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As I sit here, watching Daniel teach Katie to build a fire in the fireplace, I feel comforted by the fact that I will NOT be leaving the house today. Black Friday is not my thing, but I do understand the excitement about kicking off the holiday season and the joy of shopping for loved ones. So, in that spirit, here are three gifts I am giving this year.
When it comes to gifts, there's nothing like handmade. Unfortunately, some of us are not gifted in the realms of sewing, designing jewelry, painting, or anything of the sort. But hey, who needs actual skills? Dragging and dropping photos onto the Shutterfly storyboard makes it a handmade gift, right? I used my hands!!!
Okay, maybe not. But despite their dubious handmade status, photo books can be very personal, thoughtful gifts. Last year I created brag books for both of Katie's grandmothers to show off to their friends. This year I've documented a whole year's worth of memories for the kids great-grandmother, who has Alzheimer's. Though names and places have lost many of their particulars, Jewell can still connect emotionally with the images of her loved ones. I can already tell this will be my favorite gift selection this year.
And hey, until Dec. 1 you can buy one photobook and get one 50% off plus free shipping! Make one to give and then keep a copy for yourself.
The human foot at birth is not a miniature version of an adult foot. In fact, it contains no bones at all and consists of a mass of cartilage, which, over a period of years, ossifies to become the 28 bones that exist in the adult human foot. This process is not complete until the late teens, so it is crucial that footwear – when worn – is well chosen.
"Most children's shoes ought to come with a government health warning," believes Byrne. "They are like awful little bricks – too stiff, too rigid, with no flexibility at the sole and too much heel raise. This is of particular concern with toddlers learning to walk, because it causes them to bounce and tip forward," she says.
Woodward agrees. "I have in my hand a Nike Air shoe for a three-year-old – quite an expensive item, I would guess. From the heel to the toe there is no 'bend' or 'give' in the sole. Completely rigid, this shoe will restrict movement of the forefoot to zero. Kids this age should be turning cartwheels, skipping, climbing trees, running around. A shoe like this would seriously restrict such playful physicality – make it less fun, less enjoyable."
It amazes me how much power I have to influence my children in these early years. What I eat while nursing them will affect their palates for life. Allowing them to deal with illnesses will prep their immune system for future challenges. And as podopaediatric specialist Tracy Byrne explained above, even SHOES have the ability to influence structural and neurological development. It's kind of overwhelming.
Fortunately there are some shoe companies out there that make shoes that mimic the barefoot experience, so that's one less thing to think about. Pediped is a great company, but they can be pricey. Right now another great company, Preschoolians, is selling next day ship orders (in stock rather than custom made) for 60% off sale, though! I just found the $50 winter boots I ALREADY bought for Katie for $15! Ugh.
This gift will only be appreciated by other crunchies, but it really is useful. There is so much junk in water these days . . . runoff from pollution, pharmaceutical drugs, carcinogens, parasites and MORE. For years I've carried large jugs of purified water in my car, but that's not always practical. A better solution is the BPA-fee Berkey Sport bottle, which has a long-lasting reusable filter built right in.
I'm giving a Berkey Sport to an adventurous friend that likes to travel to all kinds of exotic places. Hopefully this will increase her chances of actually enjoying her trips instead of fighting a case of Montezuma's Revenge. It can be useful just about anywhere, though: at the office, in restaurants, parks or while running errands. Last month I bought one for each member of my family plus two to give away.
If you're wondering about the specifics, it eliminates 99.9% of:
The season has officially begun, so this is the first of many times I will say HAPPY HOLIDAYS. Have a wonderful weekend!Read More »
Happy Thanksgiving!!! When Daniel and I were newlyweds we set a goal to create meaningful and unique holiday traditions. Here's one we'd like to share with you. It's our official Thanksgiving greeting, usually given as soon as we arrive to the feast.Read More »
Love the fragrance of buttered apples and cinnamon? Then go sign up for Jenny's FREE Thanksgiving Mini-Cooking Course! I know it's almost Thanksgiving and you (hopefully) have your menu set, but the Apple Crisp Recipe she includes is scrumptious enough to delight all season long. The best part? It's frugal and simple. Any day can be a special occasion, even for busy families on a budget.
If this is any indication of what Jenny has to offer in her upcoming course, I think I'll have to explore Christianity's Jewish roots with a Hanukkah celebration. Hello jelly-filled sourdough doughnuts!
Are you convinced yet? Go sign up for that free mini-lesson! And please help me get the word out about Jenny's course. For a chance to win access to the complete course just go to the Mommypotamus Facebook page and "share" this link. Add a comment when you share so I can keep track of entries, please! I'm not yelling, I'm just really excited!!!
*Contest ends November 28 at 10pmRead More »
Daddypotamus here. Some of you have asked what's going on that caused Mommypotamus to cut back her frenzied blogging production last week. Heather felt she hadn't clarified and might cause some of you to wonder or even worry, so here's the skinny:
Yes. You read that right. After paying to have the house inspected, the buyer terminated the contract. No negotiating on price or repairs, even though the defects found were pretty minor. Just canceled. We have now had TWO contracts fall through since August. Our property is officially off the market while we regroup, cry, and drown our sorrows in a tub of crunchy peanut butter.
I am looking for enough contract work to replace the income I've been earning at my job these past two and a half years. I'm also talking to some companies about full-time employment.
We reached a place in the past couple weeks where my stress level was off-the-charts bad, and my physical health suffered for it. Now I'm seeking the Lord for the path that best suits me and our family's needs.
I knew the job change was coming. The signs were leading to it. Unable to find qualified sales staff, the company wasn't able to bring in enough new business this year to make up for the ones who backed out when the economy tanked. And then to hear a week later that our house contract was terminated was like getting punched in the stomach by someone you love.
On the flip side, I've known for months that it was time for change. Sometimes, I think God allows situations to escalate when we don't take the hint and move on of our own free will. For the sake of my own sanity and personal growth, it was time for change.
There are moments in life when not just one thing goes wrong, but several things happen all at once. It's a whirlwind. It doesn't let you regain your composure or play it off as no big deal. You get raw, unedited emotions, and sometimes the worst come days later once recuperated from the initial shock.
I don't claim that difficult circumstances come from God. That's not part of my theology. But I know difficult times test our character and show where we're really at. When you have your hopes set on an outcome, and that outcome is aborted halfway through, as in the sale of our house, you get to see yourself a little clearer based on how you react and respond.
I'm pleased to realize that our marriage has grown stronger than I realized. I'm pleased by how we've come together during this time. We're not without our flaws, but I apparently underestimated us. Though no one loves trouble, I love what I see working in us through the troubles we've survived these past few years.
A bargain is not always a good deal. That's a lesson to be learned from our experience. Over the years, I'm less and less proud of how we acquired this property. My negotiating tactics may have brought us a good price, but it was a taxing burden on the previous owners. God's massaging my heart to desire to see both parties in every business transaction get a good deal.
I also think this plays out in our regrettable decision to go For Sale By Owner. I don't really want to debate with anyone who's had great success with it. The reality is that I have not. We've worked with these wonderful real estate agents to help us find a house for the past two years, and I think now I should have gone with them to help us sell.
The lesson is this: it's not enough to pursue a bargain at all costs. Bargain acquisitions are not necessarily virtues. There are two sides to every business deal, and God has called us to love our neighbors not just in theory, but in our everyday transactions.
As believers, we are all stewards of God's resources. We are not only recipients of blessing, but channels to pour out blessing and provision on others. And I now see that there are times when God has placed us in a specific position in order to bless someone else through a business deal. To be a channel of provision for them.
But how can we be a channel of blessing while we bleed the person dry? How are we being the light and love of God? How are we living like Jesus? My heart has been wounded by this lesson. I fear I have not loved others as I should. Generosity and love should not be relegated to charity and church. It's place is front and center in our daily lives.
That's about it for now. We're growing and learning just like you. Thanks for being such amazing friends to our family. You are a consistent joy in our lives.Read More »
Confession: When I graduated from college, I couldn't find a job. Given the lack of options at hand, I boldly went where far too many graduates have gone before. I took a job as a beverage cart girl at Cowboy's Golf Course. Yeah…Hey, I can hear you snickering! Moving on! So there I was, the day before Thanksgiving, driving my beverage cart up to the next hole when a pack of turkeys bolted across tee box number four, gobbly gobbeling at the top of their lungs. True story.
I checked the news to see if the pack might have been escapees from an overturned turkey truck somewhere, but no. They were real, wild turkeys. The next day I gathered around the family table. Unfortunately, my turkey encounter was the highlight of the meal. At least, it certainly wasn't the food. My mom made "healthy" versions of our fave dishes, including pecan pie with stevia . . . blech! **We defined healthy differently back then***
Where was I? Right. Health. Now, I am all for healthy food, but there are some things that just shouldn't be messed with. Like pie. And green bean casserole, stuffing, candied yams, cranberry sauce and gravy. Or should they?
Jenny at Nourished Kitchen has created a holiday cooking course featuring our favorite recipes real food style. And she's giving away a FREE Mini-Lesson to prepare you for Thanksgiving! No refined flours, sweeteners, or oils. Just whole, nourishing ingredients. Unlike the stevia pie debacle, these recipes will undoubtedly melt in your mouth. Jenny is my FAVORITE real food blogger for one reason: Her recipes never fail me. Like, um, never. If she says I make healthy sugar cookies (class #3) that will delight my little ones, I know I can.
When Katie grows up and moves away I want to give her a recipe book filled with photos and handwritten memories: The carrot cake we made for her first birthday, her favorite rye crackers, fig canapes and more. Wherever she goes, she will be able to recreate a little bit of home. Unfortunately, most of the recipes from my childhood are full of JUNK.
Until now I've been able to eat the junk and leave it off her plate. But she's old enough to notice now and it's time to make a change. Tis' the season for sugar cookies, pumpkin pies, and buttermilk gingerbread. We'll doing the whole nine yards with Jenny's help.
The full course includes more than 50 menus and more than 175 holiday recipes, plus shopping tips and video tutorials. You can pay to get the whole course (10 classes for $89). Use coupon code NK20 for 20% off
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Registration ends November 30, so go check out the classes and see what churns your butter.
Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Nourished Kitchen. Jenny is my favorite food blogger, but even though I send her fan mail I still have to pay for my classes ; – )Read More »
This creamy, luxurious bisque is full of vital nutrients like selenium, vitamin B12 and phosphorous. I'm telling you now, but I promise the first time your spoon touches your lips you'll be thinking "Phospor what??? Who cares, I'm going to need a bigger bowl!!"
Note: This is a copycat recipe of the Crawfish Bisque from Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. I worked there when I was in college . . . and yes, I befriended the cook.
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Remember this difficult day as told by Daddypotamus? I'm kind of living it over again except it's not our house this time. Sometimes we choose change . . . sometimes it chooses us. In this instance, change has come faster and harder than we were prepared for. I need to watch this unfold a bit more before I decide what I think about it all. When I know you'll know. Deal?
Although The Bump's Mommy Blog Contest was extended and I have not technically lost, I think I've spammed you enough with vote requests. THANK YOU for all your support. Yes, I saw you up last night doing last minute campaigning. I was up way too late trying to process coming changes, and there you were, stumping for me. And there I was, sitting in my living room alone . . . realizing that I am not alone at all. Thank you. Your kindness makes winning or losing an afterthought.
Our family is a bit emotionally frazzled right now, and in dire need of an extra nap or twelve. I'm taking the day to recharge for an unexpectedly challenging holiday season. See you soon.Read More »
[info_box]This sleep miracle was brought to you by Angela Aitken, who first shared this book with me on THAT Mom. Angela is just one of the many women here that have inspired, taught, and encouraged me. Thank you! [/info_box]
In a previous post I wrote about the disastrous results of attempting the 90 Minute Baby Sleep Program without, ahem, actually reading the book. Well, when the book FINALLY arrived I decided not to bother with it. My baby couldn't stay awake for 90 minutes, so the theory was just another unhelpful fad . . . end of discussion, right?
After being clued into a possible cycle, I couldn't help but notice that it kept popping up in real life. Micah would wake, fuss about one hour after being awake and fall asleep around 90 minutes. Nothing consistent, just some patches of pattern here and there with the occasional meltdown (his and mine).
Finally curiosity got the best of me. I picked up the book. Five pages in I was hooked. Dr. Polly Moore's advice goes against much of what I was doing and most of what I've heard, but her research and reasoning is very compelling.
Specifically, she discourages the practice of waking babies up from long daytime naps to keep them from getting their "days and nights mixed up." Baby's neurological network is running a "system check" while they sleep, she says, adding that baby must be allowed to complete this task in order to achieve quality sleep. According to her research, the profound neurological benefits of uninterrupted sleep are worth the temporary day/night confusion.
I decided to give it another try. Disaster AGAIN. Micah was doing reasonably well up to that point, why couldn't I just be happy with that? Why did I have to tweak things and mess up our routine?
Simply put, because I prefer to let nature take its course wherever possible. If there is an innate rhythm to babies sleep I want to know about it!!! But after that second meltdown I decided I was out on any more experiments.
As Dr. Moore explained her theory in more detail I began to reconsider whether those miserable two attempts were really failures. Apparently there is often a recalibration period that can be pretty messy. Maybe those miserable days were the beginnings of a transition to something better, so I decided to give it another shot.
Followed by three days of bliss. It could have been five, but I'll get to that. On the no good, very bad first day of the program Micah fell asleep every 90 minutes as predicted. However, he only slept for ten to twenty minute intervals all day long. By evening we were both on the verge of hysteria. As the sun set I laid down in bed with him, desperate for some rest after a day of non-stop nursing, rocking and walking. To my surprise, we both fell asleep.
He woke up a different baby. I have gone whole days with barely a whimper at naptime. I nurse, I rock. He stares lovingly up and me, smiling until his lids close and he goes limp in my arms. He sleeps deeply for long stretches.
It's freakin' beautiful.
I will say this, though: The first chapters extremely helpful, but I do not agree with later parts of the book in which Dr. Moore recommends teaching baby to "self soothe' around the six month mark (she is pro "cry it out"). Fortunately, the 90 minute approach works without that aspect.
And boy does it work.
The other night I was rocking Micah. As his lids drooped closed I said to Daniel "It's 6:10 isn't it?" He looked at the clock behind me. "Yep. How did you know?"
"Because that's when I predicted Micah would fall asleep." Pretty cool, huh? The best part about discovering this rhythm is that I know where to focus my efforts. When Katie was a baby, I sometimes carried her for HOURS before she fell asleep. It would seem she was almost asleep and then her eyes would pop wide open for another hour of misery. Now when I soothe Micah I can see why. At the end of his wake cycle he gets a little fussy. He begins to squirm and whimper. With Katie I would take this as a sign that what I was doing wasn't working and I needed to try something new (swaddle, unswaddle, change diaper, etc.).
Now, if Micah begins to fuss right before the 90 minute mark I don't change a thing. Swaddling or changing him during the few minutes his body is most receptive to sleep wastes a precious opportunity. If I know I am in the sweet spot I just continue to soothe him. There have been times I thought, "This is not going to happen. He's four minutes from the 90 minute mark and he's wide awake." But, believe it or not, he somehow settles down and sleeps. Here's an example of how it went today:
1o:50 a.m. – Awake. Check time and determine the next sleep interval should be around 12:2o p.m.
12:10 p.m. – Smiling and cooing
12:15 p.m. – Body stiff while I walk with him, eyes WIDE OPEN
12:17 p.m. – Body more relaxed, sucking fingers
12:22 p.m. – Asleep
12:27 p.m. – Transfer from my arms to bed
I promised to share my experiences in real time, so here they are. However, I've only been doing this for about five days. What happens on day six is anyone's guess.
I will say this: I went against Dr. Moore advice and tried to get Micah to nap "on the go" while Katie had a few playdates. His sleep during those two days was more disrupted than previous days. For now, I have decided to plan short play trips for Katie that don't interfere with Micah's naps. Hopefully when his naps fall into a more predictable cycle (around 3-4 months) I will try to push the boundaries again. For now, though, I think it's worth it to stick close by.
These past few days have been incredible. My stress level has plummeted. I make scheduling decisions, like when to get Katie ready for a nap so we all fall asleep together, with confidence. It's not perfect, but it's better.
Again, big thanks to Angela for telling me about this book!
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Historical Traveler Reviews Hotel SB Icaria Barcelona
Excellent Hotel
We stayed for 5 nights at this hotel in May 2005. The hotel staff greeted us as we arrived and were very helpful throughout our stay, offering us advice on places to see and the best way to get there. Our room was on the top floor, it was spotlessly clean, very spacious and modern with great views of Barcelona and was amazing for the 89euro a night we paid. The hotel is located 5 minutes in a taxi from Las Ramble costing approx 5 euro. The beach is about a 10-minute walk. Overall we really enjoyed our stay and would definitely come back to this Hotel again.
Great place for the price!
We stayed at the hotel for 4 days while in Barcelona. The hotel is very cute and modern. Great size bathrooms, and very modern furniture. It's also in a great location as far as walking to restaurants, Port Olympic, and there is a bus station outside the hotel.
There are a few recommendations I have the first is very, very important: Don't order a hamburger from the restaurant or for room se rvice. They charge you ALOT and if you are American you will not like the beef they use. You can feel the tendons while you chew and it tastes horrible. Try to get a room as high as possible due to the street noise. Room service will be stingy with the towels so you may have to request more.
Overall, a good place for the price. We payed $125.00 American dollars per night.
Classy, modern Hotel
The Icaria is a very shiny, modern hotel within 5 minutes walk of Port Olimpic and 25 minutes walk of La Ramblas, but it is in a peaceful location, one block away from the beach front.
Staff are attentive and speak good English. Rooms are large and ultra modern, with wide-screen TVs, hifi, and very spacious bathrooms.
Free high-speed internet is provided. (I view high-speed internet as almost as important as a bed in my room these days!)
I stayed for a 2 day business trip, but I would imagine that the Icaria would make a great base for tourists that don't want to actually stay in the noisy melee of La Ramblas, but want easy access to the beach and tourist areas.
The Icaria is certainly the nicest Hotel that I have used in Barcelona over the past year.
Good hotel an staff.
New modern hotel, good sized rooms, large beds and clean. Breakfast - good variety from fruit, cereal, meats and cooked items. Friendly and helpful staff who can speak English. Quiet location, for trips into Central Barcelona use Bus Turistic, stop is a couple of blocks away, short cut via Shopping Mall to the right of the front of the hotel. Stop is under the two tallest blocks in Barcelona. 30 minute walk into the La Rambla along the sea front, a pleasant walk which can then take you into the main areas.
Great Base to explore Barcelona
We spent 4 great nights in Barcelona. The hotel is 10 minutes walk from the Metro station. The breakfast had a good variety of dishes, (cereals to meats). The staff were very helpfull. Hotel is quiet a night, but still a short walk to busy Port Olympic and 30 minute walk to Port Vell. Loved the Old Town tapas bars, well worth a visit. Beautiful city, hope to visit again.
Nice Modern Hotel, just needs to work the kinks out.
As soon as this hotel gets the little issues worked out, it will be a flawless place to stay.
We stayed for a week in February and overall found this to be a good place to stay. I'm assuming that the fact that this hotel is brand new is the main reason the small things aren't quite up to par.
When we arrived at the hotel, there was a leak in the ceiling in the lobby. It seemed to be off and on and eventually was fixed. On our first night, we could smell quite a bit of smoke in the room from the hall or other rooms. Since we had requested a non-smoking room (which I know is a rarity in Europe), we complained. It was a hard fight, but we got upgraded to a business suite. These suites are supposed to have computers in them. Ours did have the computer, but it wasn't hooked up and finished yet. To top it off, the day before we left, two stereos arrived in our room in the box. Who knows where they came from?
Also, in this room, the hot water was intermittent in the shower. Not a huge deal, but one more thing to add to the list of little annoyances.
We tried breakfast one morning and it was definately overpriced, although we found it to be ample.
The location of this hotel is nice and quiet and only 2 blocks from the Port Olimpico and just minutes from a metro stop and a small shopping center.
Even with all the minor annoyances, I would probably stay here again if I was in Barcelona. I hope that more reviews like this will convince the hotel take care of the small things and make this hotel even better.
Icaria Hotel
I have just returned from a weekend in Barcelona.This hotel is superb, in a great location(for walk into Las Rablas or Getting the Metro) Staff were more than friendly. I would stay here again on my next visit. Very close to the bars and restaurants of the Marina and the Casino.
Niall O'Byrne-Dublin,Ireland
Hotel was very good value.
Not bad, but could do better!
As a Scot and an honourary Yorkshire woman, I couldn't miss the chance of staying in a brand new 4 star hotel on a '5 nights for the price of 4' deal with Superbreaks!
My boyfriend and I stayed at this modern, clean and comfortable hotel last week. Whilst the bedroom and bathroom were of a standard you'd expect of such a rating, it was unfortunately the little things which marred what could be an excellent hotel. It's only been open a couple of months so maybe these are just teething problems.
As part of the SB hotel chain, it prides itself on being a technologically advanced hotel. It's true that there is free internet access in the lobby, there is a state of the art TV in the bedroom, but the radio channels hadn't been tuned into the latter.
Breakfast was particularly disappointing - both when we had it served via room service and in the canteen style restaurant. Coffee, tea, juice, fruits and pastries - the food didn't seem particularly fresh and no hot water (I like two cups of tea in the morning!) was brought with the breakfast when served via room service. This is a four star hotel after all, breakfast should be special.
There's the mandatory overpriced drinks in the bedroom's fridge but no tea or coffee making facilities. There is a safe though (which was locked when we arrived!)
There were no details of the hotel's facilities available in the room - opening hours for the leisure facilities, where they were, timing of meals etc.
The service from the staff was variable - sometimes very helpful (phoning a restaurant on our behalf to make a booking) and others less so (having to chase them up to give us our drinks bill and being sent on a wild goose chase to pick up room service breakfast forms!!).
The hotel is located on a nice residential street so there is no chance of having a disturbed sleep. The nearest metro (Ciutadella) is five blocks away, though there is a bus stop outside the hotel and the number 41 will take you to Placa de Catalunya in about 10 minutes. The hotel is only 2 blocks from the Olympic Port which is a great place to meander and savour the sunshine. Brilliant for seafood too!
As a final point, I'd recommend buying a metro/bus ticket rather than go on the Tourist Buses. Price (obviously!) is a factor - a 5 day pass costs the same as a two day pass on the latter, but it's also fun and easy to do. Buy the ticket from the metro station (advanced Spanish not required!) and pick up a bus map from the tourist office. Buses run every few minutes.
A great new hotel
We spent three very enjoyable days in Barcelona (from 15 Jan 2005), staying at this brand new 4 star hotel. The Icaria is situated in a quiet residential area in the Olympic Village . It is only about a five minute walk to the very lively Olympic Port, with a wide selection of bars and restaurants. Central Barcelona is a 20 to 30 minute walk. The rooms are very nice with large comfortable beds and well equiped bathroom.
The staff are very friendly and helpful, and the breakfast buffet is excellent
Highly recomended!
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At last we are in Europe!
... the local surroundings and to see where the best shopping was of course. We walked for a while then decided to have lunch. We chose to eat at a Spanish café, as you do in Spain. Exhausted we went back to our hotel about 4.30pm to rest. I had a nana nap for half an hour but when I woke I was so tired I went back to bed and was asleep by 6.15pm and slept for about 13 hours. During this time Phil and Barb went to dinner, then had an early night ...
... for the hop on hop off bus. Sarah and I can't keep up with Troy's walking. My feet ache while I'm sleeping. Now back at the hotel to see if we can check in early but no luck but there is wifi. Sent Troy for a walk so we can relax. More to come ...
Tapas, Sangria, Late Nights, and Galletas!
... made it with 10 minutes to spare.
Despite a few set backs, the trip was an incredible success. I could not have asked for a better first travel weekend or to be with better people. Shoutout to Harry for the best apartment ever, and I will for sure miss Barcelona. I can't wait to see if my other trips can top this first one. Barcelona has set the bar quite high!
Mairin ...
Free museums and the beach
... cool though, they had discovered the town of Barcino underneath what is current Barcelona and a number of different buildings could be determined from their ruins. After the museum I had a mojito gelato and sat in the square outside the Cathedral listening to the street music and passing away time quite pleasantly. From here I walked through the old town, to Las Ramblas and to the Placa Reial where I stole some wifi by liking a restaurant.
For dinner I went to Taverna ...
Gaudi day...
... as at the moment it is undergoing some improvements and is behind shade cloth, most of it anyway...
As we had decided that we would like to go to the Parc Guell, we kept walking. It was an interesting walk through the district of Gracia where there are families. It was the first real experience of children playing in the squares and of families together. We found the market of Gracia and took in ...


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Huston Street, LAA RP
Street (groin) is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Sunday, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Street suffered a groin injury while trying to make a play at third base Saturday night, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Street left Saturday's game with an apparent leg injury, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.
Street secured his 40th save Wednesday, giving up two hits in a one-run inning as the Angels took a 6-5 win over the Astros.
Street picked up his 38th save by securing the final out in Saturday's 5-2 victory over the Twins.
Street (3-3) imploded in a save opportunity against the Astros on Sunday, giving up five runs in 0.2 innings of work.
Street notched his 35th save Saturday, striking out two over a scoreless frame in a 3-2 win over the Astros.
Street struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning to record his 34th save in a 3-2 win over Houston on Friday.
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Some polls opened late and in some instances there were shortages of election materials, observers noted.
"These shortfalls were generally addressed by midday and they did not undermine the fundamental integrity of the electoral process," said former Zambian President Rupiah Banda, who is with the Carter Center delegation.
The observer mission from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS also noted a few isolated incidents, including the absence of backup lighting, which required party agents to improvise with cellphones and flashlights to enable counting in the dark.
'The world is watching us'
Voters said Saturday they wanted to demonstrate just how far Sierra Leone has come over the past decade by holding a transparent and peaceful vote.
"We've been through a lot in the last 20 years. Now we're trying to move forward," said Mannah Kpukumu, 36, a civil servant waiting in a line that snaked near a giant cotton tree long before dawn. "We the young guys want employment and to be able to take care of our families."
National election officials spread that message through posters affixed to tin shacks and traffic circles throughout the capital of Freetown: "The world is watching us. Let us don't disappoint them."
Election workers slept overnight at polling stations and some voters began lining up at 2 a.m. in the congested seaside capital, with chests pressed up against the people in front of them. Those not yet old enough to vote weaved through the crowds selling plastic bags of cold water stacked in buckets on their heads.
Sierra Leone's presidential race has hinged on which candidate can best uplift this West African country, which is trying to shed its past after a brutal 1991-2002 civil war.
A decade after the war's end, Sierra Leone remains one of the poorest countries in the world despite its diamonds and other riches.
Several recent offshore oil discoveries, though, are raising hopes for economic development.
A crucial test
Most of the country's nearly 6 million people live on less than $1.25 a day, and it remains among the deadliest places in the world for women to give birth.
Earlier this year, the capital was hard-hit by a cholera outbreak.
While Sierra Leone already had held two mostly peaceful votes since the war's end, experts said Saturday's vote would be a crucial test of whether those gains were irreversible.


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on 02.04.2012
Video games and the US economy for 2012
For us working and soon-to-be working folk, there was a pretty significant piece of good news that came out yesterday, which is that the US economy seems to be picking up quite nicely. While unemployment is still way higher than it was a few years ago, many jobs were added to the private sector and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% (
). Most importantly, people are starting to think that the job growth is organic, which means that the economy can grow without external stimuli like new tax breaks and stimulus.
As far as gaming goes, let's hope this is a good start to a year where game publishers take more risks and generate significant new IPs. The video game industry as a whole was pretty weak last year, dropping about 14% for software and 28% for hardware (
). No doubt the recent bout of sequelitis was due to the weak economy and these developers having to bank on things they knew would sell. While I'll probably pick up a Mass Effect 3 or a Ninja Gaiden 3 at some point, I pretty much know what to expect from those games, which makes it harder to get excited for them.
The new 2012 IPs seem a bit sparse - I have Anarchy Reigns, The Last of Us, Dragon's Dogma, and The Last Guardian on my radar, but that's about it. Details are a bit slim for most of those, so we'll have to see whether they can build up enough hype. With things getting better now, game developers will probably nut up and start making new stuff, but we may not see the fruits of that labor until 2013.
And regardless of what you're looking forward to, here's to a better year than we had last year. What are you all looking forward to?
on 12.03.2011
reading Extra Lives by Tom Bissell...
and my first impression is, this is a guy that masturbates to the thought of how smart he thinks he is.
on 10.26.2011
Can you "incubate" video game skills?
As someone who has done research for a living, I often think about how thoughts and ideas tend to get "incubated" in the scientific community. What I mean by this is that it is common for someone to come up with a deluge of ideas to test a theory, have all of those ideas fail, and then be stuck at a roadblock, which can be anything from a lack of resources to an unforeseen technical problem, etc. Sometimes this roadblock can be solved through brute-force methods of simply trying every combination or permutation of things that might get around it until something works. Other times, when the solution isn't obvious, the problem can be set aside, sometimes for months or years at a time, and the people working on it let the problem "incubate." One day through a flash of insight or inspiration, someone might miraculously come up with a clever solution that gets around the roadblock and allows progress to continue. You also hear about this often with people who like doing crossword puzzles, or perhaps have played puzzle games like Portal 2 (aka the Eureka moment). Way back in the day this also happened to me with Arena, the first Elder Scrolls game, where you had to answer riddles correctly to proceed in the game. These days it would be easy to just tap out and get the Gamefaq for a game, but back then, if you didn't know the answer, tough shit.
In the instance of Portal 2, I feel that the idea of incubating would make a lot of sense, since it's common to get stuck at a puzzle, only to try it again the next day and get it after the first or second try. However, I had an experience with Ninja Gaiden 2 recently that made me think this might not be limited to "mind" games like Portal.
I've been trying to beat Ninja Gaiden 2 on Master Ninja mode (because I'm a masochist) on and off for about two years now. At first, I just popped it in on MNM, not expecting to make any real progress since I heard it's largely regarded as the most difficult thing to beat on the current console generation. I'm definitely not above a challenge - I've beaten Devil May Cry 3 on Dante Must Die mode, and gotten through a bunch of other games on their hardest difficulty levels. But you definitely hear from people that MNM is unreasonably hard. I often joke to people that even after I got my PhD., beating the first stage of NG2 on MNM is the proudest accomplishment of my life. This is much less of a joke than you might think.
Anyway, I eventually got to a point, somewhere around the 3rd stage, where even I had had enough, and was just about ready to tap out. The sadistic bastards who made this game have something in there called Trials of Valor, which is basically a gauntlet of fighting regular enemies in the game, 60 to 100 in waves, continuously. The very first one in MNM, where your weapons are still pretty underpowered and your life bar is short, is absolute brutality. After failing for maybe the 50th time, I just about threw my controller through a wall and decided I was done with punching myself in the face. I mean, don't I play these things to have fun?
If Ryu is Ninja Gaiden 2, that's me getting dismembered.
I gave NG2 a break for a good 6-7 months or so, playing a whole bunch of other things that happened to be in my backlog. After defending my thesis, I was between jobs for a bit, and I figured, what the hell, why not give the Trial of Valor another spin?
I beat it on my first try.
I was shocked, and happy as fuck, but I got to thinking, how the hell did I beat it with relative ease when I was pulling my hair out and causing property damage a few months ago? While a lot of games have skills and techniques that are translatable, action games typically require a lot of practice to get really good at. Not playing a specific one for a while will usually cause skills to atrophy. Did I just get lucky? That's the only explanation I was able to come up with. Then, my scientist brain decided, why don't I save somewhere else, so I can keep the save that lets me try to Trial of Valor again, just to see if indeed I just got lucky.
I played through the game a little bit more, then went back to the Trial of Valor again after a week.
Same result, 1st try success.
Now I'm not saying that I could beat it whenever I want to, but to have two successes in a row means that I've truly gained a skill of some sort, though I couldn't name it offhand. Did I somehow recognize patterns better? Was I taking fewer dumb chances? In any case, even though I'm still not exactly sure what happened, this experience in my gaming life taught me that video games are truly problem-solving platforms, even the ones that seem like fast-twitch, hand-eye coordination killfests. As counter-intuitive as it may seem, it looks like you can indeed "incubate" an experience and become better at it down the road without active work.
So what of it DToiders, anyone else had this happen to them?
on 09.29.2011
Best JRPG Music
Hi Destructoid community, long time reader, first time blogger. A quick bit about myself before I go into my main topic: I�ve been gaming for a long time, since around the original NES days, though I never owned one. Back then, I would crash my friend�s house every day to play Dragon Warrior. I think my fondest of that was facing off vs. the green dragon holding the princess captive, underleveled, and not really expecting to win, Three consecutive fluke critical hits later, we dragged her ass back to the castle and demanded an award, only to get sent off to do more menial shit. Good times.
Anyway, a lot has been made these days about the demise of the JRPG. I�ve only played a few in this current generation, namely Lost Odyssey (which I mostly loved), Tales of Vesperia (which I mostly hated, fucking Karol!), and Resonance of Fate (which was a mixed bag�can anyone explain the plot to me in a sensible fashion?). Like many of the gamers these days, I would definitely agree that the Western RPG has taken over in terms of depth, gameplay, and story telling, with companies like Bioware and Bethesda leading the way while the traditional JRPG companies continue to put out pretty contrived and mediocre bullshit. That having been said, the one thing that JRPGs still have on their Western counterparts is EPIC FUCKING MUSIC. In my opinion, the Western RPG that�s really matched the JRPGs in terms of epic-ness has been Morrowind, but no one besides the Japanese can through 262737 different genres of music together and get something completely fucking awesome out. Here are a few of my favorites from the PS2 generation, with some massive spoilers to be mentioned.
5. Grandia 2
This was one of the first RPGs of the PS2 generation that I played, and still one of my favorites. While there�s not much of a theme involved, it seems like the tracks were just made to be as awesome as possible. And that�s OK with me. I could always use a sweet guitar solo, even when I�m just exterminating insects and birds.
When you hit the evil transformed priest, that�s when the violins, guitars, and drums go to work:
Now that�s the kind of shit I want to hear if I�m saving the world.
4. Persona 3
While some people may think of the Persona games as having cheesy Jpop soundtracks, I think it fits the bill for the games perfectly. We have a bunch of high school students running around trying to hold their social lives and academics together, while whupping some ass for an hour at night. The main battle track has blathering pop diva vocals (baby baby baby baby baby!) and testosterone-y rap over jazz trumpets and rock guitars. I think it captures the co-ed battle teams and raging adolescent hormones perfectly. Then when you get to the last boss and you have to fight the big bad world-ender, you have the hyped-up guitars and dance beat combined with Belladonna belting out a 2x speed Velvet Room vocal. It�s a lot like the main battle theme, but with a lot more gravity. And it�s fucking wonderful.
I�ll also mention that I love the French house music that goes along with the change to the Spring semester. I just imagine Mitsuru whispering sweet nothings into your ear while the house music keeps things light and fun. Hell, I don�t even like house music, but again, the music composition is just the right thing for the occasion.
3. Star Ocean 3 � Till the End of Time
This game hasn�t aged well with time, and it�s unfortunate that the Tri-Ace team hasn�t really learned by taking the worst parts of SO3 and amplifying all of them to make SO4 pretty much intolerable to anyone over the age of 15. No�more�bad�voice�acting�.That having been said, SO3 had a fantastic soundtrack that apparently spans 4 CDs if you were to go out and buy it. The compositions range from grand, room-filling cathedral music to tongue-in-cheek bad rap music. And then you hit the part with the pissed-off, giant dragon who wants you to leave him the fuck alone, but nooooo, you need him to transport experimental phase cannon thingie made of archaic materials that will probably blow up the second you attempt to fire it. And the epic fucking metal commences. While fighting a giant, pissed, fire-breathing dragon.
The unfortunate thing is that I whupped his ass in 27 seconds without taking damage. At least the game gave me three battle trophies as a consolation prize.
2. Shadow Hearts: Covenant
I think on average, this game has the best soundtrack of any game of the last generation. The tracks are the epitome of the Japanese mash-up style, with opera, metal, jazz, and freaking Indian vocals thrown all together. Even cooler is the way the music speeds up to manic paces if someone in your party loses all of their Sanity Points. And really, if I�m going to be listening to a battle theme 5000 times in a game, it better be cool. And this game nails that and then some. Like the incendiary Kodo drums when you�re psychically following your nemesis into the core of the earth:
(skip to ~ 7:00)
Or the wailing and violin solo when he opens the gates of time:
(skip to ~ 4:10)
So many good tracks in this game.
1. Xenosaga 3
While I think Xenosaga 2 (yay for brooding and ominous-ness!) actually had a better overall soundtrack, there�s one track in particular that stands out: Godsibb. It�s so epic I even know its name. This is another game where the plot is convoluted enough that I�m not sure exactly what happens at the point the awesome music comes in, but it seems to be something like civilization has used an ancient artifact powered by Jesus and Mary themselves to create giant robots and travel space. And apparently having a madman trying to collect this power for his own ends is grounds for singing in what sounds like a 2000-year old dead language over rock music complemented by violin solos:
What about you? What games tickled your eardrums?
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A JPMorgan Chase investment banker plunged to his death Monday from the roof of the bank's 30-story headquarters in Hong Kong, according to reports.
"A sad and tragic incident occurred in Chater House, Hong Kong, which is currently being investigated by the police," the company said in an emailed statement. The bank declined to give further detail "out of respect for those involved. Our thoughts and sympathy are with the family that's involved at this difficult point of time," Bloomberg reported.
The man, a 33-year-old Chinese investment banker, went to the roof shortly after lunch and jumped after talks with police failed, the New York Post reported.
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Shas's Arye Deri, Eli Yishai shake hands 370.
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The sight of a new troika in Shas feeds our imagination about what might happen
in the Sephardi haredi party on January 23, 2013. There is one lion (Arye Deri),
one fox (Ariel Attias), and one black sheep (Eli Yishai).It's time to
concede that all the promises Deri made about establishing a new "social party"
and creating a revolution on our political map were merely a spectacular
intimidation maneuver eagerly swallowed up by all of us, in one way or
another.No social party, and no alternative. Ultimately, Deri came home
with his tail between his legs. Without being the chairman, without being the
senior official in the party, but don't worry about him. He'll show them after
the election.You can already start to feel sorry for Yishai. Soon
he'll find out that the sheep to be slaughtered in honor of this historic
reconciliation is himself.Once it became clear that Deri was returning,
MK Rabbi Haim Amsalem, the chairman of the Shas breakaway Am Shalem, issued this
statement: "Today, Shas has been infected with moral turpitude. I propose the
party also takes back Yair Levy, Shlomo Benizri, Rafael Pinhasi, Ofer Hugi and
other party members convicted of various crimes. Shas disgraced and shamed the
Sephardi public. In Moroccan, they call it "Hashoma" ("shame"). This is a
desecration of God's name. Shas today has finally killed its remaining shame.
The first party in Israel to allow a convicted felon to return to its ranks is a
haredi party."I disagree with Amsalem regarding the right of Deri to
return after he served his punishment and paid his debt to the society, just the
way I think Ehud Olmert can make a political comeback, or Haim Ramon or Tzachi
Hanegbi.There is law in Israel and there is no reason not to uphold it. And the public? The public will judge through the ballot box
if it is appropriate or not. Only the public, and no one else.But
regarding all other things he said, I totally support Amsalem. If Deri was
establishing an independent movement, I would have had some
doubts.Because Deri says what Amsalem says, but behind closed doors. He
whispers. He would not dare say it publicly.Now, as Deri returns to
Shas, the party that did more than any other to represent the poverty of people
from eastern communities, it's clear to me, that the only alternative, the one
that raises real hope, is Amsalem's social movement.Shas will continue
to represent extremist Lithuanians, who are anti-Zionist and
unproductive.It will continue to represent Sephardim over Ashkenazi
haredim, reinforcing their current ignorance and isolation.Amsalem
represents the exact opposite: the return to a warm Judaism, a sane and
embracing religion, just like in our fathers' homes. A real return to Judaism's
former glory.Amsalem preaches in favor of haredim serving in the
military service and going out to work, while at the same time, the real sages
study Torah.Amsalem is the only one who tells the truth. He promises to
post a woman in the third place on his list. He is the only bridge between the
haredim and the rest of us.He is the only hope, and at least for me, he
will be a real alternative in the January 22 elections. Anyone who cares about
what happens to our education and culture should consider voting for Am Shalem
headed by Rabbi Haim Amsalem.
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Organic compound from adenosine, which is formed by the hydrolysis of yeast nucleic acids. All living things need a continual supply of energy to function. Animals obtain their energy by oxidizing foods, plants obtain their energy by photosynthesizing, using chlorophyll, to make energy from sunlight. However, before the energy can be used, it must first be changed into a form that the organism can readily use. This special form, or carrier, of energy, is the molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
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Welcome to Hotel Kerobokan, the ironic nickname for Kerobokan Jail, Bali's most notorious prison, and home to a procession of the infamous and the tragic: the BALI BOMBERS, Gold Coast beautician SCHAPELLE CORBY and the BALI NINE, among many others.
In Hotel Kerobokan's filthy and disease-ridden cells, a United Nations of prisoners live crushed together in misery. Petty thieves and small-time drug users share cells with killers, rapists and gangsters. Hardened drug traffickers sleep alongside unlucky tourists, who've seen their holiday turn from paradise to hell over one ecstasy tablet.
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Is it so impossible to marry great purpose to a lived ordinariness?
Eventually you are going to venture out into the world and find that what you thought was an informed opinion was actually just a tiny thought based on little data and your feelings
Expecting artists to work for free hands the reins of cultural production to ruling elites
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians brought jazz back from the brink by connecting it to black struggle
In the past few months, the hashtag #GamerGate has become a banner flying over America's current confrontation over feminism, male privilege, and cultural expression
Activism is present all over the world, in some places it is even knocking on the future's door
It seems that Hollywood knows no limits when it comes to dehumanizing Middle Eastern peoples and adherents of Islam


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Product has failures since before it leaves manufacturer, employee discrimination, false information to USCIS in order to receive visas for out of the country employees, statements by HR Manager and Engineering Manager (Mexican) "Americans are to lazy, they don't want to be engineers so we have to bring them from Mexico, Ukraine and other countries". Note: UVA & VA Tech are 2 hours away.
Wrongful termination of employees, do not pay bills on time, company is currently in red numbers due to a lack of communication between Engineers (who don't speak English) and the factory employees. Factory employees get the blame and are suspended when they tell engineering the drawing/design is incorrect.
Discrimination against people in HR Department, manager has no experience or knowledge of the Actual HR Laws and employee rights.
Delta Star believes in doing things the way they have been doing them for the last 100 years, unfortunately they do not realize they are getting behind in technology, laws and manufacturing procedures.
Field Service Manager is rude to employees and speaks to them as if they are stupid even though he has no college degree or experience outside Delta Star.
Delta Star is unfortunately a company where it matters who you know and not what do you do, several employees are here simply because they are friends of management or the president.
President of the company is a lawyer that doesn't have a license to work in the state even though he graduated in VA.


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"On Deck 14-Ounce Double Old Fashioneds (Set of 4)" is not available for sale online.
This item may be discontinued or not carried in your nearest store. Please call your local store to check in-store availability before heading there. For informational purposes, the product details and customer reviews are provided.
- 14-ounce capacity.
- Set of 4.
- Dishwasher safe.
- Imported.