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My family has a fondness for disclaimers. When we exchange Christmas presents, the giver usually offers a disclaimer with the gift: “Before you open this, let me explain . . .” This is not wise, since the disclaimer may draw attention to a flaw that might have been overlooked. But giving disclaimers is a habit, so herewith I state that, because I am taking Photography 101, I may post photos here in response to assignments. I posted the first three assignments on sappy as a tree, but the fourth assignment — bliss — has pushed me into the abstract pondering that I like to do on this site.

“Ah, bliss. What does this word mean or look like to you?” When I saw the word “bliss,” it stirred a memory of the phrase “endless bliss.” I knew I had sung the words “endless bliss,” but where and when? I searched online and found “endless bliss” in the second stanza of an old Christmas carol, “Good Christian Men, Rejoice!

Good Christian men, rejoice, with heart and soul and voice;
Now ye hear of endless bliss: Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this!
He has opened the heavenly door, and man is blest forevermore.
Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!

While I like to sing this rousing carol, its energy doesn’t fit with my conception of endless bliss, or heaven — a place of peace and rest, golden and perfect.

August 2012, taken with a  Panasonic Lumix (no filters or effects added)

Cold Mountain Overlook, August 2012 (taken with a Panasonic Lumix)

This photo of a sunset hints at heavenly bliss, but I felt far from peaceful when I took it. My husband and I were off on a rare weekend together when I realized that the sun was setting gloriously and I was failing to photograph it. The inn where we were staying faced east, so we jumped in the car and drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway, looking west for a place to stop and take a picture while the sky was still streaked with pink and orange. I did get a picture, but bliss was not the emotion we experienced.

My second notion of bliss is entirely self-oriented:

The Atrium, November 2014 (taken with a Panasonic Lumix)

Once a week, my fourth grader and I go downtown for his geography class. Not being a coffee purist, I am thrilled that there is a Starbucks in the same building. Unless I foolishly leave my wallet in the car like I did this week, I have one hour to drink my nonfat cappuccino, send emails, catch up on reading, or check Facebook. On a good day, I snag a chair at the table by an outlet (my laptop’s battery won’t hold a charge). I enjoy the hour to myself, with no self-accusing voice to suggest that I am wasting time. This lovely hour flies by every week. The Starbucks closes before my son’s class ends, so the atrium is usually quiet and often empty. If bliss means ease of mind, physical comfort, and proximity to a computer, then this mundane photo represents it.

February 2009, taken with a FinePix camera

February 2009 (taken with a FinePix)

Many blissful moments in my life occur in conjunction with not having to go anywhere at all. Snow days can be blissful, especially if we have electrical power and can get to a hill for sledding. I remember being suffused with joy on a night when my older kids had come home from college and we sat around the family room together, laughing and talking about old times, instead of heading off into separate parts of the house. Of course, there are moments of special bliss, like a wedding or a graduation, but big events can be overwhelming, with too much to take in at once. Sometimes it is the tiny triumphs of life — like blowing out all the birthday candles at the same time — that inspire a sensation of bliss:

November 2014 (taken with a Panasonic Lumix)

December 2011 (Taken by J. Fleming with an iPhone 5s)

The “bliss” assignment has been the most difficult one yet, perhaps because bliss is an emotion — not tangible like the earlier topics of “home,” “street,” or “water.” At dinner, I asked my daughter what came to mind when she thought of bliss. She showed me a picture that she had posted to Instagram. It was a screenshot she had created from Act II of her ballet studio’s production of “The Nutcracker.” As Clara, she radiates bliss after the Dewdrop and Sugarplum Fairies welcome her to the Land of Sweets.

November 2014

November 2014 (Panasonic Lumix; sadly, my son didn’t get a piece of Bliss chocolate this Halloween)

I am in danger of being too thorough with my visual examples of bliss, so I will close with an excerpt from Robert Browning’s Pippa Passes. In context, “Pippa’s Song” is ironic, since it is spoken by a girl walking innocently past vignettes of intrigue, malice, and hardship. But Browning’s lines express bliss through Pippa’s simple enjoyment of her holiday, a day in which the natural world greets her at its freshest and simplest:

THE year’s at the spring,
And day’s at the morn;
Morning’s at seven;
The hill-side’s dew-pearl’d;
The lark’s on the wing;
The snail’s on the thorn;
God’s in His heaven—
All’s right with the world!

Notes: The lyrics to “Good Christian Men, Rejoice!” were written by Heinrich Suso in the 1300s, to be sung with the tune In dulci jubilo, and translated from Latin to English by John M. Neale (1853). All photos with the exception of “The Nutcracker” are copyrighted by Sandra Fleming @2014 and are her property. Please do not reproduce them without her permission. Text copyright Sandra Fleming @2014.


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RAPE: DR. RO KNOWS: Here We Go Again-Todd Akin, Another Conservative Defining For Us What Our Bodies Can Do During What He Calls “A Legitimate Rape!”

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United States Senate Seal (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey)

By: Dr. Rosetta Stith

Congressman Todd Akin is seeking election to the U. S. Senate in this year’s most  competitive Senate race in  Missouri.

Perhaps the biggest mistake he made was unveiling his level of idiocy and lack of knowledge regarding a woman’s anatomy while having a wife and two daughters.

What qualifies him is not medicine, but his emphatic truism, which he claims is from doctors, that if it is a ‘legitimate rape’ we have within our bodies ways which will “shut the whole thing down.” He also believes that if it does not shut down while the rape is in progress, and the woman is impregnated, that there should be some punishment for the rapist, and not the child.

Ladies with some sanity and sense of morality, let’s do a reality check for Akin:  as women we do not and never will have this automatic ‘shut down button’ in our brain to stop a pregnancy while being raped.

The U. S. Senate does not need conservative, white male politicians like Akin making health care decisions for women.  That decision making belong to us.

Instead of  uttering preposterous mandates, Akin and other like minded politicians should acknowledge us, hear us, and join us to develop good health care practices and fully funded programs for women, their children, and their families.

TITLE IX: FEMALE SPORTS: DR. RO KNOWS: forty years of Title IX has paid off in medal victories for girls and women at London’s 2012 Olympics

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Title IX 6/09/12 (Photo credit: dianecordell)

By: Dr. Rosetta Stith

With the success of girls and women medalists at the Summer Olympics, age was not a factor.

The youngest,  Katie Ledecky, is 15 years of age from Bethesda, Maryland.

Gabby Douglass , America’s Golden Girl, is 16 and became the first African-American to win the Women’s All Around Gymnastics Competition.

Missy Franklin, age 17, broke the world record and won the 200 meter backstroke.

The most rewarding factor for those young girls is that they are still in high school. They were able to train and compete because 40 years ago, Title IX of the Civil Rights Act was enacted into law, and removed the barriers girls faced in the schools to engage in competitive sports.

How did girls and women end the 2012 Olympics

And that bodes well for their future success in the 2016 Olympics.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: DR. RO KNOWS: Chris Brown-shame on you for trivializing your violent abuse of Rihanna

By: Dr. Rosetta Stith

Chris: it is apparent from your comment about Rihanna speaking out that your community service and other mandates by the Judge after three years, that you are lacking something which is very important-respect and humility towards women.

For the remaining two years of probation, perhaps you need to change your lane, visit shelters for battered and abused women, and families who lost their mothers, grandmothers, and other loved ones because of domestic abuse and violence by men like you.

 Your comment: “I am tired of Rihanna talking about this, she needs to let this go, “ is easy for you to say because mentally you want it to go away. But, for Rihanna, it is not that easy. Forgiving and forgetting comes with time and results from appropriate help and counseling. Apparently, she is not there yet.

Is ‘this’ all that the horrible incident of violence means to you as a person, celebrity, and a young African American man which has been a successful entertainer?

I wonder if you would still feel the same way if ‘this’ had happened to your sister or mother?

It is said: ‘you need to check your self’ regarding your concerns about Rihanna retelling her story about  your violent abuse and explosive temper before you wreck yourself and your career again, remember?

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: DR. RO KNOWS: In her widely viewed interview with Oprah, Rihanna was the face of millions of abused women

rihanna-cries-about-chris-brown-on-oprah Credit: Google Images

By: Dr. Rosetta Stith

And, those women even today endure the ravages of domestic abuse and violence!

Rihanna’s ordeal will help leverage bipartisan political support to renew funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Her tragic experience with violence,  like the experience of other women,  is real and horribly everlasting.

I commend Rihanna for her courage and openness which enabled her to recount her ordeal for all of America to hear; and, which included a salient factor-Chris Brown, her abuser, needs help. The need for help and counseling applies to other men who are abusers.

Her tears reflect hurtful memories of the brutal assault which  still pervades her heart and mind.  Like Rihanna, many abused women have those memories. As survivors, abused women continue to be abused.

Rihanna did what many women should do, but do not do enough. She reported this violent incident to the police. She got on the road of healing herself by recognizing that it was not her fault because Chris Brown needs appropriate behavioral/ domestic counseling.

Thank you Oprah!

Your interview will serve as a poignant reminder that as women, we have rights and a support system to deal with a domestic violence crisis including programs, relatives, and friends. Your show gave us a critical path to follow to end this level of violence.

And for Rihanna:  It’s  I Can, You Can, We Can!

Way to go!!

I have a message for expectant and parenting young mothers who have been abused.

As the former Director of The Paquin School for Expectant and Parenting Adolescents and Their Children, which was a Baltimore City Public Middle/ Secondary High School for Girls, on-site Pre-School Programs for their children,  and  part of my experience included teaching young  girls, other women in their families, boyfriends, and young fathers that violence should not be a part of their family life.

Remember, if you are the victim of abuse, you have rights.

First, call the police and report the abuse.

Second, embrace and reach out to your family and friends.

Third, take advantage of the physical and mental health programs and prevention programs, like those which were offered at Paquin, with a staff of appropriate professionals who can help you.

One of  life’s values taught at Paquin which you should embrace is that besides the importance of your education and the welfare of your child, the fact that even though we were not born together, as women we are better working together!

ELECTION 2012: DR. RO KNOWS: if women do not vote on November 6th, could we lose the women centered reforms we recently gained?

By: Dr. Rosetta Stith

English: PA: Lilly Ledbetter Visits Pittsburgh...

English: PA: Lilly Ledbetter Visits Pittsburgh to Discuss Why Barack Obama is the Best Candidate for Working Families (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ladies, The 2012 Election On Tuesday, November 6th Is Ours To Lose If We Do Not Vote

As women, we must continue to be mindful of the health programs and services that we will continue to need for ourselves, our children, and our families.

What does mean?

We must make every effort to share this important health information with our families and friends, and emphasize the importance of voting on November 6th.

Remember if we do not vote, we will surly get the candidate we did not want in the White House who may not value or understand the needs of women.

See you at the voting booths.

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, A Bill In The Right Direction For Women

                                                                                This The ‘fair pay act’ for women became effective on  January 29, 2006.

President Obama   championed  this bill and Lilly Ledbetter’s cause knowing the  financial needs of women.

This was the ‘first  act’ he signed as President of the United States.

If the White House and the Congress change hands, could we lose it?

We will not if we vote!

Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA)”

This act was signed into law by President Clifton on September 13, 1994 to address  domestic, sexual, dating violence and stalking.

This act was reauthorized by Congress 2000, and again in December 2005.

The act was due again for renewal this year, but was not renewed before the Congress recessed. There is no certainty it will be renewed after the election.

Specific programs and services to be renewed this year are:

*Community violence prevention programs

* Protection for victims who are evicted from the homes because of events related to domestic violence or stalking

*Funding for victim assistance services, like rape crisis centers and hotlines

* Programs to meet the needs of immigrant women and women of different  races or ethnicities

*Programs  and services for victims with disabilities, and Legal Aid for survivors.

Due to importance of this act and the programs and services  it provides for women, and its renewal  this year, 2012, which may be stalled, the situation gives us another reason to vote this November.

For the hundreds of women who were able to use these services and programs to renew their lives or families , and for those who have friends and family members  who need, or were saved by this act, we have another reason to show up, to stand up, and to vote  on November 6th.

See you at the voting polls!!!

LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS: the high school girl wonders!

Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin (Photo credit: jdlasica)

By: Dr. Rosetta Stith

Katie Ledecky, who recently turned  15 years old this past March, from Bethesda, Maryland, is the youngest high school member of the United States Olympic Team,  and new  comer on the international scene.

She astonished onlookers when she won her first major international event from start to finish in the  Women’s  800 Meter Free Style Final last Friday, August 3, 2012 breaking Janet Evans 23 year old record in 8 minutes, 14.63 seconds.

A half second from breaking  the world recordMissy Franklin, 17 years old maintained utter dominance to win the 200 meter backstroke, and breaking the world record, and defeating the second –place finisher by nearly two seconds!

There’s only one word to describe their accomplishments for the United States 2012 Olympic Teams, their families, friends, and their states:

The best part and value of these competitions for girls and women, is that there is more to come in future years. We need to give them our full support.

My last words: ‘Let’s Hear It For Our Girls And Women.’

WOMEN: Do not forget to encourage our younger girls to watch important sports events with you.

Ask them who was their favorite and why?

You may be surprised at what they will say, that is how it begins.

Ask someone who knows: Ms. Natalie Hawkins, Gabrielle Douglas’ mother!

GABBY DOUGLAS: DR. RO KNOWS: 16 year old African American gymnast, an American hero who made us proud, and an enduring and history making role model for young girls especially black girls to follow

Gabby Douglas

By: Dr. Rosetta Stith

Gabrielle Douglas, a young lady just 16 years of age  captured our hearts and made us  all proud of her as America’s golden girl.  She is the first African-American  to win the Women’s All Around Gymnastics Competition at  London’s 2012 Olympics.

She did not quit, even though she had  enough hardships to overcome in her young life, and other reasons to do so. However, she was driven and wanted to seize the moment, and wow did she do it! She is only one of three women to reach this level of Olympic success.

What is also phenomenal about ‘Gabby’, is that she is 16 years old, still in high school, and is now America’s Newest Golden Girl.

How will she handle of all the fame, media attention, upcoming endorsements and branding offers?

I think this new fame will not become a problem because of her strong bond with her mother, Natalie Hawkins, her  wonderful and supportive family, friends, and her outstanding gymnastic team ( “The Fabulous Five“), and her instructors who will make sure that she has whatever she needs  for her new life.

Her success has earned her ‘a bright light and a shining star’ and a path for other girls to follow.

For  her new life, I know it will be filled with lots of love, pride, success and well earned dignity.

My congratulatory words for her –

” Thank  You Gabby, And You Continue To Go Girl ! ”

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The Best of the Beat Sunday, Jan 20 2013

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews

For 25 years, Offbeat magazine has provided some of the best coverage of entertainment, food, and culture in New Orleans. In addition to its monthly rendering of what’s happening in the Crescent City, it provides a very active website that tracks daily information of life performances and up-to-date news. And annually, it sponsors the Best of the Beat Awards to recognize the best music in a city that is synonymous with music.

This year provided few surprises, but it recognized some stellar, unquestionable musical achievements, some of my very favorite artists, and validated a healthy percentage of my voting for the awards. All in all, I’m pretty satisfied.

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Dr. Michael White

The Artist of the Year Award went to Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews. On the heels of two very successful albums, I believe he is on the verge of national recognition. The New Orleans-borne eclecticism that marks his music is likely the main thing holding him back. Andrews was also recognized as best “R&B/Funk” artist and as the best trombonist  And Dr. John, the venerable yet adaptable scion of swamp rock was recognized for Album of the Year, for his remarkable collaboration with the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, “Locked Down.”  In addition to this well-received album, Dr. John was recognized as the best “Roots Rock” performer and keyboardist.

Clarence "Frogman" Henry

Clarence “Frogman” Henry

Some of my other favorite reward recipients: Best R&B/Funk Album: “Carnivale Electricos,” Galactic; Best Bounce Artist: Big Freedia; Best Traditional Jazz Artist: Kermit Ruffins; Best Brass Band: Rebirth Brass Band; Best Brass Band Album: “Unlock Your Mind,” The Soul Rebels; Best Drummer: Stanton Moore; Best Female Vocalist: Irma Thomas; Best Male Vocalist: John Boutté; and Best Clarinetist: Dr. Michael White. Some of my heroes receiving lifetime achievement awards were: Al “Carnival Time” Johnson; Clarence “Frogman” Henry; and the Dixie Cups.

To cap off the awards, at least as far as I am concerned, WWOZ was recognized as the best radio station; Basin Street Records as the best recording studio; and the Roots of Music, the wonderful marching band , after-school program, was recognized for non-profit achievement/community music award.

Now, on to the Grammys!

Random Facts About New Orleans Sunday, Mar 4 2012

These facts have been supplied to help my students get a snapshot of New Orleans prior to their spring break, service-learning trip. Some facts may be subject to bias (mine). Those generally appear towards the end of the list. No harm or misinformation is intended by these pronouncements.

St. Louis Cathedral, March 2010.

Distance from Durham NH to New Orleans LA: 1,586 miles

Road hours from Durham NH to New Orleans LA: one day; two hours

Average high temperature on March 10th in Durham NH: 37 degrees

Average high temperature on March 10th in New Orleans LA: 71 degrees

Population of New Orleans LA (2010): 343,829

Population of Durham NH (2010): 14,638

New Orleans founded: 1718 by French explorers and speculators

Durham founded: 1732 by English settlers

Portion of New Orleans below sea level: 49%

Top New Orleans employer: Ochsner Health System, 10,000

Second line parade, March 2010

New Orleans racial composition: African-American 60.2%; white, 33%; Hispanic, 5.3%; Asian 2.9

% of New Orleans population who are Roman Catholic: 35.9%

Rank of New Orleans in murder rate (US): 1st

Rank of New Orleans in bicycle and foot traffic (US): 8th

Best cross-dressing bounce artist: Big Freedia

Best radio station: WWOZ (90.7 FM)

Best seafood po’boy: Domilise’s

Best music club: Spotted Cat on Frenchmen Street

Best place for traditional music: Preservation Hall

Me and Kermit Ruffins, Rock and Bowl, March 2011.

Oldest regularly performing jazz artist: Lionel Ferbos (100 years old) at the Palm Court

Coolest senior citizen in America: “Uncle” Lionel Batiste (81 years old) bass drummer for the Treme Brass Band and Frenchmen Street denizen

Best New Orleans brass band: Rebirth Brass Band (OK Stu, I’ve come around)

Mr. New Orleans: Kermit Ruffins

Best city in America: Do we really have to ask?

New Orleans Quick Reference Guide Thursday, Mar 10 2011

OK, you guys will be heading out in around 36 hours. And there are probably labs, papers, and exams to complete, clothes and bedding to pack, and last minute questions. At this point, I can’t help with the first two, but I’ll see what I can do to help with the questions.

Jackson Square, March 2010.

Well, one of your first concerns is geography. You’ve got a 1500 mile drive ahead of you. What route are we following? Where are we going to be? I suspect most of you will be taking the western route, following I-81 from Pennsylvania, through Virginia and into Tennessee. It’s not terribly exciting, but neither is sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic in a major metropolitan area.  Google Maps will help you visualize what you are going to be up to.

Once you get to New Orleans, Kyle found a couple of maps that will be helpful.  Check here for a New Orleans Street Map. It covers most of the metropolitan area, but cuts off Marrero, where we will be staying. You’ll have to go to Google Maps for that. And for the French Quarter, Central Business District, and contiguous areas see this Map of Downtown New Orleans.

As you pack, I’m sure you are curious about the weather. I’ve looked at a number of sites and it looks as though we’ll be experiencing typical March weather. Highs in the low to mid 70s, with nights in the 50s. But if you don’t trust me, you can check out: the Weather Channel and National Weather Service.

We have a lot planned for the week, but if you want good sightseeing and tourist information, you can go to New Orleans Online. It is geared towards tourists, but this site contains some interesting pages on everything from New Orleans history and culture to information on gay nightlife.

And if you want to see what’s happening in New Orleans, you can check out news and events at what I consider the three best sites: Times-Picayune ( , Gambit (, and Offbeat Magazine online. You can get all of the current news, culture, etc. that you’ll need during your stay in New Orleans.

And finally, if you’re into music, New Orleans is the Holy Grail. And the best place for music is New Orleans’ Jazz and Heritage Station, WWOZ. Great interface for listening to the station online. And for the most complete listing of musical happenings in-town, check out the WWOZ Livewire.

But, regardless of what you do and learn and accomplish in the meantime, I’ll see you in New Orleans on Saturday!

WWOZ 90.7 FM New Orleans Thursday, Feb 4 2010

In March 2006, my first visit to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, I first learned about WWOZ.  Frankly, I don’t remember how. I spent the week in a FEMA camp without a car. Maybe I heard it on the radio of my friend Bruno’s truck. Maybe it was the night I drove my tent mate’s car back to Chalmette when my companions decided to eschew the strictly enforced curfew; I’m too old for fence jumping. However it happened — it happened. And once I returned to New Hampshire, I found it online and began listening while at work.

A year later,  I returned to New Orleans to work once again with Habitat for Humanity and to greet the UNH students who drove the 1500 miles in vans. I rented a car at the Louis Armstrong International Airport using Habitat’s corporate account number. For whatever reason, I paid for a $149 per week compact and they provided me with a Nissan Murano SUV. Stunned, I nodded to the attendant and before I left the airport’s bounds, I tuned the radio to WWOZ. It was exactly 11:00am on a Friday, and inexplicably, Tom Morgan and his “New Orleans Music Show” was coming on. And before I exited onto I-10 East, Tom spun his first tune: Louis Armstrong’s “Do you Know What It Means, to Miss New Orleans?” At that moment, I was thoroughly smitten by the power and meaning of WWOZ.

New Orleans has its cathedral, the bawdy bars of Bourbon Street, and the stately mansions uptown, but to me, WWOZ is a 30-year old monument to the Crescent City. It captures the soul of the city like nothing else, as it personifies music, the music that is New Orleans’s gift to the world.

It was host to the rants of celebrity DJ, rhythm and blues artist Ernie K-Doe. It helps sponsor the annual New Orleans and Jazz and Heritage Festival. And more importantly, as the station itself proclaims, it brings “New Orleans music to the universe.” And the wonderful stable of announcers do just that in a personal, quirky, New Orleans sort-of-way.

When visiting New Orleans, DO tune your radio to 90.7 FM. But wherever you are, so long as you have internet access, you can listen online or receive updates on programming information from Facebook.

WWOZ is one of New Orleans gifts to us, but only if you listen!


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At UCL most portico registered teaching modules  have an EchoCenter page on which all recordings associated with the module in a given academic year are listed. Placing a link to this EchoCenter page for your module within its associated Moodle course is the most straightforward way of ensuring your students have access to the recordings that you've made available. The URL for a given EchoCenter page may be found by logging into https://lecturecast.ucl.ac.uk. Once you're logged in you will see recordings that you are associated with as an instructor (if your only association with a module is as a presenter you will not see the recordings).

Clicking on the title of any recording will open a page showing more details - near the top of the page you will see a URL for the individual recording (this is sometimes used to display just one recording). Below the recording's individual URL is the URL for EchoCenter page - placing this URL within a Moodle course is the most common way of giving students access to a given module's recordings.

EchoCenter (shown below) is a convenient, intuitive dashboard that you can use to:

  • Access materials. All materials (Echoes, media imports, and Personal Capture recordings) are grouped together by date and lecture.
  • Access Lecture Tools to prepare and publish activities, polls, and quizzes for use in classroom lectures (if Lecture Tools has been integrated with EchoSystem).
  • Guide student discussions. You can introduce a topic at the right teaching moment. See Discussions - What Did Students Learn
  • Gain insight  into student learning. See Teaching Aids - What Did Students WatchYou can learn:
    • What Echoes students watched and how closely they watched
    • What was interesting, confusing, or notable
    • What they ignored
    • What they absorbed

This overview suggests some ways you can use the EchoCenter. You can also delegate some tasks to your Teaching Assistant (TA).

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When the EchoSystem requires a login to authenticate users, you see an EchoCenter page that has panes for course statistics, discussions (called "Recent Activity"), and additional information for each Echo. There may also be links to the Lecturetools system allowing you create polling questions or quizzes for use during class (NB not currently implemented at UCL) . The page looks something like the figure shown above.
When the EchoSystem is not authenticating users, you still see an EchoCenter page, but it is missing the valuable teaching aids. It looks similar to the figure below:

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Your students also have an EchoCenter page, but they do not see the teaching aids you see. They use the page to:

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  • Access any lectures where Lecture Tools polls or questions have been added. Students MUST access the EchoPlayer through the EchoCenter to see these items.
  • See the course bookmarks they have added to particular Echoes

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Lampung is a province in Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Krui is the principal port on the virginal west coast of Lampung Province. While the town itself is rather rough and unattractive, there are vast gorgeous white sand beaches stretching for miles and kilometers and miles to the north and south.

Accommodation is relatively undeveloped in this remote region of Lampung Province, and few people are fluent in English. Nevertheless a visit to Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, or surfing at Karang Nyimbor, Tanjung Setia, is highly recommended.

A charming native hostel, or losmen, has recently opened in Tanjung Setia, some 20km south of Krui. Kepalas Losmen welcomed the writer of this review with brand-new bedding, fried bananas and hot coffee.

Rp. 150,000/person (about USD 14 at current rates) includes three Indonesian meals. The losmen is within sight of a vast white sand beach, and is on the main road from Krui south to Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park and Kota Agung. The world-renowned surf site is less than a kilometer away.

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Archive for February, 2010

Here is a list of four of my favorite blogging posts this week. I’ve been trying to keep up-to-date on all of my interests in the blogging world, and these are the ones that struck me as keepers. (And yes, I’m trying to post five, but I’m already late, so it’s four again this week. Deal.)

1. The Storque: Etsy’s Handmade Blog
Don’t Quit Your Day Job: The Artist in the Office

I think what struck me the most about this article is that as an artist, you don’t have to completely divorce yourself of that aspect of “you” as soon as you walk in the office and take your desk. I’m going to have to consider how I can incorporate my creative self into my paying job.

2. The Beaducation Blog
Catching up with our Teachers…Barb Switzer

I discovered the Beaducation site this week, which is a post for another time, but I really liked this article.  The Fiore Selvatico creation is divine, and I was struck about what Barb said about her workspace. Mine’s not all that neat either, but I’m not sure it’s due to amazing creativity or disorganization.

3. Sharon’s Jewelry Garden
Bernz-O-Matic, Oh How I Love Thee!

This site came to my attention with the Bead Soup Party, but I visited again this week because Sharon made a comment on one of my posts. I was struck by all of her cool enameled pieces made with a torch.  And she made me aware of the Art and Soul Retreat that is going to be in my “area” in October. Oh how I wish I could go!

4. Rasmussen College
25 Creative Uses of Twitter

So the article is six months old, but I discovered it this week. The Twitter uses range from the funny, such as tweets from your plants when they need a drink, to the practical, such as the tweets from your package in transit. Worth the read, and I’m pretty sure you’ll find someone else to follow on Twitter.

Join me next week when I try to be on time.

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Lan Su Chinese Garden

Last weekend, my husband and I spent three days in Portland.  For Christmas, as our gift to each other, we decided to take a short trip without the children. It was a great, laid-back trip.  It’s nice to take a few moments and remember who it is that I’m married to amidst all the busyness of day-to-day life.

One of our activities was to visit the Lan Su Chinese Garden in downtown Portland.  This garden takes an entire city block and is just gorgeous.  We were very lucky to be able to take advantage of the unseasonably warm and nice weather for February. It was also fun because we were there during the celebration of Chinese New Year. There were several kids groups performing while we toured the garden.

Of course I brought my camera, but I was “lazy” for this trip and decided to keep my 1.8/50mm lens on the camera instead of switching to the more traditional kit lens.  It made some of the shots more challenging, but I actually loved the results.

I wanted to share some of the pictures.

river carved rock

There was one other thing that I was really fascinated about and took a lot of pictures with my iPhone. I plan talk about it at another time, but I’ll give you a little picture hint.

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I see this sort of thing all over the Internets, the weekly blog post of all the other interesting things in the blogging world.  One of my bloggy friends (Angry Julie Monday) started a weekly post of her five favorite posts from the week, and I think that’s a fantastic idea. I like seeing what everyone is doing, but at the same time, I don’t have the time to visit everyone’s blog.

So here you have it, the posts that I liked this week. I only have four this week, but I have other blogs I need to add to my reader, so maybe there will be five next week.

1. Artbeads.com Blog for Beaders

Swarovski Spring 2010 Color Trends

This is a fantastic post about the colors for Spring (I’m assuming this spring even though the post says 2011), and matching them up with Swarovski crystals and pearls.  I thought it was a great resource because it also includes complimentary colors.  Well done artbeads.com!

2. Strobist: Learn How To Light

After the Light: High-Pass Post Production

I like reading Strobist, but for the life of me, about 80% of it goes right over my head.  One day I hope to have any idea what they guy is talking about. 😉 But I thought this brief Photoshop tutorial was pretty easy to understand and useful.

3. Oopsy Daisy Photography Blog

{She . Reads}

I loved her quote at the beginning, and the photos reminded me to work more at my perspective and depth of field.  A simple, but great post.

4. Inspirational Beading

Inspiration Tip: A Deck of Many Things

This post was one of those “ah ha” moments for me.  A tip so simple, and yet, just outside the realm of what I would have thought to do. She’s a jewelry designer, but I think many others could benefit from this tip as well.  I’ll give a hint; it’s about keeping track of your many ideas.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my little trip around the blogs I’ve highlighted this week. I hope to be able to gather some other fun posts for next week.  Thanks again to Angry Julie Monday for the idea!

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What I’m Learning: CSS I

I started my Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Level 1 class last night, and I am so excited to be taking this class. Up to this point in the Web Design program, I haven’t learned a lot of new stuff. The HTML II class started to touch on some new things that were pretty exciting, but CSS is something I know very, very little about.

It wasn’t until yesterday morning that I realized I was going to work for eight hours and then to class for nearly another four hours. It was at that point I came to the conclusion I must be nuts. But class was fantastic! I loved it.

No idea what CSS is? Well, imagine if HTML was the meat and potatoes of your website, then CSS is the gravy. HTML is the content, and CSS is what makes it readable and interesting.

CSS takes something like this…

And turns it into this…

As my instructor said, the appropriate response is ‘Wow!’

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Spring Disc Beads

Yesterday, I received another fantastic set of lampwork beads from BeadIntrigue. This time I managed to purchase from her shop. I love these spring-colored, clear-glass beads with polka dots!

Unlike the tile beads that I just had to have, I have a plan for some of these. I’m thinking some spring earrings for my Etsy shop-to-be. Looking forward to getting a chance to play with these when things slow down a bit. Probably not until early next month

How does that always happen? Beautiful beads and no time to play!

If I haven’t said it enough, go check out BeadIntrigue. Oh, and interesting fact I learned yesterday, she is self-taught. What have you taught yourself how to do?

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Going Old School

I love my iPhone. It’s one of my favorite pieces of technology, but the calendar feature falls pretty short with keeping my scheduled organized.

I’m a visual person (which I hope means I’m creative) and this wasn’t doing it for me.

One of my girlfriends whipped out a calendar the other day and proceeded to use pen and paper. What a concept!

About the same time Vera Bradley was advertising 50% off their agenda books. I decided to visit our local store on Saturday and managed to score a cute book for 50% off and an additional $5 off because of the weekend sales. My cute new calendar cost me just over $8.

So far, I love it! I’m having all sorts of fun writing in the things we have going on and using the daily sections for lists of things to do and remember.

I’ve used this type of calendar before and start out strong and soon forget to carry it around with me, so I’m trying it out.  If it works well for this year, I’m going to upgrade to the fancy Mom Agenda Day Planner for next year.

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Tile Beads for Me!

This has to be my all-time fastest post ever – aside from the ones I do on my 365 blog with my iPhone.

Today, in the mail, I received one of the coolest treasures I’ve found in my beading travels. Thanks to this post from Silver Parrot, I was introduced to BeadIntrigue on Etsy.  She has some adorable and clever lampwork beads.  About a week ago, she posted some fantastic tile shaped beads in clear and black.

I’m not much of a black and white person, so I convo-ed (is that the correct term??) her about whether she made them in any other colors.  I figured she’d have some standard colors, and I’d wait until she posted more.  I loved this shape so much, I almost just bought the clear and black ones.

She responded quickly saying she could make them in any color.

Oh! The possibilities.

Well, I love blue and brown, so I asked about that combo.  She gave me a few options, I made my choices, she made them over the weekend, mailed on Monday, and…

Don’t you just love them?!!

While I was waiting for these to arrive, I just had to order some fun spring colored disks that she made too.  I can’t wait for those to show up.

Now I just have to figure out what to make.  And I love them so much, that I hope it doesn’t take me six months to decide on a design. I’m thinking a bracelet. Maybe.

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Things That Mattered in 2013

Well we had a good year.  Family life has gone well and we have all had a good time together and cherished one another.  The key moments have been my son going to Nairobi on his summer internship just before the airport burnt down, and he also went sking for the first time and loved it. My life carried on as usual with no particular points to punctuate the year except a trip to Cambridge to visit my son for a ceremony and a punt on the Cam. it is the day to day trivia that feel important, a walk with my mum or a friend, stopping for a flask of tea and taking in the view, whilst sharing out lives, our joys, our fears, disappointments etc..

My Sophie is now over two and has calmed down, at last she will sometimes settle and give me a few hours peace in the day.  Her basic temperament is very affectionate and she can go from calm to manic in under a second and is too much for most people but I adore her.

I appreciate the things I have each day knowing that although I have a lot less than many of my friends, I have a lot more that most of the world and I never go to bed hungry, I have shelter and family and friends I love.

Nearly Two

Well my dear little dog is nearly two years old and what a difference a bit of maturity makes.  She is now a cracking dog and I am astounded by how much I love her.  So many of the problems we have with young dogs is down to their age.  Maturation often goes a long way, with training, to solve what at the times feels like impossible problems.  Sophie is now obedient most of the time, behaves well around joggers and cyclists, is usually good around livestock without losing any of her character or propensity to be naughty.  She is the most cuddly dog I have ever encountered and I think she is beautiful too. She is still hard work and needs a lot of exercise or activities to keep her occupied and loves nothing more than a ride in the car to her favourite shop or going round to our neighbours for a cup of tea!

My Beautiful Sophie

My Beautiful Sophie

Life with My Dog

I decided to start a blog when I got a puppy because, despite reading lots of books and responsibly  preparing myself  I had no idea how tiring it could be or how time-consuming.  I wish I had been able to read a blog such as this before I got my pup, one that would have warned me what it is really like:-

  • tiring
  • boring
  • frustrating
  • time-consuming

It is of course great fun but does require enormous patience and resilience – none of the books tell you that lead training can take months, that house training may not be just a couple of accidents and ‘bobs your uncle,’ but would mean a new carpet, quite seriously mine is ruined, despite taking my bundle of joy out at least every hour.  Each pup is different and it is so easy to feel disillusioned when speaking to other dog owners who can’t seem to understand why you are walking around in a daze, blubbing in the street with clothes torn to shreds by your dog’s love of ‘tug of war’ games.  Just occasionally you will meet a gem who has had dogs of all sorts for twenty years and they will tell you some dogs are far more challenging than others and if they had had their ‘Percy’ as a first dog they would never have had a dog again and no it is not just bad owners that make dogs difficult, some just come wired that way and take longer to crack.

If I am honest there have been some days when I have regretted getting my pup and others when I can see that we are making progress and what a fine dog and companion she will become.  There are days when I feel totally inadequate and as if I don’t know what I am doing or how to handle her and on other days she responds to all my commands and is mellow and doesn’t do anything too horrendous.  I love her and have done since the day she was brought to me from the rescue centre, a tiny, quite beautiful runt but I have also had feelings for her which are not so pleasant.

I am doing this alone as my son is in his final year of school and has no interest in a rogue puppy which means even writing a blog is hard because while I have been typing away she has brought a plant pot (with soil and plant) into the living room, nicked a banana off the dresser and jumped on the forbidden sofa 5 times.  I get up at 6, no more lay ins or taking a cup of tea back to bed and within minutes of waking up I am chasing the dog up and down the living room playing tug of war games, ball or whatever else we can invent, still drugged from sleep.  I then get my son to school before a long walk with the dog, the rest of the day is spent playing with her because she doesn’t sleep all day as the books suggest and clearing up the mess.  It really is like having a toddler, the day is long and slow and boring.  The best times are when she sleeps next to me on the sofa or outside bench while I read or puts her paws on my shoulders for a cuddle and when bed time comes round I sigh such relief.

I got a dog because:-

  1. I wanted to exercise more and knew I would have to keep it up when a dog relied on me
  2. I wanted to enjoy exercise and a dog really does turn a walk into fun
  3. I wanted a companion
  4. I wanted to laugh a lot
  5. I wanted to feel safe at night (well she’d lick a burglar to death)
  6. I wanted to feel useful by rescuing a dog

So far all the above objectives have been met but with a high price tag – caveat emptor!

Afternoon Tea with my Working Cocker

Well it was supposed to be a civilised event – tea with my elderly (eighty year old, male ) neighbour.  It started well as we both drank our earl greys in pretty white china cups, Sophie the dog was being well behaved, or so I thought.  I should have known that quiet and out of the room is not synonymous with behaving well.  In under a minute after my initial concerns about the deceptive peace, the bloody dog runs through the living room at break neck speed with something string like dangling out of her mouth.   Keen to show my ‘drop’ control to my neighbour I swiftly caught  her and in a commanding voice ordered ‘drop’ and the little dear did – a tampon was deposited into my hand right in front of a very old school, elderly gentleman.  The dog seems to have decided that I need a daily dose of humiliation but this, so far has to be the worst – what can you say?  I said ‘good girl!’

My Working cocker

Twelve long, long weeks ago I was a happy, energetic woman and full of optimism and excitement I took on a rescue puppy. believed at the time to be a spaniel mix. Unknown to me, she (Sophie) was a working cocker. Sophie is spectacularly beautiful and cute which is just as well because her behaviour is frankly driving me bonkers. I am middle aged and my son will be off to University in October so I thought it would be a super time to take on a pup to fill my impending ’empty nest’. I have had a dog before and she was so easy, well-behaved and eager to please. Before taking on Sophie I read every book about puppy and dog training I could lay my hands on and wrote copious notes so I thought I was prepared. Sophie has been a nightmare – house training took 9 weeks of hourly trips out and in the end we finally cracked it (well nearly) by my putting on a one woman carnival show after each evacuation in celebration of the achievement. But even now she will suddenly jump on the sofa or my bed and wee (both off limits to her).

Sophie was bought from a rescue home that is, in my opinion, somewhat over burdened and she had been allowed to get covered in faeces on a regular basis. She had dreadful diarrhoea when I received her which was the result of a parasitic infection so I suspect she did not receive the relevant and critical early lessons. My carpets are now all ruined and I am sick and tired of mopping up whilst airily pretending it does not matter (as the books advise one to do).

Sophie is a little fire ball of energy, she has a really strong sense of self and is determined with a penchant for nipping (I use the term nipping because frankly it sounds better than biting!). I have followed religiously from day one the guidelines about how to encourage bite inhibition, I can now yelp better than most dogs. I have also stared into space ignoring her, put her for time out, given myself time out, growled (it always makes me choke so I’ve given up on that one) etc. etc all to no avail. I have recently started to spray her with water which helps a lot (well revenge is sweet is it not?). She is SO prey driven and it seems cannot help herself, she will not stop attaching herself to our clothes (did I say clothes?- rags) and shaking, pouncing on us, and worst of all nipping or acting as if going to nip (not really hard.) Whenever she is pushed away or told not to do something she will look as if about to nip. She is not dominant in that I can take anything off her, brush her, clip her nails etc with no trouble even when she doesn’t like it. She knows all the essential, basic commands – sit, stay, leave, drop, fetch my G and T and is walked off lead in open landscape where she will come back to my whistle and meaty treat. When excited by other dogs she will ignore everything and I feel I have little control at these times. She approaches other dogs beautifully and flops down making herself look absolutely tiny, cute and vulnerable and then once she is sure she had duped the other dog into thinking she is sweet and ‘ickle’ she pounces on thier backs and nips their tails. I am desperate for a dog to give her a good telling off but they are all too well trained locally so I end up having to put her back on lead. Ah and there is another problem – lead control, I regularly have to reinsert my arms back into their sockets like playing with a barbie doll as a child (maybe that was just me!). I have tried the suggested techniques but she is either being obstinate or she is thick. The truth is, it must be me failing to communicate what I want/expect her to do. I’ve watched the entire series of the dog whisperer, read every book going and quite frankly feel like a failing parent with a hyperactive toddler-teenager. I love her dearly (when asleep) but surely it shouldn’t be this exhausting and this demoralising. Please tell me other people feel like this and that she won’t end up out of control.

She is walked slightly more than recommended, played with, taken out for all sorts of social experiences. She has every type of toy, chew available plus some of our own inventions – a loo brush (new) is one of her favourites! She is fearless – fireworks, thunder, emergency vehicles, and baths do not bother her which is great but neither does her angry owner. We can be out on a walk and I’ll blow the whistle and have 5 dogs all sitting for me waiting patiently for a treat (none of them mine!). I have thought of just running off, swapping her for someone else’s dog as it waits patiently outside a shop for its owner but then she looks up at me, comes for a cuddle and licks my face and we are aright again!

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ROH 81 – Unforgettable – 2nd October 2005

I told you this was a big weekend for ROH. An “unforgettable” weekend you might even say. Last night produced one of the most solid top to bottom shows ever, rivalling even Manhattan Mayhem and Nowhere To Run from earlier this year, and was rounded off by the fantastic Joe/Kobashi MOTYC. Night 2 of the Kobashi weekend has another stacked card to enjoy. The main event is a dream partner match with some really dumb booking as Kenta Kobashi and Homicide join up to take on Homicide’s friend and stablemate Low Ki, who teams with his most hated rival, Samoa Joe. Make sense of that if you can. Elsewhere, it’s James Gibson’s last night, and he’s wrestling his protégé Roderick Strong in a battle to determine the 2005 MVP. Jimmy Yang wrestles Chris Daniels in a mouth-watering clash. More Embassy/GeNext escapades, the first defence by the new ROH Tag Champions AND a new ROH Commissioner is announced. Philadelphia, PA welcomes us. Dave Prazak, Lenny Leonard and Jimmy Bower call the action.

Prince Nana and Jimmy Rave are somewhat pissed off after what Jade Chung did to them in NYC. Rave promises that Generation Next won’t even make it to Steel Cage Warfare in two months.

Claudio Castagnoli gets some promo time, which is cool. Beating Colt Cabana was just the first step on his road to the top.

Tony Mamaluke/Sal Rinauro vs Dunn & Marcos – ROH Tag Title Match

In an act of somewhat questionable booking, Team Salmaluke teamed up for the first time last show to accept an open challenge from Whitmer and Jacobs, and pulled off a shock win. Do I like Mamaluke? Not especially…but I think Rinauro’s got potential, and Tony’s performance was pretty good last night so I’ll give them a shot. I’m assuming this shot is the RCE’s reward for beating the Carnage Crew at Night Of The Grudges 2, since they haven’t really had a match that’s made a DVD since then.

Dunn starts with Rinauro and eats dropkick fairly promptish. Sal drop toeholds him into a Mamaluke gutbuster before Tony goes all shooter…so Dunn throws him to the floor ha ha. Take that rat features. Marcos sails out with a tentative looking tope suicida. SOMERSAULT PLANCHA by Dunn…and Sal goes one better with a SPRINGBOARD SOMERSAULT SENTON! Mamaluke gets 2 on Marcos with a frog splash. He dumps poor Marcos on his head with a Saito suplex too. Russian legsweep/flipping neckbreaker combo from the champs. Hot tag to Dunn off a headscissors, and he gives Rinauro the Gory driver. Mamaluke blocks the wheelbarrow headscissors double team with a powerbomb for Marcos, then Rinauro hits the swinging stunner on Dunn for 2. Assisted Shiranui on Rinauro, followed by the electric chair senton but Mamaluke makes the save. Double back suplex on Marcos before they botch their Double Rubix Cube finisher and pin Dunn anyway at 06:04.

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It was meant to be a squash to showcase the new champions, but ironically, they came off looking a bit foolish after this. They weren’t exactly fluid all match (it’s only natural, they’re a new team) and that finish looked terrible. They’re actually better off in longer matches as opposed to spotfests/sprints like this, simply because they don’t have the continuity as a team to pull them off yet. I’m not writing them off yet, but I’d rather BJ and Jimmy still had the belts (even though they’ve beaten every team there is!).

Jade Chung cuts a promo on Prince Nana, and in a shock twist…she’s AWESOME! Seriously, that interview was shockingly good. Eloquent, impassioned, logical – everything you could ask for. She finally broke free of The Embassy’s dire clutches at Joe vs Kobashi, now it’s time for payback.

Davey Andrews vs Claudio Castagnoli vs Jay Lethal vs Nigel McGuiness

Four-way filler action here, but this is fresh even after a summer of fourways because we’ve got a lot of new talent in there. Obviously Andrews is still pretty green but there’s some talent there. Castagnoli is really making his first appearances since becoming a full-time member of the roster this weekend, whilst Jay Lethal hasn’t been in too many fourways so. He’ll be out for some revenge on Nigel for cheating to victory in their Pure Title match last night. Obviously everyone is out for a title shot so pinning the champion has to be a priority. Claudio may also be out for revenge on his fellow European since McGuiness beat him in his ROH debut at Fate Of An Angel.

The yanks start on the apron meaning McGuiness and Castagnoli can chain it up. Lethal/Andrews in now, ending in Lethal dishing out stiff chops to all three opponents. Castagnoli tries to catch him with open hand chops of his own but only ends up connecting with McGuiness and Davey. Lethal with a Lionsault onto both the Europeans for 2. TOPE ON ALL THREE GUYS…but he’s caught. ARMDRAG ON CLAUDIO! That was a crazy spot, and amidst the mayhem, McGuiness misses with the iron and smashes it on the ringpost. Back inside the Pure Champion drops Lethal with a hammerlock DDT. Castagnoli with the diving European uppercut to the neck. He goes for a stalling inverted suplex, and learns from last night when he showed off for too long with Cabana. Andrews emulates him with a stalling body slam lol. McGuiness and Claudio get into a b*tchy shoving contest on the floor as Lethal plants Davey with a diving chop off the second rope. Andrews walks into a spinebuster but Nigel blocks the diving headbutt. SPRINGBOARD EUROPEAN UPPERCUT by Castagnoli…THEN THE EURO UPPERCUT TOPE! Claudio is the sh*t! Davey hits a superplex on Lethal, and rolls it into a Final Cut for 2. HEAD DROP DRAGON SUPLEX from Lethal wins it. 09:52 is your time.

Rating – ** –
Filler it promised to be and filler at was, but at least this was decent. Lots of fun comedy stuff from Claudio, and he brought the European uppercut fun as well. He’s proving to be a really decent addition to the roster and is alarmingly over already. That three-way tope into an armdrag from Lethal was as exciting a pre-planned indy dream spot as you’ll see tonight. I’m not sure how much good it does to Nigel, his heel character or the Pure Title to have him hidden away in this…but at least the interactions between him and Claudio keep that little issue going. They meet in non-title action at the next show incidentally. Lethal needed the win to keep his momentum from the Low Ki match going after losing at Joe vs Kobashi.

Matt Sydal vs Jimmy Rave

Sydal has issues with The Embassy going back to February in Dayton when his then-partner Fast Eddie turned on him to join Nana’s group. At The Final Showdown in May these two damn near stole the show in a match that should’ve earned Matt more bookings. He lost there as well, and ended up joining Generation Next at Redemption by way of being on the winning team in a 6-man tag. Now he gets another shot at Jimmy Rave as we’re on the road to Steel Cage Warfare on December 3rd. Someone calls him ‘Mr TPI’ on the way to the ring which is cool. Check out the 2005 TPI by the way!

Sydal controls the early stuff as the quicker of the two men, getting in a bunch of armdrags along the way. Rave joins Nana on the floor, but that’s no worries for Matt. TOP ROPE MOONSAULT TO THE OUTSIDE! Jimmy finally does get some offence in with a back suplex. Sydal gets dropped with a big clothesline to the back of the head then a neckbreaker for 2. The swinging suplex neckbreaker gets 2 as well. He locks in a full nelson (‘is he the master of this particular lock?’ – Prazak) then stomps on Sydal’s neck after he enziguris his way free of the hold. Back to the Masterlock but again Sydal fights it and retaliates with a corkscrew enzi. Enzicanrana scores…HERE IT IS DRIVER! That gets 2, so does the standing moonsault press. Matt comes off the second rope but Rave counters with a mid-air spear. Sydal flips out of Ghanarea and almost rolls The Embassy man up. Rave with a northern lights bomb for 2. Nana distracts the ref…but Jade Chung runs out of the audience and steals Rave’s bootlace before he can use it. Sydal takes advantage of all the distractions and rolls Jimmy up for his second defeat of the weekend at 10:02. Big win for him…

Rating – ** –
Solid match, but their first encounter was far better. Then again, this did all it needed to in fairness. They had a competitive match, with Rave pissing off the fans, Sydal hitting his highspots and getting over as the face, then the Jade run in at the end to carry on the feud. She’ll be in GeNext before long. I didn’t like Sydal completely forgetting about the neck Rave had been working over for most of the match in the home-straight, but in 10 minutes, that doesn’t overly matter.

It’s time for the next Reyes killing a student match. This time Derek Dempsey is the victim, and he is choked out with the dragon sleeper at 00:28. I’m loving this angle because it’s getting Reyes over. In the last couple of months he’s really grown on me. I like his bad tempered nature and stiff kicks!

Another one of the students says Reyes has killed Dempsey…so send for an undertaker. In a surreal moment, out walks Paul Bearer (Percy Pringle if you prefer). He truly is a hideous looking man by the way. He is quite funny though, and he announces himself as the new ROH Commissioner. Jim Cornette walks out all pissed off…and after a pretty inspirational pro-ROH promo, announces that in actuality, HE is the new Commissioner. Before he leaves he calls out Julius Smokes and the rest of the Rottweiler thugs (Reyes and Reefa). He bans them all from ringside in the main event else they’re fired. Well that segment was a whole bunch of good sh*t…

SIDENOTE – Basically ROH is getting a Commissioner as a response to all the events of the summer. We had CM Punk running around as Champion with guys getting title shots not because they’d earned one, but based on personal feuds. We had Prince Nana abusing Jade Chung. We had Nana, Smokes and other Rottweilers interfering in matches. Basically, Cornette is here to restore ROH to what it used to be all about. Great wrestling, clean winners and the like. Initially I didn’t like the idea of a Commissioner, but I have to say, with someone like Cornette in the job, I can see it working. It should be interesting to see where they take this.

Roderick Strong vs James Gibson

This is it, Gibson’s final ROH appearance. He’s been fantastic all year – truly one of the promotion’s most consistent performers – but now his run is over and he’s heading back to the E. For his final match he’s selected a man he’s taken under his wing and tried to help out over the months here and both will be looking for a strong showing. Roderick comes into this on a massive roll as well. He’s beaten Matt Hardy, he’s won Survival Of The Fittest, and last night he beat Jimmy Rave. Like Gibson, he’s been on fire in 2005, and this match will go a long way to deciding who is the 2005 ROH MVP. Gibson has old HWA pal BJ Whitmer in his corner.

We start with two minutes of nice, respectful mat wrestling with neither man able to gain control. Gibson gets a couple of shots in on Strong’s knee which will damage his ability to hit backbreakers. Roderick comes back with a few chops and looks for the Stronghold early. No dice, but he does muscle Jamie into a backbreaker. Gibson off the second rope with a crossbody, then he scores with the swinging neckbreaker. Roderick to the outside where he catches Gibson’s pescado attempt and SLAMS him into the guardrails. FOREARM DUEL ON THE FLOOR! Strong puts a stop to that by shouldering Jamie into the metal sheets again. In the ring again with Roddy cranking on a camel clutch, still working the back. Gibson counters the leg full nelson by rolling into a surfboard then applying a camel clutch of his own. The Mexican surfboard is next for his protégé but Strong comes back with clubbing shots to the back. Gibson goes for a Mexican roll-up but instead bridges himself right into a backbreaker. Strong almost takes Jamie’s head off with a brutal dropkick for 2. Gibson counters the double knee gutbuster with a Texas cloverleaf. To the second rope for a diving elbow drop for 2. Rod blocks the Tigerbomb and instead eats a running knee to the head. Gibson goes for it a second time and runs into TWO CRADLE BACKBREAKERS! STRONGHOLD but Jamie manages to manoeuvre himself to the ropes.

CHOP FLURRY IN THE ROPES! Gibson drops to the floor from the brutality of those strikes. Roderick goes for another and connects with the ringpost. RUNNING KNEE AGAINST THE RAILS from Gibson! He takes advantage of Roddy hitting the post by ramming the hand against the railings, then stomping on it repeatedly. Back inside with a Gibson brainbuster for 2. Roderick can’t chop now because of his injured hand and Jamie floors him with a jumping knee strike. Strong tree of woes Gibson to counter a Tigerbomb and KILLS him with basement dropkicks. SUPERPLEX SCORES but Jamie kicks out again. Roderick goes for a second which Gibson blocks and he dives out of the corner with another knee to the head. DDT…TRAILER HITCH! STRONG STANDS UP! GIBSON WITH ROLLING GERMANS! SEVEN GERMAN SUPLEXES…BUT STRONG KICKS OUT! That was so close the timekeeper even rang the bell! HALF NELSON BACKBREAKER…FOR 2! Jamie counters a second half nelson and HITS A CRADLE BACKBREAKER OF HIS OWN! TIGERBOMB SCORES BUT RODDY KICKS OUT AGAIN! He calls for the top rope Tigerbomb – COUNTERED WITH A SUPER DOUBLE KNEE GUTBUSTER! STRONGHOOOOOOOLD! Gibson taps at 28:52!

Rating – ****1/2 –
Yay, Jamie leaves us with one final MOTYC…that was awesome. Supreme story-telling throughout, and in typically classy fashion, Gibson goes out putting over Roderick in massive fashion (as Strong’s own excellent year continues). You know what you’re going to get with Strong. He’s perfected his “I’m going to kill your back and make you tap” routine, and really it’s a case of how well guys can work around it – and naturally Jamie did it damn well. He constantly beat on the neck looking for his finishers, but there were other moments, like when he attacked the knee early to show his fear of the backbreakers, or when he went after the hand to stop Strong chopping him. With a touch better selling (both guys abandoned it a little to hit the big stuff at the end) this would’ve been 5*.

Amidst ‘Thank You Gibson’ and ‘Please don’t go’ chants Gibson cuts an emotional promo thanking numerous guys. He leaves by putting over ROH as the greatest wrestling company on earth, and calls Strong the MVP. This guy is true class…and that’s something that The Embassy lack. Nana and Rave jump Roderick Strong as he walks back to the locker room. What motherf*ckers…

Top 5 – James Gibson Matches

1) Gibson vs Bryan Danielson (Glory By Honor 4)

2) Gibson vs Roderick Strong (Unforgettable)

3) Gibson vs CM Punk (Fate Of An Angel)

4) Gibson vs Colt Cabana (Dragon Gate Invasion)

5) Gibson vs Austin Aries (The Final Showdown)

INTERMISSION – GMC is in the most echoey corridor ever with Mamaluke and Rinauro. Tony cuts a typically SERIOUS promo about shocking the world. Sal promises they’re going to rebuild the tag division.

BRYAN DANIELSON UPDATE – He’s back next show against Austin Aries, and has sent out open contracts to numerous companies all over the world for title shots. Steve Corino has signed one and gets a title shot courtesy of the HUSTLE promotion.

Jack Evans vs Colt Cabana

Jack’s comeback weekend continues with a match against the arch-rival of the man he beat last night. Cabana was instrumental in that victory, as he distracted Homicide by rapping on the balcony, allowing Evans to hit a reverse rana and steal it. Cabana has had issues with Generation Next in the past too so it’s not like this is an entirely heat-less affair.

Cabana breaks out the ghetto handshake and the match begins with the inevitable dance-off. Colt almost spins Evans out of his shoes to “serve” him again. Lots of near-miss stuff ends with duelling dropkicks…except Cabana can’t nip-up like Evans can. He uses this to his advantage by baiting Jack in then kicking him in the head. A dropsault and a corkscrew enzi from Evans bring him back into the match. Handspring elbow scores, followed by a springboard knee to the head for 2. He rana’s Colt to the floor but he has the dive scouted so he runs away. Jack finally goes for a headscissors off the apron and gets swung INTO the ringpost. Cabana tries to find out exactly how far he can through his flippy opponent with repeated scoop slams. Grounded Gory special, almost stretching poor Jack in half. Then he LITERALLY bends Evans in half in a Gory stretch. ‘That’s disgusting’ – Philly. Colt 45 is blocked and Evans comes back with a standing blockbuster. Standing corkscrew shooting star for 2. Jack to the top but he MISSES the 630. Cabana lifts Homicide’s lariat again and wins at 10:11.

Rating – * – Some of the comedy was good, but by and large I really wasn’t feeling that. It went too long, exposed far too many of Jack’s in-ring weaknesses and by and large came off as dull. I would classify both of these two as men that need to be put in the ring with good opponents to produce quality matches. Together they just didn’t click and that kinda sucked which is a shame. I like both of them.

Julius Smokes comes out to inform Colt he’s a dead man, but Homicide is concentrating on the main event so he’s got a free pass for the night.

Jimmy Yang vs Christopher Daniels

I’d rate this as one of my most anticipated matches of the whole weekend. Yang had a terrific debut last night in New York. He’s not a technical wizard but he’s so smooth and clean in everything he does in the ring that it’s impossible not to rate him. Gibson was the perfect opponent to reign in his spotty style and get an awesome contest out of him, whilst at the same time allowing Jamie to showcase his abilities as more of a flying Cruiser wrestler, as opposed to the technician he’s been for most of his ROH tenure. Daniels/Yang will probably be a spottier match, but both these guys are two of the best at this kind of thing. Daniels beat Sydal and Azrieal last night and will want to continue the momentum.

‘Allison, what makes you so dangerous’ – fan. The rest of the crowd and Chris Daniels urge her to f*ck him up. Yang really works a hammerlock but gets caught in a Daniels offensive flurry. The former Jung Dragon gets beaten down in the corner then flattened with an Arabian press for 2. Yang blocks a stalling vertical suplex and captures him in a hanging headscissors. To the floor where Jimmy slings Daniels into the guardrails. Back to the hammerlock to control the Fallen Angel, who gets the ropes to break it. Awesome rolling heel kick in the corner from Yang, holding onto the ropes to skin the cat back inside. Daniels goes for a crossbody but Yang counters by dropkicking him right in the gut. Tiger Mask kick scores, but a superkick doesn’t and Chris fires back with a stepping enziguri. Yang takes a tilta-whirl backbreaker, then the blue thunder driver for 2. Daniels double jump moonsaults out of the corner…BUT YANG QUEBRADA’S ON TO HIM! Daniels goes for a springboard reverse elbow and has that countered by a spinning heel kick to the neck. Finally he does get some offence in, blocking Yang Time and scoring with a back superplex. ANGEL’S WINGS for 2. Koji Clutch locked in, but unlike last night Yang isn’t tapping. He fights it until he passes out at 12:06.

Rating – *** –
There was some good, and some bad, but when it was on, this was ON. Some of Yang’s exchanges are so smooth it’s unreal. The BME-quebrada sequence rocked. They worked the typical X-Division style match which is much more over in TNA than it is in ROH…but it was decent. I liked how they played on the finish from last night with Yang refusing to tap. Cool psychology there. It’s also been good to see Daniels get a couple of wins this weekend. He needs some direction post-Punk.

Lacey holds a press conference with the other members of the Angels. She fires Deranged and Izzy for sucking…haha. Her newest Angels – BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs – walk in to beat the crap out of them. They leave to talk wardrobes. That’s cool I guess. BJ and Jimmy need something to do without the tag belts, and Lacey’s Angels will continue to mean nothing unless they get some serious talent. It would probably get Izzy and Deranged over as undercard babyfaces now if they feuded with the new Angels. It doesn’t happen…but I’m just saying. They’re better than Dunn & Marcos, or Azrieal.

I just want to b*tch about the booking for the main event right here. The official reason for it is that ROH just wanted to throw these four guys together to have the best match possible. That’s crap, I’m sorry, but just because Kobashi is here, that’s no reason to destroy ROH continuity. Homicide and Ki teaming against each other? Joe and Ki teaming WITH each other? Why not take Homicide out, team Ki with Kobashi and put Daniels, or Strong, or Lethal, or even Gibson (what better way to leave than working Kobashi?) with Joe. All of those guys make more sense and would provide as good, if not better a match. Imagine a Kobashi/Strong chop exchange. Daniels/Ki back in the ring together again. Lethal getting the crap kicked out of him by Ki and Kenta. I appreciate Homicide has done a lot for this company and deserves to team with Kobashi, but I really REALLY don’t like the booking. Plus, if Danielson wasn’t elsewhere tonight, this debate would be irrelevant. You KNOW it’d be Joe/Danielson vs Kobashi/Ki in a heartbeat.

Samoa Joe/Low Ki vs Kenta Kobashi/Homicide

OK, with complaining about the booking aside, lets get on with enjoying what should be a phenomenal match. It’s round 2 of Joe/Kobashi. After their war last night seeing more of that sh*t will rule. For the first time ever in ROH we’ll get to see Low Ki and Homicide go at it. That’s a dream match right there. How well will Joe and Ki be able to co-exist? It’d at least continue a semblance of ROH storylines if their heat is continued whilst teaming together. Homicide throws a streamer for his own partner lol. Ki will be jet-lagged like f*ck for this, having worked 1PW in the UK the night before.

Kobashi basically demands to start with Joe. Same as last night Joe fires off a series of kicks, but UNLIKE last night he doesn’t slap Kobashi in the face in the ropes. Kobashi responds by backing Joe into the corner and NOT chopping him. Joe MULLERS Kobashi with a boot to the face. ELBOW SUICIDAAAAAAAA! Back inside and it’s time for a CHOP DUEL! Joe muscles Kobashi to the corner and brings Low Ki in. Ki ninja’s up and climbs the ropes to slap on a hanging armbreaker. Kobashi clearly hasn’t been doing his homework on Ki, as he gets tagged with the bridging kick. Ki/Homicide now which everyone is jacked to see. Lots of crisp matwork from the Rottweilers with neither man able to gain a clear advantage. Joe in with the chop/kick combo into the knee drop, then a series of stiff kicks in the corner. This feud goes way back, and Homicide goes to the eyes to stop Joe. Kenta returns with more sickening chops to Joe’s already horrible chest. He facelocks the former World and Pure Champion but can’t force a submission. Joe dishes out more stiffness to Cide then tags out. It all breaks down between these two, ending in DUELING ENZIS! Homicide throws Ki to the floor where Kobashi chops lumps out of him. DDT ON THE METAL RAMP! He follows that up by chopping him into the front row. Back in the ring Cide camel clutches Ki, setting him up for MORE DISGUSTING CHOPS! Homicide goes for the tope con hilo but Ki blocks it with a JUMPING ENZI! STANDING DOUBLE STOMP SCORES but Kobashi cuts off the tag. Joe storms in to KICK THE SH*T out of the NOAH star.

Joe blocks an Ace crusher from Homicide and plants him with a DVD for 2. Ki and Joe team up to kick on Cide in the corner for another 2. Tornado DDT on Low Ki but he goes for a superplex and pays the price with THE TREE OF WOE DOUBLE STOMP! Tag to Joe, but he walks into a swinging DDT off the second rope and finally Cide gets the hot tag to Kobashi. MACHINE GUN CHOPS IN THE CORNER! KI INTERFERES…MACHINE GUN CHOPS ON HIM! MORE MACHINE GUN CHOPS FOR JOE! HEAD DROP SLEEPER SUPLEX! LOW KI GETS A HALF NELSON! Joe finally puts an end to Kobashi’s offensive flurry with his powerslam. STF for the big Japanese competitor, then a Fujiwara armbar. DANGEROUS BACK DROP DRIVER! Joe is on fire…MUSCLEBUSTAAAAAAA! KOBASHI KICKS OUT OF IT AGAIN! GHETTO STOMP MISSES! Ki lands on his feet from another half nelson attempt THEN HITS BLACK MAGIC! He looks to muscle Kobashi up for the Ki Crusha but that isn’t happening so he dropkicks him into the corner. Hanging crucifix…but Homicide breaks it with a running neckbreaker. Joe blocks Cide’s Lariat…BUT KI MISFIRES AND HITS HIM WITH THE SPRINGBOARD ENZI! TOPE CON HILO ON JOE! Kobashi neck chops out of the Tidal Krush. ORANGE CRUSH for 2 before Joe saves. Homicide wipes out Joe again with a CANNONBALL SENTON off the apron. BURNING LARIATOOOOOOOO! Low Ki is pinned at 26:21.

Rating – ****1/2 –
The first half was a little off but in the second portion it really kicked into higher gear and ended up being an absolute stormer of a contest. Some of the Ki/Kobashi exchanges were magic. If Kenta ever comes back PLEASE book that match. Otherwise, it was everything you’d expect. Lots of stiffness, lots of big spots. Homicide was the weak link but absolutely killed himself (despite an injured shoulder) to entertain. Definitely not as good as last night, but it was up there with the typical NOAH Heavy/Junior tags you see. Akiyama/Williams vs Kobashi/Shiozaki from Universal Uproar was better though…and it wasn’t in the same league as Sasaki/Nakajima vs Kobashi/Shiozaki from 05/11/05 (which is right up there in my MOTY running) but an excellent main event to round off a great weekend nonetheless. I marked out big time for Ki accidentally hitting Joe with the enzi – that will get brought up again when they finally do feud once again. The references to Joe/Kobashi were appreciated too.

Everyone gets chants and a standing ovation after the match. Joe thanks Kobashi for gracing ROH with his sizeable presence and we hit Kobashi’s music to fade out.

Tape Rating – *** –
Nowhere near as good a show as last night. There was a lot more openly bad stuff that you don’t really ever want to watch more than once. But, by the same token, with two matches at 4.5* and Daniels/Yang, the fourway and Rave/Sydal being decent, it’s still pretty good. This has been a tremendous weekend for ROH, what with Kobashi’s appearance, adding a shocking three more matches to their long list of MOTYC’s, James Gibson leaving, Jimmy Yang arriving etc. The eyes of the world were on my favourite independent promotion, and they certainly didn’t disappoint during their moment in the spotlight. Get both nights of the Kobashi weekend as soon as you can.

Top 3 Matches

3) Christopher Daniels vs Jimmy Yang (***)

2) Kenta Kobashi/Homicide vs Samoa Joe/Low Ki (****1/2)

1) Roderick Strong vs James Gibson (****1/2)

Top 5 Kobashi Weekend Matches

5) Roderick Strong vs Jimmy Rave (*** – Joe vs Kobashi)

4) James Gibson vs Jimmy Yang (**** – Joe vs Kobashi)

3) Kenta Kobashi/Homicide vs Samoa Joe/Low Ki (****1/2 – Unforgettable)

2) Roderick Strong vs James Gibson (****1/2 – Unforgettable)

1) Kenta Kobashi vs Samoa Joe (***** – Joe vs Kobashi)

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If you are watching the video, please disregard all of the Ums and Aas in there. I just listened to it and jeeze.. who is that guy talking. But, here again it goes back to my my 80% rule, 80% and out there will beat going for 100% and never getting done every single time.

OK, well I started this off a bit tongue and cheek and then once I thought about it, it got more serious. One of my partners in a back and forth email to one of my other partners said and I quote We need to find the best colors for selling shit. But as Frank Kern says, the goal of everyone should get people to ” Buy Your Shit Man” and when it comes right down to it, Ryan and Frank are right in spades.

Also, this is a little exercise in SEO that I will tell you about later….

Red brings arousal and excitement to most men, hence, read lipstick and nails. So, if you are selling lingerie to males or even women for that matter, red could be a good place to start. It also attract attention immediately.

Red lips as a physiological response due to dilated blood vessels from arousal in women is often sited as one of the many reasons why this happens. While this works for most guys and gals that swing that way, there is also perhaps the sub-conscious competition for mates that it brings about in other women as well.

That and that somewhere back in our reptilian brain (now this is entirely me theorizing here) , it either means pain or pleasure in that there might be blood which means food or danger in that something caused the blood. Either way, it shouts “Pay Attention” Dude or Dudette, something is going on here.

So, are there colors that actually can help sell your shit? Absolutely there are and they change over the years and sometimes they even change over a period of months.

Colors affect us almost immediately too on a subconscious level. For instance when you ask some what they think of when they see green, they often say that Money automatically come to mind. But now the Feds are adding purple and other colors… come on guys… no funny money please… Green is good.

Right now, I have heard that Orange buttons on order pages seem to work the best for some reason. I guess they are OK  if they do indeed work.

And for those people that make over $100,000 per year, their favorite colors are Forest Green, Light Gray, and IBM Blue.

So your color scheme you use on your website and your products do matter.

I think that if you are trying to sell something to men, that you more than likely want to stay away from pink for instance. But pink has also been shown to reduce violence in prisons.

And I am sure you have your own version of hideous colors and those that you like as well. but you have to remember that while may like them, your customers may not.

But at the end of the day, you do need to have a good color scheme and while you won’t be able to please everyone, there will be one that will sell more of your shit to your customers than others. The trick is in actually figuring out which one that is….

Please note the above.  You can lose 50% of your possible sales. That is why I laugh every time I see this.  I just think you poor sap. And what gets me is that a lot of the supposed Marketing  Gurus fall for this basic mistake.  You just have to wonder what else they are screwing up.  Don’t you do that OK?

A good design and the right colors really can help you sell more of your products and services. And while you may have not put that much thought into it, colors really do matter.

And yes, I am changing my site around again. Long  story but it will be done soon.

Now this little doozy of a button can actually add 17% to your sales just by having it.  The color of the button is Orange which you notice but it won’t stop you.  It is outlined in dashed red which is just enough read to get the reptilian brain to notice but, not go into flight mode.  The links are underlined and it has the brand recognizable credit cards  as well.

Sales_Button Profit Consultant

For everyone else, I will give you some more scientific information on this subject soon. There are colors you should be using for certain clientele.

Andrew Anderson

Profit Consultant

PS My favorite color it Green.

  • GreenNerd420

    LOL. You post this crap and your article looks as unprofessional as hell. Why the random colors for the text? To help prove your point that colors can make or break an article?

    • AndrewAnderson

      Thank you for noticing. I did this tongue in cheek waiting for someone to comment on it and you are the first one to mention it. Cheers, Andrew

      • Whoami?

        Sure, but was the pre-school grammar and the incorrect and elongated sentence structure also there on purpose? Doubt it.

        • Anonymous

          No, but I can have my editor fix that quite easily, whereas I doubt the propensity for anonymous jabs and your lack of humor can be fixed quite so easily. 🙂


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