BEFORE. Soooooooo dark. Soooooooo depressing.
…and more inching. The door done! Whoee!!!!!!!!
For years, when I would stand before the niche and think about restoring the finish on all the oak, I would feel queasy at the thought of how much work this would entail. But, I finally just jumped in with the thought that a little bit every other day would be survivable.
I only have the left, lower corner to do!
Next on the niche list is refinishing the radiator. Originally it had a two-tone finish: A dark gold with brighter gold highlighting the decorative details.
Next is finishing the ceiling, and then repairing all the damaged plaster. Then primer! Then paint!
I get to hang the mysterious Bo Wonder Light!
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Glorious. You have worked so hard to bring beauty back. Thank you Ross.
Love, love, love. So looking forward to the end results. Just love seeing your progress. You must feel so good knowing you are saving history. I sincerely thank you for all your work!
I can't really tell from the last picture, but are you missing a little strip of lincrusta in that right side corner? I can't remember for sure (CRS has set in) but I thought there was some on the other side.
Golly! I do not know!
Oh darn – I went back to your post showing the right side and it does look like you're missing a piece. That is actually small enough that it could be copied without (serious) trouble or expense though. Making a latex mold might work?
Oh wow, you are getting really close. How exciting, I'm loving this niche.
The Bo light you plan to add? Have we seen this before? Yes it appears a missing strip of Lincrusta— albeit very, very narrow & minuscule strip. Wow! The wood is gorgeous!
I was rereading the niche posts & on April 9th you talked about the piece of Lincrusta on the right side— thin strip. The left side seems even smaller— couple inches??
The Bo light? The wonder light— have you ever posted it— or are we to wait in anxious & expectant anticipation???
One bite at a time!!
Ross, this post has taught me that even seemingly insurmountable tasks can and ought to be undertaken. Despite the scope, tediousness and difficulty of the work, you have never the less persevered and you have vanquished the dark and revealed the light. Your dedication and determination have erased the years of abuse and neglect to discover the hidden treasure.
It's actually a very good analogy for ANY overwhelming task. Bit by bit, day by day, there is progress and then suddenly the finish line is in sight! In your house, I'm sure there are SO many projects! Yet, yet piece by piece, room by room, window by window, column by column, wall by wall, you are putting things to right. You are making an impact. YOU are the difference.
Thank you for the life lesson.
P.S. What color??? A deep rich pinky cranberry like the pink in the windows??
Also, is the transom frosted?
The transformation from the dark to the original colour of wood is amazing. I hesitate to guess at the hours of elbow grease to get this far, but the labour is well worth it. Looking forward to the "and then" reports. The niche will be a focal point for sure.
I love the niche and I'm living for the telephone closet. Working in an open office, in a business where a bit if discretion is required, I can't tell you how jealous I am (I'm a Realtor, and not about to talk offer strategy with buyers when my co-workers might have buyers for the same listing or have the listing themselves). But I had a thought: Did the Cross family have a private line? They were rich, but was ANYONE private-line rich back then save for Rockerfellers and the like? I assume so, because what good is a private telephone closet if half the block can listen in?
You've inspired me to take on my shellac finish on my stairs, though it will be last on the restoration list as its such a high-traffic area. One question: Can you sort of spread the finish onto areas where it's worn off, or into nicks and scratches? I have no idea how I could even begin to match it. I also cracked the baseboard thing on on the wall side of the steps lugging a 52-gallon water heater down by myself, and don't know what to use to fill the gap that could take shellac.
Inspired by you, we've started shellac removal on our front door. It turns out we also have that same rich oak finish!
One question, do you recommend taking the door down and doing the work while it lays flat, or do you just keep in in place while you work?
I do all my doors while they are hanging.
It is harder (bending) but seems to result in a better finish.


Even though the cold and wet weather is keeping Rowan indoors most of the time, he decided to try on his new shoes. His very own pair of Converse All Stars. It shouldn't be too long before these are scuffed up.
Looks like he's ready to shoot a few baskets-Grandpa wil be pleased!
Lovely photos of Rowan and what a smart outfit.


The Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS)* have received approximately 2,029 enquiries to date relating to poisoning resulting from the ingestion of raisins, grapes and sultanas – the 8th most common poisoning reported to them. This may come as a surprise to many as they are probably not the first things you would think of when considering what might be poisonous to your pet.
Otherwise known as Vitis Vinifera, the toxic agent involved is not currently understood, but ingestion can cause kidney failure in dogs, and potentially in other animals. The quantity of raisins/grapes/sultanas required in order to cause poisoning seems to vary. Some dogs have eaten large quantities with no ill-effects, whilst others have gone into kidney failure after only a small quantity. Therefore, to be on the safe side it would be best not to allow your dog any access to raisins, grapes or sultanas at all.
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Summerfest officials release list of 2017 Grounds Stage headliners
MILWAUKEE -- Summerfest officials have announced over 100 headlining acts that will perform at Summerfest's 50th edition. Summerfest marketing manager Sara McGuire joins FOX6 WakeUp with the details.
Performance dates are available on Summerfest.com. Times and stage locations as well as additional headliners will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Q: Is rotation absolute? I was reading an article that rotation instead of linear motion is absolute. Can anyone explain why? Shouldn't an observer (A) moving in a circle around a point in an object that rotates (with respect to another observer B) consider the object stationary? Or he would feel a force which would imply accelaration?

A: I think firstly we need to distinguish between forced circular motion and circular motion around a massive body along a geodesic path.
Rotation around a point is possible by a centripetal force, for example a string, connecting the center of rotation with the moving body. In any case the body experience a centrifugal force, regardless of whether the centre rotates with the same angular velocity or not. BTW, the center as a point is a geometric imagination only, in reality the center is a body too with an outer distance to the center and undergoes also the centrifugal force.

Is rotation absolute?

The angular velocity (angle travelled per time unit or the reciprocal value revolutions per time uniti) of any point of a rotating body is the same in any distance (radius) from the center of rotation. So for this value the rotation is absolute. But the centrifugal force is a function of the distance from the center and is not a constant.

Shouldn't an observer (A) moving in a circle around a point in an object that rotates (with respect to another observer B) consider the object stationary? Or he would feel a force which would imply accelaration ?

There is a case in which a rotating around a center object indeed will not feel a centrifugal force. In free space a moving around a massive body object follows a geodesic path in a gravitational potential. For example the earth rotates in 24 h once, but the ISS rotates in 90 min around the earth. And in greater distance a satellite could rotate in 24 h with the earth. In both cases you as the astronaut does not feel any forces. But from the rotational difference between earth and the space capsule you may calculate the distance to earth.

A: This was the basis of an important experiment by Newton where he showed that rotational movement was absolute compared to translational movement that is not, this is his famous bucket experiment.
Essentially, we can say when a rotating system is absolutely at rest, that is without reference to anything outside of it; whereas a system moving translationally we can say only when it is at rest with some other system, that is only relationally.
Mach argued, however, that rotational movement was relative; and this is the basis of Machs Principle which was an important consideration for Einstein when he developed GR; though it's arguable to what extent GR is Machian.

A: Let me combine my answer with a bit of history of science.
In his book 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica' (for short: 'the Principia'), Newton argued that rotation is absolute. Newton used two lines of reasoning, one based on an everyday observation, and one based on a thought experiment.
The everyday observation:
Think of a bucket half-filled with water. When the water is circulating the surface of the water is concave, when the water is not circulating the surface is flat. The determining factor is whether the water is in circulating motion with respect to the overall environment. The bucket itself is closest to the water, but when you discount the effects from friction the state of motion of the bucket does not determine whether the surface of the water will be flat or concave.
The thought experiment:
Imagine two objects, at some measurable distance relative to each other. Imagine they are surrounded by empty space, there is no visible reference for motion. Question: are the two objects stationary, or are they in a state of circumnavigating their common center of mass? Newton argued the answer is obvious: if there is nothing connecting the two objects and their relative distance remains the same then they are not circumnavigating. For the two objects to be circumnavitating a centripetal force must be provided; a rope or string of whatever material must be present in order to provide the required centripetal force. Given the amount of inertial mass of each object you can infer the rotation rate from a measurement of the amount of tension of the rope.
The astronomer de Sitter (1873-1934) offered the following observation/reasoning:
When two celestial bodies orbit their common center of mass in an elliptical orbit then the following characteristics remain the same: the plane of the orbit keeps the same orientation (just as with circular orbits), and the ellipse keeps pointing in the same direction. That is, unless influenced by another celestial body the ellipse itself does not rotate in any way. Astronomical observations identified systems of double stars, with some of those systems showing an elliptical orbit. All the observations pointed in the direction of those elliptical orbits not rotating. This was strong corroborating evidence that the reference for rotation is the same everywhere in our galaxy. In other words, strong corroborating evidence that rotation is absolute.

A: An observer in a noninertial frame of reference observes fictitious forces such as, in the case of a rotating frame, the centrifugal and Coriolis forces. These forces violate Newton's third law, because they're not an interaction between two objects. An inertial frame is defined as one in which Newton's laws hold.


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Listen to Izzard, Townsend, Hodgson and more on the Palace Podcast
The Official Palace Podcast has landed and is available for your end-of-the-week listen now.
It's a marathon of a pod this week as comedian, actor and CPFC Associate Director Eddie Izzard chats to Chris Grierson whilst walking the first two hours of the Palace for Life Marathon March. He covers everything from HIIT workouts to how football can save the world.
Here's a taste of what he had to say (at a million miles per hour):
"I think football can save the world. Here's my theory - I have a lot of theories - I say this to American people: football/soccer is lower on their priority list but it's a great human game.
"If you're tall, you can be good at football. If you're small, you can be good at football. If you're wide, you can be good at football. If you're thin, you can be good at football.
"We've seen examples of this, it's completely open to anyone and in Europe in particular, we used to say women can't play it but now we know women can play amazing football.
"I played on a mixed team in LA and the woman - I can't remember her name, I think it was like Stella - she had red hair and she was just the best striker we had going. 'Just get it to Stella, get it to Stella! Kick it to Stella!'"
After Eddie finished up, Andros Townsend sits down with Premier League Productions to do his 854th interview about that goal he scored at Manchester City last season. He also reveals some training ground truths about his teammates.
Kent and England cricketers Joe Denly and Sam Billings visited Copers Cope recently to join in with first-team training, followed by a visit to the nets with Roy Hodgson and Joel Ward. Here how their day went in the pod...
After all of this, Statman delivers his usual bright statistical news ahead of the clash with City and Roy Hodgson finishes the pod off by using his cricket skills to bat away the usual questions from the world's media.
You can listen to this week's pod now for free by clicking here or searching 'Official Palace Pod' on your chosen podcast provider.


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In the News Recent News These university arboretums are giving it more than the old college try
These university arboretums are giving it more than the old college try
Universities in the watershed are increasing tree canopy through campus arboretums
The Discovery Tree and Glass House, located in the Children's Garden at The Arboretum at Penn State, are fun, learning spaces for children to explore plants, animals and the geography of central Pennsylvania. (Photo courtesy of Penn State University)
When you picture a college campus you might think of football stadiums, communal quads and towering dorm rooms, but there's another part of the collegiate experience that's growing in popularity. Arboretums (botanical gardens dedicated to trees) benefit students' mental health, offer cool, shaded alternatives to muggy dorm rooms and provide opportunities for student and faculty research. Put together, college arboretums also offer immense environmental benefits, such as filtering stormwater, storing carbon and providing habitat and food for wildlife. Here in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, we're fortunate to have dozens of schools that are earning high marks in the tree canopy department.
Planted the Penn State University arboretum, the "Hosler Oak" is a white oak named after Dr. Charles L. Hosler, senior vice president for research and dean emeritus of the graduate school. (Photo courtesy of Penn State University)
Enrolling native wildlife
Instead of wowing students with trees from Asia or plants from Florida, many Chesapeake colleges use their arboretums as a haven for native plants and animals. Penn State University has set aside 370 acres of land for the school arboretum, which incorporates 100 acres of natural lands including native prairies and meadows. Native flowers such as rue anemone and witch hazel, as well as the school's white oak "witness tree" make the site a perfect place for students to learn more about their local ecosystem. The school has even partnered with the American Chestnut Foundation to create blight resistant American chestnut trees—a native species that once flourished in the area.
In Maryland, Towson University is actively working to fill their Glen Arboretum with native trees. As of fall 2021, over 100 of the 120 tree species native to Maryland are growing in the arboretum, raging from large, fully established trees to newly planted saplings. In order to incorporate so many natives, the school is ridding the forest of invasive species. Each spring, the school brings in goats that eat invasive species and clear the way for restoration work on 10-acre woodland. "Goats in the Glen" helps to rid the arboretum of invasives while attracting curious students that might not otherwise visit the site.
Towson University's Goats in the Glen program uses goats to clear away invasive plants and make room for Maryland natives. (Photo courtesy of Towson Univeristy)
A respite from dorm rooms and study halls
College can be a particularly stressful time in a student's life, which makes university arboretums a much needed place for recreation and relaxation. Towson University invites students to destress with an obstacle challenge course on the arboretum property which allows people of all ages and physical abilities to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. On the Loyola University of Maryland campus, Reverend Timothy Brown encourages students to slow down and observe the diversity of trees on campus and in the arboretum through a meditative experience he calls "Quest on the Quad." Activities like these attract busy students to appreciate these often overlooked parts of campus.
Schooling students on the wonders of nature
With walking tours, educational signage and campus events, college arboretums are wonderful venues for teaching students and local residents about nature and wildlife. Franklin & Marshall College encourages the exploration of its arboretum with a guide to tree planting, a guide for identifying leaves, QR code-enabled signs that bring up tree ID information and even a scavenger hunt for visitors. The arboretum at Penn State is jam-packed with events, including guided hikes, plant identifying sessions and the creative "Stories Under the Sky," where professors from the Department of Anthropology regale students with histories, myths, and legends under the open sky in the Arboretum.
Scenic cherry blossoms line the American University campus. Through the school's campus and arboretum, there are over 4,000 trees. (Photo courtesy of American University)
Stormwater management 101
Every tree planted on a college campus helps to absorb stormwater and keep pollutants out of local waterways. Located just two miles from the Potomac River, American University has planted over 4,000 trees and 385 varieties and species of woody plants to help with runoff from their urban campus. At St. Mary's College of Maryland, the heavily wooded campus and college arboretum are critical to reducing the school's environmental footprint, as the schools sits on a river draining straight into the Bay. University arboretums are also being used as testing sites for stormwater management: at Towson University, students have been using the surrounding land on the arboretum to study the impact of runoff from copper roofs. Studies like this one can help guide stormwater management plans throughout the watershed.
St. Mary's College of Maryland is situated on the St. Mary's River, which drains right into the Chesapeake bay. The school's extensive tree canopy and arboretum help protect the river from runoff. (Photo courtesy of St. Mary's College of Maryland)
College arboretums pass the test
Increasing tree cover is one of the best things we can do to help our local ecosystem, and colleges can play a big role by continuing to green their campuses. Interested in seeing if a school near you has invested in tree cover? Check the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus list. Each school on the list agrees to have a Campus Tree Advisory Committee, tree care plan, annual work plan for caring for trees, observe Arbor Day and host a service learning project.
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Salisbury University, not mentioned in this article, also has an arboretum, named one of "50 Most Amazing University Arboretums". Their online 3-D map identifying more than 3000 trees on campus is impressive.
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A High-Tech Velvet Rope for High Fashion
Eddie Mullon and his software firm, Fashion GPS, are helping some of the biggest names in the industry cut through the chaos of Fashion Week.
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Even as the glitterati prowl outside the velvet ropes during New York Fashion Week, Eddie Mullon is poised. And, thanks to Mullon's tech savvy, so are his high-profile clients
But don't mistake the 39-year-old New Yorker's mild-mannered demeanor for a lack of passion. On the contrary, Mullon's singular drive led him to create Fashion GPS, a customized software platform that helps fashion houses and their public-relations firms to manage events and track clothing samples. Think of it as a logistics planner for fashion, helping companies manage their public-relations efforts and measure their bottom-line results.
Although Fashion GPS has worked with top designers for several years, the system's profile has been raised because of its partnership with talent agency giant IMG, the company that produces Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York and other fashion capitals.
"My focus has always been creative. But I've also been fascinated by technology," says Mullon, who studied computer science at Brighton Polytechnic in the U.K. "Having those two skill sets gave me an interest when I found there was a niche in the fashion industry. Even though what Fashion GPS does is not a creative part of the industry, [the software is] glamorous as well. So that made me pursue it."
New York-based IMG is underwriting the cost for designers to use a customized version called Fashion GPS for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. It allows designers and public-relations companies to send electronic invitations synched with the event's registration and credentialing system, receive and manage RSVPs in real time, and automate seating assignments. Because attendees can print their e-mail invitations and seating assignments and scan them at a kiosk or with a staffer, Fashion GPS will also help relieve the sort of check-in chaos that's become synonymous under Fashion Week tents. Staffers also can check guests in on-site using an iPad app.
"The Fashion GPS for iPad app allows us to take care of our clients' guests from when they receive their invitations to when they take their seat at the show in the most efficient yet personal way," says Rachna Shah, senior vice president of public relations at KCD, a New York PR firm specializing in the fashion industry. "We each have fully integrated information at our fingertips to make attending our shows effortless."
Fashion has always been on Mullon's radar. The native of Malawi grew up the U.K., and came of age in the 1980s during Britain's avant-garde fashion and New Wave music scene.
"It's an amazing industry," he says. "It's one of the industries where the product [constantly] changes. You have to reinvent yourself."
Mullon knows a thing or two about reinvention. As a teen, he worked odd jobs assembling circuit boards at an electronics factory, making dough at a pizzeria and flipping burgers at McDonald's. That he only lasted two weeks in fast food was an early indication that he might one day be his own boss.
At 22, Mullon started his first entrepreneurial venture, Edwin Mullon Consultancy, a London-based Web design firm. Within a few years he relocated to New York City, where he was recruited to head the interactive media department of Dimensional Media Associates, a 3-D monitor and display company. After about a year, he branched out on his own again to create Visionary Interactive, a full-service multimedia design firm, where he worked with public-relations firms, celebrities, record companies and luxury real-estate clients.
"It was interesting work and on the forefront of technology," he says. "But I always had that entrepreneurial spirit."
KCD had been one of Visionary Interactive's clients. In 2003, the company asked Mullon to develop a computer program for tracking the designer samples KCD sent to magazines, stylists, models and celebrities, and that became the genesis of Fashion GPS.
"For another couple years, I was out there trying to sell it," says Mullon, who admits it was difficult to get clients to give up their antiquated Excel files and sticky notes. "I was so passionate about it I was knocking on everyone's door -- going to PR companies and [looking for] any opportunity I had to present it."
In 2004, Mullon parlayed his relationship with KCD into a deal with Marc Jacobs. In 2005, he formed partnerships with designer Donna Karan and PR firm Bismarck Phillips Communications & Media.
"Eddie is open to how things can work better and differently. One thing that keeps me with [Fashion GPS] is I can come to them and say, 'Can we do XYZ?' and they will figure it out," says Carrie Phillips, a partner at Bismarck Phillips. "We always try to stay a step ahead of the competition, and to this date [he and his team] have never said something is impossible. They try to find a way to make it work, which is why we're together."
Phillips, who represents American fashion designer Erin Fetherston and Bono's ethical clothing line Edun, adds: "It's important for us to have a streamlined process. We can update our data system wide that's shared with our fours offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Paris. It makes it easier to see what's being done in each office and share information in real time."
To date, Fashion GPS has 15 employees and 61 clients, including Diane Von Furstenberg, Versace, Jimmy Choo and Chanel. The company has earned more than $5 million in revenue. Pricing varies depending on the number of users and the function. Sample tracking goes for $400 per user per month and event planning costs $350 per user per month. For $550 per user per month, clients can get both.
Just as Fashion Week is getting underway in New York City, Mullon is already fielding late-night calls from overseas clients in preparation for upcoming shows in London, Paris, and Milan. His biggest challenge, however, is juggling work and family life.
"That's the hardest thing with running and owning a business," says Mullon, a married father of two, whose son Liam's robot camp was his next appointment. "You always have to find a balance and spend as much time with your kids."
Down the line, Mullon sees "a natural progression" to adapt Fashion GPS to large-scale entertainment events like the Grammies and the Academy Awards.
His advice for entrepreneurs looking to gain entrée into the high-fashion business?
"If you believe in something and stick with it, it will work out," he says. "Always be passionate about what you're doing. I'm interested in and love what I do."
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