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On "The Dam"
Louise Kertesz
We are meant to hold these clusters of meaning in the mind as they reveal the fullness of reality. Some of the meanings the poet is allowing to expand into their conteallations are these: in "Power" death is both finality and source of power; but in another sense, one cannot say that power has any source, any beginning or end -- thus the first line of "The Dam." But that line is followed by
in the green season, in the sudden season
the white the budded
and the lost.
Thus more contradictions: power does have a beginning and an end. Assertion and counter-assertion, "phases of essence." In Rukeysers poetry we are rarely permitted to rest at any phase.
There follows a description of the power of flowing water, "diverted water," "White brilliant function of the lands disease." As in "Alloy" we have power out of illness. As in "Absalom" a voice interrupts the natural description and associates the power of this river with the self-renewing, self-healing energy of the universe as it has been described in myth and religion . . . . After another page of description of water and dam, the poem encompasses the document at the appropriate point: a dialogue among members of the inquest further reveals the soullesness of the corporations role in the tragedy. Then a line of stock quotation in newstype is incorporated into the poem. But the lines immediately resume their flowing description of the power of water.
This is a perfect fluid, having no age nor hours,
surviving scarless, unaltered, loving rest.
The effect of the lines movement and content is a healing, like the self-healing of a river. These obstructions (the machinations of commerce), these dead rocks in the path of flowing, live power are submerged in the watercourse. Even that murderous word -- glass -- (hear "hill of glass" from "Alloy") is redeemed: water is "willing to run forever to find its peace / in equal seas in currents of still glass."
[from Louise Kertesz, The Poetic Vision of Muriel Rukeyser [Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 1980), 107-108.]
Michael Thurston
"All power is saved," "The Dam" begins, "having no end." In the verse paragraph that follows, Rukeyser poetically evokes and enacts the illimitable energy of falling water; the grammatical constructions of her poetic celebration resist syntactic order, blurring distinctions between subject and object:
Water celebrates, yielding continually
sheeted and fast in its overfall
slips down the rock, evades the pillars
building its colonnades, repairs
in stream and standing wave
retains its seaward green
broken by falling rock; falling, the water sheet
spouts, and the mind dances, excess of white.
White brilliant function of the lands disease.
How are we to parse this sentence (or these sentences -- the fragment making up the last line seems an appositive defining "white" at the end of the long sentence)? After the independent clause that begins the sentence, where do we pause, how do we fashion the phrasal elements into coherent units? Should we read the sentence as "Water celebrates, yielding continually, sheeted and fast in its overfall; [it] slips . . . ," or as "Water celebrates, yielding continually; sheeted and fast in its overfall, [it] slips . . ."? In either case, the addition of a semicolon to mark a new independent clause and the addition of a pronoun to provide that clause its subject seems necessary. And how do we read the end of the sentence? Does "excess of white" describe the dance of the mind or the spout of the water sheet? Both? Neither? The fragment that ends the paragraph seems to define the "excess of white," and, in turn, the waterfall, but its lack of a subject leaves it indeterminate. We can guess at a relationship between the lands disease and the waters celebration, but we cannot posit a grammatical relationship between them.
Rukeyser also blurs the subject/object relationship by deferring predication. In the third verse paragraph, for example, the piling up of participles prevents sentence completion:
Many-spanned, lighted, the crest leans under
concrete arches and the channelled hills,
turns in the gorge toward its release;
kinetic and controlled; the sluice
urging the hollow, the thunder,
the major climax
total and open watercourse
praising the spillway, fiery glaze,
crackle of light, cleanest velocity
flooding, the moulded force.
The second clause begins with a construction roughly parallel to the first: an introductory adjective phrase followed by the subject and verb. While the first clauses present-tense verb forms a proper predicate, the second clauses present participles ("urging," "praising," "flooding")do not, and the sentence remains a fragment. The lack of predication here renders the relationships between the subject ("the sluice") and the series of nouns and noun phrases throughout the rest of the clause indeterminate.
In these passages water (as subject) diffuses into an uncontainable proliferation of significance just as water (as image and metaphor) diffuses into uncontainable energy. Through her polysemous juxtaposing of fragments, Rukeyser releases surpluses of meaning the poem cannot contain; she overcomes the spatial limitations of the poem and the containment implicit in its title by yoking the thematic anarchy of water to the rhetorical anarchy of language. She also stages the continuous struggle between stasis and ecstasy, enclosure and explosion, for only in tension with the forces that would block it is the waters potential energy realized. Fragments drawn from physics, law, and finance jostle against each other in a field of mutual interruption and destabilization. After feverishly celebrating the power of water for two pages, Rukeyser dramatically shifts registers to view the same scene from the vantage offered by applied physics:
How many feet of whirlpools?
What is a year in terms of falling water?
Cylinders; kilowatts; capacities.
Continuity: Q=0
Equations for falling water.
We have jumped from the aesthetic contemplation of the waterfall to a scientific and instrumental analysis of it. More important, we have shifted from the discourse of poetic contemplation, in which water and power are related through metaphoric condensation and parallel description, to the discourse of electrical engineering, in which the two are related through the laws of physics. The discourse of electrical engineering is itself interrupted by the discourse of finance in a reference ("balance-sheet" [56]) whose significance becomes apparent only later in the poem, and by a return to the poetic portrait of power as the agent in a series of statements drawn from earlier in the sequence.
But the poetic portrait is again interrupted several lines later, when Congressional testimony appears. These passages introduce legal discourse ("Mr. Griswold: A corporation is a body without a soul."), but they also introduce the popular cultural discourse of news accounts and gangster films:
Mr. Dunn. When they were caught at it they resorted to
the methods employed by gunmen, ordinary machine-
gun racketeers. They cowardly tried to buy out the people
who had the information on them.
Mr. Marcantonio. I agree that a racket has been practised . . . .
The Congressional testimony is followed by a set of assertions whose diction marks them as poetic: "The dam is safe . . . the dam is the father of the tunnel . . . ." But three lines later we come upon the most dramatic discursive interruption, the stock quotation showing Union Carbides net profits for one day. The tickertape appearance of the quotation, unlike the other interruptions, actually alters the physical space of the page; finance intrudes upon the textual space of poetry. The stock quote shows the bottom line, the economic fact that renders all else -- human suffering, legal wrangling, even waters energetic flowing -- momentarily meaningless: Union Carbide stock rises in value, up three points in the days trading. The bit of ticker tape mocks the "mastery" touched by tunnel workers and stands as a graphic illustration of Griswolds charge -- "A corporation is a body without a soul." Moreover, the stock quote, set off from surrounding text by solid horizontal lines, literally embodies blockage. It cuts the page in half.
Lifted from the business page of a newspaper, the quote here stands in a relationship of mutual challenge with the poetic lines that surround it. But, in the poems concluding moment, this textual bit of capitalist culture and the discourse of finance is ultimately absorbed. Its blockage lasts only a moment, and then is overcome by the very natural force on which it is, itself, based -- the water flowing through the dams channels, converting its kinetic energy into electric power. This power finally triumphs:
This is a perfect fluid, having no age nor hours,
surviving scarless, unaltered, loving rest,
willing to run forever to find its peace
in equal seas in currents of still glass.
[Michael Thurston, "Documentary Modernism as Popular Front Poetic: Muriel Rukeysers 'Book of the Dead (Modern Language Quarterly 60.1 (March 1999), 59-83.]
Stephanie Hartman
. . . "The Dam" voices the possibility that witnessing can again divert or transform power. While the "Power" section ends with the line "this is the end," "The Dam" begins, "All power is saved, having no end" (OS 31). The second law of thermodynamics, the law of the conservation of energy, is crucial to the poem's movement from charting the destruction of individual bodies to affirming workers' enduring power; Rukeyser's invocation of scientific laws extends to including the formula for the velocity of falling water within her text. Her expansive description of energy in this section envisions Gauley Bridge as a scene of rebirth and sets up an analogy between the conservation of energy and the mythic resurrection of the phoenix:
total and open watercourse
praising the spillway, fiery glaze,
crackle of light, cleanest velocity
flooding, the moulded force.
I open out a way over the water
I form a path between the Combatants:
Grant that I sail down like a living bird,
power over the fields and Pool of Fire.
Phoenix, I sail over the phoenix world. (OS 31 )
The conservation of energy is seen as a source of positive transformation. The term "power" for Rukeyser is not synonymous with its abuse: it is a force of constant change that can be reclaimed for the worker's benefit.
Ultimately the river emerges as the main figure for the power of the working class that has been suppressed and usurped. It is opposed to the image of brittle glass, which Rukeyser associates with death and rigidity. In words that evoke class struggle, Rukeyser cajoles the river to rise again, to be reborn:
Effects of friction: to fight and pass again,
learning its power, conquering boundaries,
able to rise blind in revolts of tide,
broken and sacrificed to flow resumed.
Collecting eternally power. Spender of power,
torn, never can be killed, speeded in filaments,
million, its power can rest and rise forever,
wait and be flexible. Be born again. (OS 33)
Rukeyser's images of continuityof endless flow, inexhaustible power, rebirthare made to celebrate the durability and strength of the workers. She moves away from her emphasis on the individual ill body to celebrate the collective power of the working class, so that the deaths take their place within the context of a larger struggle, a fight that can be won; through the triumph of the collective, perhaps, the casualties can be reborn. She redeems the deaths of the workers by fitting them into a larger account of the inexhaustibility of power, energy, and motion. In this view, power clearly is not structured as a hierarchy that the unfortunate workers, trapped at the bottom of a class system, struggle to get out from under; rather, it is a continually flowing medium, like water or electricity, as "scarless" and indestructible as the workers' bodies are vulnerable.
from "All Systems Go: Muriel Rukeyser's 'The Book of the Dead' and the Reinvention of Moderist Poetics"" in "How Shall We Tell Each Other of the Poet?": The Life and Writing of Muriel Rukeyser. Ed. Anne F. Herzog and Janet E. Kaufman. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Copyright � 1999 by Anne E. Herzog and Janet E. Kaufman.
John Lowney
If there is any doubt about the poem's implication of white supremacy with abusive labor practices, the description of the material site of "Power" makes this clear: "The power-house stands skin-white." And immediately after this, the poem returns to its opening statement: "this is the road to take when you think of your country, / between the dam and the furnace, terminal" (OS 29). As impressive an engineering accomplishment as the dam is, its awesome power cannot conceal the devastating social cost of its construction. While the dam harnesses the power of the "white" water of the river in springtime, this whiteness is conveyed as an "excess of white. / White brilliant function of the land's disease" (OS 31). This "scene of power," this "valley's work, the white, the shining" (OS 33), ultimately serves the interests of Union Carbide stockholders, as the poem's subsequent quotation of the stock report suggests. At the same time, however, its "excess" also galvanizes the revolutionary social forces whose collective interests become visible on the page below the companys bottom line.
from "Truths of Outrage, Truths of Possibility: Muriel Rukeyser's 'The Book of the Dead'" in "How Shall We Tell Each Other of the Poet?": The Life and Writing of Muriel Rukeyser. Ed. Anne F. Herzog and Janet E. Kaufman. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Copyright � 1999 by Anne E. Herzog and Janet E. Kaufman.
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Golf has inherent dangers: back sprains, errant golf balls, clubs that fly out of sweaty hands, carts that can overturn on steep hillsides.
But on the Carolina Coast, other dangers lurk in the ponds, lakes, marshes and pine forests, and we need to be aware of them.
Staff Report
These are summaries sent to the Beacon by area golf leagues.
The Beachcombers played a 1-2-3 tournament on Friday, May 16, at Crow Creek. The winners with a score of 120 (-27) were Bob Brownley, Sid Silvers, Bob Smith and Gary Gutheil. Second were Reggie Auten, Dennis Keane, Bill McDavit and Jim Ritter at 123. Low rounds: Silvers and Gutheil, 83; Keane, 84; and Scott McBean, 89. Net: Keane, 63; Gutheil, 64; Silvers, 67; Larry Cecil, 68; and McBean, 69. Keane is golfer of the week.
The Beachcombers played a three-nets tournament Friday, May 9, Panthers Run.
The winners with a score of 193 (-23) were Paul Michal, Bob Brownley, Bob Smith and Tom Culverwell. Second were Tom Quick, Sid Silvers, Ed Nocella and Gary Gutheil at 194. Low rounds: Bill McDavit, 84, and Gutheil, 85. Net: McDavit, 62; Gutheil, 67; Smith and Culverwell, 69. McDavit is golfer of the week.
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Results reported by area golf leagues.
I am a driving range star. I can go to the practice range with a whole bucket of balls and hit them flawlessly. My drives are long and strong; my irons fly high and true. My wedges stick to the green.
Then I go the golf course and lose it all. The ball goes right, it goes left, it bumps along the ground, killing worms and insects as it scuttles along. My driver soars like a wedge; my wedge chunks. My 7-iron shanks into the woods (ooops, I'm sorry I said the bad word).
Did you ever meet someone who's fun to be around?
PGA professional Gene Weldon is one of those guys. Exuberant, friendly, warm, caring, articulate, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, generous … need I say more?
CHRISTINA LANCE: Good morning. Thank you for joining us here today. My name is Christina Lance and I'm very happy to welcome you to Media Day for the 2014 U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open championships. I would like to take a moment here to introduce our speakers. We'll begin here on my right, I have Mr. Dan Burton, USGA vice president and chairman of the Championship Committee.
One of the best things about women's golf in Brunswick County is the Ladybirds golf league.
It started Jan. 21, 1991, when representatives from Brick Landing, Brierwood, Carolina Shores, Fox Squirrel (now The Lakes), Oak Island and Sea Trail met to discuss forming a ladies interclub league.
Summaries of recent league events in the area.
Results at Panther's Run. Gross: Sid Silvers, 84; Gary Gutheil, 86. Net: Paul Michal, 68; Gutheil and Silvers, 69. Team (two nets): Tom Culverwell, Tom Quick, Dick Cecil and Ed Nocella, 125 (19 under par).
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The Koke era is seemingly over in Houston before it ever got a chance to begin.
Houston Dynamo president of business operations Chris Canetti told MLSsoccer.com by phone on Monday that the club will initiate the process to grant the striker's request to terminate his contract when the league resumes business Tuesday.
"[Koke] met with Dominic [Kinnear] Saturday after the game and said he wants to leave because he's unhappy with his situation," Canetti said.
The request came as a surprise to the Dynamo front office as they were unaware of any issues with the striker.
"There was nothing that happened before Saturday that led us to believe there was an issue," Canetti said. "We asked him to stay and give it more time, but he said he wants to return home immediately. Dom and I spoke and decided that we'll oblige his request and let him go."
Koke's signing was the result of a long search for attacking help that saw the Dynamo engage in talks with several targets, including Hibernian's Derek Riordan, Atlas' Edgar Pacheco, and former Houston midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. After months of searching, Houston made a deadline day move for Koke to boost their attacking crew.
Since arriving in April, the Spanish forward struggled to break into the starting lineup ahead of in-form strikers Will Bruin and Cam Weaver. Starting two of his seven games, the striker scored one goal but failed to put his stamp on the game for much of his time on the pitch. With his sudden departure, the Dynamo forward line will be down to three healthy options – Bruin, Weaver and Jason Garey – with Brian Ching still recovering from a foot injury and Calen Carr still out due to a preseason concussion.
With the depleted attack, Houston's search for a player has already begun. Koke's departure will free up significant cap space, giving the club room to work while seeking a player in the summer transfer window, which opens July 15.
"We've already initiated our search for other attacking players and have pinpointed a few guys that we'll target," Canetti said. "We're better off with this happening now instead of a few months from now. Now we're in a position to regroup and have time to work toward finding a player in the summer to help us."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com. Follow him on twitter at @Dynamoexaminer.


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Better they are late and stable than early and buggy/incomplete. For me its important that 4.0 has good support for html5/CSS 3/SVG, we are planning to use these technologies in our next version, planned for release January 2012 requiring at least IE9+, firefox 4+,chrome 7+
Planning? Just use Chrome and any other current WebKit browser, now.
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Kyle Busch beats brother Kurt for Texas pole
Fort Worth, TX – Saturday night's 500-mile Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway will feature the Busch brothers on the front starting row.
Kyle Busch earned his 12th career Sprint Cup pole after setting a new track qualifying record during Friday's qualifying session at Texas. Busch, who was the 42nd driver in the 45-car qualifying field, turned a lap at 196.299 mph. The previous record at this fast 1.5-mile racetrack was 196.235 mph, set by Brian Vickers in November 2006.
"We didn't unload the best, but (crew chief) Dave (Rogers) and the guys (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team) really used the whole tool box and worked hard to get this car prepared for qualifying and the race," said Kyle Busch, who was the only driver who surpassed Vickers record here. "I'm looking forward to tomorrow night."
Busch has won five Nationwide Series races and two Camping World Truck Series events at Texas but has yet to win in 15 previous Sprint Cup races here.
Kurt Busch, the 37th driver in the order, held the provisional pole with a lap at 195.688 mph until his younger brother topped it.
"When we unloaded, we were fast," said Kurt Busch, who is in his first full season as driver of the No. 78 Chevrolet for Furniture Row Racing. "That car kept its speed. I've delivered right now. And now we can start moving into the 500 miles. We'll make sure we're on the right pit sequence and make good calls throughout the race."
This is the second time the Busch brothers have qualified 1-2 for a Sprint Cup race. They did it in February 2009 at their hometown track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with Kyle starting first and Kurt second. Kyle went on to win that race.
Richard Petty Motorsports drivers Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose qualified third and fourth, respectively, while Martin Truex Jr., who won the pole at Texas one year ago, took the fifth spot.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. placed sixth, followed by his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. Johnson is the current points leader and winner of last Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway. He also won the most recent Sprint Cup event at Texas last November.
Carl Edwards, who has the most wins at this track with three, and Juan Pablo Montoya completed the top-10.
Danica Patrick qualified on owner points and will start 42nd after posting a lap at 188.094 mph.
Scott Speed and Scott Riggs failed to qualify for Saturday's NRA 500, which is scheduled to start just after 7:30 p.m. ET.


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Our music is built from extensive field recordings and industrial sounds, guitar noise, treated piano, and other audio experimentation. We record in the darker corners of our 102 year old historic home in Burlington, North Carolina, and the moods of this city and house very much affect what we create. Common themes in our work include faded industry, manmade decay, suburban sprawl, the supernatural, nature, weather, and the past/nostalgia. Our extensive discography has appeared on a variety of experimental music labels (including our own cassette label, Wood Thrush Tapes), and we perform and tour regularly.
Lost Trail part of a larger family of musicians, labels and artists known as the Living Room Visions collective. We also hold occasional musical gatherings at our home in Burlington, Staycation, and we both are dedicated artists in other various mediums, including photography, film-making, writing and abstract painting.
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This is the Ta-Daaaaah post for my third baby blanket of the year. I like to think of it as Baby Blanket Number 2 (this baby is due before the baby that is receiving the 2nd blanket that I made), I just made them in the wrong order.
This is for my cousin, who is due imminently, and who did not find out whether her baby was a girl or a boy. I love surprises :-) I asked her what sort of colours she would prefer, pastels or brights, and she said brights. I'm very glad! I think this is my most rainbow like blanket so far and I think it will work happily for a girl or for a boy.
It started off small, around about here, and here, straight after I finished my granny stripe blanket.
As you can see, it has been good friends with the granny stripe from the start. I started off with the same colour order with the addition of a magenta stripe between the plum and fondant as I felt that the contrast was too sharp without it. After the yellow and green stripes though, I just did my own thing and chose colours by feel. I didn't want to repeat a pattern as I personally don't like seeing a large repeat in a small blanket. Small intentional repeats of four or so colours looks pleasing to my eye, but I'm not keen on getting so far and repeating or reversing what I've already done.
I did enjoy how the blues looked together so I made that a feature and put three sequences (slightly different each time) in, and was careful about how I used the yellow and green combo. I wanted it to look stripy and balanced, and not so that your eye was drawn to one strong colour (usually plum) or one bright (yellow) each time. I think I chose right in the end because I really love this rainbow blanket.
I don't really make blankets to specific measurements and I just stop when they look vaguely in proportion and rectangular (unless of course I am doing square blankets, but I only really make them square when I do granny squares). I haven't measured it either because I don't think I have a tape measure and all our building tape measures are gross and dirty. I like to think that this could be a pram blanket, a cot blanket, a blanket for baby to lay on on the floor, or a snuggly warm blanket if the weather is cold. It is lovely and warm and has a nice drapey feel to it.
It took me between two and three weeks to make the body of the blanket and then about the same again to motivate myself to do the border. I'm dreadful really because while I love the finished effect of putting a border on, I always think "wahey, blanket is done!" after I've made it the right size.
I am also never ever ever going to write a tutorial on how to make a ripple straight. I do it by feel and intuition! The theory is, make TRs in the tops of your decreases, then work up to the peak by doing HTRs, DCs and then finally slip stitches across the top. That's the best I can do for you, I always wing it and working out of the foundation row is harder than working out of the top row. As usual, I did 2TR in the end of each stitch down each side, and then kind of bodged the corners a bit. Technical!
After the round of Cloud Blue, I did a round of TRs in Aster, and then a round of HTRs in Turquoise. After that I added a round of red pointy picot edging. Now, you may have seen in previous blankets that I have done a round of HTR stitches and then the pointy picot after that in the same colour. This time I felt like working just the pointy bits in red without the previous round. I'm very happy with the effect (also reminds me of a stegosaurus, bonus!) although it does look a little different on the back:
I like that it has a definite back and front but looks good on either.
So, here is the ta-daaaah from above:
and from the ground:
And all curled up:
And curled up with it's Granny Stripe buddy:
This is the last baby blanket I will be making for other people for a looooong time now, phew. Three blankets in three months must be some kind of record though and I'm pretty sure my fingers are going to fall off soon.
Yarn: Stylecraft Special dk in: Pomegranate, Plum, Magenta, Fondant, Aspen, Spring Green, Aster, Turquoise, Lipstick, Shrimp, Saffron, Meadow and Cloud Blue
Starting chain: 140 + 3
Hook size: 4mm
Pattern: Neat Ripple
Border Pattern: Pointy Picot
Size: no idea, didn't have a tape measure handy
You can buy Stylecraft Special DK at Wool Warehouse (this is my affiliate link).
Now, onto my next project … :-)


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KINGSTON — A blood drive honoring the memory of a 21-year-old Accord women who died of leukemia in 2010 is planned for 2-8 p.m. Thursday at White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave., Kingston.
KINGSTON — A blood drive honoring the memory of a 21-year-old Accord women who died of leukemia in 2010 is planned for 2-8 p.m. Thursday at White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave., Kingston.
The drive, in honor of Hope Mattice, is being hosted by Hope's father, Larry Mattice, along with the New York Blood Center.
For more information, call 800-933-2566 or visit nybloodcenter.org.
MONROE "'— Crystal Run Healthcare's free "Walk With a Doc" will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Crane Park (also known as Airplane Park), in Monroe.
This is a community walking program that encourages heart health by organizing walks with local physicians and health-care professionals who provide support to the walkers and answer questions along the way.
Physicians leading this walk will be Drs. Laura Nicoll and Philip Wilken.
Walkers can preregister at crystalrunhealthcare.com.
GOSHEN — A CPR/AED/first-aid training will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Inspire, 2 Fletcher St., Goshen.
The $75 per person fee includes a two-year certification from the American Red Cross.
Materials will be supplied for class training and will also be available for purchase.
To register, or for more information, call 294-7300, ext. 235.
TOWN OF WALLKILL — Orange Regional Medical Center will host a free seminar on bariatric weight-loss surgery at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in the hospital's multipurpose conference room, 707 E. Main St., Town of Wallkill.
Immediately following the seminar, Orange Regional's Bariatric Support Group will meet on the topic, "Nutrition — Eating Out After Weight-Loss Surgery."
This support group is for both pre- and post-op weight-loss surgical patients and is open to the public.
For more information, or to register for both the seminar and the support group, call 888-321-6762 or visit ormc.org/bariatrics.
NEWBURGH — A free session on "Detox With Smoothies" will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 9 in the auditorium of the Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St., Newburgh.
Presenter is Beth "Bella" Garrison, a board-certified health lifestyle coach, and founder/director of Beth Garrison LLC.
Attendees will sample tasty smoothies in a detoxification program focusing on feeling better, losing weight, clearing the mind, decreasing cravings and improving digestion. Liver health will also be covered in this session.
For more information, visit bellagarrison.com or bethgarrison.com.
Registration for the detox class is required. Call 563-3618 or visit newburghlibrary.org.
NEW WINDSOR — Two sessions of CPR classes will be held Feb. 10 at the Marasco Senior Center, 555 Union Ave., New Windsor.
An American Heart Association basic life support CPR course will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fee is $75.
A community CPR and first-aid class is scheduled from 1-5 p.m. Fee is $60.
For more information or to register, call 565-7750 or visit nwrecisfun.com.
NEWBURGH — The mid-Hudson support group for people who are blind or visually impaired will be held from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Independent Living Inc., 5 Washington Terrace, Newburgh.
There is no cost to participate. The group meets on the second Tuesday of every month, unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments will be served. For information, or in case of inclement weather, call Julie Cardone at 914-993-5389.


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Beaver Island State Park, West River Parkway, Strawberry and Motor islands lottery scheduled
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced lottery drawings for the first half of waterfowl hunting season have been scheduled at Beaver Island State Park.
Draws will be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday beginning Friday, Oct. 25. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the draws start at 6:30 p.m. sharp. The draws will continue to take place in the basement of the Beaver Island Clubhouse. Participants should enter in the back door closest to the parking lot next to the clubhouse.
Duck season will run from Oct. 26 through Dec. 8, and the Canada goose season will run from Oct. 26 through Dec. 18. For the extended goose season, Dec. 9-18, there will be call-ins only. Blinds can be reserved by calling 716-773-2010 (from 9 a.m. to noon) on:
•Thursday Dec. 5 for Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 9-10
•Tuesday Dec. 10 for Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 11-13
•Thursday Dec. 12 for Saturday-Wednesday, Dec. 14-18
Permits must be picked up at the park office no later than 4:15 p.m. weekdays prior to the day of the hunt.
To participate in the lottery drawings, hunters must be present and show a valid New York state small game hunting license with a signed duck stamp, proof of completion of a waterfowl ID course, and proof of registration in the harvest information program.
Again this season, State Parks will be including a DEC universal access blind located on East River Road at Spicer Creek Wildlife Management area (north of the cemetery). Waterfowl hunting is restricted to the wooden universal blind structure only.
For more information, call the State Parks office at 716-773-3271 on weekdays between 8:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.


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April 20, 1947 - January 23, 2013
Ocala, FL - Formerly of Highland Mills, NY
Linda J. Sheehan, an 8 year resident of Ocala, FL and former longtime resident of Highland Mills, NY passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Kindred Hospital, Ocala, FL. Linda was 65 years old.
Daughter of the late Angelo and Helen O'Donnell Amato, she was born April 20, 1947 in New York, NY. Linda was a retired Bus Monitor and Food Service Handler with the Monroe-Woodbury School District, Central Valley, NY.
Survivors include her loving husband of 42 years, Michael T. Sheehan, Sr. of Ocala, FL; her sons, Michael T. Sheehan, Jr. and his wife, Ann Marie of New York, NY, Scott A. Sheehan and his wife, Lisa of Highland Mills, NY; her six grandchildren: Brianna, Ryan, Madison, Thomas, Connor and Aidan, and her brother, Thomas Amato of Belford, NJ.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29th at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 117 Maple Ave., Monroe. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 30th at St. Patrick's Church, 448 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY. Cremation will take place at Cedar Hill Crematory, Middle Hope, NY.
Memorial donations may be made to Shands Transplant Center at University of Florida, PO Box 100386, Gainesville, FL 32610.
Funeral arrangements made by Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 845-782-8185 or www.ssqfuneralhome.com


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(Editor's Note: Candidates for local elections are allowed to submit statements and information about their candidacy on the Alternative Press. We will be presenting information on this year's three candidates for the West Orange Board of Education. These statements come directly from the candidates themselves and are published verbatim.)
Dear West Orange:
November 5 is a very important day throughout our state. Our community will be asked to cast their ballots for our state government and for our WO Board of Education. First, I want to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to have served your children and our community these past 3 years on the Board of Education. I hold a Bachelors of Science degree in Management from Rutgers University and a Paralegal Degree from Upsala College. In July 2013, I became a Certified Board Member.
I have lived in West Orange for almost 20 years and have raised and educated my 2 sons in our West Orange schools. As an active informed parent, I, like so many of you, have been an active PTA member at the Washington, Pleasantdale, Edison and West Orange High schools and as a member of Parents Advocating for Special Services in Education (PASSE). Volunteering and working on project graduation gave me an opportunity to work side by side with many other parents.
Currently, I volunteer with the West Orange Public Relations Commission; have been a former West Orange Human Relations Commissioner, and co-chair of the Membership Committee of the West Orange African Heritage Organization. I am also a Board Member of the Essex County Chapter of the Jamaican Organization of New Jersey and a long-time member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
I have played a very active role on the West Orange Board of Education and am one of the liaisons to the West Orange Township/Board of Education Committee, a Delegate to the Essex County School Boards Association, and the Legislative Chairperson of the Board. I serve on the District's Sustainability Committee, which includes some members of the West Orange Energy Commission, the Smaller Learning Communities Professional Development and the Diversity Committee. Each of these has allowed me to understand and truly focus on the needs of our community.
Effective leadership: I have committed myself to improving student achievement, accountability, transparency and fiscal responsibility. I understand our needs and the community's concerns and determination to focus on finding ways to achieve savings through a line by line review of the budget and lessening the tax burden on stakeholders.
A thoughtful collaboration and partnerships with local organizations such as the West Orange African Heritage Organization for elementary school tutoring and other professionals in our community may increase resources in our school district. A follow through for other sources of revenue through grant opportunities, shared services and partnering with corporations and universities may enhance our bottom line. Looking to the wealth of knowledge that our community members possess, some working in the finance industry, we would be well suited to reach out and perhaps form a Citizens Budget Advisory to assist when determining budgetary needs.
As knowledgeable and understanding of what we want and need our schools to accomplish, I look forward to continuing the work I have done these past 3 years and so, I ask that you cast your VOTE for me, and re-elect Sandra Mordecai on ELECTION DAY, November 5, 2013.
In Your Service ,
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West Orange, New Jersey
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New Car Review
2013 vs. 2014 Mazda3
Little moss gathers under the wheels of Mazda's best-selling car, and the all-new 2014 Mazda3 arrives just four years after the model's last complete redesign. Highlights include SkyActiv powertrains, new infotainment options and modern safety technology, all wrapped in sharp new styling that reflects the automaker's latest design philosophy.
In advance of the new 2014 Mazda3 model's late September arrival at dealerships, the outgoing 2013 Mazda3 is on sale. Buyers can take advantage of rebates, 0 percent long-term financing and zero-down lease deals. Used Mazda3 models also qualify for low-interest-rate financing through Mazda's Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program.
Given the bargains to be had on the old Mazda3, does it make sense to wait for the new 2014 Mazda3? Let's find out.
Fuel Economy
The outgoing Mazda3 is offered with a choice between three engines, only one of them equipped with the company's SkyActiv suite of fuel-saving technologies.
The redesigned 2014 Mazda3 can be equipped with a choice between two 4-cylinder engines, each showcasing SkyActiv technology. The 2-liter engine is essentially carried over from 2013, but the new 2.5-liter SkyActiv 4-cylinder engine is more powerful and more fuel efficient than the engine it replaces.
For the purposes of this comparison, we will focus on the 2-liter SkyActiv 4-cylinder engine that carries over for 2014. As this article is written, it is the only engine with official fuel economy ratings for both model years. Additionally, we limit comparison to the Mazda3 5-door model because that's the only version of the new car that the Environmental Protection Agency has officially rated.
In the 2013 model, the 2-liter SkyActiv engine generates 155 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque, and drives the car's front wheels through a 6-speed manual gearbox or a 6-speed automatic transmission with a manual shift mode. For 2014, the hp rating and the transmission choices remain the same, but torque rises to 150 lb-ft.
In addition to a barely perceptible increase in torque output, the new Mazda3 is rated to return 33 miles per gallon in combined driving regardless of transmission choice. This same engine installed in the 2013 Mazda3 returns 31 mpg in combined driving with a manual gearbox and 32 mpg with the automatic.
The advantage goes to the new Mazda3.
Mixed messages exist between Consumer Reports and J.D. Power when it comes to the Mazda3 model's reliability. The former gives the Mazda3 the highest possible reliability rating between 2010 and 2013, the four years spanning the second-generation model that is about to be replaced. J.D. Power gives the car a slightly better than average rating.
Either way, a Certified Pre-Owned Mazda3 appears to be a solid bet. Mazda's CPO program puts every car through a 150-point inspection and provides a free vehicle history report with a 3-year buy-back guarantee. Additionally, the balance of the standard factory warranty or a 12-month/12,000-mile warranty is included for all Mazda CPO vehicles, along with extended powertrain coverage amounting to seven years or 100,000 miles and 24-hour roadside assistance.
Compared to a new 2013 or 2014 model, a CPO Mazda3 model's added coverage is appealing. The brand new models are equipped with three years or 36,000 miles of bumper-to-bumper warranty protection with roadside assistance, and the powertrain warranty is good only for five years or 60,000 miles. There is no buy-back guarantee included with a new Mazda3.
Though the redesigned 2014 Mazda3 is likely to prove itself just as dependable as the model it replaces, a CPO Mazda3 gives buyers extra confidence at a lower price. However, as we shall see in the next section, that's true only for older and higher-mileage models.
Car buyers looking for a reliable vehicle at a bargain price can find one in a CPO Mazda3. As this article is written, there are more than 1,500 CPO examples of the second-generation Mazda3 for sale on AutoTrader.com, starting at $11,500 for a Touring sedan with 56,000 miles and ranging up to $25,995 for a 2012 Grand Touring 5-door model with 5,500 miles on the clock.
A new 2013 Mazda3 starts at $17,495, but that's for a manual transmission. The automatic runs another $1,245. The good news is that Mazda is offering $1,500 in rebates, or a $500 rebate plus 0 percent financing for 60 months or zero-down lease deals as dealers sweep remaining inventory out the door. That makes the newer CPO Mazda3 models look like a poor value, especially since buyers taking advantage of deals on the new car are certainly negotiating from invoice rather than MSRP.
Either way, the redesigned 2014 Mazda3 won't match these deals once it goes on sale, even if the 5-door hatchback's base price drops by more than a grand due to its availability lower in the trim level lineup.
If getting a good deal is of paramount importance, check out a new 2013 Mazda3 or an older CPO model.
The previous-generation Mazda3 is not a safety rock star. How could it be when side-impact crash-test results from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reflect a 2-star protection rating for rear-seat occupants and a 3-star rating in the event that the car slides laterally into a pole?
Still, it would appear that the two major safety organizations in the country disagree about the Mazda3. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) calls the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Mazda3 models Top Safety Picks.
Certainly, the redesigned 2014 Mazda3 will perform better in crash tests once they are conducted. In the meantime, given new safety upgrades for the 2014 model -- including available E911 service to help speed rescue following airbag deployment, optional Lane Departure Warning and Forward Obstruction Warning systems and an extra-cost Smart City Brake Support system designed to eliminate or mitigate low-impact collisions with other vehicles -- we're giving the nod for safety to the redesigned Mazda3.
Though the 2013 Mazda3 is no stranger to technology, the redesigned 2014 model takes a clear leap forward thanks to the safety options mentioned in the previous section, plus an available fuel-saving Intelligent Energy Loop (i-ELOOP) brake energy regeneration system with active grille shutters. The new 2014 Mazda3 also offers Bluetooth, access to Internet applications and social media services, provides SMS text messaging capability, features Pandora and Stitcher Internet radio and can be equipped with an optional navigation system with 7-inch touchscreen display.
AutoTrader's Advice
Wait for the redesigned 2014 Mazda3. This version is aesthetically appealing, technologically advanced, more powerful and fuel efficient, and it's likely to prove to be the safer vehicle once official crash tests are conducted. Plus, the new third-generation model should duplicate the Mazda3 model's long-standing record for reliability.
By comparison, the outgoing 2013 Mazda3 model's primary virtue is value. Just keep those NHTSA crash-test ratings in mind if you elect to save thousands on the old model.


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Rumours are abound of Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid this summer and, were it to happen, he would likely command a fee close to his world record £80million transfer to Spain from Manchester United.
Whether it would exceed that enormous amount paid by the Santiago Bernabeu club in 2009 is up for debate, but it would certainly be expensive.
In fact, with the spectre of Financial Fair Play on the horizon, it is questionable as to whether any transfer will ever surpass the record.
GMF decided to scour the world to find the players that could be candidates to break Ronaldo's record fee, or at least come close to it – five players that could conceivably be the next transfer blockbusters.
We aren't saying these transfers are definitely going to happen, or that they will definitely break the record; we're just saying they have the potential to leave football fans open-mouthed at the scale of the financials.
So, here they are:
Gareth Bale
The Spurs winger has been setting the Premier League alight in recent weeks and his price is rising with every match-winner wondergoal he scores. It is a shame that Tottenham Hotspur are a club that do not possess the financial clout to resist huge bids for their best players.
Bale is proving to be almost unstoppable when on his game and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is famous for getting every last penny out of the buying cliubs that are interested. Transfer fess from £70million to £50million have been mooted for the Wales international, so you know it will be big when he does eventually leave.
Brazil's young hope has been getting quite a billing over the past two years and it is all geared towards getting as lucrative a deal as possible when he makes his eventual move to Europe.
His club Santos cannot boast the financial power of Europe's bigger clubs, so his first move is unlikely to be his biggest. If he progresses, as many believe he is capable, his second move could well command an astronomical fee.
Wayne Rooney
Paris St Germain are reported to be retaining an interest in the England forward, who will be entering the final two years of his Manchester United contract at the end of the season.
The Qatar-backed Ligue 1 club have serious financial clout and it would likely take much of it to persuade Rooney to move away from Old Trafford. Rooney's commercial value makes him an extremely valuable asset even before his contribution on the pitch is considered; he is the star of Roy Hodgson's Three Lions team and faces up numerous products.
All of which make his value to United extremely high and drive up what would already be significant price.
Jack Wilshere
Arsenal fans will not want to envisage their golden boy leaving Emirates Stadium at any time in the future, but star men departing the Gunners has become so regular an occurrence in the recent past that it would be foolish to dismiss it ever happening.
If Rooney is the current face of the England side, Wilshere is undoubtedly the successor. Arsene Wenger is one of many to say he could be one of the world's best eventually so a transfer fee for him will have to be huge.
The fact that he is still very young and is yet to hit his prime, added to the improving financial power of the Gunners, mean his stock, and price tag, are only going to be rising.
Juan Mata
The Spaniard has been sensational since he moved to Chelsea from Valencia in 2011 and has been improving ever since. The Blues have been going through some troubled times recently and do not have the cushion of last year's Champions League triumph to remedy a poor Premier League season.
If the unrest causes them to fail more often, then players like Mata could well decide they want a new challenge. However, the presence of Roman Abramovich means they are unlikely to ever have to sell a player and it would take a large pile of cash to convince him to part company with one of his most prized charges.
Mata is surely the most prized of those, except for maybe Eden Hazard, and his age, alongside his supreme talent, would likely mean he would cost a significant amount of money.
Which other players do you think could draw record-breaking transfer fees in the future? Leave a comment below to let us know…


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"I want to know how far you can push science until it completely falls apart."
Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist who wants to create a one-inch equation that would explain everything.
Michio is a figure skater who likes to throw his wife in the air… while they're skating together.
Theory of Everything
You Can Spin Forever
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10 Questions for Michio Kaku
Blog Posts
The Wire
Ask Michio Your Questions
Spinning Into Oblivion
Science Fiction?
While Visions of Equations Danced in His Head
Michio On Letterman!
How To Touch People
Spinning With Newton
About Michio Kaku
Michio teaches physics at the City University of New York, is a best-selling author, and hosts his own radio and television series on science. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Physics of the Impossible, and Physics of the Future. He has also hosted numerous documentaries on the Discovery Channel, the Science Channel, and also BBC-TV.


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Hermes Investment Management ("Hermes"), the £24.1 billion manager focused on delivering superior, sustainable, risk adjusted returns to its clients – responsibly, has today announced that its infrastructure team has acquired a 25.6% stake in Energy Assets Group ("Energy Assets") on behalf of clients in consortium with investment funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners, which acquired the remaining 74.4% stake in Energy Assets. Prior to this Energy Assets shares were listed on the main London Stock Exchange.
Headquartered in Livingston, Scotland, Energy Assets is the largest independent provider of industrial and commercial gas metering services in the United Kingdom (by number of meters owned and managed) and is a major provider of multi-utility network metering and data services. As at March 2016 Energy Assets owned and managed a portfolio of c.450,000 gas and electricity assets.
Peter Hofbauer, Head of Hermes Infrastructure, said: "We are pleased to announce our investment in Energy Assets Group, one of the leading providers of installation and maintenance services of smart meters in the UK. Hermes Infrastructure is committed to working in partnership with Energy Assets and its clients in this important and growing sector of the UK energy market, delivering energy efficiency measures through the continued roll out of advanced meters across the country."
Hermes Infrastructure held a final close in May 2015 for the Hermes GPE Infrastructure Fund (the "Fund") and its related accounts (together, "HIF I"). HIF I raised a total of £1.16bn (USD1.8bn; EUR1.6bn)**, exceeding its £800.0m (USD1.3 EUR1.1bn)** target. The Hermes infrastructure team now manages funds of £3.9bn (USD5.2bn; EUR4.6bn)***.
In 2015, Hermes Infrastructure acquired stakes in Eurostar, the high-speed rail service and Associated British Ports, the UK's leading ports group in consortium with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board respectively. In May 2016, Hermes Infrastructure announced the acquisition of an additional 17.1% stake in Southern Water, taking Hermes' overall managed ownership interest to 21%.
This does not constitute a solicitation or offer to any person to buy or sell any related securities or financial instruments.
* Source: Hermes as at 31 March 2016 with the exception of one portfolio totalling £89.7m valued as at 31 January 2016.
** Source: Hermes Infrastructure: Hermes GPE Infrastructure Fund close as at 18 May 2015
***Source: Hermes Infrastructure AUM as at 19 May 2016
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Missouri's Republican House leader wants a legislative hearing on allegations of a hostile workplace in parts of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's administration.
House Speaker Tim Jones said Friday that he has asked the House Government Oversight and Accountability Committee to convene a hearing on the issue. That comes after former employees in the departments of agriculture and labor recently went public with assertions of intimidation and discrimination by former department directors.
Nixon spokesperson Scott Holste said Friday that the administration tries to foster a workforce that is "professional in demeanor and inclusive in its composition."
Republican House member Jay Barnes, of Jefferson City, is chairman of the oversight committee. He says the hearing will focus on whether Nixon's office is diligently vetting applicants before making appointments to key positions.


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What they said at the Masters - First Round
Augusta, GA – Much of the talk on the first day surrounded China's Tianlang Guan.
The 14-year-old became the youngest player to ever compete at the Masters. For his part, Guan seemed to fit right in.
"I was just a little bit nervous on the first tee, after a great tee shot ... I started to feel comfortable. I just want to enjoy tomorrow and hit some good shots," Guan said afterwards.
The youngster makes it sound so easy doesn't he?
Here's what other players were saying after the first round of the 77th Masters:
- BEN CRENSHAW, the 1984 and 1995 Masters champion, played alongside Guan and had this to say about the youngster; "He played about four of the most delicate pitches I've ever seen. He played like a 28-year-old journeyman and stayed well within himself. His thought process was never rushed, and he was very patient. It certainly didn't seem like he had any nerves."
- DUSTIN JOHNSON, has made the cut in each of his previous three appearances at the Masters, but has failed to crack the top 30. He does have five top-10 finishes at the other three majors, and he talked about how he managed to score on Thursday; "I hit a couple bad tee shots, but I was able to get something up around the greens and get it up and down. Around here, just leaving it on the right side of the hole is key. I putted pretty well. I didn't have any 3-putts, which if you can go around here without any 3-putts, you're doing pretty good."
- FRED COUPLES, the 1992 Masters champion, was spurred on by his ability to keep tee shots near his two big-hitting playing partners; "I just love this place. You have to drive the ball pretty long. And it be honest with you, I was swinging pretty hard today. I was close to a couple of Dustin Johnson's 3- woods and Brendan Grace's drivers, and that gets me pumped up. I love the course, and if I drive it like that, I can play it any day."
- RORY MCILROY, the reigning PGA Champion, can reclaim the top spot in the world rankings this week with a win and Tiger Woods finishing outside the top two, and he talked about his struggle to keep his round going on Thursday; "I played the front nine really well. I turned in a couple under, but it seemed every time I got a bit of momentum I gave it straight back. I couldn't get any momentum going."
- PHIL MICKELSON, the three-time Masters champion, was very philosophical about his round and wants to get more aggressive going forward; "I knew on Tuesday that this was how it was going to play out having not played competitively in a little while. I'm tentative and I'm a little bit passive. I tried to be very careful not to make a huge, dumb mistake early on. After being 2-over through seven holes, I found my groove. I can't wait to get back out on the course tomorrow because I feel like I can light it up."
- TREVOR IMMELMAN, the 2008 Masters champion, has had just one top-5 and four top-10 finishes since claiming his lone major championship five years ago. He has battled a variety of injuries since, and he talked about how good this round was, "Any time you play well it's satisfying. I obviously feel comfortable here and I've made a lot of friends over the years, so it kind of feels like coming home in a way. It's nice to get a good round under my belt early."


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Yesterday I had my "SQL Server best practices for developers" session at DevWeek and I really enjoyed it a lot.
For all those who asked, I'll put slides and demos online as soon as possible. I've just waiting to know where I can put it (on my website or somewhere else), so it should be just a matter of some days.
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I also have to thank Simon Sabin for the very nice event he organized for SQLSocial
A lot of people attended and we really had interesting discussions. And it was my first time doing a session at a pub, and I must say it's *really* funny and enjoyable, expecially when you have free beer :-)
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2008 Peugeot 307 HDI Wagon 2.0 turbo diesel from Australia and New Zealand
Nice to look at and nice to drive!
Usual surging at times. ECR valve cleaned etc. Better, but not perfect. Apart from that, the car has performed well through all sorts of weather. I live on a dirt road, so it has to put up with all sorts of bad conditions, but I always feel safe and in control.
All works fine, inside and out, except for a slight rattle in the tail gate plastic fittings, which could be solved with some padding if I bothered.
Please note no dealers for repairs - you need to take them to a French car specialist to get the difficult stuff fixed, as ordinary mechanics are not familiar with their quirks, like Swedish and Italian cars.
Like all cars, you need to keep up the maintenance and check the car regularly for issues.
General Comments:
This is the 2.0L turbo wagon with over-boost for high speed passing and 6 speed Porsche Geartronic box, so a very powerful quick car with ABS, EBT and ESC; not much can take it on from a start, but they try though!
This car has very stiff handling and a very taut body, so the handling is good, but comfort may be a little too harsh for some.
A little surprised that this model only has the leather steering wheel and had no leather option...
The 2.0 L turbo wagon, as late as possible, is the best pick as it is bigger and wider than the saloon or hatch versions.
Very heavy solid car that has a good accident rating, especially for side impact crashes.
Still has a character of its own, and gets lots of long looks, as it is the metallic Touring red and tinted windows; very smart.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 9th January, 2013


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Does this exchange sound familiar to you?
Friend/colleague: "So what are you up to tonight?"
You: "I'm headed over to [The Middle East/Brighton Music Hall/Great Scott] for a show tonight."
Friend/colleague: "Oh. One of those bands you listen to. Who is it, Nervous Squirrel again?"
You: "That was Frightened Rabbit. And no, I'm going to see [insert name of awesome indie band]."
Friend/colleague: Blank stare.
If so, you're in the right place.
This group is for people who don't have a lot of friends who frequent indie rock – as you'll see from the range of shows we attend, we use that term very loosely – shows, who are looking to meet some avid concert-goers, or just love live music and want to see some Boston venues. Meet up for food or drinks before and after shows.
Venues that will be the most frequented:
Middle East – Cambridge
Brighton Music Hall – Brighton
Great Scott – Allston
Paradise Rock Club (and Lounge) - Boston (near BU)
Royale – Boston
TT the Bears - Cambridge
This group will be an open forum for indie (and the like) shows. Rather than stick to the standard Meetup model of having a few organizers run all the events, we'd like to get everyone involved and have lots of options on the calendar. So if you're planning on heading to a show, and you're willing to be responsible for arranging a time and place to meet and making sure people can find you and the group when they arrive, send us a suggestion (use the big "Schedule a New Meetup" link on our page) and we'll help you do the rest!


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By Jeff Caplan, NBA.com
VIDEO: Lakers introduce Scott
HANG TIME SOUTHWEST — "Showtime" did, sort of, return to Los Angeles on Tuesday.
During the press conference to introduce former Lakers guard Byron Scott as the team's 25th coach, old teammates Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jamaal Wilkes strolled into the Lakers' practice gym to show their support. Johnson, a constant public critic of the last Lakers coach, Mike D'Antoni, nearly suffocated Scott with a massive, joy-filled hug.
Johnson declared this as "a great day for all the former Lakers as well as Lakers fans all over the world," and then proclaimed the impossible: "Showtime's back, baby!"
Scott, 53, flanked Magic in the Lakers' backcourt for three of the Showtime Lakers' four championship runs during the 1980s, plus three other Finals appearances through 1991. Scott, a native of Inglewood, Calif., home of the old Fabulous Forum and then the renamed Great Western Forum where those teams dazzled the senses, obviously has intimate knowledge of how those high-powered teams excelled.
Yet even Scott, who along with all Lakers fans can appreciate Magic's exuberance for bringing a Laker Man back to the helm, had to tap the brakes on Magic's "Showtime" giddiness here in the real world of 2014.
"We can't play that way," Scott said during his press conference. "We don't have a Magic Johnson."
Remember, it was D'Antoni when hired five games into the 2012-13 season who embraced the faux return of Showtime, declaring his inherited edition would score 110 points a game or something ridiculous. Such bravado presumably came from either an attempt to capture angry Lakers fans enamored with Phil Jackson, or from his past successes running-and-gunning in Phoenix with two-time MVP Steve Nash, whom the Lakers had acquired that summer, only at a slightly more advanced age than he was in those heady Suns days.
Nash remains with the Lakers. He's 40 now and has played 65 games in the last two seasons because of injuries, and just 15 last season. Kobe Bryant was a bushy-haired rookie during Scott's final season. Scott returned to L.A. for the 1996-97 season for a final hurrah after playing a few seasons elsewhere a couple years after Magic's initial stunning retirement.
The offense Kobe and Nash will run, Scott said on Tuesday, will be a mixture of everything he's ever done at his previous stops with New Jersey, New Orleans and Cleveland, where he was the poor sap who took the gig just before LeBron James declared he was taking his talents to South Beach.
His greatest chore, Scott said, going full anti-D'Antoni (who truthfully had no shot last season with the unending injuries that ravaged the team), will be turning this group into a defensive-minded unit. Scott probably choked just a bit as he glanced at the Lakers' stats last season. They finished 28th overall in defensive rating, giving up 107.9 points per 100 possessions.
"The main thing I have to do right away is establish ourselves as a defensive basketball team," Scott said. "These three gentlemen [Magic, Kareem and Wilkes] that's sitting in this front row, the first thing that Magic taught me when I got in this league is that we win championships by defending every single night. That's the one thing we can control."
Just prior to making that statement, Scott said he told general manager Mitch Kupchak that he assembled a roster that will be "very competitive." Hopefully Scott remembered the Lakers are still in the Western Conference. Anyway, there's nothing like new-coach optimism.
On the bright side, the Lakers were so awful last season that it figures to be next-to-impossible to be as bad. The Lakers lost a franchise-record 55 games. Kobe played in six. He'll be back. We know he'll be paid a handsome $23.5 million next season, but we don't know at what level he'll perform or how he'll adapt his game to his changing athleticism and physical capabilities following the torn Achilles tendon of two seasons ago and last season's knee injury. Or how his patience will stand up to a mediocre team and a new coach, even one this time he personally endorsed.
Nash, as mentioned, is back, too, but how long he can play or how effectively is a total mystery.
Pau Gasol is out. Vetaran power forward Carlos Boozer is in.
The rest of Scott's team looks like this: No. 7 overall pick Julius Randle, then Jordan Hill, Jeremy Lin, Nick Young, Ryan Kelly, Ed Davis and Robert Sacre.
Showtime? The straight-faced Scott was right to tap the brakes.
Give him credit for that, and now give him time to implement a system and gain some cohesion, and time for trusted management to work some magic in the coming summers that missed the mark with available superstars this time around.
Only then will we know if Magic can truly crow that Showtime's back, baby.


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|2011-12-03, 02:05
|Link #11041
I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
But Green is for Kotegawa! Also, doesn't match his red hair
White: Ichika
Blue: Cecilia
Light Blue: Tatenashi
Gray: Kanzashi
Green: Yamada & Mooks
Purple: Madoka/ M
Red: Houki
Magenta: Rin
Black: Chifuyu
Orange: Char
Or maybe I just have to make it gold, but that'll scream Gary Stu...
@ Demino: Woo thanks, then Tan is, Taste like military
|2011-12-03, 02:06
|Link #11042
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ Eratas: Aw, I'll stop pushing now.
Hm... Other random ideas/concepts...
Okay, I'm going to break my previous sentence. For some reason, I just feel that she would fit in a lot more in the Shadow universe, other then the HotM universe.
Her very existence feels more in tone with the Shadow themes.
I'm giving you permission to put her in Shadow. And she won't appear in HotM, but only as a doll. In the future though, Laura's second daughter will be surely be named Koneko Illustria Tokiwa.
ART and KIT. Kyuukai's little devils.
There's a 20% chance I'll make them twins though...
|2011-12-03, 02:11
|Link #11043
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
desert camo is awesome 'nuff said.
If a girl can somewhat relate with Rong's situation and understands him. Do you guys think she could fall in love with him in the span of 2-3 weeks?(It's an OC that falls for him but I still want to check the believability)
|2011-12-03, 02:14
|Link #11045
I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
Like a sandstorm, the unknown unit strike right into one of the Duplica Stratos unit, separating them from their respective main group.
Sparks flew as the unit landed in the ground, spark and dust flew, creating an illusion of crimson trail of a fiery blaze.
"Ichika, isn't that...."
The young emperor waved his massive claw, refitting the artificial joints mounted inside his gauntlet, and then, his claws extend by twice as long and shines brightly.
"Yeah, reinforcement is coming, Houki"
Behind the emperor and his queen, a couple of teenagers shown up inside their chariots, of all colors, like a rainbow. Majestic appearance bringing hope within their entrance.
"Sorry to make you wait, Ichika, Houki"
Hmm.... at least it comes with a bang (and yes, Ichika x Houki in that fic)
|2011-12-03, 02:15
|Link #11047
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
@ Rain - Are you sure? I don't want to take away any concepts you might want to use for your own fic. Anyway, one of Shadow's main theme's is the importance of your relationships and family. Family plays an important role since it shows both the positive effects (Kyuukai) and negative effects (Irish). Aria would fit a lot in there.
@ Senpai and Rain - Speaking of which, do you think I should have Irish kill his parent? She's the reason he was placed at the camp (Though it was by complete accident) and he's an anti-hero so I'm confused on what to do.
|2011-12-03, 02:17
|Link #11050
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ demino: Most people spend at most 3-5 hours on a regular basis with people unless they're family or extended family.
If the two have only known each other for those 2-3 weeks, it wouldn't be plausible, since they wouldn't know enough about each other to even consider love. Unless the OC is a love at first sight kind of girl.
@ Zero: You never cease being epic, do you?
@ Eratas: Aria's the future daughter, and I'm pretty sure she doesn't appear in regular Shadow canon. I'm pretty sure you can use Koneko. Just please give me credit (and or let me write some of the scenes.)
If I end up using Koneko in the future, then you can still consider my permission up there. But her appearances and interactions with people will be vastly different from what you plan with her in Shadow, since there are a cast of characters that won't appear in Shadow but only in HotM. Though her creation will be slightly similar. Only slightly.
And tell me what you plan so I can counter-coordinate so it won't be the same.
Also, Irish should at the very least maim, or critically wound his mother. It's up to you whether she is mercifully dealt with (either by being saved or mercifully executed), or is straight up murdered.
|2011-12-03, 02:20
|Link #11051
I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
@Demino the closest thing I find plausible is Filia, Stockholm syndrome and stuff...
|2011-12-03, 02:26
|Link #11054
That one guy
Join Date: Nov 2011
The OC is the american AE test pilot. Rong is allowed to assist with technical stuff of the AE development. For those 2-3 weeks they cram in as much work as they can on the AE(approximately 12 hours at least?), America getting information and Rong improving the software of the AE. Rong has at least two armed guards with him at all times, at least on the first week.
Alicia, the OC, is somewhere between foeyay/rivals/prone to acts of kindness... still fixing this part
|2011-12-03, 02:27
|Link #11055
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ Eratas: There has been an edit!
Also, Kyuukai has tried, but he never can seem to get his hands on them due to his mother, Chifuyu, Laura, and Canan.
He does start smoking (regular tobacco) halfway through the ISA group's third year. He quits as soon as he finds out Laura's pregnant though.
|2011-12-03, 02:32
|Link #11056
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
@ Rain - Same as yours except the creepiness of it is commented on by most characters and that some others think what he's doing is wrong. Other than that, I'm not sure what'll happen with her.
Side note - Do you mind if I make Kanzashi not as close to Kyuukai as she was in HOTM? Irish hangs out with Tatenashi more and has more of a reason to befriend her than Kyuukai does.
@ Jak - Seems more like an epilogue to me.
@ Senpai - Does Rito's mom and dad act any different from their usual selves?
@ Senpai and Rain - Then what should I do? Having him say "I forgive you" is going to be anti-climactic and would look pretty OOC.
|2011-12-03, 02:38
|Link #11057
I am no one
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Inside your head
|2011-12-03, 02:40
|Link #11058
Head of FRACTURE R&D
Join Date: Oct 2011
@ Eratas: Koneko manages to worm her way into the hearts of quite a few people of the academy. Including Maya Yamada.
Chifuyu does comment that he's feebly holding onto whatever relationships he can make because he believes he's going to die soon. And so he brought Koneko to life to fufill that dream before dying.
But it still stands. As creepy as it may be, he loves his daughter, and she realistically loves him.
To make the scene seem more climatic... Have Irish cut off a limb or two, and have her stay alive through out the ordeal. She'll talk, or groan more like it, to Irish about her decision. And in one moment of pitiful weakness, Irish can make his decision.
He can choose to save her life. But he doesn't have to forgive her.
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A tourist route where an American honeymooner died has been identified as one of the country's riskiest roads to drive on.
Another two Waikato roads topped the list of the country's most risky to drive on.
The Kiwi Road Assessment Programme (KiwiRAP) report, released today, looked into the safety of about 11,000 kilometres of rural state highways nationally.
A total of 60 of the worst roads were identified by comparing the number of deadly and serious crashes on the stretches of roads between 2002 and 2006 and then between 2007 and 2011.
The stretch of road between Huntly and Hamilton and State Highway 31 and from Kawhia to State Highway 3, both in Waikato, were the riskiest.
The road from State Highway 3 to Waitomo Caves was the third riskiest.
In September American honeymooner Kallan Stithem was killed and his wife seriously injured when they pulled into the path of a cement truck at the State Highway 3 intersection. Earlier this year a Canadian woman died in the same spot when her husband pulled into traffic.
Most of the dangerous roads were in the North Island, with only 13 South Island roads unidentified.
The report by KiwiRap, a joint partnership between government agencies and the AA, compared accident hotspots last year with those identified in 2007.
"The first step to making something better is to know how well it is currently working and where and how it can be improved, and this is what KiwiRAp enables us to do,'' AA spokesman Mike Noon said.
The report helped agencies, such as the New Zealand Transport Agency and police, identify which stretches of roads should be targeted with more safety improvements, he said.
Associate Minister of Transport Simon Bridges said the report helped the Government measure and understand risk levels "and helps us target our efforts to where we'll save the most lives''.
The data would feed into future decision-making into road and roadside improvements, campaign messaging, and speed management, he said.
But Labour transport safety spokesman Iain Lees-Galloway accused the Government of not acting soon enough on the information, saying a dangerous stretch of road would not be made safer for a decade.
The KiwiRap report identified State Highway 1 from Warkworth to Wellsford as one of the highest risk roads, with 9 fatal and 17 serious crashes between 2007 and 2011.
"This stretch of road is included in the Government's $1.7 billion-plus Puhoi to Wellsford Road of National Significance, which won't be completed until 2022. That's another 10 years of drivers having to run the gauntlet of a dangerous road,'' Mr Lees-Galloway said.


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Deep study of Lake Max next month will determine LMEC course to come
-Core samples likely to tell story of lake centuries back-
After more than 30 years of arduous efforts to fulfill the directives of a 1984 report on the health of Lake Maxinkuckee, the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Council and Fund are about to embark on another deep study they expect to guide their path in upcoming years -- a study which they believe marks this as the most studied lake in Indiana.
The three-day study will commence (coincidentally) on Earth Day -- April 22 -- and will not only offer educational opportunities to the county's students in the form of on-the-water observation, but will involve by far the deepest analysis of the lake's condition undertaken to date, utilizing the latest technology and most experienced minds in the field nationwide.
The LMEC, which formed in 1981 in response to growing awareness of the deteriorating health of Lake Maxinkuckee, hired Thomas L. Crisman of the Department of Environmental Engineering Services at the University of Florida in 1983 to undertake a "Historical Analysis of the Cultural Eutrophication of Lake Maxinkuckee, Indiana," which was completed in 1984 and published in 1986 (the report can be read in full on the LMEC's website at www.lakemax.org).
Eutrophication is the process of a body of water gaining an overage of nutrients, especially phosphates and nitrates, leading to the excessive growth of algae, which eventually depletes water of available oxygen, causing the death of other organisms, such as fish.
The Crisman report led to the LMEC's three wetland projects, starting in 1987: first the Wilson (relative to the Wilson Ditch, which eventually runs along State Road 117 at the Woodcraft Camp), followed by the Curtis, an existing wetland where baffles and a spillway were installed. Finally, a levy, control structure, and baffles were installed at the Kline wetland on the south end of the lake, which LMEC chairman Allen Chesser says is the largest on the lake and "unfortunately the most fragile...it' was one of three principle concerns for phosphorous pollution."
One historic source of pollution in the lake was septic systems along the shoreline, a problem initially addressed by the voluntary creation of a conservancy district and sanitary sewer on the east shore of the lake.
The J.F. New firm did a study of the lake's water quality in 1993 and found high levels of septic leachate on the west shore from Long Point to the public access site and along the south shore, explains Chesser. After a few years of planning and the creation of the Lake Maxinkuckee Southwest Conservancy District, those regions joined the town of Culver's municipal sewer system, wrapping up the process in 2012 and virtually obliterating the septic-based pollution problem.
"Our primary regulator is the DNR (Indiana Department of Natural Resources)," adds Chesser. "We work closely with them."
"If you look at the Crisman Report as the book that set our agenda," says LMEC executive director Kathy Clark, "down the road we created our watershed management plan, which had specific items to be addressed."
J.F. New also partnered with the LMEC to create the 2004-2006 watershed management plan, which has driven the specific goals and actions of the LMEC since. That plan can also be read in full on the LMEC website.
"All of the original goals that could be accomplished with the approval of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources have been done," notes Chesser.
He points out phosphorous levels appear to be stable and are at low levels, "so we don't see the presence of any algal blooms. We're blessed with a natural counter-measure for some of man's influence in the form of marl (on the lake bottom).
"Our group today is standing on the shoulders of a lot of good work done 25 years ago. The water being treated through constructed wetlands; the principle sources of surface water going into the lake are being treated with those wetlands. Some of the areas around the lake where we could have had sewage affluent seeping into the lake have been addressed for the most part. We've also raised awareness that heavy phosphate treatments on lawns are not necessary, so we've removed phosphate from turf treatment. However, phosphate is needed for grain production. We fear phosphate as a nutrient the most. It would be the most reactive for aquatic plants.
"Everything that happens on the watershed gets into the water at some point," he adds.
"We know that significant amounts of phosphates are still going into the lake," Chesser points out, "but we should better understand how much has gone in and how it's affecting the lake. Water temperature also affects aquatic plant growth. If climate change is here and temperatures start to rise -- as a gardener, I know we've changed to a temperate zone; we're warmer than we were 20 years ago. We could have more aquatic plant growth, so we can keep our eye on that."
Clark notes Chesser has been concerned about phosphorous loading in the lake "as long as I've been here.
"Bruce Lake (some miles south of Maxinkukee) isn't showing the same high content. So (the phosphorous) isn't flowing out of Lake Maxinkuckee. So where is it? Is it in the sediment or lying loose in the bottom? Small areas can be treated if we find that's the case."
Chesser says he and Clark have been working on rewriting the watershed management plan, and it appeared to be time to look back to the lake for currently accurate research.
"Every year we present a list of wishes from the (LMEC to the Fund), which controls the money. This was presented in November, and there was a lot of discussion. Then it was felt we should look for other partners and resources. We went back in January and had Marshall County Soil and Water involved to act as our liaison with the US Geological Survey out of Kansas."
The USGS was chosen after extensive research by Clark and others. The depth of study of the lake needed, she says, "is such a specialty. I tried my contacts through the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the DNR, and none knew how to do this. This guy in Kansas has done this for 30 other bodies of water around the country...our board felt the skill level of the USGS was important."
Chesser notes Marshall County Soul and Water Conservation partnered with the LMEC in the past towards the Kline Wetland, and the organization has been "very, very generous with their time and resources" leading up to the upcoming study.
Culver Academies, says Clark, was also "very generous," offering $10,000 per year for two years towards the $180,000 cost of the endeavor (the USGS will contribute 25 percent of the project in in-kind services). The LMEC has also applied for a $10,000 per year matching grant from the Marshall County Community Foundation's Ralph Vonnegut Fund, with results of that application known April 14.
The new study will take core samples of the sediment deep under Lake Maxinkuckee, and 200 to 300 years' worth of information is expected to result.
The new research "will not just give us a sound environmental history of the lake," explains Chesser, "but will also show us whether deposits in the lake from the 1970s through now show the amount of nutrients diminishing. That is the acid test. We will see if our efforts are showing up in the bottom of lake."
Core sampling, he adds, "will give us a tremendous baseline now that we have sewage disposal completely around the lake and the wetlands in place. It's the perfect time to make a study of what kind of nutrients and other materials are deposited in the bottom of the lake."
Students from most school systems in Marshall County will take shifts on boats to observe the core sampling process, with explanation included to help them put the work in context, says Clark, who also hopes to document the analysis portion of the work as its undertaken in Kansas, so students can also observe it on some level.
"The teachers are very excited," she says.
"This will be a great opportunity for people to see how the research begins and how it's conducted," adds Chesser. It will be about two years before results of the study are in the LMEC's hands.
It's also hoped USGS representatives may be available at some point during the sampling process for a community meeting to help inform any interested members of the public.
The LMEC expects the study to introduce new concerns and directions in its watershed management plan, which will be enhanced rather than completely "rebooted."
"This study will direct us to certain areas of the management plan that are weaker," notes Chesser. We probably will be looking at areas we thought were addressed but maybe we need to redouble our efforts in some areas.
"Our group continues to study the lake continually. Instead of reacting to a problem, we'd rather have a plan and be proactive. I'm thankful to the Environmental Fund for their generosity in making this happen, and their vision. Even though we've resolved the threats from the 2005 study, there may be other threats looming."
Chesser also lauds the cooperative attitude of the local government.
He says the LMEC isn't looking to return the lake to its 1830s (pre-settlement) condition; instead, he says, "we are preservationists."
The depth of research expected in the USGS study, he adds, "is usually only done when someone has a catastrophic situation on their hands. So we are way, way, way ahead of the curve in looking for nutrients. At this time, things are stable and managed."


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10 Alternatives to Popular Kids IKEA Products
An amazing thing happened in June 2008 — an IKEA opened two miles from my home. Oh, and my son was born. Before this a trip to IKEA meant descending into the bowels of Port Authority in Manhattan, boarding a standing room only shuttle bus to a New Jersey IKEA and then deciding whether to spend more money than you spent on purchases to arrange home delivery of your items or to limit yourself to what you could wrangle home on the bus and subway. It was a dark time.
These days a trip to my local IKEA can be spontaneous and quick, but I know there are many, many readers living in IKEA dry zones who probably let out a curse each time we tout their affordable designs. So I challenged myself to find alternatives — similar in design and price — to some of their most popular kids products.
It's worth noting that IKEA has expanded the number of products they sell online, but I've done my best to suss out alternatives. In some cases, the alternative is actually cheaper than the IKEA version. And, you may find you prefer the non-IKEA design.
Bin Storage
- IKEA: Trofast (this configuration $87.98)
- Alternative: 12 Bin Organizer by Whitmor ($54.97)
- IKEA: Gulliver ($99)
- Alternative: Storkcraft Sheffield II ($89)
The crib can be one of the bigger purchases in a nursery and there are some really sharp, modern designs out there. But budget-minded parents gravitate toward the simple lines and small price tag of the Gulliver. Storkcraft is another widely available budget line of cribs and the Sheffield II has a similar profile to the Gulliver. Both are no-frills design, but sometimes basic is just what you want.
High Chair
- IKEA: Antilop with Tray ($24.99)
- Alternative: Dottie by Evenflo ($34.99)
The Antilop is well-loved by parents for the simplicity of the design, the ease of cleaning and, frankly, how cheap it is in a market where designy high chairs can run in the $200 range. The Dottie, which also comes in a rose color, has a similar footprint, but actually converts into a "My Time" chair and a "Right Size Table and Chair" further extending its usefulness in the home. The neutral white color of the Antilop, however, is probably its best selling point.
Low Loft Bed
- IKEA: Kura ($199)
- Alternative: Whistler Junior by Canwood ($217.95)
Low loft beds are idea for small kid's bedrooms because they are low enough not to give parents a heart attack worrying about their kid falling out of and they leave a bit of space beneath for playing. We've seen many, many Kura beds in readers' homes over the years. I even bought one for my son. The Whistler Junior is almost the same height, both are a hair over 45".
Black & White Rug
- IKEA: Stockholm ($299)
- Alternative: Assembly Home Mixed Twist Rug ($69)
If you haven't seen the Stockholm rug (a few dozen times) then you probably don't spend much time in the online design space. Based on the number of homes and kids' rooms I've seen this rug in, I feel comfortable calling it the 'rug of the year' (and last year, too). By IKEA standards it's on the expensive side, but it is hand-woven and wool. Striped black and white rugs are pretty easy to find at the moment. A straight-up striped one, affordable too, is the Olin at Crate & Barrel. I like the one above from Urban Outfitters which adds a slight twist to the traditional stripes. Note that the price comparison is not entirely fair here as the UO version is somewhat smaller.
Cube Storage
- IKEA: Expedit (this version $39.99)
- Alternative: Quad Cubby Organizer by Way Basics ($59)
I don't know for sure, but I would be willing to bet that the Expedit is one of IKEA's best sellers. Available in a variety of sizes (2x2, 2x4, 4x4, 5x5) and three finishes, its functionality is only eclipsed by its ubiquity. Instead of wood, Way Basics cubes are made from super strong, paper-based 'zBoard' and can be purchased in sets or as single cubes.
- IKEA: Ribba ($14.99)
- Alternative: Room Essentials at Target ($16.99)
Etsy spawned a market of extremely accessible, affordable art prints, but what's the point if you don't have something economical to put them in. IKEA's Ribba line of frames is the answer for many of us and the price is hard to beat. The best alternative I've found is the Room Essentials line of frames at Target. You can sometimes find them in-store, but you'll have more size options ordering online.
You could spend $40 dollars on a child's potty, but IKEA's $5 version will do the job just fine which is why it's so popular. When my son was done with his I cleaned it and put it out on our stoop — it was gone in less than ten minutes. The L'il Loo was the second least expensive potty I could find. It's still 50% more expensive than the Lilla, but 10 bucks is still pretty cheap. The L'il Loo also has a removable pot which makes it even easier to clean and may be worth the extra $5.
Sheepskin Rug
- IKEA: Rens ($29.99)
- Alternative: Sheepskin Rug by Safavieh ($62.99)
Sheepskin rugs are warm and fuzzy, hence their popularity in the nursery. I see them frequently in baby's rooms on the floor or draped over a rocker or glider. It's hard to beat IKEA's version in price, but this Safavieh one is still pretty affordable.
Table & Chair Set
- IKEA: Lätt ($19.99)
- Alternative: Meijer Table & Chairs Set ($69.99)
We write about the Latt table and chairs a lot on Apartment Therapy and we especially enjoy all the ways parents have customized them to fit their own decor. Finding an affordable alternative to this set was my biggest challenge and I wish I could report more success. The set from Meijer is quite a bit more expensive and is green (or, blue). I found some other nice options in the $100-150 range which, considering how often these are used by children, is still a worthwhile investment, but for sheer economy - you just can't beat the Latt.
(Image composites: Carrie McBride)