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Before & After: A New Side to IKEA's Expedit
Krys saw potential in Ikea's popular Expedit shelf, and not just as vertical storage. When flipped horizontally, the unit fit perfectly in an awkward space in Krys' dining room. Now, if she could only make it look like it belonged there and had a purpose…
By modifying other simple upholstery projects she'd seen online (including a headboard and seat cushion), Krys custom created a restaurant-style dining banquette that's cute, cozy, and packs extra storage. If you want to see how Krys improvised as she went along, head over to her blog, Melodrama, for the blow by blow.
Great job Krys! Another IKEA hack well done….
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love the fabric. I think the expedit might look even better spray painted that blue from the fabric though?
Well done!! Love it...
Well done!! I'd like to see it with some legs though. Seems unusual to have it sitting on the floor. Maybe a 4-6" wooden leg, painted. Something simple and inexpensive as this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Waddell-6-in-Traditional-Table-Leg-2406/100542904
You could add those for under $20 :)
Does the Expedit really support the weight of the adults who would be sitting there??
Looks great -- just curious!
I'm planning on doing this under the windowseats (open underneath except for legs) in my kitchen's corner nook to make the space a little bit more finished and useable for storage. (I am of the thought that you can never have too much storage in a kitchen....
I'm also curious, I've seen this done a couple times and while it looks really great I do wonder about weight capacity. Has anyone done this that can report on sturdiness?
Ooh nice, I've been planning something similar with my Expedit. I'm saving this for inspiration.
It looks nice, it is sturdy enough to sit on? At 12" deep is it also deep enough to sit on? Just curious.
I've always thought this could be cool if it were hung on the wall horizontally. Has anyone done that?
This is definitely NOT adequate to support one adult's weight much less two. I am an architect and would not even let my toddler sit on this. This is honestly, in a word, absurd. If you've ever put together an expedit, you know how weak the actual material and construction is.... It may last for a short while, but this is likely to cause an injury,and should not be recommended as a DIY project. Quite foolish. It could work as an infill piece under an actual bench construction, but please, Look at the weight limit recommended on the product (and note: that is going in another direction, it is not meant to be loaded in this direction) Max load/shelf: 29 lb!! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20116274/
Aside from the very important safety issues, the seat looks very uncomfortable to me. It might work for children but not adults.
I think this ikea hack would be better placed underneath a larger and sturdier bench seat mounted on the wall.
Thanks for that, as an engineer I'm always skeptical of things like this. Honestly though, it would be sturdier in this horizontal placement than the vertical as you're putting the load on the thicker material, but as you say, those skinny "shelves" are not held in place very well, probably press-fit dowels and nothing else, so should not be trusted for a person's weight. I think it would work well for a child if you reinforced the skinny verticals with small L-brackets and braced to the wall.
Anyway, at $60 plus shipping it would likely be the same cost or cheaper to build a simple bench with dividers yourself out of actual hardwood boards.
The max load per-shelf is determined by the strength of the little wooden dowels that hold each shelf in place, though. That says nothing about how much weight the entire shell can support when flipped on its side.
It's not designed to handle compression loads when flipped on its side. Whether or not it can actually do so reliably is another question. I'd probably also use it as an infill piece.
I was thinking of doing this, but replacing the thin interior shelves with thicker pieces like those found on the ends. I would be surprised if that wasn't structurally sufficient.
Ikea's website has these shown used in both directions, so although I'm not putting much trust in the compression strength of those thin shelves in a vertical situation, they are stronger that way than horizontal as long as the load is evenly distributed.
Still, plywood would be better, pretty easy to cut them to size and sister the verticals, nail a finish piece on the front to hid it.
Architect here. We have this exact unit and have it resting on the floor. I've sat on it and my 25 lb. toddler has played on it. To put it mildly, this thing is a beast and could handle 2 adults. Since it is directly on the floor, it's more stable than if small, thin legs are added --- I personally would not add them.
Looks fine to me, and I'm sure it would be capable of holding some weight.
Looks good! I see it as a great entrance way piece... Something to perch on while you're putting on shoes/boots??. In those cases, you might not need something that deep. It also looks rather thick and sturdy from the picture. Nice hack for the money.
If you read the blog post she answers questions about how she made it and if it is weight bearing.
"The bookcase is laid directly on the floor with no legs and the 4 vertical boards in between help hold weight to prevent denting. This helps hold more weight because there is even support through the entire piece. We've had about 500 lbs of combined weight on there between people and it held just fine."
Also interesting that she changed the fabric to black and white stripes, while the original fabric is posted here. I like the stripes much better.
Only issue I see with the Expedit is that the thick ends are not solid - they're veneer over a honeycomb interior (as discovered when dropping one of the middle shelves & the corner went right through the end piece). I don't know how long the veneer will hold up to people sitting on it.
Ex IKEA employee here (over 5 years). The Expedit is a popular shelving unit and has many uses however anything of this nature (supporting adult weight for seating) is not in it's use specifications however it should work okay for some time at least. And as someone said in earlier comments at around $60 for the unit you could easily replace if it breaks. Having said that it would be quite embarrassing to have guests sitting on the unit with food / drinks only to have it break. For light use it should work just fine.
I'll defer to the engineers on whether it should hold that much weight or not, but in my practical experience, I sit on my two cube by four cube Expedit all the time, and I don't perceive any flex or anything.
LOTS of people use this style expedit as a seat and it holds up as well as any other piece of IKEA furniture. It's unlikely anyone will fall to their deaths from 18" either.
Just an added comment: I know the IKEA modifications are a popular blog point but honestly why would someone spend their time, money and effort to make such a beautiful upholstered top only to place it on a sub-par shelving unit that was never meant as seating? At this point in the DIY game wouldn't it just make more sense after doing all of the upholstery work to make or have someone make a similar unit that will stand up to the potential use / abuse it may take given its use? Just a thought.
It might have been okay if she'd supported the seat by attaching the backboard to the back edges of the Expedit unit, but she didn't. I also wonder if she used wood glue in assembling the Expedit. If so, she could probably get a couple of years out of this piece. If not, it'll start wobbling and fall apart within a year.
Engineer here. By applying basic concepts from Physics, one can ascertain that this Expedit shelf can support more weight horizontally than vertically. The shelf when raised vertically can only support an object with a maximum weight of 29 lbs (according to the IKEA specifications) because the height of the objects placed upon the shelf, the relative to the ground. Note, Force=mgh ( where m=mass, g=gravitational force, h=height). The same shelf placed horizontally will be able to support a much larger maximum weight of objects placed upon it, because those objects are now much closer to the ground.
With that said, I am hesitant to suggest that this shelf can support the load of two adults (with an approximate combined weight of 200-300lbs) for an extended period of time. I am certain that the Expedit is constructed with particle board materials which will degrade overtime. There will most probably be a bowing effect that takes place over time as a result of the weight of the users. This could result in serious injury without proper routine inspection for cracks or bowing.
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My mom uses this as seating in her home. It works well, and has for three years now. She just uses throw pillows as cushions. She also has books underneath.
THIS is what we needed to hear. Thanks for the actual evidence.
My two cents here: We've hacked the exact same style of Expedite, and it's been used as a hallway bench:
and later, a rolling bookcase/console, extra seating:
No issues so far. Except: if you do put one of these legs or wheels, you'll need to support the structure in the middle as well. Otherwise, it does bow.
yes - @HipsterHome - My thoughts exactly. The weak part of the project is the Expedit itself. Building a real bench would makes more sense to me too.
Well, if you have the room, tools and experience to create an actual bench instead of haking an Ikea product -- then that's great FOR YOU! I have a garage and a whole lot of power tools. I have a car with a nice tote capacity and a builder's supply store just a couple miles away. I'm also really handy with power tools. So, I could probably create a piece like that from lumber. But many people cannot. My daughter, for example, lives in the heart of Portland. No garage. No car. No power tools, no place to even think about tackling a medium-to-large carpentry project. For her -- and for many others who lack the skill, the space or even the interest -- this kind of "shortcut" project is right up their alley.
I've seen many other hacks for the Expedit (my daughter actually has a unit -- unhacked) and I sat on top of it while visiting. Seemed pretty sturdy to me). And besides, no one expects a piece of Ikea furniture to become a prized heirloom. It's functional, inexpensive, clean-lined and usually temporary. So if it breaks a few years from now no one's going to be upset about it.
thanks siobhan. I think it's an awesome idea and as an ex-IKEA employee I am still a huge fan but my only point is that after spending all this time and money on the upholstery and construction of the bench then it only makes sense to construct (or have some construct) a simple shelf out of real wood that would support any weight. That's just my thought. Not bashing the article or the idea as it's a great idea. I just question the execution using the actual IKEA shelf itself. Otherwise it's a great idea.
ZoeMcC - your answer is perfect. People like me who do not have space, tools or carpentry capability, these are real inexpensive short cuts.
i would probably get three pieces of wood (nice thick plywood) two short and one long and nail them ontop of the expedit and the two short sides... yes i know, building a bench on a bench but wouldnt that help stablize the unit?
nice! I'm considering this as well, just wished it was a tad smaller, cutting to size could do but isn't easy, need to plug wood in to get the strength back after cutting. (Saw carefully and put clear tape on it before sawing gets you nice cuts by the way)
Anyone knows if the back of the expedit is also finished or is it plain wood?
A restaurant we used to frequent had these as banquette seating. My husband and I are not small people, but it always felt solid to me.
That having been said, if you're going to put all the work into the upholstery, perhaps a hardwood seat would be a better option.
The design is very pretty and I like the blue/brown fabric better than the stripe she replaced it with. For myself, I wouldn't use this as seating without reinforcing it. I have very easily broken or bowed IKEA furniture and the last thing I would want is the embarrassment or injury to guests if it decided to break under them.
We're in the process of doing something similar with an 80" X 15 " X 24" Ikea Akurum base cabinet that already had a (flimsy) back. Actually, two of them. One will be a daybed, set on its side and upholstered like your bench; the other, horizontal but face-up, will be a credenza on a platform behind the first one. When guests come over, we'll turn the credenza onto the side like the bench, put the two of them together, stick a bunky board and mattress on top, and--ta da! daybed/storage becomes queen bed platform!
I'd like to point out that the interior shelves, if secured, offer additional support--it isn't as if this is a single unsupported piece of particle board that people are sitting on.
Thanks, meecee. My thoughts exactly. It ain't far to fall.
I did something similar in my dining room, but it's a 2x4 Expedit. I flipped it horizontally to use as a sidebar next to one standing vertically. It fills up a weird little wall and actually looks pretty good. Also makes a good buffet when we host parties!
@richardqj, all Expedits are finished on the back, so there really is no true "back." I've seen them on AT in tons of houses used as room dividers.
For what it's worth, my brother has an expedit (2x4 laying horizontally) with a MASSIVE tv sitting on it, and it's still going strong after nearly 5 years. And that's a constant weight...I don't think having the occasional person sitting on it is really going to be an issue.
I think this a beautiful bench.
Brilliant!!! Love. Thanks so much for sharing.
for a "former IKEA worker" you sure have not much experience.I would consider expedit one of the better units at IKEA (but I never had problems with IKEA either, stuff lasts over several moves if you handle it like an adult and not like a moody teen)
Married to an engineer here. A 220 lb. one. He sits on our now seven-year-old Expedit all the time. Hasn't had a gravity vs. forces in the presence of load bearing capacity conflict with it yet.
Although sometimes the cats have an issue with the coefficient of friction of the glossy surface... but that's just entertainment.
Beautiful job on your hack. I am a fan.
Expedit's are designed to be used either vertically or horizontally.
I have a 2x2 and sit on it all the time (for 3+ years). And at 5'11", I am not small.
This is a great reappropriation of an IKEA product. Easy to assemble, pre-painted, and functional. I used to have one of these in my mud room. It was on it's way to the bin and it seemed perfect to hold shoes and serve as a bench. As to it's sturdiness, these things are stout! I'm 170 lbs and I used to JUMP on it, over and over again. I used it as a piece of gym equipment by actually jumping up on it 30-40 times every other day. If the plywood back were secured well enough to prevent racking, this thing would go from beastly to nearly indestructible.
I thought the same but I think if you attach the plywood backing to the expedit shelf it would help to strengthen it. We're going to try this for my daughters apartment. We're also going to add legs.
Did the center casters create support?
Or did you add other support?
I've thought about doing the same for my place. I suspect I'd live on it.
Thanks to the engineers and partners who have, ahem, weighed in.
Add strong back to avoid the trapezoid noted.
Did the center casters create support?
Or did you add other support?
I've thought about doing the same for my place. I suspect I'd live on it.
Thanks to the engineers and partners who have, ahem, weighed in.
Add strong back to avoid the trapezoid noted.
We used a similar IKEA shelf (Lack?) as a bench for years. Sat on it, put the TV on it, I even used it as a makeshift weight bench in a tiny apartment. It was fine. We still have it.
Yes. At first we used just casters on the ends, but noted that there was slight bowing. We added the centre casters a year later, weighted down the ends with books, and it straightened out without any trouble. We've had it for almost 5 years now, with fairly heavy use, and again, no trouble.
perfect place to hide shoes when you walk in - great re-purpose
Trofast is a little shorter, but it's deeper and hella sturdy.
Love this idea!!! Def something to think about for my balcony space when I want to entertain ect! Hmmm


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Both Gibbons and District 65 food service director Christine Frole say they are frustrated with the paltry sum -- roughly $1 -- they can spend on food for each lunch.
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Riverdale, N.Y. – Brittany McQuain (Independence, Mo.) and Jasmine Martin (Sicklerville, N.J.) finished out the regular season in impressive fashion as they paced the Bobcats to an 86-78 victory over Manhattan College on Saturday afternoon in Riverdale. Quinnipiac finishes their inaugural regular season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 19-11 overall record and a 14-6 conference record.
A winner in seven of its last nine games now, Quinnipiac was once again led by MAAC Player of the Year candidate, Brittany McQuain. McQuain finished with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting. She also pulled down five rebounds and added four assists, two steals and a block. With 18 points she passed Maria Holland '86 for ninth place on the all-time Quinnipiac scoring list (1,358). McQuain currently has 1,370 career points and is just eight points behind Monique Lee '08 for eighth place on the all-time list.
Both teams would nearly double their efficiency in the second half. The Jaspers shot 61.5 percent from the field (16-26) and 62.5 percent from beyond the arc (5-for-8). The Bobcats shot 70.8 percent from the field (17-for-24) and 70 percent (7-for-10) from behind the three point line.
Quinnipiac opened the half on a 16-5 run to take a seven point lead. The Bobcats would not trail for the rest of the game. The Bobcats built a lead as large as 14 in the second half as they closed out the game and went on to win by eight. Quinnipiac held advantages in points in the paint (18-10) and points off turnovers (13-8), but their major advantage came from their bench scoring (23-12).
Fans interested in purchasing tickets for the 2013-14 campaign can call the QU Ticket Office at 203-582-3905, visit the official website of Quinnipiac athletics, www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com or make a trip to the TD Bank Sports Center Ticket Office.
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Fashion icon Donna Karan offered a number of revelations during her recent chat with Fern Mallis at 92nd Street Y.
Donna Karan rose to fame in fashion during the 1980s with her slogan of "Seven Easy Pieces" and the idea that women wanted a wardrobe that could easily mix and match. Since then, she has created a global empire with a diffusion line (DKNY), children's apparel, undergarments, fragrances, and home collections. The company was bought in 2000 by LVMH, in a deal that was worth $645 million, and Karan stayed on as Chief Designer, maintaining a daily creative presence. The icon recently sat down with Fern Mallis at 92nd Street Y to discuss her career highlights and offer advice to those looking to emulate her success. Karan told the crowd, "My inspiration is the world."


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Olympic uniforms made in China- should we burn them??
Reid calls for officials to 'burn' China-made Team USA Olympic uniforms
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid slammed the U.S. Olympic Committee Thursday over reports that the Team USA uniforms were made in China, saying officials "should burn" them.
Reid, D-Nev., made the remarks following reports that China has already taken gold from America by manufacturing the uniforms Team USA will wear during the opening ceremonies.
"I think the Olympic Committee should be ashamed," Reid told reporters on Capitol Hill. He said they should "burn" the current uniforms, and would rather America's athletes wear shirts with "USA" hand-painted on them.
In a statement to FoxNews.com, the U.S. Olympic Committee said it was "proud" of its partnership with the company.
"Unlike most Olympic teams around the world, the U.S. Olympic Team is privately funded and we're grateful for the support of our sponsors," the statement read. "We're proud of our partnership with Ralph Lauren, an iconic American company, and excited to watch America's finest athletes compete at the upcoming Games in London."
House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi also responded to the growing controversy on Thursday.
"We take great pride in our Olympic athletes and try to watch them through as many of the trials as possible," Pelosi told reporters during a congressional briefing. "I can't wait to stay up all night to see as much as possible of them. We take such pride and they work so hard. They represent the very best and they're so excellent, it's all so beautiful.
"And they should be wearing uniforms made in America," Pelosi said.
Boehner, meanwhile, said: "You'd think they'd know better."
With corporate sponsor Ralph Lauren designing the duds, the job of making the red, white and blue uniforms falls to its apparel contractors in China, the New York Daily News reports. Every item in the uniforms that the U.S. athletes will wear at the opening ceremony in London will carry an overseas label.
The company, in a statement, said the outfits aim to embody "the spirit of American athleticism and sportsmanship."
But fashion designer Nanette Lepore said she was shocked that none of the uniforms had been made stateside, telling ABC News that it was "absolutely" possible that the Olympians could have been fitted in U.S.-made clothing for the opening ceremony.
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Prices for the apparel range from $55 for a beret to $795 for the men's blazer.
In 2008, Ralph Lauren took criticism for an oversized logo on the opening ceremony uniform that some said overshadowed the Olympic rings, as well as reports that Chinese tailors worked overtime to finish the uniforms at the last minute.
"Lauren — and most likely his son David — celebrated not the spirit of athletic competition, but themselves and their brand, morphing our athletes into unpaid billboards for the "Polo™" pony and rider that has helped bring the Laurens great ... riches," The American Politics Journal wrote.
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I personally don't think it's a big deal. A lot of clothes are made in china.
Doesnt matter but it would be nice if they wore clothes made in the USA as they are respresenting us.
It would have been nice to know they were in uniforms made in the USA
Isn't ralph lauren a US company? I mean, how many clothes are actually manufactured here anymore?
I am certain had this report not come oout I would not have known where they were made and now that I do know... I still don't care. I love the USA.


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Can I just say that I met my hero this evening.
After having possibly the greatest weekend ever at Glastonbury 2013, watching my favourite band headline the first night was such a big deal for me. Overall, the festival was out of control, absolutely amazing, but I'll always be grateful to say that I was there for that gig. Only my 6th time seeing the band live and hopefully plenty more to come (EARLS COURT!).
Then I got official confirmation from a producer (who I interned for) saying that I can come and help out on Arctic Monkeys' new video (take a guess, it's obviously from AM). Working with and around them today was just ridiculous for me. I still can't get my head around it now.
I've seen so many photos go up on tumblr of various fans with Turner himself, and I'm so fucking glad I can finally have one of my own. The sole inspiration for why I picked up the guitar, the guitars I choose to get, and the whole reason why music is up there with my passion for film.
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The other day I drove a stranger to her doctors appointment. She'd been looking up and down the street for her office and stopped to askme for directions. After a quick look on my phone we found out it was a 20 minute walk away, it was pouring rain and I had time to take her. She was amazed that I was showing so much kindness to her, so surprised at my willingness to help, the conversation ensued:
Stranger: I can't believe you're helping me out like this, Wow…you must be…are you a Believer?
Me: No…but I do love his song, "Baby".
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After-tax.net volume 7, issue 10
December 2010
Draft law n°6166 voted – Measures concerning individuals
The Chambre des Députés has approved yesterday 2 December the draft law n°6166 implementing tax measures relating to the financial and economic crisis. We hereafter summarize the measures that affect individuals. These measures will enter into effect on 1st January 2011.
Marginal tax rate. The maximum income tax rate is raised from 38% to 39% for the bracket of income exceeding 41,793 Euros (83,586 Euros for couples taxed jointly).
Solidarity surcharge. The solidarity tax, which puts a surcharge on the income tax rates and which currently amounts to 2,5%, is increased to 4% for income not exceeding 150,000 Euros (300,000 Euros for couples taxed jointly), and to 6% for income above these amounts.
Crisis tax. A temporary crisis tax of 0,8% is introduced for 2011 and 2012. It applies to professional and replacement income of individuals affiliated to the Luxembourg social security, and is collected by the social security authorities together with social contributions. With regards to employment income, it is levied by the employer after application of an allowance equivalent to the social minimum wage. The crisis tax also applies to all categories of non-professional income taxable in Luxembourg in the hands of both resident and non-resident taxpayers; it is collected by the tax authorities on these income.
The combined effect of these three provisions is a raise of the marginal income tax rate of currently 38.95% to 41.36% respectively 42.14% for the part of the taxable income exceeding 150,000 Euros (300,000 Euros for couples taxed jointly). For a taxable income of 50,000 Euros, the additional taxes due will be 548 Euros for a single person (tax class 1) and 202 Euros for a couple taxed jointly (tax class 2). These figures will be 1,833 Euros in tax class 1 or 1,097 Euros in tax class 2 for a taxable income of 100,000 Euros, and 2,989 Euros in tax class 1 or 2,254 Euros in tax class 2 for a taxable income of 145,000 Euros.
Alimonies. The maximum deductible amount of alimonies paid to the divorced spouse is raised from 23,400 Euros to 24,000 Euros.
Termination indemnities. Indemnities paid as from 1st January 2011 in respect of the termination of an employment contract are deductible in the hands of the employer only up to a maximum ceiling of 300,000 Euros.
Finally, it is worth noticing that the government has withdrawn two measures foreseen by the initial draft law. The first one was the reduction of the deduction for commuting expenses; the deduction therefore remains fixed at 99 Euros per km and per annum, with a minimum deduction of 396 Euros per annum and a maximum deduction of 2,970 Euros per annum. The second measure was concerning the rebate on registration duties payable upon acquisition of the principal residence and amounting to 20,000 Euros per taxpayer: this rebate will for the time being not be subject to a condition of income as was foreseen by the initial draft law.


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Frances Moore Lappé meets inspired consciousness-raising musician Matt Jenson (Rebel Tumbao, Berklee College of Music piano faculty) for two nights of insightful and soul-awakening responses to the pressing social, political, economic, and environmental issues of our times at the Davis Square Theater (255 Elm St, Somerville, MA) on May 17th and May 18th, 2013.
Join us for two nights of ground-breaking concerts where the Liquid Revolution reggae band will perform songs from their new album Dragonfly Taxi, while opening up musical spaces throughout each of two sets (per night) for Frances to recite from her latest book, "EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want."
In addition there will be a pre-show reception (8-9pm) to join Frances, Matt and the Small Planet Institute crew in celebrating the paperback release of Frances' latest book "EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want" (Nation Books) and the release of the EcoMind inspired single "Believing is Seeing," a funky, Latin Funk, Rap song written by Matt. Books and CD's will be available for purchase (cash or check only) and all proceeds will go to the Small Planet Institute.
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"The debate over Mrs Thatcher's legacy is one of the most important political debates of our time. At stake is not simply an evaluation of recent history; it is as much about the current and future direction of Britain as it is about the past."
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Wonderful to have Stuart Hall's role in structuring this debate acknowledged. Excellent, too, to see ideology tempered with evidence. The politicians will have had their say in a day or two but understanding the long view remains an urgent project that needs insight such as Kerr offers here.
Excellent stuff - someone should try to persuade Peter to return to social media.
Thanks Peter for a balanced view on Thatcherism. I have been tired of the right v left debate , of the wicked witch or the saviour characteur. I would have liked a bit more views on her leadership and how modern politicans live up to that leadership standard. At the very least I will now be able to wine bets in the pub when somebody asks where the term Thatcherism was coined...
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Shortly after New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof's devastating expose' (Sunday, March 18) of Village Voice Media-owned Backpage.com hit the newspaper's web site, Village Voice editor Tony Ortega took to Twitter.
A spokesperson for Village Voice Media, the privately held media company that operates Backpage.com, complained about a "one-sided demonization" of its Craigslist-like website on Thursday. The Daily Caller was asking whether its "adult" ad section contributes to the entrapment of women and teens in sex slavery.
Now that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has joined the national effort to get Village Voice Media-owned web site Backpage.com to shut down its adult ads, it's only a matter of time before company attorney Elizabeth McDougall (see video below) pays a trip to Capitol Hill.
A second private equity firm with a stake in Village Voice Media has agreed to sell its holdings back to the media company amid claims that the alternative weekly newspaper chain facilitates sex trafficking through its Web-based ad service, Backpage.com, sources familiar with the matter said.But at least one other financial backer of the firm plans to stick with its investment, despite the recent outcry over the adult advertising the site runs.
The president of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children responds to a claim made by Backpage.com that they work together, and that the site is part of the solution to child sex-trafficking. Ernie Allen says screening is not a solution.
COOPER: Ernie, Liz McDougal often says -- she cites your organization as someone that BackPage works with, and she says that they're part of the solution, not part of the problem. To that you say what?
This radio interview starts off with a statement from the mother of a 15 year old daughter who was sold for sex by a pimp on Backpage.com. It took months for the mother to rescue her daughter. Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist is interviewed about the problem with a company like Village Voice Media profiting from prostitution ads on their online site, Backpage.com. He describes who these ads are being used to prostitute underage women who have been forced by threat of violence into the sex-trafficking trade.
Twenty seven major advertisers, including H&M, AT&T, and Ikea, have pulled their ads from Village Voice Media due to the company's alleged links to child sex trafficking.
Justin Wassel, a minister from Ohio, started a Change.org campaign asking U.S. companies to pull advertising from Village Voice Media after one of its properties, Backpage.com, was accused of allowing advertisements that support child sex trafficking.
Nicholas D. Kristof is a columnist for The New York Times and was previously associate managing editor responsible for the paper's Sunday editions. Kristof graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in three years and later won first-class honors in his study of law at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship. He studied Arabic in Cairo and Chinese in Taipei before joining The New York Times in 1984 covering economics. He later served as a business correspondent based in Los Angeles and bureau chief for Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo. In 2000, he covered the U.S.
Trans High Corporation, the parent company of High Times magazine, will, effective immediately, discontinue any advertising or promotional relationship with Village Voice Media due to their continued financial stake in Backpage.com, based on reporting by Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times and others who credibly accuse the website's "adult services" classified ads of being allegedly complicit in the advertising of child sex traffickers.


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- Nominal personal income rose 0.3 percent (non-annualized) in May, after similar increases in March and April. On a year-over-year basis, personal income is up 4.2 percent. Disposable personal income increased 0.2 percent in May, following a downwardly revised 0.3 percent increase in April. After adjusting for price changes, "real" disposable personal income ticked up 0.1 percent in May, reversing a 0.1 percent decrease in April. Real disposable income hasn't posted a gain above 0.1 percent so far this year, and is up just 0.6 percent over the past 12 months. Real personal consumption expenditures fell 0.1 percent in May, matching a downwardly revised 0.1 percent decrease in April. However, the release noted that much of the softness in consumption over the last two months was tied to purchases of motor vehicles and parts (likely impacted by supply disruptions connected to the Japanese tsunami). Still, abstracting from durables purchases, the 6-month annualized trend in both nondurables and services is somewhat pessimistic, up just 0.2 percent and 1.3 percent, respectively. Overall consumption expenditures are up just 1.1 percent over the past 6 months, and 2.1 percent over the past year.


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What to get the girl who has the biggest inferiority complex in Brooklyn ("No one could ever hate me as much as I hate myself, okay? So any mean thing anyone has to say about me, I've already said to me, about me, probably in the last half hour.")?
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Because Hannah is way too liberal-arts-educated-proud to browse the self-help section of her bookstore, I'm thinking girl needs her literary medicine to come in the form of a hip classic that doesn't suffer from overexposure. The Razor's Edge is my favorite Maugham novel (sorry, Of Human Bondage, sorry.) It tells the story of Larry Darrell, who, after being f—ed up by the horrors of WWI, sets off in search of Life's Meaning. Hannah needs to figure out what her life means too. She could also stand a strong dose of perspective (Horrors of World War I > Being a twenty-something in twenty-teens NYC).
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The Kansas City Chiefs have a playoff game coming up this weekend against the Baltimore Ravens but that doesn't mean the rest of the NFL isn't looking ahead to next season.
Now that the 2010 regular season standings are final, the NFL was able to plug in the missing pieces to determine each NFL team's 2011 scheduled opponents.
Here are KC's home and away games for 2011:
Home: Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Away: Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions
This is certainly not as friendly a schedule of teams as the Chiefs had the pleasure of facing this year. Still, there are some favorable matchups. The Chiefs will get the Steelers and Packers at home. Those are all likely to be very tough games so it will help that KC is at home.
Away the Chiefs will have very tough games against the NY Jets, Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, on top of their divisional games.
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With 3:19 remaining in the third quarter of the Celtics' 89-81 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, Rondo was called for an offensive foul on a drive to the basket. He went up to referee Rodney Mott and bumped into him as the two walked back up the court.
Rondo missed the Celtics' game against the New York Knicks.
"I saw it when it happened. I didn't think anything of it honestly, and obviously the officials didn't either, they didn't call a tech," Rivers said before the game. "But you know the old saying is you're not given a reputation, you earn one, and I'm sure that had a lot to do with it as well."
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Nice! Congrats to Matt and his crew. Although I've never eaten at any of Chang's places, I'm a big fan of his work. Nice to see someone who isn't all over exposed get a little credit.
We had some of Matt's stuff at ecg, good times.. Went to Milk Bar once and had a red velvet milk shake and some cookies.... Awesome!
I live only an hour and a half from Primo (#19), have a business office in that town and actually drove by the restaurant on the way to a Christmas Polar Express train ride in December with the kids, and have still never been. I really need to make it that happen.
Lookin' good Matt. Congrats!
Congrats Matt - Keep up the good work.
I just stand at the pass and look angry. That's my only job there.
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Excellent!!! Never been, but his work has been a big inspiration for my own cooking in the past year. Planning a trip back east this spring/summer and will hit as many as possible and eat as much as in-humanly possible.
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Here's Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson (left) at an event in Rome Wednesday and back in 2004 (right) when he won multiple Oscars for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."
Success clearly has not gone to his head ... or waist.
He lost weight and travelled back to the 1980's. That's a neat trick.
Where do you get the 80s part from, James?
damn he needs to lay off the double cheeseburgers ,,he is getting fat
He looks tired and stressed out, thinner yeah but not really a 'healthy fit thin', though hard to truly say with that bulky sweater.
At first I was thinking that the picture on the left was from 2004, and the one on the right from Wednesday. That is usually how people lay it out for before and after. He looks a lot better though! Kudos to him!
It is not easy to lose weight so good for him. I hope it is not because he is ill. He does look a little worn.
Peter Jackson you look great and are a GENIUS! Keep making movies!!!
Holy crap that's him? well good for you. By the way Peter, I gotta say those Lords of the rings movies sucked! But you'll still have my support for making DEAD ALIVE!
Woow, what a change.... He looks slimmer and better looking now than in 2004, still need a good haircut !
In respose to James in San Diego - That look has nothing to do with the 1980's! Its the height of fashion in New Zealand!!
Believe me, for a NZ guy, he is dressed up in that photo. I have no idea what on earth he was wearing in that 2004 photo though?!? Strange :-p
He looks fantastic. He better stay off the burgers.
He didn't get big during Lord of the Rings because he did a cameo in Heavenly Creatures (I think his best movie!) well before that and he was pretty big.
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Clary (Collins) sees a mysterious hooded man called Jace (Campbell Bower) stab someone in a nightclub, but no one else can see him. Soon she learns that she and he are part of a race called Shadowhunters, dedicated to protecting humanity from demons.
Teenage girl, hunky brooding boy, supernatural elements, love triangle – yes, it's another Twilight wannabe, and one with characters so paper-thin and dialogue so muddled that it will make you nostalgic for R.Pattz. Adapted from the first of Cassandra Clare's series of young adult novels, this is clearly intended to launch a franchise (Sigourney Weaver's lined up for the sequel) but just like the characters, who barely listen to one another judging by their barely connected remarks, cinema audiences seem unlikely to pay this much attention.
The standard-issue vampires and werewolves among us are joined here by part-angelic "Shadowhunters", who gain super-power by doodling on themselves with sonic screwdrivers and who hunt demons when not brooding handsomely. It emerges that the previous generation, including Lena Headey as Clary's mother and Aidan Turner as werewolf Luke, have lots of soapy conflict that spreads into their children's lives when young Clary discovers that she's part of this mysterious group.
Collins' Clary, not so much a character as a situation, is introduced to Jamie Campbell Bower's Jace, who tries desperately to inject some humour while saddled with boring exposition and a laughably pseudo-tragic backstory. Then there's Kevin Zeger's Alec, whose role is solely to grab people in doorways and threaten them, and Isabelle, who's given less exposition than her wardrobe. Jared Harris is the housebound leader of the bunch, trying desperately to add gravitas, but Jonathan Rhys-Meyers isn't even trying for subtlety as big bad Valentine. The film at least sidesteps the book's icky incest sub-plot, but any credit it gets as a result is squandered when it downplays the gay romance as well.
Fans of the book may follow as the plot races along with little explanation between action beats, but everyone else will be left wondering when Hogwarts moved to New York, what the hell is at stake amid all the brawling and whether the tone is meant to be serious or tongue-in-cheek. Despite some good effects and design work, it's a disappointing result for a moderately entertaining book.
Apparently unable to decide whether to take its own mythology seriously or not, this is a mess of sculpted cheekbones and incoherent romance.
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Watch Night Re-enactment at Nazareth College, Nov. 19
Nazareth College is going back in time to recreate Watch Night (1862).
Massingale Speaks on Religious Faith and Social Injustice, Nov. 14 & 15
Moral theologian, professor, and priest Bryan N. Massingale will be presenting "The Ambiguity of Faith: How Religion Both Makes and Unmakes Prejudice."
Nazareth College Hosts Annual Food for Fines Program
This program is designed to dismiss some parking tickets and to give back to the community in the process.
Nazareth Named Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students, 2013-2014
Nazareth College is on the U.S. Department of State's recently released complete list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2013-2014 Fulbright U.S. Students.
Nazareth College Honors Veterans, Nov. 11
Nazareth College Office of Veterans Affairs is hosting its annual celebratory Veterans Day event.
Chacon Named Second Vice President For Northeast Modern Language Association
Nazareth College is pleased to announce that Hilda Chacon, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature, has been elected as the second vice president of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA).
Nazareth Joins Clinton Global Initiative University Network
Nazareth has joined a growing consortium of colleges and universities that support, mentor, and provide seed funding to student leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs who are developing solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges.
Science and Math Saturday
Meet our admissions staff, tour the campus, and learn why Nazareth is a smart college choice.
Nazareth Welcomes Ellen Gustafson, Nov. 19
Nazareth College is proud to welcome an inspiring female leader Ellen Gustafson, who will give a lecture on "Leading Change and Innovation."
Nazareth College Sponsors Holistic Therapy Fair, Nov. 23
Nazareth College's Gerontology Program is proud to sponsor a Holistic Therapy Fair to inform the community on how music, art, and animals benefit us mentally and physically as we age.
U.S. News & World Report Names Nazareth A Best College for Veterans
U.S. News & World Report has named Nazareth College one of the nation's best colleges for veterans.
Nazareth College Announces Community Youth Development Major
This bachelor's program is centered on an innovative and engaging liberal arts curriculum aimed at developing a blend of youth and community development competencies.
Nazareth College Welcomes Gabriel Marshall as HEOP Director
As the director of HEOP/Excel, Marshall will provide leadership to ensure the continued success of the programs.
Craig Hill Appointed New Dean of School of Education
Nazareth College is pleased to announce that Craig Hill has been appointed as dean of the School of Education.
Richey Named New Vice President for Finance
Nazareth College is pleased to announce that Patrick Richey has been named the college's new vice president for finance and administration.
Nazareth's Annual Celebration of MLK, Jan. 20
Nazareth College holds its annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 20, 2014, with a commemoration service in his honor.
Nazareth Receives Regional Economic Development Funding from Gov. Cuomo
Nazareth College's Wellness and Rehabilitation Institute (WRI) is the recipient of a $250,000 Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) grant awarded by New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.