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Two weeks after Election Day and following a contentious recount, Republican Allen West has conceded to Democrat Patrick Murphy in a closely watched Florida congressional race.
In a statement released Tuesday morning, West congratulated Murphy and said he wouldn't continue to challenge the results of the District 18 race.
"For two weeks since Election Day, we have been working to ensure every vote is counted accurately and fairly. We have made progress towards that goal, thanks to the dedication of our supporters and their unrelenting efforts to protect the integrity of the democratic process," West said. "While many questions remain unanswered, today I am announcing that I will take no further action to contest the outcome of this election."
Murphy Presumed Winner in Race Against West
Shortly after West conceded, Murphy released his own statement.
"I appreciate Congressman West's gracious concession today. I am truly humbled that the voters of the 18th district have entrusted me to represent them in Washington," Murphy said. "To those who supported my opponent, my door is open and I want to hear your voice. I campaigned on a message of reaching across the aisle to get things done for the people of the Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches, and that is as important in this district as it is in Washington. I am excited and honored to get to work."
West had refused to concede as unofficial results showed Murphy with a slim lead of less than 2,000 out of more than 330,000 cast in the three-county district.
This past weekend, election officials in St. Lucie County held a recount showed Murphy maintained his edge.
"While there are certainly still inaccuracies in the results, and the actions of the St. Lucie County and Palm Beach County Supervisors of Elections rightly raise questions in my mind and for many voters, after much analysis and this past weekend's recount in St. Lucie County, our legal team does not believe there are enough over-counted, undercounted or fraudulent votes to change the outcome of the election," West's statement read.
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The race was one of the country's most expensive House contests and one of the most closely watched. The two sides had raised nearly $21 million as of Oct. 17, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, and Super PACs poured in about $6.6 million.
West, 51, is a first-term tea party favorite and one of only two black Republicans in the House. He has made a string of headline-grabbing statements, from calling a majority of congressional Democrats communists to saying President Barack Obama, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and others should "get the hell out of the United States."
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Murphy, 29, is a political newcomer who portrayed West as an extremist who has done little else in Washington than stoke partisan fires.
"Serving the people in the House of Representatives has been among the highest honors of my life, but this seat does not belong to me, or for that matter, to any individual. It belongs to the people," West said.

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The school board in Enfield, Conn. voted Tuesday night, 5-4, in favor of placing an armed guard in every school.
Many board members said that it wasn't worth taking a risk after the school shooting about an hour's drive away at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown last year, where 26 people were killed.
Enfield's new plan will take effect by the start of next school year.
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"I think it would be overboard to have an armed guard here," Jeffery Haddock, a parent, said. "I don't think they need them here. We've never had problems here."
Enfield Police Chief Carl Sferrazza disagreed.
"I want to make sure Enfield does everything humanly possible to protect our kids," Sferrazza said.
The police chief believes that after the shootings in Newtown, Enfield needs to be prepared for the possibility of an active shooter.
"For those people who say it couldn't happen here, we're about 50 miles from Sandy Hook," he said.
Middle and high schools in Enfield currently have armed school resource officers and they will keep their positions.
The police chief said he would hire 11 extra armed guards, but they would not be sworn policeman.
They would have qualifications and training to carry weapons and Sferrazza said law enforcement could be the best candidates.
"Either we take a stance and do all we can to protect the most precious children or we just sit back and wait for something to happen," he said.
Sferrazza said the new hires would cost taxpayers more than $600,000 for the first year and the money would come from the town budget.
Some thought the spending was too much.
"I think the town could probably use the money on something else besides that," Haddock said.
School leaders said they couldn't put a cost on keeping students safe.
The town council and Board of Education will be holding a security meeting at town hall at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The agenda includes an executive session about matters concerning security strategy or deployment of security personnel or devices affecting public security.
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But once you get past that, what about getting a handle on all the items you're hoping to store in this shared walk in closet?
Here are some ideas for creating harmonious space (and maybe even a better love connection).
If you're a husband and wife ensemble, you need to go through your "ensembles" together.
Your colorful fashion doesn't always allow enough space or access for his fundamental function. So, try on the clothing in question and get that second opinion. And be open. If your spouse hates the sorority/fraternity party shirt that looks like it came from the movie Flash Dance, you should toss it. Same goes for his version of that.
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The UMBC Retrievers (6-14, 2-5) head back to the place where their last road victory occured almost exactly one year ago when they face the Binghamton Bearcats (4-16, 1-6) at the BU Events Center on Wed., Jan. 29. Despite some near misses, UMBC is 0-11 on the road this season and have dropped 15 straight since the 61-58 victory in Vestal on Jan. 30, 2013. The action gets underway at 7:00 p.m. Paul Mittermeier has the call, live streaming is available on the America East digital network at www.americaeast.tv. Streaming is also now available on most mobile devices.
RETRIEVER UPDATE: For the first time in 2013-14, UMBC led at halftime and prevailed after 40 minutes, as they snapped a three-game slide with a 60-58 victory over Hartford on Saturday. UH did rally from a 13-point deficit at the break to tie the game at 58, but freshman guard Bryan Harris (15 pts.) hit two free throws with 2:14 remaining for the last points of the contest. Classmate Rodney Elliott shared scoring honors with Harris and leads UMBC with 13.9 points per game.
BEARCAT UPDATE: Binghamton has dropped five straight, including a 72-39 setback at Vermont on Sunday. Binghamton trailed, 38-13, at the half, as they converted only 5-of-21 from the floor in the first 20 minutes. Four different Bearcat freshmen have earned America East Rookie-of-the-Week honors this season. The young squad is led by SO G Jordan Reed, who averages 14.1 ppg and 7.8 rpg.
Who's Up Next: UMBC buses home after the game, spends Thursday in Baltimore, before flying to Bangor on Friday to face Maine on Saturday afternoon (2:00 p.m.).


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The Cathedral Catering department can provide pre booked refreshments for groups in a number of locations at the Cathedral. The Hickes room in the Guesten (on College Green) is available to hire for meetings, talks, conferences (for 6 - 60) with supporting Catering.
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Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat all saw significant gains in today's trading session with Soybeans leading the way. Dry weather conditions out of South America continue to support the grain markets heading into the long holiday weekend. March Corn settled 8 ½ higher at 6.46 ½. March Soybeans settled 10 ¾ higher at 12.07 ¾ . Wheat settled 7 ½ high at 6.52 ¾. Forecasts have reduced the amount of anticipated rainfall over the weekend for parts of Southern Brazil. Argentina's near term forecast remains mild and dry. Argentina isn't expected to receive significant precipitation for 12-15 days.
This morning's USDA Weekly Export sales were somewhat disappointing for corn at 318k MT. Soybean export sales were in line with most estimates at 662k MT. Wheat exports were in line as well at 431k MT.
The next major USDA report will be released January 12th at 7:30am. This report will involve grain stocks, supply/demand and production, and also winter wheat seedings. We will be releasing our estimates for this report in the next week or so. Our major suggestion is that everyone gets in touch with their broker to go over our current recommendations and also be sure that AMMO is updated so that we are well positioned for this critical report.
There will be no overnight trading session over the weekend. Trading hours will resume on Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. Please call your broker with any questions regarding the holiday trading schedule.
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When Bob Dylan dropped his acoustic guitar and went electric, diehard fans felt betrayed and were actively against the move.
So now that legendary monster truck Bigfoot has dropped the gas engine for batteries, you think they outcry would be the same. But how could it be? This is awesome.
Sure, it doesn't have the same manic sound, but it can still crush cars and probably do awesome jumps. Plus, if you go to a monster truck show sometime in the future, your ears won't be dead and you'll still get to see some carnage. Plus they drive short distances, so a battery makes the most sense.
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A new era in Red Sox history dawned in 2002, when a group led by John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino took over stewardship of the club in February. While the 2002 Red Sox didn't qualify for the playoffs, the new ownership commenced a series of significant improvements to Fenway Park, which culminated before the 2011 season. By the end of 2002, the club had installed new "dugout" seating, opened Yawkey Way to increase concourse space and announced plans to build seats above the famed Green Monster. In June, the club held the first ever Father's Day Catch at Fenway Park and invited thousands of fathers and their families to the park to play catch on the ballpark's famous field. In July, the Red Sox held a day of tribute to the life of Ted Williams, who passed away earlier in the month.
Record: 93-69, 2nd in American League East
Manager: William G. Little
Attendance: 2,650,063
On January 16, 2002 Major League Baseball approved the December 2001 sale of the Red Sox to the group headed by John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino.
Soon after the new ownership took control of the club on February 27, General Manager Dan Duquette was relieved of his duties and replaced by interim GM Mike Port. The next month, the club hired Grady Little to manage the team. Little was a member of Boston's coaching staff in the late 1990s and his ascendancy to the managerial position generated an enthusiastic clubhouse response.
On April 27, Derek Lowe threw a no-hitter against the visiting Devil Rays. Lowe, who was converted to the rotation in 2002, led the team with 21 wins, while Pedro Martinez posted a 20-4 record to give the Red Sox their first pair of 20-game winners since 1949.
July was a somber month at Fenway Park as the Red Sox lost two giants in their fields. On July 5, Ted Williams passed away in Florida at the age of 83. A celebration of Ted's life on July 22 drew over 20,000 people to Fenway Park. On his way home from the tribute, longtime team broadcaster Ned Martin passed away.
On July 23 Nomar Garciaparra marked his 29th birthday by hitting three home runs in a 22-4 victory over Tampa Bay. From that day on, Boston never came closer than four games to first place, finishing second for the fifth year in a row.
In November, the Red Sox announced the signing of Billy Beane as their new general manager but after 24 hours Beane changed his mind. Two weeks later, the Red Sox promoted 28-year old Theo Epstein to the job.
Immediately after purchasing the Red Sox in December 2001, the new ownership group, led by John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino, began work on a series of improvements to Fenway Park that would be ready by Opening Day of 2002.
Under the direction of Vice President/Planning and Development Janet Marie Smith, an architect with a background in urban development who had teamed with Lucchino in Baltimore to oversee the design of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Red Sox immediately began to improve Fenway Parks amenities and infrastructure, while staying true to the ballparks unique charm. Nearly 400 new seats were added, including 161 new dugout seats that were built on the infield side of both dugouts. In addition, a media interview room was built adjacent to the Red Sox clubhouse along with a new room for players families.
While accomplishing as much as possible before the start of the season, new ownership continued to discuss, plan, and implement more improvements to Fenway Park in 2002. In June, the club hinted at the possibility of adding seats on top of the Green Monster and in July, temporary advertisement signs were added above the left-field wall, the first advertisements on the wall since the 1946. On September 5, 2002, the Yawkey Way Concourse, an expansion of the park onto the adjacent street, added 25,000 square feet and doubled the space for fans on the first-base side of the ballpark.
The 2002 renovations, though extensive, were just the start of what would be a 10-year plan of major projects to improve and preserve Fenway Park.
In 2002, Northeastern defeated the defending champion Boston College Eagles in the Baseball Beanpot championship game.
|2002 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|April 16
|Northeastern 8, Harvard 4 (Beanpot Semi-Finals)*
|April 16
|Boston College 7, University of Massachusetts 5 (Beanpot Semi-Finals)*
|April 23
|Northeastern 7, Boston College 6 (Beanpot Championship)*
|April 23
|University of Massachusetts 5, Harvard 3 (Beanpot Consolation)*
*Starting in 1990, Fenway Park has hosted the annual Baseball Beanpot, baseball's version of the longstanding Boston hockey tradition. Originally, the competition featured the same schools that battle for Hockey Beanpot: Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern University and Harvard University. However, when BU dropped their baseball program after the 1995 season, the University of Massachusetts took their place. The Baseball Beanpot has been held at Fenway Park every year since its inception except for in 2004 and 2010, when the tournament was played at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, MA.
As the club celebrated Fenway Park's 90th year of existence, a midsummer tradition was created under the team's new ownership when the ballpark hosted 21,000 visitors for a Father's Day catch on June 9, 2002. In every year since, the Red Sox have staged an annual Father's Day event that gives fathers and their families the opportunity to walk on Fenway Park's famed field, either by playing catch on the outfield or by walking around the warning track.
July was a somber month for the Red Sox family as they lost two giants in their fields. On July 5, Ted Williams died in Florida at the age of 83. A celebration of Ted's life on July 22 drew over 20,000 people to Fenway Park. On his way home from the tribute, longtime Red Sox broadcaster Ned Martin suffered a massive coronary and passed away as well.
Later in the year, Fenway Park opened its doors on Halloween to local trick or treaters for the first time in the ballpark's history. Similar events took place at the park in 2003 and 2006, while the organization has also made several visits to area schools, clinics and community centers as part of Halloween and other holiday celebrations in recent years.
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Ballot questions supporting the continuation of same-day voter registration in Wisconsin passed overwhelmingly in the city of Milwaukee and the Madison area on Tuesday.
Milwaukee city voters passed the advisory referendum 73 percent to 27 percent. The question before voters stated: "Should the state of Wisconsin continue to permit citizens to register to vote at the polls on election day?"
An identical question passed in Dane County, which includes the city of Madison, 82 percent to 18 percent.
A liberal advocacy group cheered passage of the advisory referenda.
"Voters have spoken and their message is clear, they want their right to vote protected," said Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now.
"The attempts in Wisconsin to make it harder for legal voters to vote and have their voices heard -- from ending same-day voter registration to rigging election districts and restricting early voting hours -- are not just wrong, they are unpopular," Ross said in a statement.
Some Republican lawmakers in Madison previously expressed support for a repeal of same-day voter registration. But they backed off the idea after state election officials said it would cost several million dollars to eliminate it. No bill to eliminate same-day voter registration has been introduced, and Republican Gov. Scott Walker has indicated repeal is not a priority for him.
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Four Hope College singers and two area high school students who study voice at Hope earned honors during the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Great Lakes Regional Competition, held at Western Michigan University on Saturday, March 2.
The event featured approximately 150 singers from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada.
Senior Lydia Blickley of Grand Rapids won first place in the Third-/Fourth-Year College Musical Theatre category.
Freshman Rosemary Walsh of Evanston, Ill., won second place in the Freshman College Women category.
Sophomore Danielle Meyer of Dearborn won third place in the College Sophomore Women category.
Senior Haley Hodges of Hart won honorable mention in the College Senior Women category.
Jamie Colburn, a sophomore at Holland High School, won first place in the High School Men category for the second year in a row and was named the Most Promising High School Student. It was the second year in a row that a Holland-area student received the Most-Promising award during the regional competition; Logan Jones of West Ottawa High School won the award last year.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia Southwestern men's basketball team led Georgia College by 13 points with 16:22 left in the second half only to lose 72-64 inside the Centennial Center on Saturday afternoon. The Hurricanes have squandered a double-digit second half lead in five of its last six games, with three leading to defeats.
Southwestern sees its record dip to 17-6 overall and 9-5 in the Peach Belt Conference. Georgia College snaps a four-game skid to improve to 8-12 overall and 4-9 in Peach Belt play. Despite the loss, GSW continues to hold on to second place in the West Division of the PBC.
The Bobcats held a small lead for most of the opening 10 minutes of the contest. A pair of free throws from Royal Thomas with 10:35 remaining in the first half gave GC its largest advantage of the period, 15-9.
GSW responded with a 13-3 run, capped by a Daryl Davis 3-point basket with 4:33 left in the half, to take the lead away from the Bobcats.
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Johathan Brooks sank a pair from the free throw line with 16:22 remaining to give the Hurricanes their largest lead of the afternoon, 39-26.
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GC ranked 12th of 14 teams in the PBC in rebounding margin before the day started, but grabbed six more boards (36-30) than the Hurricanes on Saturday.
Burnell drained 5 of 8 from beyond the arc and led GSW with a career-high 19 points. Davis added 17. Brooks pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
Terrell Harris made 10 of 14 attempts from the floor en route to his game-high 25 points for the Bobcats. Thomas scored 17 and Blumenthal chipped in 12.
Southwestern enters the toughest stretch of its schedule as the next three opponents are ranked in the Top 25 of the national coaches' poll.
GSW returns to Americus to host No. 10 Montevallo on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.


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Jobs Outlook: Better, Worse or the Same?
While jobless claims keep falling, the pace of hiring is not increasing by much. Commonwealth Financial's chief investment officer Brad McMillan joins MoneyBeat to help explain what that means for the economy. Photo: AP.
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... are all right ... the monthly jobs report which portly to the market ... is the last major data point before that that September meeting ... along jobless claims can fall in the report this morning they were down again ... hiring is not increasing by a much ... joining us to help explain what that means for the economy what is the market is Commonwealth Financial chief investment officer ... Brad McMillan travel into the program this morning ... live in the on things coming and ... so he oversaw the jobs this morning there were down to the report tomorrow people expecting roughly a hundred eighty thousand jobs are created in August ... it seems that the hand of where we've been all year isn't it ... that's exactly right Paul it's a slow but steady job recovery ... but I think they're couple things to remember here that ... first of all we've got an interesting statistical one potential ... because some are hiring for teenagers was less than usual the adjustment for that ... might also be less than usual which could give this a one time but ... for the next relay unstinting scissors skews it would ... probably be upset exactly that skidded down ... for the past couple months and eventually ... but it's cute about potentially ... for the next release that's one thing to keep in mind ... another thing to keep in mind is one of the trends we've seen these government owner ... is starting to recover ... that's been a significant headwind ... into the extent that that starting the comeback that's also another potential and that is to go to the upside ... end quote argues numbers hundred eighty thousand jobs created however many from us ... it does the headline number but when you start digging into the de tails of this ... you look at something like that the workforce participation rate which many people actually even in the job market ... you'll get week growth due to the kinds of jobs being hiring ... of the hiring ... kinds of jobs being created or the service sector jobs and part-time jobs are full-time jobs what you make of the overall picture ... it's been a tremendous amount of commentary about how the jobs out there are no good jobs ... and ensuring a man of truth to that but if you look of the aggregate picture we compare it to different point of previous recoveries ... in fact where quite close to where we've been historically ... still not actually all that worried about that at this point ... another point made out wage growth is something that I am watching very careful ... because what we have these we've not seen wage growth takeoff the way it has in previous recovery ... we're starting to see signs of that ... but that's can be worn that things will drive the economy going for him that I think is the next thing you worry about ... yes that's a tax on the IR ... would read a lot when you really think that to ... key Numbers the half to keep in mind ... where you see jobs going the rest of this year me do you see in each received a significant pickup from the pace we've been at ... the ... IPO actually were starting to see the surveys come in ... with better employment expectations we've seen before ... but serving ... I the eye exams are very good service and manufacturing ... which starting to see the ... government employment trends turnaround has been a significant ... detractor from employment is that just goes back to zero when the net basis what you like that are mourning the point were seeing productivity we had a good number today but in general were seen productivity really level al ... to the point where were seeing the average Air which worked her way to the point where companies are going ... to start to hire again ... if they expect to continue to grow ... RI ... topiary Brad McMillan


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PORTSMOUTH — Federal workplace safety officials have agreed to lower the combined $63,500 in fines against Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth after reaching a settlement with the owner regarding a fatal keg explosion in April.
Ben Harris, a 26-year-old brewery worker, was killed when a plastic keg he was cleaning with pressurized air exploded, striking him in the head and chest.
OSHA concluded the brewery was at fault in the death because its equipment for emptying kegs was operating at a pressure that exceeded the maximum threshold recommended by the manufacturer of the plastic keg.
Redhook's parent company, Craft Brew Alliance (CBA), has taken responsibility for failing to install a device that would have regulated the pressure inside the machine.
After a six-month investigation, OSHA issued numerous citations to the brewery last month. CBA initially faced thousands of dollars in fines in connection with the accident and other workplace safety issues noted during subsequent inspections of Redhook's brewery at Pease Tradeport.
In a settlement reached last week, OSHA threw out some of the violations, and also extended the deadlines for Redhook to address some others through the end of the year.
CBA agreed to pay a new combined total of $44,500 in fines by Dec. 1, according to the Nov. 13 agreement.
Although the settlement has closed one chapter in the investigation, it isn't likely to quell lingering safety concerns that have come to light in the brewery industry following the tragedy at Redhook.
Some microbrewery owners across the country are beginning to cast a wary eye toward plastic kegs. The Brewers Association, one of the largest trade groups representing microbrewers in the country, has also received numerous reports from members about failures of plastic kegs.
All of those reports involve products manufactured by a California company called Plastic Kegs America, Brewers Association director Paul Gatza told Foster's in October.
Since the accident at Redhook, Foster's has learned of at least four breweries around the country where plastic kegs have exploded while being cleaned with pressurized air or gas. In each instance, the breweries were using products manufactured by Plastic Kegs America.
In each instance, the kegs separated at the center seam, where two pieces of plastic that form the keg come together.
In August, an unidentified brewery also submitted a report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission detailing explosions of two plastic kegs, with photographic evidence. Both split at the center seam, and both were manufactured by PKA, according to the report.
The Redhook incident has also raised questions regarding what manufacturing standards apply to pressure vessels that hold beer. The Brewers Association is working to draft new pressure vessel safety regulations for plastic and stainless steel beer kegs in light of the Redhook fatality. The group's director said it appears no uniform safety standards exist in the United States.
OSHA's Concord office released a copy of the inspection report filed after the Redhook fatality to Foster's this week, as well as the settlement agreement. However, large parts of the report have yet to be provided to the public, and attorneys, microbrewers, home brewers and companies in the keg manufacturing industry are all awaiting the full release.
"Everybody wants a copy of this case file," a worker in the Concord OSHA office said Tuesday.
The keg involved in the accident was not owned by Redhook or any other brewery under the CBA umbrella. It was delivered to Redhook in error as part of a delivery of empty keg returns.
When foreign kegs are delivered to the Redhook, workers routinely empty them and stack them to be returned to the distributor, Anheuser-Busch, according to the OSHA report.
Harris was emptying the plastic keg in order to stack it on a pallet on the morning of April 24 when the keg exploded at about 7 a.m. Harris was working alone at the time, and cleaning the keg with an air purging system.
When the keg ruptured, it burst into multiple pieces, striking him in the chest and head. Employees who were working in other parts of the brewery heard the explosion and came to help.
OSHA inspectors determined the keg burst apart at the middle seam, where two halves of the keg are welded together. The explosion caused the interior metal spear to burst apart from the top half of the keg and shoot approximately 50 feet across the room, coming to rest near a loading door, according to the report.
The OSHA citation indicates the plastic keg had a maximum recommended pressure level of 60 psi. Redhook's keg purging equipment was not equipped with an air pressure regulator, and was exceeding that level, according to the OSHA citation.
A worker told OSHA inspectors the plant's air system runs about 100 PSI at all times. During a subsequent inspection at the brewery, an OSHA worker discovered the air compressors feeding the line were set to run between 110 psi and 125 psi.
OSHA's report doesn't explicitly identify Plastic Kegs America as the manufacturer of the keg involved in the Redhook incident, but it does detail a transaction between OSHA and the company during the investigation. A PKA representative, whose name is redacted in the document provided to Foster's, told OSHA the maximum working pressure of the company's plastic kegs is 60 psi, and that Redhook must have been operating its equipment above 100 psi if it ruptured. An attorney representing PKA then contacted OSHA, and the company "has not been cooperative since," according to the OSHA report.
The report states federal investigators have been unsuccessful in trying to obtain engineering specifications from PKA.
The report also indicates that OSHA is aware of information being circulated by keg industry veteran Jeff Gunn regarding the history of stainless steel keg manufacturing.
Gunn previously told Foster's that stainless steel kegs were manufactured to have a safety rating of at least 10 to one. That means if they have a maximum operating pressure of 60 psi, they can withstand at least 600 psi without rupturing.
In a Nov. 13 letter to members, the Brewers Association said it is committed to finding out how and why the Redhook fatality occurred, and whether there is a safety concern with kegs on the market.
After learning of the explosion, the association requested information about keg design and safety from both plastic and stainless steel keg manufacturers. The BA also sought information about other incidents of exploding kegs.
OSHA has advised brewers to install air pressure regulators on their keg cleanout lines so that the air pressure does not exceed keg manufacturers' recommended maximum. Nevertheless, the BA has received a number of reports of exploding kegs that do not appear to involve overpressurization. They've been told of explosions involving brand new kegs, kegs being cleaned at pressure levels below the maximum recommended by their manufacturer or kegs that simply exploded while in storage, apparently due to continued fermentation of beer that had been inadvertently left in the keg.
The BA has not been notified of any incidents of stainless steel kegs exploding, even though stainless steel kegs have been on the market much longer and are far more widely used.
"The only reports we have received from brewery members appear to involve plastic kegs from a single vendor. Thus, the information we have received to date does not permit us to responsibly conclude that the risk of tragedies like the one at Redhook can be eliminated solely by a focus on overpressurization," states the BA member letter.
"While we have not come to any final conclusions regarding plastic keg safety, as responsible employers, BA members cannot allow our employees to be killed or seriously injured by exploding kegs," it continues. "Accordingly, the BA intends to retain expert assistance to help us, with broad industry input, to create and promulgate appropriate keg performance and safety guidelines. In addition, we will continue to collect relevant information from brewers, manufacturers, and others, and we urge you to provide us with any further information you may have."
Redhook reaches settlement in brewery worker's death
PORTSMOUTH — Federal workplace safety officials have agreed to lower the combined $63,500 in fines against Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth after reaching a settlement with the owner regarding a fatal keg explosion in April.


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Details pertaining to the history of particular provinces are accessible by clicking on their names
The practice of registering births (baptisms), marriages and deaths in local communities (esp. parishes) has been observed for centuries. The Tridentine Council required Catholic priests to keep such registers in every parish. Protestants and Jews also registered the events which happened in their congregations.
The Civil Codex of Napoleon Bonaparte imposed on pastors of all religions the obligation to make duplicates of their registers and to deliver them to the local authorities (the district courts). This practice was in force in all of the countries formerly governing the present territory of Poland. After the fall of Napoleon this practice was continued, although in Prussia it was later controlled by the Civil Registration Offices (German: Standesämter) which were established on Oct. 1, 1874. From this time forward all the citizens, regardless of their religion were required to register births, marriages and deaths in these offices. The seats of the Civil Registration Offices didn't necessarily match the existing parishes and their list remained generally unchanged since 1878 when a reform of the initial division was introduced. After Poland had become independent in 1918, the Civil Registration Offices still existed in the former Prussian provinces, whereas the other areas retained the older practice of producing duplicates separately for every religion. After WWII, Civil Registration Offices were established throughout the rest of Poland.
The Catholic church records were written in Latin (Province of Posen, Galicia), Polish (Kingdom of Poland until 1868), German (other former Prussian provinces) or Russian (Kingdom of Poland after 1868). The Lutheran church records were written in German as were the Prussian Civil State Office records. The Eastern Orthodox church records were written in Russian and the Byzantine Catholic (Uniate) records in Latin or Ukrainian.
The information contained in these records varies depending on the time period, area and religion. Older records (until the late 1700's) provide relatively little data: date of the event, names of the parents and sponsors, location of their origin (for births), names of the persons getting married and witnesses (for marriages), place of death and sometimes age (for deaths).
The 19th century records often indicate some additional information about the parents (e.g. father's profession) in the birth and death records, age in the marriage and death records, and cause of death in the death records. In the latter, a list of the surviving family is often provided. In Galicia, even the names of the baby's grandparents are listed in the birth records. Prussian Civil Registration Office (Standesamt) marriage and death records often provide the name of the place where the parents of the deceased person (or the individuals getting married) lived or had died.
Due to many wars and other catastrophes that Poland suffered, a great many genealogical records have been lost. The remaining records may be found in a variety of places.
The Roman Catholic church records (from parish books) older than the early 1900's are usually stored in the diocesan archives. Despite the ecclesiastical reform of 1992 (new dioceses were established), the system of archives reflects the old administrative division (dating back to 1926). Probably in the future new diocesan archives will be established and the records will be relocated according to their present position. Since many Lutheran churches from the former German provinces were transferred to the Catholics after 1945, some of the Protestant church records can also be found in the Catholic archives. A great deal of the Catholic church records, especially from the former provinces of West and East Prussia, were taken to Germany in 1945. The majority of them are now stored at the Bischöfliches Zentralarchiv, St. Petersweg 11-13, D-93047 REGENSBURG, GERMANY (in the next months this entire collection will be given back to Poland but the precise date of the transfer to the Polish Catholic archives is not known yet). Others (from the Province of Posen) can be found in the archives located in Leipzig, Potsdam and Berlin.
Currently not all Catholic parishes have sent their old records to the diocesan archives. Sometimes it is necessary to contact the pastor directly by mail to obtain a record; it is advisable to write in Polish (see also the section about writing letters to Poland).
A large number of Catholic & Lutheran church records, as well as some Jewish ones, are stored at the State Archives. Most of these records are the 19th century civil duplicates. Many Lutheran church records were taken to Germany with the escaping Germans in 1945. Many of these records are currently stored at the Evangelisches Zentralarchiv, Bethanienstraße 23-29, D-10997 BERLIN, GERMANY.
Most of the Civil Registration Office records from the formerly Prussian parts of present-day Poland still remain there. The records older than 100 years are relocated to the State Archives, according to the present administrative position of a given locality. It must be remembered that after WWII the Civil Registration Offices were incorporated into the community offices (town halls). As a typical community now comprises the territories of 1-5 former Prussian Civil Registration Offices, the community local archives usually retain the old records of several former offices located in their area (until they are 100 years old). Sometimes much detective work must be done to identify the actual place where records from a given former office are currently stored. Also, a certain amount of the pre-WWII Civil Registration Office records from the former German provinces were taken to Germany. They are now stored at the Standesamt I, Rückerstraße 9, D-10119 BERLIN, GERMANY.
A considerable part of the records relevant to genealogy currently stored in Polish and German archives have already been microfilmed by the Mormon (Latter Day Saints, LDS) Church and are available in their Family History Centers. This doesn't pertain to all of the records, however. Many areas have not yet been microfilmed and the necessity of searching in the local archives and the individual parishes will still remain for a long time.
Records from the areas which previously belonged to Poland before WWII (Eastern Galicia, Volhynia, region of Wilno) can now be found at the archives in Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania respectively. Some of them have been relocated to Poland and are now stored at the Civil Registration Office in Warsaw (USC Warszawa-Sródmiescie, ul. Jezuicka 1/3, PL - 00-950 WARSZAWA). A large collection of pre-WWII Roman Catholic records from Eastern Galicia (now Ukrainian) can be found in the Archive of the Lwow Archdiocese, ul. Kanonicza 13, 31-002 KRAKOW.
An article prepared by Warren Blatt describes the present situation of Jewish records that may be found in Polish archives and by the LDS. It contains general information about the vital records in Poland and might prove interesting for non-Jewish genealogy too.
For the Province of Poznan (Posen), comprehensive lists of existing vital records are available. PolishRoots has a compiled list of administrative districts and vital records available for the Province of Galicia (Galizien).
Another section contains some tips on about how to apply for official certificates of birth etc. from Polish archives, Civil Registration Offices and parishes.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Recap
More news on Frankie....
Posted: May 6th, 2009 @ 5:09pm
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Jesse is on the phone with the Army trying to find out the status of Frankie, but getting nowhere fast - he's on the way to the hospital in Germany. Brot arrives and tells them that he has some info on Frankie. He tells them he is not in critical condition and then tells Randi she needs to sit down to hear the rest.
Jesse: Ok, yeah, that's better. I can hear you now. Yes, sergeant, I understand that, but you need to understand that we need details. No. The last we heard, he was on his way to germany to a hospital. Yes, please, any news whatsoever, any at all. Yes, this is the right number to contact us with. All right, then. Thank you. Thank you, sergeant. Well, he's still on his way to Landstuhl, and the sergeant promised that the army would call us as soon as he's checked in and they have more information.
Angie: Oh, god, I'm going to go crazy!
Jesse: Angie, please, just hold on. He's still alive. All right, now, I'm going to need you to help me keep believing that he's ok.
[Knock on door]
Brot: Hey.
Taylor: Hey. Did you find out anything?
Brot: Well, I was able to find out that he's still alive and he's not in critical condition, which is good.
Taylor: Good. Thank god.
Jesse: Go on.
Brot: Well, I don't have too many details, but I went to the base and I was able to see the commander.
Randi: Yeah, so, what happened with Frankie?
Brot: I think you better sit back down for this.
End scene....
Brot tells Randi and family that Frankie's hands were crushed and they don't know the extent of the damages. Angie is devestated and says that a doctor's hands are everything...but he's alive and that's the most important thing!
Brot: Well, his unit came under attack, and somehow his hands got trapped in some kind of heavy machinery or something.
Angie: His -- his hands?
Brot: They were crushed.
Randi: And did he lose them? Amputation? What?
Brot: I don't know, and I'm sorry, but that's all I can find out for now.
Angie: A doctor's hands are everything, but -- but he's alive.
Brot: That's right.
Angie: He's -- he's alive.
Brot: That's right.
End scene....
All gathered in the living room area now - talking about Frankie.
Brot continues to tell them that the reason that Frankie was sent to Germany is because of his hands. There are no other injuries that they know of at this time. Jesse is very optimistic about Frankie being able to come back from but says it's unthinkable what happened to his hands. He tells them they must focus on the positive. Brot chimes in and says that this is definitely going to change Frankie's life, but he is not going to lose his life and he was assured of that by the army. Angie wants to fly out now to Germany to be with him and heads off to pack. Jesse goes after her and tells her that she needs to stay here and she says that he needs his mother. Randi then stands up and says he needs his wife and that she's going to Germany.
Jesse: So, other than his hands, did you hear of any other injuries?
Brot: Not that the commander could tell me at the time, but I do know that the damage to his hands is the reason he was sent to Landstuhl, Germany.
Jesse: So, then, things could really be ok? I mean, he's still alive, no head or chest injuries. And it might be unthinkable, what could have happened to his hands, but he's still alive, and this is what need to focus on.
Brot: You're absolutely right. Whatever happened to Frankie, it's going to change his life. But at least we know he's not going to lose his life, and they assured me of that. And he has all of us to help him when he gets home, and that's the important thing.
Angie: I'm not waiting for that. I have to see my baby. I'm going to pack.
Jesse: Look, baby, no. We need to wait here until we hear more from the army.
Angie: No, he has to have someone with him there now. He needs me.
Randi: He needs his wife. He needs me. I'm going to go to Germany.
End scene....
Jesse tries to calm the women down - and tells them they need to wait and stay put. Angie and Randi start to state their cases when Brot jumps in and says that the truth is - Frankie may want to be alone for awhile. He goes on to tell them that everything they are all thinking right now - fear, the unknown, the pity...is the last thing Frankie wants around him right now. Angie and Jesse look at each other as the scene fades out.
Jesse: All right, listen to me. We all need to take a breath and just thank God that Frankie is still is alive. We need to wait for the army to call and let us know what comes next.
Angie: He needs his mother.
Randi: He needs his wife.
Jesse: Randi --
Brot: You know, I'm sorry, Jesse, but I don't mean to interrupt, but the truth is Frankie might want to be alone for a while. And everything we're feeling from the anger, the tears, the pity, the unknown, -- trust me, that's the last thing Frankie wants surrounding him right now.
End scene....
Randi is intent on not just sitting there while her husband is halfway around the world in pain. Jesse tries to say something and Taylor interjects that it's best if they wait until they hear from the Army after they have evaluated Frankie's condition. She says after they have that information she'll help her make the travel arrangements and brought agrees. He also offers to go with her as he knows how the military works and Frankie might want somebody who's been down that road before with him. Randy agrees and says that they both would like that a lot. Jesse and Angie nod in agreement - you can see how hard it is for them to let Frankie go but they know he's married now and Randi should be the one to go.
Randi: What if I just can't wait? What if I just can't sit here while my husband's going through hell halfway across the world?
Jesse: Randi, listen --
Taylor: Randi, they will call us. As soon as he lands in Germany and he does the preliminary, the doctor will call us, ok? Just wait for that call, and then we can make your travel arrangements. I promise, right?
Brot: Yes, yes, of course. And if you'd like, I can go with you, because I know how the military works. And Frankie may want someone there who has, you know, been down that road before.
Randi: Ok. We'd like that. That would mean a lot to us.
Brot: Great.
Randi: Both of us.
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In May 2011, House Enrolled Act 1002 was passed by the Indiana legislature and signed into law by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Among other provisions, HEA 1002 established the Indiana Charter School Board, a new charter school authorizer established for the purpose of sponsoring charter schools around the state. Per IC § 20-24-2.1, the purpose of the board is to (1) review a proposal to establish a charter school; (2) make a decision on the proposal as required; (3) monitor charter schools sponsored by the charter board; and (4) publish guidelines concerning the review process. The Indiana Charter School Board ("ICSB") was established as an independent state agency.
The ICSB seeks to grow the supply of high-performing public charter schools throughout the state, so that families have multiple options from which to select when deciding what schools best meet the needs of their children. Our focus is upon expanding quality options, so that students who enroll in charter schools receive a rigorous education that prepares them for college and careers. Each school authorized by the ICSB is subject to a transparent and outcomes-oriented accountability system. A school's performance is assessed annually and summarized in a Performance Dashboard. In addition, the ICSB publishes an Annual Report analyzing the performance of all schools we authorize. The Performance Dashboards and Annual Report are posted on the ICSB website every January.
In 2011, the ICSB received two grants to support the development and implementation of high-quality authorizing policies and procedures. The Walton Family Foundation awarded the ICSB a grant of $25,000 to support start-up activities related to charter school application evaluations. The Fund for Authorizing Excellence, administered by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), awarded the ICSB a strategic planning grant of $30,500. To learn more about the ICSB's 5-Year Strategic Plan, please see our Vision and Mission. In 2012, the Fund for Authorizing Excellence awarded the ICSB an implementation grant of $100,000 to finalize the ICSB Accountability System processes and procedures, and to support the design and implementation of tools designed to foster innovative school models.


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Obama: Akin "somehow missed science class"
(CBS/AP) -- President Obama weighed in on Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin's controversial comments about "legitimate rape" Wednesday, mocking Akin by saying he "somehow missed science class."
"The interesting thing here is that this is an individual who sits on the House Committee on Science and Technology but somehow missed science class," Mr. Obama said at a fundraiser in New York City Wednesday night. "But it's representative of a desire to go backwards instead of forwards. And fights that we thought were settled twenty, thirty years ago."
Meanwhile, Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan found themselves dragged into a debate over hot-button social issues and answering for differences between their personal positions on abortion, just days before a national convention aimed at showing a unified Republican party. The discussion lingered while President Obama and Romney tangled from afar over issues like education and the deficit.
The GOP ticket dealt with a renewed focus on abortion in the wake of Akin's comments, remarks that have caused an uproar and generated demands from Romney and party leaders for the congressman to quit the race.
The questions over abortion overshadowed events by Romney and Ryan in the battleground states of Iowa, North Carolina and Virginia - three states which Obama carried in 2008 - ahead of next week's Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. Obama rallied supporters in Nevada, the state with the nation's highest unemployment rate of 12 percent, before heading to New York for a basketball-themed fundraiser.
Since selecting Ryan as his running mate, Romney has faced questions about how his policy positions differ from those espoused by Ryan, the architect of a controversial budget blueprint that would dramatically alter Medicare. On abortion, Romney does not oppose abortion in cases of rape and incest or if it will save the mother's life, while Ryan does oppose abortion in cases of rape and incest.Akin chides "party bosses" for trying to push him out
Sources: Akin may not really be in race for good
Watch: Why is GOP worried about Akin?
Ryan, in an interview with a Pennsylvania TV station, emphasized Romney's role at the top of the ticket, saying he was proud of his record on the social issue.
"I stand by my pro-life record in Congress. It's something I'm proud of. But Mitt Romney is the top of the ticket and Mitt Romney will be president and he will set the policy of the Romney administration," he said.
Ryan defended a bill he cosponsored in the House to permanently ban federal funding for abortion except in cases of incest and "forcible" rape. That language, which was eventually changed, would have narrowed the exception for rape victims. Akin and 225 other members of the House, including 11 Democrats, also cosponsored the bill.
Democrats have tried to tactfully steer the debate over abortion to appeal to female voters, including those living in hotly contested suburbs in battleground states such as Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Virginia. Mr. Obama did not address Akin's comments while campaigning in Nevada, but his campaign honed in on the legislation related to federal funding for abortions.
Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith said Ryan had "worked with Todd Akin to try to narrow the definition of rape and outlaw abortion even for rape victims."
A new AP-GfK poll found that Obama maintained a slight lead among women voters, with 50 percent of women backing the president and 44 percent supporting Romney. The gender gap was similar to a finding in a June AP-GfK poll. Men were more closely divided in the latest AP-GfK poll, with 49 percent for Romney and 44 percent for Obama. In the suburbs, the candidates were closely divided, with 47 percent supporting Romney and 44 percent for Obama.
Akin, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in a race that could determine control of the Senate, was asked in an interview that aired Sunday if abortion should be legal in cases of rape.
Akin said: "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
Akin has refused to heed calls to step down and now would need a court order by Sept. 25 to leave the race. After that point, there would be no way to remove his name from the ballot. Ryan called the Missouri congressman and unsuccessfully urged him to exit the race, but he said he had no other plans to speak to him about it.
"He's going to run his campaign and we're going to run ours," Ryan said of Akin.


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Suppose you are a mathematics student who has just graduated and you haven't yet come to graduate school, or maybe you are in your first year of graduate school. Which magazines should you read? I mean general interest magazines, not journals of a specific field, but the kind of magazine that in each volume contain at least a couple of articles that every mathematician could understand (or reasonably try to understand) and be interested in. I don't even know how to describe exactly what I mean. That's why I am asking.
Please post one suggestion per answer.


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Neutral Palette: Exuberant Holidays
If you want attention, whisper. A Michigan home does just that.
The aesthetic voice of Kelly and Matt Shuert's Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, home speaks a language of monotone neutrals. But don't grab a pillow and drift into dreamland quite yet. Spilling from one room to the next, the taupe, ivory, and brown palette is no design snoozer. Instead, the basic hues join forces for a color trifecta that delivers a chic background for elegant entertaining of people and parties-occasions where this family of five shines.
From their first discussions in 2007 about building a new house, Kelly and Matt knew that it needed to welcome and comfortably accommodate the people they care about and the celebrations to be enjoyed with them. That included not only family affairs and holidays, but also philanthropic events. Kelly, who began volunteering for Variety the Children's Charity years ago, now serves as president of the local chapter, and when the need arises for a venue to hold fund-raising events, the Shuert residence oftentimes proves the ideal location.
"Variety is part of our family," says Kelly. "I love that it's an international charity with local roots. The money we raise stays here in Michigan and helps a broad scope of needs. My own children are involved with the organization, too, so we all contribute to the community without taking time away from each other."
Gatherings at the Shuert home can tally upward of 200 people, as in one Variety gala that featured tabletop schemes by Detroit's leading interior designers. An annual Christmas Eve open house, where Matt, Kelly, and their three teenagers all invite family and friends, also brings in a crowd for festive cheer.
The property on which the new house sits was selected for its proximity to Cranbrook, a national historic landmark in Bloomfield Hills that includes a school for K-12, a graduate Academy of Art, and leading museums. Its idyllic campus of mature trees and architecture is where the couple loved to stroll. Because their children are students at Cranbrook School, choosing the neighborhood was an easy decision, but they first had to find a piece ofland that was available. Once something opened up, they builtwith a design process that proved to be a challenge. They insisted their house appear old and blend in with the Cranbrook style, avoiding attention as the neighborhood's newest addition. To meet their requirements, Matt and Kelly hired architect Alexander Bogaerts and interior designer Lucy Earl, who worked in tandem to build a structure and subsequently plan interiors that reflected their clients' vision.
"In the past, a traditional house might have blue in one room, green in the next," explains Earl. "But with the homeowners' modern sensibilities, it was more interesting to have a traditional shell with interiors that were quiet and well-edited. This house has threads of browns, grays, and taupes that run through it, with subtle color added by the rugs to give each room its own personality."
The sophisticated dressings of the house all translate into high-impact style and easily embrace the greenery and extra sparkle of Christmas decorations. Luminous velvet and silk fabrics plus twinkling light fixtures exude glamour. Handcrafted rugs in refined palettes and unique fireplace treatments nod to history and heritage. For example, reclaimed petrified wood encases the living room fireplace with rugged texture and also forms the dining room fireplace surround. Three generations of the Shuert family paid a visit to Detroit's 108-year-old Pewabic Pottery to stamp their mark on the home with the individual tiles they designed.
Whether it's an average day or a special season, the Shuert home welcomes all visitors with open arms and a beautiful visual presentation. "Christmas is an especially meaningful time, when we revisit all our family traditions," says Kelly. "The open-house ritual started by my parents continues in my home, and friends who do not have family in the area join our clan. We've hosted my son's drum teacher, priests who aren't giving Christmas Eve Mass, and countless others. It's a magical time."
Photography: John Bessler
Produced by Khristi Zimmeth
Architect: Alexander Bogaerts, Alexander V. Bogaerts & Assoc., 2445 Franklin Rd., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302; 248/334-5000, bogaerts.us
Interior design: Lucy Earl; assistant designer: Rachel Hartung, Jones Keena & Co., 2292 Cole St., Birmingham, MI 48009; 248/644-7515, jones-keena.com
Builder: Thomas Sebold & Assoc., 35990 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304; 248/642-7711, tsagc.com
Landscape architect: James C. Scott & Assoc. Inc., 300 E. Long Lake Rd., Suite 120, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304; 248/646-6564, jcsa-la.com
Holiday decorating: Gabrielle Reilly, Flowers by Gabrielle, 15029 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230; 313/331-9250, flowersbygabby.com
The living room's fabrics are elegant but also practical. To determine if they could withstand family wear and tear, the designer spilled red wine on them to see if they would be easy to clean. They passed the test. A long, narrow mirror borrows its linear pattern from the lines created by the mortar between the stacked stones of the dramatic fireplace.
Rug ("Fine Angora Oushak Rug"#43-004-147): Mastour Galleries, 877/627-8687, mastourgalleries.com
Ottoman ("Tangier Ottoman" #7A-414): Stewart Furniture Designs, 276/744-0185, stewartfurniture.com
Ottoman fabric ("Lounge Lizard" #JHT49-162, limited stock): John Hutton Textiles, 888/787-7827, johnhutton.com
Sofas ("Annie Sofa"); sofa fabric, pillows and trim ("Casual Linen"/Sand): Verellen Home Collection, 336/889-7379.
Zebra bench ("Hadley"): Oly, 775/336-2100, olystudio.com
Silver tray on ottoman ("Bordeau Large Polished Nickel Tray" #2503): Arteriors Home, 877/488-8866, arteriorshome.com
Mercury glass accesories: DK Living/Barreveld, 845/265-6080, barreveld.com Chandelier ("Aix-En-Provence Chandelier"): La Forge Francaise, 631/591-0572, laforgefrancaise.com
Mirror over fireplace ("Cast Iron Window Mirror"): Bobo Intriguing Objects, 404/355-2309, bobointriguingobjects.com
Drapery ("Martinique"/Dark Beige #3322-03): Gretchen Bellinger Inc., 518/445-2400, gretchenbellinger.com
Fireplace: custom.
Wall covering: Venetian plaster. Trim paint ("Super White"): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
Windows: Thomas Sebold & Assoc., 248/642-7711, tsagc.com
An antique Asian console table visually boosts a painting by artist Catharine Warren.
Chest of drawers: Whitehall Antiques, 919/942-3179, whitehallantiques.com Mirror (discontinued): Swaim, 336/885-6131, swaim-inc.com
Triangle lanterns ("Triangular Chandelier" #CH-I/510): Festoni, 713/830-1077, festoni.com
Painting (by Catharine Warren); console table under painting: owner's collection.
Lamps on console ("Antique Wallpaper Lamps"): Julian Chichester, 336/886-2454, julianchichester.com
Lampshades: Lux Lampshades, 704/376-6213, luxlampshades.com
The English Tudor-style house was inspired by the traditional architecture at the nearby Cranbrook estate and school.
A simple lighted garland embellishes the outer edge of leaded glass panels that frame the front door.
Light over front door (#4192-2): Fourteenth Colony Lighting, 800/297-9719, fourteenthcolonylighting.com
Front door: custom.
Hickory Chair dining chairs covered in a zebra-patterned fabric offer a modern contrast to the Royal Crown Derby dinnerware.
Drapery (custom, silk): Jones Keena and Co., 248/644-7515, jones-keena.com
Dining table ("Palafoxiana Rectangular Dining Table" #528-865-02): Alfonso Marina, 888/489-3839, alfonsomarinaebanista.com
Host chairs ("Flare Back Dining Arm Chair"/Weathered Cream #7651-10, by Mariette Himes Gomez); side chairs ("Flare Back Dining Side Chair"/Weathered Cream #7652-10, by Mariette Himes Gomez): Hickory Chair, 800/349-4579, hickorychair.com
Chair fabric (#5032-1): Swaim Inc., 336/885-6131, swaim-inc.com
Chandeliers ("10-light Galleria Chandelier"/Renaissance Silver): Eicher Collection by Woodland Furniture, 310/657-4630, woodlandfurniture.com
Fireplace tile (custom): Pewabic Pottery, 313/626-2000, pewabic.org
China ("Old Avesbury" by Royal Crown Derby); stemware: owner's collection.
Sconces ("Aura Sconce," by James Lockridge): through Allan Knight & Assoc., 214/741-2227, allan-knight.com
Rug (custom patchwork rug): Asia Minor Carpets, 212/447-9066, asiaminorcarpets.com
Mirror over fireplace ("Starburst"): Cody Foster & Co., 402/376-3369, codyfosterandco.com
Wall covering: Venetian plaster.
Trim paint ("Super White"): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
Ceiling wallpaper ("Erte Silver Tea Paper" #BR-69264-904): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, brunschwig.com
Placemats: owner's collection.
Candlesticks ("Frida Taper Candle Holders"): Roost, 415/339-9500, roostco.com
Napkins; flatware: owner's collection.
Stained a rich, dark brown, the paneled library and its leather furniture exude a woodsy feeling. A red-and-brown-patterned rug adds color.
Chairs ("Damien Occasional Chair"); chair fabric ("Suede"/Champagne): Verellen Home Collection, 336/889-7379.
Pillows (carpet pillows): Chelsea Textiles Ltd., 212/319-5804, chelseatextiles.com
Ottoman ("Damien Ottoman," with nailhead): Verellen Home Collection, 336/889-7379.
Ottoman fabric (#CHSDAG2/Olive Green Hide): Saddleman's of Santa Fe, 505/424-7909, saddlemansofsantafe.com
Drapery ("Prestwick Wool Satin"/Espresso #51530, with band in "Prestwick Wool Satin"/Paprika #51538): Schumacher, 800/523-1200, fschumacher.com
Leaded doors: Merry Go Round Stained Glass Inc., 248/652-7560, mgrstainedglass.net
Small table next to chair ("Tribeca Tiered Side Table"/Faux Shagreen): Julian Chichester, 336/886-2454, julianchichester.com
Rug (Heriz #33876): Asia Minor Carpets, 212/447-9066.
Mantel: custom.
Fireplace tiles: Pewabic Pottery: 313/626-2000, pewabic.org
The family room is the setting for a second Christmas tree, decorated with Kelly's extensive collection of Christopher Radko ornaments.
Sofa ("Thibaut"): Verellen Home Collection, 336/889-7379.
Sofa fabric ("Legacy"/Cashmere #5055-07): Pollack, 212/627-7766, pollackassociates.com
Sofa pillows ("Somba"/Slate #34194-4): Clarence House, 800/803-2850, clarencehouse.com
Upholstered chairs ("Hayward Club Chair" #2003-51, discontinued): Hickory Chair, 800/349-4579, hickorychair.com
Chair fabric ("Legacy"/Cashmere #5055-07): Pollack, 212/627-7766, pollackassociates.com
Chair pillows ("Consolation," discontinued): Jim Thompson, 800/262-0336, jimthompsonfabrics.com
Coffee table (custom): Jones Keena & Co., 248/644-7515.
Chandelier ("Cabot Lodge Chandelier" #68011): Chelsea House, 252/446-3266, chelseahouseinc.com
Wallpaper ("Holland Texture on Vinyl"/Greige #69379-908, discontinued): Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880.
Rug (antique): Asia Minor Carpets, 212/447-9066.
Holiday references are pared down in the master bedroom, where a graceful garland of greenery swags the mantel.
Bed; bedside chest: owner's collection.
Quilted bed cover and pillow shams; duvet: Ann Gish, 212/969-9200.
Rug ("Fine Angora Oushak Rug #10267-33): Mastour Galleries, 877/627-8687.
Drapery (#1228-5965): Opuzen, 323/549-3489, opuzen.com
Wall covering (Venetian plaster, "Armonia"): custom.
Trim paint ("Super White" ): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Mantel (custom): Thomas Sebold & Assoc., 248/642-7711, tsagc.com
Sconces above mantel ("Brantome Wall Light" #WLA55/N): Vaughan Designs, 212/319-7070, vaughandesigns.com
Fireplace surround: onyx.
Chandelier ("Treetop Chandelier" #9327): Currey & Co., 877/768-6428, curreycodealers.com
A jeweled pillow and a faux bois side table fashionably complement matching slipper chairs upholstered in taupe velvet.
Pair of chairs ("Thompson Side Chair" #2005-21, by Thomas O'Brien); fabric (#3087-64): Hickory Chair, 800/349-4579, hickorychair.com
Metallic pillow on chair: Jones-Keena & Co. Shop, 248/644-7515.
Table between chairs ("Log Stool"/silver finish #PH55914): Phillips Collection, 877/744-5547.
Drapery (#1228-5965): Opuzen, 323/549-3489, opuzen.com
Wall covering (Venetian plaster, "Armonia"): custom.
Trim paint ("Super White" ): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
In the master bath, a chandelier spotlights a dramatic tub, made in Peru from a single piece of stone. A pair of wreaths at the windows quietly salute the holidays.
Chandeliers ("Bling Chandelier"/Polished Nickel #S1000): Robert Abbey Inc., 828/322-3480, robertabbey.biz
Wallpaper ("Silver Screen"/Platinum #W3004-11, discontinued): Kravet, 888/457-2838, kravet.com
Tub: Andean Stone, 305/460-3320, andeanstonecompany.com
Tub fixtures; vanity faucet ("Waldorf Widespread"): Sigma, 760/598-5895, sigmafaucet.com
Sconces ("Dean Single Arm Sconce" #AH2000, by Alexa Hampton): Circa Lighting, 877/762-2323, circalighting.com
Tile in tub area; flooring: custom.
Shades ("Bouillion"/Oyster #7725): Pindler & Pindler, 805/531-9090, pindler.com
Trim ("Whitfield Braid"/Oyster #63161): Schumacher, 800/523-1200, fschumacher.com
A subtle leaf-patterned wallpaper by Kravet contrasts effectively with cabinetry stained a blackish-brown. Restoration Hardware accessories adorn the cabinets.
Cabinetry: Braam's Custom Cabinets, 877/663-2537, braams.ca
Wallpaper ("Silver Screen"/Platinum #W3004-11, discontinued): Kravet, 888/457-2838, kravet.com
Bench fabric ("Argentum Weave"/Silver #LFY 60074F): Ralph Lauren Home, 888/475-7674, ralphlaurenhome.com
"We wanted the girls' bedrooms to take them straight into college and work as they became young women," says designer Lucy Earl. Daughter Sydney's pink bedroom features a dog motif.
Gabby's purple bedroom has a subtle soccer motif. Both girls worked with Earl on their spaces. "We wanted them to reflect their personalities," the designer says.
Son Hunter's room is brightly colored in more boyish stripes and has artwork that demonstrates his interest in airplanes.
Kelly and Matt Shuert and their children (from left) Gabby, Hunter, and Sydney, who is holding Coco.


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Thursday, July 15, 2010
90 days (and a bit) later
This is a quick post and it's mostly about my P90X experience. I've just noticed some of your comments on my 28 days later post and I appreciate both your interest as well as your funny comments.
I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't read (nor responded) to any comments these past 3 months. I've also kept completely away from WoW and I became kind of disconnected from it all. During the last month more and more information has started trickling from the Cataclysm beta and it got me all interested so in the end I caved in and returned to WoW temporarily.
Going back to P90X, I am proud to announce that I have completed the full program. It wasn't easy but I did it. I won't be posting pictures anytime soon because I'm still not happy with how I look and I plan to complete at least another cycle of P90X before I can call myself satisfied.
Now, there really are changes. I've gained some weight but not much, yet most of that is muscle. Strangely my fat percentage is about the same and that's what bothers me. On the other hand I've never been more generally fit in my whole life. I can do things that I never thought I'd be able to. One of those is "clapping push-ups" (or however the hell they are called). You know, the ones where you lift your body in the air and clap your hands. OK, here's a link which explains it.
My feelings for the P90X program are mixed. It's an amazing program, no doubt. Yet, I feel that any other program, if performed to a similar intensity, would have the same results. It's unavoidable that if you train hard for 3 months there will be improvements.
Because my goal wasn't to lose weight but instead to gain some muscle and especially definition, I'm not 100% satisfied with how things turned out. It's not the program's fault though. The truth is, I haven't followed the nutrition guide because frankly I find it impossible without a dedicated cook who can prepare all those meals for me. To compensate, I continued to eat as healthy as I could, which I try to do anyway.
To gain all this muscle I also ingested a ton of protein concentrate to the amount of about 5lbs a month. Sadly, I've found that for weight/strength training I need a lot of protein and that can't really be assimilated from regular food. Yeah so I guess if I had probably eaten leaner, I might have had better results.
Having said that, I'm still in better shape than I was before I started. My wife says I look muscular, some random people have noticed it and even I can see it in the mirror. Let's not kid ourselves though. The people in the P90X ads didn't get to look like that after a single cycle. If you look on the company's forums there are lots of real-life before/after pictures from regular Joes and the general pattern seems to be that these people complete several cycles before they get to look ripped. Some of them go at it for a year or two.
Regarding the exercises, there are many annoying ones. Make no mistake, this program is hard. The secret is to keep pushing "play", as the trainer, Tony Horton, never tires of saying. I won't lie, I did skip a few days but those were usually the 7th day (which is reserved for stretching and is optional anyway) or occasionally a cardio day. I did modify some days, especially the yoga ones. I really hate the yoga program. It's easily the hardest of them all and it drags the longest too, for 1:30 hours. Instead, I did an optional cardio workout which is half the length but to me seems just as intense, if not more so.
Now that summer is here and I'm done with my first cycle of P90X I've decided to change my workout schedule a bit and leave P90X to the side for a while. I've gone back to training with free weights and this allows me to train for shorter lengths of time but with higher intensity (basically no breaks between sets, except when changing the weights). For cardio I have the option of doing one of the P90X cardio workouts or jogging. I have yet to jog because the weather has been unbearably hot and humid these past few weeks.
The lighter schedule also permits me to return for another month to WoW and complete some unfinished business before Cataclysm hits.
But more on that in a future post.
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Welcome back! Thanks for your update on the P90X. I actually have purchased it base on your earlier recommendation, but am just getting started with it.
I'm also glad to hear you are playing again, since as a solo player myself, I have always thoroughly enjoyed your posts. Looking forward to more!
- July 16, 2010 at 9:47 AM
As a P90X graduate myself, I know where you're coming from! I do have to say that the nutritional part of it is WAY more important than the actual working out if you want to see anything similar to the results on the cover. The first month I was really strict and I lost a ton of weight. The next two months i wandered off the diet trail a few times, but like you I "ate healthy". The results over those last 2 months were nothing like when I was strict. Diet is everything!
I'm going on vacation next week but after that I'm going to fire up another 90 days, and I'm going to be super strict this time. Can't wait!
- July 16, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- Darth Solo said...
@Roger good deal man! Just keep going and don't give up. You didn't mention anything about your current level of fitness but perseverance is the key. The first couple of weeks are the hardest but after that it should be slightly easier though you'll be just as sore from week to week.
@ShirtFight I plan to re-do the whole program but not just yet. It's a good idea to take a break between the 90-day cycles by doing other kinds of workout. Yeah, the nutrition is probably the biggest thing here but I wasn't interested in losing weight, in fact I wanted to gain some because I'm a bit light. My biggest thing is that I need to get rid of the layer of fat which covers my muscles because I do have decent muscle mass.
- July 16, 2010 at 8:28 PM
A clean, concise and honest P90 review. I applaude you. In the era of before-after (fake) pictures... your article is a breath of fresh air :)
- July 19, 2010 at 2:00 AM
- Darth Solo said...
Thanks. Like I said, I think that the "stories" featured on the official site are not very real. The pictures of ordinary people on the forums on the other hand are real and most people have gone through several cycles before they ended up like that.
A big part in the effectiveness of any workout is the type of body that you posses. Some people are naturally muscular and it's a cinch for them to lose weight and gain muscle. Others have more stubborn bodies that require a lot more exercise to get into shape. I'm a bit in the second category.
If I had stuck to the nutrition plan it might have made a greater difference.
There are so many variables involved here that it's a bit misleading the way they advertise the program. They are suggesting that you'll end up ripped after the first 90 days but in reality it's not like that. I do admit that the program gets you in very good physical shape but if you want to look a certain way, you need more than one cycle.
- July 20, 2010 at 7:10 PM