'd like in comfort.
Hiring a campervan means you can drive where you want and stay for as long as you like. You may start your holiday with a scheduled itinerary, but because you are travelling in your temporary home, you can choose to stay somewhere for a while or skip other places you aren't enjoying. Campervans are a great choice if you are travelling with children. The roomy interior keeps children more comfortable, and it allows for your trip to be spontaneous.
Working with a campervan hire company in Australia can have additional benefits. The helpful staff can give you driving tips, show you where you can stay with your campervan, and even suggest parts of Australia that would be a fun addition to your trip. When you are planning your holiday, talking with the experts at a car hire company can help you plan the best trip and give you everything you need to set off on your adventure across Australia.


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EnamelsRed Flower Enamel Pot
Big flowers decorated on the surface of the red ball
Red is the favorite color for Chinese. It represents happiness and good fortune in Chinese culture. People often dress red in ceremonious events such as wedding. Decorated with beautiful flowers in full bloom, this pot brings people the feeling of joy and good luck


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The top three northern pie recipes
PUBLISHED: 22:23 28 February 2014 | UPDATED: 21:32 28 August 2014
We all know that northerners make the best pies. But which one is your favourite?
Cheshire Pork Pie
A delicous classic recipe to be found in cook books of bygone days, we asked a Nantwich baker to recreate it for us
Butter Pie
Also known as Catholic pie or Friday pie, and is an age-old dish, from around the Chorley and Preston area or, for the non-Lancastrians, a potato pie.
Beef and Yorkshire Ale Pie
There is no substitute for good quality beef from your butcher or local farm shop for this classic favourite.
It may well be a stereotype, but if you live in the north then you more than likely appreciate a good pie.
Every region has a local favourite that has been passed down from generation to generation.
We have picked our top three pies from the north and we would love to find out what your favourite is
Vote for your favourite in the poll, or if we've made a glaring ommission, leave a comment below


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Living Your Strengths
Welcome to Living Your Strengths!
Have you ever asked yourself what God wants you to do? Do you know what your God-given talents are? Can you recognize the God-given talents of others? "Living Your Strengths" (LYS) will help you do all of this and more. Below, find all the details on LYS, how to discover your Top 5 Themes of Talent and how to participate in a Journey Group.
Register for a Living Your Strengths Journey Group
Find information on LYS coaching
Find information on Leverage Your Strengths for College Students
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What is Living Your Strengths (LYS)?
The LYS system was developed by Dr. Donald Clifton of the Gallup Organization to help strengthen the spiritual commitment and connection that people feel to their churches and parishes. Our parish embarked on this journey in 2009, and the Gallup surveys we've conducted show that LYS is making a meaningful difference for our parish family!
LYS will enable you to:
- Discover your top five strengths, or talents
- Learn how to focus on your strengths, rather than your weaknesses
- Discern God's will in your life by using your God-given talents
- Deepen your relationship with God and others
- Recognize the God-given talents in others
- Feel more "engaged" in our parish – develop and deepen your sense of belonging
The LYS journey includes:
- Taking an on-line assessment to discover your top 5 "Signature Themes" (talents). (See below)
- Opportunities to explore and deepen your understanding of your treasure of God-given talents through facilitated small "Journey Groups", one-on-one coaching, and more. (See below)
How to Participate in Living Your Strengths (LYS)
1. Start by learning what your top 5 "Signature Themes" (talents) are. Here's how:
First, obtain a code to take the on-line "StrengthsFinder assessment" and obtain the Living Your Strengths book by Albert Winseman to use in the journey group. There are 3 options:
- Purchase the book, "Living Your Strengths – Catholic Edition" (ISBN 1595620125) or the non-denominational edition (ISBN 1595620028) – from the church gift shop for $16, the parish office, or from Amazon.com. (Important: DO NOT buy a used book! Each book has a unique code in the back for taking the on-line assessment, which only works one time.) If you have financial difficulty with the purchase price of the book, please contact us for alternate arrangements.
- OR Purchase the e-book edition for Kindle, which contains the unique code as well. Cost is $16.99.
- OR Purchase a code to take the on-line "Clifton StrengthsFinder" for $19.99 from the Gallup website here. You can then purchase or borrow or a used Living Your Strengths book for use with your Journey Group.
Next, take the on-line "StrengthsFinder" assessment here using the unique access code in the back of your book, which can only be used once. This assessment will reveal your "Signature Themes" (top 5 talents/strengths).
Then, email your Signature Themes (top 5 talents) to us at email@example.com.
2. Explore and deepen your understanding of your treasure of God-given talents through these opportunities at St. Gabriel. We encourage you to take advantage of all of them!
- Participate in one of our popular facilitated small group journey sessions that are held quarterly.
- Meet with one of our parish LYS coaches to explore your strengths one-on-one.
- Attend semi-annual GPS (Growing Personal Strengths) meetings for those have completed a small group to share fellowship and learn more about using your top five talents.
- Take advantage of the wide range of spiritual growth opportunities and programs in our parish.
- Read Growing an Engaged Church, available from online bookstores.
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Cricket: Rayner hopes Kent switch will reap rewards
PUBLISHED: 15:35 13 June 2019 | UPDATED: 17:34 13 June 2019
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Ollie Rayner is hoping his decision to join Kent on long-term loan will spark the start to the latest chapter of a county career that already spans 14 seasons.
The 33-year-old off-spinner is in line to make his 144th first-class appearance and his first for Kent when the Hop County take on Nottinghamshire at The Nevill Ground in Tunbridge Wells from Monday - the very same venue as for Rayner's List A debut for Sussex against Kent in 2006.
Born and raised in Germany, Rayner spent the first six fledgling years of his career with Sussex, making a century on debut against the Sri Lankan tourists at Hove in 2006.
A gentle giant measuring 6ft 5ins, Rayner joined Middlesex in 2011 but now feels the time may be right to head in a new direction by joining his third county in the south east.
"It's all happened very quickly because it became clear that Middlesex want to go in a certain direction in the spin department by giving Nathan Sowter a run of games," said Rayner.
"That's not ideal for me as I'm in the last year of my contract so, with Middlesex's permission, I spoke with Matt Walker and I'm flattered that Kent have asked for my services. Hopefully, it'll work out best for everyone and I'm pleased and excited to be here.
"It's a new chapter and another experience in life and in a career that has taken lots of twists and turns already. My theory has always been, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger', so I'm more than happy to be giving it a go."
Already this season Kent have given opportunities to left-arm spinner Imran Qayyum and off-spinner Adam Riley, but neither player can match Rayner's experience at the top level.
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"Initially, it's for the rest of this season but hopefully, if we've all got on well and I've performed in however many games I get to play in, then come the end of the season we can maybe sit down and chat about things.
"It's all about taking it one step at a time and not getting too ahead of myself but I'm certainly not over playing cricket yet.
"I've already said to 'Walks' I don't want to move to any club who'll have me, I want to work with good people and I see Kent as that place because my season has been a little distorted up until now. I want to crack on with my work now and feel I can get a boost here, start enjoying the game again.
"I've known 'Walks' for a long time and have a lot of respect for him. I've played with Joe Denly and Harry Podmore at Middlesex and know Mitch Claydon, Darren Stevens and Sam Billings, who I've got to know well around the traps. I'm confident my personality will fit and my performances will back me up."
Rayner admits the commute from his wife and young child in Shepherds Bush may become a little tedious, but is looking forward to staying in Kent's team hotel in the Royal Spa Town from Sunday.
He said: "I'm facing a few weeks living out of a suitcase, but needs must and my wife is really backing me in this. I'm just hoping this latest appearance at Tunbridge Wells goes a little better than my debut did.
"I remember that game well, it was a Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy game and I was still a bit wet behind the ears. It seemed to be going well for me and Sussex, we'd posted 280-odd and I'd dismissed 'Stevo' and had one for 30 off eight. But then Justin Kemp came to the crease and started launching balls back over my head, through the trees and onto the railway line.
"To stop him hitting me into Sussex I took some pace off and he just rocked back and clipped me over the marquees instead. I ended up with one for 75, which these days wouldn't be regarded as catastrophic, but it did back then!"
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The county have this week confirmed their interest in signing Tom Westley, the Essex batsman and vice-captain, who will be out of contract at the end of the summer. The 30-year-old right-hander from Cambridge won five Test caps for England through to 2017 and averages almost 36 with the bat in over 170 first-class appearances.
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Academy Award-winning writer-director Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby), filmed the private recording session to create the accompanying video. The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers.
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Shunning and boycotting may be gaining acceptance in the atheist and skeptic communities. In particular, it appears they are being adopted as tactics against fellow atheists and skeptics. This is regrettable.
By shunning I mean deliberately avoiding association with an individual, even when the association is as attenuated as attending an event or conference where the shunned individual is speaking. By boycotting I mean deliberately avoiding association with anyone or any entity (such as an organization that sponsors an event) which does not support one's shunning.
I am motivated to write about this topic for a couple of reasons. First, Russell Blackford has recently announced via Twitter that he will not attend any conference at which Rebecca Watson or PZ Myers is speaking. Second, in the last few months, a number of individuals have advised me that CFI and its affiliates should never invite certain persons as speakers. This advice has often been accompanied with a statement such as "If X speaks, I will not attend the conference." There was a flurry of such advice around CSICon, the Nashville conference of our affiliate CSI, presumably because our speaker list reminded people of objections they had to this or that individual. Some of the advice was prompted by an essay by Watson that appeared in Slate around the same time as the conference, which, among other things, contained a mischaracterization of one of my blog posts. This was offered as convincing proof that Watson was beyond the pale and should be considered persona non grata by CFI.
In any event, the list of individuals that CFI has been advised not to have any dealings with is long. In no particular order it includes: Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, Ophelia Benson, Harriet Hall, Russell Blackford, Edwina Rogers, Rebecca Watson, PZ Myers, and Sharon Hill. I am sure I am forgetting several more.
This is advice which I decline to follow. Let me explain why.
CFI is an organization that has as part of its core mission the promotion of free inquiry. We try to fulfill that mission in several ways. One way is to campaign against government restrictions on speech, in particular, speech deemed intolerable because it offends the sensibilities of the religious. We also try to promote discussion of important issues, often by inviting speakers to events or conferences who have contrasting views. For example, we will be holding a symposium in Washington, D. C., on April 27, 2013 which will focus on Brian Leiter's new book, Why Tolerate Religion? Leiter has a provocative thesis and CFI firmly believes that the best way to examine this thesis is to have other speakers who disagree with Leiter and will be able to point out what they perceive as flaws in his arguments. (The speaker list for this event has not been finalized, but it will be announced shortly.) Put simply, contrasting viewpoints are something we intentionally try to present at many of our events. Our conferences are not designed to be the atheist/skeptic counterparts of Unification Church assemblies.
Accordingly, it is inconsistent with CFI's mission not to invite someone to speak at a conference merely because that person has expressed views with which other atheists/skeptics disagree. Nor is it a sufficient basis for exclusion that the person has offended others while expressing his/her views. We certainly hope atheist sensibilities are not more fragile than the feelings of the religious.
Of course, there are persons who combine controversial opinions with outrageous, intolerable behavior or express their opinions in such a fashion that they do not allow for a meaningful exchange of views (e.g., their "views" consist largely of a string of racist epithets). Similarly, there are persons who repeatedly make demonstrably false claims, whose every word out of their mouths, including "and" and "the" (to paraphrase Mary McCarthy), are lies. Such persons would not be invited to speak at CFI events.
Without scrutinizing every statement that has ever been made by the individuals listed above, I am confident that none of these individuals falls into the "unacceptable" category. We will continue to invite them to CFI events when warranted.
Naturally, if a significant percentage of the pool of potential speakers adopts a position similar to Russell Blackford's, it will make assembling a roster of speakers for a conference more difficult. (And Blackford is not the only one who has taken the position that he will not attend conferences where certain individuals are speaking; he just happens to have made his position public.) If we want to comply with the various preferences of these speakers, we will have to keep in mind that speaker A does not want speaker B or C; speaker B does not want speaker A or D; speaker D does not want C or F; and so on. We'd need a computer program to keep track of everyone's objections.
We're going to avoid that problem by not going down that road. As indicated, we'll continue to invite individuals who we think can make a meaningful contribution to a particular event.
Let me also respectfully suggest to my long-distance friend Russell that his position that he will not attend conferences where Watson or Myers is speaking does not rest on a sound argument. One has to be very charitable when trying to interpret a tweet, but Russell appears to believe his position is justified, in part, because an organization "supports" an individual by having them speak at a conference. Not so.
Clearly, "support" cannot mean endorsement because CFI does not endorse the views of every speaker it invites to a conference. Indeed, CFI probably doesn't endorse all the views of any speaker it invites to a conference, including me and other staff. Inviting a speaker to a conference means, as indicated, we believe this person will contribute in some fashion to the conference. It doesn't mean we agree with this person about the dangers from moderate religion, the wisdom of libertarianism, the poverty of philosophy, or the implications of feminism. It also doesn't mean we vouch for the person as even-tempered, pleasant, and agreeable.
And as Russell knows from his own experience of speaking for us, "support" cannot mean financial support because typically we do no more than cover expenses. Occasionally we offer honoraria, but the amounts involved are so small as to constitute mere tokens of appreciation. Certainly, they cannot supply a meaningful source of income.
If Russell believes that Myers and Watson trade in bad arguments, or perhaps no arguments at all, but just unsupported assertions and accusations, then the best remedy for that is the time-honored one of pointing out the flaws in their claims. Or, if one thinks enough effort has been spent on rebuttal, simply ignoring them. Shunning and boycotting are extreme responses best reserved for truly exceptional cases. I would hate to see the atheist and skeptic communities dissolve into a snarl of dueling fatwas.
Which brings me to the above-referenced observations by Watson about me. In her October Slate article, Watson suggested that I was a person who, with respect to the controversy over feminism and ha
rassment within the atheist/skeptic communities, "play[ed] the 'both sides are wrong' game, insinuating that 'misogynist' is just as bad an insult as 'cunt.'" Her characterization of my position in the blog post to which she linked is incorrect and should have been known to be incorrect to anyone who read that post carefully. First, my pointing out that various people with contrasting positions have arguably made unsupported accusations, such as "misogynist" or "feminazi," does not imply both sides (if, indeed, there are just two sides) are substantively wrong or mistaken to the same extent. Second, I make no attempt, explicitly or implicitly, to equate the accusation "misogynist" with the insult "cunt." I don't even use the word "cunt" in my essay. Moreover, it should be obvious to anyone that these terms don't admit of an easy comparison because, in their most typical use, they fall into two different categories. One is an accusation of bias which can seriously damage one's reputation. The other is a term of contempt, a hateful dismissal of another's humanity. Trying to compare "cunt" and "misogynist" is like comparing "spic" and "anti-Semite" or "kike" and "racist." These terms are harmful but in different ways.
In short, Watson mischaracterized my views and her observations manifest either poor reasoning or a lack of reasoning.
However, if CFI were to disassociate itself from everyone who ever mischaracterized my views or the views of others at CFI or displayed flawed reasoning we'd have a very thin roster of potential speakers.
A couple of years ago Jerry Coyne claimed that CFI had declared war on atheists. No, really. Moreover, he specifically mentioned me as someone who had gone out of his way to criticize CFI's atheist supporters. No statement by me was provided as evidence. And I assure you this this declaration of war on atheists was news both to me and Tom Flynn, who never suspected we might declare war on ourselves. Presumably, it was also news to Richard Dawkins, who at roughly the same time, received an award from us for being the person who had most contributed to the advance of freethought in 2009. But despite Coyne's unsupported claim, he'd be welcome to speak at CFI events.
And don't get me started on PZ Myers, who has raged against those alleged accommodationist "wankers" at CFI, stating that CFI stood for the "Church of Fatuous Incompetence."
(Remember when accommodationism and not sexism was the big issue in the atheist community? Ah, the good old days.)
My point is that occasional sloppy research or poor reasoning resulting in unsupported claims should not necessarily result in someone becoming a pariah. We need to cut each other some slack. Nor should criticism of one or the institution with which one is associated necessarily result in placement of the offender on the "To Be Shunned" list. We need to develop thicker skins. Critical thinking and a commitment to free inquiry do not mix well with hypersensitivity.
As I have said before, we should not cut ourselves off from fellow atheists and skeptics who agree with us on core principles. Disagreements should be resolved through dialogue, not denunciation.


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