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Benjamin Korstvedt, Ph.D.
Professor of Music
Department of Visual and Performing Art
Clark University
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Phone: (508) 793-7369 phone
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Benjamin Korstvedt graduated summa cum laude from Clark University in 1987 with a B.A. in Music and received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. He joined the Clark faculty in 2002, where he is now Professor of Music. He has served as Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and as Program Director for Music. He is also affiliated with the program in Media, Culture and the Arts and German Studies. Before coming to Clark, Professor Korstvedt taught at the University of St. Thomas, Ball State University, and the University of Iowa. He has held fellowships with the American Musicological Society, the NEH, the Mannes Institute for Advanced Studies in Music, and the Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften (International Research Center in Cultural Studies) in Vienna
Scholarship and Research
Professor Korstvedt is the author of a critical study of the musical aesthetics of the German philosopher Ernst Bloch (1885-1977) entitled Listening for Utopia in Ernst Bloch's Musical Philosophy. The book, which is the first work in English to address this topic, explicates central themes of Bloch's philosophy of music and develops them through essays on works by Wagner, Mozart, Bruckner and Brahms.
Professor Korstvedt is also a leading scholar of the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner (1824-96). His work has explored the complex text-critical issues surrounding Bruckner's works, the reception of his music by critics and scholars in the Third Reich, the place of Bruckner's music in the culture of fin-de-siècle Vienna, and the form and meaning of Bruckner's symphonies. He has published numerous articles on these topics and has presented papers at conferences and symposia in the United States, Canada, England, Germany, Hungary, and Austria. In 2000, he published a monograph on Bruckner's Eighth Symphony that considers the history, musical design, aesthetic meaning, and performance of that great work.
He published the first modern edition of the 1888 version of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony for the Bruckner Collected Works edition in 2004. This version of the symphony has been performed internationally in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Austria, as well as in the U.S. A video production of a performance by the Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst in the St. Florian Abbey, Austria has appeared on DVD (Euroarts). The Minnesota Orchestra gave the score its American premiere and recorded it on CD under the direction of Osmo Vänskä, (BIS SACD 1746) in 2010.
In 2010 Professor Korstvedt was awarded the Julio Kilenyi Medal of Honor in recognition of his achievements in promoting the better understanding and appreciation of the music of Anton Bruckner.
In 2007 Professor Korstvedt was a Senior Fellow as the Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften (International Research Center in Cultural Studies) in Vienna. His project there, "Rhetorical excess and the cultural unconscious in Viennese music criticism," explored music criticism as a public discourse in fin-de-siècle Vienna. Professor Korstvedt is currently President of the Bruckner Society of America. He also has a long interest in the music of Joseph Haydn and has served as Vice President of the Haydn Society of North America. His current projects include essays on fraught aspects of bourgeois consciousness as expressed in Schubert's epic mode, in Brahms's revisions of the Trio, op. 8, and in the psycho-social drama of Wagner's Die Meistersinger.
Professor Korstvedt's teaching explores musical history and culture from the seventeenth century into the twentieth century, with a special interest in developing critical strategies for exploring connections between music and its many cultural contexts. He teaches several courses in Clark's music curriculum including an innovative introductory course "Studying music historically and critically," as well as courses on topics in music before 1750, the classical and romantic repertory, and musical modernism from 1885 to 1945.
Topics of his seminars and LEEP workshop courses have included "Music and culture in fin-de-siècle Vienna," "Haydn: Approaches to the Music and its Audiences" and "Classical Music as Recorded Art." He has twice had the opportunity to team-teach interdisciplinary seminars sponsored by Clark's Higgins School of the Humanities, "The Total Work of Art and Cultural Criticism from Wagner to the Present" (with Prof. Jiro Tanaka, German) and "Seeing and Hearing in Early Modern Europe" (with Prof. Andrea Lepage, Art History).
Selected Publications
Listening for Utopia in Ernst Bloch's Musical Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2010).
Anton Bruckner: IV Symphonie Es-Dur, Fassung von 1888, Anton Bruckner Sämtliche Werke, Band IV/3 (Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag, Vienna, 2004)
Anton Bruckner: Symphony no. 8, Cambridge Music Handbooks (Cambridge University Press, 2000).
"On Not Inviting Difficulties in Haydn's Symphonies," Haydn: Online Journal of the Haydn Society of North America 3.2 (2013), 35 pages.
"'Defining the 'Problem': the Development of Post-war Attitudes toward Bruckner Versions," Journal of Musicological Research 32 (2013), 1-27.
"Reading Music Criticism Beyond the fin-de-siècle Vienna Paradigm," Musical Quarterly 94 (2011), 156-210.
"Still Searching for Bruckner's True Intentions," The New York Times, Arts and Leisure Section, Sunday, July 10, 2011, p. 19.
"The Critics and the Quintet: a Study in Musical Representation" in Anton Bruckners Wiener Jahre: Analysen – Fakten – Perspektiven. Wiener Bruckner-Studien 1, ed., Renate Grasberger, Elisabeth Maier and Erich Wolfgang Partsch (Vienna, 2009), 145-66.
"The Early Compositional History of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony: an Interim Report," The Bruckner Journal, Vol. 12, no. 1 (March 2008), 33-40
"Music Criticism as Cultural Text: the Case of Hugo Wolf," Musicologica Austriaca: Jahresschrift derGesellschaft für Musikwissenschaft 26 (2007), 53-64 Österreichischen
Review of Ernst Bloch, Traces for h-net.org (2007).
"Resistance, Satire, and Strange Enthusiasm: Progressive Responses to Wagner during the First World War Era" in 'Von Grenzen und Ländern, Zentren und Rändern': Der Erste Weltkrieg und die Verschiebungen in der musikalischen Geographie Europas, ed. Christa Brüstle, Guido Heldt, and Eckhardt Weber (Edition Argus, 2005)
"Bruckner Editions: the Revolution Reconsidered" and "Between Formlessness and Formality: Aspects of Bruckner's Form" in The Cambridge Companion to Bruckner, ed. John Williamson (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
"'Return to the Pure Sources': The Ideology and Text-Critical Legacy of the First Bruckner Gesamtausgabe" in Bruckner Studies, ed. Paul Hawkshaw and Timothy Jackson (Cambridge University Press, 1997)
"Anton Bruckner in the Third Reich and After: an Essay on Ideology and Bruckner Reception," The Musical Quarterly 80 (1996)
He is a contributor to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and his reviews have appeared in The Journal of the American Musicological Society, Music and Letters, The Journal of Modern History, Fontes Artes Musicae and Notes.

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Tele-Tennis CD-i on french television
>> Saturday, May 5, 2007
Omegalfa from Le Monde du CD-i posted an interesting note about a television show broadcasted in France on the 3rd channel "FR3" (now renamed "France 3"). This show was "on air" in 1993-1994 during the Roland Garros Tennis Open (in Paris). The show was presented by Tennis-player Yannick Noah and the obective was to let the 'televiewer' (watching public) play the CD-i Tennis game (International Tennis Open - 2 Players version) against the guest of the day from the TV Show. When anyone won the game, the prize was a Philips CD-i 220 player including the Tennis game. As you can see on the picture, the televiewer used its telephone-keypad for playing!
More game-shows have been created with CD-i being the subject or prize, like with the dutch Lingo and the dutch "Spellingwedstrijd" (given away as a prize during the show carrying the same name). Alan: "When watching "Tom O'Connor's Funny Side of Golf" on video cd this week, when sitting in the bar he starts playing "Palm Springs Open" with the wireless remote and he refers to it as "the latest in technology". Nice memories!


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I just subscribed to SD today. I am running MediaPortal TVServer 184.108.40.206 and SchedulesDirect EPG Client 1.2.
When I log into SD, I have one lineup that looks fine:28715 Asheville, US Charter Communications - Cable Cable
Here are screenshots of the configuration and Advanced Options tabs of the PEG Client in the MediaPortal setup:
I restart the MediaPortal TVService, and nothing happens. There's nothing in the plugin that tells me anything is working or grabbing, so I log into the MediaPortal database with query browser to check the mptvdb.program table, but it's empty. (When I run WebEPG, that's the table that is populated with all of the programming data.)
I'm not getting any errors, just nothing is happening. Am I missing something?


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What's inside? Here are the questions answered in today's reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.
1. Saving for education
2. Consolidating private student loans
3. Gift exchange ideas
4. Buying a minivan
5. Credit report questions
6. Splitting mortgage payments
7. Walking away
8. Finding a credit union
9. Leaving an underwater condo
10. Tax breaks for window coverings?
I was extremely disappointed that the 2022 World Cup was given to Qatar instead of the United States.
For many years in college and afterwards, I worked with a group of people from all over the world – some from Europe, some from Africa, some from Asia. The one thing that they all had in common was a passion for soccer, and that passion was infectious. Before long, I found myself watching the World Cup and paying attention to several different international leagues.
During the World Cup this past year, my son got into watching it. He has been playing soccer recently and enjoyed watching the games and rooting for the United States.
I was deeply hoping that the 2022 World Cup would come to the United States so that I could attend some of the games with him and the rest of our family.
Alas. Perhaps it will come another year.
Q1: Saving for education
Currently I am 26, my husband is 27. We both work but he is in the construction industry so is laid off usually every winter. He does a paper route and collects unemployment, so he still brings in about $35,000 a year, often more. I make $30,000 a year, I have a weekend job (tipped) where I bring in maybe $500 a month. I have ten percent going in a Roth, by husband has 6 percent going into a Simple IRA. His retirement balance is about $6,000 while mine is $12,000. Because I am somewhat unimpressed with our retirement account provider through my work, I have a seperate Roth with Vanguard that is holding steady at $7,000. We have $130,000 yet to pay on our mortgage. We have no children but would like to start trying in a year or two. My question is this: I have $12,000 in a savings account (ING) that I'm saving for tuition. I am in a Master's program for Public Relations – it is a two year program that will cost me about $50,000 when all is said and done. I've already paid the first semester ($7,000). I've received one $3,000 scholarship but my work is not contributing at all. I believe my job prospects will improve vastly when I have my masters, however I have never taken out a student loan and don't want to. It may be a possibility to borrow money from my mom to pay tuition. Should I knock down our retirement contributions so I can pay for tuition as it comes, or just keep saving and hope we can scrimp enough to pay tuition each semester? I hate to stop contribution to retirement at the pace I'm at – I am so proud of our retirement savings. I am fine paying our minimum mortgage as we started at $150,000 just five years ago and have paid an extra thousand or more each year up until now.
– Jill
It seems as though you have a clear goal and your only real concern is whether or not you should redirect your retirement savings into additional savings for this goal.
The first thing I would suggest is to figure out whether you're on par with regards to your retirement savings at this point. I would use a and make sure that you're at least somewhere in the ballpark of where you need to be for retirement.
If you're doing well for retirement, I would cut back on the retirement savings and redirect the money into educational savings. If you're not doing well, I would take the slow route, maintaining your retirement and looking for other ways (more earnings, perhaps?) to bolster your education savings. Either that, or bite the bullet and use an educational loan.
You may also want to consider a 529 savings plan for your college savings. If you use the earnings in that account for educational purposes, you don't have to pay taxes on the accrued interest.
Q2: Consolidating private student loans
I currently owe approximately $120,000 in private student loans from college and graduate school. I am looking to consolidate them to get control of the monthly payments (right now, it's around $1500 a month). I also two small government loans, but I do not want to consolidate them with these. The only information I've found is Chase and Wells Fargo are possibilities, but I will never go with them, they've been a nightmare to work within the past. I'm considering a loan from my credit union, but my credit score is not good. I do not own a house and I am single. I make a little over $50,000 a year between my main job and a part-time job. Are there any other options out there to consolidate other than Wells Fargo and Chase, and are they safe? Or does the credit union have a potential option?
– Pam
I'm afraid that if you have a poor credit score, you haven't got a very good chance of reducing your interest rates lowered via a private student loan consolidation.
When you're consolidating a set of private student loans, you're essentially just trading one student loan for another one. You'll go through many of the same evaluations as a person would when applying for a normal student loan and will get an offer that reflects upon your current credit standing and your income.
My suggestion to you would be to focus on repairing your credit above all else. If you are earning $50,000 a year, your monthly student loan payments are manageable if you keep your personal life under control and live lean. Keep current on all of your debts for a while.
When you do consider consolidating, I would look to the banks that you're already borrowing from (and thus have established a solid payment history with) and inquire with them about a consolidation. If you wish to seek other banks, Chase and Wells Fargo are certainly options, as is your local credit union.
Much of this hinges on having a solid credit rating, however. If your rating is poor, you're not going to get the best rates on a loan consolidation.
Q3: Gift exchange ideas
My extended family is getting together the week after Christmas. We always do a gift exchange, but every year it seems like everyone gets something they don't want. We don't want to abandon the gift exchange, but we don't want to just tell each other what we want, either. Do you have any ideas?
– Carrie
My suggestion is that you shouldn't worry so much about the gift, but instead focus on the exchange. How can you make the exchange itself more fun?
One way to do that is to put some huge restrictions on the gift. This year, everyone in the exchange is giving their favorite movie as a gift. Next year, everyone is giving their favorite book as a gift. What this does is it encourages both givers and recipients to talk about the things they're passionate about with people they care about.
Another way to do that is to make the exchange into a bit of a game. Try a "yankee swap," for example. A "yankee swap" happens when everyone opens their gifts in a certain order (usually going around the room). When you open your item, you show it to everyone, then you can "swap" your newly-opened item for an item someone else has already opened. The first person to open doesn't get to swap when they open, of course, but they instead get the chance to be the last person to swap, choosing from among everything.
Liven it up and make it fun. Remember that it's about the exchange, not about the gift. It's about the time spent with loved ones and the shared experience.
Q4: Buying a minivan
I have a 2001 Lincoln Town Car with 150k+ miles on it. I love it, it's paid for and I budget for its expense throughout the year fairly comfortably.
My wife and I own three dogs and we travel around the country to basset hound rescue events. (I write a mystery series that features a basset hound and I give the proceeds of the book sales to the rescues.
I'm interested in buying minivan for the dogs to travel in on long trips and to be able to hold boxes of books, luggage etc. I've even bought some books on how to convert a minivan into a makeshift RV.
I plan on keeping my Lincoln and using the minivan on other than long trips to prolong its life. I know you did lots of research before purchasing your car. I want a functional and comfortable used minivan and want to know your suggestions for thing s like how much mileage, year, model etc that you might recommend considering the way I intend to use it….that is, hauling dogs, long trips and some around town use.
– Tom
Given that you're going to be driving on long trips with a number of animals on board, my reaction would be that your utmost priority with a minivan purchase would be reliability.
Typically, if you're looking at a late model used (covering model years from roughly 2004 to 2008), the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna are on top of the pile with regards to reliability, so I would steer you in their direction.
We looked at several Odysseys and Siennas before settling on a great deal on a Honda Pilot (a SUV).
Q5: Credit report questions
I just got a copy of me and my husband's (of 2 years now) annual free credit reports and have a couple questions for you. I had excellent 25 years of credit and was able to buy a house a little above my means a year before we were married (2007). Despite the slight loss in value, we are managing the payment just fine. Now, with all the credit regulation changes, my credit card limits have all been reduced and my debt/credit ratio is 93% because of my mortgage. My husband's credit was not that great because he had some late payments on some bills. When we got married, in 2008, we paid off his bills and canceled most of his credit accounts and are using mine as one joint account and several authorized user accounts. We pay them off every month except the mortgage. Now, with our one joint account, his debt/credit ratio is 7%.
My question is, in about 5 years, we want to sell this house and buy farm type property to retire. I don't think we will have much of a problem but want to ensure we have good enough credit to get a good deal. To improve my husband's debt/credit ratio further, should we make all our accounts joint rather than authorized user?
How can I reduce my debt/credit ratio other than continuing to pay down the mortgage that is all in my name? Does it really matter, based on our goals to eventually sell the house and purchase something else of equitable value? Between this house and another rental house, I have about $300,000 equity.
Also, the end of the credit report lists about 8 credit report requests that may harm our credit and another list that will not harm credit. I do not recognize any of the names on the list that may harm our credit and we only applied for one, Sears, credit card this year. Do you know why we would have so many names on the list of credit report request that may harm our credit and how we would correct it and prevent these requests in the future? We have already opted out of the permission to allow promotional requests for our credit report.
– Laura
Your best bet for improving your debt-to-credit ratio, short of applying for more cards (which has its own set of problems), is to simply focus on lowering that mortgage. Not only will it improve your credit, it's also one of the better places to put your money in terms of a secure return right now.
Your husband's ratio is fine – I wouldn't worry about a 7% ratio one bit.
As for the credit requests, most of them only have a very short and small negative impact on your score. If you're seriously worried about them, I would spend some time tracking down where exactly the requests came from. Usually, you'll find that in some way, you initiated the "hard pulls" (the ones that can have a negative impact).
Q6: Splitting mortgage payments
My current house payment (with escrow for insurance, tax, and FHA insurance) is just over $1000/mo with an actual rate of 5.25%. The loan portion of the payment is around $700. I have been paying $1200/mo to pay down additional principle because I calculated that the small amount each month will shorten the life of the loan significantly. I am wondering if splitting my payment over the 1st and 15th of the month would speed up the payment significantly? My additional payments total to around $2200/year, which is nearly 3 additional payments on the loan. Is there an easy way to calculate the difference that bi-weekly payments would make?
– Alex
The amount you would save by splitting your payment is roughly what you would earn on $600 at 5.25% interest over 15 days. This adds up to $1.31 per payment – in other words, not too much to worry about.
Over a long period, that extra $1.31 will add up, but it will at most add up to a partial single payment at the end of your loan.
My suggestion to you is that if you can automate all of this, go ahead and do it. It will amount to a small bit of savings along the way, particularly if that early payment causes no cash flow issues for you right now.
Q7: Walking away
I am 53 years old. I was married for 34 years and have two grown children, both gainfully employed with retirement plans in place and health insurance coverage. For the most part, my work is done. Just as my husband i were looking toward the future, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer on January 1, 2009 and died in March of this year. Prior to his death, he worked for the same company for 31+ years with good benefits. I work, but it was more to keep me busy than a need for the income. Prior to his death, Jerry and I managed to get out of debt with the exception of our house and start saving. Fast forward 8 months later. When Jerry died, I believed I had life insurance benefits and did not worry overly much. Most of our "emergency" funds were used up during his illness. I took FMLA leave the last four months of his life and took care of him full time. While he had life insurance benefits through his job, I didn't realize until he was on disability that once you're on disability, those benefits are substantially reduced. Also, while you're on disability because of a terminal illness, it's impossible to get life insurance. It's like chasing your tail.
Now the situation has changed. Upon his passing, I learned that I have a huge mortgage payment and very little insurance to cover it. I make about $50,000.00 per year. I have collectively $110,000.00 in a 401(k); I have $70,000.00 in savings and except for the house, no debt. I have two cars, both free and clear. That's it. In a perfect world, I make enough to pay my expenses and to save something every month and enjoy my life; however, the mortgage payment of $1,300.00 on the first and $300.00 on the second is killing me. I have to take money out of savings every month to make ends meet. While the house is (was) in both our names, the mortgage was in his name only. I have not told the mortgage company about Jerry's passing, I simply make the payments every month and they leave me alone. I could and will put the house on the market, but I owe approximately $170,000.00 on the house and cannot hope to cover that in this market, but I will try. With winter fast approaching in northeast Ohio, it is not the optimal time to list your house. Not only do I need to sell the house because I cannot afford it, but it's a large, 5-bedroom, 4 bathroom house and I'm the only occupant. The energy bills alone are monumental. Also, my commute is approximately one hour each way to work. I need to live closer to my work and in a smaller house.
Here's my question and it's twofold. I would like to stay in the house over the winter because now is not the time to list it. I would like to put the house on the market in the spring when everything looks better. If, after a reasonable period of time, I cannot sell the house, I would like to call the bank and tell them they can have it. How badly will this hurt my credit? I never worried about it before because everything was in his name but now that I'm on my own, my credit score is (obviously) more important to me. Secondly, if I do manage to sell the house, it will be, I'm sure, at a shortfall. Will I be responsible for any leftover debt? I feel like I've been merely existing these last 8 months but I'm ready to at least start looking ahead so any information you can provide me would be sincerely appreciated. While I do not want to "beat" anybody out of money, I'm not so naive as to believe that a lending company will care overly much about my future. If, after reading this, you have other ideas that I haven't thought about, by all means, please tell me. Any advice you can give me is appreciated. Thank you.
– Jo
Essentially, you're asking what kind of impact walking away from your home and your mortgage will have on your credit. It will have a very serious negative impact on your credit, as the mortgage will be marked as being in default.
What does that mean? Negative items on your credit report have the greatest impact right when they appear, and that impact slowly shrinks over time, eventually disappearing after seven years (for most things). In your case, your credit will be completely shot for a year or two and will slowly begin to recover after that.
My suggestion is that you have a conversation with your lender before considering this move. Obviously, they are not going to want you to walk away from this, either – they don't really want the deed to your home. Many banks are working with the people who own these homes to come up with better lending arrangements for both parties.
Q8: Finding a credit union
I'm looking to refinance my condo. Unfortunately, I own two companies and my W2 situation is a mess because one was started less than 2 years ago. That means despite having a 800+ credit score and over $100k in savings, my local banks computers just bounces back my application. I was told to try a credit union that doesn't do automatic processing and I would probably have better luck. My question is how do I pick / research a credit union? There's a lot in my state ( Illinois ) and city ( Chicago ). While there are a few reviews on yelp, they are few and far between.
Is there any place that rates / reviews credit unions?
– Griffin
There is no central clearinghouse for credit union reviews that I'm aware of. As you mentioned, has some reviews, as do other services like .
My suggestion is that you simply ask around your social network. Ask your business associates what credit unions they use and recommend. What shops do good work and which ones have a bad reputation?
I tend not to trust online review aggregations from anonymous people because so often there are employees and owners putting up bogus positive reviews and competitors putting up bogus negative reviews.
Q9: Leaving an underwater condo
My wife and I each have identical condos, same lay out, same neighborhood. She bought hers for $200K, and I bought mine for $250K each with a 5/1 ARM loan. Her ARM came to term last year and is paying 3 points on top of the LIBOR index (luckily the LIBOR is very very low for now). My ARM comes to term next August with the same terms, 3 points on top of the LIBOR index. Refinancing is tough right now because we are underwater on both condos. But we are making our payments on time with no problems and don't neccesarily have hardship. We don't fall for any government funded help through Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, so it seems we are out of luck there. We are currently renting her condo and living on mine. Our ultimate goal is to buy a single family, or townhome. My question is how should we go about this? Short sale both condos? Pay off her condo as much as possible to build equity, then sell it, or just continue to rent it and try to pay off the smaller loan then refinance? Short sale my condo, and live in hers? or Vice Versa? Try to talk with our lenders to get a better rate? The condos are small and not practical for two people but we are adjusting? Or do we just have to wait it out a couple of years? How many paths are there to this problem?
– Henry
If you have a good payment history, the first thing I suggest that you do is talk to your lender. Discuss the options with them and let them know that a short sale is something that you are considering. See what kind of packages they can come up with for you.
You can also take the same story to other banks who may be interested in picking you up as a customer, though they won't have as much incentive as your current lenders.
I think most of this comes down to how underwater you are on these loans and whether or not your bank actually will refinance them in some sensible way. I can't predict that – you'll have to find out for yourself.
Q10: Tax breaks for window coverings?
I have looked high and low, both online and in stores, for information on the tax credit for energy efficient window coverings. I keep coming up with the same thing – "consult your tax professional to verify you qualify for the savings." Well, guess what. I am the tax professional in this family – I do our taxes on TurboTax every year (splitting the cost of the software with family members.) Anyway, what information can the tax professional can read and understand that I can't? Do you know the details of this credit? Thanks in advance for considering this question.
– Janelle
What's actually happening here is that window covering manufacturers and salesmen are using some ambiguities in the tax code to promote something that isn't really there.
Yes, there are a lot of tax breaks for energy efficient home improvements right now, as you can . The catch is that such tax breaks only apply for items that are "specifically and primarily designed to reduce heat loss or gain," according to the IRS.
The problem is that the burden is on the homeowner to prove this, not on the manufacturer. The manufacturer can claim all they want that there are tax credits available for window coverings, but they only apply if the window coverings are highly efficient and are made primarily to reduce heat, like a rectangle that blocks all light and heat coming through the window.
Get window coverings that look good and are maybe a little efficient. Don't waste your time trying to chase tax benefits through a vaguely written law unless you want to spend time proving to the IRS that your new window coverings actually provide a .30 solar heat gain coefficient in your home. If you want to save tax dollars with your windows, improve the windows themselves.
Got any questions? Email them to me or leave them in the comments and I'll attempt to answer them in a future mailbag. However, I do receive hundreds of questions per week, so I may not necessarily be able to answer yours.


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Q. Are there any Financing Options? A. The members of the Broward Rooftop Solar Challenge Team will investigate potential financing options for the installation of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems in residential and small commercial structures, identify the benefits and challenges of each option, recommend the most feasible alternatives for Broward County, and advocate for legislative action, if necessary. Information will posted on-line as it becomes available.
Q. What are FPL Interconnection Standards? A. Florida Power and Light (FPL) Interconnection Standards are when the customer interconnects its customer-owned renewable generation to FPL's electrical service grid at the Customer's presently metered location. The Solar Rooftop Challenge will advocate expansion of Florida's net metering standards to all utility companies (i.e., municipal utilities and co-ops) and investigate the feasibility of removing restrictive interconnection requirements across the State.
Q. How can I stay up to date with the Solar Rooftop Challenge?A. Follow us on Facebook, You Tube and Twitter @ Broward Environment. All of the Broward Rooftop Solar Challenge Information is posted on-line at www.broward.org/gogreen/sunshot.
Q. What type of rooftop solar energy systems are covered under the DOE grant?A. Residential and small commercial buildings. According to the DOE a residential rooftop solar PV system is less than approximately 10kW and a small commercial system is less than approximately 300kW.
Q & A from February 3, 2012 Broward Go SOLAR Webinar
Q: Can cities outside of Broward participate in the permitting process?A: Eventually. We want to emphasize that the whole idea behind this solution is replicability and the ease in which others can use it. If other cities outside of Broward are interested in joining we encourage them to participate in the process now. A successful Phase 1 Sunshot implementation (which focuses on implementing the permitting process for Broward and participating partner cities) may lead to a Phase 2 rollout of the permitting solution that will include other counties. If you are interested in attending meetings, you can email your contact information to email@example.com and you will be put on the distribution list.
Q: Are the contractors going to be required to register before applying for a permit? If not, who will verify their license, insurances, etc.? Also, what is going to be the procedure for the contractors to register? State Statute requires them to show proof of licenses, insurance, worker comp. etc. I don't see a way of registering on line without having to show that proof when you are not providing the ability to submit any scanned documents on line.A: Currently, the plan is for applicants to register in the system and complete an electronic form with the required information. Information provided during registration (license, insurance, etc.) will be reviewed by Broward staff. Once approved, a password will be provided to the applicant that will allow them access and use of the system.
Q: What about other fees required to be paid, such as the surcharges fee that goes to the State? When are those fees added to the permit fee to be paid?A: The intent was a $500 flat fee; however this issue will be revisited with the building officials at a future stakeholder meeting.
Q: Is the applicant going to be required to upload a location plan of the specific site?A: No, there will be no documents uploaded during the application process.
Q: Is there an area of the website where the systems can be viewed without being in the application screens?A: Yes. On the welcome page under the help they will be able to see all of the systems that are available.
Q: There are six types of inspections. Can the contractor ask for more than one inspection at a time? And, part of the early discussion of streamlining the permitting and inspection process was that one inspector could perform more than one aspect of the inspection per visit. The system does not seem to allow for a multipurpose inspection.A: We are reconfiguring the system to allow multiple inspections to be requested.
Q: How does the plan review process work? How will Planning & Zoning approval be obtained?A: The concept is that all of the design plans that will be available in the system will be preapproved. In other words, the plan review will have already been completed before the applicant ever applies for the permit – there will be no need to review an applicant's plans a second time.
Q: A report on the total kilowatts installed to date or a kW counter on the site would be an interesting outreach feature and would help support performance measures for the site.A: All of the information that is going into the system can be pulled out later so we are able to run reports and run queries. However, such a report is not part of the initial scope of the project.
Q: How will each of the cities receive permit payment? Electronically or by check?A: Check.
Q: Can the notification emails to the city be sent to various email addresses?A: Recommendation is to set up an email distribution group in your email box and put in the name of the distribution group and not the name of the individual – in this fashion, cities can easily control who receives emails.
Q: Will we be able to assign more than one agency representative email at a time?A: Yes. You will be able to have multiple people who have permission to change the agency information about the city, but there will be one email address for each of those automated emails.
Q: How will re-inspection fees be handled?A: The current system does not incorporate re-inspection fees. The flat fee of $500 is intended to cover all re-inspection fees.
Q: As new solar panel technologies come along, does the system allow for expansion of the potential new designs?A: Yes. The administrator will be able to upload new designs and templates for the PV systems, electrical panels, and for the roofs.
Q: Suggest moving the Not Required button for the NOC as all PV systems will require an NOC.A: The button will be removed.
Q: It was mentioned in the webinar that for now the ability to apply for permit on line will be available only for contractors, yet there is legislature being approved in Tallahassee that will allow homeowners also to apply on line for PV system. What is the purpose of allowing a homeowner to obtain a permit for a PV system when in the end, the work has to be done by a licensed contractor.A: Broward is seeking to remove any impediments to full implementation of electronic permitting, including the homeowner exemption "personally appear" requirement.
Q & A from February 7, 2012 Request For Information (RFI) Teleconference
Q: J-bolt requirement. Is Broward not going to allow conventional bolt mounting?A:The consensus among some design engineers in the industry is that when you introduce a lag bolt into a 1 5/8 top chord, you may reduce the structural integrity of that top chord. As an alternate design, some professional engineers have suggested a j-bolt that would go through the top ½ inch or 5/8 inch portion of the plywood directly to the attachment of the cord. However, any mounting attachment system meeting all applicable codes designed, signed and sealed by a State of Florida registered structural engineer is acceptable.
Q:Once the person chooses a racking company on the website, would the manufacturer ever have communication with the client as to what the manufacture would be providing?A:Yes. Having selected a system preapproved by the local authority having jurisdiction and received a permit through the SunShot solution, the applicant will be required to obtain and use that manufacturer's mounting solution to have a legally permitted solar energy system.
Q: The template seems to be oriented towards the racking system and not the attachment to the roof? Describe how a company that designs mounts might deal with this challenge. A: The racking system and the attachment of that racking system to the roof structure would have to be designed to meet all applicable codes, including required high velocity wind zone criteria for Broward County. If there is a design that would be a one-size-fits-all racking system that would be great, and under this RFI, Broward would welcome suggestions on such a solution. However, the intent of the RFI was to ask racking manufactures to design an attachment of their systems to the most common roof types here in South Florida, which will be used to produce preapproved designed plans for permitting. The design drawings would need to include design criteria, i.e., structural roof type, roof pitch, panel angle and mounting distance from edge of roof, etc.
Go SOLAR Online Permitting System Frequently Asked Questions & Comments
Partner Agency FAQ's
Q: How is the permit system issue permit number going to interface with the city permit record? A: The online permitting system does not integrate as of right now. Possibly in phase 2 of the grant there may be some integration of systems.
Q: What is the renewal fee for expired permits? A: We need input from building officials about fee consensus; discussion pending.
Q: Is interconnection completed prior or after the final inspection? A: Interconnection is allowed only after final inspection.
Q: Can the city modify the note (page 15 of the partner agency manual) stating that the contractor call the city for an appointment? A: Not today but possible for Phase 2. System can be modified quickly if needed.
Q: To properly expire a permit, Chapter 1 of the FBC and Broward County administration provisions require notification to owner and contractor, how is this handled in the permit system? A: Right now notification is electronic. BC has left enforcement of expiration up to each city/municipality. In Phase 2 we can modify as needed.
Q: What happens to pre-approvals after a new code cycle of the FBC and ASCE?
A: BC templates are dynamic. We can modify the designs accordingly as new code changes occur.
Q: Do pre-approved systems expire?
A: Only if code changes occur otherwise they will not expire.
Q: Will there be the ability to schedule multiple inspections in one day or on the same day?
A: Yes all inspections can be requested at one time or in one instance, except for the final inspection.
Q: If a permit expires, does the applicant re-apply or can the permit be renewed and is there a cost for either process?
A: Each city has the option to do choose what they want to do with the permit. Applicants can re-apply or obtain an extension. The system does not have a built in fee for renewing expired permits at this time. We can obtain more input per meeting and consensus with building officials.
Q: Do we need to contact contractors to register in our city?
A: Pending discussion with building officials will determine the answer. Each city operates differently when it comes to contractor licensure verification.
Q: How are plans printed for the job site? A: That is the responsibility of the contractor. BC provides a .pdf of the electronic file. The contractor will have to print that and provide it to the inspector.
Q: How do inspectors know that what a contractor prints is what inspectors looked at previously?
A: Inspectors can look it up in the permitting system. It should be relatively easily since it is a standard design.
Q: Can we print emails as inspection ticket?
A: Answer pending per meeting with Building Officials.
Q: How does the inspector see the denial comments from previous inspections?
A: You will have to logon to the system to view the comments.
Q: Is there an inspection time cut off?
A: Currently there is no time cut off built into the permitting system. Answer pending discussion.
Q: As an inspector, I can go to your website and look at the plans?
A: Yes, you can look at all plans in the system. All plans are in .pdf format.
Q: Is there a note that the contractor needs to print the .pdf and take to site for inspection so the city doesn't have to do it?
A: We will add that note to the permitting system.Suggestion from audience: Print email as an inspection ticket; somewhere there should be a denial comment so inspector can look quickly.
Q: Is there a watermark stating these are approved plans? A: We will designate on the plans that they are the approved plans.
Q: When does this process start?
A: Target is mid-November.
Q: The plans are generic, is there something in the system that indicates zoning requirements (e.g. don't put the system in the front on the house)?
A: BC can add that criteria to the permitting system. We have to all agree on what goes on each page in the plans and in the system. Currently there is a model ordinance (which has been adopted) with language covering all zoning ordinances. All cities participated and provided input in this zoning ordinance. The permit system design plans are not currently customized but the structural plans in the permitting system covers zoning concerns. The Go SOLAR Planning and Zoning Committee shared the draft plans and all zoning criteria for each city have been met.
Q: What about truces and weight?
A: We are not concerned with weight but uplift of the PV system and attachment to the roof. The current system design plans stipulate wind loads. Suggestion from audience: We would like a letter from an engineer stating truces are supported.
Q: Why is the application permit fee so low?
A: Because we are trying to get renewable energy projects in south Florida.
Q: If damage occurs after solar panel installation, does homeowner insurance cover the damage?
A: It depends on each individual insurance company. The owner will have to contact their own insurance company.
Q: Is there going to be training for inspectors about solar panel technology?
A: The DOE developed an online training for building officials, inspectors, and solar contractors. Broward County will release the DOE online system training for use as soon.
Q: Is it possible to not allow contractors with expired licenses to complete the application process?
A: Broward County will perform manual verification using its current verification procedures prior to issuing a contractor user id/password for the Go SOLAR permitting system. Current verification procedures include checking Broward County's existing database of approved licensees. If not in the database, the contractor will have to submit their proof of workers compensation, contractor's license, and driver's license for review before being entered into the Broward County database as an approved contractor. In the latter case, the contractor will be required to pay the standard Broward County $25 fee for checking contractor status.
Q: Can funds be sent to cities by wire transfer rather than check to expedite the refund process?
A: The possibility of direct deposit or wire transfers is being considered for this program. At this time it is not completely in place. We will notify when this option is available.
Q: Why are not all Broward County municipalities joining the Go SOLAR Program?
A: The program is voluntary. It is up to each city/municipality to join. Broward County has made and continues to make efforts to enlist each county city and/or municipality to join the program.
Q: Are we asking the cities/municipalities for priority or fast track inspections?
A: At this time no. DOE measures our success based on how quickly we issue a permit and install a PV system. This option can be considered in Phase 2 of the program. Applicant FAQ's
Q: What about when you have to go underground during an installation (for example for esthetic reasons)?
A: We will have to cover those issues as they arise. For right now applicants will have to go through the normal route of permitting.
Q: Can the need to go underground during installation be covered in the "partial rough inspection?"
A: Yes, the need to go underground during installation can be covered in the partial rough inspection.
Q: If two rough inspections are required will a partial approval close out the inspection not allowing the rough to be called in again?
A: Each of the 2 rough inspections are independent of each other. They must be either approved or disapproved independently.
Q: I don't see anywhere where an owner of the property signs any document. Where does the owner sign? In the normal process an owner signs a paper application. This is important in order to certify that the owner is requesting an installation.
A: Depends on the requirements of the city/municipality where the PV system will be installed. Currently the Go SOLAR Online Permitting system does not require an owner's signature.
Q: What causes a permit to expire besides the system expiration date?
A: According to the Chapter 1, Section 105.11.2 of the Florida Building Code – Time Limitation: Every permit issued shall become null and void if work, as defined in Paragraph 22.214.171.124 authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of the permit or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 90 days after the time the work is commenced.
Q: Different municipalities have different inspection cut-off times and not everybody checks their email right away. How is this handled for inspections?
A: An applicant can still call their respective city/municipality to confirm the inspection time and date or can follow any procedure currently in place for obtaining a permit and conducting a permit inspection.
Q: Do the cities get the permit fees?
A: Yes.
Q: How do I see any or all permit information since it is stated in the manual that all information t is a matter of public record?
A: Anyone can go to the website and view the information publicly. You don't have to register in the system in order to view the information. Q: Every year, contractor insurance has to be updated/maintained, how do you keep up with this information?
A: Broward County has an internal database that verifies this information.
Q: Can I upload my own designs into the permitting system?
A: Yes. While you are unable to personally upload your design, you may have your design plans added to the menu of available options for all users of the system. You may simply complete and submit an Advantage Marketing Agreement (http://www.broward.org/Purchasing/Solicitations/Go%20Solar.pdf), along with a digitally signed and sealed Adobe (.pdf) document of your proposed design plans, in accordance with the Agreement. If approved by all the required entities, your design plans will be uploaded into the system and you will be notified they are available for use.
Q: How can I view sample drawings?
A: We can email you sample drawings.
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City sections that boast a hulking, old-school, brick-and-pipe industrial feel tend to follow a few different paths into the future, or have thus far in our country's larger cities.
The structures can go fallow or remain empty. The structures might be razed for new development. And sometimes, just maybe, the neighborhood can spark again, if not through machines and industry then paintbrushes and ale tanks and books.
LA's own Arts District is pretty much Exhibit A in this last category. And LA Conservancy is intent on people knowing the colorful slice of downtown better via a Sunday, Nov. 10 tour.
The district can hardly be said to be "burgeoning" any longer, as it has held a robust arts community for a couple of decades now. (Does practically every fourth Angeleno have an Al's Bar story from the '80s? We feel like this might be the case.) But burgeon it does, still, in places like Angel City Brewery and SCI-Arc and the Biscuit Company Lofts and the myriad businesses doin' their thing. (That's a prereq for opening something in the district: A commitment to doin' your thing.)
And new, new, new places seem to be debuting in the old, old, old buildings at quite the clip. It's a funny past-future place, though expect the docent-helmed LA Conservancy day to be more past-looking. Did you know the American Hotel, built in 1905, was once the Canadian? You'll leave with tidbits such as that in your brain, trust.
You'll be on foot, not bus, visiting various stops, where various knowledge-filled people will discuss origin stories of the buildings in which you stand. The whole shebang is in the four to five hour class.
Cost? Thirty five bucks for the general public. 'Course, you'll want to have a bit more dough on hand, given the Arts District's rep for interesting restaurants and beverages. (Yeah, we're thinking of the Vanilla Porter just released by Angel City. Pre-judgment? It sounds like November in a bottle to us.)
But the district is always open for business, lookie-loo-ing, and meditations on industrial LA of a century ago, regardless of day.


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YOU know why I'm glad Saints are in the top flight again?
Because it means no more promotions – the hangover from the win over Coventry took two days to leave me in peace, and quite frankly, I can't go through that again anytime soon.
But I have to be honest – I'm going to miss the Football League.
Everyone wants their side to be playing with the big boys. Where's the fun in being an also ran?
Don't get me wrong, we had some horrendous times in the lower divisions – the successful Championship relegation battle, administration, the actual Championship relegation and the ignominy of being in the first round of the FA Cup, but the good times were far better.
The Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Wembley was brilliant – it wasn't the 'glory' but rather the fun around it.
The stupidly good run at the end of 2010/11 which ended in promotion to the Championship and, of course, this season itself.
I honestly haven't ever enjoyed football as much as I have done over the last three seasons.
It helps that the older I get – theoretically that means more mature – the less impact supporting Saints has on my life.
That means a loss won't necessarily run the risk of me being single come Monday morning, for upsetting my better half with a foul mood and two-day sulk.
But at that's not to say the highs don't taste any less sweet.
The mood in the city last weekend was fantastic, but it lacked the same level of euphoria of the previous promotion.
Perhaps we're all getting a bit blasé about this success, eh?
It makes me glad I'm not a Manchester United fan, for example.
The unbridled success they've enjoyed mustn't taste so sweet if you can't remember – or have never experienced – the hard times.
When we were relegated in 2005, I couldn't imagine how things would get worse – how wrong I was.
But everything that has happened since then has made the current success all the sweeter.
I doubt being promoted in 2006 would have been as enjoyable as it was doing in 2012.
So while it's great to be back, it's also sad to know it's unlikely we'll be enjoying Saints in a title race like they've been this season – it was brilliant to be able to enjoy winning football week-in, week-out.
So let's the make the most of being back in the top flight – and all the pitfalls that come with it such as weird TV kick-off times and untold amounts of glitzification (yes, I know its not a real word) of the football 'experience' – but it will be a while before I manage to enjoy football as I have done since we first landed in League One.
Madness? Probably, but then that's the prerogative of a football fan.
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Schools' Matinees are ROH's longest running educational initiative, having been a regular feature since 1977. When I came to work here I was ambivalent about the idea. My experience of such occasions at a previous theatre company had not always been entirely positive and I was concerned about the idea of "ghetto" audiences. I'm now a total convert and our Schools' Matinee last week - of Tchaikovsky's opera The Tsarina's Slippers - illustrated the reasons why.
The atmosphere and sense of excitement around the Opera House and in the auditorium was fantastic, as was the way the students (77% of them of Primary School age) responded to the performance. I sensed that they loved the communal experience of being a young audience. They gasped and "oohed" at set changes, laughed at the sight gags, giggled and squirmed at the mushy moments, applauded bits of singing that they liked, cheered the spectacular moments of dancing, and clapped along to the music. And they screamed their appreciation at the curtain call (particularly for the hero and heroine, and the dancers) as if it was the X Factor final. Offices across ROH always turn on their tannoys at the end of Schools' Matinees; hearing the reaction can't fail to raise a smile.
The cast and orchestra love these performances too; they're special because the responses are so spontaneous and different to those you get in an evening show. You can sense clearly how it's going. If there are bits the audience think are dull (which can very occasionally happen in ballets and operas!), the fidgeting is palpable and highly audible. But actually, the level of concentration is amazingly high, and needs to be sustained for quite long periods, belying the widely held belief that kids can only concentrate in five minute chunks. Mind you, The Tsarina's Slippers had a lot going for it. The first half could feel a little slow at times but the second half went like the clappers. Spectacular set and costumes, an underwater scene, beautiful ballet sequences, spectacular Cossack dancing, rousing choruses, a dancing bear and a giant golden slipper that turned out to be a sledge to carry the boy and girl off to live happily ever after. What's not to love?
Newspaper reviews of the show have been mixed, with one critic warning: "please don't think of taking the children - they'll be bored rigid". As one teacher commented in an email I received yesterday, the students' reaction "utterly disproved" that.
Last word to Elizabeth from Wood End Junior School who wrote to us: "I thought it was amazing!!! It was the first opera I have seen and the best I have seen so far. If I had the opportunity to go again I would most definitely take it."


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Imagine economically vibrant urban areas where residents have a range of transportation options, safe, affordable housing choices and abundant green spaces, which are surrounded by robust rural communities where farmland is preserved and farmers make a viable living. . . Through a process called "Envision Oregon"* a few years ago, this is what Oregonians across the state agreed they wanted for Oregon's future.
Please watch our video about planning for livability in the Rogue Valley!
See our corresponding report, Envision the Rogue Valley, Creating a More Livable and Sustainable Rogue Valley through Responsible Land-Use Planning. click here.
Thanks to a generous grant from Meyer Memorial Trust, Rogue Advocates has launched "Envision the Rogue Valley" to help make this vision a reality here in the Rogue Valley. Throughout 2011-2012, we worked with community members, city and county planners, transportation agencies and other local decisionmakers to create and then implement this vision in the Rogue Valley using "Smart Growth" tools. (Read more about "Smart Growth" here). Our ultimate goal is to create a Smart Growth Strategy for the Rogue Valley.
Stay tuned to our page for updates on our work and our Smart Growth strategies and recommendations.
Rogue Advocates recognizes that endless growth threatens the preservation of farmland, forestland, open space, wildlife habitat, and livability that we treasure in the Rogue Valley.


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I love this. 1.5-inch embroidered badges with Velcro backs to attach to your bag, your jacket or even your computer. They are $6 each, except for the Lose It Or Lose It, which you have to earn the hard way:
In addition to making badges, both Randy and I are programmers. Relevant to this badge, we're both chubby programmers. We've tried a bunch of times to lose weight, but things always fizzled out after a couple of weeks, so we came up with a program that worked for us - take a long-term goal, break it down into one-week increments, and put actual money against reaching each goal. We call it "Lose It or Lose It".
That's how you get it. You gotta lose weight, so if you are a slim nerd, you are out of luck for this one. The Velcro band for your computer is $14. [Nerd Merit Badges]


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My question is simple - when should I cast delete votes?
I've recently reached enough rep on one of the sites to be able to cast delete votes. I am not sure when a question is supposed to be deleted as opposed to just remain closed. What criteria should I use when deciding whether or not to cast my delete vote?


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Joined by First Lady Susan Corbett and former First Lady Michele Ridge, the PBCC turned the Capitol Fountain pink on October 1 to kick off breast cancer awareness month and our 20th Anniversary year-long celebration. The First Ladies spoke at the event of the importance of annual screenings and their commitment to the PBCC's mission of finding a cure for breast cancer now…so our daughters won't have to.
Leslie Stiles and Leslie Anne Miller who served as PBCC Honorary Chairs during the Rendell administration, also lent their support to the event. Special thanks to Secretary Sheri Phillips and the Department of General Services for turning the fountain pink for the occasion.
Former First Ladies Ellen Casey and Kathy Schweiker also offered their support to the event, although they were not able to attend.


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Obituaries October 17, 2012
If you have a memory of someone in this post you would like to share with our readers, please add a comment where it says "leave a reply" at the end of this page. We'd love to hear from you.
Ramona A. Blouin
Ramona A. Blouin, 72, died on October 12, 2012, at her home in Brownington, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born December 2, 1938, in Danville, a daughter of Floyd and Lena (Houghton) Griggs. In 1980 she married Robert Blouin, who predeceased her on November 1, 1996.
Mrs. Blouin was self-employed. She loved being outside gardening and tending to her heifers and goats, along with her dogs and cats.
She is survived by her children: Kathi Greer of Rapidan, Virginia, Randy Perry of Newport, Debbie Leach and her husband, Michael, of Barton, and Timothy and Michael Perry, both of Brownington; by her four stepchildren; her husband, Bob; her brother Kenneth Griggs and his wife, Jean, of Barre; by her sister Phyllis Lang of Woodsville, New Hampshire; and by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her brother Carlton Griggs.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17, at the Brownington Center Cemetery.
Should friends desire, contributions in her memory may be made to the Special Olympics of Vermont, 16 Gregory Drive, South Burlington, Vermont 05403.
Online condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.curtis-britch.com.
Margaret (Peg) Mason Dwinell
Margaret (Peg) Mason Dwinell, died on October 12, 2012, in Burlington.
She was born at home on April 6, 1916, in Randolph to Edward H. and Mary M. Mason. She was educated in Randolph schools and later graduated from Webber College with a degree in business.
She was employed at National Life in Montpelier when she met her future husband, Bancroft Dwinell. They were married on August 19, 1939, in Randolph and made their home in Montpelier. They had three children: Bancroft Jr., James Mason, and Jane Bancroft.
Ms. Dwinell spent time in volunteer work, but her true avocation was as an artist. She worked in many different mediums: oil painting, stenciling, theorem painting, quilting, braided rugs, and hooked rugs. In her final years she knitted hats and mittens for charity, keeping many children warm. After her husband retired, they traveled extensively. She visited 56 countries over the years. Her husband died in 1994.
She is survived by her three children: Bancroft Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth, of Burlington, James of Norwich, and Jane and her husband, Sky Yardley, of Montpelier; her eight grandchildren: Thomas Dwinell, Mason Dwinell, Ashley Clapp, Mary Beth Zabowsky, Dana Dwinell-Yardley, Sayer Dwinell-Yardley, Harry Dwinell, and Sophia Dwinell; and her seven great-grandchildren: Allison, Jake, Lilly Skyler, Hayden, Michael Jr,, and Nyah.
A graveside service was scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17, at Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Kellogg Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602, or the First Universalist Parish, P.O. Box 454, Derby Line, Vermont 05830.
Those wishing to express online condolences may do so at www.guareandsons.com.
Madeleine Goodsell
Madeleine (Metras) Goodsell, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, died peacefully at the Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario, on Friday, August 31, 2012, with family by her side. She was 69 years old.
She was the loving mother of Cindy Hollingsworth and her husband, Mark, Carroll and his wife, Cynthia, Brian and his wife, Jenny, Wendell Jr. and his wife, Connie, and Randy and his wife, Lisa; and the proud grandmother of Randie, Tyler, Ryan, Kaitlin, Ashley, Jesse, Amanda Mutch and Nathan, Danielle, Zack, Jake, Christopher, Bryan, and Caleb. She is also survived by her sisters Anna Nichols, of Charlton, Massachusetts, Eva Domijan, of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Cecile Gaboriault, of Rensselaer, New York, Jeanne Fortin of Farmington, Connecticut, Therese and Lucie of Coventry, Rita Lantagne, and her husband, Francis, of Newport, and Alice and her husband, Ron McKinney, of Lyndonville.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Wendell, and her parents, Delma and Alice Metras, of Derby; also by her brothers Moise, Rene, and Onil; and by her sister Irene.
She will always be remembered for her love of life and laughter. She will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Her funeral service was held at St. Paul's United Church in Harrowsmith, Ontario, on September 3. There was a committal service on October 6 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Newport.
Ryan Joseph Mason Roberts
Ryan Joseph Mason Roberts, 21 months old, of South Fork, Pennsylvania, lost his battle with pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart defects on July 8, 2012, at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he had been since February 3. Ryan was surrounded by many of his family members and friends who loved him.
He was born on September 12, 2010, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and was brought to Children's right after. He was not only a member of the CHD (congenital heart defect) family, he was also a loved member of the Down syndrome community. Ryan had a smile that would light up a room and a personality to match.
He is survived by his parents, Erik and Diane Roberts of South Fork, and his siblings: Shawn Roberts of Lawton, Oklahoma, Larissa Gaudette of Johnstown, Ashleigh and Zachary Gaudette, and Rhylea Roberts of South Fork. He is also survived by his grandparents: Arthur and Jane Shumski, formerly of Glover, and David and Diana Roberts of Oxford, Wisconsin; and aunts: Candice Shumski of Williamstown, Vermont, Jennie and Marc Milski of Burlington, Wisconsin, Erin Moynihan of Burlington, Wisconsin, Justine and Nick Davis of Madison, Wisconsin, and Larisa Roberts of the United Kingdom.
In addition, the staff at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in the CICU (cardiac intensive care unit) had come to be part of his family by being so loving and caring throughout his care. Ryan received his early intervention through Beginnings of Johnstown. His greatest achievement in life is being the most amazing and strong little boy that anybody could ever imagine. While fighting his battle with CHD Ryan earned over 1,500 beads through the Beads of Courage program.
A celebration of Ryan's life with family and close friends took take place at Cherry City Fire Hall in Pittsburgh on July 13. Those who could not attend were asked to release a red balloon with a message written on it to send to Ryan and other loved ones.


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It's too early to say whether Kennedy nostalgia will do anything for government medicine, but so far, at least, it hasn't done anything for the vacationing Barack Obama. Scott Rasmussen finds that voters who "strongly disapprove" of Obama's performance are currently a larger plurality than ever, at 42 percent, while by a 52 to 47 percent margin voters disapprove of the President. That's Obama's worst showing so far.
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Exploring Mars "Down Under"
The subsurface of Mars may resemble some of the colder parts of Earth. For example, in Antarctica or Iceland, we know that water is stored in a layer of permafrost and beneath that, as liquid groundwater. Even if the ancient surface water on Mars evaporated, there may still be substantial reservoirs of water, in either liquid or frozen form, in the subsurface.
First Subsurface Exploration: Radar and Robotic "Moles"
The very first subsurface exploration of Mars for NASA will be in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) in their Mars Express mission. This spacecraft carries a subsurface radar instrument that will use a 40-meter (130-foot) antenna to detect and map subsurface water. Electric signals will be sent down the antenna, creating low-frequency radar waves. The radar waves will penetrate the Martian surface as deep as five kilometers (three miles) and will be reflected back to the spacecraft by different subsurface features, including water. This data will give us a three-dimensional understanding of where and how much water may be distributed in the Martian subsurface.
A lander on Mars Express called Beagle 2 will also carry the first robotic mole. Mimicking the behavior of the small furry earth-bound creatures that burrow into the ground, robotic moles will drill underground by pulverizing rock and soil, avoiding the need for a complex drill stem. Beagle 2's mole will only have the ability to penetrate less than a meter (less than 3 feet) below the surface.
A much more capable mole is under development in NASA's technology program. Weighing about 20 kilograms (44 pounds), it will be capable of drilling hundreds of meters (hundreds of yards) into the ground and possibly deeper at a rate of 10-20 meters (33 - 66 feet) a day. Excavated soil would be moved to the back of the mole and a small tube leading to the surface would help alleviate the pressure from the growing mounds of soil. The tube would also send soil samples back to the surface and carry power to the robotic mole. The samples sent up to the surface would be studied for scientific data such as mineral content and oxidation levels of subsurface soil. A mole drilling at the polar cap would study the layers of ice that tell the story of its history, much like the rings of a tree reveal many things from its past. All of this data would provide clues in the search for ancient, or possibly current, life.
Drilling Below the Surface
Once we know in more detail where the water lies, the next step is to drill in those locations. To get to the zone where frozen water--and possible dormant life--might be present, we will probably need to drill to a depth of 200 meters (656 feet). Liquid groundwater will be even deeper. That's no easy feat, but it's critical for understanding the possibility of past or present life on Mars and for confirming that water resources are available for future human explorers.
Deep subsurface access on Mars will have unique challenges. First of all, unlike on Earth, we will not be able to use a drill to go through mud, water, or probably even gas pressure to carry the cuttings away from the bit. We will need new systems for fluidless drilling. Second, we will need an effective means of keeping the hole open while the drilling proceeds. On Earth, this task is normally done with steel casing, which is very heavy. Engineers are actively seeking alternative ways that don't require us to send heavy equipment to Mars given the expense. Finally, we will have to develop systems that allow the drill to make operational decisions for itself. On Earth, drills can get stuck very quickly, so a Mars robotic drill or subsurface explorer must know how to recognize, avoid, and solve problems on its own.


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Climate Experts: More Extreme Weather to Come
In a supplement to their State of the Climate report released in July, climate scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) attributed—for the first time—recent extreme weather events to human-induced climate change.
The study found increasing evidence that specific events, and patterns of events—such as floods, heat waves, and drought—can now be linked to human activities such as greenhouse gas emissions.
Of the six extreme weather events in 2011, the report indicates that five were at least partly caused by climate change. Last year's record heat wave in Texas was about 20 times more likely to have happened due to climate change than natural variations in weather systems, according to the report.
"Every weather event that happens now takes place in the context of a changing global environment," commented Kathryn D. Sullivan, deputy NOAA administrator. "This annual report provides scientists and citizens alike with an analysis of what has happened so we can all prepare for what is to come."
Nearly 80 percent of Americans want to see more environmental mainstream news coverage. After the release of a new report on extreme weather and climate change, that may finally happen.
We can still avoid a devastating climate crisis, but we'll need a World War II-level mobilization — and we'll need to stand up to Dirty Energy.
Tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and droughts: A new coalition to investigate the impact of climate change on weather.


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There will be an AGM of the Suffolk Amphibian and Reptile Group on Friday the 20th Jan 2017 at 6.30pm Deben Ave, Martlesham Heath see news content for details , please e mail group for attendance or questionsMay 23, 2015Many thanks to Trudy for the geat work and help she has been to SARG, and being the Group secretary. It is with regret she has had to stand down but we wish her all the best for the future thanks Please bear with us as I am not as good as Trudy on adminApr 19, 2013TrainingThere are three events organised for the end of this month. Please let us know if you want to attend:Thursday 25th April 7:15pm for a 7:30 pmSaturday 27th April 9.30amMar 28, 2013We would like to express our thanks to Rosie Norton for her hard work as County Recorder for amphibians and reptiles in the County as she has retired from this post. Also we would like to thanks John Baker for taking up this post many thanksDec 14, 2012
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Martlesham Parish Room, Felixstowe Road,
Martlesham, IP12 4PBAug 1, 2012Suffolk Biological Records Centre have a new website which can be viewed via our links page, also from the downloads page the "Suffolk Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Provisional (2007) can be downloaded.May 12, 201217th May 2012 Surveying for Amphibians. Pratical and theory for surveying water bodies for amphibians.Mar 9, 2012
Theres a Reptile and Amphibian course at Flatford Mill field studies centre see
http://www.field-studies-council.org/individuals-and-families/courses/2012/fm/british-amphibians-and-reptiles-34726.aspxFeb 5, 2012This is a call for anyone who would like to get involved with some practical reptile survey work this year.Jan 31, 2012The herp workers meeting was extremely
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more you can see the selected highlights on the home page of http://www.arguk.orgJan 25, 2012Toad Crossing Patrol training and information on the 13th Feb 2012 at 7.30pm in Ipswich.Dec 12, 2011Herpetofauna workers meeting 2012 at Telford on the 28th to 29th January 2012. Presentations covering various herpetological topics including adders, ponds, species reintroductions, survey methods, and ARG updates. As well as a selection of workshops.Nov 22, 2011SARG has its AGM on the 10th December 2011Jul 29, 2011
Project is to capture any reptiles and amphibians at a pond site and clean the pond out in Kesgrave. Sat 27th Aug 2011 between 10am -12noonMay 27, 2011The Pond Conservation Trust have produced a new booket called "Creating Garden Ponds for Wildlife"May 10, 2011Chytrid Swabbing for the 2011 big swab project volunteers needed .Apr 16, 2011The Group has been helping with the Adder DNA projectMar 3, 2011
2011 Training and Survey Events for March -AprilJan 23, 2011
Pond Conservation is repeating last year's Big Pond Thaw questionnaire survey to gather more information about amphibian survival in frozen ponds.May 15, 2010PakefieldApr 15, 2010
The SARG website is being re-designed.
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Suffolk Amphibian and Reptile Group (SARG) is a group of vounteers dedicated to the conservation of native amphibians and reptiles in Suffolk. We:
- Carry out surveys to establish the distribution of these animals in the County
- Provide survey training
- Give educational talks
- Provide advice to individuals and organisations
- Work closely with other conservation bodies such as:
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Love is......well, love is many, many things, including, of course, the inspiration for innumerable songs. But perhaps the highest form of love is to make a record for the one you love as a token of your eternal commitment. Amoeblog reader and sometime contributor Acco, who lives in Japan and did the five part Graffiti in Yokohama Amoeblog series, did this when she got married to Top Bill some months back. For their wedding ceremony they had a special hip-hop song recorded and pressed up on 7" vinyl and nicely packaged to give away to guests at their wedding party.
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