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This season, however, has been a new experience for the ninth-year coach.
"Every year there is some turnover, but this year, there are so many new faces," Hartsell said.
Patterson lost 10 varsity players from last year's team. Seniors Adrian Ramirez (defenseman), Jose Guerrero (defenseman) and Kiki Gonzalez (midfielder) are the lone returning athletes on a roster of 18 who saw quality minutes a season ago.
"This is kind of a rebuilding year for the team," Hartsell said. "We're going to predominantly be sophomores and juniors. But there's a lot of good, young talent here. We'll be very competitive."
The Tigers went down swinging in 2011.
Trying to stay alive in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV postseason race, Patterson did its part in October with a 4-1 win against Modesto's Central Catholic High.
But Patterson needed Ceres High to lose its regular-season finale to crosstown rival Central Valley High that same day to gain a chance at a playoff berth.
Instead, Ceres won, 2-1, to clinch second place in the WAC and advance into the Division IV playoffs, ending Patterson's campaign.
Veteran players on that Patterson squad had talent and varsity experience, smoothly linking passes through the midfield to speedy forwards who converted an abundance of scoring opportunities.
Among the team's stars were Rajaee Delane (forward, midfielder), Edgar Murrillo (forward, midfielder) and Emmanuel Sotelo (defenseman).
"Usually, when I show up (in the fall), I pretty much know what I am going to have," Hartsell said. "This year is different. We are doing some re-teaching of some skills and getting some of the guys to understand how we do things at the varsity level."
The coach opted to carry just 18 players on his roster, keeping only the most talented and most skilled athletes. Despite a lack of varsity game experience among them, he still has hopes for a successful campaign.
"It can be intimidating for the guys who are playing varsity soccer for the first time," Hartsell said. "But I think that, mentally and physically, these players have got it. They're ready to make the most of their varsity experience."
The junior varsity team won the Western Athletic Conference last fall, and some of those players are expected to contribute to the varsity squad.
"I'm looking for hard workers," Hartsell said. "I want players who want to be here, who work to be here. I want players who are going to push themselves and each other."
The Tigers typically play a possession-oriented formation that emphasizes speedy strikers and a deft touch on the ball.
Hartsell said his focus had been on conditioning and fitness during the first two weeks of team practice.
"We're running the players for the first 1½ hours of practice," he said. "After that, I'm evaluating ball skills during scrimmages and game situations."
Hartsell said he was looking forward to piecing together another winning season.
"It's going to be a growing process for the start of the season," Hartsell said. "My expectation is that within a short period of time, they will be performing at a high level."
The Tigers begin competition Aug. 24 at the Pitman High Tournament in Turlock.
Contact Marc Aceves at 892-6187, ext. 28, or email@example.com. At a glance
•COACH: Greg Hartsell, ninth season
•LAST YEAR: 8-4 Western Athletic Conference (fourth place)
•KEY LOSSES: Rajaee Delane, Edgar Murrillo, Emmanuel Sotelo
•KEY RETURNERS: Adrian Ramirez, Jose Guerrero, Kiki Gonzalez
•TOP NEWCOMERS: Marcos Melendez, Wilver Barajas, Jose Morales, Osvaldo Barbosa


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Compressive Matched Filter for Cerebral Blood Flow Quantification with ASL: sampling diversity or repetition?
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Résumé : Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) is a noninvasive perfusion technique which allows the absolute quantification for Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF). The perfusion is obtained from the difference between images with and without magnetic spin labeling of the arterial blood and the captured signal is around 0.5-2% of the magnitude of the labeling images, so the noise is one of the main problems for further data analysis. Classical method, Mono-TI, for CBF quantification is averaging repetitions with only one Inversion Time (TI) - the time delay between labeling and acquisition to allow the labeled blood to arrive the imaging slice. It improves the robustness to noise, however, cannot compensate the variety of Arterial Arrival Time (AAT). In this paper, Diverse-TI is proposed to exploit different TI sampling instants (sampling diversity) to improve the robustness to variety of AAT and simultaneously average repetitions with each TI (sampling repetitions) to improve the robustness to noise. Generally, the sampling diversity is relatively small and can be considered as compressed measurements, thus the Compressive Matched Filter (CMF) enlightened from sparsity is exploited to directly reconstruct CBF and AAT directly from compressed measurements. Meanwhile, regarding the CBF quantification performance, the compromise between the sampling repetition and sampling diversity is discussed and the empirical protocol to determine the sampling diversity is proposed. Simulations are carried out to highlight our discussions.
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Lessons Learned From My First Apartment
Setting Up Home
In the beginning of 2007, my new husband and I moved into a 400-square-foot apartment in Manhattan's Gramercy Park neighborhood. It was on the third floor of a brownstone, had high ceilings, one bedroom, an exposed brick wall, and lots of charm. We ended up staying three years and learned many lessons about setting up shop in a small space. Here's what I'm glad I did, and here's what I wish I'd done differently.
What I don't regret:
• Layering the walls with art. Because the space was quite small, taking advantage of the rather tall ceilings was key. Since we were renting, we decided to keep the walls white, so creating salon groupings warmed up the space and added color. What's more, we were really able to enjoy our art and continue to add to the collection. Whatever we liked, we found a spot for on the wall. Some may call it messy, and looking back, I might have refined a bit. But it made the space have character.
• Storing all our media in one place. My husband is an audiophile, with an extensive CD and LP collection. I can't help but collect over-sized art and design books. Installing floor-to-ceiling shelves provided a space for all of it to go. We aren't the most neat people, so it could get a bit chaotic on those shelves, but at least it was all in one place!
• Keeping it white in the bedroom. There was hardly space to walk around our double bed, that's how small the bedroom was. By keeping the linens, curtains and headboard all white, it felt like a larger, more peaceful room. Again, we used art to add layers, but tried to stick to drawings and paintings in neutral tones.
What I do regret:
• Having too much stuff displayed. For a person that enjoys a good tablescape, it's sort of hard to only have three tables to exert your creative juices! But looking back, we just had way too much stuff everywhere. I can't imagine the kind of dust we were putting up with (we were young!?) let alone the mess that inevitably accumulated. I wish I had stored about 75% of the "wares" I used on my tables and kept the surfaces clean/empty.
• Using slip-covered, shabby-chic upholstery. This regret mainly exists because my taste has evolved and I currently gravitate towards much more modern, tailored upholstery. I should also note that we couldn't really afford nice furniture at the time; the sofa and club chairs both were gifts. All that aside, I do wish we had gone with a more contemporary sofa and chairs, mainly because they don't take up much space visually and have a cleaner aesthetic. I think in small spaces, having overstuffed, cozy furniture actually doesn't serve the overall look. We had no washer and dryer in the building, so washing the slipcovers wasn't even convenient. Something like this would have been better.
Now it's time for you to share. Looking back on your first place, what lessons have you learned? What would you have done differently? Did you get anything right the first time around?
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Are these photos of the actual apartment? It's very cosy and nice, but without wanting to get personal...two people shared that one bed?!
Also, how on earth do people go nuts with the artwork like that in a rental, without damaging the walls?
Our first place screamed "post-college." The paint colors we chose were ones we liked, but we gave no regard for how they would work together and it was a mess. Also, tons of hand me down furniture that either didn't match at all or completely matched. We also painted a wall a tan color that reminds me of old dish water. Worst thing ever.
Our new place, we still painted it all sorts of colors, but we're more careful to make them harmonious. My new rule is that for every bold color I use, I'm going to paint a neutral near it.
@charlie26 - I had the fortune of living in an apartment complex where the management didn't care if you put holes in the wall as long as they weren't enormous. Nail and screw holes were fine.
Uh. Yeah, my first apartment did NOT look this cool. haha.
I currently live in a rental and my walls are pretty full. I love the visual interest that a gallery wall adds. Oh, and regarding ruining walls, DAP sells this thing called PATCH STIK. It's like a giant glue stick for filling nail holes in your wall. Holy grail status for non-measurers like me.
Great post!
@urbancricket - In cases where a house's details are more keeping with a specific time period, I agree that it wouldn't really work, but I disagree that this would be the case with a traditional suburban home. First, what's the definition of "traditional"? Ideally, I'd love to buy a house built in the 1950s because my style is MCM, but since I ended up with an 80s white box, it doesn't mean I'm going to throw out all my furniture. My house is still going MCM because that's just my style. I couldn't care less what people thought my house should look like based on the outside.
If this is the original apartment, I agree they were too many things displayed, but everything else is beautiful....in my opinion
I think my biggest regret from my first real (not off-campus dorm) place was being afraid to hang things. I put up a couple of small items and then filled and repainted over the holes when I left, but before then, I just couldn't bear to go all-out and fill up a bunch of non-interesting negative space.
When I was single, I really wish that I had invested in one very good sofa bed (like the Twilight from DWR) that I could sleep on without making into a bed if I wanted to. It would have served me SO much better than all the hand me down sofa, chair, bed and nightstands that I lugged around for years. I did buy high quality white bedding, bath linens and linen curtains. That was a good choice because the quality made the crummy places I rented look nicer, and white works well with everything and doesn't go out of style. I used that stuff for almost 10 years.
I have a similar problem: my newlywed furniture and decor leans toward shabby chic when that's NOT my style anymore. I really want to go more happy modern, but I don't have the money to replace everything. What would you suggest for purging your apartment of shabby chic-ness?
My lessons:
1. Do not hold on to a gigantic southwestern canopy bed in a studio apartment. You can change the furniture for next to nothing thanks to Craigslist.
2. Invest in an air conditioner.
3. To piggy back on UrbanCricket's advice, pay attention to the architectural details.
My little studio was a tad bit industrial with hard wood floors, exposed brick, crown molding, and vintage harlequin tiles in the bathroom and kitchen. I wish that I had gone MCM or Hollywood Regency.
4. Choose furniture that is multi-functional.
5. A little glamour never hurt anyone.
@PI - I totally agree!
We live in a typical suburban home and most of our decor is Scandinavian decor inside (white with farmhouse wood elements) and touches of retro MCM. If my outside home should dictate perception then apparently I am supposed to be shopping at The Brick and Leons & Walmart. Not happening over here.
Hey, I like that apartment. I love the set-up. Very visually interesting and cozy. I wouldn't mind living there.
Using an ironing board for a coffee table was a mistake. When you live with 3 smokers, the ashes on the table cause problems when you actually need to iron something.
College hi-jinx aside, I was too eager to "complete the picture" by buying cheap stuff to fill the space. I think there's this post-college desire to feel like an adjusted, "got it together" adult, and having an apartment with all the trimmings is part of that. I eventually scaled way back and have incrementally added tasteful, meaningful accents and artwork to replace the "home decor" that simply fit the look.
That apartment has WAY too much stuff in it. The tables are so cluttered with artifacts, they can't be used for any practical purpose, i.e. as a coffee table. I tried to decorate in this way, and although it looks great, I quickly found that it does not work if the space is to be used for living.
I have picture rails that are in working order, so have elected to hang 90 percent of my art from brass picture hooks and fishline or wire. This works well with the 9-foot ceilings.
I kept the walls white, except for cool green tea color on two walls in the bedroom. I selected furniture that was multipurpose, and did not take up visual space, but instead showcased the objects on it. Using espresso-stained furniture for table and chairs, and chocolate brown cushions made for decent contrast.
And I visited this website a lot for ideas.
I learned never to put a rug on top of carpeting. What a pain to keep neat looking.
Oh how my style has change since my first place. I have always been passionate for decorating, but have just had a mental block until I came across this site! I am obsessed! I cant say too many things I have learned because my apt's have been pretty empty due to lack of budget for decorating...but I have learned to be patient and allow myself time to build up the apt's furniture and accessories with making sure I will not regret it down the road. My first apt I had a huge over-sized black couch from Craigslist, and a rug way to small for the living room and random decor pieces that I now see as dreadful. I have done research of what works for spaces and now I am learning specific techniques to incorporate in my tiny 400 sq ft apt. I feel like I am more aware and in touch with my style now. The small cool spaces contest on here really helped me get an idea of how to fix it up! Thanks guys! Soo creative!
I like the shabby slip-covered look!
& I have learned that decent rugs are EXPENSIVE :-P I still have yet to buy one but am in desperate need. Anyone know of any good places to get one at?
I can understand moving on from slipcovers, but I have a sofa in the study that *needs* the slipcover that you used for your main sofa. Was this custom made? It's nicely tailored but also looks like it might have a removable skirt. Is it possible that there's a tailored-yet-cheap non-custom option that I've missed?
I can think of many people transitioning from a suburban mentality to a more urban way of thinking that would totally love your space. And it is hard to decorate/organize 400sq feet never mind combining two people's stuff! You managed to squeeze it all in while clearly making a stylized effort. You should be very proud of your first home.
Don't fill the place up with projects-to-be done, even if they are free and have fantastic potential. One at a time, no new projects until the last one is finished.
I'm basically in my first apartment now, despite room-hopping around the city for years, so what I'm hoping to do is take risks, don't buy anything too precious, and figure out what I enjoy living in. Oh, and don't buy artwork at a fair. It was/is beautiful, but one day of wandering around a mass of stalls isn't enough time for me to know if I truly love something.
Things that I've learned (in theory) from my room-hopping days: Hang stuff up on the walls. Unpack everything ASAP. Consider how pieces go together before buying anything. Consider the cost/benefit ratio of owning something vs needing to pack it up and lug it across town, possibly strapped to the roof of a car.
When I saw the picture of the bed, I couldn't believe 2 people shared that. But then I remembered that my husband and I shared a bed that small for the first few years of marriage. It didn't seem so small then, but after a king size bed, that would feel like sleeping in a toddler bed :)
My very first apartment out of college was a cookie cutter modern complex and having literally only $27 in my pocket when I started, I turned my first apartment into IKEA central with my first paycheck. And not even the good IKEA-- the cheapest of everything they had. I was so impatient that I just wanted to decorate the apartment and feel settled. Never going down that route again. I matured a little but couldn't find my style-- I wanted to copy every room I saw in Domino so badly, in particular Rashida Jones's studio in NYC, that I sacrificed a lot of time and money (oh boy was it expensive) in trying to recreate every inch of her studio instead of looking at what I had and trying to work with it. I wanted to make my dream apartment happy overnight. Over the years I've gone through phases of mid century to glam. I was heavily influenced by the Swedish homes that had simple touches of IKEA on top of luxurious finds. I spent even more money buying furniture, changing my mind, selling it on CL for much less than what I bought it for. I'm 27 and I've owned 7 sofas since age 22. In 2011, I moved to Moshi, Tanzania in east Africa and lived in a small room big enough for just a mosquito-net lined bed and a desk. I was volunteering in a rural village called Rau and for a year, I worked to build a school for young girls who lived in just a block of cement, often with several other family members on a shared mattress. For many of them, good decor was a teddy bear someone had given them or a flower in a vase. I naturally stopped caring about the design and decor I'd spent hours drooling over. I just stopped thinking about it, mostly because I was so focused on the work I was doing and another was this feeling that there are more important things than deciding whether to get a wishbone chair or bertoia chair or whether it was okay to put X, Y, and Z together. I'm not standing on a soapbox here and I'm not here to preach simplicity or minimalism because I still want to be surrounded by beautiful luxurious things. Surprisingly, what I learned wasn't that I should move toward minimalist decor but that I should WANT and COVET less and that WANTING and COVETING less, I could actually surround myself with things that I truly loved and spend less money. What I learned from my first apartment and subsequent homes, is that whatever I patiently put into my home should make me happy and shouldn't be brought in just to impress people, which is what I think I was doing.
I disagree with the "I wish I'd spent more money on large investment pieces while I was still figuring out exactly what my design aesthetic is" school of thought. Although I also doubt that this apartment was actually the author's *first* apartment - maybe it was the first "grownup" or married apartment. But back to the point. Your first apartment is the perfect place to live with hand-me-down furniture, slipcovers and all, while you figure out how you want to decorate. You get to experience a mix of styles and decide which one(s) really feel like "you." You also save up your pennies, a few at a time, to buy some accessories, and thereby learn what you like. Or, you learn quickly that a really ugly or really uncomfortable sofa has just got.to.go and you use your pennies to upgrade - but still, I'd say, probably not to a brand new $1500 model - not in your true "first" apartment.
My first place would have been back in the early 70's. Back then, I had a lot of what we called "Danish Modern", now of course, everyone calls it mid-century modern. My ex painted a huge graphic on the wall in the living room. Over the years, my tastes changed. Everyone's taste changes - otherwise why would we ever buy anything new? I wish I had kept some of the pieces from back then. (I did keep some George Jensen jewellery, some accessories, that kind of thing, but not all that much. I finally got rid of the kitchen table and chairs in the early 90's when we bought our house.)
At any rate, my tastes have evolved, and I love my house the way it is now. But I wonder how I'll feel in 10 years time?!
I love the informally covered wing chair! How did it handle every day use? How did you secure the fabric? Thanks for sharing!
@moreadventurous I really enjoyed your story, and feelings on things..well said. It's a 'riches' to rags and back to the real richs of your life..you're a very cool and good person!
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Lessons learned from first apartment?
Furniture pieces you put together with bolts and directions in swedish come and go...but good solid antiques from estate sales last a lifetime.
Our first apartment was also a 400 square foot apartment-- an oversized (for NYC) studio. We never painted the walls, never got furniture to maximize the space because we felt like it was just a stop over, not our permanent home. We were there 4 years. I regret not settling in more, taking ownership of the place. Now, now I obsess over settling in. I guess I'm an extremist.
I have used slipcovers by Surefit many times, actually I bought them on ebay! They had a lot of different styles & colors, some with separate covers for the cushions, some shabby chic, some tailored. You do always have to be straightening them out a lot, but i never minded that much.
@KEEKS, thank you so much for your comment. :) It was an expensive lesson that needed to be learned.
1. Don't talk yourself into getting something because it's super cheap, i.e. at garage/yard sale.
2. Wait....the pieces will find you.
3. Relax. You don't have to define yourself into a style. Get what you like, even if doesn't match.
4. Tiny folding kitchen tables suck. They're uncomfortable and uninviting.
5. Get furniture that can be carried/moved by only you. "Helpers" often are not available.
6. Splurge on 1-2 areas you love: linens, cooking utensils, art, shoes, etc.
Moreadventurous you've achieved a level of decorating (and spiritual of course) insight most of us should have. Bravo!
My biggest regrets about ALL my previous apartments are not decorating at all or letting other people make all of the decorating decisions and going without semi necessities (bed frames, end tables, etc). I am still terribly cheap and I get most furniture from craigslist or thrift stores (or free piles) but I won't just buy the cheapest, most functional thing and will put more effort into fixing it up. I work from home so I now consider the comfort of my home an investment in my mental health now whereas in my twenties it was mostly just a place to sleep.
PS: I love what you did with the place. I live in a 250sq ft basement apartment currently so it's always great to see what people do with small spaces.
I too live in a small space and am greatly inspired by your apartment - choice of book shelving, art, soft furnishings, loose covers etc. Although you admit making 'mistakes' I would not agree, I think your home is beautiful. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
P-D de R.
I would have ripped up the dirty, nasty forest green carpet in the kitchen(!). The entire apartment had hardwoods except the kitchen. But I was too scared. If the landlord felt it was necessary to carpet the kitchen, who knows what might have been underneath.
That art is beautiful. Much envied.
I get the Shabby Chic look, but those wrinkled slipcovers (headboard included) in such a small space were the first thing that struck me about those photos. I think they really took up a lot of visual space.
I've made many errors. Probably the worst was not working hard enough on finding a look that I loved, one that I wanted to keep for the long term. I still like a lot of different styles but I've learned to just enjoy looking at most of them and sticking to Danish Modern as my own.
Probably the biggest mistake I made in my early days was thinking that an oriental rug goes with anything. SO doesn't go with big pattern on two sofas, which we bought new and couldn't just turn around on CL (because there was no CL back then...)
@urbancricket ...no, I think it's you who didn't read. You referred to interior architectural details, and generally, when a log cabin is log cabin on the outside, it's log cabin on the inside before anyone gets ahold of it. I did refer to interior architecture, and said that you shouldn't be beholden to what your house looks on the outside (because that style would probably be replicated on the inside, too).
the pictures of the apartment make me feel claustrophobic. How can a person live with no where to put a coffee mug while sitting in their living room!?!?! AND DIRTY DISHES IN THE SINK... do they realize they posted this on a site that many many people look at to get good ideas from? I'm by no means a minimalist, but that place is just too gosh-darn busy.
Stye changes and grows with the person; what you love when you are 25 is not necessarily what you love when you are 55.
Things don't have to be perfect, especially if you are renting. Things like bathroom fixtures are what they are; as long as it is clean and cleanable and works, don't sweat that kind of stuff. People won't be judging you based on your rental (if they do, you have the wrong friends) and you CAN live with it for some period of time.
Once you get to a place you own or can change, live in it first, for several months to a year or more. See how things work or don't work. Often things you like you end up hating because they don't work as you had hoped, and things you didn't like end up growing on you and/or being functional.
Decide what your basics are and keep them with you. My husband and I need a bed, bedside tables, kitchen table and a couple of chairs and some place comfortable to sit. Those are the things we have moved with us around the US. Others may have different things, but whatever they are, keep them as you move.
Regret: Paying for a 2-bedroom instead of a 1-bedroom. Never trust a friend who says she will move in when she has NO job!
Learned: Make sure there is a peephole eye viewer already in the door! Not realising there was a hole in the door for 48 hours was just amateur.
Sorry, but I have to disagree with UrbanCricket. I do not think that one needs to match the interior of one's home with the architectural style of the house. One of the most interesting homes I've ever been in was an early Victorian, but the owners had eclectic tastes, and they knew what to do. The interior was very chic and modern, not at all what I expected-- and so perfect. How awful it would have been, since it wasn't their taste, to decorate their Victorian house in Victorian pieces. I have a 1929 house and I have a mix of mid-century modern, very old 19th century pieces, and a few pieces that I just happen to like. It all works amazingly well together. I think you just have to be careful and have an eye, so you don't end up with a cluttered hodgepodge-- but MCM and Hollywood Regency just can't work in certain homes?? Are you kidding? That's an amazingly restricted and narrow view of interior design.
thank you :) @akay
Say no to relatives wanting to foist antique furniture on you. It's not really my style, not very functional, and antique furniture takes up a ton of space.
Unlike some posters here, I'm so glad I didn't decorate or buy furniture for any of the rentals I lived in before buying my own place.
I love how people are criticizing the clutter of the author's apartment as if the author never acknowledged that it was probably too cluttered. And for me, 2007 WAS a million years ago. I was 27, and now I'm almost 32. A lot can change in 5 years! The things I had taste for back then are certainly not the things I have taste for now. Nice, insightful post and the pictures look a lot like what my places used to look like! Thanks for sharing :)
I'm not living in my first apartment, just my first one alone, for the past 4 years, and I have made some good and bad decisions, and leaned some ugly truths. I feel the bad decisions were purely for aesthetics (it's got to be pretty!), and not really thinking about practical use. I think a lot of folks have this problem...
The BAD
1. Reupholstering my vintage sofa in Robin's Egg Blue -- It came out beautiful, and works perfectly in the room and with the color scheme, but now I have to use it. I entertain, a LOT, then, I got a dog that really likes to use the sofa. So, in hindsight, I would have gone with something that hides some stains a little better, and handle the wear and tear. I now use a fabulous Pendleton blanket to protect parts of it; It looks great, and feels so soft. I believe a 2013 reupholstering is in order! (Color suggestions appreciated!)
2. That gorgeous wool woven area rug! -- Seriously, it was great in the showroom, and for the first month, I could handle the tumbleweeds of fluff, but after discovering it couldn't really be vacuumed, or cleaned without a fence and a fire hose, I had to go with something with less pile.
The GOOD
1. Deciding to re-tile my kitchen -- I know, it's a rental, but I hated the awful, dirty linoleum that was there, since at least the 70s. Every time I was in the kitchen, it was the one thing that made me cringe. Maybe a good tactic for weight loss, but not something I wanted to live with. So, I bought some tiles, had a friend who's done this sort of thing before to help me, and over a weekend, voila!, new floor. I couldn't be happier, and all-in-all, it was cheap therapy...
2. Painting the walls -- I live in a small studio, and I LOVE color. I've done some crazy paint jobs back in college, and have learned from my mistakes (safety orange walls?), so I decided to not be afraid of color, but to embrace it. I could always paint over it if I hated it, or if it didn't work (now be honest with yourself on this one. If you really won't paint over it, then maybe a bathroom in Razzle shouldn't be your first pick).
3. Displaying the things you LOVE -- I have a pretty extensive art collection, and decided to go salon style with hanging it. I knew if it was in storage, I wouldn't see it till I moved, so I put everything up. True, I'm running out of space, but there's always my office at work, and I'm surrounded by things I love and cherish.
The UGLY!
1. Finishing what I've started -- Okay, I'm guilty! I have started some projects, and then got lazy/distracted and haven't followed through (second coat of Razzle in the bathroom). This is why I hired a friend, very cheaply, to help me finish those final projects. When you live in 4 small rooms (that's including my bathroom and closet), you can't afford to let things "slide" for long. Do whatever you can to motivate you to finish what you've started.
I am so impressed that you lived so stylishly and comfortably in 400 sq. feet.
I would like to see those slipcovers each dyed in a slightly different tea color. I think they would be dreamy like that!
I have no design regrets from my first real apartment. Who wants to spend a ton of money on furniture when you're so young? That's what thrift stores and hand-me-downs are for! Spend your money living your life, not accumulating stuff, and you won't regret it.
I still haven't reached the point that a lot of commenters seem to, where I choose my furniture based on "investment pieces", and it's all good quality stuff carefully selected to fit in with my aesthetic. But then I think the focus on having a complete collection of nice furniture as a sort of "goal" to achieve in your mid or late twenties, might be a particularly American thing? I certainly haven't encountered it anywhere else. I see it as something that happens over one's lifetime, and that is born out of travel, different life stages, and an organic evolution of one's personal style, and I for one am looking forward to that being an ongoing process through my life.
The most memorable and enduring lessons that my first two places (a flat and a small house, both rentals) taught me were more about understanding what things I find important in the general aesthetics of my home, rather than specific style things. For example, I learnt to pay attention to the light in a room and to arrange the furniture in ways that make the most of the daylight, because this really heightens my enjoyment of a space. I've also learnt that it doesn't matter how cheap and crappy (or on the flipside, how expensive and high-quality) your furniture looks - if a space is messy and cluttered it's going to look crappy, and if it's neat and clean it will look tasteful and peaceful. And last of all, I've learnt that a vase of flowers, or even just of leaves and branches from the tree around the corner, makes all the difference in a space.
PS: MOREADVENTUROUS, I really loved reading your story, and I think it's a meaningful reminder to all of us to pay attention to what we really love. BUT... paragraph breaks are your friend. Don't be afraid of them.
Love this post. I think about this stuff whenever I find myself standing at the fax machine... I have no idea what mcm means, but I'm probably it. My tastes eschew the "modern." However, this preference isn't really helpful in a small space. I don't lean toward shabby chic, even though I have traditional tastes, so that helps. Living in studios, I've found that having matching sets of furniture keeps the room from looking cluttered which mix and match pieces would naturally exude. I've also learned it is possible to find traditional looking furniture with relatively clean lines.
Thanks for that tip on the sofa! I had already decided on this one, but your advice cemented my decision. I definitely agree with the don't-buy-it-unless-you-really-freakin-love-it advice and would add, try to find pieces that have a lot of practical value. Especially for a small space. I have that horror of cliche prop horrors, a bar cart in my home, but it also serves as a catch-all near my front door. I put my purse, house shoes (in a box), keys, phone charger (in a cigar box), umbrella (a near daily necessity where I live), and other various items there and it's really cut down on how much I forget.
I've also been following Young House Love for a year and a half now and one of the biggest things I've learned from them is that both rooms and homes grow slowly and should be created with the other parts in mind. For example, bold wall colors usually mean mostly neutral pieces. And bold statement pieces usually mean neutral wall colors. Let one or two things be the star in the room but also think of where your eye will fall in the different ways you will use the room. A cherry red dining table is lovely, but it will hardly be noticeable when you're entertaining and it's covered with tables settings, large dishes or a table cloth. Or a lime green sofa while you're sitting on it.
If you're going to buy small folding dining tables, and if you know you're going to be in a small space for a while, go upscale, you won't regret it. That folding table is wonderful for two considering you can put pitchers or large dishes or sauces within easy reach on the other side. And should you ever get a larger space, it can be repurposed as a buffet/drinks/dessert table. Win!
I recently solved my bookshelf dilemma. Since I would never spend a penny on IKEA style bookshelves, I thought I was forced to turn to heavy (impossible for me alone to carry up a flight of stairs), expensive bookshelves. And then I came across a tute I had pinned for staining apple crates a while back. They're more my style, easy to adjust as needed, and definitely less expensive than higher end bookshelves.
I don't have a lot of space for art, but I've learned that using frames and mats in the same or similar color as the wall gives a more clean, open feel.
I wonder though about books. I am a reader. Currently, all my books are stacked face down on the floor. Totally ugly I know, but I wanted to wait until I found JUST. THE. RIGHT. Thing to use to store them. I'm probably going to have to cover most of them with craft paper or something similar because I think the multi-colored spines would give a really cluttered feel much as random furniture would. My alternative to that is to arrange them by color, but for the most part, my space doesn't really allow for that to look good. I think you'd need an exclusive stretch of wall. Anyone got any other ideas?
Gar. Oh how I wish we could delete/edit our comments on AT. The wall art link I was trying to give was this one. Sorry!
No regrets here, but plenty of lessons. I think design--like education, careers, family, fitness, or any great part of life--is a journey, not a destination. That's probably why (seemingly) all of us AT readers enjoy seeking fresh style and changing things up. My style hasn't "ended" anywhere. I'm still making good choices and bad, and I'm willing to laugh at myself in the process. It is possible to love design without taking yourself too seriously.
So here are my lessons:
Paint the bold color that you love. Don't be afraid. If you hate it (or have to sell your house) down the road, paint over it.
If you have a new dog/puppy in need of house training, mistakes will happen. It's probably best not to leave your fanciest rugs on the floor. Store it and use a cheap one temporarily if you must.
Donate unwanted/unneeded stuff to the thrift store. Frequently.
Be mindful of practicality. If you're not sure whether a design choice is practical in your home, watch your guests. If they move a chair, discard some throw pillows, or can't find a place to set their drink, your setup could probably use some adjustments.
It's OK to be weird.
Having lived in apartments for many years, whereby I did not have much of a choice in decor, except for bedroom pieces, this article brought a smile. I wish that I had done something even as close to this! I know live in a shoebox 1940's place in an industrial neighborhood near to the ocean. A myriad of possibilities. I went with cottage/bungalow with craftsman-style touches. Gold walls for neutral warmth, darkly stained wood side tables, brown seating, and eclectic steam-punk nautical artwork/sculptures.
I am an avid collector of "stuff" to put on tables and am constantly having to edit myself. I noticed right away that I felt the stuff was cluttering the table tops, although they were elegantly arranged.
I am also looking for ideas! Constantly. I use plants as a decorating accessory as well, to soften and liven up the space (boxy is body is boxy).
Overall I thought the space was cute, but cluttered.
I have learned so much from my rentals which means when we come to buy our own place we are going to be very picky about what we like.
We've been living together for 5 years in two different places and still don't have all our furniture worked out. When we moved in together we were given a lot of old furniture from people who were looking for an excuse to upgrade. Since then we've been slowly buying bits that we like to replace the freebees that we are not so keen on. That said, after 5 years our TV still sits on the floor. I'm not into buying furniture for the sake of it, I'd rather just do it once and have something to keep for good. I don't mind if it takes years to collect a house full of furniture, I slept on a mattress on the floor for a few years before finding the right bed ;)
@babyfishmouth and @monical
Agreed and agreed! I cycled a lot of furniture through my first few apartments (I hadn't found an apt I'd want to re-sign a lease on till 4 apts in) but the only reason I lost money in the process was because of the 2nd huge new purchase--a bed. (The first huge new purchase was a rug, which I still love but wish were a different color, so I may wind up losing on money on that as well....) Otherwise, almost everything was craigslist or as-is ikea (and through re-selling I would have made a tiny profit!) Other rules that helped me were: it must fit in my Honda Fit, and it must only require, at most, one other person to move.
I also disagree with you, and I disagree with every comment left on house tours along the lines of "the style of your furnishings don't go with the style of the house, why are you living here if you want things to look like ___?" There are many reasons to live in a given apartment, and actually loving the architectural details is but one of them. More important ones, I think with many ppl's priorities, are: the location is very convenient, the size/layout is good, the price is right. And one shouldn't feel obligated to sacrifice one's personal style for the building you're occupying.
I absolutely LOVE the media shelves- I was thinking of doing something like this in my own home.
I'm in my first place and I've learned to do research before settling in. Bad landlord and cockroaches are only two of a multitude of problems with this place. I don't want to put effort into this place because its such a slum. A lot of our things have been ruined by mold and the roaches. My first place isn't really a home. More like a shelter.
Do your homework when it comes to furnishing your apt...don't always go the cheap route because you may be there a lot longer than you initially anticipated.
I just moved into my very first place two and a half weeks ago! So far, no regrets. I am ecstatic about two things: 1) keeping my huge queen sized bed (I live in a studio). Friends had tried to convince me to downsize; so glad I didn't listen. I love that thing too much and will gladly work EVERYTHING else around it. 2) not accepting any hand-me-downs. I have an idea of what I want my place to look like, and even though I'm anxious to be done decorating, I refuse to settle for free or cheap if it doesn't fit into my abstract plan.
Maybe a year from now I'll know what I could have done differently. But for now, not even a twinge of buyer's (renter's) remorse.


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|Dr. Graham Pidgeon graduated from DCU with a degree in Analytical Science and obtained a Ph.D. in Cancer Research from the Dept. Surgery, RCSI/DCU in 2000. Awarded an American Cancer Foundation Fellowship, he worked as research fellow at Wayne State University, Michigan with Prof. Kenneth Honn on the regulation of prostate cancer survival by bioactive lipids. In 2002 he returned to Ireland as a senior postdoctoral fellow in the Dept. Clinical Pharmacology at RCSI. He was awarded a HRB postdoctoral fellowship in 2004, and joined Dr. Ken OByrne in the Thoracic Oncology Research Group at the Institute of Molecular Medicine at TCD/St. James as research lecturer. He developed his own research group focused on the regulation of VEGF-mediated survival pathways by COX and LOX in lung cancer and combining inhibitors of these pathways with conventional chemotherapy. He was appointed senior lecturer in Dept. Surgery at TCD/St.James in Jan 2007 and has expanded these research areas into other prevalent solid malignancies, including oesophageal cancer. He has published in a number of high impact journals including Cancer Research and Circulation, and was awarded the IJS doctor award 2005 for Cardiology. His current research is focused on the role of bioactive lipid enzymes including cycloxygenase and lipoxygenase in the growth and metastasis of lung and oesophageal cancer. Dr. Graham Pidgeons group have a strong interest in the molecular processes regulating the growth and survival of oesophageal and lung cancer. Work in the past months has concentrated on the development of an adipose biobank from patients undergoing oesophageal and colorectal resections, to investigate the role of visceral fat in the progression of these malignancies. Recent scientific literature highlights the importance of central obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) as negatively impacting on cancer risk, tumour size, metastatic potential, and both disease free and overall survival. The group are prospectively investigating the incidence of central adiposity, metabolic syndrome and adipocyte secretion amongst newly diagnosed patients with these cancers to determine the link between these parameters and tumour size, metastases, treatment pathways, and survival.
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|My research interests focus on the regulation of vascular function and angiogenesis by bioactive lipids/prostanoids. Biologically active products derived from cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) mediated metabolism of arachidonic acid are involved in a range of clinical conditions, including arthritis, cancer and heart disease. One area of my research is in the examination of the role of the different COX isoforms, and their downstream products in pulmonary disease. There are reports that drugs which selectively inhibit COX-2 have detrimental effects on cardiac function, to date our results confirm that selective inhibition of COX-2 in models of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension aggravates the problem. We are currently examining the mechanisms whereby cyclooxygenase isozymes regulate pulmonary hypertension and lung cancer, with an emphasis on COX-mediated angiogenesis and thrombosis in these diseases. A second area of research involves examining the role of bioactive lipids as survival factors in cancer. We are currently examining the role of 12-lipoxygenase, COX-2 and thromboxane synthase as survival factors in lung cancer and mesothelioma. The goal of this research is to identify the mechanisms whereby these enzymes facilitate tumour survival under conditions found within the tumour microenvironment, including hypoxia and serum deprivation. My third area of research interest is in the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor receptors and their expression in lung cancer and mesothelioma. I am particularly interested in the Neuropilin family of receptors, their role in cell survival and regulation by bioactive lipids. We are currently examining the expression profile of VEGF receptors in cell lines and retrospective human lung cancers, to correlate their expression with tumour grade and stage.
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|Anticancer therapies
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|This research project will provide significant insights into the potential mechanisms whereby the balance between the expression of thromboxane synthase and prostacyclin synthase in lung cancer may confer a survival advantage on tumour cells directly. The series of experiments will examine the potential correlation between tumour expression of these PGH2 metabolising enzymes and clinical parameters, including thrombotic events, tumour angiogenesis and overall survival. These pathways have been implicated in various forms of malignancies and a number of specific inhibitors of TXS have shown promise in clinical trials, suggesting the translation of the research proposed here into future clinical applications in lung cancer should be rapid. The in vitro experiments are carefully designed to explore the potential survival mechanisms at the cellular protein level, by generating NSCLC clones with overexpression or silenced expression of these targets using molecular strategies. These clones will be thoroughly characterised both invitro and invivo for their effect on tumour cells. Direct clinical relevance will be highlighted by retrospectively examining the expression of TXS and PGIS expression in a series of resected lung tumours with varying stage and type of disease and also in frozen normal / tumour samples taken from the EU biobank at St. James Hospital. By furthering our knowledge of these critical regulatory mechanisms controlling tumour cell survival, it is anticipated that new interventional therapies may be designed to target lung cancer, either alone or in combination with conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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|Neuropilin-1 expression and regulation by 12-Lipoxygenase in lung cancer.
|This research project will provide significant insights into the potential mechanisms whereby neuropilin-1 expression in lung cancer may confer a survival advantage on tumour cells directly. The series of experiments will examine the potential correlation between tumour expression of the arachidonic acid metabolising enzyme 12-LOX and neuropilin-1 receptor expression in lung cancer. Each of these pathways have been implicated in various forms of malignancies and a number of specific inhibitors of LOX pathways have shown promise in clinical trials, suggesting the translation of the research proposed here into future clinical applications in lung cancer should be rapid. These experiments are carefully designed to explore the potential survival mechanisms at the cellular protein level, by overexpression of 12-LOX while targeting NRP-1 pathways by a neutralising or RNA silencing approach. Direct clinical relevance will be highlighted by retrospectively examining the expression of 12-LOX and NRP-1 expression in a series of resected lung tumours with varying stage and type of disease. By furthering our knowledge of these critical regulatory mechanisms controlling tumour cell survival, it is anticipated that new interventional therapies may be designed to target lung cancer, either alone or in combination with conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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|Cancer Research Ireland
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|Research - PhD student
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|COX-isoforms and prostaglandins in an hypoxia-induced model of pulmonary hypertension.
|Altered regulation of the cyclooxygenase (COX) signalling pathway underlies the development and progression of many diseases. The PGI2/TXA2 ratio is of particular importance in-vivo, with the corresponding synthases being shown to be differentially regulated. COX-derived prostanoids have been implicated in the development of PH, and an imbalance between the generation of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and prostacyclin (PGI2) has been reported in both primary and secondary forms of the disease. These prostanoids have directly opposing effects; PGI2 is a potent vasodilator, is anti-proliferative, and inhibits platelet activation and aggregation, while TXA2 is a vasoconstrictor, is mitogenic and activates platelets and their aggregation. COX-2 is the main isoform responsible for the generation of PGI2, while TXA2 is mainly derived from platelets, where COX-1 is the main isoform. Exogenous PGI2 is effective in reducing pulmonary vascular resistance in some forms of human pulmonary hypertension (PH). To examine whether endogenous prostanoids played a similar role in PH, we examined the effect of deleting COX-gene isoforms in a chronic hypoxia model of the disease. An experimental model of pulmonary hypertension (PH) was generated using COX-gene disrupted mice. PH was induced by 3 weeks of hypobaric hypoxia, and was confirmed by direct measurement of right ventricular end systolic pressure (RVESP), right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) and increased haematocrit. RVESP was increased in wild-type (WT) hypoxic mice compared to normoxic controls, while COX-2 knock-out (KO) mice showed a further increase in RVESP following hypoxia. Urinary TXB2 excretion increased following hypoxia, an effect that was exacerbated following COX-2 gene disruption. In contrast, the increase in 6-keto-PGF1á excretion following hypoxia was reduced by COX-2 gene disruption. Tail-cut bleed times were reduced following hypoxia, and there was (immunohistochemical) evidence of intravascular thrombosis in lung vessels that was exacerbated by disruption of COX-2 and reduced by deletion of COX-1. The thromboxane receptor antagonist, ifetroban (50mg/kg/day) offset the effect of COX-2 gene deletion, by attenuating the hypoxia-induced rise in RVESP and intravascular thrombosis. In addition to pulmonary vascular thrombosis, a second characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension is the development of pulmonary vascular remodelling an angiogenesis. Real-time PCR analysis of vascular remodelling in the disease implicated a number of genes to be altered in the disease including VEGFC, EphB2, TNFá, TNFaip2, and CCl2. Genes of particular interest included VEGFC, EphB2, TNFá and TNFaip2, which are all pro-angiogenic factors that were down-regulated following COX-2 gene disruption. Further work is required to determine whether these changes in gene expression profile represent a beneficial or detrimental adaptation to chronic hypoxia exposure. In conclusion, the findings of this research demonstrate that COX-2 gene deletion exacerbates the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension, enhances sensitivity to TXA2 and induces intravascular thrombosis in response to hypoxia. COX-2 gene deletion also down-regulated the expression of a number of angiogenic genes in response to hypoxia, suggesting that expression of these genes may have a beneficial effect in the pathogenesis of the disease. Our data provides evidence that endogenous prostanoids modulate the pulmonary response to hypoxia.
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|Post-doctoral Fellowship Scheme
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|Cathcart MC, Tamosiuniene R, Chen G, Neilan TG, Bradford A, O' Byrne KJ, Fitzgerald DJ, Pidgeon GP., COX-2-Linked Attenuation of Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension and Intravascular Thrombosis., Journal of Pharmacology and Expreimental Therapeutics, 2008
|Pidgeon GP, Lysaght J, Krishnamoorthy S, Reynolds JV, O'Byrne K, Nie D, Honn KV., Lipoxygenase metabolism: roles in tumor progression and survival., Cancer Metastasis Reviews, 3-4, 2007, p503 - 524
|G.P. Pidgeon, R. Tamosiuniene, G. Chen, I. Leonard, O. Belton, A. Bradford, D.J. Fitzgerald, Intravascular thrombosis after hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension: regulation by cyclooxygenase-2., Circulation, 110, (17), 2004, p2701 - 2707
|G.P. Pidgeon, K. Tang, Y.L. Cai, E. Piasentin, K.V. Honn., Overexpression of platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase promotes tumor cell survival by enhancing alpha(v)beta(3) and alpha(v)beta(5) integrin expression., Cancer Research, 63, (14), 2003, p4258 - 4267
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|G.P. Pidgeon, M. Kandouz, A. Meram, K.V. Honn., Mechanisms controlling cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis after 12-lipoxygenase inhibition in prostate cancer cells., Cancer Research, 62, (9), 2002, p2721 - 2727
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Benihana - Westgate Las Vegas
- Address:
3000 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109Neighborhood:
LVH – Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
- Cuisine:
JapanesePrice: $30 and under
Benihana - Westgate Las Vegas
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.thelvh.com/Hotel/dining/finedining/benihana
- Phone: 7027325755
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Sunday - Friday: 5:30pm -10:30pm, Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:30pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Steakhouse, Japanese
- Executive Chef: Toy Tomme
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar/Lounge, Chef's Table, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Wheelchair Access
- Catering: A special event would not be complete without exquisite catering. LVH - Las Vegas Hotel & Casino is proud to enhance your events with sophisticated catering services, whether it's a themed banquet, breakfast, wedding reception, holiday party, or an intimate sit-down dinner. Aiming to surpass your expectations to ensure an unforgettable event, our Las Vegas catering team offers a wide variety of delicious cuisine and beverages for day or night. We also provide refreshment breaks and alcoholic beverage service, breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktail receptions 24 hours a day.
- Entertainment: For entertainment, please visit www.thelvh.com/calendar
- Special Events:
Getting there
- Cross Street: Riviera Blvd
- Public Transit: Public Transit Stops Monorail Hours
Mon-Thu 7am-2am;
Fri-Sun 7am-3am
LVH – Las Vegas Hotel & Casino,
Las Vegas Convention Center,
Harrah's/Imperial Palace,
Flamingo/Caesars Palace,
MGM Grand
- Parking: Hotel Parking
- Parking Details: Valet entrance is on Paradise Rd. Parking garage is offered past valet and to the left. Race & Sports Book parking is on the opposite side--entrance is located on Joe W. Brown.
A word from Benihana - Westgate Las Vegas
A fresh experience every single time. Benihana is the first name in Japanese, exhibition-style cooking method known as "teppanyaki." Sip authentic sake and listen to the gentle rains as they caress the soul. The realistic special-effects fireworks, lush Japanese gardens, flowing ponds, exotic statuary and authentic Torri Arch soaring above are some of the reasons Las Vegas visitors and locals alike have voted Benihana tops in the city three years in a row. Voted "Best of Las Vegas" by the Las Vegas Review Journal's. The real reason though is the fabulous fare. From mouth-watering steak, tender chicken, succulent seafood and garden-fresh vegetables to a variety of sushi rolls and other Japanese favorites, your meal is prepared fresh and served by a performing chef, right before your eyes.Continued
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Benihana - Westgate Las Vegas reviews from OpenTable diners
114 reviews since May 26, 2014
- Food4.3Service4.2
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
good for groups (79)special occasion (76)kid-friendly (34)fit for foodies (19)romantic (15)hot spot (14)neighborhood gem (11)late-night find (10)scenic view (10)great for lunch (9)vibrant bar scene (4)great for brunch (4)notable wine list (2)great for outdoor dining (1)Show More
- Vegas BenihanaOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 9/20/2014Main reason I went here was because it was in my hotel and I didn't feel like Mexican which was my other option. I have been to plenty habatchi style places before and to an extent they are always the same. The chef was great, the waitress was MEH. My biggest complain was I felt shoved in a corner with no easy way out considering I didn't know the people around me. They have shoved 10 pounds of tables into a 5 pound bag.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Portions smallOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/20/2014We went as part of a dinner show package in Vegas. Was great except we each, literally, had 2 oz portions of steak and no other meat offered. It was fun and the food was good there simply wasn't enough.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONWeddingGalDined on 9/17/2014We were here celebrating a birthday with 8 friends and we had the best time ever. Food-amazing, service outstanding!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good costumer service 10 starsMando4x4Dined on 9/15/2014Benihana Las Vegas is the Best in costumer service the best foodSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very disappointed.FoodmotoDined on 9/14/2014Had to wait even though we had a reservation. Lounge area had a spill on couch that wasn't cleaned and got all over my dress. Never acknowledged our anniversary. With all the wonderful dining options, we will choose better next time
- Great food, family friendlySh151000Dined on 9/11/2014Perfect spot for dinner with ages ranging from 6-60. Our fermi ends from Scotland lived the experience and the food was great. The chef us usually puts on a knife show and turning the dinner into complete entertainment. Regrettably our chef just cooked the meal-- a little disappointing. If you take away the interactivity and the cooking show then Benihana is still good food but maybe not as interesting.Special Features:
- Benihana Did it Again!gigi56Dined on 9/5/2014It was our last night in Vegas after a week long celebration for our anniversary and my husband's birthday and what a perfect way to end it. The food was excellent as usual and our chef was one of the most entertaining we've had. We are never disappointed with Benihana!Special Features:
- Birthday dinnerHappydinerDined on 9/3/2014Food was great, order the lobster tail and they threw in a birthday dessert.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very Dissapointing 1yr AnniversaryFoodie30Dined on 8/30/2014My wife and I go to this location Las Vegas every year for the past 4 years, the experience we had was Dissapointing, rude. We always share a plate and my wife will always get her own soup. However, this time they wanted to charge is $10 for a bowl of small soup that comes with the meal. They went on to say because its late they can't do it and said that she will Get fired, I simply asked if there policy changed because it was never an issue. They said they do it sometimes but It was not clear why they didn't want to give my wife a soup, It would of been fine if they said that's our policy, but not once I heard them say that. I ordered the teriyaki steak and for some reason the portion was very small. I split mines with my wife.
- good experienceArnoviDined on 8/30/2014Good food and good show. All was good. My wife was surprised with the restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- good placenicensweetDined on 8/29/2014This was a nice experience. More on the family style dining. More for groups, great chefs...Special Features:
- DID NOT BOOK RESERVATIONOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/28/2014I booked a reservation through open table and my reservation was never made. Will not use open table again.Special Features:
- Birthday dinnerpd52Dined on 8/24/2014Great food, service and location in side the Westgate. Had a large group. Fun time with chef.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fun!!!Terry1996Dined on 8/22/2014The experience was excellent. If you enjoy a good Teppan food experience this is the place to be. The chefs were enjoyable and very personable. They put on a great show while making a fantastic meal to order.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ShowtimedgmartinsDined on 8/14/2014A good show with a very good food.. I love benihana.. Go to Rio de Janeiro..Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- No flavorEwwdisgustingDined on 8/14/2014Food wasn't properly seasoned, waitresses took forever to come back and the noise was like a stadium
- Birthday DinnerDebraVIPDined on 8/11/2014My Partner ordered the Lemon Chicken and I ordered the Teriyaki chicken both of them tasted the same no Teriyaki sauce was on mine very bland I have been there many times and lately I think that it has gone down hill. My partners Lemon chicken was bland and the only lemon on it was a slice of lemon that the chef put on it. Very disappointing dinner.Special Features:
- Love this placeYummyDined on 8/8/2014The server and the cook preparing our meal were fantastic. Our group really enjoyed our meals and can't wait to go again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delish!!lvz2tlkDined on 8/8/2014Love this place. Never disappoints! Love the chef. Always does such a fun show. Food is always incredible!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FoodBirthdaygurl34Dined on 8/6/2014Food was great can't wait to visit again. The only complaint is the lights are dusty and often stuff falls from themSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great FoodAngieSFSDined on 8/6/2014The staff is very friendly, the service is very good, and they have a good variety of food that tastes great.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/4/2014Very happy with the entire experience. It was our 41st wedding anniversary and we had a great meal.Special Features:
- Great timeOlianaDined on 8/3/2014We celebrated a bachelorette dinner there and we had a great time. The food was good but it was not seasoned at all. Thecservicecwas outstanding the chef cooked everything well and was very interactive vwith the entire table except the food was very under seasoned. The servercwas on top if refilling our drinks and bring out everything in timely manner.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Our dinner at Benihana - LVHNo1StardustFanDined on 8/2/2014I won dinner for 3 at Benihana so even if I had a complaint, which I don't, I wouldn't be taking this survey. When my son, my wife, & I walked into the restaurant we couldn't help noticing how beautiful the decor is. After being seated we were greeted immediately by a drink & appetizer hostess who took our order and, after serving our drinks & appetizer, continued to be attentive to our drink needs through out our meal. Our teppan chef was very skilled & made our dinning experience quite enjoyable. Of course as fresh & delicious as the dinner ingredients were he could have just cooked & dinner would have still been marvelous. I've eaten at other Benihana's & know that it can be a bit expensive but for a special occasion it's well worth it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Thank youIsabellorenzo06Dined on 8/2/2014We enjoyed our Dinner celebrating my husband's 30th birthday. The Chef made the night memorable :)Special Features:
- Perfect every time!YUMMYUMMYDined on 8/1/2014Benihana NEVER disappoints! We eat here once a week and travel 30 minutes to get there (it's soooo worth it). Recommend a party of 4 to 6 to take advantage of the full experience. The filet is always grilled to perfection and the scallops are a great size and firm, juicy -- delicious every single time--- be sure to order a side of Diablo sauce and you'll be glad you did. For the best service, just ask for Kenny -- he doesn't skip a beat. If you arrive before the rest of your party, just head a few steps over to the left of Benihana and pull up a chair for a drink with the friendly bartenders at the quaint full service bar.Special Features:
- nice very nicedaydayDined on 7/26/2014Best restaurant experience I've ever had . Great waiter .Cook was very entertaining , food was great .and the big bowl deink was good and strongSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great foodOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/21/2014Loved the wide selection of hibachi meals. I loved the tuna.Special Features:
- Everything was great!OpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 7/21/2014Atmosphere, service and food all great. Can't find a flaw to mention. Recommended highly.Special Features:
- Mal servicioChuyanoideDined on 7/20/2014No se sí sea por su cultura pero las meseras muy groseras al momento de ordenar no te puedes salir del menú porque parece que las ofendes, muy lento el servicio y la preparación. Por último te exigen propina como sí fuera una obligación cuando la misma depende del servicio, el cual insisto, fue pésimo.
- Benihana - Las Vegas- WestgateOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 7/20/2014This Benihana is a very, very nice location. Scenery is way above the normal Benihana's around. What I do like about this location - is the fact the chefs here are Japanese or asian. Not at the ones near me. Kinda changes the experience some. Food always outstanding, and service is always great. Venue seemed to be celebrating their 45th bday. For toast w/ warm sake and small piece of birthday cake was given. Was surprised that the ice cream dessert that was to come with the dinner wasn't offered. But everything was great. Love this location. Good to go to whether a few people or even solo.Special Features:
- All Around GreatnessTeekDined on 7/19/2014We stopped by this location for a late dinner. Reservations are highly recommended and we made it right in. The location is beautiful with the feeling of being in a Japanese garden at the sushi house. (even an occasional LED firework show in the sky!) The grill rooms were large, but not overly crowded or noisy. Food and service was amazing! If you are nearby you must stop!Special Features:
- DeliciousOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 7/19/2014I took my boyfriend for the first time and while the good was incredible as always, service seemed a bit slow. Took more than ten minutes for anyone at our table to get any type of drink. Once the service started it was good. Delicious hibachi steak and ahi tuna as usual!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2002VIPDined on 7/19/2014Very average in every way. Expected more - particularly in terms of food and service. Atmosphere is what you'd expect. Had difficulty when I asked for a small modification to one of their sushi rolls that any sushi chef would be happy to make.
- SusieQDined on 7/18/2014Thought the food was great!!! Loved the soup, salad, scallop entree and zucchini and onions!!!! Chef was great and entertaining!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Godlywoman73Dined on 7/17/2014My daughter got the biggest kick out of the cooking show. The cook even did little extras to see her laugh more. Great ambience!Special Features:
- Redhead1Dined on 7/13/2014I have been going to this Benihana for 30 years and still enjoy it just as much as the first time!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- BIRTHDAYOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/12/2014I really enjoyed myself the food, drinks, my chef everything was wonderful.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- RowdyDined on 7/12/2014Fantastic dining experience. The food and the hibachi grill cooking were excellent. Our chef had a great personality and was very skilled with the knives and fire. Always a wonderful experience. It was our anniversary and they surprised us with cake for everyone at the table. It was delicious and very special. One of the best dining experiences we have had in Vegas. We will definitely be going back the next time we go to Vegas.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food at a good priceErikDenmarkDined on 7/9/2014My wife and I usually dine at Benihana when we're on vacation in the U.S. and we can strongly recommed the "Deluxe threat".Special Features:


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Apple Watch
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Recently there have been reports that claimed Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in the process of developing a device with curved glass that can be worn on a person's wrist and that will have smartphone capabilities.
It reminds me of the 2-way wrist radio and the 2-way wrist TV used by the famous comic book detective Dick Tracy.
Some analysts claim that a new product is just what the doctor ordered for Apple as its stock price has plunged from a high of $705 last year to around $480 recently. Without a new product the naysayers say Apple's earnings growth will slow and margins will continue to deteriorate.
Other analysts claim that Apple is working on a new HDTV, the iTV, which supposedly will save the company from ruin when it is released either this year or next. The people in the know say that the sticking point lies with the content providers but the technology is viable.
Still others, including hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who has filed suit against the company, say Apple needs to do something with its huge cash pile, currently $137 billion and growing. Various suggestions, ranging from a dividend increase, more share buybacks or the issue of preferred stock, have been proposed. A complicating factor is that a sizable chunk of the cash is held overseas and the company would be subject to higher taxes if it is used domestically. Mr. Einhorn says that one way around that is for Apple to borrow against the foreign capital and issue the preferred shares. CEO Tim Cook calls the discussion about Apple's cash position a "sideshow" and the suit "bizarre."
Apple will hold its annual shareholder meeting in Cupertino, CA on Feb. 27. Will something be announced then or will investors, analysts and consumers have to wait until the Worldwide Developers Conference to be held in June?
In the recent past other high tech titans have been working on and releasing futuristic products.
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Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has developed the Google Glasses and the driver-less car, both of which probably need some fine tuning before full scale manufacturing can begin. The Internet search engine pioneer probably does not need new products to save itself. It has a wide moat, controlling about two thirds of the U.S. market, around five times its nearest competitor. The phrase "Google It" is now a standard in popular lexicon.
Google's Android operating system software for smartphones dominates the market. However, Apple's iOS has made inroads and actually surpassed Android in U.S. market share for the first time in the 4th quarter last year.
Google's stock price has continued to soar and touched a record high of about $785 per share recently. Executive Chairman Eric E. Schmidt made headlines a few days ago by selling $2.5 billion worth of stock that he owned. He still controls 4.8 million shares.
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International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) was famous for the "IBM-compatible PC" that it produced in mass quantities for many years but lately has transitioned to more of a business services and cloud-based computing company. However, besides doing Big Data, Big Blue still found time to develop a computer, and dubbed it Watson after one of the company's founders, Thomas J. Watson.
The computer Watson was capable of defeating the all-time champions of the TV game show, Jeopardy, in a special head-to-head match in 2011. Nowadays the computer and its artifical intelligence and software capabilities are being utilized in cancer research, a very worthwhile cause.
IBM has found good use for its cash over the last decade too. The company has managed to combat slowing revenue growth, averaging about 2% per year, by buying back about $100 billion of its own shares. Maybe Apple will embark on a similar effort.
As an Apple user and a shareholder, I'll be looking for further news about the iWatch. I'll be keeping tabs out for the Google car and for Watson too.
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