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Serial Hawthorn underwear thief arrested
Marissa Calligeros Eighteen pairs of women's underwear were found at the man's Hawthorn apartment.
Boy hit by car in Invermay Grove, Hawthorn East
Anna Whitelaw A young boy is in a serious condition after being hit by a car in Hawthorn East.
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Neil McMahon As Hawthorn fans contemplate back-to-back flags, a hero from another era is back to remind them of a different time – but the return to the public stage of hard man Don Scott is not exactly as...
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Richard Willingham Premier Denis Napthine's legal counsel, John Pesutto, has won preselection for the prized seat of Hawthorn that has been vacated by retiring former premier Ted Baillieu.
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Richard Willingham The field for the race for preselection in the plum state Liberal seat of Hawthorn has been finalised with four people putting their hand up for the spot.
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Henrietta Cook The director of free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs may run for preselection.
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Richard Willingham Liberal party officials will choose former Premier Ted Baillieu's replacement for the plum seat of Hawthorn at a meeting next week.
Stripper Robyn Lindholm among trio to stand trial over murder of Hawthorn gym owner Wayne Amey
Mark Russell The mother of a stripper commited to stand trial for murder offered to ground her daughter if bail were granted.
Attack on Hawthorn primary school student false, police say
Rania Spooner An eight-year-old girl's claims that she was attacked at her Hawthorn primary school have proven to be baseless, police say.
Front-runners emerge for safe Liberal seat of Hawthorn
Henrietta Cook, Josh Gordon MPs will be discouraged from nominating to take over Ted Baillieu's prized seat of Hawthorn, with the Premier's legal counsel and the director of a free-market think tank emerging as front-runners in...
Hawthorn tennis coach fined for injuring woman after driving wrong way up street
Steve Butcher A Hawthorn professional tennis coach who seriously injured a woman in an altercation after he drove the wrong direction up a one-way street has been fined $1000.
Search for body of Hawthorn man Wayne Amey near Inglewood
Rania Spooner and Nino Bucci Police are searching for the body of a man who may have been killed after a dispute with his former partner.
Body of Hawthorn father found in central Victoria
Rania Spooner, Adam Cooper, Caroline Zielinski and Nino Bucci Ex-girlfriend of murdered man appears in court after it was alleged she helped dispose his body.
Man arrested after the murder of Hawthorn father Wayne Amey
Rania Spooner, Adam Cooper and Nino Bucci Police have arrested a man who had been on the run for more than a week after the murder of a Hawthorn father.
Hot air balloon lands in front yard of Hawthorn home
Mex Cooper A Hawthorn resident had a surprise visit when a hot air balloon dropped from the sky into her front yard on Tuesday morning.
$70k theft but no conviction for former Hawthorn director Greg Cook
Adam Cooper A former Hawthorn board member pocketed more than $70,000 of proceeds from selling club merchandise and denied the money to charities.
Slippery conditions for Hawthorn, Geelong clash
Stephen Cauchi The MCG will be slippery for tonight's clash between Hawthorn and Geelong, but the sky will be clear and conditions dry for spectators, forecasters say.
Family escapes fire in Hawthorn home
Mex Cooper A family of seven managed to escape a fire that caused nearly $1 million of damage to their home in Melbourne's inner east on Wednesday night.


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Achieving a beautiful, cinematic image when shooting on your DSLR requires you to not only have the right skills, but just as importantly to know what not to do. Many up and coming filmmakers and DPs will work tirelessly to train themselves and do all the right things, yet their work improves much more slowly than […]Read more →
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Did Casey Anthony Steal Defense Drowning Theory From Fellow Con?by Free Britney at . Comments
The first day of the Casey Anthony murder trial featured the stunning defense claim that 2-year-old Caylee Anthony drowned in the family pool.
"It's a common tragedy," lawyer Jose Baez said during opening statements, implying it was a mere accident and Caylee was not killed by Casey.
Is there any way that's not bogus? As it turns out, the story is common to at least one fellow inmate in the Orange County Jail housing Anthony.
The prosecution has already presented its case. Now it's the defense's turn to posit a defense of Casey Anthony. How does this development fit in?
In a hearing Tuesday, prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick said Casey Anthony was in a cell next to an inmate named April who had a similar story.
The State of Florida received a tip that April's young son drowned in the family pool and that his body had been discovered by a grandfather.
Of course, there's one rather significant difference between April's story and the Casey Anthony case: April immediately reported the drowning.Upon hearing of April's story, Anthony shook her head and whispered to one of her attorneys. It wasn't clear what was said in that exchange.
The jury had already left the courtroom and did not hear of the potential new witness. But should Anthony be concerned about this revelation?
Not necessarily. The state has yet to establish that Anthony and April have ever spoken, although an investigation into the matter continues.
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The focus on South African clients is aimed at helping the company grow and attain financial security.
"This will also enable Phumani Paper to see where a need for its products exists in the market. "The company can then cater to and expand on those needs, which will generate more income and help to create more work opportunities for artisans," says interim programme manager Mandy-Lee Pietersen.
"Phumani Paper aims to generate more income from sales and to be more commercially driven. "With that goal in mind, the company needs to expand into new markets," Pietersen adds.
Growth over the last few years has been slow for the Johannesburg-based company owing to the economic downturn.
The manufacturer's stunted growth is the result of local and international markets being dominated by cheap paper imports from Thailand, India and Japan, she states.
"Nevertheless, while we are still feeling the effects of the economic downturn, things are slowly starting to look up. "The company is constantly working on improving production and creating inno- vations," she reports.
One of its innovations included the development of a solar-powered drying system for its ecofuel briquettes, in 2010.
The ecofuel briquette is made from waste plant and paper fibre, used water and rotting or leftover paper pulp. The briquettes can be used as an alternative source of energy for cooking and heating, and serve an environmental purpose as well.
Invasive plant species can also be con- verted into a briquette, which helps to preserve the country's indigenous biodiversity.
The solar dryer decreases the drying time of the ecofuel briquette and helps to increase production. The first completed dryer is now ready for delivery.
A request for a solar dryer for a project being led by the Department of Agriculture has also been received, says Pietersen.
In the past two years, Phumani Paper has been focusing on supporting paper-making artisans and establishing archival paper-making units in Winterveld, in the North West, Welkom, in the Free State, Ivory Park, in Gauteng, and Bosele, in North West province.
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Renovations have been completed at two of the two sites.
"With archival paper making, you need to ensure that the work area is well ventilated, clean and that no excess dust is present," says Pietersen.
Another project the company is involved in is the design of paper mache pets. This project is being undertaken by the industrial design students at the University of Johannesburg, where the pets are designed and manufac- tured by a community-based producer group, and then taken to market.
Phumani Paper has also embarked on an engineering project to improve the mechanisms, and consequently the efficiency, of the beaters used in the paper-making process, says Pietersen.
She emphasises that the manufacturing of its products assist in creating jobs and reducing waste. "Our production process helps to inspire, educate and empower individuals, making a difference in their lives," she adds.
Phumani Paper's goals for the future are to become financially stable and secure, while not losing sight of its social development goals.
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"I worry a little, but actually they've been pretty good," he said. "They've all got a little showoff in them. But sometimes people forget that in individual sports, it's about performance. There's no defense in swimming. It's not like you're trying to stop someone from doing something. You measure yourself on your individual performance.
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is located in the heart of downtown Washington DC. We have been welcoming interns from around the world for more than five years and offer programmes in the following areas:Communications, Government Affairs, Environment Research, Environment Policy, Ecosystems Management and the Scientific Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)/Global Environment Facility (GEF).
It is our goal to ensure that each intern has a challenging and fulfilling experience while working at UNEP. As a result, supervisors assign interesting and challenging projects based upon the intern's background, experience, interest and skills. Interns work very closely with staff on current and diverse topics to help accomplish UNEP's mission.
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I am designing a table structure within a SQL Server 2008 database that will hold the results of an audit. The audit currently has 65 questions and possible answers of 0-4 or N/A. The table structure I have created to hold this data (still in testing) is described below. Upon submission, a record is created in the AuditDetail table for each question. If the chosen answer is 0,1, or 2, the user must input details describing why is it low, how to fix, and who is responsible (this creates a record in the AuditIssue table). Each question is described by two different categories, named QuestionCategory and ItemCategory.
The issue that I am concerned about is that with my current table design, 65 rows are added to the AuditDetail table for each audit that is submitted. This audit needs to be completed at least 70 times each month (it is used by many departments). So this table structure will add approximately 4550 rows per month to the AuditDetail table. I am worried that this may negatively affect performance in the future and want to prevent having to redesign the table structure once i move this into a production environment.
The only other solution that I can come up with is to replace the AuditDetail table with a table that has a column for each question and stores the score for each audit in 1 row, across 65+ columns.
I feel that my current design follows the normalization rules, whereas I do not think creating a column for each question would. I am almost certain that the questions will change in the future (perhaps many times), including adding/removing questions and changing existing ones.
My searching for answers to this problem lead me to these two sources:
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I understand that it would not be ideal to add/remove columns each time a question changes. My question is how badly will creating 4550 rows per month affect the performance of my queries? I do not know if my situation is the same as the one described in "Storing Answers In Columns" because it seems that they were only going to have 100 rows in their table. If the performance of the queries is going to be drastically reduced, is there a better table structure that I have not thought of?
My queries will mostly be used to produce charts which show Total Audits Completed Monthly, Issues Opened vs Closed vs Overdue, Top 10 questions that produce issues, and Monthly or Daily Audit Score (Answer/Total Possible Points Per QuestionCategory or Answer/Total Possible Point). Each of these charts will need to be sortable by Department, Month, Area, etc.
Confession: I have tend to end up using correlated subqueries to produce some of these charts, which I know already decreases query performance. I try to work around them, but with me not being a SQL master, I end up stuck in them.
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--AuditId <-- PK
--DeptNumber <-- FK to Dept Table
--AuditorId <-- FK to Auditor Table
--Area_Id <-- FK to Area Table
--DetailId <-- PK
--QuestionId <-- FK to Question Table
--NotApplicable (boolean to determine if they chose N/A, needed to calcualte audit score)
--AuditId <-- FK to AuditMain
--IssueId <-- PK
--DetailId <--FK to AuditDetail
--QuestionId <-- PK
--QuestionNumber (corresponds to the question number on the audit input form)
--QuestionCategoryId <-- FK to QuestionCategory
--ItemCategoryId <-- FK to ItemCategory
--QuestionCategoryId <-- PK
--ItemCategoryId <--PK
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#1 Frontier is more expensive (which is why I got the Nautilus for my spare)
#2 Frontier is SO much easier to adjust the shoulder height strap. With a simple squeeze of a lever, the straps go up. The Graco needs to be rethreaded. This is BIG pain when you have another child who wants to use the seat. With the Frontier, it is no biggie to pull the lever.
#3 Frontier seat material is prone to wear where the child's bottom and legs rub on the seat. It also shows WAY more stains and soaks up spills quicker than the Graco.
#4 Frontier has 3 crotch strap adjustments for easy fitting. The Graco only has 2 which makes the older kids sit on the strap. This can get uncomfortable. My oldest DD takes the pad off of the crotch strap on the Frontier (she says it makes the seat look like a "baby seat" with the pad), but she can not do this with the Graco, as the crotch strap rubs on her legs causing red irritation when wearing shorts. The graco pad is very thick and wraps the entire strap (between the legs) and then goes up to sit on the belly. She does not seem to mind sitting on it, but it does not look too comfortable to me.
#5 Padding on Frontier is WAY thicker (on both seat and seat back)and more comfortable to sit on. I can't imagine that the Graco would be comfortable for long trips.
#6 Heads slump forward for younger kids when sleeping in the Graco. The "wings" around the head are very fat (giving the appearance of a "yonger child's seat") and are so close to the child's head that it causes it to go forward when sleeping. The frontier has wider "wings" and are perfect for sleeping children. The "wings" are farther away from the head and are angled just right as to allow sleeping and looking out the window. The "wings" are thinner and have more of a "big" kid look. This thinner look in NO WAY implies that Graco is safer for the thicker "wings", as Britax states that its wings are "true side impact protection". Graco does not state this. The plastic around wings appear to be of stronger material on the Frontier, even though they are thinner. Frontier also has the "hugs" system on the harness to minimize forward head movement. Graco does not.
#7 The Graco has only a 12.5 inch seat width for the child to move around in. The Frontier has a 12.5 seat area around the tush, but opens to a spacious 17 inch wide seat. This may not be an issue for the younger kids, but the older ones need more space. This may, however, be an issue for small cars.
#8 Cup holder and "hidden" storage are neat in the Graco. The Frontier has 2 cup holders, but they can not both be out, as one hits the door when installed on far right or left. The cup holders also do not go smoothly in and out when installed in the vehicle, as the seat blocks the cup holder from retracting. This does not happen when the seat is not snugged down, but when installed..... This is not too much of an issue as we just leave them out. This is only an issue when I have a third child trying to walk to the back 3rd row between 2 Frontiers with cup holders out!
Bottom line. If you need a car seat around the time that Britax has a sale, I would get it over the Graco. The price difference at that time would only be $50. I think that your big kids will be happier in the Frontier. If you have a smaller child, remember, he/she will be a big kid soon!
433 of 452 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Why the crotch strap is not an issue for most,
Mjolnir (SF Bay Area) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
Many reviewers have commented here that the crotch strap is incredibly short. I spent some time agonizing before I finally ordered, since I did not want to have to return it. But it turns out, the crotch strap is plenty long. I even bought a second one for my other child. Here's what you need to do.
1. Once your child is too large for the smallest setting on the 5 point harness, follow the instructions to REMOVE THE BODY SUPPORT. This is the thing that looks like extra padding in what would be the lumbar region if you could somehow squeeze an adult into the seat. In my copy of the manual it is shown on page 6 under "Features". If you fail to REMOVE THE BODY SUPPORT, yes, indeed, the crotch strap appears to be ridiculously short. So, in conclusion, REMOVE THE BODY SUPPORT per the instructions.
2. Also, as many have commented, move the crotch strap to the second slot. Make sure you are using the second slot in the hard plastic base, not just the second slot in the fabric insert.
3. Congratulations, you now have a ton of space in the crotchular region. I have a 56 lb 43 inch tall son who, even while wearing ski pants, fits just fine in the seat when configured according to points 1 and 2. He is not 'sitting on' the crotch buckle as so many have alleged. I think a child who doesn't have enough room is likely too large for the weight limit on the harness anyway, in which case you remove the harness and migrate to #2 of the "3-in-1" scheme and secure the child in the booster with the vehicle belt.
The kids love them.
The price is right. They are quite a bit cheaper than the corresponding Britax model.
A consumer research magazine, which I'm not sure if I can name here, rated this seat highest among convertible seats for safety and usability.
Looks better than the Britax, at least in my car.
CONS: Not many, but here they are.
-Straps feel a bit flimsier than the Britax.
-Clips/buckles are a bit harder to operate than the Britax. Maybe they will get better with use.
-In my opinion, the metal junction plate is too small compared to the width of the straps. The metal junction plate is shown on page 38 in my copy of the manual. It looks sorta like something Batman or a ninja might throw at a villan if it was sharpened. It is there to hold the loop ends of the shoulder straps behind the seat. The slots in the plate are only about 3/4 as wide as the straps, thus the straps get bunched up a bit, which is a weaker configuration than if they had enough space to lay flat. But that consumer magazine rated it tops for safety, so it probably doesn't matter. Again, the Britax does not have this issue.
I don't feel the cons are worth paying another $100 or whatever for the Britax, but that's my budget. The main thing is that the crotch strap is not an issue. Go try it in a store if you don't believe me.
Edit: After a month of use, the clips/buckles on one of the seats has loosened up a bit and is easy to operate. The other one is still a bit stiff. However, the flimsier straps tend to twist up so they are not flat in the buckle slot. That's a little disappointing. I'd knock off a half star for that.
Edit #2: A year later, and everything is holding up fine. On their own accord, Graco sent me a new center strap and 3 point buckle assembly for both seats. The old one seemed fine, but the new one is beefier and operates more smoothly. The center strap is still plenty long. I would guess that if you buy a new seat today, you're going to get the new buckle assembly. I still think the straps are too flimsy and they do still twist up. Yo, Graco! How much extra can it cost you to use a strap wide enough to match the buckles? Thank you.
488 of 538 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Would have been a 5, except for one thing...,
Dad of two boys (Lewisville, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
The crotch strap.
This seat looked ideal in every way. I liked it right out of the box, and when I put it together. It was exactly what I was looking for.
Then, I sat our average-sized 3 1/2 year old in it, boxed it up and sent it back, very disappointed.
The crotch strap, in the closest position, was beneath the back of my son's crotch. In the farther (and only other) position, it was even with, and slightly pressing against, the front of my son's crotch. In other words, no room to grow whatsoever. There is no way possible that this seat would allow my son to sit comfortably in a five-point harness all the way up to 65 pounds. At that point, the strap would be well beneath his crotch and be uncomfortable and dangerous. No way... and I really wanted it to. If there was one additional slot for the strap, an inch or so farther out, this seat would be PERFECT, in my opinion.
So, I gave this seat a 3 out of 5. For a younger child, or one just reaching my son's age and size (again, he is very average in weight, height), I would probably rate this seat a 5. But, since it clearly will not be able to do what it says it should do, up to 65 pounds, I cannot give it a 5. I honestly don't know how any child can be accomodated in this seat up to 65 pounds, unless they are a very, very skinny 65 pounds.
If Graco updates this seat to add one extra slot an inch or so farther out for the strap, I would buy it again immediately. I was, and am, a little angry that the seat won't work as advertised. Buyer beware; look up the few other comments on the crotch strap first. Then, please, go to the store and "test sit" this seat before buying, and please consider how big your child will be at 3 1/2, or older. Otherwise, you may find the same disapointing fact I did.
51 of 53 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great seat, hands down!,
Amazon Customer "Sagebrush Dragon" (Northern Nevada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
I purchased this seat in early 2009 for my then 2 year old son, it was his first forward facing seat. My son is now 5 years old and this seat is still going strong. I have also used this seat for my best friends 18 months old a few times and it works great for him too.
What I love/like
1. Easy to install, had worked in every car we have used it in so far. The install with this seat is very firm without a lot of fighting with the belts to get it that way.
2. Very solid, sturdy, and well made.
3. Comfortable for my son.
4. We love the features. My son very much enjoys having his own cup holder and storage pockets where he generally stores a few hotwheels cars :)
5. I love that it is so versatile and that it harnessed up to 65lbs. My children are small for their age so its likely that this seat will harness my until age 8 (when the seat, but not the backless booster will expire.) It still fits my 10 year old daughter (we tried it just to see, she weighs 61 lbs.) As for the average child, my best friends average size 7.5 year old fits in this seat with the harness and still has lots of room to grow.
6. Due to the way the straps are inserted and the rollers they travel over we have never had an issue with twisted straps in this seat.
7. We love the thinner profile on this seat, unlike my other sons Apex 65 seat (I have a review on that seat too) this seat is narrow enough to fit within the seating area yet still spacious enough for it to be comfortable for the child sitting in it.
8. This seat has a standard 6 year lifespan, however the backless booster portion of the seat has an 8 year lifespan meaning 2 additional years of use when compared with most other seats.
What needs improvement: (I still think the seat deserves 5 stars and these are small issues that don't bother us.)
1. The seat is a bit complicated to remove the pads for washing. Not horrible, but it does take longer than our other seats.
2. As others have mentioned, a third crotch strap location would be great. It works just fine for my thin/average children, but I image a larger or heavy set child or even a larger toddler still in a bulky diaper might have issues.
All in all we love this seat and if we were to need to replace our seats again I would purchase another one of these for my youngest again in a heartbeat. This seat is an amazing value and works wonderfully.
Now this has nothing to do with the seat itself, but it would be awesome if they made a version that could rear face toddlers before they are ready to be forward facing.
A note about car seat safety:
The law in most states says that a child can forward face at 1 year old AND 20lbs, but facts show that it is safest to rear face your child as long as possible, at least to age 2. The neck and spine of a 1 year old is not equipped to handle the force of impact and rear facing allows them the time they need for their spinal cord to grow and mature.
It is also safest to keep your child in a 5 point harness as long as possible. Just because the law/the seat SAYS you can place your child in a booster at either 30 or 40lbs does NOT mean this is a safe option.
Never buckle your child into their safety seat wearing heavy clothing such as winter coats or snow pants. Always remove these bulky items and cover the child up OVER the straps with a blanket or coat turned backward. The bulky items can compress in a crash causing there to be too much space between the child and the straps causing additional injuries including spinal cord injuries.
Make sure the straps are snug and the chest clip as at armpit level.
I will step off my soapbox, but I wanted to share these items because these are some very common mistakes I see and education is key :) Remember, any child safety seat is only as good as the manner in which is is installed an used. Even a 500.00 seat won't protect your child if you don't take the time to ensure you are using it correctly.
531 of 605 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Car Seat - Design and Value,
S. Dakin "CEO - StopPoliticalCalls.org" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
My Wife, a Pediatrician, did a ton of research - with the first priority being safety, safety, and, I'll say it again, safety.
We were Britax users for our first car seats and found it a fine car seat, though pricey.
So, this time around, with our son growing too long for the Britax seats that we had, we decided to look at all the options.
Price was not part of the equation.
Design was not either.
Safety was it.
We highly recommend this Graco car seat (We have three now)
1) The price blows Britax away.
2) The design is very nice. Our son loves the drink holder as well as the toy "compartment" in the arm rests. He "hides" toys in the arm rests and has a lot of fun fooling us.
The installation was simple.
The headrest is extremely easy to use and to "fit".
The five point harness is critical to our son's safety and it is very easy to use. Though, it is slightly different than Britax, so there is a few days of getting used to a "new" system. After that, there is no problem.
Overall, we are very happy with Graco.
285 of 337 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars better than radian or britax in my humble opinion,
Misstico (Bayside, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
So I did a LOT of reseach before buying this, read multiple message boards, then to the store to look at them, etc. This replaced a britax that was passed down to DD #2 for my rather large 4 yo girl(40lbs, 40inches)I want to keep her harnessed for as long as I can. I finally decided to go for it b/c of
1)price (though it really wasn't an object) but I am a big fan of bang for your buck,
2)sturdiness, i was never a fan of graco until i bought this seat. It's got a nice weight, sturdy frame.
3)comfort, memory foam! DD loves it, she sleeps very comfortably in it without slumping over like she used to.
4)size, not gigantic like the regent but large it enough to have a big kid sit in it
I was concerned about its looks but it's much better looking in person.
Finally, who can beat amazon's price!
I highly recommend it, I think it will last my DD until she's prob 7-8 yo (My average sized 8yo nephew fits!)
67 of 77 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, affordable alternative to keep child in 5 pt harness,
J. Bauer "jasnjen0" (Gilbert, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
After two weeks of research using [...] and Amazon, I stumbled across the Nautilus in another person's review. After trying out a couple of car seats in store we decided to buy the Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 for our 5 yr (38 lbs, 42in) daughter. She is too tall for her Cosco Alpha Omega, but I did not feel good about putting her in a booster because she is under 40 lbs. Plus, the new recommendations are that kids should remain in 5 pt harness seat for as long as possible. I was considering the Britax Regent (Britax's website has excellent info on exact measurments of their seats) The hightest strap placement on the market-but is way too big to fit comfortably in my Ford Escape, no cup holder or booster option, and daughter said not comfortable. The SafeGuard Go (the second highest strap placement but top tether is required for install), two of my friends have this seat and love it. I liked compactness and portability, but really wanted a bit more padding and recline option. The Britax Frontier sounds good, but no stores have it yet and the Nautilus is very similar for almost half the price. What I like about the Nautilus is that it's well padded and reinforced with steel. My daughter is in the next to highest strap setting, so I'm hoping I can get two years out of the harness option. In any case she will be well over 40 pds by the time she grows out of the harness and will be able to use it as a booster. I like the cup holder (while this may seem like a small thing there have been several fights in my car about cup holders between my girls) it's part of the seat so it doesn't stick out and seems deep enough to prevent tipping, it also has two nifty cubbies on the inside of the chair. I'm hoping they won't be major dirt collectors, but daughter likes them for her little toys. It is very easy to loosen and tighten straps unlike the Alpha Omega where I really had to tug and still wasn't satified with tightness. I put it together and installed in about 1/2 hour and that included reading the manual. Moving the straps up or down is not complicated, but it does need to be removed from car to do. It has a recline option, but I have to say it is very negligible, like 5% at most. My daughter does not sleep in the car and no other seat of this nature has that option that I've found. We take a very long car trip every summer and I am concerned she will not be able to sleep through the night. I may get some kind of travel pillow. I would think for a younger child who still naps this might be a problem. I had no problems installing using latch & tether, it is nice and tight. (again read manual b/c once child is over 40-48 lbs you need to use seatbelt to install which would probably add time to install. I think the Nautilus is a great option for keeping your precious cargo safe and secure for a very good price. This is the 8th carseat I've purchased between my two kids, grandma and aunties' car and feel I have quite a bit of expierience when it comes to different features. Do your research and decide what features YOU need. All car seats have to meet minimum standards and correct usage and installation is the most important part. Know your child's height/weight and limitations of the seat. Most kids grow too tall for a seat before they reach the weight limits. If you are looking for a harness option for your older child I think this is a great seat!!
33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars LAST carseat you'll need!,
A Mother of Two (East Coast) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
THANK YOU GRACO! Parents, if you love your kids, keep them in a 5 point harness as long as possible--age 8 years if necessary!! My 3 yr. old was outgrowing a Cosco convertible, and I wanted my 6 yr. old back in a 5 point harness; however, I didn't like the $250+ booster seats available elsewhere lacking a decent headrest, no cupholders, too wide for our sedan, and some weren't FAA approved! I bought two Nautiluses in Galaxy color (mostly grey) and I love them! My 6 yr. old can buckle/unbuckle himself, and my 3 yr. old can buckle the top portion herself. They've enjoyed long drives when awake, and I no longer worried about my son literally falling out of the seatbelts when sleeping with the "regular" booster seat (I got tired of pulling over to reposition him, then thought, MY GOD, what difference would it make if we were in a car accident--he'd go flying through the window anyway??!!)
1. MOST IMPORTANTLY--both of my kids have the safety of the 5 point harness for a few more years. I told my 6 yr.old he's like a race car driver or astronaut; my 3 yr. old feels like a big kid in the same seat;
2. It's not expensive for what you get;
3. It has an integrated cupholder so the kids get their own cups and not worry about it falling out (or the cupholder falling/breaking apart). Also, the child won't be tempted to undo or slip out of the car seat belt "for a second" to get something;
4. There's storage under BOTH armrests (on the inside) for little toys, tissues, snacks, etc. for the kids to get for themselves, and again, the child won't be tempted to undo or slip out of the car seat belt "for a second" to get something;
5. The headrest extends way up for the taller/older kids;
6. It becomes a backless booster, when the time is right in a few years;
7. Long expiration date--our seats don't expire until 2014;
8. Easy harness/belt adjustments. Some may find it tricky adjusting the harness through the slots because of the plastic casing and rollers in the back the belt goes through, but I believe it's this casing/rollers that keep the belts from twisting or getting stuck over time;
8. EASY LATCH or seatbelt use, tight with no movement--that's GREAT!
CONS (what I don't like about the Nautilus):
1. Heavy, but it's steel reinforced and I feel sits better in the car;
2. Still wide for our sedan, but can just barely squeeze a backless booster in between (with a lot of manipulation!) to have three seats in the back when necessary (I'm thinking of getting a travel vest for the 3rd child when carpooling);
3. Doesn't recline as much as other seats, but the headrest makes up for it by keeping the kids' heads upright when asleep.
Now if only Graco can make this carseat fold up, perhaps two inches narrower on the outside, this would be the BEST CARSEAT YET!!! (Parents, if you still have doubts regarding a 5 pt. harness carseat for your "big" kids, view the "Kyle" or "Emily" videos on YouTube, it'll break your heart. Better yet, view the various carseat crash tests on YouTube to get a better idea of what your child will go through in a car crash.)
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Horrible headrest + buckle, go for a Frontier,
PghYinzer "more of myself after winter" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
I have owned a Nautilus and two Frontiers. I really, really wanted to love the Nautilus but I just couldn't in the end. The price is great. The seat part, as far as arm rests and all, is comfy for the kids (my kids preferred it to the Frontier, which has pitiful armrests). I love that it becomes a backless booster (although, in booster mode, it supposedly does not properly fit as wide a range of kids as a dedicated booster - I cannot personally confirm or deny this). Installation is easy. I loved, overall, how it looked, and how solidly and securely it seemed to embrace the child.
And there the love affair ended.
The seat suffers from two flaws - the headrest and the buckle. The buckle is a long standing complaint in that from day one, people have complained it needs just one more slot to adjust it out further. It's seriously the biggest complaint about this seat. I don't know why Graco has not fixed this, in all the time this seat has been around. We ruled this seat out for my oldest son due to the buckle issue. Recently I wanted to try this seat with my twin girls, thinking the buckle position might not be AS big a deal - and truthfully, it may not be. You may not be able to harness your child as long as you'd hope, by weight, or as long as you could by height if they just added that slot - but you should be able to get most kids to where you feel OK putting them in a booster, with this seat. However - last year they changed the buckle from a rather unusual looking style that required you to push down rather than in - but was easy to operate - to a buckle that LOOKS normal but requires you to push HARD on one small spot at the top of the red button and requires more effort to buckle as well.
The new buckle is evil. Try searching "I hate the new Graco buckle" just to confirm that I am not a raving lunatic on this matter. It is widely and deeply hated.
The new buckle will make it VERY hard for children to buckle themselves on or out. You may sarcastically say, it's a good thing that the child can't undo it - but it's even hard for parents to do, and after a certain point, say, age 3, children can and should become independent bucklers. If you have multiple children, it is heaven when they reach this stage - and hell to go back to having to buckle all of them in and out. I do not like the new buckle at all. With four kids I just can't have a seat that my older kids can't get out of on their own.
The real death knell for this seat for us, though, is the headrest. People complain about head slump with kids sleeping in this seat. Honestly I have seen my kids slump in many car seats so in and of itself slumping doesn't bother me. But in our Britax seats it is possible to lay back and not slump - with this seat, the head rest pushes the child's head forward so even if awake, if they lean back, it forces them into a chin to chest position. My daughters looked so uncomfortable in this seat.
FWIW the Argos is very similar but has, I think, a smoother head rest area. If you really like the Nautilus, consider the Argos instead, for that reason. It costs more, though, and once you reach that price point, you probably may as well get a Frontier. THe Frontier doesn't go backless, but the Gracos may not be so great in backless anyway, and good dedicated backless boosters can be had for cheap.
Overall this is a solid, attractive, safe seat, with great armrests, but I feel like the Frontier is more comfortable for the child, especially if you have a car sleeper.
62 of 73 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great carseat!,
RedDevil (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix (Baby Product)
I love this carseat so much, I'm going to purchase another one for our other car! I was having a hard time finding a carseat that was high-weight on the 5-point harness that didn't cost a ton of $$. My kid is a car sleeper, so good head support was a must (this is an issue with my other carseat now).
It has great head support for when he falls asleep, nice deep, wide cupholder, and is the most secure fit I've gotten in any of my carseats so far! My 30-month, 30-pound son is very comfy, and it's super easy to adjust around his clothing, etc. NOTE: I don't recommend putting it together in a parking lot at 11PM in winter, as it takes some time to assemble and is hard to do with cold fingers :)
UPDATE 9/24/10: I have to knock this down a star now that my kid has grown some more. We had to remove him from the 5-point harness just before his 5th birthday, even though he's only about 44lbs. The crotch strap on this is TOO CLOSE to the back of the seat. So when we buckle him in 5-point, it smushes his 'stuff' and makes him uncomfortable for the whole ride. It became so much of an issue that we had to discontinue use of the harness and go to the belt. The whole reason I got this was for the high-weight limit on the 5-pt. In addition, it's VERY hard to clean. Easy enough to get the pads off and wash, etc, but when you disassemble it there are a ton of little crevices that are filled with nasty stuff (cracker crumbs, raisins, you name it) that is SO hard to get out! It's at 4 stars (down from 5) due mainly to the crotch strap issue, though...but still very comfy and easy to buckle into.
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