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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Dr. Rinardo Reddick
Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator
Westchester Community College has an outstanding record of fostering an atmosphere of cultural diversity inclusion. In fact, the mission of the college focuses on providing accessible, high quality and affordable education to meet the needs of our diverse community.
In 2009, the college was honored with a Northeast Regional Equity Award from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) making the college eligible for the prestigious Charles Kennedy Equity Award. The purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the many initiatives at the college that have been implemented to meet the needs of our diverse service area.
We understand that diversity enriches lives and the educational experience. Therefore, we strive to create a supportive environment where there is respect for all people and their individual characteristics or perspectives, such as ethnicity or race, socioeconomic status, religious perspective, political conviction, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation and varying abilities.
We stand behind a commitment to diversity. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and other Federal and New York State guidelines and regulations, Westchester Community College adheres to the policy that no person on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, or handicap is excluded from, or is subject to discrimination in, any program or activity. Westchester Community College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, national origin, handicap, or sexual orientation except as such may constitute bona fide occupational or assignment qualifications. Westchester Community College is fully accredited and a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Its college curricula are registered and approved by the New York State Education Department, and the college is affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY). Westchester Community College is sponsored locally by the County of Westchester
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee (AACC)
The purpose of the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee (AACC) is to promote equal opportunity, ensure the college is aware of federal and state legislation and to see that the college's mission to seek and provide diversity throughout its levels of workforce is realized. A Board of Trustees member serves as an active participant and the committee chair reports directly to the college president. The committee publishes and distributes the Affirmative Action Policy and Guidebook for the college to help communicate policies and procedures regarding sexual harassment, discrimination and search committees. The committee also focuses on monitoring outcomes rather than intent and annually reviews benchmarks related to workforce analysis and student enrollment. The chair, who also serves as the college's Equity Officer, meets with each search and screen committee to present and review college policies and to provide screening and interview guidelines to ensure applicant pools remain diverse. Mandatory harassment training is provided to highlight what is and what is not acceptable at the college's work environment.
Extension Centers
In addition to our spacious 218-acre campus in Valhalla, the college offers courses in the community where you live. Our Mount Vernon, Yonkers, and Ossining extensions bring the classes directly to your community. We have other sites, too. For instance, you can take courses in the arts in White Plains and Peekskill. See our full list of locations.
The college's dedication to supporting a diverse, multicultural environment is fostered by the administration and supported by various committees:
Each time the college forms a Search Committee for a new employee, a member of the Affirmative Action Committee sits on this committee, to ensure that there is a commitment to review qualified applicants with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
The college has a variety of active committees who work on extensive, annual month long celebrations of Hispanic culture, African-American culture, and Asian culture.
During the accreditation process, the college formed various committees which proposed policies to increase the applicant pool in order to encourage minority members to join the staff.
Student Clubs
Students are invited to join any of more than 70 student clubs, many which are devoted to the exploration of various cultures and ethnicities.
Cultural Events
In addition to the many events hosted by the college's committees which present offerings during annual celebrations of African-American, Hispanic, and Asian culture, the college offers a full range of multicultural events through its Smart Arts Series. Visitors and performers have included Edwidge Danticat (fiction writer from Haiti), Nobel Prize winners Seamus Heaney (Irish poet) and Derek Walcott (West Indies poet), Chinese acrobatic troupes, Spanish guitarists, and Viennese musicians. The college also presents an international film series.
International & ESL Students
The college has the most resources in Westchester for both international students and those striving to improve their English skills. Our International Student Advisor will help you make the transition to college courses while the county's largest English as a Second Language Program offers affordable classes all year long. Nine levels of English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction are offered at the college through its English Language Institute (ELI). Each level provides balanced instruction and active practice in all English language skills: listening, speaking, standard grammar, reading, and writing. New students take an examination to determine the level at which they begin study. An English-only environment for all activities promotes maximum learning. The courses serve the needs of the general learner and learners preparing for college study. Instructors are professionals in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). ELI serves thousands of students from more than a hundred different countries. They speak 49 different languages. ESL courses are offered year round at the main campus and at our extension centers around the county.
Conversation Partners Program
This program is supported by a dedicated group of 90 volunteers who contribute their time and skills to work individually with the college's English Language Institute (ELI) students, making them feel welcome and providing them the opportunity to practice the language skills they need to succeed. The Partners meet once a week with their individual students and the students practice speaking English in a relaxed atmosphere at no additional cost to the students. Students in the program range from 18 to older adults and come from all over the world from places as far away as Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Over 1,000 students have participated to date, which has helped them adapt to a new environment and language while accomplishing their academic goals.
Something to Talk About
This program provides students of the English Language Institute the opportunity to practice their English in a small group setting to make them more comfortable speaking in a classroom or group environment. The sessions meet weekly and are run by volunteers who act as facilitators on topics such as the recent presidential election, health care and cultural items. All participants have a chance to speak in a non-judgmental environment that encourages participation and language development.
Age Diversity
Although it is true that many of our full-time students are right out of high school or just a little older, the student body diversity extends across various age groups. Many credit classes include a variety – those in their early twenties, middle-aged students coming back to school, and mature adults who love learning and are auditing courses. Some exemplary high school students also take classes here, while a full range of non-credit classes for older adults is offered through our Mainstream Program and our Collegium Program.


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Whether you're looking to catch-up on an original ESPN program or watch highlights from a recent MLB, NFL, NHL or NBA game, you can use MediaMail Technologies' PlayOn software to stream the popular sports network directly on your PS3. As of the time of publication, PlayOn is the only application that allows you to stream ESPN through the gaming console. After you install and run the application on your PC, your PS3 recognizes the PlayOn software automatically. MediaMail offers monthly, annual and one-time fixed priced service plans. The company also offers a free 30-day trial.
Download and install PlayOn on your PC from playon.tv/index.php.
Launch the PlayOn application.
Turn on your PS3. The console recognizes the running PlayOn app on your PC automatically.
Scroll to the "Video" option on the main menu and select the "PlayOn" app. A variety of TV and movie services appear in the PlayOn sidebar menu.
Scroll through the PlayOn services and select the "ESPN" or "ESPN 3" option.
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Setting up and optimizing your ads on Google's Display Network can be a tricky process with a steep learning curve. And often, that learning curve comes at the heels of a wasted ad budget.
But that doesn't always have to be the case.
If you're spending any money at all on banner ads, one of the best ways to stave off losing money on your efforts is to know what size images you should be using.
While it may seem like all banner images are created equal, the truth is that not all of them are going to net you the best bang for your buck.
So in this article, we're going to go over some of the best image size options for marketers on the Display Network.
But first, let's look a little closer to see if the size of your image really does matter.
Does Google Ads Size Really Matter?
When you're going through the process of putting up a banner ad on the Display Network, one of the many considerations that you'll need to address is the size of the image you use.
While it would be nice if you could just design an ad and leave it at that, advertising is rarely so simple.
On the Display Network, the websites that publish your ads ultimately have control over which size ad gets featured. So if they want banner images on the sides, top, or bottom of their site, then you wouldn't want to try to publish everything as a half-page ad.
Choosing the wrong size will effectively limit how much reach your campaigns have. And if you're trying to target a specific niche, this could make your ads ineffective altogether.
And studies have shown that certain ad sizes do tend to get more impressions than their counterparts:
That means in most cases, ads that are the 300×250 and 728×90 sizes will get the most eyeballs on any given day.
From a quick glance, that would make them seem like the best options if you want to get your ad on as many sites as possible.
While that may be partially true, it's only half of the picture that shows you why size does matter.
You have to remember that successful advertising isn't about impressions. You also want people to click your ads, which is where some deeper considerations on image size come into play.
But therein lies another issue. Banner ads don't always get great CTRs, especially when compared to the Search Network.
To add to the frustration, ad blocker services like Adblock Plus, Brave Browser, Opera VPN, and NordVPN will all make your banner-sized images even less effective.
While they're not perfect, they can severely hurt you if you only use the common 300×250 and 728×90 sizes.
The key takeaway though is that one or two image sizes aren't going to get you everything you need.
Some sites want smaller images, and others want larger. Some users are going to block your banner-sized ads but will miss larger or smaller variations.
The only solution is to prepare and optimize as much as possible.
But there's one other consideration with ad sizes that you need to know about, and it has to do with mobile devices.
Since 2013, more and more sites are utilizing mobile Display Network ads. Current statistics report that businesses win at least $10 billion in annual sales through mobile banner ads alone.
That's a pretty significant chunk of business, and if the trend stays steady, we'll likely see more growth in the coming years.
That means you need to keep mobile in mind as you create your images and choose what size to use.
As of right now, the most popular mobile sizes are very different than the images we saw in the chart above.
So all things considered, there are a ton of variables at play when choosing an ad size.
At the very least we can conclusively say that the size you do choose will be important.
It can affect where you place your ad, how often users view it, and even whether or not it will show on the mobile Display Network.
The Best Google Ads Sizes
To find the top performing Google banner ad sizes, we need to look no further than Google's own report.
According to their research, there are five primary ad sizes to consider when you're building out a campaign for the Display Network.
If you have to keep a limited approach, it's recommended to at least create for these five image sizes:
As you can see, these banner images aren't necessarily all in one place.
In this section, we'll take a closer look at each and see where they shine as well as try to highlight a few examples found in the wild.
Ad Size #1: 300×250
This image size is known as the "medium rectangle" size, and as we saw earlier is one of the most widely-used banner ad sizes on the Internet.
Here's an example provided by Google:
As you can tell, it's relatively compact and doesn't take up much space compared to taller options like the 300×600.
That's part of what makes it a favorable option for so many publishers.
Another plus is that this type of ad usually gets embedded in the text, which eliminates the possibility of banner blindness.
This phenomenon is when users ignore banners because they think ads will be there.
So availability and in-text placement make this an excellent option for many advertisers. If you're new to banner ads, this is a great place to start.
Ad Size #2: 336×280
Our second ad type is called the "large rectangle."
This ad image variety doesn't get quite as many impressions as the previous one, but it still tends to have a large range of sites and publishers that like to use it.
Here's an example of one we found in the real world:
As you can see, it's about the same size as the 300×250, but just a touch bigger.
It makes it another good option from brands that want their ad embedded in the text of an article where more eyes can see it.
Ad Size #3: 728×90
This ad size is called the "leaderboard," as it's usually displayed prominently at the top of the page it's published on.
Once again, it's a good choice for brands that want to have their ad in front of as many eyes as possible.
Here's another look at how Forbes uses this ad size:
According to Google, this type should always be put at the top of content or on a forum-style site. If you see it elsewhere on a site, you may want to opt out of having your ad placed there.
Ad Size #4: 300×600
This ad size is often called the "half page" size, even though it doesn't quite cover up a full half page.
The purpose is to give advertisers a little more elbow room to get their message across. As you're taking up more space, you've got a better shot at drawing the eye and getting a click.
Here's an example of a 300×600 ad from a recent Forbes article:
As you can see, it displays prominently against the copy and imagery on the post and gives you more of a chance to stand out against it.
If you place these strategically, you can get some good results.
And according to Google, this format is currently among the fastest growing sizes by impressions due to its ability to provide more visual impact.
If you're hanging your hat on banner ads, this could be the size you need.
Ad Size #5: 320×100
This ad size is called the "large mobile banner," and they recommend it in lieu of the shorter or taller 320×50 or 300×250 options.
Here's a screenshot view of a few different 320×100 banners:
As you can see, they fit comfortably on the screen and don't detract much from their surroundings. And since they're smaller, they make a great choice across any mobile device.
Plus, they offer a little more visibility than the shorter "leaderboard' images on mobile devices. All things considered, this may be the best choice for mobile ads.
Which Size Should You Use?
Now that you know about the various ad image sizes, the last question to tackle is simple: Which one is best?
The honest answer is that while the overall statistics point toward the 300×250 and 728×90 sizes, there's never going to be a one-size-fits-all answer to this question.
There are too many variables.
Since ad publishers ultimately decide the size of the banner ads on their site, you should use that as the first phase of your planning.
Find sites in your niche that use banner ads, and then see what they offer.
But more importantly, don't just sit back and let your banner ads run unattended. Test them, just like you would an ad on Google's Search Network.
By split-testing different iterations of your ads, you can slowly improve your click-through rates and yield better results over time.
While Display Network ads do get lower click-through rates than ads on the Search Network, there's a much greater emphasis on creating something visually engaging.
That means you have to craft your text, pick the right fonts, and possibly even animate your image.
And you can test everything about your images. You can test the image size for the results that fit you best. Or, you can test the copy to ensure that you're capturing your audience's attention.
You can even test the color of your ad based on what type of emotion you're trying to evoke from your viewer.
Basically, you can and should test any part of your image. It's the only way to truly improve and make the best decision about your ad in the long run.
It's also a good idea to try to make your image in as many sizes as you reasonably can.
While that may sound like an obnoxious boondoggle, there's a pretty good reason for it known as stretching.
Stretching is when Google takes an image of one size and enlarges or condenses it to fit a different image block.
For example, in the image below, Google takes a 160×600 image and overextends it to fit a 300×600 ad. The end result means there's no empty space, but the ad isn't an exact match to what the parent company wanted to display:
And the results could be a lot worse than the example given. If you have any faces or imagery that won't do well when stretched, this could be a humiliating error.
Unfortunately, there's no way to fully opt-out of this. It could happen to any of your ads, which isn't a good thing.
The only solution is to try to have as many ad sizes created as possible so you can be sure your ad will look good no matter where it's run.
And keep in mind that these image sizes won't always be the same as your social media ad images.
Make sure you don't get lazy and assume that your Facebook ads will work flawlessly on the Display Network.
It's also a good idea to consider how you optimize your mobile banner ads as well. Studies have shown that ad placement on mobile devices makes a significant impact on how the overall message is received.
While this is largely up to the publisher to place these ads, you can manage the sites your ads are targeted to. This means you can avoid poorly optimized mobile ad placements and opt for a website that may suit your needs better.
Good content and good design should work together, after all.
And perhaps the most important thing you can do is stay updated on the news from Google Ads.
With each year, Google likes to change and improve their ad platform to provide a better experience for both brands and users. Staying in the know can mean the difference between a successful ad and one that flops.
While setting up your ads can be a tricky, tedious process, you shouldn't get tripped up by having the wrong size image in your banner ad.
That could be embarrassing, lead to fewer clicks, and make your brand seem unprofessional.
And size does matter. It matters for impressions, clicks, and on mobile devices.
You can't just create one image and hope it works for everything.
You need to cash in on the recommended image sizes if you want to succeed. While they won't guarantee a click, they will ensure that your ad looks and performs better on the page.
But don't just stop at the recommendations. There are dozens of ad sizes out there, and it may benefit you to experiment with them all.
And don't just stop with sizes. Remember to play around with copy, color, and everything else as well.
Then, when you put all of this together, you'll have a banner ad that gets thousands of impressions and has an optimized click-through rate.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 6 seconds There are many uses of land, from residential to agricultural and industrial. Land use is administered by various government agencies and directed by zoning regulations. These uses which are influenced in part by the characteristics of the land also influence the value of the land. These are some of the areas we will investigate this week. A large component of time this week will be spent on understanding how to determine and then gather critical data about a selected property or land to help you make well-informed property investment decisions. We then have a brief introduction to the property cycle and how you could determine where within the property cycle a particular area is.
Welcome back
Welcome to week 2 of What Influences Property Values?
In this video Bill welcomes you back to the course and outlines what you can expect this week.
In week 2 of this course, we will examine various uses of land, how they are influenced by different agencies, and how in turn, that influences property value. We will explore the concept of property cycle. In addition, we will discuss if investing in houses is better than investing in units.
Your task
What are you most interested in finding out more about in relation to the question: "What gives land its value"?
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To be proved wrong has never felt so good!
If you've been following our blog for the last few days and been interested in the science posts and those on the Higgs, you'll know that I was very skeptical about the discovery of the Higgs Boson by the time this presentation comes about. And boy, am I proved wrong! And I am elated about it.
Let's be honest – it isn't the Higgs
Okay, to be honest, the exactly correct statement would be this: There is a particle, hitherto unknown, having mass between 125 and 126.5 GeV (giga electronvolt), which has been discovered with 99.999997% certainty. We still don't know whether this is the Higgs Boson or not – it could just be another particle.
It's not the Standard Model Higgs
In fact, to make things interesting, this is really not the Standard Model Higgs. So people claiming that this 'completes' the Standard Model are, at least partially, incorrect. While the Standard Model predicts – and requires – the Higgs Boson, there is nothing that we know right now that says that this discovered particle is the Higgs.
Furthermore, the Standard Model predicts a Higgs with the mass of about 140 GeV or thereabout. What we have got is something with a mass in the ballpark of 125-126 GeV. Even if this is the Higgs, this is NOT the Standard Model Higgs.
What we really have!
So what have we really got on our plates? What we do know is that there is a particle whose mass is 125 GeV or so and how it decays. We also know how much it decays through the various decay channels – the so-called 'branching ratios'. We are yet to know the charge of this particle and its parity. We do not know whether this is a fundamental particle (like the electron, with no 'sub-parts') or a composite one (i.e. made up of more elementary particles like quarks).
As Fabiola Gianotti, ATLAS spokesperson, said:
We are entering an era of Higgs measurement.
That is a lot of work left. We need to figure out what we are looking at really.
Rolf Heuer, CERN Director General, said that this is like looking at someone from far away and recognizing him/her immediately to be your best friend. But you're not quite sure. You want that person to be closer to you so that you can make sure that it is indeed your best friend and not his/her twin.
Quite true. We need to take a better look. Translated into the language of high energy physics, that means 'We need more data'. The saga will continue till the end of this year, then there will be a break and will continue again in 2014.
So, what can it be, if it's not the Higgs Boson? It can be one of the supersymmetric partners of some already known particle. We don't really know anything about the energy scale at which super-symmetry sets in or when supersymmetry breaks, but there is a fair possibility that the LHC might be detecting tantalizing hints in the next three months. When it comes back in full force in 2014, running at a higher energy of 14 TeV, compared to 8 TeV currently, we will definitely rule out or embrace supersymmetry at the 5 TeV energy scale.
Don't worry, if you don't get this – it's futuristic talk. We want to talk more about today's conference and that is what we will do!
Today's conference: what they really said!
So this particle we are seeing today – let's just call it Particle X till CERN says that it is indeed the Higgs boson – decays via different modes. A particle decays if it is heavy and there is no law or conservation principle preventing it from decaying. And it can decay via different end products – two Z-bosons, W-bosons, photons, four leptons etc – and all of the decay channels have some probability. One can be more probable than the other, and some channels can have more background noise than others. This happens if, say, a decay product can come from more than one source.
For example, bottom quarks can be produced from a lot of different sources, like all the so-called QCD processes. This masks the signal coming from the Higgs decay. The subtraction of background often leads to subtraction of the signal itself.
Clean channels
In order to cut through this mess, it is imperative that one identifies 'clean channels'. Two such channels for this particle X are lepton channels and the di-photon channels. Particle X can decay into two muons or two electrons accompanied by the respective anti-neutrinos (don't bother about those) through the lepton channel and, as the name suggests, into two photons in the di-photon channel. And lo, the signal is the strongest in these two channels. CMS and ATLAS (the two detectors at LHC searching for the Higgs) both have been extremely diligent and successful in looking for signals in these two channels. Both have scored grand success.
Look at the green squiggle dipping down right above the black continuous squiggle. That, the legend on the left reveals, is the signal from the di-photon channel. Look how strong that signal is! This immediately suggests that the particle is a boson (otherwise, if it were a fermion, it would violate fermion number conservation) and that the particle cannot be a spin-1 particle (as the photon is a spin-1 particle and we can either have spin-0 or spin-2 for the initial particle). The Standard Model Higgs is a spin-0 object.
What about the charged lepton channel? The two lepton channel is an indirect way to infer the presence of the ZZ or the WW channel. The neutral Z-boson or charged W-bosons are formed from the decay of the Higgs boson. These then decay into muons and electrons, which are then detected. It turns out that our particle X mimics the Higgs Boson quite closely.
What does CMS say about the different channels?
For the gamma-gamma channel (another name for the diphoton channel), the surety is about 4.1 sigma for the particle X having a mass of 125 GeV.What about Z-channel? It spits out 3.2-sigma confidence level for X having a mass near 125 GeV.
Add these two in quadrature (square each, then add and then take the square root of the sum) and you get 5.2-sigma!! This is winning, as the confidence level required for announcing a discovery is 5-sigma!
More data is expected to bump up the confidence level even further. Particle X could be as certain as 7-sigma by the end of December.
It's not worth repeating the story for ATLAS as it is very similar.
Being cautious, still
CMS hit it just right when they cautiously put this up as the defining slide, saying "We have observed a new boson with a mass of 125.3 +/- 0.6 GeV at 4.9-sigma significance".
The conservative 4.9-sigma, instead of a two-channel combined 5.2-sigma is typical amongst high energy physicists. This takes into account other channels and the so-called 'look-elsewhere effect'. We need not get into that for our purposes here.
Point of disagreement – a potential for trouble?
Now let's come to the discrepancy between the two collaborations – CMS says that the boson is at 125.3 +/- 0.6 GeV, while ATLAS says that it is at 126.5 GeV. The ATLAS collaboration hasn't put in the error bars. So what are we supposed to make of this? What about the 1 GeV discrepancy?
We don't know right now. Rolf Heuer made light of the incident:
We have the Higgs, but which one?
Rolf Heuer's bag of quotes doesn't end there, and so we would like to end with one of his gems – one signifying finality:
I said we will have a discovery this year. DONE!
Done, indeed. Congrats to everyone on the CERN team and the worldwide collaborations!


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I want to share a small kitchen remodel that I just recently finished up. I wish I had some before pictures because the transformation is incredible.
The original kitchen was probably last done in the 70's the cabinets were a yellow birch, dated hardware, and awful curved drawers fronts. The lay out was totally dysfunctional with a U-shape. One of the arms that jutted out by the door had a half circle end with 3 shelves (junk catch all). The kitchen was really lacking in counter space.The dishwasher was on the other side of the room where she actually had to pull it across the room to the sink to use it. As extra counters space the home owner was using a table on the same side as the where the dishwasher and refrigerator was and the refrigerator was all together in a bad spot.
This is what we did:
Because the home owner did not have a huge budget and had to keep costs low we took the approach of cabinet refacing. The box construction of the cabinets were in great shape and made out of solid wood so it made sense.
We painted all the cabinets, changes out the hardware with simple pulls from Lowes, built new drawer fronts to a flat panel and had a few addition cabinets built on the other side of the room. We removed a cabinet next to the sink to accommodate for the dishwasher, removed the terrible arm so it was flush with the sink cabinets, purchased new appliances, lighting, sink and faucet. The floor was originally vinyl and that was replaced with hardwood. Solid surface countertops were were not in the budget we used soap stone laminate countertop-I love how it looks. The backsplash are inexpensive white tiles from Lowes. The overall look is crisp, clean and really shows my clients personality and fits right into the homes character.
This picture below shows the new base cabinets. The shelf above the home owner had and used it in the original kitchen but it was a bit awkward. We were able to reincorporate it in the remodel to make it look like it always was there.The cabinet was painted the same as the lower cabinets with the original hardware.


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Rag & Bone
Fine balance.
If there is a fashion design equivalent to writer's block, Marcus Wainwright doesn't suffer from it.
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Tastes of Paris.
As with all things in Paris, every nook and cranny, every spontaneous turn, reveals something delightfully new or strikingly old.
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Focusing on fabric and shape, Steven Tai's designs are playful, youthful, even humorous, allowing fashion to be fun. Yet at the same time, his work is highly artistic, and pointedly sophisticated in creation and design.
Design Forecast 2015
Trends from Salone del Mobile.
Every year, Milan's epic design fair, Salone del Mobile, offers unmatched inspiration and discovery in the world of interior and industrial design.
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A picture is worth 1,000 words.
The goal of this collaboration is to build tomorrow's creative legacy today by vesting some of the best established YVR talents with the task of recognizing and supporting young and emerging creators of significance in Vancouver.


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Celiac Disease Symptoms: The Gluten Free Works Symptom Guide
Could my symptoms be related to celiac disease?
This is a common question people ask in the face of a bewildering array of possible celiac disease symptoms. The Celiac Disease Symptom Guide will help you identify possible symptoms and health problems that you can present to your doctor.
Here is the list of over 300 Signs, Symptoms, Associated Disorders and Complications directly or indirectly resulting from celiac disease.
Gluten Free Works, Inc. was the first organization in the world to publish this information in its comprehensive book, "Recognizing Celiac Disease." This list is now being used by celiac disease centers, national celiac organizations and health organizations worldwide. Read More »


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Most of us have been annoyed at one time by the sound of another chewing or breathing, but for some it goes way beyond annoyance. For those who suffer from misophonia, everyday sounds like gum chewing, lip smacking, or clicking a pen can induce feelings of outrage. Dr. Hallowell talks to Josh Furnas, a man who has suffered from misophonia since he was a young child, and Dr. Phillip Gander, an assistant research scientist at the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Iowa about this unusual condition.
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Re-posted from the Contra Costa Times: City officials, Chevron and labor leaders on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at putting local residents to work and maximizing local economic impact from the proposed $1 billion Richmond refinery modernization project.
"What we have here is a commitment from Chevron to a process," said Sal Vaca, Richmond's director of employment and training. "They will work with the unions to prioritize training and local hiring for their project."
The agreement, signed by the city, local trade unions and Chevron, promises to prioritize the purchase of goods and services from local businesses for the project, which will be reviewed by the public and the City Council this spring and summer.
The project is expected to create 1,000 construction jobs. Chevron will provide monthly reports on spending and hiring to monitor the progress, Vaca said.
Photo by Don Gosney. In the photo, from left to right: Kory Judd (Chevron Refinery General Manager), Bill Lindsay (Richmond City Manager) & Greg Feere (CEO, Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council).
"We are looking for 20 percent of local hires to be Richmond residents," Vaca said.
Although the agreement includes no concrete requirements for local hiring or spending, Chevron and city officials said the commitment to maximize local economic impact is understood, and the monthly reports will be a powerful incentive.
The proposed modernization project would replace a 1960s-era hydrogen plant with new equipment that will process higher-quality hydrogen more efficiently. The new plant will provide more flexibility to process crude oil blends and gas oils containing more sulfur, according to a draft environmental report. The project also calls for safety upgrades to piping systems.
Chevron and the City Council have repeatedly clashed in the past, especially in the aftermath of an August 2012 fire at the refinery that was caused by poor maintenance of corroded pipes.
The refinery has coupled its new proposal with a blitz of advertising and community investments, which many view as an attempt to curry public favor for the project.
The agreement was announced Wednesday morning at the RichmondBUILD Facility at 500 23rd St..
"One of the axioms of management is that you will do what you measure," said City Manager Bill Lindsay. "This is the strongest agreement the city has ever had on a project like this."
Richmond's unemployment rate is about 11.5 percent, representing 6,200 unemployed residents, Lindsay said. That is higher than the 6.5 percent unemployment rate for the rest of Contra Costa County and the state's unemployment rate of 8 percent.
Chevron General Manager Kory Judd said leveraging new investments in the communities in which it operates is not new.
"I don't know that this agreement is unusual to Chevron," Judd said. "We are applying good models here that we have used elsewhere successfully."
If the city approves the project, work could begin next year, according to Chevron officials.
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Ormond Otvos commented 2014-03-30 00:13:26 -0700Promises. "Understood" by politicians, bureaucrats and corporate propagandists. Like it says, nothing is formal, quantified, guaranteed.
And now they're freely talking about higher sulfur oil, and storing explosive Bakken crude in railcars on sidings where remote control railroad engines roam. Go look for yourself: it's posted right there on Garrard, just north of I-580!
There's not even a fence. You can walk right in.


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Puzzle Box Maker is all about painting, sharing and playing.
Create fantastic pixel art images as you want, share them with the world or just with friends, play mini games with or within your own created art.
Whatever your age, Puzzle Box Maker puts the joy and addictiveness of creativity in your hands, but with an added challenge. You can use all images as levels in other Modes with different action gameplay – it is a simple way to enjoy Pixel Art in different ways.
Play Puzzle Box Maker on Nintendo Switch™ at home, on the go, alone or together with friends. (1-4 players simultaneously depending on game mode)


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Only 2 miles from the historic town of Ruthin in the beautiful Vale of Clwyd, Plas Efenechtyd Cottage is the ideal base from which to explore North Wales. Snowdonia, the Welsh coast, Offa's Dyke Footpath and the Clwydian Way are all within easy reach.
Plas Efenechtyd Cottage Bed and Breakfast offers our guests comfortable en-suite accommodation in a delightful setting. Set in one acre of gardens, the cottage offers a choice of two double bedrooms or one twin bedroom, with stunning views out over the Clwydian Range. Our rooms are comfortably furnished and have TV, tea and coffee making facilities and en-suite bathroom or shower room. There is also free WiFi available.
We believe in supporting local businesses and in using quality food so our bread is homemade, so is the granola and the marmalade and jam. Dave has recently won Silver in the World Marmalade Awards for his orange and amaretto marmalade. Sausages and bacon come from Jones the Butcher (no, really!) in Ruthin and the free range eggs are from our own hens. Butter and milk are, of course, Welsh.
We serve fresh fruit every day and offer salmon fishcakes or Glamorgan sausages as alternatives to the traditional breakfast.
Dave and Marilyn are Tourism Ambassadors for Denbighshire and will be happy to recommend places to visit while you are here.
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In the past, briefcases and messenger bags were always associated with the archetypal business man, who commutes to work on a crowded train to an office in the city. These days briefcases and messenger bags are much more stylized and are used by people from all walks of life. Laptops and tablets nestle in sections that were once only reserved for files and documents, while smaller pockets have been adapted to keep smart phones and cameras safe. Obviously business is no longer just the domain of men, as women are increasingly taking on management roles in the workplace. Briefcases and Messengers bags are still fundamentally masculine in design, due to their straight lines and solid exterior, making them the first choice for anyone who wants to make a strong first impression..
Rowallan of Scotland have a respectable collection of leather briefcases and messenger bags that would be excellent to buy as a gift for a budding entrepreneur, a seasoned businessman, the lady in your life or as a present to yourself. Here are a selection of our favourite briefcases and messenger bags from Rowallan.
A fine leather Laptop Briefcase in Brown or Cognac by Rowallan
This fine leather laptop briefcase by Rowallan is available in brown and cognac. This satchel styled leather briefcase is traditionally made from a casual drum dyed buffalo leather and includes a pull out zipped compartment that you can keep your laptop in.
A luxury Leather overnight briefcase/laptop case by Rowallan
This luxury leather overnight briefcase/laptop case by Rowallan is part of our Verona range and is made of full grained vegetable tanned leather. The large back pocket is suitable for your overnight clothes, while the front pocket is a perfect place to store your laptop and other documents.
Top handle Rowallan Leather briefcase with computer pullout sleeve
If you prefer a more traditional looking briefcase, this top handle Rowallan leather briefcase is a perfect choice with brass trimmings and a suede lining. It also has a pull out padded laptop sleeve allowing you to double the capacity of this beautiful briefcase.
A Black or Brown Leather Large Messenger Laptop bag by Rowallan
This large Messenger Laptop bag by Rowallan is from out Baltimore Range and successfully combines the best attributes of a messenger bag and a brief case. Made from fine oil tanned buffalo leather this large East West full flap messenger bag has an adjustable shoulder strap and a pull out computer sleeve.
Large Leather Satchel in Brown or Cognac from Rowallan of Scotland
This casual drum dyed large leather satchel from Rowallan's Bronco range is available in brown or cognac and fastens with a flap and buckle as well as an internal zip. There are a number of different sized sections that can store documents and other gadgets you may have.
Vintage Style Brown Leather Messenger Bag by Rowallan
Another casual drum dyed messenger bag from the Rowallan Bronco range is available in cognac or vintage brown. It is large enough to fit almost anything you need to carry and fastens with an internal zip and leather flap secured with a buckle. This simple styled bag would also be suitable as a large shoulder bag.
We have a wide range of leather briefcases and messenger bags for you to browse through. If you have any questions about our products we would be happy to help contact us here.


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Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers
Matthews's 'weird' thoughts on Souder-abstinence video
"This is so weird, this story. This is so weird!"
–A semi-off air remark by MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews late Tuesday night as the network broke for a commercial. Matthews was referring to Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) admitting to an extramarital affair as well as the video that has surfaced in which the congressman talks abstinence with the alleged mistress Tracy Jackson.
A Journo's advice for incumbents
"In an effort to beat the anti-incumbent mood all members of Congress should resign."
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US Hematology & Flow Cytometry Market Future Discussed in New Report Published at Marketpublishers.Com
27 Feb 2012 • by Natalie Aster
LONDON – Increasing research and commercialization in the field of life sciences such as proteomics, genomics, pharmacogenomics, and stem cell research have resulted in a boosting of high-throughput technologies such as the flow cytometry market. However, several constraints, such as increased equipment cost, are hindering the market growth.
The world hematology market is likely to grow over the forecast period, driven by the development in bench-top high throughput hematology analyzers and in high sensitivity point-of-care (POC) tests. Commercialization of innovative products is also likely to drive the future growth in the market. The US is the biggest market for hematology, contributing around 50% towards the global market share.
New research report "Future US Hematology and Flow Cytometry Market Outlook" prepared by Venture Planning Group has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.
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Published: February, 2012
Pages: 275
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The report delves into in-depth analysis of the US hematology and flow cytometry markets' future. Its scope comprises:
- key economic, regulatory, demographic, social and technological trends expected to significantly impact the US hematology and flow cytometry market during the next decade;
- five-and ten-year volume and sales forecasts for major hematology and flow cytometry tests;
- annual placements and installed base estimates for major automated and semiautomated hematology analyzers and flow cytometers;
- review of current instrumentation technologies and a feature comparison of over 60 analyzers;
- five-and ten-year reagent and instrument sales forecasts;
- sales and market shares of top reagent and instrument suppliers;
- review of current and emerging technologies, and their potential market applications;
- product development opportunities for instruments, consumables, and auxiliary products;
- profiles of major current and emerging suppliers;
- business opportunities and strategic recommendations for suppliers.
More new reports by the publisher can be found at Venture Planning Group page.
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In last week's review of the GoPro Session I mentioned that the Session can record time-lapses, as well as regular videos. As I spent a frustrating amount of time trying to set it to record time-lapses (each and every one of them failing, I might add), I wanted to put it out there, for people to find when they google GoPro Session Timelapse.
(To be fair; this information can be found in both the Quick Start and User Manual documents that accompany the camera, but I'm going to guess I'm not alone in not being an avid reader of those…)
The Session has two buttons. To enter the settings menu, you use the little one on the rear, while using the top, round, one to make selections. From this menu system you can quickly and easily change the recording settings of both videos and time lapses. You might also get the impression that setting the settings for a time lapse, sets the camera to record those, but you would be mistaken.
To record video, you simply press the button on top quickly, after which the camera will turn on, beep three times, and start recording. To record time lapses, you press the button on top for about three seconds, after which it will turn on, beep twice, and start recording, this time in time lapse mode.


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If you need post construction clean up or material relocated on a jobsite, Valroc Development LTD has the solution. We possess a large fleet of machinery that can transport all types of jobs and materials. If you are excavating an area and need to equipment to move soil, or need an expert to complete the excavation, Valroc Development LTD is at your service.
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If you need construction clean up or material relocated on a job-site during drilling or excavation, Valroc Development LTD has the solution. We possess a large fleet of machinery that can transport all types of materials. If you are excavating an area and need to equipment to move soil, or need an expert to complete the excavation, Valroc Development LTD is at your service. Feel free to give us a call and address any questions you may have, such as:
- What earth work excavation methods to you use?
- What are the hazards associated with material handling?
- Does your team have material handling safety training?
- What are the mechanical handling hazards?
- What is the material handling and storage procedure?
- What types of material handling do you do?
- Why is proper material handling important to a job-site?
- Are you a licensed machine operator in Surrey?
- What is post construction cleaning?
- What are your post construction cleaning prices?
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- How do I implement post construction cleaning into my business plan?
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Surface material disposal problems often come from toxic liquid or solids. The problems that occur restrict the movement of materials from the bit to face the surface are often the result of material movement. Valroc Development LTD. has fully certified machine operators who are trained specifically for material handling safety. We ensure that the materials are moved safely and adhere to all municipal regulations.
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The White House threatens reporters. A lot. It is sort of a humblebrag to say that people with titles as lofty as "Assistant to the President" and with titles as lowly as "deputy press secretary" have used the F-word in conversations with me. Both White House officials and journalists tend to be arrogant and self-referential, and there is a lot of healthy and sometimes unhealthy tension on the job. We yell at each other, and we butt heads, and we live to work another day.
Threats about cutting off access are fairly routine.
Just not if you're Bob Woodward and used to deference.
I suppose there was a time in Woodward's career when he would not have taken offense to being bluntly told that he would regret having written something. That time has passed.


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There are several ways to check on the status of an AACC emergency or weather-related closing/delayed opening:
Receive updates via AACC's Omnilert (formerly e2campus), a service that sends instant messages to cell phones, wireless PDAs and e-mail addresses. Be among the first to know about college closings, event cancellations, traffic advisories and more.
Anyone who has been employed or taken classes at AACC in the last year is automatically enrolled to receive emergency updates (others notifications are available and optional). This service is automatically renewed each year as long as you have an active relationship with AACC. You can log in to your account at anytime to change your settings or make updates.
In addition to text messaging, AACC's homepage, Facebook page, Twitter account and outdoor electronic signs are updated with any emergency announcements.
For a recorded message call 410-777-2222, select option 2, then option 1.
Radio and television stations in the Baltimore-Washington metro area are notified and many include updates in their broadcasts and/or websites.
The college makes every effort to arrive at a decision to delay openings, close early or close completely at the earliest possible time to ensure the safety of the college community. Every effort will be made to notify all radio and television stations by 6 a.m. for delays or closings. In certain situations, the college may be able to open in time for evening classes and events. If a separate decision is required for evening classes, every effort will be made to announce the decision by 3 p.m.
The college makes decisions regarding weather-related delayed opening or closing independent of other agencies including Anne Arundel County Public Schools; therefore, do not assume that if the public schools are closed the college will also be closed. However, if Anne Arundel County Public Schools close for weather-related emergencies, all AACC classes held at public school locations (e.g. North County High School) are canceled. When Anne Arundel County Public Schools schedule non-emergency closings (teacher work days, spring break etc.), AACC classes will meet.
Please note that when the college closes, all classes are cancelled and there is no access to campus grounds, facilities or buildings unless otherwise stated. This includes the campus at Arnold and satellite locations of Arundel Mills, Center for Cyber and Professional Training, Fort Meade Center, Glen Burnie Town Center, HCAT and any other off-campus instructional facility.
When the college resumes operations, gates open 30 minutes before opening time. Please do not come on campus before then. Our Facilities and Public Safety Staff, considered essential personnel, are hard at work trying to make the campus safe to open. Additional cars, traffic and requests to open buildings deter our ability to prepare the college campus for a safe opening.
If the college opens late, our announcements will always identify a specific opening time, e.g., "Anne Arundel Community College opening at 10 a.m." Never will we indicate anything akin to "opening two hours late." Unfortunately, we have no control over when media outlets choose to report our announcement or the wording they use.
When the college opens late, students should plan to join the class that would have already started at the college opening time. If the college closes early, students should plan to come to class and attend until the college closes. For example, if the college opens at 10 a.m., a class scheduled to meet from 9 a.m. to noon would begin at 10.
When the college closes early, students should plan to attend class until closing time. For example, if the college is scheduled to close at 1 p.m., a class scheduled to meet from noon to 2 p.m. would still meet (from noon to 1 p.m.). Should a faculty member find it necessary to cancel an individual class meeting, they will notify the students on the class roster via their AACC email.


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There are many advantages to working at home…and a few disadvantages. A basic problem is the fact that the same territory has to double as workplace and home. This can cause issues when one family member (usually a parent) is treating it as a workspace and another (often a child) is treating it as a home. How can you make the ground rules for your home office, and how can you make them work?
Somehow or other, you need a distinct space in which to work. It needs to be conducive to a working atmosphere, and sufficiently distinct for everyone (including you) to know that when you are in your working space you are working.
If you have a separate room, you have the ideal arrangement, but not everyone has that luxury so you may have to create a space within the normal living areas of your home. Wherever you choose, devise some sort of physical barrier to make it discrete – a bookcase or sofa back, for instance. Position your work area where there is as much natural light as possible, without stealing light from the family.
The equipment that you put into your working area needs to carry the same message of separateness.
As well as having a business-like desk and chair that you can work at comfortably, you need to keep your equipment separate from items used in the household, for privacy, and for safety
Even if you use a laptop in preference to a desktop computer, you will want a decent screen and keyboard to work at. If you have small children, be sure that the whole area is safely toddler-proof. Your computer and other sensitive equipment should be completely protected from little fingers, ideally with a desktop enclosure like these from RS Components. If possible, use a separate computer for work and home use.
Ideally, have a separate phone line. Apart from managing your expenses, this will avoid customers having confusing conversations with your 3-year-old or interrupting your meal times.
Disciplined time-keeping is even more important at home than in an office. You and your family need to know when you are free to attend to domestic matters and when you are not. Stick to your timetable and don't, if you can avoid it, carry work across from your desk to the kitchen table.
If you are also caring for children during your work time, you have to be flexible about their demands for your attention, and break your working time into much smaller sections. One tip is to set them up with their own "offices" where they can play with suitable office materials while you are playing with yours.
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Working from home is a blessing and a challenge. There is much to be said for setting your own structures and your own goals. There are also many hazards along the way, especially when you share the space with a family. For most people, making clear distinctions about time and space is the only way to manage the conflicting demands.


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Not that long ago it felt like every other week I was going to a Pride show, I haven't been to one now in bloody ages and I've missed their events a lot. So it was great to go to Penzance to see them again.
Before any review though I have to say thank you to Karla Bowden for organising the minibus down to Penzance from Plymouth. She was a complete life saver and it was all so wonderfully organised. So thank you Karla!
Eddie Ryan vs Big Grizzly Steve Griffiths (c)
Winner : Big Grizzly Steve Griffiths
When we all heard that the title match was the opening match we all were all a bit shocked but they couldn't have had a better match to open with.
A real clash of two of the best in their company and it was a great way to get the crowd pumped for the night. The whole crowd were behind Eddie, which does not come as a surprise at all, and he took the fight to Grizzly, who has been a one man destruction crew as champion.
They played up to Grizzly's size advantage a lot. Not sure after the first time you can't flip him over why you'd try again but that was the way it went. Grizzly just stomped a hole into Ryan a lot of the match, even taking it outside the ring and up round the bar area. When Ryan did get control it was through his speed and very mean looking kicks. Dude has one mean super kick. Unfortunately it takes more then that to take down a Grizzly bear.
Last part of the match had me on the edge of my seat. Waiting for either Eddie to finally throw Grizzly or Grizzly to finally Chokeslam Eddie made me realised how torn I was over who I wanted to win. Another real near fall for Eddie means my mum now actually could murder Ed Dyer, because of course its all his fault, one day he'll actually get a three count. A nice and long match but it never felt like it dragged, it was the perfect length really.
With Grizzly winning it kind of leaves you asking the question just who the hell can beat him? I'm sad, as you'd guess, that Eddie didn't get the win. Another tough and brilliant match to add to his 2016, I'm sure he'll be facing Grizzly, or indeed whoever the champion might be by the time he gets another shot, soon for the belt. You can't deny though that Griffiths is the man and if I'm honest with you I'm happy he's still champ because he's just awesome. I wonder who his next challenger will be and whether they'll be able to take him down.
House of Bones & Chris Walker (w/ Vixxen) vs Chris Andrews / Adam da Silva / Ultimo Dragon
Winners : House of Bones & Chris Walker
I am sad. Adam got all beat up again. It is always sad news to tell you that Adam got beat up. The heart he has though, he never gives up and that is what matters!
No need to tell you how much I love House of Bones, Andrews or da Silva and you might have guessed from the first time I ever saw Chris Walker at Prizefighters that I love him too so this match was already a winner in my eyes before Ultimo Dragon walked out.
The opening round of tags was good, getting everyone involved and keeping the pace steady. Walker vs Dragon was great, though I did keep giggling whenever Walker did something stupid. Yeah I get that I say he's funny a lot but he is very funny AND extremely talented. Then Adam got tagged in and it all went a little wrong for his side. House of Bones spent the vast majority of the rest of the match dominating, keeping Adam in their corner. Walker actually worked well with Lomax and Gideon, in so far as they are all gits and like picking on small people.
Ultimo Dragon is just someone you need to witness live in your life once. I'm amazed that even the photos I took of him turned out pretty much perfect and sparkling. Loved seeing him go up against House of Bones but it was his bit with Walker, as I said above, that I loved. Andrews throwing people around like they weigh nothing, as always, is my thing. Never attempt to double team Chris Andrews because he will just end up throwing you both.
Lomax once more stole the match though. I don't know what it is about him but he's just great fun to watch. He's cocky and funny but just basically destroys whoever he's in the ring with. He's obviously stumbled at the last hurdle getting his own number one contenders spot (being eliminated by Sami at Christmas and beaten by Eddie at Prizefighters) and I think him up against Grizzly is a match I REALLY wanna see now.
The match ended with poor Adam getting pinned by Lomax. It was a great match though, you are kinda guaranteed a great match when House of Bones or Andrews comes down. Adding Walker and Ultimo Dragon just made it even better.
Kelly Sixx vs Shelton Benjamin
Winner : Shelton Benjamin
What can I say?
Was never a huge fan of Shelton Benjamin's if I'm honest with you but sometimes it just doesn't matter at all. Its kinda a completely different thing seeing them on TV and then seeing them live, regardless of whether you liked them or not you can feel that its something special.
For some reason I was so happy it was Kelly that got the chance to face him too. The guy was seriously impressive up against Eddie Ryan at Prizefighters and he impressed again tonight. In fact the match went his way for a good majority of it, one thing I like about him is that he can spring one attack out of nowhere when the match turns against him and it swings back in his favour but he does it so naturally that it just amazes you.
With the Soul Society actually making its presence felt now its nice to see Kelly get a match like this one.
I guess the match was a little slow in places but it was exciting nonetheless. Keizer kinda got involved at the last moment, being pulled into the ring by Kelly as he tried to help him get to the ropes when Benjamin put him in a ankle lock and then distracting the ref as Kelly tapped out. It gave Kelly the chance to low below Benjamin and attempt to go for a cheap win, it backfired. Great end to the match though.
Benjamin got the win which proves that cheaters don't always prosper, it was a brilliant match for Sixx though who is very talented and a lot of fun to watch.
I also must apologise to Keizer… As he was telling us to turn our phones off I was filming him on mine… Then he had a rant about uploading things to the internet and in the interval I uploaded his speech to the internet…. My only point being how am I meant to spread the word of the Soul Society if I don't let people see his wonderful speech? My bad.
(You can probably see the video if you click onto my Facebook page, I made it public… I lose track of what is and isn't public on my page though. In trying to keep some people from being able to see what I'm doing I did have restrictions of all sorts on there… Its worth giving the link a go though IF you want to see what Keizer said.)
Kotaro Suzuki (c) vs Ultimo Tiger
Winner : Kotaro Suzuki
Match of the night easily. That isn't even coming from a biased Tiger fan (in my Tiger t-shirt), in the Meet and Greet line and on the minibus home there was little argument that it was the match of the night.
It was breathtaking. There aren't words to describe seeing Suzuki in action but holy heck did Tiger step up his game AGAIN to bring the fight to him. When you think he can't get any better he rises to the occasion and blows the roof off the building. It is not the first time I was left speechless by just how well he stood toe to toe with someone like Suzuki. I should really stop being surprised by now, I should probably stop SAYING I'm surprised because it sounds like I have no actual faith in his talent.
It was a match that really built up to the explosion at the end. Tiger threw everything at him, lots of high energy attacks. Loved seeing Tiger get riled up in the middle of the match, the snap of the head to glare at Suzuki was amazing and just that one moment you could see in the match itself Tiger taking it up another gear.
Seriously though… When the DVD comes out if you can get it get it. If you don't live close enough to a show send someone you know close enough to a show to go get it because it was just a phenomenal match.
OK so it was obvious that Suzuki would win it but like the Omega match yeah Tiger didn't get the victory but he matched up to his opponent and will only use the loss to further improve. I am gonna call it now that the end of the year will see a much stronger, much more confident and completely in control Tiger taking over. I'd say that he'd set the world on fire but he's already done that, he just needs that one little thing to connect it altogether and get the winning streak going.
What a match though. What. A. Match. Very proud to have been wearing my Tiger t-shirt to the event. Always a proud fan no matter the result.
Soul Society vs Johnny Kidd & Danny Jones
Winners : Soul Society
Keizer was back out, this time for a actual fight which made me smile as I haven't seen him wrestle for a while now and I do like seeing him in the ring. He was with Charlie Garrett who I had never seen before but loved him from the moment he got in the ring. The Soul Society is looking mighty at the moment with Garrett and Sixx flanking Keizer.
It was Johnny Kidds final match in Cornwall and the match was good. Kidd and Jones worked well together, Keizer and Garrett were a bit messy at times but a lot of fun to watch. There is something about Danny Jones I just don't like, he's like one of those good guys that are just too good guy-ish you want to slap him…. Or maybe I just like the bad guys too much? They are usually much more entertaining and funny. You just look at Jones and imagine the sound effects…
Really liked Garrett when he was in the ring. Honestly stole the match for me, specially when he was in there against Kidd.
Things got a bit messy near the end, Soul Society got the win but it was a fun match, nice to see Kiezer wrestling, for me a great introduction to Garrett and also brilliant to see a growing Soul Society. After the match Darren got in the ring to say thanks to Kidd who got a great round of applause. You could feel the match was special.
Scotty Essex (c) vs Carlito
Winner : Scotty Essex
When Darren announced that Scotty was main eventing I nearly jumped out of my chair in happiness. Like I could honestly not be happier if I tried.
The match was a show stopper. Essex was classified as uncool by Carlito, you all know what happens to people that aren't cool in Carlito's mind. He got over the apple spitting though. Its not like its the first time this year someone has spat something in Essex's face (lets not forget the green mist from Tajiri…) and knowing him it probably won't be the last time.
OK so the match wasn't as good as Suzuki/Tiger but it was one hell of a main event. There was a lot of touching of Carlito's hair to begin with which to be honest I can't blame Scotty because he has lovely hair.
It wasn't until I got home and looked through my photos that I realised they spent a lot of their match in one of the four corners, or at least I took a lot of photos when they were in the corners. Scotty controlled the match and kept it at his pace, even when his moves didn't connect (dude has seriously awesome top rope skills) he was able to out manouver Carlito to take control of the match.
Then it went a bit wrong when he went for a chop on the outside of the ring and Carlito dodged. I heard the whack of Scotty's hand into the corner of the ring from the other side of the arena and it sounded like it hurt. A very close call for Carlito came soon after.
In the end Scotty got his trophy, distracted the ref and Carlito enough to get the victory. Smart win by Scotty but what a match up?
With Scotty winning I was extremely happy though, and I do apologise for admitting it, I did find Carlito's "I'm a sore loser" bit very funny. Scotty continues to shine though and you have to love the guy. He puts on a great show all the time.
The best one yet. Not just because we got rushed to the front of the queue to get us out but it was great. I love watching Scotty walk around the place, he stays in character up until the point you actually get to talk to him.
I got to meet everyone. Got a photo with Carlito but that was mainly just so I could show it to a friend who loves Carlito.
On the merchandise table Suzuki and Dragon were signing. They were really nice though Suzuki's signature goes on forever, I was mesmerised watching him sign my poster. Dragon was very cheerful, I liked him.
Then my mum got into a long winded conversation about growing up with wrestling in Plymouth with Johnny Kidd as Charlie Garrett got bored waiting. He did make me laugh but my mum and Kidd weren't paying the slightest bit of attention to him. I was going to ask for a photo with him but kinda just threw my poster at him as he moaned and then turned around and saw Scotty!
Scotty was given his own Swampy. Little Swampy Essex seemed happy enough with his new owner. As always I got to talk for a while with Scotty, I love talking to him, and he let me take a load of selfies with him which made my day, specially as around lunch time I was determined I didn't want to go and was very close to not going, I'm happy I forced myself to get over my strange mood because that just made me so happy. He said he might bring Swampy Essex with him next time, I can't go to Bideford as I'm working but I'm going to Teignmouth now as part of my birthday weekend celebration (along with Total Chaos in Yate on the Saturday!) so I'll let you know if there is a Swampy there. (And yes I'm going to post most of them just not the really blurry ones….)
I finally got a photo with Grizzly which was just as great as my photo with Sami. Have I mentioned how much I love these guys?
Vixxen actually took our selfie for me this time and it is why it turned out really well. She's lovely, she's always lovely. I wasn't aware I could take nice pictures though I think its more her then me.
Then Tiger called Swampy a lizard, or a Essex supporting lizard to be exact. Swampy wanted me to burn my Tiger t-shirt when I got home. I didn't but I can't leave him alone in the same room with it. Always love my photos with Tiger though. Ain't he the best?
Plus I got one with Eddie. Because why not? Plus I loved his t-shirt.
I loved it. I think I say that at the end of every Pride show. I can't fault them.
Darren was great on the mic all night. Then again how he forgot to give Ed Dyer his proper introduction I don't know, that was nearly a sad moment, thankfully he was reminded in time that we all need to know that he's the only referee with a degree to count to three.
I liked that they tried to split the meet and greet with Carlito and Shelton Benjamin up from the other one by having it in the interval, I wasn't too bothered about it so didn't go up and it was only because too many people wanted to see them that I ended up meeting them at the end. They apologised for it being a little badly organised but I think it was pretty well organised if I'm honest, I don't mind standing around waiting and Naomi and crew are always really helpful.
Match of the night was Suzuki vs Tiger by a huge margin. It was just a match you will have to buy the DVD to watch. Even though he called Swampy a lizard Tiger was the man of the evening too, honestly ask me anything you want about the night and I'll turn the conversation back to either how lovely Scotty Essex was at the meet and greet (which I actually did cry through Messenger and text to Fiona about and was actually holding back tears on the minibus so people I didn't know didn't see me crying over someone being nice, its always a hard one to explain that) or how amazing Tiger was in his match.
It was like a show full of main events. Every single one of them could have headlined the show.
The only bad thing I have to say about the evening, even though it had nothing to do with Pride, was one child who was sat somewhere behind me who had to stand on me EVERY SINGLE TIME he pushed through to stand by the ring. None of the other kids went out of their way to stand on me (my foot wasn't even in the walk way, he literally had to reach his foot out behind the chair in front of mine to stand on me) but that is the only bad thing. I don't know what I did to upset this one kid but obviously I've made myself a enemy down in Penzance. My foot is very sore, I hope he's happy.
Loved my seats at the end of a row, it was weird having reserved seats, its the first time I'd been in the first or second row. We're in second for RVD in Taunton but moved to front row for Teignmouth and Paignton. Why the heck not?
Top quality matches from beginning to end. Great match ups too, really they were on top of their game with this one. I've been keeping notes just in case we do a end of the year thing this year (my memory is so bad I need notes in my life) and just the entirety of this event went down for candidates for favourite matches. It was just amazing how after every match you felt like the next one couldn't be better, it could be as good but not better, and then they went on to be better… Well until Suzuki/Tiger.
Main event was awesome. Scotty is a natural Main Eventer. Was on my feet cheering him. Someone make a Scotty Essex t-shirt I will buy 7, one for every day of the week.
Really well organised too. Even when they were struggling to fit people in Darren could be seen running around the place looking as calm as anything sorting it all out. Him, Naomi and their whole crew are as always helpful and friendly. As I said, can't fault them at all.
So thank you to Pride once more. I did come home and instantly spend all my spare money on tickets for more shows! You guys absolutely rock. You are always so professional but also appear so laid back. When things do go wrong you are always open with the crowd about it and its just always a great atmosphere. Best night out you could possibly ask for and well worth the travel sickness that follows!
Give them a follow all over social media :
Website : http://www.prowrestlingpride.com/
Facebook : Pride Promotions
Twitter : @ProPWP
For me the next time I'm going to (breath) be at a wrestling show is after a long ass bus journey to Bristol, followed by another one to Yate for Pro Wrestling Chaos on May 21st. I will be getting back to Plymouth at a ungodly hour just to then have to get up and train it to Teignmouth for Pride's show on the 22nd, that is now all part of my birthday present to myself (and I am working 10 out of the next 11 days INCLUDING my birthday on the 20th). Fanboy number 1 (James) I shall see you in Bristol hopefully for birthday fun! I'm apparently going somewhere for pizza and cider with my mum and aunt before the show so…. I'm sorry my first impressions are probably going to be me giggling a lot and more then likely telling you how you need to COME AND SEE TIGER AND SCOTTY OMG WHY GO TO YATE WHEN YOU COULD GO TO TAUNTON NEXT MONTH?! Damn you…..
We will now resume our normal anime filled blogging. Until next time.
Plus, obviously, lots of photos being posted on Instagram so go check out my account (@Awerka because it ain't like it isn't my username EVERYWHERE) for various different photos (and some the same) edited. It takes me a while to load them (I get bored and my mind wanders) or else I load helluva lot at one point so its worth checking it out if you wanna see my terrible photos. Plus there will be at least one video loaded on there (not the Keizer one as its too long though I might cut some of it and post two or three parts of it) so yeah… Check that out.


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Sunday, February 5, 2012
A New Friend and New Goodies
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The pillow stump doll is so precious!ReplyDelete
I love the little stump doll. We had strep here too..but somehow it managed to only hit one kid! Probably because he's the one that kisses girls!!! Or a girl anyway, lol!! Glad your all feeing better. KatieReplyDelete
Love the little stump doll. Glad that your family is feeling better.ReplyDelete
Lots of wonderful goodies!!ReplyDelete
I love the stump doll.So wonderful you got to meet your online friend.It's like meeting someone you've known your whole life.I to have hide away stuff to fill up new displays..smile..Hard to give up things you love.Glad the kiddos are better.Have a wonderful Sunday!~AmyReplyDelete
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LOVE the cupboard! I need yet another one for my wool...lol! Does that mean I have too much?
Glad to hear everyone is healthy!
Hugs :)
Hi Ann,ReplyDelete
How fun to meet Carolyn - I am familiar with her site.
Your new bookcase is beautiful - quite prim looking.
What a sweet doll/pillow. Hopefully someday if I get to Ohio again I will visit her shop.
Hi Ann, I just found your blog, love the pillow with the doll and the lunch pail pinkeep, really love it, I love to collect unusual pinkeeps. Drop by for a visit sometime. VickyReplyDelete
Looks like you had a wonderful visit and what beautiful prims! ;)ReplyDelete
Hello, Ann: I'm popping over from your other blog. I really like the bookcase you brought home from your mom's. You filled it just right and I recognized the bandboxes before I read your description. I love Marly's sampler bandboxes.ReplyDelete
The blackened beeswax bunny must smell divine.
How fun to meet a blog friend! Wonderful goodies, glad that everyone is back to being healthy.ReplyDelete
Good Morning, Ann,ReplyDelete
I love your little shelf and it's even more special that it came from your mom's.
You did a great job displaying your little prim goodies.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend. ~Natalie
Hi Ann! I was going through the list of followers on my primitive blog and see that you follow me so I thought I would come over here and meet you. =]ReplyDelete
You picked up some great prims at the shop! I've always wanted to meet a fellow online friend, how fun that must have been.
Love the new bookcase and everything you have in it, wonderfully prim!
Looking forward to following your blog, love it already! Have a delightful week~


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Is Halo 3 beta registration closed?
Yes, phases one and two of the beta have already ended. If you haven't received an email by this point, then you were not one of the lucky few.
Is there no other way?!
If you didn't get in to either phase, then you can still get in by buying Crackdown , releasing in the US, on February 20 th . Inside every launch copy of Crackdown is an invite to the Halo 3 beta.
How will the Crackdown invite work?
Once the Halo 3 beta has been activated (start date is still TBD) you simply go to the Downloads menu in Crackdown to download the Halo 3 beta. After that, you will need to launch the Halo 3 beta from within Crackdown. You will need an Xbox 360 with a hard drive and an Xbox Live Gold account.
I'm an experienced beta tester with a PhD in Astrophysics and a minor in messaging Bungie to whine about the beta. Why wasn't I invited?
Microsoft did not choose beta testers based on merit, that would take far more manpower than is realistically possible. Phases one and two were both essentially lotteries or contests. Bungie was not actually responsible for those contests, but rather your local Microsoft Games Studios division. Messaging Frankie, Sketch, KP or any other Bungie employees is futile. When does the beta start?
The beta will not start when Crackdown is released. The beta will go live when it's ready, which should be sometime this Spring. The team is currently busy whipping the included content into shape. Our goal is to deliver a fun, solid game experience though it will still very much be a "beta."
How long will the beta last?
The beta will only be playable for a limited time. Exact timing is still TBD.
Are there multiple phases to the beta?
Not really. The term "phase" applied to the beta registration process. Participants from phases one and two as well as those using Crackdown will be able to get their copy of the beta at the same time. The participants from the Friends and Family program may be able to start playing shortly before the others, however. What can you tell me about the Bungie Friends and Family program? Not much, at the moment. As we've said, it's just a method for Bungie to get some of its closest community friends into the beta. As we mentioned above, this program will start at a period shortly before the others, the extent of which is yet to be determined. How many players are going to be in the beta? A lot, many thousands. Let's just say, you won't have trouble finding a match. How many maps, gametypes, playlists, etc. are we going to see in the beta?
Just enough to get the testing data we need while providing a fun game experience yet still leave everyone wanting more. The exact scope is still being finalized. Will the party system be implemented in the beta?
Yes, you will be able to find your friends, join their party and enter matchmaking with them, in playlists which support parties.
Will we be seeing anything that we have not yet seen from the Alpha screenshots (and leaks) in the beta?
There are bound to be a few surprises in store for fans. And seeing a fuzzy cell phone video of the alpha doesn't even begin to come close to actually playing yourself on an HD television with maps that are several months further along in development. Will we see the function of the mysterious X button? Yes. Whether or not it'll still be mapped to X is subject to change. And honestly, it won't be all that surprising. Just cool.
Please tell me I get to blow stuff up with the laser. You get to blow stuff up with the laser. Try lining stuff up and then firing through it all. Preferably without teammates in or around said stuff.
Will we all have to sign NDAs and never speak of the beta? Will you try to contain screenshots and movies coming out of the beta? Nope. In a perfect world, maybe, but it's hard enough when the participants are just a few thousand MS employees, let alone thousands and thousands of Halo fans. We don't expect anything in the beta to remain a secret. The beta will be covered by a normal user agreement, with lots of caveats about the fact that it's not finished, only lasts for a short time and so on. What kind of data and feedback is Bungie looking to glean from the beta? We're looking for a lot of things. Mainly the kinds of things that you cannot otherwise accomplish without the mass of people we'll have, such as stress-testing all of the backend stuff and networking. We'll be keeping an eye on our forums for general feedback, but the primary goal is to gain valuable technical information that's only possible when we have tens of thousands of simultaneous players across the world.
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Oh, we're not done yet!
A 4v4 mix of Double EXP Slayer and Objective gametypes on a whole mess of your own community created maps.
Category: Double EXP Weekend
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Max Team Size: 4
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Tags: Halo 3
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Fix your -blam!-, Bungle!
So, yeah, This week's Double EXP Weekend is running a little behind. I blame Ninja 0n Fire. (He tells me that some fairly large updates are being deployed and as a result, we'll likely not see the Double EXP Weekend go live until tomorrow, or, *gulp* "later").
When it is ready to go, we'll let you know.
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Feet first into awesome.
Looks like ubald unleashed another render over at HBO. This one's a WIP and part of a much larger collection that will ultimately serve as a webcomic. But you should check it out now.
ubald: Halo Rendered Comic
Tags: Halo 3: ODST
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Faux Chief.
This week's Steve's getting all Batman on some Scarab carapace.
Chronicles of ODS Steve: Faux Chief (#81)
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Anoj didn't submit his latest entry to Comm Chatter, but they gang at HBO picked up the slack. Besides, even without Anoj's familiar wordplay, we all know what this video's about anyway. There's like ten kills. You can submit your own for next week if you're astute enough to figure out how to make it happen.
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