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Im house sitting for my grandparents for the weekend and they have 9 chickens and 2 ducks out in a chicken house. They are normally freerange chickens but are not let out everyday.
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Hello. We just purchased a 1919 home that we're told is Italian Renaissance. The home has stood vacant for over 20 years and is in very poor condition. We are needing to put down flooring and counter top in the kitchen. We are looking for suggestions for time period flooring and counter tops. The floors in the kitchen are down to the sub floors. We are keeping the wood counter tops but need to add more (as we're moving the stove into a back room) but would like to possibly stay with time period if possible.
The existing cabinets are a light green, which we will repaint the same. Currently, the walls are almost a blue / green that really clashes with the cabinets. I think the cabinets are from the 1950's ??
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Stick with the same species wood for the counters...for the floors, linoleum would have been a favorite choice, likely in a pattern. Check out the internet for pictures of antique linoleum patterns. Checkerboards were just one option, with the squares being about 6" x 6", not the foot square ones now.
The cabinets could be 5os, since no period cabinets would have the toe kick...and your sink is exactly like the one in my 1908 pantry, except it has no cabinet underneath! As a nice touch, I'd fill in the toe kick down to the floor and run a quarter-round like the baseboards. That extra 2" really doesn't serve any purpose except to make cleaning the floor harder, unless you have seriously short arms.
All your kitchen needs is fresh paint, linoleum and more period handles on the cabinets!
Zinc and soapstone are also period appropriate. I agree, repaint with the same color or an off white. My kitchen is very similar, I kept the toe kick under the KISS it principle. But I did splurge and changed some of the inserts to glass. Not period appropriate, but then again, the kitchen isn't original either. Change out the door knobs, maybe using glass ones. There is another thread going on an older kitchen, read up on that one and follow the links on the x-post over on the kitchen forum.
Thanks for the suggestions. Late last night, we were talking about linoleum but it has such a negative connotation re being tacky, etc. My husband is pushing for wood or slate. But I think we'll revisit linoleum and take a look.
About the counters, I thought about wood but yes, I'm also thinking about how clean can I really keep wood so... What about granite - time period or even close?
I've included a picture of our house before we had it painted. What is everyone's opinion on the style? Is it Italian Renaissance or something else?
True LINOLEUM (like marmoleum) is far from tacky, it's period and classic ... he's thinking of that tacky sheet vinyl stuff that imitates tiles or brick.
Period countertops were wood, or soapstone, or tile, or linoleum over wood (I've seen them all). There are web sites with vintage kitchen advertisements so you can see what was idealized.
I love the sink!
If you install similar new cabinets, or "unfitted" hutches from the 1910-1920s era where you need more storage, it will look great.
they were more concerned with hygiene and function than we are.
I'm sorry, but granite is the fastest way to ruin your kitchen at great cost! It is NOT period or even close. For a smaller extra countertop, you could use marble which is great for pastry and baking...if you want easy to clean, then that would work, but definitely NOT tile...too many grout lines and finding the right type of tile will be hard.
You would treat your wood countertops the same way as butcher block, seal them with a mineral(?) oil. In the unlikely event it stains, you can call it character, or sand it away if it hasn't gotten too deep.
Stone was not a period floor for kitchens, though hex tiles would work, but I'd prefer lino or wood as it is easier on the feet and on dropped dishes.
My pantry counter is wood with lino on it, as can be seen from the metal banding screwed around the edges...I need to do something else though as it has now got a dip in the center after 110 years, probably just fill the dip and cover with another piece of lino.
If patterns don't work for you on lino floors, you can do solid colors with a border of another color, or one solid color with a spatter-effect like running your finger over a fairly dry paint brush.
Regarding glass door inserts: my pantry has raised panel doors on the uppers above the sink which match my kitchen ones, flat panel for the lower ones with an X pattern scribed in, and the china cabinet has the same flat panels on the bottom, a large drawer with eased edges, but the upper two doors are original glass inserts to display the dishes. Above those and the ceiling is another pair of flat panel doors. All these have turn catches except the flat panel ones which have spring bolt types--the drawer has the half-moon metal pulls while the flour bin has a simple U handle with a large hinge on the bottom.
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Granite would NOT have been a period counter choice. The machines necessary for polishing slabs like that hadn't been invented in 1918.
Even soapstone would only have been used in an area with soapstone quarries, which isn't everywhere.
It's not that people didn't devote scads of cash to moving pretty rocks (viz: all the marble imported from Italy on Park Avenue, NYC). But they surely didn't devote scads of cash to move pretty rocks for furnishing the servants' work rooms, which is what a kitchen like yours was when it was new.
The lady of the house might have visited, but she didn't do anything there except maybe make something special like "her" house version of penuche. But somebody else stoked the fire in thestove and cleaned up, for sure.
Don't confuse modern life styles, with older ones. In a house like yours there would have been multiple domestic workers. Too bad the economic means to pay for servants doesn't convey along with the deed.
Real modern replicas of linoleum are a high-ish end (wait til you price it!) choice, but completely period. Linoleum - the real deal variety - is definitely not your Mother's vinyl sheet goods. Thank heavens! You may never have seen real lino, depending on how old you are. It is also a very green product, if that matters to you.
Lovely old house. Yes, I agree with wood or marble counter tops, and I also can see a checkerboard pattern on the floor. Do you like the green paint on the cabinets? All I can picture is an off white. But then I'm one of the "white kitchen" people. ha.
If possible, I'd love to see pics of the rest of the house. Sitting empty for 20yrs? wow.
Ok, I hear you all about linoleum floors - we're going to check those out. May end up w/ wood as we've just had the rest of the house floors redone - of course, we were told that this was the last time - floors down to almost nothing.
I'll take a serious look at marble, soapstone and wood.
I think we're going to stick w/ the green for the cabinets but I definitely want a different wall color.
I've inserted another picture of the house as you've entered the foyer. You can see straight - stairs, walkway to back to kitchen, and formal living room to right w/ study at the back end. The formal dining room is to the left. We've purchased the french doors to put back on leading to the dining room and living room. Still need to find french doors to the study but the opening is absolutely huge so we need to find inserts or something. Thanks for all the input - it is greatly appreciated. Still want to figure out the architectural style...
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Have you thought about pocket doors between the study and living room? If the wall is thicker than the others, that's a good possibility. I have them between my living/dining rooms. I have also seen pairs of french doors used where the ones by the casing are fixed, and the central two open.
Looking at the exterior is puzzling, but I get a Craftsman vibe from it with the brick pillars and the modillions at their tops...with a bit of possible Italianate influence. There were, of course, more types of Craftsman homes than bungalows. Are the grilles on the door original? The multi-paned lights above singles is very period for many house styles.
It is a shame the wood is all painted, but that time period just straddles the era when paint was winning out over stain.
What a beautiful house! If you are on the East Coast, Demolition Depot in NYC is an amazing antique salvage store...and Murco in Chicago also has some very good finds.
I love, love, love your sink. Although Linoleum would be period appropriate, so wood good old hardwood. I've had that in all of my apartments, my condo, and my house, and love 'em.
Good luck!
columbusguy1, good idea about either pocket doors or the pairs of french doors.
The grilles are not original. We believe they were added some time after 1958 (based on pictures we do have of the house).
This home was in 1 family from 1955 to March, 2013, when we bought it.
You want to talk about painted wood - one of the matriarchs loved pink - pink bedrooms, pink bathrooms, pink inside the kitchen cabinets, even the bannister is pink! Guess what, we're not keeping the pink - well, except for the bathroom - as the entire room, tile, tub, sink, etc is all pink. I'll paint the walls white!
Thanks everyone for your opinion of the style - that gives us something to go on.
Ok, we had our floor man come out to give a bid for the entire kitchen, including the smaller back room. I was looking @ the existing flooring trying to figure out exactly what it is. It is a hard substance, looks somewhat like 6x6 tiles and black.
Manuel just looked at this and said it was concrete! I'm going to try to get over to the house tomorrow and lift up the sheets of plywood that's in the rest of the kitchen. I'm pretty sure I saw this in the corner and closet of the kitchen. I thought it was down to the sub floor but when I think back, I was only looking in what had been the butler's pantry area.
Understand, it doesn't look pretty - not even remotely. I originally thought it was some type of burned flooring (as there had been a fire in the kitchen area 20 years years ago - this is what led to the house becoming vacant - it wasn't devastating as you can tell by the fire - more in the ceiling).
Can anyone date concrete flooring? We finally decided to go w/ wood for the kitchen.. Thanks. Tanya
I went with a marble look-a-like made of quartz (Silestone "LAGOON"). More durable and more stain resistant. I love it.
Here's a pic of my almost finished kitchen in my Modern, formal 1930's Colonial. The real Italian marble backsplash went up later. The walls and trim have yet to be painted. Hopefuly soon!
We have a 1916 home; just a few remarks re our own experience:
1) Are you sure the entire floor is concrete? We have a concrete slab just where the stove was. It is visible from the (unfinished) basement. (The rest is wood subfloor.)
2) When we moved in, the kitchen floor was green linoleum and the small countertop was the same, held in place with metal edging. Don't know how long that it been there, but long. (I think it was real linoleum, but not sure. But it wasn't pretty!)
3) We very much respect our house's character and try to maintain it. But we don't live in a museum. When we expanded/remodeled we matched the mouldings, windows, etc, but felt no compulsion to match every kitchen detail. We put down a "standard" oak floor similar to that in the rest of the house, and used a medium-light, marble-like, greenish granite (with white cabs). It seems completely in sync with the house, even though it is not period.
Unless you plan on getting 1919 appliances, you're not going to have a 1919 kitchen no matter what you do. Don't feel compelled to do anything you don't really like, just to be "authentic."
P.S. Don't get too hung up on the home's specific style. Fact is, most houses from that period -- like ours -- are a mishmosh of styles, and simply reflect what was currently popular. (As remains the case with most new homes today, though I would say to less pleasing effect!)
Hi s8thrd. Thanks so much for your thoughts and experience. Actually, we just found out that the concrete was only in the very back separate small room off the kitchen. As we dug down, the rest of the kitchen did turn out to be wooden subfloor. And yes, I found a lovely faded, brown & tan linoleum. I'm not sure how to tell if it is real or not but it also wasn't pretty!
I appreciate hearing that you designed your kitchen, keeping some details time period but not all.
We are currently having reclaimed wood installed in the kitchen. I am between marble and a green granite for the rest of the kitchen counter tops. I will now choose what I prefer rather than strictly time period!
Well, um,,,,, I'm thinking a 1950's O'Keefe & Merritt stove - does that count?:)))
I agree about the mixture of styles - I found a really great site : http://www.antiquehome.org/Architectural-Style/ which identifies major characteristics of the different styles.... very interesting. I've come up w/ Italian Renaissance and American Foursquare for our house. You're right, a lot of the new homes of today are grandiose but the character is just not there... Take care.
Since you are saving your pink bathroom.......have you been to Pam's site?
Here is a link that might be useful: Save the pink bathroom
Just a word about the appliance comment above: you can get reproduction stoves from several companies that are entirely modern with a period look, if you have deep enough pockets; alternatively, you can look at it this way, get appliances from a later period, but closer to then than modern stainless monsters.
Looking at places like Craigslist, you can often find old stoves which might need a little work, but will fit right in--and the same goes for refrigerators. With those, you can get panels for the doors to blend in with cabinetry, or even cover the whole thing in wood and buy hardware which will make it look like an old-fashioned icebox. I bought some latches and hinges to do that with mine, just haven't gotten around to it yet!
Here is a link that might be useful: Ice Box Refrigerator
I will definitely check out the save the pink bathroom site - should be fun. Understand, I don't necessarily want a totally pink bathroom but it's there and it is so low on a priority list to address...
columbusguy1, thanks again for your input. I've taken a quick look at the reproductions - yes, deep pockets are a requirement. I had the opportunity to buy a Western Holly that was incredibly cool - actually had 2 ovens - the door had round, glass inserts. Problem was that one of them was cracked - major restoration. I'm still looking and won't give up. I sure like your idea about the refrigerator - that would be awesome.... still plodding along!
Tanya - don't give up on that cool vintage Western Holly with its cracked window. Who wouldn't adore those round windows?
I completely replaced a cracked oven glass window in my 1949 O'Keefe & Merritt -- you can have a glass store cut the special oven glass (it's actually a transparent ceramic that can take very high heat) into a circle, then use black stove gasket (awful gooey stuff in a tube) to cement it into the framing of the window. If the glass store won't cut the circle -- although they should -- you can go to a stained glass studio and have them do it.
We did this 5 years ago and the replacement oven glass is still tight, clear and fully functional. It's double glass, by the way, as I assume most of them had.
If you feel like replacing the cement floor, google "encaustic tiles" for some gorgeous period-correct options. There seem to be a bazillion different makers and options.
I heart your new old house, and encourage you to think outside the [big] box and keep exploring solutions. Enjoy!
Here is a link that might be useful: One place that offers lovely encaustic floor tiles
Thanks circuspeanut for your thoughts on the stove. I'll keep looking. There's the slightest possiblity the stove is still available.. fingers crossed. I never thought it would be as simple as bringing the broken piece to a glass shop..
I absolutely loved those encaustic tiles. I'm not sure I can pursue them as our floor man has started laying wood flooring but darn....


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Don't let these players get away
Originally Published: February 25, 2009By Jeremy Green | Scouts Inc.
US PresswireKurt Warner and Kerry Collins both have more value to their current teams than to other teams on the open market.With free agency set to open Friday, Scouts Inc. takes a look at five available players who are most important to their current teams. Kurt Warner, QB, Arizona
The Cardinals are in negotiations with Warner for a deal that would allow him to finish his career with the franchise. Warner proved last season that he can still play at a high level, leading the Cardinals to the Super Bowl. His value on the open market isn't nearly as high to other teams as it is to the Cardinals, who don't have a lot of confidence in Warner's backup, former first-round pick Matt Leinart.
Collins' situation has many parallels to that of Warner. While the Titans are not ready to make Collins a huge offer, they do respect the solid season he had in 2008. And like Arizona, they don't have a lot of confidence in their former first-round pick, Vince Young. Like Warner, Collins doesn't have great leaguewide value on the open market (One team to watch, however, is the New York Jets, who could up the ante a bit). Collins still has a very good arm and can make all the throws. His presence and leadership would be missed in Tennessee. Albert Haynesworth, DT, Tennessee
Even though defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz has moved on to coach the Lions, his system remains intact, and there are few teams that build their system around a defensive tackle. Haynesworth makes all the other defenders in the Titans' scheme better, and though they have good defensive line depth, the Titans don't have anyone who can fill his massive shoes in the middle of their scheme.
In an age when superstar players rarely spend their whole career with one team, Lewis has a chance to finish his career with the Ravens. Even after 13 seasons, there hasn't been much visible evidence that his level of play has dropped off. Sure, on tape he might have lost an eighth of a step last season, but he makes up for it with a motor that never stops, a high level of intensity and leadership that is unmatched. As much as the Ravens would miss him on the field, they might miss him just as much off the field.
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Bandai Namco has released a new trailer, the box art, and 10 new screenshots for Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin. A new patch has also gone live, which adds the new non-playable character The Scholar, who offers additional insight into the story, plus improvements to online matchmaking, expanded item descriptions, the Agape Ring, and other adjustments and changes to solo as well as online play.
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Elke Twesten (born 7 June 1963 in Scheeßel) is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens.
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Great Lakes region boasts great arms
October, 31, 2011
By Chris Webb | ESPN.com
Vandalia-Butler Baseball /OtherTaylore Cherry is not only one of the top pitchers in the Great Lakes region, but in the nation as well.
In the second part of our look at the top players in the Great Lakes, we see the region is loaded in the outfield, on the mound, and home to elite two-way prospects.
Committed to Louisville, Nathan Mikolas (Kenosha, Wis.) is regarded as the region's top non-catcher positional prospect. Viewed as a potential top-100 draft pick, the 6'2, 205 left-handed hitter possesses a fluid and consistent swing with great bat speed, generating backspin while maintaining a selective eye. Mikolas has potential above-average power, including opposite field power with his ability to control and cover the strikezone, stay back on breaking pitches and snap through the zone with strong wrists. The 2011 Area Code Games particiant is a good athlete that runs a sub-6.9 sixty-yard dash with a projectable big league frame.
Though currently a third baseman, a move to the outfield is mostly likely in the future for Xavier Turner (Sandusky, Ohio) a toolsy 6'1, 205 prospect. Turner, who has committed to Vanderbilt, recently played the outfield for the esteemed Canes Baseball program. Though lacking repitions in the outfield, Turner held his own in making reads while displaying a good arm. Turner has above-average speed, registering a sixty as fast as 6.75. At the plate, Turner displays consistent gap-to-gap power with occasional pull power from an ability to recognize pitches early, square-up and drive the ball to all fields.
Mitchell Holtz (Plainfield, Ill.) stood out at the 2010 Area Code Games teamWhite Sox tryouts, when at 6'1, 210, running a 6.89 sixty. As Holtz's frame beging to slightly fill-out, now 215, his speed remains as he approaches being a 6.85-runner. Though not lacking in speed, Holtz top tool may be his arm where he can register up to 88 on the mound and from the outfield. At the plate Holtz is an explosive hitter, maintaining outstanding bat swing to and through the ball with a solid line-drive approach.
Right-handed pitchers
Taylore Cherry (Dayton, Ohio) is not only the top regional right handed pitcher, he is one of the best in the nation. At 6'9, 260 Cherry often appears a man among boys, backed by game that separates him from many peers. Gifted with outstanding arm speed, Cherry can reach 94 on his fastball, often sitting 89-91 from a low-in-effort and simple-in-mechanics 3/4 release. Cherry's fastball has late life, an offering that compliments a repeatable upper-70s change with sink. Cherry can command a curve, making him a three-pitch pitcher, but at the present time wthout tight spin his breaking ball is behind his devasting fastball-change plus-plus combo. Though big, is not an overly physical pitcher, carrying a body that is still a bit soft. Meaning there is more in the tank for the towering righty who has committed to North Carolina as he gains muscle and definition development.
Other notable Great Lakes right-handed pitchers: Karl Keglovits (Nazareth, Pa.; North Carolina State-commit) Jacob Post (Chesterton, Ind. Ohio State-commit), Luke Stephenson (Fairland, Ind.; Vanderbilt-commit) Kyle Funkhouser (Oak Forest, Ill.; Louisville-commit), Mitchell Brown (Rochester, Minn.; San Diego-commit), Jared Price (Mohnton, Pa.; Maryland-commit)
Left-handed pitchers
Matt Smoral (Solon, Ohio) like Cherry, his Buckeye state counter part, Smoral is recognized as one of the nation's best. The 6'8, 240 Smoral is an imposing figure on the mound, an attacking and polished southpaw. Smoral comforably sits 90-92, reaching back to 94 when needed. Smoral is similar to Cherry as he has a smooth low-effort delivery, a very loose arm that sees him throw from a true ¾ slot. Smoral has the ability to throw three pithches for strikes for strikes working curve and change off his fastball. Though a bit slurvey in break, Smoral's curve displays above-average tightness that has the ability to be a big-league plus pitch. Smoral hides the ball well making a mid-80s change more effective than the separation from velocity in fastball suggest. The lefty works well in-and-out, to both sides of the plate, a heady pitcher who understands the game.
Other notable Great Lakes left-handed pitchers: Brett Lilek (South Holland, Ill.; Arizona State-commit), Jordan Minch (Highland, Ind.; Purdue-commit), Jake Drossner (Richboro, Pa.; Maryland-commit), Ryan Borucki (Mundelein, Ill.; Iowa-commit), Brent Strong (Andover, Minn.; Bradley-commit)
Two-way players
The Great Lakes is home to many outstanding two-way players, some previously highlight, but few have the ceiling both on the mound and in the field as Arizona-commit Ryan Koziol (Orland Park, Ill.). On the mound the right-handed pitcher throws four pitchers, led by a fastball that can reach 90, a low-to-mid 80s cutter, change and curve. At shortstop Koziol is great in anticipation and reads the ball well of the bat, aiding his range and allowing his quick hands and strong arm to make up for a slight lack in speed. At the plate, the long and loose 6'3, 185 left-handed hitter has a level swing and loose hips from a squared stance that produces line-drives to all fields.
Other notable Great Lakes two-way players: Jacob Bosiokovic (Delaware, Ohio; Ohio State-commit), Anthony Kidston (Defiance, Ohio; Louisville-commit), Danny Rosenbaum (Lafayette Hill, Pa.; Louisville-commit), Michael Hadden (Prior Lake, Minn.).
Chris Webb has covered Midwestern college baseball since 2009 for Buckeye State Baseball as well as in his own personal blog The Webb Log (ChrismWebb.com). Chris is in his second year of covering the area's high school baseball and recruiting for Prep Baseball Report. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed on Twitter @ChrisMWebb
Great Lakes region is home to great talents
October, 26, 2011
By Chris Webb | ESPN.com
Scott Kurtz/ESPNHSBlake Hickman's future looks to be behind the dish. Here he is at the 2011 Area Code Baseball Games presented by New Balance.
What do Jason Kipins, Cory Luebke, Devin Mesoraco, Jarrod Parker, Drew Storen and Jordan Zimmermann have in common?
Outside of being some of MLB's brightest young stars, each played his high school baseball in the Great Lakes Region.
While high school players in the states of Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin may not have the luxury of the year-round baseball, these snowbird states year-in and year-out pump out elite talent.
Since 2007, when Luebke, Mesoraco, Parker and Zimmermann were top 70 selections, to this past June, when Andrew Chafin, Cameron Gallagher, Cory Spangenberg and Charlie Tilson were among the first 80 picks. Those seven states have combined for 42 draft picks in the first two rounds.
That number is expected to rise when the 2012 draft is included.
We highlight by position the top talent, then list a few more players expected to be drafted or early college contributors. Our first part is around the diamond, with catchers, corner and middle infielders.
One of the toughest positions to find an impact player, catcher, the Great Lakes is stockpiled with backstops capable of impacting a major college program or minor league system. Illinois is home to the top two in Jason Goldstein (Highland Park, Ill.) and Blake Hickman (Chicago), both 2011 Area Code Games participants. Goldstein, an Illinois-commit, edges out the Iowa-commit Hickman at this stage due to advanced footwoork, above-average receiving skills and a sub-1.85 pop. Goldstein is an above-average hitter who brings to the plate a good approach with a smooth swing and gap-to-gap power. Hickman is the better athlete of the two, displaying a mid-80s arm, a sub 6.95 sixty, and a 6-5, 210 frame compared to Goldstein's 6'0, 190 stature. But with raw tools, at the present time scouts view Hickman both behind and at the plate, a project that needs improvement with his footwork and release, while shorting his swing and working on timing.
Other notable Great Lakes catchers: Maxwell McDowell (North Hungtinton, Pa.; Connecticut-commit), Casey Schroeder (Ottawa, Ohio; Kentucky-commit), Scott Williams (Berwyn, Pa.; Virginia-commit).
Corner Infielders
Joining Goldstein and Hickman at the Area Code games was Kevin Ross (Skokie, Ill.), an infielder committed to Michigan. Currently a shortstop, at 6'1, 205, Ross presents a frame that projects for more growth, one that ultimately will see him settle at the hot corner. The future position bodes him well as he carries one of the region's top power-potential bats, good range and a plus-arm. At the plate Ross can spray the ball to all fields, while possessing raw power generated from a pull-approach, and outstanding bat speeed with an attacking uppercut swing.
In Central Ohio, Jeff Murray (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) and Zach Ratcliff (Blacklick, Ohio) have positioned themselves in the region as the top two first baseman. Both are true power hitters, Murray a left-handed hitter while Ratcliff swings form the right-side. Murray has a strong arm, generates good bat speed and carries a projectable frame. Ratcliff is a three-sport athlete who has the potential to see time in the outfield due to his speed and athleticism, while displaying a solid plate approach leading to above-average opposite-field power. The pair will stay in-state collegiality as the 6'4, 225 Ratcliff is committed to Ohio State and the 6'2, 205 Murray to Cincinnati.
Other notable Great Lakes corner infielders: Devin Pickett (Flossmoor, Ill.; Iowa-commit), Joe DeCarlo (Glen Mills, Pa.; Georgia-commit).
Middle Infielders
Jordan Striegel, a shortstop from Sellersburg, Ind., headlines the crop of middle infielders. With his quick hands and release, a strong arm and above-average range, the Louisville-commit is one of few regional shortstops that a move elsewhere on the diamond is not immediately needed. His defense is combined with a compact, line-drive producing swing, and good speed to make him a solid all-around player.
While currently a shortstop, Travis Maezes (Ann Arbor, Mich.) lags the quick release and ideal rangel for shortstops, but the tools the Michigan-commit possesses will keep him on the diamond. The left-handed hitter has power potential with a controlled smooth swing that sees him barrell up balls and quick to pitches inside. With an above average arm and good speed, Maezes could be suited for second or third base, the outfield, and even catcher where he has a sub 1.90 pop, but lacks development.
Other notable Great Lakes middle infielders: Matt Dauby (Indianapolis;Virginia Tech-commit), Kenny Koplove (Philadelphia; Duke-commit), Forrest Perron (Strongsville, Ohio; Cincinnati-commit).
Chris Webb has covered Midwestern college baseball since 2009 for Buckeye State Baseball as well as in his own personal blog The Webb Log (ChrismWebb.com). Chris is in his second year of covering the area's high school baseball and recruiting for Prep Baseball Report. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed on Twitter @ChrisMWebb


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Eleven celebrities live together in close quarters as they share the cooking, cleaning and everyday chores around the house. Will they become close friends? Develop deeper relationships? Or find themselves fighting each other and making enemies? The celebrities include Park Chan Yeol (EXO), Hong Soo Hyun, Jo Se Ho, Lee Dong Wook, Lee So Ra, Na Na (After School), Park Bom (2NE1), Park Min Woo, Seo Kang Joon (5urprise), Shin Sung Woo, and Song Ga Yeon.
Six young people with different personalities and different backgrounds move into a boarding house together. What they don't realize is that it's not mere coincidence they're new roommates: it's all the owner's doing. A bachelor and a playboy, the owner (Kim Kwang Kyu) recently discovers that he has a child who's about 24 years old and born in the late summer. Curious as to who his child is, he brings these six young strangers together to find him,her.
Based on the original novel '최고의 결혼' by 정이준 / Jung Yi Joon.
This drama telling a story about the relationships between four different couples and a marriage centered around a woman who voluntarily becomes a single mother.
Hyun Wook (Bi) is the CEO of a talent agency that scouts and trains idols. He is a brilliant songwriter-producer who appears cold and indifferent on the outside but is sensitive and kind-hearted. Hyun Wook lives in great difficulty as he unable to let go of his ex girlfriend who dies in an accident he witnesses first hand. His ex-girlfriend's sister, Yoon Se Na (Krystal Jung), moves to Seoul in order to pursue her songwriting career and meets Hyun Wook who helps her achieve it. In the midst of healing through music, they fall in love.
A love story about a man who has knives standing upright all over his body because of the pain that his heart's been through and a woman who helps him grow and become a real human with her true love.
Joo Hong Bin (Lee Dong Wook) is a heartless and fearless man. He's a smart, wealthy, prickly man who suddenly develops the ability to sprout iron from his body due to his painful heart and faces hardships for the first time in his life, he gets this power because of all the pain he carries in his heart, and discovers love and grows up along the way. Meanwhile, Song Hae Kyo (Shin Se Kyung) is a meddlesome sort who loves the hero and takes it upon herself to turn him into a real man.
This is a melodrama about a woman who received heart transplant and a man who loved his late wife very much.
Lee Bom Yi (Choi Soo Young) decided to live her life to the fullest as a token of gratitude for the donor. She then accidentally met Kang Dong Ha (Kam Woo Sung), a single father with two children, unaware that he was the husband of her donor. Kang Dong Ha is baffled that Lee Bom Yi shares many similar traits with his late wife.
This is a romantic comedy series about four boys at the ages of 9, 19, 29 and 39 who each confront different challenges in love and work at the cusp of a new decade in their lives.
Koo Gwang Soo (Oh Jung Se) is 39 years old. He was once the brilliant PD (production director) of the nation's top live music program. But his fall from grace occurs when members of an indie band he'd cast drop their pants onstage and flash the entire country during a live broadcast (based on a real-life incident on MBC in 2005). Gwang Soo loses his position and gets shunted to another program, spending the rest of his professional life in obscurity. He is desperate to get married, but his workaholic ways leave him little time to date. Gwang Soo often thinks about "the one who got away," his ex-girlfriend Joo Da In (Yoo Da In) who suddenly broke up with him one day and left him heartbroken. When they meet again, Da in is a single mother whose life revolves around her young daughter.
Kang Jin Goo (Kim Young Kwang) is 29 years old. Fashionable and smooth, he is a tour planner for a large vacation travel agency. Jin Goo has been carefree for most of his life, but he faces a rough patch as he turns 29 and starts having to reevaluate his whole future. He has a coworker, Ma Se Young (Kyung Soo Jin), who's from a small town, is outspoken and rough around the edges but a loyal friend.
Kang Min Goo (Yook Sung Jae) is 19 years old. He is a hot-tempered high school senior and judo athlete. Min Goo dreams of going to his dream college on a judo scholarship, which means giving his all to win a gold medal in his competitive matches. Min Goo keeps running into a cute but mysterious girl named Soo Ah (Park Cho Rong) all over town, and he decides that they're fated to be together. But Soo Ah has the entire district's high school boys swooning over her.
Kang Dong Goo (Choi Ro Woon) is 9 years old. He is a child actor who got famous doing food commercials because of his healthy appetite. Dong Goo suddenly feels threatened when, for the first time ever, he loses a job to a new rival child actor. The precocious Dong Goo has also been secretly dating 8-year-old child actress Jang Baek Ji (Lee Chae Mi) for the past two years.


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My Pentair pump sits near the pool and it can be a little noisy when running at higher speeds. I was thinking about building a sound box to put over it to deaden the sound. I was wondering if anyone has ever done this before or seen plans? I am also wondering if I cut down the flow of air to the pump if it could over-heat or shorten the life?


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Another Clinton presidency probably would include a reprise of the couple's well-known patterns of behaviour. Is that supposed to be an attraction?
Hillary Clinton deleted 30,000, emails from her years as secretary of state, making clear her belief that she operates by her own rules.
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The State Department says the full trove of Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails as secretary of state will be published on a website after they are reviewed
18-and-a-half minutes of missing tape ruined Nixon. What will four years of missing correspondence do to Hillary?
Over the last three months, the Democrat Party's 2016 presidential candidate-in-waiting has disappeared from public view only to pop up here and there for the occasional low-key speech.
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What does it take to run 155 miles across the Atacama Desert in Chile, self supported with only water and a tent being provided to you?
The above gear weighs 24lbs (with out water in the bottles).
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wow. an amazing setup there. nice illustration.
You could easily shave off a few extra pounds there. Lots of extras stuff!
My name is Tom, I am a retired Army Bomb Tech and have decided to get myself back in shape and do the 2014 Atacama Crossing (wife says its midlife crisis but supports it). I really appreciate the pack layout. Is it up to date since your race? Any tips? I am in research mode and have started the looking at my gear. The pack you chose is the exact one I was looking at? How did it do? -Tom


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Vaudrin scored both her goals during a six-goal second period that sparked the Panthers' 8-0 win over Morris/Benson Thursday night at the Ted O. Johnson Ice Arena. Park Rapids shut out the Storm 9-0 in the season opener.
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Low voltage/Line voltage?
Can someone tell me when these two are used and why?
Line voltage is cheap and lame, dude. Low voltage is hip and cool!
Er, Not really.
Low-voltage filaments are short and fat, in comparison to their line-voltage equivalents. The smaller filament means that the light emanates from a smaller "point" in space. Such light is exceptionally crisp and easy to direct with reflectors. It makes diamonds sparkle and shadows more pronounced. A low-voltage reflector bulb can throw a great deal of light in a very specific direction; if you want to throw a spotlight on something and really make it stand out, low-voltage is the way to go.
Low voltage bulbs also tend to be smaller, which is good if you want smaller fixtures. For example, low-voltage undercabinet lights seem to be about 1/2" thinner than similar line-voltage fixtures.
Also, since low-voltage current is less dangerous, it's acceptable to have exposed electrical contacts in places where they might be accidentally touched, which makes some specialty fixtures possible.
Low-voltage requires a transformer to step the current down, which makes the fixtures more expensive. If you want to dim low-voltage lights, you need a special, more expensive, dimmer to do it.
Line voltage filaments, on the other hand, are larger so the light tends to be more diffuse. Shadows are less pronounced. It's a better choice for general lighting, where you don't want hard shadows. The fixtures are cheaper, as are the dimmers to control them.
A few other considerations: as jon1270 explained, low voltage filaments are thicker than line voltage. This makes them more rugged in locations where vibration is a consideration (like slamming cabinet doors).
Line voltage wiring and fixture installation falls under the juristicition of the National Electrical Code and thus must pass inspection. Low voltage does not.
The NEC covers low voltage lighting systems in article 411. If the wiring system is concealed it has to follow the standard wiring rules in Chapter 3. Class 2 power limited low voltage systems have less restrictions and tend to be easier to install. If you look at a typical "puck" light system such as Hera Lighting you'll notice that they use class 2 transformers. Doorbell systems are another example of class 2.
Having said the above, I've noticed that many inspectors choose to ignore low voltage lighting systems. But it is within their right to inspect it.
Thank you for all the responses. One more question: If I'm not working with a lighting designer (I sure wish now that I was but it is not in the budget!) how do I know when to ask for what from my eletrician? We are building new.
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How come this is not in DT yet?To quote something that was posted earlier.... "tacky, classless and vapid." ...I know all about China, I live here. Yeh Lanvin is where it's at as well, also Bulgari and Ferragamo, and your cellphone must be a Goldvish or Vertu, that tells the bitches you're a baller and you're really it.
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Palazzo Vecchio
Situated in the heart of Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, a family-friendly hotel, is within walking distance of Palazzo degli Affari, San Lorenzo Market, and Santa Maria Novella Basilica and Museum. Also nearby are Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and San Lorenzo Church.
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This family-friendly hotel offers a bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is available. Wireless Internet access is complimentary in public areas. Additional amenities include multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and 24-hour room service. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. This is a smoke-free property.
The 34 air-conditioned guestrooms at Palazzo Vecchio include minibars and safes. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Rooms are equipped with LCD TVs with satellite channels. Bathrooms offer shower/tub combinations, hair dryers, and complimentary toiletries.
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- This hotel has 34 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Children (5 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
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- Free continental breakfast
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- 24-hour front desk
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- Laundry facilities
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- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Television in lobby
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- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Individually decorated
- Private bathroom
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- Satellite TV channels
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Self parking costs EUR 18 per night
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Woman struggles with hidden impact of brain injury
"I'm okay with it," Heather says. "If I do go, it's with my ILST (Independent Life Skills Trainer). She's used to it. It doesn't break her heart to see somebody new. It does to Jason."
Says Jason, "I just want to come home from a hard day's work, hang out with my family, and do something. I don't want it to be about brain injury this and brain injury that. I'm trying to put it behind me. Unfortunately, I do remember even though she doesn't, so every time it comes up, I'm reliving it. My saying I don't want to talk about it is also my way of keeping this marriage together."
Windham resident Patricia Hall, 32, says that in some respects, the brain injury can be more difficult for the spouse than for the injured.
"Not to downplay the brain injury, but I feel like they're going through their own thing and they don't know what's going on. I witnessed the accident, I witnessed the hospital stay, and I witnessed the recovery time."
Patricia's husband Eric, 34, sustained a traumatic brain injury Aug. 28, 2011, the day Hurricane Irene hit Connecticut. He was on a ladder cutting down limbs from a black walnut tree damaged by the storm when a branch fell on his head and knocked him off the ladder.
"I looked over and he was just falling," Patricia says. "He landed on the limb he'd just cut."
For two and a half weeks, he lay unconscious in the hospital, with Patricia visiting him daily after taking their two sons, 6 and 8 years old, to school. She didn't know whether he would wake up, whether he would be the same, or whether he would remember her or even still love her.
"When I woke up, I didn't think, 'Where is someone I know?' It wasn't a concern to me. The only problem I had was when I was coming off the pain medication," Eric says. "I think Trish and everyone else suffered more."
Eric, formerly a truck driver, has healed remarkably fast, Patricia says. About seven months after the accident, he began work at Asplundh Tree Expert Co., where he made foreman in just under his 90-day goal.
Like Heather, Eric sounds normal when he speaks. He shows no outward signs of being injured. Also like Heather, he has some short-term memory issues — which Patricia addresses by writing daily activities on a calendar — and mood swings, or what Patricia refers to at one point as "anger fits."
"It's stupid stuff, like going at the kids, saying 'Don't do this, don't do that,'" she says. "He doesn't realize he's doing it until I say, 'Hey, this is how you're acting.' I feel like I'm always parenting him, because I feel like he doesn't always make the right decisions. But he's learning."
The crankiness isn't constant, but it is one of the small changes that have entered their relationship. Another change is the way they talk. Conversations that were once engaging are now short and to the point.
But that doesn't mean they aren't communicating.
"I think that's a huge, huge way to survive this, is communicate, talk about your feelings. I have to ask him questions, because he's not going to come out and tell me."
Although she will have days, now and then, when she gets tired and frustrated and wonders why this had to happen to her husband, Patricia says she's always quickly reminded of how grateful she is for what she has: her husband, her family, a support system, and a situation that could have been a lot worse — even if it's still not entirely normal.
"There's no such thing as 'normal,'" Patricia says with a slight laugh. "I would always say in the hospital, 'Is he going to be back to normal?' And they would chuckle and say, 'There's no such thing as normal now. You have a traumatic brain injury spouse. Things are not ever going to be 'normal.' So, our life will never be normal again, and I'm okay with that. We're crazy and intense and we love each other. I'm still here. I can't see myself anywhere else."