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6 Ways to Minimize Kid Clutter
It seems like just yesterday you were bringing your little ones home from the hospital, and now, the in-house toy inventory is so extensive that you can't really remember whether your living room even had furniture. Whether you have one child or four, the clutter can quickly seem insurmountable. Stimulation is important for children to learn and develop, but so is accessibility and order. Minimize the kid clutter in your home with these handy tips. 1. Seasonal Rotations If you took a detailed inventory of the clutter in your home, you'd probably realize that a good percentage is made up of items you're currently not using. During the summer you'll want bikes, trikes, and wiffle bats readily accessible. During the winter you'll want shovels and sleds at the ready. When items are out of season store them out of the way in attics, basements, storage units or garages. Resist the temptation to just thr ow stuff in a box and put it away; if you won't use it within a year the chances are you don't need to keep it at all. Being thoughtful as you pack will save you a lot of time and aggravation in the long run. As you make this a regular practice in your home, your children should naturally start to learn how to edit their possessions on their own. This is a great time to work with your kids on making choices between what to keep and what to get rid of. Especially in their first few years, kids outgrow toys almost as quickly as they acquire them, so find a way to define how much is too much. 2. Open Cubbies Once you've pared down the quantity of stuff (yours and theirs) you can start finding homes for everything. The toy basket quickly becomes the catchall for everything on the floor. Not only does it overfill, but your kids can't actually find anything inside without dumping it all out. When the kids dump out the entire basket, you eventually step on a block or a toy car. When you step on a tiny toy (barefoot, of course) you will get grumpy. The solution? Replace your toy bin with one or two long, short shelves with individual cubbies along the walls. Make sure they're short enough for your kids to ea sily access the top cubbies. 3. Pull-Out Shelves Stacking toys is like a weak bandage for solving clutter. Pull-out shelves are open...
7 Easy Steps to Handling Temper Tantrums
Unless your toddler is a freak of nature, they will throw tantrums. Lots of tantrums. Depending on how you handle a tantruming toddler will have an effect on the noise level, duration, and frequency of future tantrums. So close Facebook, put the coffee down and lets figure out how to handle a temper tantrums like a champ. How to handle temper tantrums like a champ Remove the child from situation. She'll be kicking and screaming so protective gear is recommended but optional. Protect your vital assets, you know, eyes, throat, manhood. Give your child a chance to rethink their tantrum. Warn her that her excessive behavior will not be tolerated. Give her the choice to stop now, or face the pit…err appropriate disciplinary measure. Now your child is at a crossroad. She can take the sunny path back to playtime or the twisty, pot hole ridden road to discipline. In my experience, toddlers always choose the hard way. Must be the thrill of the fight or something, but at least you can say you gave them the option. Now that we removed your tantruming toddler from the situation, where do we stuff her? In our house we have a small empty hallway. Find a similar place that is out of the way (but not hidden) and safe. Walk away. That's right, walk away. Don't stoop to their level and start yelling at them to stop, smarten up, or whatever. Just carry on with whatever you were doing before. Don't let her break your mojo. This is the hardest step by far. Once the daddy rage juices start to flow, it's easy to blow up and make a crappy situation…crappier. If you followed the steps up until now, you should eventually hear the tantrum fading. Why? Well its simple. Kids are performers. They aren't in it for fun, money, or fame. Their main goal with a tantrum is to get you to fold quicker than superman on laundry day. Once the tantrum and ringing in your ears stop, sit down with your child to talk. Get down to her level and explain why tantrums are unacceptable. Keep it calm, but firm. Try to get her to explain why she was throwing a tantrum. Tell her it's okay to be angry, we all get angry. But instead of blowing up like a bomb, next time she should use her words, find mom or dad, or scream into a pillow. Wipe away...
6 Crucial Tips For Getting Rid of the Pacifier… Forever!
Ah, the pacifier (or as I tend to call it, the scream plug). I owe my sanity to this little hunk of plastic. But with toddlers and parents so dependent on it, how do you get rid of the pacifier without a fuss? Notice how I mentioned parents? We are pacifier junkies just like our toddlers. From this point forward there will never be an anti whining mechanism so effective until maybe their first cell phone… So how do we wean our toddlers off of using a pacifier? The even bigger question is how do you do it while keeping your sanity? Start making rules as to when and where your toddler can have their pacifier. Most smokers won't quite cold turkey, so why treat your pacifier junkie any different? What we've started with Little A is that there is no pacifier while she is playing, in the vehicle, pretty much anywhere besides her bed or the couch. As long as we are consistent and enforce the law of the land, her pacifier addiction has been reduced significantly. This tip is important as it can easily turn any attempts of getting rid of the pacifier into a success or miserable failure. Give the pacifiers to a younger sibling. Toddlers usually enjoy helping with their younger siblings. Instead of getting rid of the pacifiers, talk to your toddler. Explain that not having a pacifier is part of being a big boy or big girl and their younger sibling would love to have their pacifier. Who knows, your toddler's desire to not be treated like a baby could be all the convincing they need! Blame it on the dog. Probably not the most tactful way of getting rid of the pacifier, but it can still be effective depending on the child. Some kids are fine with accepting their pacifier is just…gone. Not Little A though. That was a long night… Tell them stores no longer sell pacifiers. Explain that once their pacifiers are lost or worn out then that's it. Sorry! The store doesn't sell pacifiers anymore sweetie, I know, that is weird. But what can you do? Keep cutting the nipple shorter until there is nothing left. This seems like an odd science experiment but I threw it in anyway. Its hard to suck on a pacifier when there is nothing left but a nub of plastic. And by then, hopefully your toddler will be fed up with their crappy...
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Sound familiar? I'm pretty sure it was my dad's favorite saying. I remember the feeling of injustice that only a kid can experience! What do you mean it's bedtime?! You get to stay up as late as you want! Now as a father raising two daughters, I can see where my dad was coming from. Sometimes there is just no reasoning with kids. But how do you handle the situations where 'do as I say, not as I do' doesn't work? How do I teach my kids the importance of reading when I haven't read a book since I was in school? How do I raise my kids to be smart, and study hard in school when I was the kid more interested in video games and goofing off? Lead by example. Kids are extremely impressionable. Even at a young age, toddlers will imitate parents, friends, and siblings. At two and a half years old, Little A is already wanting to wear the same pajamas as her cousin, or brush her teeth like daddy, and paint her nails just like mommy. Use this to your advantage. Read in front of your kids. Don't just read to them. Let them see you enjoying a book for yourself. Does your child refuse to brush their teeth? Brush your teeth with them. Take turns brushing each other's teeth. Involve your kids in your exercise routine. Kids make excellent training partners! Be the kind of person you want your children to be. I'm not perfect. But as a Dad, I owe it to my kids to at least aim for perfection. Will I ever be perfect? No, and is anyone ever perfect? But if my kids see me working harder, eating better, exercises more, and being a better person… hopefully something will rub off on them! Don't be a hypocrite. Don't call your kids lazy when you spend the evenings glued to the TV. Don't force your kids to read when you can't be bothered to crack open a book. It's never too late to start. Do you smoke? Maybe your beer belly has you measuring into the second trimester. Or perhaps you have a business idea, or hobby that you've always wanted to try. Whatever your situation may be, start the journey to self improvement now. Raise your kids by showing them firsthand what hard work, determination, and willpower can accomplish. Be the example of success that your kids can look back...
9 Tips for Dining Out With Your Kids
If you're reading this, you probably fit into 1 of 2 categories: You're a parent who avoids any attempt to eat out with your kids. Or You're a parent who has attempted to eat out with your kids and failed miserably. Or if you're like me, you fit into both simultaneously. Dining out with your kids doesn't have to be a battle. No really, it can actually be a pleasant experience if you plan ahead. When dining out with your kids, especially young kids, you need a plan. A plan that will turn your potato throwing, cup spilling little monster into a well behaved (or at least a slightly better behaved) dinner guest. To help you achieve dining bliss, here are 9 tips for dining out with your kids. Pick an appropriate restaurant. You're only shooting yourself in the foot by not choosing a restaurant tailored toward families. Also, people eating at a kid friendly restaurant should be a little more understanding when sitting near a rambunctious 3 year old. Set clear expectations. Before entering the restaurant, Clevermom and I will clearly explain the consequences should Little Miss decide to misbehave. For example, if you throw food, daddy is going to hang you on the little metal hook on the back of a bathroom stall door by your collar. If a tantrum is imminent, leave. Don't wait until she is in full blown tantrum mode. It's surprisingly hard to carry a kicking and screaming toddler through a busy restaurant. If you sense a tantrum is on the way ask your child, "Do we need to sit in the car to cool off?" Hopefully this will be enough to calm the storm. If it doesn't, carry her out to the car and sit. Let her throw her tantrum. If need be, sit in the car until everyone finishes. Kids hate missing out, and I would bet my lucky underwear that they will only try this a few times. Practice makes perfect. Hey, you didn't become so awesome overnight and neither will our kids. At the end of the day us parents need to remember that dining out is a learning experience for young kids. They don't come pre-programmed with perfect manners or understand social etiquette. Hell, there are plenty of adults who still don't have decent manners. Include, don't ignore. To kids, dining out is exciting. Maybe they get to sit in a big kid chair, order their own food,...
Why You Should Stop Yelling at Your Children
I have a deep voice that gets loud while in hulk smash mode. A couple weeks ago CleverMom was trying to grab hold of Little Miss so she could put on her pajamas. Little Miss refused to listen and ran around like a lunatic. Finally I snapped. I stood up, put on my mean face and yelled. "Knock it off, RIGHT NOW!" Little Miss jumped out of her skin and crumbled to the floor as if my words smacked her in the face. She cried "Daddy scared me." and my heart was instantly shattered. How could I do that to my little girl? Did I really accomplish anything besides scaring the shit out her? Yelling teaches kids to yell back How many times have you yelled at your kids to stop yelling? I'm guilty of this. Seems silly when you think about it. Kids learn by example. If they see you yelling in an attempt to get what you want, they will do it too. Monkey see, monkey do. They won't take you seriously until you raise your voice Eventually your loin fruit are going to tune out any demands that are not repeated a thousand times and above a certain decibel level. Unless it's something fun or benefits them, then suddenly they are able to hear a slight whisper from across the house. Constant yelling will turn you into Charlie Brown's teacher. A pair of legs, wearing a dress and… waa… waa… waa… wa… Yelling kills the chance for conversation Being married to a pregnant woman, I've been yelled at a lot. If you've ever loaded the dishwasher incorrectly, forgot the separate the laundry, bought the wrong oranges, then you've been there with me. It's not fun. As a parent, we should be opening the lines of communication, and encourage our kids to use big boy, or big girl worlds. Yelling at your child turns the conversation completely one sided. Give 'em a chance to explain themselves. Sometimes their reasoning is justifiable, or at the very least, so stupid that it's hilarious. Constant Yelling Ruins the Effectiveness Sometimes yelling is necessary. If for example, your son or daughter is about wander onto a busy road or towards a gaggle of geese (Who are assholes by the way!). That would be an acceptable reason to yell at your little loin fruit. Constant yelling wears of the effectiveness. If you're always screaming about picking up toys, or brushing teeth, there...
Why You Should Let Your Kids Make Choices
As parents, we make the majority of decisions for our young children. We decide what to eat, where to eat, when to eat, and even how to eat. We dictate which night is bath night. We are the enforcers of bedtime. We manage their schedule, plan activities, and control when the TV is on and what to watch. With this amount of parental micro managing, it comes as no surprise that our young children start to challenge our stranglehold of control and power. And you know what? We come by it honestly. Right from day one, we are expected to keep this little human happy and healthy. We hold the key to their life. Then what seems like in the blink of an eye they are two years old, demanding control of every minuscule detail of their life. And as a first time dad, this has been a challenge. I mean, I've been dressing her, feeding her, changing her, carrying her, bathing her for the past two years and she thinks that she can do a better job? Pfft! But alas, at some point we need to let them lose and let them make their own choices. So what is a controlling parent to do? Offer your young children choices. Then sit back, watch, and be amazed. Instead of commanding, give options: Would you like the red cup, or the green cup? Would you like to wear your puppy or kitty pajamas? Do you want an apple or an orange? Instead of forcing your child to follow routines in your predetermined order, give choices: Should we have snack first or bath? Which should we brush first, teeth or hair? Would you like to sleep with your doll or teddy? Giving kids choices has several benefits: Giving kids choices helps prevent power struggles. The ability to choose is a natural human need. Quench their thirst for control and watch the power struggles fade. The ability to make choices is what gives our children a sense of purpose. They are no longer helpless babies. They are functioning human beings that are fully capable of making their own choice. With a little parental guidance of course… Giving kids choices encourages cooperation. Which is what we are trying to get in the first place, am I right? Finally, and maybe most importantly, empowering our kids with choices gives them more independence. It teaches them the relationship between their decisions and outcomes. And with...
The Awesome Power of Consistency
I was cooking spaghetti for dinner on the weekend. Nothing out of the ordinary. Little Miss had just woken up from her nap and was a bag full of misery (Like I said, nothing unusual). While mixing the sauce, Little Miss ran into the kitchen and proceeded to latch onto my leg. "Eat!" she repeated becoming more and more agitated so I crouched down and explained her that she has to wait for dinner to cook. You'd swear I was pulling teeth by the instant shriek unleashed from that tiny mouth. Without thinking I cubed a piece of cheese and slid it under Little Miss' nose, and guess what? Suddenly it was all rainbows and butterflies. She sat up like nothing happened with an enthusiastic "mmmMMMmm!" Sounds familiar? In a span of two minutes I taught Little Miss that her old man is a pushover by breaking one of the most important rules of parenting: consistency. Why is consistent parenting important? We've all seen it: Kid acts out, parent warns, kid acts out again, parent warns again, kid acts out again, parent gives in effectively showing who is in control. And more importantly, who is not. Toddlers need boundaries. They need a predictable set of rules to follow to know what acceptable behavior is. Why should your kid take your warnings seriously if they know you'll give in? For example, we have a no toy throwing policy in our house (unless it's a ball). It's a simple rule with no exceptions. But lately Little Miss will pick up a toy, throw it at the closet victim (usually the cat) and look at me for my reaction. And my reaction can either encourage the behavior (by ignoring) or discourage it (Usually a stern warning and confiscating the projectile). Get on the Right Track So how do you become a consistent parent? Simple! Follow the seven tips below and you'll find yourself on the road to consistent parenting awesomeness. Make a decision and stick with it. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don't make a promise you can't keep. Don't be a pushover. Don't threaten a punishment you have if you have no intentions on following through. Reward or punish right away. Don't wait until you leave the store. Do it discretely if you have to, but do it right away. Set expectations in advance. If your child is old enough to understand, explain your expectations beforehand. If...
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TEXHOMA - Susan C. Ferrell, 89, of Texhoma, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003, in Spearman.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Texhoma United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tomisene Ingram officiating. Burial will follow in Texhoma Cemetery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ferrell was born July 24, 1914, in Alvord to Charlie and Ersie (Shipman) Chambers. She married Gordie Ferrell on Aug. 15, 1934, in Wilson, Okla.
In 1950, she moved from Burkburnett to Texhoma where she worked as a postal clerk in the Texhoma Post Office until she retired in February 1985 after 15 years of service. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and a charter member of the Carnation Garden Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband on Sept. 9, 1997, three brothers, three sisters and two grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Monte Ferrell, and wife, Marilyn, of Texhoma, and Rolland Ferrell and wife, Juanita, of Claremore, Okla.; a daughter Suzanne Freeman and husband, Tom, of Ruidoso, New Mexico; two sisters, Artie Drury of Hurst and Lynn Weatherford of Alvord; four grandchildren, five step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Keith Lauer, Tom Hackler, Johnny Pugh, Clyde Keylon, Irvin Hopson, Duane Schafer, Claude Harland and Wallace Bridwell.
The family suggests memorials be to Texhoma Cemetery of United Methodist Women.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 29, 2003.
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OSLO, Norway - An appeals court Friday convicted three men and acquitted three others of involvement in the 2004 theft of the Edvard Munch masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna."
Two of the rulings by a jury reversed a lower court's decision.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed legislation that authorizes stop-arm cameras on school buses.
Under the new law, school buses in South Carolina can be equipped with digital video recording devices to document vehicles passing illegally on either side. The legislation also allows images from the stop-arm cameras to be used as evidence in citing offenders.
As previously reported, pupil transportation officials in South Carolina supported the bill, S.718. It tied in with the S.A.V.E. (Stop-Arm Violation Education Enforcement) campaign, which was created by David Poag and several of his colleagues.
Poag got in contact with Sen. Thomas Alexander, who introduced S.718 in May of last year.
The bill was recently added to H.5014 as an amendment, which Haley signed into law on Monday. It went into effect immediately.
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Sen. Alexander added, "This is simply about the safety and protection of our most precious resource, our schoolchildren. ... If adding cameras to the buses will help us prevent one accident, it will be worth it."
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Recognition of Foreign Judgments in the United States (VIDEO)
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Are there any more Alberts ready to bring business know-how into politics?
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Let's start with a straight question: can you see Martin Heydon, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, or Ged Nash as Taoiseach in 2026?
Raising the stakes on the old Kerry stereotype - that propensity to answer a question with another one - many of you will answer this query with not just one, but two more questions of your own: Who? and Why?
So, while we're at it let's pose a third puzzler: Can we see a latter-day Albert Reynolds, a business titan in the millionaire class, bothering with politics in these sound-bite, image-sanitised era?
It's more helpful to answer the second of our three questions first. The much beloved Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, whom we will bury today, was part of a huge, new and largely unheard-of in-take of TDs to Dail Eireann in June 1977. By February 1992 he had become Taoiseach. And many of his unknown, novice buddies were household names roundabout the end of the same 15-year period.
In June 1977, unless you were from Longford; or up to your oxters in Fianna Fail politics; or involved in its near 1960/70s first cousin, showbusiness; you were unlikely to have heard about Albert Reynolds. But the Fianna Fail "class of 1977" included two future Taoisigh, with Bertie Ahern along with Reynolds, and two future EU Commissioners in Padraig Flynn and Charlie McCreevy, along with other names which soon became prominent for various reasons, both positive and negative.
Let's round off the 1977 list as follows. There was Sean Doherty, Joe Walsh, Michael Woods, Liam Lawlor, Vincent Brady, Mark Kiillilea, Sean Keegan, PJ Morley, Jim Fitzsimons, Kit Ahern and Terry Leyden.
The point we are making here is that Fine Gael's Martin Heydon of Kildare South and his party colleague, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy of Laois-Offaly, and Labour's Ged Nash from Louth, are as little known nationally now as those we have listed above were after the 1977 general election. Time alone will tell us whether they and their equally little-known colleagues will become senior government figures.
Already, we have seen two FG backbenchers from the class of 2011, Paschal Donohoe of Dublin Central and Simon Harris from Wicklow make the government senior and junior team respectively. Indeed, Ged Nash was appointed a Junior Minister responsible for jobs in the re-shuffle last July, and may already be on the road to national notoriety.
So, there is no real reason why, in the coming years, the Dail class of 2011 will not produce a Taoiseach who may prove worthy of the title. But the other question: will we attract seasoned business people, like Albert Reynolds, to politics, is interlinked.
Reynolds was almost 45 when he stood for the Dail for the first time in June 1977 and had spent three years on Longford County Council before that working the grass roots.
While he was older than his average newcomer colleagues at Leinster House, he also brought a quarter of a century of business wheeler-dealing in which he made vast amounts of money.
Reynolds's application of business values to politics had a plus and minus side for him. It may well have contributed to his ultimate inability to last even three years as Taoiseach. But it probably also contributed to his considerable achievements during this short and fractious period in office.
There are strong arguments to support the contention that his period in various senior ministries from 1979 to 1982 and again from 1987 to 1991 were largely beneficial to the Irish economy from then onwards.
There are those who will argue that Ireland was at that stage set on a self-fulfilling upward trend.
But such arguments are glib and deride the role of democratic government.
There have been other business people in Irish politics before and since Albert Reynolds.
But none has achieved such high office and he is the only business person to become Taoiseach.
Talk of business people these days often suggests the name of Ryanair's Michael O'Leary. His tribute to Reynolds during the week risks passing without due notice amid the tribute forest.
With typical candour, O'Leary said: "I think history will be very kind to him and it should be. In a relatively short period as Taoiseach he achieved a terrific transformation, both in the peace process and also setting Ireland on a period of very rapid economic growth".
O'Leary continued: "He wasn't perhaps the greatest politician in the world. He managed to blow up two coalitions in a relatively short period of time."
But O'Leary concluded that Reynolds's period in office was better by far than Bertie Ahern's, which was characterised by dithering and pandering to interest groups.
We need to think again about our politics, which are now so bound by sound-bites and focus groups designed to tell voters what they want to hear rather than what they need to know.
Opening such a debate on such a big task would be the best tribute to Albert Reynolds, a politician and Taoiseach who brought a different outlook to politics.
John Downing
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South Miami Soccer Club Accuses City Officials of Unethical Practices
Commissioner Robert Welsh
The leafy hamlet of South Miami has turned into a cesspool of political backbiting and allegations of unethical behavior by some of its officials. In recent weeks, even a kids' soccer program has come under fire amid accusations of conflicts of interest against South Miami United -- the group that runs soccer at South Miami Park -- as well as alleged Sunshine Law violations by Commissioner Robert Welsh.
The soccer scrum is just the latest controversy to sully city hall.
Welsh was recently fined $250 by the Miami-Dade ethics commission because he had conversations with companies bidding on a pool project, which is prohibited under the city's procurement rules. That complaint was filed by City Manager Hector Mirable. Another ethics probe, initiated by blogger Mike Hatami, AKA the Strawbuyer, is looking into $3,000 paid to Airways Auto Tag since 2003. The tag agency is owned by the wife of South Miami Police Chief Orlando Martinez de Castro. City rules prohibit making purchases from a relative of a city employee.
In the latest dustup, a soccer club called the South Miami Grey Ghosts is suing the city after the South Miami Commission rejected Mirable's June 12 recommendation to award the organization a franchise to run the soccer program. The Grey Ghosts had offered to pay the city $142,500 -- $22,500 more than South Miami United offered -- for a three-year deal.
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Javier Rodriguez, president of the Grey Ghosts, claims Patrick Flood and Anthony Tolgyesi, the operators of South Miami United, violated the city's code of ethics and had a conflict of interest because both men sat on the city's parks and recreation board during the two and a half years they've had the franchise agreement to run the city's soccer program. "You can't sit on a city board and conduct business with the city," Rodriguez says.
Rodriguez also accused Welsh of violating the Sunshine Law when the commissioner sent an email on June 10 to his colleagues advocating on behalf of South Miami United. "His actions call into question his ethics and the way business is handled in South Miami," Rodriguez adds.
Welsh did not reply to a phone message left with his secretary at his city hall office.
In an emailed response to questions, Flood asserts he was not aware of the city's prohibition until he attended an ethics lecture hosted by the city attorney in March. He immediately resigned from the board. "During my tenure, there was never a single situation where a possible conflict of interest with the soccer program came to light," Flood says.
He also noted it was the city's parks and recreation department administrators, not the advisory board, that asked him and Tolgyesi to run the program because they had been running the original Grey Ghosts youth soccer club between 2008 and 2010.
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Historical Traveler Reviews El Buric Alghero
Well located
Well situated for the old town and the beach. Nice roof terrace for hanging out and sunbathing. Quiet and clean room and bathroom, though not ensuite. Slightly eccentric owners, with certain "rules"
I found the bed very comfortable but my partner didn't. They can provide airport drop off which is handy.
Good location & friendly, personable hosts
The B&B is located about 10-15 mins walk from the centre of Alghero and situated within a spacious 6th floor apartment. The owner, Mario is an engaging and knowledgable guy who is happy to discuss local restaurants and beauty spots, as well as Sardinian histroy, with some authority. We actually stayed in both of the bedrooms over the course of our holiday; each is very pleasant and one of which has the benefit of a particularly large balcony. This place is ideal for sociable people who want to steer clear of larger and more touristy hotels, learn something about the island and visit places that may not necessarily be covered by Lonely Planet et al. Our hosts were friendly without being overbearing or intrusive and only offered recommendations when requested.
Excellent holidays
El Buric is very well located, very near the old village and the beach.
The house is distributed, thinking on the privacy of guests.
The owners, Mario e Fiorella are a very gentle couple that makes you feel like if it were your own home.
Rooms very light full, each with an independent terrace.
We recomend it strongly if you wish to spend a nice holidays.
Very pleasant accommodation
El Buric was a very pleasant, convenient place to stay. Few minutes walk to the beach, and about 15 minute stroll into the old town. We stayed in the room with the greater balcony which was by far the better of the 2 on offer. Lovely rooftop with loungers and shower if you're after sunbathing with peace and quiet. Room lovely with a nice large bed and tasteful decor. Our hosts were very pleasant and Mario has excellent English if your Italian is basic as mine is! Only few negative points: we stayed for nearly 2 weeks, and during this time we had no change of towels or bed linen. The same went for breakfast - we had exactly the same bread, jam and spreadable cheese every day with no other choice - this did get a little tedious after the 1st week. Also, we were lucky in week 1 where we didn't have to share the bathroom with other guests as there were none, but the couple that stayed in week 2 liked to take their showers at 3 in the morning which did disturb us! Finally we also had to share a very small table at breakfast with the other 2 guests, which as it turned out was ok for us as we all spoke English - I don't think this would be a very comfortable experience if other guests didn't and you had to sit there in silence! For a shorter break I would consider staying there again.
Atmospheric and friendly place
We stayed in apartment in the old town. It was very central for everything. We wanted to find out what Alghero and Sardinia was really like and so we preferred this to a hotel. It also gave us greater freedom for deciding whether to eat out or in (although we had some fabulous meals at a restaurant recommended by Mario!). Mario was very helpful and interesting to talk to, especially about the history of the place. It was a great bonus to be able to be collected at the airport instead of having to find a cab and pay a lot more too! - Daphne and David of Wallington, England
Ideal for couples and history buffs!
Host Mario Galasso is equally quit with his wit, his opinion, and his smile! This small but welcoming B&B is on the 6th floor (w/ elevator) of an apartment complex in the Lido section of Alghero, a 15 minute walk from the Marina and old city. Professor Galasso gave us superb assistance, accommodated special requests, recommended restaurants, explained the history and crafts of Sardinia, and shared his unique knowledge as a Marine Archeologist. If you want to hone your eye for antiques, Prof. Galasso can assist. Profits from the B&B go to support student research in archeology. Bottom line: Superb host, shared bathroom, 2 rooms available, great price, close to everything, lovely city, cash only, view not spectacular.
A warm welcome awaits you at El Buric.
Have just returned from a stay in Alghero and can warmly recommend El Buric to anyone who wants to stay with friendly, knowledgeable hosts in a centrally located apartment that is beautifully clean and welcoming.
Mario & Fiorella were full of advice and interesting information about Sardinia. They helped us with a good deal on a hire car and suggestions for day trips, restaurants etc. Our room was clean & comfortable with our own balcony, it even had good reading books! We enjoyed chatting over coffee or drinks and look forward to staying with them again in the future.
Great place and very welcoming
i stayed at El Buric and it was great... the hosts were very friendly and its near the beach... what more do you want
Stay in a hotel instead!!!
I booked on the internet and thought I was staying in a B&B. My lodging was in a 4th floor 2 bedroom apartment where the owner lived in the kitchen, and rented out the bedrooms. I had to pay extra to be picked up at the airport, if I used the very small refrigerator that also cost extra. No common area, I could only stay in my bedroom....70 E per night, single. 50 E if you wanted to stay on the couch. The owner of El Buric, Mario was demanding, extremely rude via e-mail and even worse in person. No one gave me a receipt that I asked for several times which is illegal in Italy. My worst lodging nightmare!! I am a frequent traveler to Europe...never an experience like this host ever. Sardinia was incredibly beautiful and peaceful and friendly. Each beach is different, each one stunning. I would highly recommend Stintino and especially Argentiera.
Why do the hotels get all the focus?
I'd like to point out to people that there are options to the expensive and not always so satisfying hotel accommodation in Alghero, Sardinia.Thanks to Internet I was able to find a VERY nice Bed n' Breakfast, only 10 mins from the beach and 15-20 mins from the Old Town. The owner's of this particular B n' B are members of an organization of B n' B's around the island. We received a warm welcome when we were picked up to the airport, and there is absolutely nothing to complain about during our stay in Alghero. Included in the price was towels, bed linen, breakfast, cleaning, transport from and to the airport, and we paid EUR 440 for 6 nights, 2 persons, in the beginning of September. The B n' B was located in newly built buildning (4 years) and in the apartment there were two rooms for rent, both with balconies. These two rooms shared a bathroom. Our hosts also have self-catered apartments for rent, if you prefer that option. They were also very helpful when we wanted to rent a car and helped us find valuable options.I can mention that this trip was our honeymoon, so we wanted to get the most out of it, and we do not regret our decision to stay at a local B n' B. The host, Mr. Mario Galasso, is fluent in Italian, Spanish, English, German and French, so communication is no problem what-so-ever. I'd like to give him and his B n' B my warmest recommendation, and I'll end this review by listing a couple of links to this accommodation.Regards from Sara Sweden............
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Aboard Roma
We woke aboard the Italian ferry Roma sailing between Italy and Spain. The sun was rising behind a low cloud. We sailed north for a while, leaving Porto Torres at the top of Sardinia. A woman walked a dog on the deck. Men drank beer at sunrise. Philippine sailors scrubbed the decks with modern power hoses. Italian stewards served cappuccinos. Wind blew water uphill. A man ran with two dogs. A ...
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After completing a
few more chores which included more laundry etc to empty the water tank of some pretty nasty tasting water, we headed north. Originanlly we were thinking of going south but as we have a bit of time, and do not want the last few weeks to feel like a delivery, we changed our
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Today again we did not much, just hung around, taking the occassional dips to cool down.
Friday 7 – Sunday 9 August
The winds look pretty favourable today so we've decided we're going to make our way.
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Cala Reale is in the central part of the island. In the Northern part you can reach Cala d'Oliva and in the Southern part you can reach Fornelli.
After walking around in Cala Reale we took a bus (the bus runs during the summer to link the 3 main parts of the island) to get to the Northern part of the island. We passed Cala ...
My flight from Dublin arrived in Alghero at 2 pm.
I went straight to the beach! I really missed the sun and the Sardinian sea!!!
I love my land and I love Alghero. Alghero is always Alghero, 'cause it has the beaches, and what beaches! And also, it has some movida at night, and nice shops, restaurant and bars...
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My name is Susan Lowman. I've been crocheting for over 40 years and designing for over 15 years. I have over 200 published crochet designs in various crochet books and magazines. In addition, I blog ...
My name is Susan Lowman. I've been crocheting for over 40 years and designing for over 15 years. I have over 200 published crochet designs in various crochet books and magazines. In addition, I blog about crochet and self-publish crochet patterns on my website, TheCrochetArchitect.com. I am also a technical crochet editor and teacher, as well as an active professional member of CGOA.
I learned to knit in the summer of 2013 and I couldn't be more thrilled! I'm having a blast learning more knitting techniques. You'll see some of my knitting designs here on Craftsy, too.
I thank God for the gift of creativity He has given me and I thoroughly enjoy sharing it with others.
This scarf is quick and easy to make. Even newer crocheters will be making this scarf with ease! If you already know how to make a chain, single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet, as well as how to read and follow a crochet pattern, you're ready to make this scarf.
The pattern is easy to follow and includes full instructions for making the scarf with the fringe. It also includes close-up photos of the scarf and fringe, instructions and step-by-step photos for working in the back bump of the foundation chain, making a Long double crochet (Ldc), starting a row (joining) with a sc or a hdc and making the fringe.
The scarf is completely reversible, thanks to the special stitch worked in the black rows. And, best of all, there are no tails to weave in, since the tails are included into the fringe.
The scarf, as shown, uses 175 yds of black, along with 25 yds each of watermelon, mango, lemonade, limelight, blue mint and grape Caron Simply Soft yarn. You can use any colors you desire to make your scarf.
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Joiner Boxes
The center panel to fuse alignment was done exactly like the previous planes and came out fine.
The prep for the next step involved waxing the joiners in case the resin migrated through the boxes. (it did) Taped off the joiner area to keep the overflow off the actual parts.
Glued the joiner boxes in the wings. Started by mixing laminating resin, a batch of 20 and 12 grams per pair. I packed in as much chopped carbon fiber as it would take, then added some microballoon/cabosil mix to minimize the flow, then mixed it in a pot of hot water to help kick it in my cold apartment and lower the viscosity for a short time while stuffing it in the pocket.
The box was inserted slowly to work out any air pockets and pack the volume completely. The excess was removed and the two parts were aligned on the table. It took a whole day to cure to satisfaction.
After it cured the excess mix was cut out from between the wings. It took a bit of persuading but the two halves ultimately came apart. Next the holes were drilled for the alignment pins and the pins were glued in.
Next step is to wet sand the wing LE. After that, cut the surfaces out and flex the hinge. The rudder and elevator are hooked op and working. An antenna tube was installed in case I want to use 72 mHz. If the plane was poly I could take it out and fly it right now.
Spent the last of my freedom cutting out the flaps and ailerons. The aileron is long but the carbon skin seems stiff enough. My strategy is to place the RDS actuator as far out as possible given the thickness of the servo, as long as it is not at the 50% mark. The skin was super tough, especially where it was double 5.7 in the center section. Somehow I made one of the flaps 3/8" wider at the root than it should be. Probably won't notice it in the flying but still annoying.
RDS hardware is shipped and should be here any day. Started stripping down wire for the harness. Got the wing saddle filled and sanded. Getting very close.
Note the little trick inspired by Jack, keep the epoxy bottles in the laptop exhaust. It works.
That color is an artifact of the flash and my room lighting. It looks a lot more like smoggy sky in person, pale blue with a little brown. We could try to match it but I still like white over even yellow or red in most conditions.
Good chance for maiden tomorrow. Will post yes or no but may be late.
We are on for maiden tomorrow. Still missing details like hatch screws, etc.
Maiden flight today. Started with the CG a bit forward and it flew no problem but dropped a tip a bit in the turn. Got much better as I moved the CG back. It is still positive but not overly so. With the light, shorter tail I actually had to move the battery quite a bit back from the nose, even with the wing all the way forward in the saddle. Tracking was perfectly straight right off the board with no tendency to wander. Controls were very crisp for having low throws. Even empty I can see that the plane will be very fast. Landing was really easy. Launch in the end was straight and easy, with no tendency for the wing to blank out the T tail on the throw. Wing seems super stiff on the launch.
It still needs a lot more work but I can see the potential.
I'll fill in the details of the RDS and a few other odds and ends as I collect the photos.
Thanks to all the people who came out today for support to throw, photo, and work on the plane. Special thanks also to Joe Wurts, Mark Drela, and Philip Kolb who made this all possible.
It's not quite 4m either.
Different from Pike, but same general idea for the root to tip. I don't have a scale that big but it is light. The Supra was built to the weight limit and is way overkill as a result. This one is built to the task, no more and came out lighter. I'll try to get some numbers on it next chance I get. Still have a bit more work to do on it before I call it finished.
Bill reports good results from the redesigned 2x rudder on SS. I havent flown it yet with new rudder but we'll see if the tracking problem is solved with double area and more rudder mix on cruise (dont want to keep struggling with both thumbs in cruise)
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