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10 Years On: Reflecting on Dizzee Rascal's teenage masterpiece Boy In Da Corner
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Dizzee Rascal's Boy In Da Corner is 10 years old this year.
Yes, really. It's been a decade since the then eighteen-year old grime MC's ground-breaking debut was released on XL, bringing together some of the most original production and lyricism in a generation and becoming a modern classic in the process. This status isn't confined to the grime scene either. In November 2011 BBC Radio 1′s Zane Lowe selected Boy In Da Corner as part of his Masterpieces series – alongside Oasis' Definitely Maybe and Amy Winehouse's Back To Black - as an album of seminal quality and vision, and the messages of appreciation that came pouring in saw listeners not only reminiscing of the impact of the album upon release, but of how the shock and awe of that first listen remains to this day.
In its portrayal of the resilient individual struggling to survive the socio-economic realities of everyday inner city life with a self-deprecating wit and caustic undercurrent that characterises grime at its finest, Boy In Da Corner has come to be not so much an album but a vital historical document, a 15-track microcosm that exploded onto the UK music scene and uniquely managed to both solidify and popularise grime in its most raw, anxious and passionate form. As loved as it is however, Boy In Da Corner has come to represent more than just the career of Dizzee Rascal. If this is a classic then what is it emblematic of – the story of artist, the scene which they came from, the contemporary culture that lauded it, or all three? If it's modern then what made it modern, keeps it modern, and what does it mean now in remaining so? Reflecting on an album with all this in mind brings up two words that come to shape how we view the work now – hindsight and influence.
Hindsight can imply that the work was not fully appreciated at the time and that in the act of looking back, we're only just understanding its worth. With Boy In Da Corner though, this isn't the case: the album was a creative and commercial success. After gaining near universal acclaim – Pitchfork gave it 9.4/10 and praised its vision of East London as a British equivalent to American rap regionalism – it went onto beat Radiohead and Coldplay to win the Mercury Music Prize and peaked at No. 28 on the UK Album Chart that same year. It also achieved this success in an intensely creative yet divisive moment within UK underground music. Released two years after So Solid Crew had a UK No. 1 with '21 Seconds', and a year after the seminal 'Pulse X' marked a year zero for grime production and More Fire Crew's 'Oi!' hit No. 7 in the UK Single Chart, Boy In Da Corner is emblematic of how this localised scene was thrust into the public domain and laid the blueprint for the now familiar face of the grime MC turned pop star.
Context aside, the singular talent of Dizzee Rascal cannot be overstated. After knocking on DJ Target's door as a school kid and being taken under Wiley's wing Dizzee came to cut a formidable figure with his dextrous, high-pitched bark and lyrical perspective that was by turns hopeful and melancholy. Grime is a music of passion, anger and sorrow, a longing for change and lament for its fleetingness, and Boy In Da Corner embodied this with near-unparalleled quality. 'Brand New Day' aches for nostalgia with a head heavier than the shoulders can carry, 'Sittin' Here' narrates a realist tour of the estates through the eyes of a survivor – "I think I'm getting weak 'cause my thoughts are too strong" – and 'Wot U On?' mocks the hollow narcissism of local notoriety masquerading as fame.
This perspective served as the perfect, necessary antidote to So Solid Crew's chart success underscored by their heavily publicised criminal cases, and the glorification of violence and obsessive materialism in their music. Boy In Da Corner was less about wish fulfilment than setting the scene that these brief and often hollow victories punctuated; of the fear and adrenalin that pervades a life growing up absurd and looking over your shoulder as "students truant, learn the streets fluent." So Solid and Dizzee represented two very different elements of contemporary underground music that needed to clash in order for an album like Boy In Da Corner to exist, and for Dizzee to be so modern. He was the vanguard and Boy In Da Corner his radical statement of intent, drawing wider attention to a deeply personal and political moment in time. Scandal and pain were brought into explosive proof with a sonic "fuck you" to the past and a deep disillusionment about the future, yet it was also a determined forward march; its uncompromising, screwface-inducing 140bpm onslaught championed by pirate radio and the estates that tuned in. That Dizzee created a sound so of the moment that has come to stand the test of time also brings us to that other word that informs a classic – influence.
Although Boy In Da Corner catapulted Dizzee into the commercial spotlight in ways that some may have predicted but few could have foreseen the extent of, it not only influenced but directly allowed for the success of artists such as Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk, Wretch 32 and Tinie Tempah, who can claim five UK Top 5 albums, two BBC 'Sound of…' nominations and advertising campaigns with Adidas and Coca Cola between them. Speaking on Zane Lowe's 'Masterpiece' show Tinie Tempah called Boy In Da Corner "a pure record, the beginning of a genre." He remembers "being thirteen years old and rushing out on the day of release to go and buy it. It was the artwork – wanted the tracksuit, I wanted the Air Max 90s, it was just iconic. That album changed my life. It was the first time that I could go and buy music from an artist that was considered relatively underground, and being able to do that gave me a lot of hope that maybe one day… I may be able to do the same thing."
The commercial success of acts like Tinie Tempah being down to Dizzee Rascal's transition from grime MC to pop star is almost without question. When Dizzee self-released 'Dance Wiv Me' in 2008 through Dirtee Stank it marked a turning point in the image of the British rapper in the mainstream, and eight Top 10 singles later, Dizzee can (for better or worse) claim to have spearheaded this shift. What this in itself means for grime is questionable though. When you read about Dizzee Rascal throwing wads of cash at a midget stripper in a Miami club it's not hard to see why some have lamented the 'demise' of the grime sound and ethos as symbolised by Boy In Da Corner; in its place a shallow and disposable pop that bears precious little resemblance to what made Dizzee so vital.
Yet in the 10 year anniversary of Boy In Da Corner, grime music is still as modern and influential as ever. When legendary grime crew Ruff Sqwad announced that they were compiling their classic instrumentals on one release last winter, the reception was remarkable yet expected. It had been a long time coming. Ruff Sqwad in many ways ran a striking parallel to Roll Deep; both crews were from Bow in East London, both with a formidable mix of producers and MCs and both with their future pop stars in tow in the form of the teenage Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder. Yet whilst Roll Deep and Dizzee especially went onto have mainstream success Ruff Sqwad remained a beloved fixture of the UK underground, their own modern classics left as low bitrate radio rips or a criminally short run of white labels.
With the release of White Label Classics, Ruff Sqwad have contributed their own modern classic to the canon and marked another crucial yet very different anniversary in the story of grime. If a direct parallel can be drawn here, it's that the cult status of crews like Ruff Sqwad, albums like Boy In Da Corner and the lasting public appreciation of grime in its most gut-wrenching form shows us that we don't need hindsight. An intense romanticism has forever been embedded in the story of grime and it's apt that the release of White Label Classics should have ome within months of the Boy In Da Corner's 10 year anniversary. These releases should be considered as not just modern classics of great grime music but of UK music period; vital snapshots of a sound that remains of and beyond its time.
On page two, artists Kuedo and The Bug, and writers Dan Hancox and Joe Muggs look back at Boy In Da Corner (use your keyboard's arrow keys to turn pages).


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Sam Kimura, a Japanese American veteran of World War II, learns that his sister Kei, whom he has not seen in nearly sixty years, has passed away. As Sam peruses items left by Kei for him, her memory transports him back to the Salinas, California. He recalls the turbulent events that led to his family's evacuation from their farm to the wastelands of Wyoming in the Heart Mountain internment camp.
At Heart Mountain, the Kimuras, including their grandfather Ojii-san, suffer under the harsh conditions of camp. Sammy joins the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) as a camp leader under the direction of its National Secretary, Mike Masaoka, and finds friendship and companionship with a volunteer quaker nurse, Hannah. Sammy and Masaoka call for patriotism and rededication to America to demonstrate Japanese American loyalty. This rubs many in camp wrong, including Sam's father, Tatsuo. Meanwhile, Kei, liberated from her daily farm chores and family obligations, finds her voice and a budding romance with Frankie, an agitator in the camp.
Meanwhile, Masaoka has organized the 442nd all-Japanese American regimental combat team and announced that he will be its first volunteer. He invites Sammy to join him, but Tatsuo rejects the idea when the government circulates a "Loyalty Questionnaire." Sammy argues with his father, who has threatened to refuse to repledge his Allegiance.
Sammy tries to bring the camp together with a dance, but the night is hijacked by Frankie, who uses the occasion to stir opposition. Outside the dance, Sammy is beaten up as one of Masaoka's perceived stooges. He seeks medical help from Hannah, and in a moment of rare privacy, the two share their feelings for one another.
After answering "no" on the Loyalty Questionnaire, Tatsuo is arrested to be taken away to Tule Lake, a punishment camp for disloyals, while Sammy against the wishes of his older sister Kei, heads off to training camp to prepare to fight in the war.
While Sammy trains at camp, Kei and Frankie lead the resistance to the draft at Heart Mountain. Masaoka, seeking to highlight the valor of 442nd, picks Sammy as its poster boy, and his picture graces the cover of Life Magazine, even as Tatsuo's condition at Tule Lake deteriorates.
As a JACL spokesman, Sammy calls for the arrest of the resistance, while Hannah seeks to aid the resistance and hide Frankie from the authorities in camp, leading to a violent crackdown. While Sammy and his unit are sent out to rescue a battalion of trapped caucasian soldiers, suffering enormous casualties, Kei receives life-changing news from Frankie in prison.
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As a home owner, I've used Black and Decker drills and other power tools over he years. They are relatively inexpensive and work reasonably well. If I were a contractor, I'd spend more for Dewalt or other brands. I've always done a fair amount of DIY home jobs but I'm getting old.
Aside from some real light, low volt jobs, I currently have a 14.4V and a 18V. (Both are older Nicad batteries)The 18 came with a set including 4" circular saw and reciperocating saw. I use the saws occasionally. The 14.4 is much older. The case is cracked from several drops and epoxied together each time. The 18 is bigger, heavier and clumsy. Since I've taken the trouble to epoxy the 14.4, I like 14.4 better. After buying several new 14.4 batteries over the years, it is time to find something new with lithium batteries. I don't want a set since I have a couple newer 18V batteries and will keep the saws which I don't use much. Given I don't want to spend a lot of money and have been happy with the 14.4, should I buy a 12V or 16V Lithium from B&D? Any ideas on how long I should expect batteries to last before having to buy new ones? |
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A Good Question! I'm facing the same question for about 3 years now. My only cordless tool is an 18V Ryobi 3/8 drill. I Like Power Start To Finish (which means 110V tools) w/o going through tons of Nicad batteries on a seldom used tool. The cordless have their place but 99% of my work is dons around AC outlets. My drill is still very good but I feel it is not worth another Nicad battery vs lithium which is still too high on a want vs a need. Waiting for the lithium prices to drop or a good trade to get something for my drill has not happened. As you probably, I have piles of AC volt tool not being used these days. The best part about the drill, it paid for itself on the 1st job (as it was needed to finish a job in damp weather in 02). Loger |
I just went through updating my cordless tools. (I went from yellow NiCad to red lithium.)A suggestion maybe is to check the Ridgid brand at Home Depot. Their batteries are free replacement if I understand it correctly. Many like their tools too. In fact, I was in depot yesterday and they had a rack just full of power tools tagged as returns that were discounted- maybe from the holidays? If you see a Dewalt on the rack, they're a B&D company I believe. I'm really unsure of pricing on any of these. |
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I have also used the same Black and Decker drill for the last 8 years and was really satisfied with it. However, from last couple of months, I am facing issues with this tool. Hence, I have decided to buy a new one. Any recommendations other than Black and Decker? |
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Have you ever heard of the Law of Detachment?
Well, I'm sure you have experienced it!
Have you ever liked someone and this guy/gal was all you could think about?
When after all of your energy, he/she never really seemed to feel the same way about you.
Then you finally get the hint, not to waste anymore time and let the idea of that great relationship go...and then all of the sudden he/she starts seeking you out, wanting your attention and a relationship with you!
Or you had a client that you just knew was going to move to the next level and you focused your energy on talking about what you thought this person would do and when...and he did nothing.
Have you ever had a similar experience?
The Law of Detachment says that they way to acquire what you want is to let go of your attachment. By letting go, we are not letting go of our intention to manifest it.
Let me give you a real example...
After my oldest daughter McKenna was born we were ready to have another baby. It didn't take us long at all to get pregnant with McKenna so we thought, "No problem...whenever we want, we'll have another."
The only thing was...this wasn't how it worked.
No pregnancy.
Then we started getting worried after a few years. Bought a whole bunch of ovulation kits and saw three different fertility doctors...
But nope, no baby.
In fact, the last doctor told us that there was no way we'd get pregnant!
Well, more about him later...
We decided to sell our house and build a log home. The only thing was...what do we do with ALL of the saved baby stuff.
At this point it's seven years later of attempting to get pregnant.
So, what did I have?
But I had a dream friends, I wasn't willing to give up even when every expert around me told me that it wouldn't happen.
What did I do?
I did the illogical.
I gave away everything that I had saved for a baby.
Two truckloads of baby stuff went to local charities. A crib, changing table, a jogging stroller...you name it, I gave it away.
What I didn't know at the time I had just experience Law of Detachment by not forcing it anymore and letting it go.
I create a void when I gave everything that I had been holding onto dearly for seven years.
And guess what? With ZERO help from fertility doctors I was pregnant within a few months time!
Here's one of my favorite photos of ALL TIME because this is the moment I knew I was pregnant...it was on top of the mountain!
And I felt on top of the mountain :)
Oh and btw, the doctor that said, "No way," I saw him while walking the halls during my labor. (And yes, I had to say something.)
Start with moving through your day with detached sense of being. This means that when problems arise, you don't "lose your cool" because you know that a solution will present itself.
If you stand firm in your detachment, you won't feel that you have force it or push toward a solution, it will happen on it's own time. You in turn can stay open to possibilities with the trust that all is in perfect order.
1. Practice detached interactions.
2. Accept things don't always go as planned.
3. Be open to solutions instead of wallowing in the problem.
The great thing about the Law of Detachment is that it works well with the Law of Attraction.
Lastly, I thought I share a photo of my daughter Grace.
Named Grace...well, you probably know why at this point :)
And her name fits her perfectly!
P.S. People often send me messages on Facebook or through my website asking, "Tammi, can you show me how to use Law of Attraction and make more money?"
Actually that the BIGGEST question I get.
And the answer is this...
A simple way to make more money is to use the exact system that Bill and I use each day to make THOUSANDS each month. Put your email address in the box and you'll see an immediate video.
Or click the yellow ribbon below.
I'll see you on the inside :)
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Supermarket chain plans to create 2,000 new jobs this year expanding its supermarkets and little Waitrose chains
ALMOST 50 years on from their demolition, we look back at Ayr's regimental barracks
DIRECTOR of golf at the prestigious Ayrshire course found not guilty of assaulting his wife
RETAIL giant confirms it will pull out of the Heathfield retail park after denying any further closures last year
NO holding back for the former Ayr Writer's Club regular as he launches his latest tale
SCOTTISH Bravehearts ice hockey stars Callum Boyd and Haydn Bain are heading to the US, Canada and Helsinki to compete in the high-speed ice cross racing event.
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The final lookbook images for fresh, new clothing label, Fish Tail Soup (FTS).
An Irish-based designer, Cormac Kelly is the creative genius behind the authentic, hand-painted, awesome t-shirt designs.
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They've landed...question is, how large should I let these little close-encounter suckers get to be, for best flavor? I've googled them up and down, back and forth, and can't find a recommended harvest size.
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You can harvest anytime 'til the skin isn't tender enough to pierce with a fingernail. I found the smaller the better seemed best for these. Three to four inches across isn't bad! |
I usually pick them at about three inches diameter. Do either of you have a good recipe for cooking them besides steaming? They are rather plain compared to other varieties of squash. Mrs H |
As with most vegetables, you can harvest any time you feel they're large enough to eat and are often more palatable in terms of texture and flavor when younger. I'd harvest at 4-6 wide. The more frequently you harvest, the more yield from the plant overall. By the way, if I'm assuming correctly, you are referring to what is commonly called the "Patty Pan Squash". |
I keep seeing pictures of piles of the little ones, but we've got two plants that only give us a few a week so far. We've been picking them as big as 5-6 inches and they taste pretty good. Last weekend we took three of those big ones, steamed them for a few minutes, scooped out the insides, mixed that with some cooked garlic and onion, salt, pepper, oregano and cheese, and stuffed it back inside the shells. Then we put a bit of cheese on top of each one and baked them until the tops were brown and bubbly. Turned out great. |
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I was thinking I'd slice them in half across the radius (like splitting an Oreo) and grill them. Ed |
Here's a recipe that I like. Summer Squash Medley INGREDIENTS * 2 tablespoons olive oil DIRECTIONS 1. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the onion and garlic until slightly tender. Mix in the vegetable broth and corn kernels, and cook until heated through. Mix in the squash and zucchini. Cover, and continue cooking 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until squash and zucchini are tender. Stir in fresh tomato. May be served with sausage and over rice to make an entire meal. Go Squash! |
I've never grown these. I'm very fond of crookneck squash. What are the good attributes of patty pans? How do they compare with other summer squashes for flavor and susceptibility to SVB and powdery mildew? Jim |
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Thanks for sharing your project! It looks like it's going to be great. I love the transition! |
- Posted by detroit_burb (My Page) on Sat, Jan 19, 13 at 22:03
I had a birch kitchen two houses ago, you will love it, it glows like no other type of wood. |
- Posted by SparklingWater (My Page) on Sat, Jan 19, 13 at 22:11
I appreciate your work-in-progress reveal very much. I like it all. Very lovely granite, and I am impressed on your environmental green decisions. The new laminate is intriguing with the small texture adding lines. What a difference the new cabinet doors offer. Excited to see the rest. Btw, thanks for the tip on how to check potential pendant placing and look. I'd never have thought of that simple technique. |
Ok, please explain how you got your test balloon pendants to light up. Wildly wonderful idea that maybe I missed on here before. |
Oh, that's funny, the balloons do look illuminated. But they aren't, it's just the flash from the camera. I think using white balloons helped to mimic the look we're after. The pendants will be clear. |
- Posted by EATREALFOOD (My Page) on Sat, Jan 19, 13 at 23:19
Lovely job so far. Those pendants are beautiful and so is the Wild Sea bar top. The sink is really nice too--don't you love it when you FINALLY get a workable sink ? I hate double basins I told my SIL she would have been happier with a single, it is non functional, water goes everywhere. Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to seeing the birch doors... |
Totally cool - I love your choices (and your hubby is kind of a dish!). At some point down the line you may want a boxed-in fridge. In case you do, ask your contractor to cut a piece of birch for you now, so the wood will match and it doesn't throw off any of your spacing. The in-progress images are a lot of fun to see. |
Thanks people! EAM, yes, I married well. :) DH is certainly the best feature of the kitchen. I had been thinking about putting panels around the fridge. The side panel is easy but then what do you do at the top? Do the upper cabinets above the fridge need to be pulled all the way forward so they are flush with the front of the fridge? Or other solutions? I agree that would be a nice way to go. |
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I love your bar top! It's beautiful. |
Such a great and inspiring thread. Thanks so much for sharing. I love the way your cat's wild eyes are reflected in the "sea"... looking for fish no doubt. This is going to be a beautiful kitchen, wishing you guys many happy times! |
Oooh, what a great project. The wild tea countertop is GORGEOUS, and your laminate goes so well with it. Fab cabinets too. Love your DH's pendant trial method, very ingenious!! |
- Posted by wi-sailorgirl (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 13 at 13:21
Oh wow ... I love everything! The birch cabinet faces are beautiful and I love all your countertop choices. You're doing a great job! |
Badgergirl, are those rolls of toilet paper? That's brilliant, too! I love the in progress. It sounds like it's going so well it's fun instead of the poor nightmares we usually hear. I happen to think Inga is a perfect accessory to the countertop. After all. Cats are works of art. Sometimes they're just a piece of work, but... Very fun. I am also impressed with your care about not wasting. I'm of the same vein. and Inga. I've got my own Ingas. More as you go, please! |
- Posted by IowaCommute (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 13 at 14:30
I'm so happy everyone is having a good time (at least mostly) with your kitchen remodel. It's nice to hear these things actually go well sometimes. Your Wild Sea is gorgeous. Your husband doesn't hurt the view either. ;) Sorry hopefully we can contain ourselves and keep the catcalls to a minimum. My parents have an early 1960s ranch with Birch cabinets. They are lovely and work with so many styles. |
- Posted by IowaCommute (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 13 at 14:35
I also saw the Kohler Vault sink the other day, and it looks awesome. I know it's a drop in, and the 'lip' is suppose to be very shallow to make sweeping things into the sink easy. Have you tried wiping anything over the sink edge yet? |
- Posted by thirdkitchenremodel (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 13 at 15:16
Looks great! Love love love the stone on your bar. We used these pulls, I was,inspired by theanimala's pulls installed horizontally. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Jamison pulls from Pullsdirect
Aww, you guys are so sweet. What a treat to come home from a day of work (teaching skiing, which is fun, but it's still work!) to lots of positive vibes here. Badger, your pendant mock-ups do look like toilet paper - too funny! But very handy in a pinch, right? What a beautiful, shapely kitchen that is. IowaCommute - yes, the Kohler Vault lip is tiny. Amazingly small, like the thickness of a credit card. Stuff wipes up easily, so much better than the silly, bloated lips on most drop in sinks. That was a big selling point with us. Thanks for the suggestions on pulls. The Jamison is similar to what we had before and we could just reuse them, or perhaps longer ones in the same style. I like the way long, linear ones look, as Badgergal has. Inga certainly brings glamor to the kitchen, as she does everywhere she goes. As we know, cats and kitchens are a natural combination. As for sweet DH, he is blushing over here! But he's got a fantastic design sense, particularly when it comes to the spacing of things. So he's involved every step of the way. One of the best things about our projects is how we make design decisions together. We used to have different tastes which always made the process tense. But now we have both converged toward the contemporary style and we almost always agree right away. So lucky! I will post more pics when we have the cabinet doors installed. Should be the end of the week. And the builder is getting us Blum soft close hinges, goody! |
When I boxed in my fridge I did pull the cabinet forward. How far forward you'll want to pull it depends on a number of things including your cabinet height and fridge hinges, but if you're considering it, definitely do it now if you can. Enjoy all your efforts - it's going to be really nice. |
Wow, it's really looking lovely! Your silvery countertops look terrific and I am looking forward to seeing your refaced cabinets and the installed pendants . I'm with Eam44 and everyone else: more pictures of the kitchen and DH too! |
Thanks for posting this in progress report. I kind of like it better than just a final reveal. It's interesting to see how things go along and what tricks people use to figure things out... such as the balloon trick. It's looking really good! The birch doors look fabulous. |
Love seeing the progress! It looks so nice already! |
It's nice that you are documenting the progress. I kinda gave it up at one point, but since we were going DIY style, it dragged on for too long. Beautiful kitties! We have Wild Sea for our bar tops. I saw it at one yard and called my DH to report excitedly that I found the stone! When he went over and we were walking over to the deep end of yard to see it, I asked him to guess the cool name of the stone. He took one guess and it was off only by one letter! |
If your DH's brain operates the same way as mine, he calls it "Wild Seed." That is what we call it between ourselves, then I find myself really watching my pronunciation when I am at the stone yard. :) Anyway - how cool that you have the same stone. It does not appear to be too common. Have you posted pics of yours? I'd be keen to see it. |
- Posted by kellienoelle (My Page) on Sun, Jan 27, 13 at 10:45
More pics of the hubby please. ;) Love how your kitchen has turned out. It is hard to imagine that this sleek space was once builders grade oak similar to what so many of us tore out. Can't wait to see what it all looks like when it is completed. The views aint bad either. |
Oh my -- do they sell those views at Home Depot? That's what I want for my kitchen! The rest is pretty lovely too ;) Congratulations - I think you're doing great work. |
That view!!! I would happily volunteer to do the dishes everyday if I were looking out at that! |
It's looking great! That view is gorgeous. |
Thank you guys for the encouraging words. It really helps! Leeber, it's a deal! Bring your favorite sponge. We are so fortunate for the views around here. Certainly that is one of the best assets of the house. The original kitchen window had a big, stupid divider right down the center that blocked the view terribly. It was ironic because both the window and the sink below it had dividers that made them so much less than ideal. But the actual reason we changed out the window is because we added a bunch of nearby windows in the garage, and when viewed from the exterior the one old window looked cheesy next to three new windows. That is the rule of remodeling, isn't it? Wherever you stop, the adjacent stuff looks terrible all of a sudden. Thus the slippery slope... Here is a midsummer, mid-construction view that is kind of interesting. |
This post was edited by karin_mt on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 16:36
- Posted by firsthouse_mp (My Page) on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 23:28
Karin (Stone Whisperer): Looking great! The glow from the view of the mountains reminds me of the pretty glow from the Wild Sea counter....very nice! Post more whole kitchen pics. I want to see the sink area with the other new cabinets behind! So exciting for you!!! |
- Posted by westsider40 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 29, 13 at 0:45
Karin, it's looking great. I love birch and your birch and modern and your builder seems to be doing a terrific job. In many ways, it's more difficult to remodel without doing a gut job, and I applaud your concerns for keeping the good stuff. Those mountains look familiar. My daughter goes to school in Missoula. Her old bf has a 'place' near Kalispell/Whitefish and we are MT lovin' midwesterners here. Enjoy. Thanks for posting now. Keep us in the loop. |
Between the window and your hubby, your kitchen has great views. ;-) I really like how everything is coming together with the cabinets and counters. Wild Sea always catches my eye at the slab yards. I am curious to see how the counter edge looks with the laminate after the tape comes off. |
Ok, week 3, here we go! This week's excitement was backsplash. There was some drama with the tiles, which I am really not happy about, but I won't let that derail my overall jubilance for the way everything is coming together. Behold....
This morning we pulled out the tile wedges and the blue tape. Hmm, that makes it even better!
The afternoon light seems to fill up the glass. I have to mention that the blue soap bottle is from Specialty Bottle, which I learned about here on GW at Christmastime. We'll get a real soap dispenser next week, but at least this one is an attractive stand-in.
I did some baking this afternoon. Pumpkin bread - which I freeze and then pack a few slices each day into my skiing backpack for chairlift snacks. Oh! Also new lighting which DDH (an extra D because he's so dear) installed today. The larger of the two lights we got about a year ago and we realized the smaller version would be cool over the sink. DDH did a fantastic job of getting everything lined up exactly. He is so anal about that, which I totally appreciate. And who knew these glass fixtures would work so well with the backsplash?
Looking the other direction toward the living room. I knew this stove would look kinda bad with all the new stuff around it. But DH didn't entertain my thoughts of replacing it now. We'll wait for it to get really old first.
The finalists in the Great Grout Pageant. DH and builder like the 3rd from the right. I like the one all the way to the right. I will likely let the boys have their way. I have micromanaged so many things so far, so maybe I'll play along just to demonstrate that I can! Stay tuned for week 4 (and final for the time being): we get grout, pendants and LED undercab lights. Oh and we even get new switchplates! (yeah, another thing that I totally micromanaged. I got the builder and the electrician to simultaneously shake their heads at me.) After next week we will pause to figure out a plan for new flooring. The old flooring is driving the builder crazy! We will also paint and do curtains. Pumpkin bread is all done and smells so tasty. And now turkey stock is simmering away satisfyingly. So life is good in the kitchen world. Thanks for reading! |
It is looking fabulous! I see you considered warmer colors that would emphasize the background color of your amazing granite over the counter grey - did you not like the way these looked? What do you think of something a tad darker than those beiges, like eco-friendly Starglass Urethane grout in Amber below? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Grout
- Posted by remodelfla (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 13 at 20:22
Gorgeous! Your palette kinda reminds me of sixyohno's beautiful kitchen. |
EAM, I pulled some of those warmer tones out of the sample pack and we'll give them a try. Good thought. I also like the idea of eco-friendly grout. All along I'd just been thinking white for the grout, or very pale grey. I certainly am pulled far to the cool end of the spectrum. Perhaps I'm overcompensating for the former builder's oak? Remodel, oooh, that's a compliment! I saw her kitchen way back when we first starting picking out the different elements of our kitchen and I was psyched to see a completed picture of the same vision we had. Of course hers is several notches more deluxe than ours, but at least the style is similar. Now I will go look at what color grout she has! |
Continuing to look good along the way to fabulous! |
Karin_mt, your kitchen looks great! All aspects of it. I see you're in MT. Any chance you're near Bozeman? Would love to know where you purchased your laminate countertops and where you'd recommend looking at granite slabs? Would love to support a local business but we're on a tight budget, which I fear will make that tough? Thanks for the help! |
- Posted by flwrs_n_co (My Page) on Sun, Mar 10, 13 at 13:49
Your kitchen is beautiful! What a great transformation! Love your ceiling fixtures, BS, birch cabs, counters (both granite and formica). Can't wait to see when the pendants and hardware are installed. Keep those pics coming, please!!!! PS The first kitchen I thought of when I saw your cabs was love2cook4six's. It's in the FKB. She has some really unique hardware, too. |
Here is a link that might be useful: love2cook4six's kitchen
Wow- you are moving right along! My DH would never be able to handle that - he would measure everything for weeks on end! Thanks for the progress reports! |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Sun, Mar 10, 13 at 18:36
I LOVE your kitchen. Great choice of materials. However, I have one question: Your upper doors are now up to the ceiling, but did you replace the upper cabinet boxes, too? On one of your pictures it looks like you didn't. If not, what does it look like when you open the cabinet doors? |
Karin, this is gorgeous. I love your Wild Sea. If I had seen that at a stoneyard, it would have been my choice, too. Love the birch, too. And here is proof positive that laminate can be fabulous. The whole thing is coming together beautifully. I agree - it's fun to see it as you go along. Also very jealous of your view. Maybe I should print it, have it blown up, and paste it over my kitchen window. |
Oh wow, I have been remiss about updating this thread. Hard to believe it's been a month since I shared the last batch of pictures. Alas, February is always a crazy, crazy month because it's the thick of ski season and there are no days off to be had! (yay!) I will get some new pics up asap. We now have grout, cabinet pulls, undercab LEDs, switchplates, a soap dispenser and pendants. We do not have paint and flooring as we are still stuck on both. But I bet if I post pics you all will have suggestions. Your questions: NoSoccerMom - correct, we did not replace the cabinet boxes so it was a bit of a challenge to make that work out. I will post a photo tomorrow but what they did was build a frame around the top part of the cabinet so it pretty much looks like a continuation of the same cabinet. But, there is no "lid" on the cabinet so you see the ceiling at the very top. It's so far above my head that I don't notice anything, it just looks normal to me. Flowers - wow, lovetocook's kitchen is amazing! All that interesting wood detail and funky hardware. That is some impressive craftsmanship. Thanks for the encouragement. Stay tuned for more pictures soon, I promise! Karin |
- Posted by nosoccermom (My Page) on Sun, Mar 10, 13 at 22:51
That's just such a creative idea with just extending the doors. Really looking forward to the pictures of the ceiling high doors and what's behind them. |
Thanks for the quick reply. We'd love the name of your contractor, if you don't mind sharing! My email: email@example.com. Many thanks! |
For Nosoccermom, Here are photos of how the extended cabinets look: Here are a couple shots of the kitchen with recent improvements:
I like the photo above. It shows the linear texture of the countertop plus the birch laminations. Next, I have some questions. Got paint suggestions?
This is the view looking out from the kitchen. We've got two shades of grey that we really like. And one shade of green that is going to change (the very small wall to the left). One obvious choice is to keep using those because they work well with the contemporary theme and it would help everything match. The downside is that it might become a bit boring. We have some splashes of bright green in pillows and blankets, so we could use this color on the half wall below.
Thanks for ideas and advice you care to offer! I am off to gather paint chips this afternoon. I love paint chips. :) |
Any progress on your paint selection? |
Not really. We're still thinking of something in the realm of grey and greenish grey. No particular plan is jumping out as the right one, so we are just admiring the paint chips and waiting for divine intervention, I guess. :) Thanks for checking in - ideas are welcome! |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Sun, Mar 24, 13 at 12:13
How did I miss this? You're doing a terrific job. Is that the 25" Vault? It's a beautiful sink. |
- Posted by localeater (My Page) on Sun, Mar 24, 13 at 13:28
Karen, It looks really great. Do you mind telling me the details about your tile. I love the frosted glass look. |
Seems like it might be fun to bring over a green that nods to the new tile for that small wall? I'd be tempted to go with something dark to ground the half-wall looking into the kitchen. Perhaps a charcoal gray? |
Thanks for the comments! Writersblock - yes, that's the 25" Vault, which also comes in a shallow depth (7" rather than 9.5") to alleviate back pain for DH. It's working out beautifully and is one of our favorite features of the new kitchen. My Mom just bought the same one for her new kitchen too. Localeater - the tile is AKDO, frosted in a color called Seashell. I also love the frosted look and it seems that options are more limited in frosted vs shiny. Sadly, I would not recommend them to anyone else. Their quality control is terrible and our first batch was all mottled and defective. So we waited 9 weeks for a new lot and many of those were also mottled. In the end it worked out and we love the look but if you can avoid this particular brand I would do so! A2Gemini - I love the patchwork quilt garage door! Looks like modern art and it might have been tempting to leave it like that. I like the little paint sample time capsule behind the ovens - what a fun little thing to leave behind to make the next occupants scratch their heads. Steph - those are great ideas, thanks! I hadn't thought of a darker grey for the half wall. We could use the same BM Pewter that is in the living room - that could easily work. And certainly we need a little green paint in there somewhere! I think I need to take some new pics and do a little photoshop action. Personally, I want a plum color behind the sink to add some punch and pick up the garnets in the Wild Sea stone. DH isn't into that idea but maybe some photoshop might be more convincing? |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Sun, Mar 24, 13 at 23:15
Thanks for the sink info, karin. |
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New This Year
On this page, you will read about policy changes as well as upcoming construction and renovation projects that affect the application process for 2014-15.
The Housing and Dining Portal in Axess Moved
The link to Housing and Dining portal has moved within Axess. To apply for housing, edit or withdraw your application, terminate your assignment, file a petition etc., log into Axess (https://axess.stanford.edu) and select Housing and Dining from the STUDENT drop down menu.
New Graduate Housing Open in Escondido Village (Kennedy Graduate Residences)
New graduate housing will open in Autumn 2014 creating much needed additional housing for graduate students in Escondido Village. The new housing is located inside Comstock Circle and is comprised of four new four-story buildings which will provide 436 new beds. They will offer a mix of apartment types. There will be one building of premium studio apartments for couples or single students, two buildings of two-bedroom, junior studio apartments with shared kitchens (a double occupancy apartment where each student has a private bedroom and bath) for single students, and one building of two-bedroom, two-bath apartments for single students. There is also a new commons building that will include student meeting and social gathering space, laundry facilities, a computer cluster, a music practice room, a game room, a TV lounge and a housing front desk. The buildings are oriented around an open pedestrian plaza and landscaped walkways. The final stages of construction will be completed in the summer of 2014. Project website: http:\\comstockhousing.stanford.edu. The options will be listed under Escondido Village on the Lottery application for 2014-15.
Student Housing Offering Only Furnished Apartments
In the past we have had a small number of unfurnished apartments for Couples without Children and Students with Children. We are no longer offering unfurnished apartments. Current residents in unfurnished apartments can continue in their apartments, but we will not be making any new unfurnished assignments.
Escondido Village Radiant Heat Renovation for 2014-15
For several years now, Student Housing has been progressively replacing the radiant heating (slab heating) systems in the Escondido Village low-rise buildings with new hydronic heating systems. Residents of buildings 4, 7, 17, 19, 27, 31, 32, and 33 will need to move during the 2014-15 year in order for the next phase of renovation to proceed. Students are guaranteed alternate housing when the project reaches their building.
To complete the renovations, it is necessary for us to move students into other housing before their buildings are renovated. Renovations will begin on building 27 in January and building 31 in February. Buildings 33 and 4 will be renovated during Spring Quarter, one at a time. Buildings 7, 17, 19, and 23 will be renovated during the summer, two at a time. Residents will move progressively as the renovations are completed.
Barnes Renovation Project
We are planning a renovation project for Barnes that will take place during spring and summer 2015. This project will improve the kitchens, install a new fire sprinkler system, and replace the water heating boiler and roof.
To complete these renovations, it will be necessary for us to move students who are living on the first and second floors of Barnes into different housing assignments at the end of the Winter Quarter 2015 (during spring break). After we renovate the first and second floors, the students living on the third and fourth floors will move permanently into the renovated apartments. We will continue to move the next two floors down into the renovated apartments until we work our way up through the eighth floor. We will start with the first two floors the beginning of Spring Quarter 2015 and finish the eighth floor by the end of August 2015. Student Housing will provide you with boxes and moving assistance when your floor is scheduled to be renovated. Each set of two floors will take about five weeks to renovate.
At the end of Winter Quarter 2015, the residents of the first and second floors of Barnes will be offered priority for reassignment to any of the vacancies that are available in graduate housing for Spring Quarter 2015. We will send out more detailed information to those students after the start of the 2014-15 year.
Rains House Renovation Starting Summer 2015
We are planning to renovate the Rains Houses progressively over five different summers, starting in 2015. To complete the renovations, it is necessary for us to move students into other housing before their buildings are renovated. Renovations will begin during the Summer Quarter. Residents will move at the beginning of the summer to vacancies in other Rains apartments.
Coterminal Student Priority
We have completed a review of the co-terminal (co-term) student housing policy and are making some changes that may impact you when you apply for housing for 2014-15. For the past few months, R&DE Student Housing has consulted with many University constituents to review the co-term housing policy. Our goal was to allocate housing to co-terms and new graduate students in a more equitable manner, given the increasing demand for graduate housing. These conversations have included the Graduate Department Administrator Working Group, Graduate Student Council, Graduate Housing Advisory Committee, senior University administration, and a focus group of current co-term students.
The goal of this review was to ensure equity between first-year graduate students who are new to campus and co-terminal students who are new to graduate housing but have had the benefit of living in University housing for four years. After the review, the optimal solution was determined to be the creation of a new, second tier priority level for co-term students that allows new graduate students to be assigned first, followed secondly by co-term students who are past their four undergraduate guaranteed housing years, and finally continuing graduate students. This new priority will allow co-term students to be assigned after new graduate students and students renewing their housing, but before continuing graduate students who are seeking University housing.
Beginning with the 2014-15 Draw and Lottery held in Spring Quarter, co-terms who wish to live in University housing will continue to stay in undergraduate housing for their four years of guaranteed housing. If they do not finish their co-term program in these four years, they will be eligible to apply for graduate housing with the new assignment priority level. Although co-terms will not be guaranteed a fifth year of University housing, we believe that we will be able to house many co-terminal students with this new second priority level.
Co-terms' chances of being assigned graduate housing depends entirely upon the number of first-year graduate students admitted, the number of continuing students who are able to renew, and the spaces available in student housing from year to year. In order to increase your chances of being assigned you should apply by the graduate lottery deadline, be willing to live anywhere (including living in off-campus subsidized housing), and be willing to wait for a housing assignment until all new graduate students are assigned. We can also assist you with off-campus housing options through our Community Housing staff members.
We wanted to be sure you were informed early about this change so you have time to consider your options for next year. We hope you can appreciate the reasoning behind the policy revision and the thoughtful process undertaken with a wide variety of affected groups or representative student organizations before initiating this change. We have additional information about the policy available for you at http://studenthousing.stanford.edu/apply/coterminal-graduates.
Unauthorized Sublicensing
Students are generally only able to sublicense (sublet) their apartments during the summer to verified Stanford affiliates who have been approved by Housing Assignments. Over the last year, numerous students and University administrators have brought to our attention that some graduate students are abusing the privilege of living in graduate housing by inappropriately sublicensing their housing space to others. We know that most graduate students appreciate living on campus and abide by the policies that are designed to create a supportive and safe community. Unfortunately, others have chosen an inappropriate approach for their own personal gain by sublicensing to unauthorized individuals not associated with the University or sublicensing to students who want to circumvent the Waiting List. Some are also doing this for financial profit by charging more than the rent that they pay for the unit. Students unable to be assigned to campus housing are particularly upset given that these spaces could have potentially been assigned to them through the regular assignment process.
We are asking the entire graduate community to assist us in stopping this practice. Students who have chosen to disregard established sublicensing policies for their own personal gain are retaining housing space they do not need at the expense of others who want to live on campus. Please contact Housing Assignments if you know of a suspicious sublet or unauthorized occupant.
If students choose to engage in an unauthorized sublicense agreement they should be aware that they may not only be violating the Student Housing Residence Agreement but also the University's Fundamental Standard. Students engaged in unauthorized sublicensing agreements (contract holders and any unauthorized student sublicensees) will be charged an unauthorized sublicense fee, need to move out of housing immediately, and permanently lose their on-campus housing privileges. If applicable, their case will be turned over to the Office of Community Standards. In some cases, students may be required to pay back any financial gain that they have received by sublicensing their apartment.
We understand the benefits of having a short-term sublicensing program for students who need to study away for a short period of time, and so we are planning to keep our current sublicensing program. However, we do need to enforce sublicensing policies so we are better able to meet unmet housing demand from students enrolled and studying at the home campus. If you are interested in creating an authorized sublicense agreement, please refer to the sublicensing website.
Subsidized Off-campus Housing
Stanford has secured off-campus leases at twelve apartment complexes in Menlo Park and Palo Alto to help meet the demand for housing this year. These subsidized off-campus apartments will be offered along with the on-campus options in the waiting list and continuous assignment rounds of housing assignments. You may add them to your list of preferences in Axess after the first round Lottery. These units will be furnished and your subsidized housing charges will include Internet and utilities. These apartments are available through the Spring Quarter 2015 and potentially can be extended for the summer. These apartments were leased to help meet the demand from guaranteed first-year students so you cannot renew the apartment for next year. A chart of information about the complexes and detailed descriptions, prices and pictures of the individual complexes are available under the Housing Options section of this website.
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Naber, J.R., M.J. Majeski, and A.R. DeMars. 2004. Baseline surveys for the massasauga rattlesnake in Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 28 pp.
In the state of Minnesota the current status of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) is listed as "endangered". Evidence supporting this species' existence in Minnesota is not well documented. A previous study conducted by John Levell documented the historical massasauga records in Minnesota. Field surveys conducted in Houston, Winona and Wabasha counties as part of Levell's study in 1993 did not produce any massasauga evidence. Known populations of massasauga rattlesnakes exist on the east side of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin but historical records can not confirm a population in Minnesota. Our study was conducted to establish a baseline effort for which future survey efforts may be conducted to help determine the official status of the massasauga in Minnesota. Our extensive survey efforts conducted in 2002 and 2003 field seasons focused on areas containing suitable massasauga habitat and historic record locations identified by Levell. A GIS was used to assemble historical record data, aerial photography and land cover to help prioritize survey sites. Surveys were conducted over a two-year period in Houston, Winona and Wabasha counties. Survey methods focused on searching meadows and forest edges along the Mississippi River and its major tributaries. Special attention was given to brush piles and basking sites that through our experience in Wisconsin have been found to be frequently used by massasaugas. Although suitable habitat exists in Minnesota and viable populations are known in adjacent Wisconsin, the survey efforts conducted as part of this baseline project did not produce any evidence of massasaugas in Minnesota. It is recommended that priority sites be resurveyed in upcoming years to help determine this species' official status in Minnesota.


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