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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Cemetery Cleaning Kit
As you can see the bucket appears pretty full, but it's very light to bring along with me.
Contents of my bucket include:
Roll of paper towels
Soft bristle brush
Large spray bottle (already filled before leaving home)
Plastic bags (to hold used paper towels, or wet scrub brushes)
Plastic tub with lid (used to make mud when needed)
Gloves with leather palm
Old toothbrushes
Old steak knife
Old hand towel (used for all sorts of odd jobs)
Bandana (cause you need one sometimes)
Additionally: Take at least an extra gallon or two of water.
Maps: never depend on GPS, many times I don't have a signal to get me where I want to go. Print out a map and you might even go so far as to view the site you are visiting through Google Earth mapping so you can really see the lay of the land. If you are an AAA member get a copy of a map for that area as well as the guide for that state.
Camera: make sure that you are taking fully charged batteries with you.
Umbrella: take a large golf umbrella. Sometimes the sun is just in the wrong place and you need to shade the stone to get a good photo. Alternately, sometimes you need to brighten one side of a stone and the white paper towels do that well. Or you can purchase a light reflector for that job.
Take plenty of drinking water and snacks to keep you going.
Cemetery: make a list of who you expect to find buried in each cemetery. Take along a writing tablet to make notes of hard to read headstones.
Wear long pants and good shoes. Many cemeteries are well kept, the ones I was in last weekend were back to nature walks where the ground squirrels live. Sturdy shoes are a must to keep from getting hurt. Pants keep the ticks off. 'Nuff said.
Put on your sun screen and bug spray, once you leave home washing hands to do this will become difficult at best.
When you arrive at the cemetery take a good photo of the entrance. You might even go so far as to video the area to help your memory if you wait too long after returning home.
Find your family plot and access the situation. If the cemetery is well cared for you can go to cleaning stones. If it isn't, you will go to trimming vegetation and trying to get the plot cleaned up. BEWARE of the ground. Look for hornets nests or ground squirrel encampments [they make the ground hard to walk on.] You might go so far as to take spray for hornets/bees/bugs with you as well.
When the stones are all cleaned up I hope you take a photo for FindAGrave and if you have an iPhone or Android that you'll take one for BillionGraves as well.
If you want to learn more about preservation and cleaning of headstones you might visit CyndisList and see what she has to help you learn more.
This last weekend we laid another to rest. Of course each headstone in five different plots was taken back from nature. Each was cleaned and photographed for both FindAGrave and BillionGraves. The mud was used to help me read the last inscription on a stone that someone had repainted 2 of 3 names on. "Harriet S. His Wife 1854-1931" was now recorded in the Crispin plot. We were at Evergreen Cemetery in Manchester, Mendocino County, California.
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Those silver reflectors you put in the windshield of your car in the summer work great for reflecting light on a stone. Thanks for sharing your cemetery "bucket list." :-)ReplyDelete
Thanks, Cathi! Great idea!ReplyDelete
I have just added an item to my Cemetery Kit, that I don't think you mentioned. That is a surgical mask, or some air filter mask for those with issues about dust and mold that may become airborne during the cleaning process.
Great Article.
I use a photo reflector, circle, like the reflector Cathi mentioned.
Bug Spray, is a must for me.
I will have to update My "bucket list". Thank you.
Thank you for stopping by. A dust mask of some sort might be useful to those who are very sensitive. I find that keeping the stone wet I don't have any trouble with dust and mold. Thanks for stopping by.
Hey Leslie - looking forward to creating something like this for my next trip to Franklin County Illinois. Thank you.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm glad you found it useful. That was the goal, after all! And good additions in the comments as well.
Thanks for stopping by.
I love this! When I started reading I was thinking - "Meh, I have a white bucket already hanging around, I'd just use that." But I think cemetery wandry-ness makes me love the orange idea! Thanks for sharing the list and for the additional comments/suggestions. :)ReplyDelete
I'm fairly new to cemetery stomping! I have already put together a sparse pile of things I figured out that I would need. This list and that amazing orange bucket are great! Thanks for the lesson.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm glad you found the list useful! There always seems to be one more item to stuff in the bucket! Thank you for stopping by.
A mirror is a must for reading stones without harming them. Reflect sunlight sideways across the stone and it is unbelievable how the inscription pops out. If it is too sunny out, use the umbrella to shade the stone. If too cloudy use a strong flashlight across the stone.ReplyDelete
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A mirror is great if you can take one with you safely. Perhaps you missed the point of the white paper towels, or the reflective sun visor both as points of shining more light on a stone? Both of these items are definitely safer to haul the distances I personally travel to do this work. If you practice with the above methods you'll find the same results without the worry of hauling and potentially breaking, a mirror.Delete
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I'm glad I found this blog post before I went cemetery stomping. I would have been disappointed with no hand trowel to dig down in front of some partial buried headstones. Thanks for the wonderful advice.ReplyDelete
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- Peter Grabas
- Twin Lakes, WI
- United States
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Are one of the reason that more people who are tall -or large- are more successful than not due to primal reasons?
It occurs to me that one of the reason that more people who are tall or large, are more successful than not are subject to primal reasons. Size and expansiveness are subconsciously motivating or de-motivating us in primal ways to succeed or to acquiesce.
If you are short, what were your experiences with success and dominance?
The same question if you are tall, what were your experiences with success and dominance?.
If you are tall or large have you found this to be an asset or a liability with people's expectations or prejudices toward you? The same question if you are short.
People of average height and girth, did you experience or observe any of these preconceptions, expectations or prejudice?
Oct 6 2012: The athletic and muscular are percieved as strong and adventurous;
the thin and frail are usually percieved as tense, pessimistic and quiet;
and the fat and round are percieved as less powerful, even though they are seen as sympathetic, agreeable, and dependent.
I''m 5.8'; and as an actor I've been busy since the beginning of my career. I think for the film/Tv industry it depends on what character or personality or look that is sought. But for the 'ladies man' image, taller men have an advantage; and for the pretty-girl model look taller girls are preffered.
Peter Grabas
Oct 8 2012: Feyisayo I think you have touched on something important: "I think for the film/Tv industry it depends on what character or personality or look that is sought." I think media is the biggest tool that sets the agenda, creating and recreating stereotypes. I have been watching TV shows of soldiers and warriors, cops etc. and when I go to you tube to see real soldiers, in real combat, and cops in real life they look quite different and in a variety of shapes and sizes. And of course things are awkward, sloppy and inarticulate and yet very engaging, impact-ful and meaningful. It makes you wonder if actors were chosen without the stereotypes would the business of TV or movies sell as well, or even work?
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Oct 9 2012: TV and films without the stereotypes may not be as successful as it is now. The actor's experience on the screen is a typical audience's member's avenue of escape into this make-believe world where front-line troops are still saying all the cheesy lines and all the smart retorts......real life is not as meaningful and exciting, so films and TV has to be packaged such that in a romantic film, the handsome guy who is so in love with this girl just knows what to say and do to keep the girl happy......Mr Grabas, you are right on this one.Oct 17 2012: I am a taller woman. I know there have been instances where my opinion was considered more due to my height. It's a man's world- one of my tall advantages is that I am more able to look most men in the eye. Bending the neck to speak to someone sends the speaker back to a time when they have done that before-while talking to children.
I believe that other women are aware of my advantage (although they may not recognize it as my height) or have observed it because on serveral occasions female co-workers have come to my with ideas and asked me to present those ideas to management. Their ideas are terrific and there should be no reason they don't pitch them.
Of course of have used many stereotypes in this post and I'm no social psychologist. Just my experience. (My advice to women-have your meetings while seated in adjustable chairs :)
Oct 19 2012: This is very insightful Julie. Have your meetings so you can look eye to eye, is born from experience. Frankly I have always appreciated taller women for just that reason, and they seemed more confident and less likely to put up with crap--although a few petite women have terrorized with their tenacity. :-) I guess what I am seeing starting to be a pattern is that size helps with self image, and thus confidence and perhaps that is why these women approached you instead of their target.
Franis Engel
Oct 10 2012: Nice tip, Anne Oneill!
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The success or failure of your apparent dominance or lack of dominance would be determined by how the way you appear matches your social standing and social expectations.
For instance, being a tall woman in my era (I grew to 6 ft. born in mid-1950s) put me in the situation of getting noticed when I'd walk into a room. Being tall was the first thing many people commented about, so I had to have a reply ready to the question of "how tall are you?" As a young person, I learned to make myself appear less threatening and calculating by letting all my breath out before I talked to make it seem as if I wasn't planning ahead at what I said. (Later that was a habit I worked to eliminate!) I hated intimidating others, but that's how people acted around me. So I had to learn to deal with it.
I had a friend who was a very athletic, short and round person who loved to dance. People were amused to watch him dance just because he looked funny and incongruous while doing it; sort of like an animated Michelin-man thug.
Everyone in some ways has to deal with these repercussions of matching or disappointing the expectations of their culture. Anywhere we do not match social expectations of who we appear to be contrasted with who we feel we are inside - there are going to be issues.
So I believe that social "tags" of what behaviors mean to our culture are more important than the dominant ancient physical displays in our culture. Certainly primal physical factors are working underneath our ability to sense or admit them, but overlaid and more obvious are the symbolic social meanings that we've been sold.
For instance, nature wants people to get fat as an expression of natural success. But now, fat people aren't considered attractive in our culture anymore. Our culture "sold us" on the benefits of being slim. Being fat is now a sign of someone not being able to move around and exert themselves. That's why my energetic, round dancing friend was so amusing.
Anne ONEILL
Oct 9 2012: The "pride" pose that Amy Cuddy descirbed, is one that after many years, my husband discovered was a universal toddler attractant. That is, my husband could raise his arms and give an open-mouthed smile to a toddler, (stranger) and get immediate recognition. It often caused the child to run towards him in delight, sometimes alarming the child's parents as their child dashed off affectionately towards a complete stranger. What more fundamental roll of a leader to draw in even the children! Since he loved toddlers, he enjoyed this 'game' immensely and some parents were simply charmed at the friendliness of their child. Try the pose and I'd guess you'll get the same response. Please use responsibly.
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Oct 9 2012: lol I think I'll give it a try at the singles bar this weekend and see what happens!
Anne ONEILL
Oct 7 2012: I recall reading in Psychology Today about 30 years ago, a study that correlated height with management stature in American corporations. Tall men were indeed more sucessful than short.
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I"m curious to read about the pitbull/enthusiasm traits ascribed to short people, which I hadn't noticed all my life despite my being 4'11'. But I have to acknowledge the observational wisdom of more than a few people I've heard from about this lately and appreicate learning this.
I do often feel literally and figuratively overlooked. I have often spotted my 6' husband over the 35 years of our marraige, across a room, but it will take full-length arm waving and even a whistle tone to get him to actually SEE me even when he appears to be looking straight at me. Now that I'm widowed, other new best friends continue to have this same problem finding me in a crowd, even when we both have a clear line of sight. Bigger, dramatic gestures help, even though others are often amused by them.
Oct 8 2012: Very interesting Anne. The tallness in corporations--makes me wonder if that is just true for corporations or it that is a reflection of successful people in general. In example most corps today were built on the military model, and the military had needs and rewards for the biggest and tallest (Napoleon was an exception). But in other businesses or Education or Arts is it also true?
And thank you for your personal story, that is at the heart of the question. It sounds like a major nuisance to have to contend with that all the time and makes me curious if it did/does create barriers with others? Or prejudices? I dont mean to get too personal, but your answer was deep, profound and honest.Oct 6 2012: I am a taller person and I am quite quiet and don't strive to be the centre of attention.
Short people on the other hand I notice tend to get the 'little man syndrome' where they must be the centre of attention by any means.
So to make things clear as a large person (tall, not overweight) I tend to hang back in a crowd and observe people, whereas small people (short, any body type) tend to try and push themselves forward because of the medias portrayal of tall and jacked being idealistic, so they cover for that 'shortfall' by being more outgoing. Or at least thats my view on it
John Smith
Oct 6 2012: Yeah, the "pitbull syndrome", I've noticed that too and I live across the ocean from you. Short people do tend to put themselves out there more and I can't blame them because tall people do have it easier in many ways.Oct 8 2012: Interesting Scott--I'm curious if you noticed if the shorter people tend to be in the majority, average or minority in the 'successful' category?
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Oct 8 2012: I would say the majority, but thats just based on the higher number of shorter people. So I am playing the odds. It also depends on your definition of success is, ie what your looking at. ex. in sports tall people are definately the majority
Tyler George
Oct 9 2012: I have to agree with Scott, I am a exceptionally tall male (7ft2) and also fairly quite and never find myself putting myself forward in an attempt to be the center of attention. Maybe our height 'advantage' has changed our mind, like the talk suggested.
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Very interesting talk. I have been wondering about how someones physical assets (such as height) might affect character and mentality.Oct 19 2012: Hi Peter,
178.2 cm (5' 10.2") US men, 164.1 cm (5' 4.6") US women.
I wonder if height has decreased in general with the increase in Asian and Mexican population? Seems so to me as someone who graduated from High school in the late 60's.
I think politics is subject to the problem of 24-hour 'news' stations who use that repetitive message to support an agenda. Then there is the internet, blogs, etc.
I am about to leave for tango practica.; in 4" heels :-)..Oct 18 2012: I am 5'6" tall, but I have always carried myself well. I often have people say "What are you;about 5'9"?
My family moved often when I was growing up, but I managed to do well in school, become sophomore class president, make cheerleader (and then have to move).
I was looking at the oft repeated myth of Presidential height being a factor in who wins. In my lifetime, that is surely not the case, and at age 12 I remember vividly the Nixon-Kennedy debate. We had returned that day from 14 months overseas, and I had seen NO TV to influence my thoughts. I told my Mom, regarding Nixon; "That man is a crook and I will never vote for him." Surely, Kennedy out-power positioned him, to be sure..
Oct 19 2012: Come to think of it Serena--how tall is the average woman? As for Nixon-Kennedy, they were both very extraordinary men, and both very flawed as well. Most pundits claim that Nixon lost the debate because he had that dark 5 o'clock shadow and perspired heavily, much in line with the 50's-60's stereotype of 'crooks.' I dont remember if Kennedy was taller, but lhe certainly looked great on camera. I miss the 'old' days, since there was much more debate over issues and facts unlike today where it really is sound bytes and shallow. (Politics has never changed, but it does swing from better to worse and back, but we are on a worse swing right now)Oct 12 2012: Even the sound of a voice can have a significant effect. Studies have shown that individuals can accurately deterime upper body physical strength from verbal cues. http://primalresponse.org/voice_sell%20et%20al%206.2010.pdf
This is a primal response - Darth Vader would not appear as threatening if he were small, or had a squeaky voice!
Oct 19 2012: I believe you are quite right, but if you just meet someone before they speak, then you only have the visual to influence you. The TED talk that spawned this question is about posture, and how we respond to ours and others. That posture if confident results in our standing and expanding to full height, etc.Oct 8 2012: Very good Peter. Of course, there is substantial data to suggest being tall helps a great deal - at least in this society. However, to mention short-man's syndrome to someone who isn't is probably not smart. Notwithstanding, this opens a large number of questions to someone who believes that the World is filled with rational people - Nope - Why would there be so much advertising. Look at the recent Presidential debate and what can be done with process language to"win" the debate. For you short guys - competent short guys - the world isn't smartg or rational. Watch the salesman and watch the sky.
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Oct 7 2012: i think you ideas reflect some of our life .people who are fat and strang are much more successful but it is not the rooted we can also see some people who are thin succeed.like mayun ,steven and so on .
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while about the idea that Size and expansiveness are subconsciously motivating or de-motivating us in primal ways to succeed or to acquiesce. .i think you are right ,but not all of .some people are just like a pig .always eat no work..they can also get fat .Oct 7 2012: Being pleasing plump is something I have never found as advantageous, but being tall would obviously help
Oct 8 2012: I never considered fat or large as part of the primal size I started this with. It is certainly worthy of discussion though, except that I think there are a whole cart full of added preconceptions that come with that, that muddy the discussion. The perception of fat has changed in the last hundred years. For most of humanity's existence, we have strived to be 'fat' as a sign of success, wealth and power, today we have 'thin' as a sign of that success. I wonder if being successful, fat and tall carries any primal images.


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The Chicago Green Bungalow Project
The Chicago bungalow has been around for a century. A Green Team is working to make sure these houses last for another hundred years.
The Chicago bungalow has played a defining role in the history of many Chicago neighborhoods. Between 1900 and 1940, this middleclass home, with its solid exterior and comparatively spacious rooms, served developing communities as Chicago spread out from its industrial and commercial core. More than 80,000 bungalows were built. Often entire blocks were developed in the Chicago bungalow style, and they continue to stand— housing current residents while connecting communities to their past.
The Chicago bungalow has been defined as a blend of the Prairie School architectural style, developed in the work of Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Arts and Crafts movement. Like Prairie School homes, the Chicago bungalow has low pitched roofs, wide eave overhangs, long horizontal lines, massive masonry supports, and earth-toned or contrasting colors.The Arts and Crafts movement promoted homes as private and individualized retreats from the hectic pace of city life. Following this principle, each bungalow has unique features that personalize the residence.As a result, one can look at a block of Chicago bungalows and quickly see both the common features and the individual differences between them.
To preserve these unique homes, the City of Chicago sponsored the Green Bungalow Initiative (see "Green Bungalow Initiative").This initiative builds on the connection to the environment that was important to the Prairie School and the Arts and Crafts style by examining how sustainable products could be used in the renovation and landscaping of Chicago bungalows. Sustainable product choices included recycled insulating materials, low volatile organic compound (VOC) paints, and water-conserving landscape features.
In addition to choosing sustainable products for renovation and maintenance, the Chicago Green Bungalow Initiative made energy efficiency a priority. Energy efficiency reduces the operating costs of these homes and will enable moderateincome families to afford them for another century. Energy efficiency is also a proven strategy for pollution prevention.Another goal of the Green Bungalow Initiative was to demonstrate different approaches to energy efficiency. For example, one bungalow had a hydronic heating system already installed. We chose to maintain it and use a highefficiency boiler. A geothermal combination space- and water-heating system and a high-efficiency gas-fired furnace were other choices for space heating.A tankless water heater provides hot water in one home.And all the refrigerators, clothes washers, and dishwashers installed in all of the homes are Energy Star.
6400 Block of South Fairfield
A project architect was hired and a Green Team was assembled to help guide the renovation process with respect to architecture, design, sustainability, energy efficiency, landscaping, and urban design.The 6400 block of South Fairfield was selected by the partners as a model block for the Chicago Green Bungalow Initiative. Four abandoned bungalows were acquired by the Neighborhood Housing Services.A theme, or type,was chosen for each bungalow, on which the rehab work would be based.
A group of bungalow homeowners and professionals gathered for a half-day workshop in April 2001 to begin the design process.The purpose of the intensive was to gather and exchange ideas on creating adaptable, energy-efficient, and green Chicago bungalows.Groups were formed, and each group was given a type of bungalow type on which to focus.The results of each group were presented to the participants.After some general discussion, these results were summarized. Results for each type were then given to the architect for incorporation into the design of one of the four bungalows.
The four types of bungalow that grew out of this process were
• wheelchair accessible;
• home office;
• young professionals; and
• classic restoration.
Rehab work scopes and construction documents were prepared for each bungalow. An energy-efficient strategy was designed for each bungalow in keeping with the rehab work scope.Appropriate sustainable materials were then chosen for each design. Rehab work began in the fall of 2001 and was completed a year later.The bungalows were purchased and occupied in November 2002.
Heating bills for the 2002–03 heating season were acquired in the spring of 2003 to determine energy savings.After doing energy ratings for each bungalow before renovation,we estimated the savings that would result from a typical rehab and from an energy-efficient rehab, and compared our actual spaceheating consumption to the estimated consumption of the typical rehab.Three of the homes were tested with a blower door.Time constraints did not allow us to perform a blower door test at 6425.
6421 South Fairfield— Wheelchair Accessible
This home was rehabbed with accessibility in mind (see Table 1).A 500 ft2 addition to the back of the home includes an 11.5 ft x 10 ft (gross) master bedroom.A laundry room, a wheelchair lift that provides access to the ground floor and basement, and a wide corridor leading to the new rear deck are part of the addition.The addition was built over a conditioned crawlspace.The total floor area in the renovated home is 1,400 ft2. The existing kitchen and bathroom were demolished and rebuilt to accommodate a wheelchair.The two existing bedrooms, living room, and dining room were refinished. Existing walls and mechanicals in the conditioned basement were removed.
The existing building was in fairly good shape.The plaster and lath required only patching and painting. New windows were installed. New plumbing, new electrical, and a new heating system were part of the rehab work scope. Blower door testing after the rehab showed a CFM50 of 2,000.
The following energy and indoor air quality (IAQ) measures were included in the rehab work scope:
• R-4 foam insulation injected between the plaster and brick on the exterior walls;
• R-18 sidewall insulation in the addition;
• R-43 attic insulation;
• R-10 basement and crawlspace foundation wall insulation;
• new double-glazed low-e windows with a U-value of 0.34 and a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) of 0.31 (old pulley wells were filled with foam insulation);
• ground source heat pump with electric backup for space heating and domestic hot water;
• bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans vented to the outside; and
• all ducts in conditioned space, duct joints, bypasses, and obvious penetrations through the building shell air sealed.
The green materials used in the rehab were low-VOC paints used throughout; a cork floor in the master bedroom; linoleum in the hallway and kitchen; ceramic tile in the bathroom; recycledcontent gypsum board used throughout; cement board siding used on the garage; and copper-treated lumber used for the rear deck. (This lumber was treated with chromated copper arsenate, or CCA.)
6423 South Fairfield— Home Office
The interior of this home was in poor condition that warranted a gut rehab (see Table 2). Plaster and lath were removed from all the walls, exposing the interior studs and the masonry exterior walls.A 262 ft2 space that can be used as a home office was added to the back of the home over a slab-ongrade. The home office area has a separate entrance and is connected to a kitchenette and bathroom in the partially finished basement.The finished total floor area is 1,300 ft2. Blower door testing showed a CFM50 of 1,530.
A gut rehab offers many opportunities to include energy-efficient building measures.The energy features of this bungalow included
• R-15 blown rock wool insulation in 2 x 4 exterior wall framing;
• R-18 wall insulation in addition (R-5 rigid foam between brick and block with interior 2 x 4 framing and R-13 batts);
• R-43 attic insulation;
• R-13 basement wall insulation;
• R-10 full slab-on-grade insulation;
• new double-glazed low-e windows with a U-value of 0.34 and an SHGC of 0.31 (old pulley wells were packed with insulation);
• air sealed bypasses and obvious penetrations;
• radiant floor heating in the home office;
• direct-vent sealed-combustion combination space and water heating furnace (88% combined seasonal heating efficiency);
• Lennox A/C unit with a seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) of 14; and
• bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans vented to the outside.
The green materials included natural slate tiles in the home office; linoleum in the kitchen; recycled content gypsum board; low-VOC paints and stains; rubber flooring in the finished part of the basement; and cement board siding used on the garage.
6425 South Fairfield— Young Professionals
The interior of this home was in poor condition and, like the home at 6423, required a gut rehab (see Table 3). A section of the roof was raised and a master bedroom suite was added to the second floor.The ceiling over the living room was removed and the roof was finished as a cathedral ceiling.The basement was finished as living space. The final total floor area is 1,644 ft2.The estimated blower door results for this house was a CFM50 of 1,930.
The A/C unit at 6425 has a SEER of 11.The only place to locate the unit at 6425 was under the back porch.A low profile unit was required and we were only able to get a SEER of 11.00. But a wide range of energy measures were included as part of the gut rehab, resulting in significant energy savings.These energy and IAQ features included
• R-15 blown rock wool insulation in 2 x 4 exterior wall framing on the first floor;
• R-43 attic insulation;
• R-10 basement wall insulation;
• R-18 insulation in the knee walls and R-21 in the rafter cavity on the second floor;
• new double-glazed low-e windows with a U-value of 0.34 and an SHGC of 0.31 (old pulley wells were packed with insulation);
• air sealing;
• direct-vent sealed-combustion furnace (94% annual fuel utilization efficiency, or AFUE);
• a 2.4 kW PV system on the roof; and
• bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans vented to the outside.
Among the green materials used in the rehab were recycled-plastic-content carpet; recycled-content gypsum board; low-VOC paints and stains; cement board siding used on the garage; and plantings on the garage roof (to create a green roof).
6448 South Fairfield— Classic Restoration
This home was in fairly good shape (see Table 4).A number of historic features, such as doors, windows, and trim, were preserved and restored as part of the rehab.The as-yet unheated attic was framed and insulated with denim insulation and can be finished as living space at some future point.The total floor area is 1,268 ft2.The blower door
results for this house showed a CFM50 of 3,780.
Despite limited opportunities for including energy measures, significant energy savings were achieved. Foundation insulation, attic insulation, a new energy-efficient boiler, an instantaneous water heater, and limited air sealing were installed. Sidewalls were not insulated, nor were the windows replaced. These homes are masonry construction with plaster and lath installed over furring strips.There is a 1/2-inch air cavity between the brick and the back of the plaster/lath.This cavity was foamed at 6421 because the plaster needed patching and the windows were being replaced.The plaster at 6448 was in very good shape and required very little patching. Furthermore, the windows were not being replaced.We didn't want to incur the added cost of patching the plaster, risking blowout of the plaster, or filling the pulley wells.
The energy and IAQ features in this rehab included
• R-43 attic insulation;
• R-10 foundation wall insulation;
• R-13 denim insulation in the second- floor expansion;
• single-glazed low-e storm windows (added over existing windows);
• sealed combustion boiler (88% AFUE );
• instantaneous water heater (68% energy factor, or EF);
• new high-velocity central air conditioning; and
• bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans vented to the outside.
The green materials included recycled- content gypsum board; low- VOC paints and stains; restored and repaired stained glass windows, bookcase, fireplace mantel, light fixtures, and door hardware; and cement board siding used on the garage.
Energy Savings and Cost Effectiveness
The actual energy cost savings were greater than the estimated savings in the 6423 and 6448 bungalows, and less than estimated for the 6421 and 6425 bungalows (see Table 5). All four homes were occupied during the period in which fuel bills were analyzed.We had some operational problems with the geothermal system at 6421, and we were off only by 3% at 6425.
Cost differences between the typical rehab and the energy-efficient rehab were obtained for each of the four bungalows. Energy savings for each bungalow were compared to the additional costs for the energy measures to determine cost effectiveness. Cost effectiveness is figured in different ways: payback, life cycle, and cash flow.
Payback is the number of years it takes for the energy savings to pay for the energy measures—the lower the payback, the greater the cost effectiveness. Payback is determined by dividing first-year energy savings into the cost of the energy measures. It does not account for inflation or increased cost of energy. Paybacks for the four bungalows ranged from 5.4 to 12.2 years (see Table 6).
Life cycle accounts for the increased cost of energy over time. Life cycle indicates how many times over an energy measure pays for itself over 20 years—the higher the life cycle, the more cost-effective.An energy measure with a life cycle of 1 will pay for itself once over 20 years. Any measure with a life cycle greater than 1 is cost-effective; any measure with a life cycle of less than 1 is not cost-effective, as it will not pay for itself in 20 years or less. Life cycles for the four bungalows ranged from 2.82 to 1.12 (see Table 6).
The cost to finance the energy work is subtracted from the monthly energy savings to determine cash flow. If the monthly energy savings are greater than the monthly financing costs, there is a positive cash flow.That is, the owner uses the energy savings to pay the monthly finance charges and still has money remaining.The more money remaining, the greater the cash flow. If the monthly finance charges exceed the monthly energy savings, there is a negative cash flow.
Cash flow for the four bungalows was determined for two financing scenarios. First, it was assumed that money to pay for the energy measures was borrowed over 30 years at 6.5% interest (see Table 7). Under these terms, the monthly finance charge is $6.32 for every $1,000 borrowed. In a second scenario,we assumed that the money was borrowed over 15 years at 5.5% interest. Under these terms, the monthly finance charge is $8.17 for every $1,000 borrowed.
Home Energy Ratings
Home energy ratings (HERS) were done for each bungalow. HERS measure the home's energy characteristics, including insulation levels; window efficiency; and the heating, cooling, and water-heating system efficiency on a scale from 0 to 100. A rating of 80 indicates that the home meets the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Each one-point increase in the rating represents approximately a 5% improvement in the efficiency of the home.A rating of 86 or above meets the EPA Energy Star Home criterion of being 30% better than standard construction.
Each bungalow received two ratings (see Table 8).The first rating was based on a typical rehab for each bungalow. The second rating was based on the actual rehab that includes the energyefficient measures.With the energyefficient measures included, the home at 6425 South Fairfield reached Energy Star status, and the home at 6423 fell slightly below. Both of these homes received a gut rehab. Both 6421 and 6446 received moderate rehabs and these homes were able to meet the IECC.
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David N. Snyder wrote:In my own experience I haven't noticed any difference one way or the other in regard to low or high beds. I sleep on a low platform bed, but not on the floor and in my opinion it doesn't matter for a lay person how low or high the bed is;
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Penang, Malaysia - Transfer Road Roti Canai
"Roti canai" is the unique Malaysian word for what the rest of the world call "paratha"/"parotta" or, as we call it in Singapore - "prata"..
This unlikely spot along Penang's Transfer Road is unmissable - a narrow strip of kerbside communal tables and chairs lining a semi-open monsoon drain, about 100 feet away from the lush boutique Hotel Penaga. To eat here, I really had to suspend my concern about street eating in dodgy-looking places. But this place, so I understand, has been operating for decades, and is actually one of the most popular roti canai spots in all of Georgetown.
Breakfast yesterday - plain roti canai, which came looking rather worse for wear: no crisp-golden edges, but rather stodgy-looking discs which looked like undercooked home-made pancakes. But my first bite of the roti canai was a revelation - it was soft-to-the-bite, and very tasty. The accompanying dhal curry was watered-down and not aromatic, but did quite well to complement the roti canai. The more popular accompaniments for the roti canai were actually the strongly-scented mutton curry, or the fiery-red beef curry, but let's say those highly-spiced curries weren't exactly what I'd want to have first thing at 8am in the morning :-D
The "kurang manis" (less sweet) "kopi tarek" ("pulled" Malaysian cafe au lait) was still sickly sweet though - obviously "less sweet" is a relative term here.
Anyhow - curiousity satisfied - been there, done that. Obviously a very popular spot, we were hemmed in-between a row of Chinese-Malaysian chaps on one side (we were *all* sitting with our backs against a wall, facing out to the street), and a couple of Indian-Malaysian chaps at the other side. Everyone chatting away happily as they tucked into their mutton-curry or beef-curry-slathered roti canais.
Not exactly in a hurry to return here though. Sorry, Penangites, but immersion into local culture does have its limits for me :-D
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Transfer Road (before turning into Sri Bahari Road)
It's completely safe to eat in the streets in Penang, klyeoh! In fact, it's also safe to drink water from the tap here. I'd never known anyone who's fallen ill or had stomach problems from eating hawker food in Penang!
OK, that said, I must confess that I'd never eaten at Transfer Road's roti canai place. I can never get my missus to sit at one of those tables by the drain. Hah-hah!
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Could you try the place by yourself?
re: huiray
They have a tendancy to under-cook the roti in order to get them out quickly. My first visit was sensational however on repeat visits have learnt that you need to ask for a well cooked and crispy roti.
re: huiray
Not my modus operandi to eat alone, and I don't think my usual "coffee shop talk" gang would come to this place. We usually hang out in dim sum restaurants or Gurney Drive spots like Mr Pot, where you get a view of the sea. Transfer Road only affords you a view of the busy street, plus the monsoon drain of course :D
re: penang_rojak
Ah, OK.
Heh. Scenic views of a Monsoon Drain - to be blogged about soon. :-)
Still, I am of the personal opinion that dining with companions is often overrated. :-) Solo dining can be delightful, with the need to satisfy only oneself and the pleasure of doing whatever one's heart desired being quite fulfilling.
I missed this post! The frothy coffee does look delicious, but I don't think I can bring myself to sit and eat here though :)
haha yah that actually does not look visually very good
i found eating at street places is always fine if the food is cooked, but its always the water that will get you (although penang_rojak says tap is fine in penang). when i spent a month in bombay (which is way sketchier to eat at than malaysia) i didnt get sick and i ate at super sketchy street spots the whole time, but i was really paranoid about water (brushed me teeth with bottled water)


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Former "American Idol" semifinalist Corey D. Clark has claimed libel, slander and defamation in a $120 million complaint filed in U.S. District Court here against television networks E! Entertainment Television and FOX Inc. and two California law firms.
Clark, 32, who lives in Wilson County, was a contestant on the second season of FOX's "American Idol" in 2003, making it to the semifinal round before being removed from the show, according to the complaint.
Clark was disqualified from the competition after the tabloid website The Smoking Gun published an article disclosing his misdemeanor arrest after an argument with his 15-year-old sister the previous October.
Following their parents' instruction, he refused to allow his sister to leave the house. The altercation became noisy, neighbors called police, and he was arrested for resisting arrest. The charges were dropped a month later, after his sister said he never struck her, though one was reinstated just before he was disqualified from the show and he pleaded no contest to an obstruction of justice count.
Two years later, Clark gave details of an alleged sexual affair with "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul in an "ABC News" one-hour special titled "Fallen Idol." Clark says in the court document that ABC — in part to avoid the threat of litigation from FOX or Abdul — aired limited details of the interview.
The two entertainment law firms named in the complaint are Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Morrison Forrester.
"As far as I know, the network has not been served, but regardless, we do not comment on legal issues," Sarah Goldstein, senior vice president of media relations and corporate communications for E!, said in an email Monday night.
Clark's complaint was sparked last January, with the airing of the "E! True Hollywood Story: Paula Abdul." In the special report, comments were made denying that Abdul had an intimate relationship with Clark. Clark says the program contained defamatory statements.
The requested $120 million is for damage to Clark's reputation, character and integrity in the community, and loss of opportunity from contest money by putting him in a false light, according to the lawsuit.
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The Cisco 3G WWAN HWICs are the first enterprise-class 3G WWAN solution. Suitable for both backup and primary applications, these cards support the latest 3G standards (High-Speed Packet Access [HSPA] and EVDO Rev A) and are backward-compatible with Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS), Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and EVDO Rev0/1xRTT. The Cisco 3G WWAN HWICs Series has two variants:
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March 11 — Several runners from Lassen County traveled to Chico to run in the 2014 Bidwell Classic on Saturday, March 1 and achieved impressive results.
Nine-year-old Nathan Powell (Ogburn), of Susanville, finished the 5K race in 24 minutes and eight seconds, earning him 39th place out of the 400 5K runners and fourth place in the boy's 13-and-younger age group.
Ray Bailey, of Susanville, took 45th place overall and seventh place in the men's ages 50 to 54 age group with a time of 24:23.
Susanville's Desiree Bailey, age 10, completed the race in 24:32 to place 50th overall and second in the girl's 13-and-younger age group.
Linda Powell, of Susanville, ran the race in 24:34 to place 51st overall and first in the women's 45 to 49 age group.
Janesville's Tim Pass placed 52nd overall and eighth in the men's 50 to 54 age group.
In the half marathon, John Dozier placed 10th in the men's 60 to 69 age group with a time of 2:17:30.
The Bidwell Classic is sponsored by the Chico Running Club and has been its flagship event for more than 30 years, raising money for local high school running programs. Susanville runners regularly compete in this and other races sponsored by the Chico Running Club.
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- Regular season record: 11-1
- Rank entering postseason: #5
- Bowl game: Cotton Bowl Classic vs Michigan State
Baylor bubbled the College Football Playoff top 4.
The Baylor Bears play Division I college football for Baylor University in the Big 12 Conference. The Bears play their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, TX. Art Briles is Baylor's head coach. The Bears' chief rivals are Texas A&M;, Texas Tech and Texas Christian University (TCU).
Baylor's football program kicked things off in 1899. The Bears went 3-0 in its 1900 season. They have won the Southwest Conference five times; the most recent title came in 1994. Baylor is currently 8-9 all-time in conference play. After a 16-year bowl game drought, the Bears made it to the Texas Bowl in 2010, where they lost to Illinois. Legendary Chicago Bears linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Singletary is a Baylor Alum. He was an All- American during his junior and senior seasons. Baylor currently has 10 former players in the National Football League.
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3/25/15: About 5,600 of the Baylor Bears faithful got their first extended look at the future last weekend. The Bears held Friday night scrimmage and expected starting QB Seth Russell put up some impressive stats with four touchdowns and 345 yards passing. In total, the first and second string offenses combined for over 600 yards of offense and five scores. As solid as the stat sheet was, head coach Art Briles was not impressed. He said that Russell was 'just OK' and there is 'a lot of room for improvement'. That sounds good to the Bears as they try to replace Bryce Petty.
3/18/15: Baylor probably wished this would have come along a year earlier, but live and learn is case. The Big 12 Conference decided to make good on that "One True Champion" rhetoric and decided to give the Conference Championship to the team with the best record in Conference Play (no change there). In the event of a tie, the head-to-head winner would be the Champ. That would have been Baylor last season since they beat TCU. Instead, that tie-breaker did not exist and the Big 12 had co-champions. And they had no representation in the College Football Playoffs.
3/11/15: Baylor was heavily criticized for not playing a strong out of conference schedule last season, which is one reason that they were left out of the first college football playoff. They are not getting any sympathy now since they announced future games with Louisiana Tech and Abilene Christian. Granted those games will not start until 2018, but it continues a trend of scheduling far inferior opponents such as Lamar, Northwestern State, Liberty and Incarnate Word. At least they have Duke on the slate for both 2017 and 2018, but otherwise, the non-conference schedule is among the weakest of any Power 5 team.
3/4/15: It may be impossible to make Baylor head coach Art Briles happy - he certainly has earned a nickname like the Scrooge of Waco over the past several months - but perhaps this will elicit something nearing a smile: With Oliver Luck leaving West Virginia to join the NCAA, there is an opening on the College Football Playoff Committee. That spot will be filled by Texas Tech AD Kirby Holcutt. Additionally, Archie Manning should be back on the committee after stepping down last year due to health concerns. That gives the committee two 'southern' football guys - the same type of guys that Briles insisted were not on the committee last year and cost the Bears a spot in the playoffs.
2/25/15: Baylor has successfully climbed near the top of college football largely because of their offense. That offense, of course, is a spread, which puts a lot of receivers on the line, making it difficult for defenses to catch up. When any rule or proposed rule comes up that could hamper that, Baylor head coach Art Briles and others are against it. And they are against a new NCAA rule that bans offensive linemen from being more than one yard past the line of scrimmage while a pass is in the air. Briles is joined by Auburn's Gus Malzahn, Mississippi's Hugh Freeze and Arizona State's Todd Graham in trying to get the new rule reversed.
2/11/15: Baylor has transformed their football program from historical doormat to conference powerhouse over the past decade, and they deserve credit for doing so. Of course, with success comes animosity, so some may view Baylor as a villain, especially after head coach Art Briles' attacks on the College Football Playoff system just a few months ago. As for recruiting, the Bears still lag behind the rest of the Texas teams, finishing 43rd overall. They signed 19 players, four of whom are 4-star players (according to Rivals). But while Briles may ruffle some feathers, he is a good coach who will keep the Bears competitive in the Big 12.
2/5/15: Need anymore proof that Baylor is playing with the big boys of college football after going through generations as a mediocre program? The school joined the arms race in upgrading their facilities by adding an alumni locker room. This is a room for former Baylor players to utilize when they come back to Baylor for workouts and training. On the surface, it may look like an attempt to get more alumni back, but it also gives recruits and current players some access to NFLers, which is always an appealing proposition for young men who are trying to get into the world of professional football.
1/28/15: Now former Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty took full advantage of his last chance to impress NFL scouts with game tape by leading all passers in the annual Senior Bowl last weekend. Petty, playing for the North, tallied 123 yards on 9 of 13 passing, though he did have one interception. Petty may be the best quarterback that Baylor has ever known, so replacing him will not be easy. Hopefully, NFL scouts will recognize his talents and he will have a chance to make a living by playing on Sundays. Incidentally, the North routed the South, 34-13.
1/21/15: Perhaps Baylor fans and alumni can now look back on the generations of mediocre football and laugh. After all, Baylor is one of the best programs, not just in the Big 12, but in all of the country. The final tabulations have them at 7th in the AP Poll in 8th in the Coaches Poll. That is what happens after several good seasons and finishing the last one at 11-2. As for recruiting, they do have signed letters of intent from a pair of four star offensive weapons: quarterback Jarrett Stidham and wide receiver Blake Lynch. The national rankings may have them outside the top 25, but this staff has been known to make stars out of lower ranked recruits in the past.
1/14/15: Congratulations to now-former Baylor QB Bryce Petty who picked up a new piece of hardware last week. Petty beat out Indiana safety Mark Murphy and Ole Miss defensive lineman D.T. Shackleford to win the 2014 Seminole Tribe of Florida Bobby Bowden Award, which is presented annually by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The award honors the epitome of the 'student-athlete' both on the field and in the classroom. Petty was 'humbled' by the award and gave a very eloquent and meaningful acceptance speech. Even though the award is named after the long-time Florida State head coach, Jameis Winston was not a finalist.
1/7/15: Baylor football has been tremendously impressive for the past few years. It was not that long ago that the Bears were at the bottom of the conference standings. But they have been strong for the last few years and drew consideration for the College Football Playoffs this season. Unfortunately, they could not hold that momentum in the Cotton Bowl against Michigan State. The Bears let a 20 point fourth quarter lead evaporate and ended up losing 42-41. While it is a sour note to end the season, the Bears are still among the best in the Big 12 and have every reason for optimism in 2015.
12/3/14: Baylor and TCU are on a collision course for the Big 12 regular season title, and with it, a chance to go to the College Football Playoffs. Both teams won last Saturday, and a win is better than a loss. However, the Bears may have fell somewhat in the eyes of the Selection Committee because they were only able to escape Texas Tech with a 48-46 win, while TCU clobbered Texas. The Bears also lost QB Bryce Petty in third quarter to injury, and that may play a factor going forward. Baylor has one last chance to show that they should be in the top four, and that comes this Saturday at home against Kansas State.
11/19/14: The Baylor Bears had a late season bye last week and will be back at home next weekend to host the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Baylor sits at 8-1 and ranked 7th by the College Football Playoff Committee. That being said, they are actually ahead (in Big 12 standings) of TCU, which the Committee has ranked fourth, due to winning the head-to-head game earlier in the season. The Big 12 has denied a report that if the two teams are tied at the end of the season, then they would submit Baylor as their choice for the playoffs. Ultimately, that would not matter as the Committee was formed to make up their own mind about the top four teams in the country.
11/12/14: No. 12 Baylor had not beaten a ranked opponent on the road in 37 games dating back to the first President Bush Administration. They were at Oklahoma to face the 15th ranked Sooners and got down early. But Bryce Petty and the Bears battled back and scored the next 45 points for a 48-14 blowout. Unlike Notre Dame and Auburn, this was a one-loss team that survived their challenge and still has a chance to make the playoffs this season. The Bears have a bye this weekend then are back home to face Oklahoma State, a team that has lost most of its offensive line over the past month.
11/5/14: No one expected No. 13 Baylor to have any difficulty in hosting Kansas last Saturday. And they didn't, blowing out the Jayhawks 60-14. The Bears took a 39-7 lead into halftime and barely let off the gas in the second half. QB Bryce Petty had a solid day with 277 yards passing and three touchdowns. The team, as a whole ran for 326 yards and only allowed a miniscule 16 yards rushing to Kansas. That is a nice way to show 'game control' to the playoff selection committee. Baylor is still in the hunt for the playoffs at 7-1 and can drastically improve their chances with win this Saturday at Oklahoma.
10/29/14: There are no two ways around it, the loss at West Virginia hurt the Baylor Bears immensely. The team dropped from fourth to 12th in the rankings and must battle their way back up the mountain. But Baylor is actually in a good position. They still are 6-1 overall and 3-1 in Big 12 play. If they can run the table, combined with the attrition that is certain to occur at the top of the rankings, then the Bears may still find their way into the playoffs. Baylor had a bye last week, which is a good time to get everything back in order. Next up is Kansas, and a good chance to move back up the rankings.
10/22/14: Amidst all the talk about Mississippi State rising from unranked to first in five weeks, as well as the ongoing sagas of FSU's Jameis Winston and Georgia's Todd Gurley lies Baylor. Baylor seems like the forgotten son, despite the fact that they went into last weekend ranked fourth, are unbeaten and beat TCU on the road. Baylor was on the road against West Virginia on Saturday and was tied at 27 entering the fourth quarter. But that is when West Virginia pulled ahead with a pair of touchdowns to seal the game 41-27. It is a tough loss for the Bears who have a bye this weekend.
10/15/14: While Mississippi State beating Auburn got most of the national headlines, don't forget that Baylor is ranked fourth in the country and rallied late in the game to beat No. 9 TCU. This was the game that defense forgot, but that is what made it so compelling. TCU scored two quick touchdowns at the beginning of the fourth quarter to take a 58-37 lead. However, the Bears were only getting warmed up and scored three touchdowns plus a field goal as time expired to steal a 61-58 win. Baylor heads east this Saturday to face the Mountaineers in West Virginia.
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