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Anyone has any information (new features) about the 2010 Altima? The '10 camry will be out in about a month and I hope that Nissan will get the '10 Altima out around the same time.
gooddeal2 Posts: 749Well, they made many changes for the '05. I think they might not need to make much change for the current Altima but I'm curious to see what they will change.
However, I hate to see they keep giving discounts to move the '09 while their competitors don't need to offer much when they have '10 cars in the lot early. -
jd10013 Posts: 779actually, they made it smaller. they added a new transmission (cvt) drastically upgraded the quality of the interior, and redesigned the body, mostly in the rear. they also redesigned the suspension to almost completely eliminate the dreaded torque steer of the previous gen.
on top of that you have the keyless entry and smart key systems, push button start, and a bunch of other options. -
madpistol Posts: 126They did a massive overhaul for this generation. Outside the car, it doesn't look much different, but from the inside, this car is completely overhauled compared to the '02-'06 model Altima
I'm actually hoping they'll consider redesigning the interior center dash. They really need to make it more like the rest of the segment with a "command screen" that serves as the central information hub for HVAC and audio controls. Until they do this, they are behind the competition. I would love to see an interior control scheme that's similar to the '09 Maxima. -
milkman1 Posts: 80What kills me with Nissan is the whole set up where fog lights are the hardest thing to get in their pricing. I don't want to spend an extra 10 grand to option in the lights and I don't want to blow the 900 they quote to add them. If they would remedy this one insult I might very well already be driving their car. As it stands I will wait patiently for the Fusion and hope it bests the Altima in a new drive off. I didn't love the Altima I test drove like I loved my Mazda 6 when I was shopping back in 03. Then it came down to the Passat and 6 and the 6 interior was way better at the time.
notmybaby Posts: 1I agree with milkman, the way the options are set up are terrible. Most of them are all grouped together and if I want one thing msrp goes up thousands of dollars.
Also, I want stability control on my next car, right now you can only get it on the V6 (and can't get it on the Sentra or Versa either, get with the times Nissan!), I'm hoping they change that for 2010. Any idea when they'd come in? -
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clarencehollow Posts: 60Nissan will have the Electronic Stability Control next year on everything, and they're cutting the Titan, Armada and Quest and building the NV2500 commerical van. There's the new CUBE with ESC. Then in 2010 - 2011 there will be 6 Electric and Hybrid cars with 75 mpg. Gas will jump back up to $4 soon, so the market will exist and Nissan will be there with the right vehicles, while getting rid of slow sellers.
gooddeal2 Posts: 749...not much an update here...
"2010 Nissan Altima Sedan
The popular Nissan Altima Sedan, now in its fourth generation, provides a unique combination of exhilarating driving pleasure, distinctive and sporty design and exceptional value in the mid-size sedan class.
Refinements for the 2010 model year will include refinements to the exterior, interior and option packages/
Additional details will be provided closer to Altima Sedan's on-sale date in fall 2009."
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aladdinsane Posts: 182Hi...
Any word on the '10 Altima coupe anywhere online? The base 4, with stability/ESC would be great, speaking for myself, for purchase.
Anyone in the know have the latest 4-1-1 on improvements, etc, for the Coupe?
Please inform.
I'd appreciate it!
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insidertrading Posts: 4The Altima and Sentra are due for updates for 2010 (minor styling and package changes). The updates were supposed to be done back in April but back-log of '09s and Nissan's cash shortfall due to the car recession, pushed the updates to fall. Plus I believe they wanted to wait and see what changes Toyota was making to the Camry.
The Quest is due to join the great scrap heap in the sky. Only time will tell if they replace it. -
gooddeal2 Posts: 749The updates were supposed to be done back in April but back-log of '09s and Nissan's cash shortfall...
...unless you can find a reputable article to show me, I don't agree w/ your information. The Camry sale went down a lot as well but they still introduce the '10 in Feb. I notice Accord and Altima usually comes out late in the year. -
gooddeal2 Posts: 749lNissannews
"The popular Nissan Altima, ranked number one in segment in the 2009 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study (IQS), enters the 2010 model year with fresh exterior styling, refined interior treatments and a host of technology enhancements to its navigation and entertainment systems. Available in three distinct models – Altima Sedan, Altima Coupe and Altima Hybrid – the 2010 Altimas will be available at Nissan dealers nationwide beginning Thursday, October 1st." -
smarty666 Posts: 1,503well I'm glad I got a 2010 Maxima SV and didn't wait around for a 2010 Altima 3.5SL because apparently Nissan discontinued that model for 2010 and now the only way to get the V6 in the Altima is with the 3.5SR with sports suspension; I guess the 2.5SL is going to become the top luxury version of the altima since the 3.5SL is gone
smarty666 Posts: 1,503Hi, listen I was just curious if anyone could help me out who has leased or at the very least test driven the 2010 Altima with the premium audio package: with that package it says you get the rearview camera yet in the brochure it lists the rearview camera as a standalone option extra which is integrated into the rearview mirror
My question is, if you get the premium audio package, is the rearview camera picture displayed in the 4.3 inch display screen in the center console or is it automatically in the left portion of the rearview mirror?
I know if you get the technology package with the 6.5inch nav screen that the rearview camera picture is displayed in that screen but I wasn't sure how the image is displayed in the premium audio package? any information would be appreciated!!! -
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akt1000 Posts: 15You can also get a rearview camera by ordering the audio package, which includes the upgraded Bose system, XM radio, bluetooth, usb connection etc. In that case, the rearview is displayed on the 4.3 in radio screen. I just got this in my altima and love it. The msrp price for this package is reasonable ($1240)
tmc1688 Posts: 28Hello Altima Fans, I just test drove a 2010 Altima sedan V6 SR and I like the car. Can anyone confirm what type of fuel needs to be used? I did my research online and couldn't believe it uses regular instead of premium like in the 2009 model. I found the owners manual in the glove box after the test drive but didn't want to break the wrapping to open it. I also checked the gas filler door but there is no sticker advising what type of fuel it is using. Anyone in this forum have a 2010 V6 SR running on regular? If so any problems?
Thanks. -
smarty666 Posts: 1,503wow, I didn't know that, that is great news that they switched back the requirement to 87 octane because I know that a big complaint with the V6 compared to GM, Ford, Toyota, and Honda was that it required premium so now they all can't hold that over Nissan's head anymore
I just wish they would do this for my 2010 Maxima!! -
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jknaccents Posts: 1I just got my 3rd Altima a week ago and am surprised at the hardness of the drivers seat. This is the first time I did not get a power seat - the dealership said that would not make a difference. Does anyone else agree that the seats are like cardboard or is it just mine?
The windshield wipers are also so loud because they hit the bottom of the window with each swipe. Do yours too?
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Am I right in gathering that SBS aren't showing most of the games live this year? So the only option is paying a billion dollars a month for Setanta?
Am I right in gathering that SBS aren't showing most of the games live this year? So the only option is paying a billion dollars a month for Setanta?
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Don't think Australia made it this time around...
Nah, do you usually get it down there? Doubt we get the Asian Championships up here, but have never really looked too hard for it either.
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Beijing was pretty much round the clock sort of stuff - Live during the day and replays of replays through the night - helped with late night boredom when there were no other options...
Just think we should have them in Australia again, except in Cairns or Darwin - The marathon can go through the rainforest/swamp areas...crocodiles are one hell of a motivating force.
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Shanghai iirc.
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Yeah. It's like 30 bucks for Setanta for the month, which isn't a huge amount, but it is annoying.
Plus the signup fee, and you're locked into contract for two months minimum. Furious.
Supply and demand. There's a real shortage of quality sport in Australia, so the good stuff is at a premium.
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Disappointing there isn't more live coverage this time around. You'd hardly know it was on here.
Which, despite the quality of the players on display, is fair in a sense. It's completely irrelevant to any tourney we're involved in.
SBS must have been rebuffed. Generally speaking, when they cover something they do it properly. Really hoping they've got the next WC locked in. Get these numpty commercial networks showing the best matches on delay, leaving SBS to properly cover the rest, but the games aren't always as good.
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Series Description: Math rules in the animated adventure series CYBERCHASE. CYBERCHASE energizes kids ages eight to eleven with math power. Full of cyber-mysteries with eye-popping animation and a sly comic flair, the daily series features the voices of Christopher Lloyd and Gilbert Gottfried. CYBERCHASE sends the message that math is fun - it's about problem solving and, boy, does it come in handy. When the dastardly villain Hacker (Lloyd) launches a mad mission to conquer the virtual universe, Motherboard calls upon three earth kids for help. They are Jackie, Matt and Inez - the culturally diverse heroes of CYBERCHASE - who, along with the wise-cracking cyber-bird Digit (Gottfried), travel from their real-world realm to the colorful virtual vistas of cyberspace, where they vanquish the bad guys in an all-out battle of wits. Each episode takes the kids on a thrilling adventure driven by a different math concept - from tackling time in ancient Egyptian tombs to cracking codes in creepy caves or making sense of numbers in a fractured fairy tale world.
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A Tikiville Turkey Day (#410)
The kids study patterns in nature to recreate a nest and restore peace and harmony to Tikiville. [28 minutes]
- Wed, January 28, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
All The Right Angles (#205)
The kids use their skill with angles to read a map to stop Hacker from finding a treasure. [28 minutes]
- Thu, January 29, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
A Perfect Score (#608)
Hacker detains Inez and forces Jackie to teach him moves and partner with him in a dance contest. [28 minutes]
- Fri, January 30, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
The Bluebird of Zappiness (#805)
Hacker's nemesis Ledge is back to settle the score by finding the key to fixing Motherboard's virus. [28 minutes]
- Mon, February 2, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Raising The Bar (#210)
The kids must create bar graphs to save the Cybrary and Ms. Fileshare from Hacker's cyberbug. [28 minutes]
- Tue, February 3, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
The Halloween Howl (#501)
The kids must "divide and conquer" to rescue the Mayor from Hacker's and save the Halloween party. [28 minutes]
- Wed, February 4, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
R-Fair City (#103)
Disguised as a gypsy, Hacker lures Digit to a fantastic cyber amusement park and holds him captive. [28 minutes]
- Thu, February 5, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Balancing Act (#401)
The team makes a budget to control their spending while making a film for Headmaster Stumblesnore. [28 minutes]
- Fri, February 6, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Shari Spotter and the Cosmic Crumpets (#311)
The kids and Digit must stop Hacker from crashing the Sorcerer's Ball by making magical treats. [28 minutes]
- Mon, February 9, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
The Deedle Beast (#706)
Digit is pet-sitting a lovable Deedle Beast but the critter behaves odd when Hacker moves next door. [28 minutes]
- Tue, February 10, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Trash Creep (#903)
The Cybersquad take action when a giant garbage heap threatens to break the cybersite's dome. [28 minutes]
- Wed, February 11, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Spheres of Fears (#610)
Hacker traps Digit and the kids in a mini-galaxy of orbs containing eerie creatures called Creepers. [28 minutes]
- Thu, February 12, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Hugs and Witches (#201)
The kids must decipher a series of poems to free Dr. Marbles and Lady Lovelace from a time machine. [28 minutes]
- Fri, February 13, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
True Colors (#204)
The kids use counter examples to prove that Hacker is lying when he pretends to be a good guy. [28 minutes]
- Mon, February 16, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Problem Solving In Shangri-La (#118)
The kids treat math problems like a challenging game when they are taken prisoner by a Zen Master. [28 minutes]
- Tue, February 17, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
The Hacker's Challenge (#801)
To prove he's smarter than the CyberSquad, Hacker challenges the kids to solve a series of puzzles. [28 minutes]
- Wed, February 18, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Crystal Clear (#507)
Digit's systems go wonky and Motherboard sends him to the caves that house the Synchronizer crystal. [28 minutes]
- Thu, February 19, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
A Crinkle In Time (#408)
The kids must learn about gears to escape from being stuck in a mysterious cybersite by Hacker. [28 minutes]
- Fri, February 20, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
The Snelfu Snafu (Pt. 1) (#309)
The squad must save money to outbid Hacker on a computer chip for Motherboard. [28 minutes]
- Mon, February 23, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
The Snelfu Snafu (Pt. 2) (#310)
The squad must uses Slider's invention, "the Syncolator," to bring Motherboard back to power. [28 minutes]
- Tue, February 24, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Jimaya Jam (#607)
Jules and the kids fall into an underground arena where they must play a game against three ghosts. [28 minutes]
- Wed, February 25, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
A Change of Art (#406)
The kids must investigate why Hacker's new art sculptures are making the power go off in town. [28 minutes]
- Thu, February 26, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Double Trouble (#209)
Digits and the kids arrive in Shangri-La to save Master Pi, who has been imprisoned by Hacker. [28 minutes]
- Fri, February 27, 9:30 PM on IPTV Learns
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These episodes of Cyberchase aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Zeus on the Loose (#106)
- The Creech Who Would Be Crowned (#305)
- Peace, Love, and Hackerness (#803)
- The Case of the Missing Memory (#407)
- Father's Day (#705)
- The Fairy Borg Father (#505)
- A World Without Zero (#303)
- An Urchin Matter (#901)
- Team Spirit (#606)
- Totally Rad (#202)
- Size Me Up (#124)
- Digit's B-Day Surprise (#601)
- The Wedding Scammer (#211)
- Penguin Tears (#403)
- Model Behavior (#122)
- Face-Off (#802)
- Trading Places (#120)
- The Emperor Has Snow Clothes (#702)
- Escape from Merlin's Maze (#604)
- Hackerized! (#804)
- A Time to Cook (#213)
- Snow Day to Be Exact (#104)
- Starlight Night (#312)
- When Penguins Fly (#602)
- True Colors (#204)
- A Fraction of a Chance (#510)
- The Guilty Party (#212)
- Cool It (#114)
- Trash Creep (#903)
- Hugs and Witches (#201)
- Step By Step (#605)
- A Whale of a Tale (#208)
- Inside Hacker (#508)
- Find Those Gleamers! (#115)
- The Cyberchase Movie, Part 2 (#905)
- The Cyberchase Movie, Part 1 (#904)
- Out of Sync (#126)
- Double Trouble (#209)
- Jimaya Jam (#607)
- Lost My Marbles (#101)
- The Icky Factor (#402)
- Ecohaven Cse (#301)
- A Tikiville Turkey Day (#410)
- Mother's Day (#206)
- The Secrets of Symmetria (#110)
- Sensible Flats (#105)
- The Eye of Rom (#207)
- Chaos As Usual (#609)
- A Battle of Equals (#125)
- The Bluebird of Zappiness (#805)
- Going Solar (#902)
- Designing Mr. Perfect (#503)
- Codename: Icky (#116)
- Unhappily Ever After (#603)
- Raising The Bar (#210)
- And They Counted Happily Ever After (#108)
- A Perfect Fit (#307)
- Castleblanca (#102)
- The Halloween Howl (#501)
- Trick Or Treat (#214)
- Spheres of Fears (#610)
- A Day at the Spa (#111)
- The Flying Parallinis (#506)
- Send in the Clones (#119)
- Blowin' in the Wind (#704)
- Fortress of Attitude (#123)
- The Borg of the Ring (#302)
- The Poddleville Case (#107)
- All The Right Angles (#205)
- Ecohaven Ooze (#504)
- Return to Sensible Flats (#117)
- Harriet Hippo and the Mean Green (#203)
- A Clean Sweep (#502)
- Of All The Luck (#112)
- A Change of Art (#406)
- The Hacker's Challenge (#801)
- R-Fair City (#103)
- On The Line (#509)
- Eureeka! (#113)
- The Snelfu Snafu (Pt. 2) (#310)
- The Snelfu Snafu (Pt. 1) (#309)
- Less Than Zero (#121)
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Hello all! I'm new to the forum and would love your advice on how to make my small, awkward kitchen more functional. Currently, the kitchen is in a single line layout, except for a small corner cabinet and a fridge on an adjacent wall (so, basically a cross between a single line and an L-shape). The kitchen is immediately parallel to my front door/entry way, and there is a dividing wall between the two spaces with a small pass-through to let in a little more light. The current layout suffers from apartment-sized appliances, cabinetry that does not maximize the height of the room, and just feels very dark and closed-in.
Here are a variety of issues that I am pondering: 1) I could take down most of the diving wall between the entry and the kitchen and really open up the space, but I like defined spaces, and don't think it would feel right to walk right into a kitchen. However, that's the only way to really add more space. 2) There is enough width to have a regular sized dishwasher and stove, but that means losing all bottom cabinetry (except for a lazy susan on the corner). I've never had a kitchen where I didn't have drawers. If I added more upper cabinetry to make up for the lost space, do you think that would make up for losing the drawers, or would that be awkward to get cutlery from an upper cabinet - and would it turn off future buyers? 3) One final idea is to turn the kitchen into a u-shaped design by putting in a corner cabinet where the stove is, and then installing the stove on the perpendicular wall. However, that would only leave a 5'x4' space in the middle of the u-shape - is that going to be enough room, or will it feel cramped? If anyone has any input, or other ideas, I would love to hear them. I'm feeling overwhelmed, and the difficult design is killing my love of cooking, so any and all ideas are welcomed. Thanks in advance. |
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Can you draw a rough layout? How big is the entry? How many people live with you? Is it a one cook kitchen? Are you looking to rip out and re-do? How much is budgeted for the project? Is there somewhere nearby that you could put the micro? Some initial ideas: |
- Posted by CurbedEnthusiasm (My Page) on Sun, Nov 20, 11 at 23:12
This is a layout of my apartment that I made myself, so it's not to scale. There was no corner cabinet function with the rudimentary software I used, so you'll have to envision to corner cabinet connecting to where to refrigerator is. |
Now that is one small kitchen! I agree with using the wall as much as you can to clear the stuff off your counters. IKEA does have some great ideas for this. Get a magnetic strip to mount on the wall to put your knives on, and get them off the counter. You can hang skillets and pans, and some utensils on the wall. And clear the utensil crock off the counter. IKEA has those rods with hooks that you can hang things on, and inexpensive stainless shelving that you can hang hooks on too. Also, IKEA has these small tables that you can mount on the wall, and them fold them down when you don't need them. Try to find a place for the microwave too. You can buy mounting shelves for those too. Use your wall. That's what I had to do in my tiny kitchen, and it opened up tons of storage. Have fun! |
I am no designer, but I can't imagIne that if I were a buyer I'd prefer a narrow entryway to a functional kitchen. "small space design" is so trendy right now that I think you ought to be able to find some really cool ideas, though most of it is Modern (as hawked by Dwell magazine-- they've showcased some tiny kitchens) I'll try to find some of the things I've loved. Check out pics of houseboats for inspiration. Some especially elegant ones in Seattle. What is the space just outside the bathroom? Closet? It looks like perhaps some valuable space is going unused right there. |
Sounds like you have gotten some good ideas already... My 2 cents: Any chance of being able to spring for a counter-depth refrigerator? It seems that would help the whole floor space issue, too. Summit makes a 24" W x 24" deep x 79" tall fridge for about a thousand, shipped. |
If you did the u-shaped kitchen, would you remove most of the wall that separates the entry door from the kitchen? If you did that I think you might have a more functional space. And if you're concerned about people walking into the apartment (and feeling like they walked straight into the kitchen) you could consider a pocket door that would allow you to conceal the kitchen. My big concern with this is that you'd always have your back to the door & living room when cooking. I really dislike that, personally. Taking the cabinets to the ceiling was already suggested, and it's a very good idea. |
Can you add the room dimensions to your layout? Is that a pass through or shelf on the left side of the first picture? You may also want to post on the small house forum. I'm trying to visualize if you got rid of the entry way wall if you could utilize the kitchen wall on the other side of the bathroom. Going to Ikea is a great idea if there is one in your area. They have actual models of small scaled apartments-with complete kitchens. I've had very small kitchens in apartments and found the U shape fine for a one person at a time kitchen. Easy to access everything. |
- Posted by laxsupermom (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 9:27
- Posted by herbflavor (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 10:49
I'd remove the small closet in dining zone-use it for beverage/wine frig or microwave /coffee station-then downsize to 24 wide/deep frig-use lax super's location if possible.You have wall space on the entry hall-how about some chunky,artistic coat pegs/hooks-maybe cubbies or shelves installed high up if you need a space for coats/umbrellas/hats, etc. Personally, I would create a 2nd opening into kitchen on the lower third of that entry wall, put hooks/cubbies on the current frig wall in kitchen, close to entry door, and do a corner sink in that lower left corner.For some reason, my guess is you don't want to open up that entry wall any more, but that lower opening near the door would make the whole space more dynamic. |
I like lax's idea a lot, but I'd not wrap the corner and instead would put shallow open shelves (12" deep or less) and/or a rail system on the wall opposite the stove. If you want, you can put your kitchen electrics on the shelf wall (with outlets for the toaster and coffee maker) to get them off the counters. A flat pot rack on the dead end wall up high would also be a good idea. |
I also was going to suggest recessing the frig into the closet. And perhaps taking over even more closet space if you can afford it for pantry and or recycling/garbage. I just recessed my frig through the wall of my small galley kitchen and I can't believe how grand the space now feels! Making the wall between the entry hall and kitchen into a 1/2 wall would make the kitchen feel more open and still allow for defined entry space. You could even find a way to fill that space with pretty glass jars containing grains/beans/spices/pastas which could be both functional and still delineate the use of the two spaces. Or rebuild the wall as dual-use cabinetry - mud room on one side, kitchen storage on the other. Go vertical for sure - everywhere you can without clutter. If your budget allows, consider a smooth glass electric or induction cooktop. Especially induction if you can as it is always cool and can be used for counter space when not cooking on it. I gained 36" counterspace using induction. If the frig is short enough, you could put microwave above it. If you can afford it, a microwave/convection oven might be enough oven for you, depending on how you use an oven. Also see if you can visit a RV sale lot. Check out how mini-motorhomes fit in full kitchens (My family lived in one when I was young and it's amazing how efficiently the space is used!) **Get rid** of as much as you can. Have just a little bit of stuff so you can feel like your entire space is open and tidy and loved. You'll have lots of space to breathe and not need to maintain so much. Find out from good design minded people (if you are not so inclined yourself) what colors will make things feel most open, and get good lighting in there and in closet/pantry/shelves. Sparkily and open! Stainless steel easy to clean sheet on wall and hang as much as you can there. Very much looking forward to what you decide to do. It's a crazy challenge, and you'll feel really good about what you accomplish! |
- Posted by waterdamage (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 14:53
I would do the cabinets all the way to the ceiling too-- but remember to plan a place for your stepladder so that it's very handy. You don't give a budget, so I'm not sure how many walls you're comfortable rearranging. If it's a low budget, you should definitely explore Ikea-- they have so many great ways to make a little space go further. (Their rail systems for the backsplash alone could buy you tons of counter space.) If a higher budget, I agree about stealing from the closet. Take your time to play with it. Even in a small space, look at the Sweeby test and the zones concept in the FAQs, so you can think about where you'll be standing when you do various things in the kitchen-- arranging a tiny space well goes a long way. I bet you're going to be able to improve your kitchen experience hugely. |
- Posted by laxsupermom (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 15:03
I like herbflavor's suggestion to turn that closet in the dining area into an entertaining bar with maybe a mini-fridge, snacks, etc. That would keep snackers away from the cook. I'd also like to see the pass through made larger by dropping it down to counter height and placing a ledge that overhangs the foyer side by a couple of inches and the kitchen side maybe 6-8" (plus the width of the wall) for a 14-16" counter height ledge that you could use as a buffet station for entertaining. The trash could tuck under on the kitchen side. The cook would just need to pivot to serve crowds. |
in the space available, there is not much that can be changed. Your wall cabinetry can be made face-frame, all in one unit, so you have no partitions inside. Inside this single wall unit, your shelving of glass When you buy standard modular cabinet boxes it's great for holding drawer glides for drawers in base cabinets, but standard modular cabinet boxes are not an advantage in an Upper cabinet. -- They make tall 24"width fridges that hold a lot. It can be easier to put this into a recess than a 30"w fridge. Another option is to shrink the tub. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Smaller tub = more space for fridge
The wall can be rebuilt as a slim wall. You can shrink the aisle by getting deeper drawers on longer drawer glides. A dishdrawer (single drawer or pair of drawers) makes more sense than a single 24"w dishwasher. You can have drawers under a sink too. |
- Posted by mtnrdredux (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 15:40
I have a different question. Does taking down walls and redoing a bathroom to get bigger kitchen make sense here? Economically? How long do you plan to live here? Is this the norm for where you live? |
No matter what, changing the order of stations in that kitchen will be a help. Keep the fridge and sink near the door, so that the range is protected. Right now it would be impossible to cook with people running to the fridge for ice or drinks or whatever. The basic order of laxsupermom's layout is a good one, as is the idea of invading the closet a bit. Another thing you could do is move the door and enlarge it. Put it in the center of the kitchen with a double pocket door. This way you could close it off from the entry--either completely, or only halfway--so you don't feel like you are walking into the kitchen. However, a wide opening in the center would allow you to create a U-shaped kitchen without feeling cramped. In this case you could put the range in a couple of different places. Also make sure you outfit that DR closet for maximum storage. |
Don't forget toekick storage drawers as an option. |
- Posted by cluelessincolorado (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 16:53
Here is a link that might be useful: calypsochick's galley
ditto marcolo, whose door suggestion implied the wall was staying. Keep the wall. Otherwise you have too much view onto too much, much like living in a box shaped space where you can see all four corners all the time from anywhere in the space. |
- Posted by CurbedEnthusiasm (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 18:03
Hi everyone! I promise I'll log on this evening and reply to some of your individual questions, but I just want to thank everyone in advance for all your kind words and input. I really appreciate it so much. Unfortunately, my floor plan was not drawn to scale because I had to make it myself, so the closet doesn't actually touch the kitchen. Even if it did, I have so little storage that I could not manage to lose any closet space. So unfortunately the fridge can't go there. Somebody else suggested cutting into the bathroom, but the bathroom is very small to begin with. I'll reply this evening with some dimensions and further info. Once again thanks so much for all your input - I really appreciate it!!! |
Here's the u-shape plan with double pocket doors with a buffet/beverage center cab in the DR closet that others have suggested (hopefully I interpreted their suggestions correctly). Red lines indicate upper cabs. I placed the fridge so that it extends just beyond the pocket door opening. That way you can get a fridge with a right hand door swing (hinges on right) making it easier to take items out and set them on the counter to the left (you will need to have the pocket door open to open the fridge). Given your small space, I'd stick with an 18" wide DW. I think it's the Miele that is reported to have as much capacity as some of the 24" wide American brands. And yes, I placed it between sink and range but I wanted to give you as much counter between sink and range as possible and this seemed the only way to do that. I like laxsupermom's idea, too. I'd be tempted to reverse the entry's door swing, if you can, so that guests coming to your home would view art work on your right hand wall before they see the fridge door. How big is the kitchen? If you gave us dimensions for the space, I missed it. |
lisa, what about swapping fridge and range in your layout? Only if we think a range is nicer to look at than a fridge! Although in this case I imagine an OTR micro would be needed, so those aren't as lovely as a nice vent hood. This would be a good application for a paneled fridge, but the cost may not be worth it. |
- Posted by cluelessincolorado (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 22:12
Love that lisa_a ! |
- Posted by jterrilynn (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 23:02
Hi, I have not read all the replies in detail (stuffy head) and I'm not sure if it would make sense money wise...But, if you took out or repositioned the wall in the kitchen/hall and made the kitchen a dining area and the dining area the kitchen you would have all sorts of room. |
Thanks, cluelessincolorado, but I have to give credit to others (marcolo for one) for the idea. I just drew it up. |
- Posted by CurbedEnthusiasm (My Page) on Tue, Nov 22, 11 at 0:03
Hello all! Once again, thank you so much for everyone's input. This is my first time living in an urban home (Washington DC), so getting used to these tiny spaces is quite the challenge. The dimensions of the space are approx. 10 ft. x 6 ft. The parallel entry way is about 12 ft. x 3 ft. To try and answer a few questions... In terms of budget, I would love to get everything done for $10,000 MAX (and ideally a lot less). I'm going to try to keep the cost down by doing some of the work myself by hopefully hiring an in-law with contracting experience who can work with me on the project. I don't anticipate staying here for more than 5 years, so my primary motivation for this work is to have a functional space while I'm living here - and also to boost my resale potential. I love the idea of swapping the kitchen with the dining room, but moving plumbing, electrics etc. is probably too expensive to consider. I think my best bet is to go for a U-shaped layout. That would not only give me much needed counter space, but also additional upper and lower cabinets. |
10 x 6 ... so here's a possibility (starting with range wall, bottom right corner): 6" spice pull-out 30" range 36" corner Susan 18" DW 24" sink cab 6" silverware pull-out cab (see image below) 36" corner Susan 9" cab - pull-out for pantry goods, perhaps 27" wide fridge You probably won't need as much silverware storage as the image shows (I certainly don't) but you could also store spatulas and other kitchen tools. If you want more counter between sink and range, swap silverware pull-out and sink. I would definitely take the uppers to the ceiling. I'd also definitely do frameless cabs. You need every bit of storage capacity as you can squeeze out of the space. |
CurbedEnthusiasm, it's all a trade-off, one way or the other. The thing to do with a small space is to optimize not maximize. I'll give you some blunt direction here now: be specific about reality. You are indulging in dreamy thinking. How do I "know" this? Here are clues I have: 1 is that you didn't post measurements or money in your OP; 2 is that you just posted that the "entry way is about 12 ft. x 3 ft." (you approximated instead of measuring it); 3 is that you are gradually trending toward a budget and a vision. There are a few participants in this forum who know how to optimize small spaces. You may get good input from them. Before you can expect any guidance from anyone, you must have dimensions, you must post them, and you must force other people to read the dimensions and think about them. Your "approx. 10 ft. x 6 ft." space can have more storage by making the aisle a titch smaller and by expanding the base cabinet (drawers) correspondingly. You can have many shallow drawers. You can have shallow drawers inside biger drawers. Here are some ideas for a one-bedroom urban space. If you begin by using Ikea software and Ikea cabinet products (Ikea drawers) as a starting point, it will be a good comparison point enabling you to justify the increased price of any other choice or choosing not to spend any more. Ikea's kitchen drawers are the same as you will see on Blum's web site ( web search Tandembox). Many very high end kitchens are made with Blum Tandembox drawers. Sometimes the Tandembox drawers are rebranded and morphed a little bit, so you might not recognize them immediately when you go showroom hopping for the first time in your life. Hope this is clear. Ikea's kitchen drawers are the same or 99% the same as those you will see in high end showrooms that sell you kitchens costing multiples more. Hope this is something you will see and confirm. Ikea's cabinets are frameless and strong. Hope you go see this and confirm. You can expand a little bit from the inside by making the hallway wall much slimmer or by reducing some of the other walls' cladding. A wall doesn't require massive wood studs. A wall may be built slim. One can use steel instead of wood and rebuild a wall to be thin. (*yes, then one must use only small picture hanging hooks if one hangs art on the wall). I'll guess this space is in a condo building. |
I remodeled a kitchen in a DC co-op in Adams Morgan so I have experience at this. I highly recommend you do it, as those old kitchens are seriously depressing to live with. But reality is an essential start, as Davidro1 has so astutely pointed out. For example, condo/coop rules and/or the DC housing code will prevent you from moving your sink at all and will restrict moving your stove far. I recommend hiring a knowledgeable contractor instead of doing it yourself with an in-law, given the permits you'll need to pull & comply with. The DC housing code is complicated & you MUST follow it. I suggest you ask around and find someone in your building or a similar building who has remodeled a kitchen & learn from them generally what the rules are & what his/her experience & recommendations are. (Folks LOVE talking about their kitchen remodeling.) In other words, learn about what you're getting into sooner rather than later. Then find a contractor (or 2 or 3) who has/have experience in your building, similar buildings or the neighborhood (in DC) and ask them to check it out and price it out. Be sure to be present when the contractors visit & be ready to have a detailed conversation about what will/could be involved in the remodeling & what everything will cost. Ask for recommendations to keep costs down. You can still decide to DIY after this, of course. Just a cosmetic change out of everything -- cabinets, appliance, countertops & flooring -- would be a huge improvement, after all, and probably wouldn't require a building permit. My kitchen remodel was done on a relative shoestring and it turned out great, so it definitely can be done. Allie |
Good advice, David and Allie! I thought about, then forgot to mention checking condo rules. I remember them being very strict in S. Fla, too, but it's been a long time since I had to deal with anything like that. |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Tue, Nov 22, 11 at 15:07
I have posted these pictures kinda ad nauseum but my kitchen is roughly 11x5 which is similar. The fridge is outide this dimension, however, there is a stack W\D inside the kitchen and that spot could accomodate a fridge. The pocket doors do not close, they screen, giving the illusion that they can close. This replicates a sleeping alcove or dressing alcove that may have been in the area based upon some forensic evidence during demolition. |
- Posted by laxsupermom (My Page) on Tue, Nov 22, 11 at 15:52
If stealing closet space isn't an option, the U that lisa a drew up could work well depending on what your room measurements are. We'll need more exact room measurements to work up a more accurate layout. Definitely check the condo/co-op rules to find out what you can or can't do. |
palimpsest - as one new to this forum -- WOW WOW WOW! Your kitchen, the colors, design, small details. Breathtaking. I'm off to look for more photos. So glad you posted those here! |
I love the archway kitchen. Very pretty and original. If only you could move the front door to the left of that little closet in the living room, you could have such a nice sized kitchen. Is it in a highrise? I came up with a similar idea to the "U" shaped kitchen someone else posted, but have the range close to the original as I don't know if the gas line can be moved. The little piece of wall left to the right of the entrance gives you a place to hang things. Can you make all the structural changes you want to the apt.? |
- Posted by TorontoTim (My Page) on Tue, Nov 22, 11 at 19:13
Floor plans aside, take the cabinets all the way to the ceiling - right to the top. |
They cannot make structural changes. I think I've seen twice in this thread. |
Lots of creativity, but I think some of the posters have never owned a condo. :). Usually condo bylaws prohibit anything beyond the most minor of changes. |
Not true. |
The OP mentions in her original post that she was able to take down the dividing wall between the hall and the kitchen so maybe she can make changes. That's a shame if she can't as this really gives a much nicer layout without the cramped kitchen and opens up the whole apt. Would be costly though to do but really increase resale if the other elements are right. As I mentioned I love playing with space. In a condo you own the actual unit so I don't see why you can't make changes as long as they are structurally sound, and you don't move a load bearing wall. Mine are just moving small walls and a water line. Don't know if the kitchen in that location would be able to use the plumbing from the bathroom. You can use an electric stove if the gas line can't be moved. Would love for the OP to see it anyway. |
Dianalo, I don't think there's enough width to do a galley. I don't know how accurate those dimensions shown are, but as shown it would cut too much into the hallway if you left enough distance between the rows of cabinetry. The hall already has an awkward right angle bend in it. |
- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Wed, Nov 23, 11 at 11:14
A lot could be done without changing the essential kitchen at all. If the range is gas, the gas line can usually be extended easily within the confines of the kitchen itself. Same with sink drain, to some extent. My kitchen involved Minimal plumbing and gas line changes, all accomplished within the kitchen itself, but it Looks completely different. However the rules very greatly according to the individual association documents. I know of a co-op (slightly different situation) where you have to get permission to make cosmetic changes to the cabinets or change hardware. It's so restrictive I can't imagine how they enforce it. |
Someone above mentioned using IKEA's software. Even if you don't use their cabinets, the program is really easy to use. Just pop in your kitchen type and dimensions and start designing. Here is one side of my kitchen using IKEA. From fridge to end of cabinet measures just slightly over 9 ft. I do have a wall of pantry cabs that you can't see, just to the right. They are only 12" deep and in my eat in dining area. My entire kitchen was around $13,900, but I have $6,100 in the appliances. My big splurge! |
Plumbing (drain) is the reason why the kitchen has to stay where it is. This is for blondelle and others with good thoughts, ideas, dreams. So reality is once again a limiting factor. It's a condo, so no one can "just install a drain" as one might do, in a house. The condo association board is not the factor. 2. Also, since the OP has posted about a low budget, I would not want to see anyone justifying their ideas as good-to-see. It's the OP's thread, it's their place, and they are renovating virgins. They might get intimidated by all these ideas. First-timers are sometimes so virginal they cannot stand it when ideas go in directions they wouldn't have thought of. Summary: reality says the kitchen cannot go over to the other side. And forum participant newbies don't want wild ideas. When they post about their budget, and when I remind you about it, it's an idea to retract. |
Geez David! Go back to sleep and get up on the other side of the bed! I haven't participated on this board in a long time. I used to try and help out using my Photoshop skills to help people see how their kitchen and baths could look. It breaks my heart when someone dream kitchen or bath doesn't turn out like they thought and I try to help them envision changes to fix what they don't like to make them happy again with their choices. Now I remember why I stopped doing that. I redid a gals paint and island paint choices 4 times with nary a thank you and now you lay into me for trying to help. I did it for myself as a challenge as I said I love to play with space. Since it was done why not post it for her to see. If it could be done or was worth doing maybe the funds could be found some how. I see them move things around so many times on all the decorating shows. I'm in a 47 story co-op building and someone moved their kitchen to another area of their apt. I'm done here! Not going to waste my time or skills trying to help any more. Half the time the OP never even returns to read the responses to the thread they started. It's not worth it to help and then get upset after doing so. |
and they are renovating virgins. How do you do that, exactly? I thought that was a one-time thing.... |
LOL, Angie!!!! What a lovely kitchen you created, caligirl! blondelle, helping someone dream big is gladly accepted by many here but the OP did post that the budget for this project is quite limited. And judging by the OP's statement of hiring an in-law with contracting experience help with the reno, I also made the assumption that he or she hasn't renovated a kitchen before. In terms of budget, I would love to get everything done for $10,000 MAX (and ideally a lot less). I'm going to try to keep the cost down by doing some of the work myself by hopefully hiring an in-law with contracting experience who can work with me on the project. The best help we can give the OP to achieve a kitchen that makes him or her happy and want to cook again is to work within these parameters. |
Although Marcolo's spot on in some ways, this forum is most special and alive--and valuable--when the ideas fly. That happens when people are turned on by possibilities. Our OP may hesitate to wade in too deep yet, but that hasn't kept a lot of people from having creative fun here and others from generously offering valuable experience. If OP never adopts a single idea, some among the many coming by for inspiration and information will. Blondelle, I'm happy to see you pop up again and hope you'll stick around and have a lot more fun addressing the challenges posted. That still has to be enough, of course. :) |
Guess, I missed the low budget part, but as I said I enjoyed doing it and playing with the space. In my next life I'm coming back as an interior designer, or a kitchen and bath designer...LOL! After playing with it I wanted post my handiwork. I guess I was looking for feed back here on the changes I made, more than thinking it was a viable option. I had hoped the OP would have seen it though just in case. So many of you here have taken the time to post photos and try to help the OP, and they are no where to be found. That has happened countless times. Maybe we did overwhelm the OP with choices. We also rarely get to see the finished result of our input. As to the renovation virgin part, I hear that's an undocumented use for Gorilla Glue...LOL! |
- Posted by orcasgramma (My Page) on Wed, Nov 23, 11 at 21:15
Blondelle I agree with those who hope you won't go away. Even if the OP can't use your suggestions many folks read these posts and your suggestion for revising the organization of the space was great. Helps me to think about space in a different way. And it may help the OP and others to do likewise - even if the OP can't make the changes now who knows what it will lead to later. From reading these forums for a while it has become clear to me that to participate regularly (especially on the appliance form and this one) a very think skin in necessary. Sometimes makes me think of the Darleks saying in unison "extinguish, extinguish, extinguish". The best way to extinguish unwanted behavior is often to ignore it and respond to other behaviors. |
Sometimes makes me think of the Darleks saying in unison "extinguish, extinguish, extinguish". Another Doctor Who fan! How great! |
There're more Doctor Who fans here than you might suspect..... Back to the kitchen |
Here is a link that might be useful: Calypsochick's tiny perfect kitchen
- Posted by cluelessincolorado (My Page) on Thu, Nov 24, 11 at 9:31
Lisa0527, calypsochick's is one of my all time favorites too. I always have to google it to find it. Too old for gardenweb's engine maybe? |
Calypso's is a galley, not a U. If you do a galley, you just do shallow wall cabs on the storage side and normal depth cabs with a counter on the cooking side. |
- Posted by cluelessincolorado (My Page) on Thu, Nov 24, 11 at 14:06
dianalo - That's where I was trying to go with my layout and link to Calypso's kitchen. I wasn't sure about the one wall layout, but if it's 10' instead of 9.5', there'd be a bit more room between the sink and fridge. Just how deep do cabs need to be to have truly useful counter space on top? |
Hi, CluelessInCO. I've never been there, but I'd want a shallow counter to hold a dinner plate at minimum, so about 11"? Each inch over that would be a wonderful gift, of course. |
I had figured one side of the galley for real depth counters & appliances and the other side for a wall made of storage. The wall cabs we have on the back of our island are 11.75" deep inside. I suppose one could use some as lowers and put a 12.5" counter on the top of those and then uppers above to make it hutch-like. You could do that as a pony wall of cabs on the bottom and floating cabs up top if you don't want a backsplash for it. |
CurbedEnthusiasm, may I ask what type of light fixtures you have on top of your cabinets? I'm looking to put something on top of a tall cabinet in a room with little natural light. |
CurbedEnthusiasm, your current cabinets are framed and this makes drawers very small inside. Measure the inside. Compare to the inside of an Ikea drawer that fits in a cabinet of the same width. Secondly, you have a lot of doors (not drawers) so it is hard to reach most of your stuff down there. Think of mega deep drawers of the same width as your current doors. Deep drawers hold a lot of pots and pans, make it easy to get at them. Hth |
- Posted by CurbedEnthusiasm (My Page) on Fri, Feb 10, 12 at 17:00
Hello all. I'm sorry that I have never replied to all of your wonderful posts. I'll try not to get too personal as this is a kitchen remodeling forum, but days after I posted this thread, I had a devastating death in my family. Thus, any kitchen planning is on hold, and priorities have had to change. I'm writing this because I don't want anyone to think that I was wasting their time. I deeply apologize if anyone felt that way. Thank you so much for all your wonderful input and ideas. I sure hope that I can make some of them a reality when things get back to normal. Wishing you all the best. |
Curbed, I was just wondering what was happening with your project and am very sorry to find your sad loss instead. Please do come back when "frivolous" details become fun again. |
Curbed...I am so very sorry for your loss. I just now saw this thread from the beginning & found it very interesting. I hope you are able to come back soon & visit. You will be in my thoughts. Take care! |
Curbed, I just read this thread for the first time, and wanted to add my condolences for your great loss. I hope you are doing well. Marytw |
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Echo Valley Ranch & Spa, a Gold member of Green Tourism Canada and 2014 Traveller's Choice winner on TripAdvisor, is located in BC's scenic Cariboo region. Accommodations include luxury suites, cabins & lodge rooms for up to 40 guests. Rates include full board, farm to fork dining.
Guests spend their days horseback riding, hiking, gold panning & fly fishing, or visiting the 'East meets West Spa' for traditional Thai as well as western therapies. It's this certain balance of exhilaration & relaxation that makes a stay at Echo Valley so magical.
Echo Valley Ranch & Spa was awarded The Americas' Best Boutique Hotel and Best Relaxation Retreat 2014.
The resort is easily reached by private plane, road or from Kamloops with a transfer.
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Free continental breakfast, king & queen beds, air-conditioned, executive, honeymoon suites with jetted tub, fireplace, balcony, free movies, large family suites with kitchens, guest laundry, bus tours, senior's discount, commercial/group rates.
Close to shopping & attractions, the Sandman Hotel & Suites Williams Lake features 96 comfortable guest rooms including kitchen suites, an indoor pool & an on-site Denny's 24 hr restaurant with room service. Senior's discounts, corporate rates & golf packages available.
Blocks from the town centre, the Sandman Hotel Quesnel features 106 guest rooms including executive, kitchen & honeymoon suites, Denny's 24 hr restaurant, Shark Club Bar & Grill, indoor pool & whirlpool. Golf packages available.
A true wellness spa resort situated in the middle of 8,100 ha (20,000 ac) of ranch lands. 3 lounges, 2 dining rooms, 18 spa treatment rooms & wellness services. Stay in a fully equipped 3 bedroom chalet (cottage) or any of our well equipped hotel rooms. RV parking & camping are also available. Soft adventure activities include, hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, biking, skiing, dog sledding & more. Experience historic sites, wildlife, waterfowl, grazing cattle, thousands of acres of range lands, forests & lakes. Compliment your day in our spa with a full menu of spa service options & wellness programs.
Centrally located, ground level standard & kitchen units. Units include, direct dial phones, digital cable TV, free WiFi & pet friendly. Campground & RV park with hookups, showers, flush toilets, laundromat. Close to shopping & restaurants.
Friendly staff welcomes you to our clean, quiet & comfortable units. Ask for rooms with Serta pillowtop mattresses. Jetted bath tubs, kitchen units are available. Separate bedroom kitchen suites, honeymoon suite with Jacuzzi & fireplace, all air-conditioned & have fridges, coffee makers, 47 channel cable TV including 7 movie channels, free high-speed internet access, sun deck, guest laundry, balconies with view. Centrally located off main street, surrounded by spectacular mountains. All amenities nearby, close to restaurants & convenience store. Small dogs are allowed in designated building.
Located on Denny Island, cozy new cedar cabin on sheltered peaceful and quiet tidal ocean inlet. Self contained and can sleep 2 comfortably but can accommodate 4. Full kitchen with new appliances. Pristine 3 piece bathroom. Satellite flat screen TV plus WiFi. Gorgeous cedar deck to relax and watch the active wildlife. Perfect for kayakers. Nearby deep water moorage also available. Road access, large parking and turn around area to launch your boat if you drive here via BC Ferries. We will pick you up from the Bella Bella dock if you fly in. We are happy to arrange fishing guides and excursions too!
Waterfront Privacy in the Cariboo!
Located right on Watson Lake just outside 100 Mile House is this quiet retreat for all those looking for a relaxing Cariboo Holiday. It features a separate entrance leading up to a beautiful 2 bedroom suite with a fully equipped kitchen. With its waterfront & cul-de-sac location, it is ideally suited for guests seeking privacy just a short distance away from all the amenities of small town living. We have paved road access & ample parking at the property & can provide garage parking for our motorcycle enthusiasts.
A great retreat for bird watching, hiking, mountain biking & canoeing right off your doorstep. Enjoy cross country skiing, snow shoeing or make it your home base for snowmobiling in the high country.
Spacious family units, non-smoking rooms, pet friendly, queen beds, satellite TV, wireless internet (WiFi), fridge, microwave & coffee pot in room. Dry to full service hookups/sites, grassed & treed sites, showers, laundry & restaurant. Monthly rates available.
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biographical name(born July 22, 1849, New York, N.Y., U.S.died Nov. 19, 1887, New York) U.S. writer. She was born into a cultured Jewish family and learned languages and the classics at an early age. Her first book (1867) caught the attention of Ralph Waldo Emerson, with whom she corresponded thereafter. She wrote a prose romance and translated Heinrich Heine's poems and ballads. She took up the defense of persecuted Jews c. 1881 and began working for the relief of new immigrants to the U.S. The famous closing lines to her poem The New Colossus (1883) were inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty (see Statue of Liberty National Monument), dedicated in 1886.
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Mr.C.V.Anand was fanatical to play cricket for India and dedicated most of the time to fulfill his dream. But he resigned from competitive cricket to play a different Challenging game. Only the bat exchanged hands with the baton as he joined services to become a police officer.
C.V.Anand was born to a middle class family in Hyderabad.He finished his schooling in Vidyaranya High School, Saifabad.He started playing cricket while pursuing his Intermediate and represented many inter-college tournaments proving his prowess as an all- rounder. During his graduation in commerce at Nizam college he was completely in the competitive cricket playing inter-university tournaments and represented CK nayudu trophy.He was part of the Under-19 Indian cricket team that toured England.
He won many prizes in Athletics through out his student career and was part of the team that won the National Inter-College Basketball championship. He was intelligent and had big dreams.He was a combative cricketer who knew his role in the team and performed many times beyond what was expected of him. He might have shaped his character through the games he played. Keeping busy himself in various activities made him to handle multi tasks at the very young age.
Later his cricketing career failed to take off the way he desired it to. Mr.Anand left the competitive cricket due to many reasons. Being belong to a middle class family, it was quite difficult to take cricket as a career that looms with uncertainity, he says. "CV was dropped due to biased selection processes and it irked me no end. I told the Director of Physical education Ranga Rao who was as much the culprit as Selectors, that such a bad selection was not acceptable to me and I would not play. I felt really bad for CV and now losing his place due to bad selection was not simply acceptable." says one of his team mates. Mr.C.V.Anand gave up competitive cricket and joined the Osmania University to do his MA in Economics.
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Anand chose a different ground to play after implementing a valuable advise which was emerged from true love ....... who has become his wife now advised him to take up IPS.Then he sat for civils and qualified to Indian Police Service at the very young age of 22 in his very first attempt. Mr.Anand took up public Administraion and Anthropology subjects as optionals for the Civil Services Examination.
As an IPS officer he excelled himself in all the aspects of Policing.He never failed or shied away from executing duties.Mr.Anand was well known for his exploits as courageous cop in various naxal zone areas where he turned the tide with his men in several daring raids on extremists. He brought many innovative reforms in the department and most of his projects are first of the kind in India. He had an impressive track record in cracking various sensational cases.Anand keeps inspiring his men at work.He had received the President's Gallantry award and the Indian Police Medal for his outstanding contribution to Police Services. "A new challenge awaits for me everyday in this job and I love to face it" he said. Now he is working as Commissioner of Police Cyberabad.
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In spite of being burdened with his heavy duty as Senior Police Officer, his cricketing spirit was not vanished. He is very active in playing tennis and cricket. He is still playing the police zones meet and veteran teams. He also won the All India Singles and doubles team championship in 2004 at vizag.
He feels nearly guilty for not having enough time with his family. However, on hindsight, Anand is happy that he has done what best could have been done professionally. Both in cricket and administration he proved himself as the lead scorer.
'Cricket has taught me to take the win with the loss equally. I would never have known how to motivate a team of men in highly adverse conditions,batting against extremists in those days, if not for my cricketing days. I can see the difference between officers who have played - for example, I always lead my men in the field be it on extremists raids or regulating traffic in pouring rain. If you do not do that you cannot command the same respect from your people. It teaches you leadership, team work and people management and so much more.May it be cricket or administration, the sporting spirit within me always inspires me to lead from the front." he said.


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Hi everyone
Not sure if this is the right place but here goes anyway...
I currently have a Windows VB.net app that uses COM to open/save/close and manipulate drawings in AutoCAD...
Here's how I open a drawing
AutoCAD_CurrentDwg = AutoCAD_Instance.Documents.Open(strAutoCADFilePath)
I work with various blocks and their attributes like so
Dim AutoCAD_Block_Attributes As Object = AutoCAD_Block_Reference.GetAttributes For Each Me.AutoCAD_Block_Attribute In AutoCAD_Block_Attributes Dim strAutoCAD_Block_Attribute_TagString As String = AutoCAD_Block_Attribute.TagString AutoCAD_Block_Attribute.TextString = strSomeDB_Value
As I mentioned, this runs external to AutoCAD but I was wondering if it would be beneficial to re-write the app to run within AutoCAD... also, I believe that COM is "obsolete"? Should I not be using it?
Doing some reading, I think that my app could be revised to run inside AutoCAD via NETLOAD, using ObjectARX? One concern I have is that my app right now works with many versions of AutoCAD, not need to re-issue because my DIM statements are generic...
Private AutoCAD_Instance As Object Private AutoCAD_CurrentDwg As Object Private AutoCAD_Document As Object
Am I in the right forum? Thoughts?
You're in the right forum to ask about migrating your code to .NET. Some general points to start you off ...
- If you want to control AutoCAD from an external application, then COM is still the way to go. We're not removing the AutoCAD ActiveX (COM) API, but we've not been enhancing it particularly, either.
- If your automation is making a lot of calls to AutoCAD (doing a lot of heavy lifting) then you'll see significant performance improvements if you bring that heavy lifting code inside the AutoCAD process. COM marshalling across process boundaries is a huge overhead (e.g. on my machine its a factor of 30 difference between making the same COM API call out-of-process compared to in-process).
- Your .NET code should be compatible between versions across at least the three year binary compatibility cycle (e.g. AutoCAD 2010-2012). Outside of that, you may have to create different builds for different AutoCAD versions.
- If your current code does what you need as fast as you need it to, then I wouldn't bother migrating it at this time. (Spend your time writing something new instead :-).
Believe it or not, the type of application you have is actually better off as an out-of-process COM client, verses an in-process dll, because you can start and close AutoCAD repeatedly without loosing control, and you can execute an in-process script to do work within each document/session. You could write the parts of your app that deal with a single document as a command that you can start from an out-of-process client, but controlling the whole batch processing from an in-process server can be more difficullt, because AutoCAD will progressively consume memory and not release all of it when a single session is used to repeatedly open and close many files.
Hi Stephen
I'm not sure if I want my application to control AutoCAD as an external application - I do know that I want it to serve as a processor of many individual drawings by importing/exporting data to/from each drawing and an MS Access database...
My app opens drawings and accesses the related records in an Access database, manipulating the attributes of various Block References in said drawings... it is also capable of reversing the process...
Not sure if my app is making lots of calls but it could be... I do know that it is manipulating numerous blocks and iterating through their attributes, as follows:
'Process EACH Block Attribute to IDENTIFY the Reference Attribute Value For Each Me.AutoCAD_Block_Attribute In AutoCAD_Block_Attributes 'AutoCAD Attribute NAME matches ADG specified Reference Attribute If (AutoCAD_Block_Attribute.TagString = strAutoCADReferenceAttribute) Then 'Flag AutoCAD Block Reference Attribute as FOUND bAutoCAD_Block_ReferenceAttribute_Found = True strAutoCAD_Block_ReferenceAttributeValue = AutoCAD_Block_Attribute.TextString 'If the AutoCAD Block Reference Attribute is EITHER NOT specified OR '.' If (strAutoCAD_Block_ReferenceAttributeValue = "" Or strAutoCAD_Block_ReferenceAttributeValue = ".") Then AutoCAD_Block_Attribute.TextString = "*FAILED*" End If Exit For End If Next
Not sure if this is defined as "heavy-lifting"...
The code does do what I want but I am primarily exploring the migration because it could run faster... when iterating through many large blocks (particularly, those with lots of attributes), it is a tad slow... wondering if it could be faster...
Hi Justin,
Here is a blog post that can help you evaluate some pros and cons :
Starting AutoCAD 2013, you can do such batch processing of drawings using the accoreconsole. Using this you can also invoke commands from your custom plugins that work on those drawings.
It is hard to say which method (COM / .Net plugin / accoreconsole) will be the fastest, but since you are working with multiple drawings, use of accoreconsole seems ideal.
Here is a DevTV on this topic :
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