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Blood donations: The American Red Cross is sponsoring blood drives at the following places on Tuesday: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Inlanta Mortgage, 5300 S. 108th St. in Hales Corners, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hampton Inn & Suites, 2633 Washington St. in Grafton, and from 1-6:30 p.m. at the Waukesha Donation Center. For information, visit redcross.org.
Nourish Your Noggin: Introductory Education Program about brain health and wellness, presented by Judy Gunkel, community outreach coordinator, Alzheimer's Association. Jan. 22 at Redeemer United Church of Christ, W220-N4915 Town Line Road, Sussex. 9:30 a.m. continental breakfast, program 10 to 11 a.m. Registration requested; email or call Judy Gunkel at email@example.com or (262) 548-7224.
Virtual Dementia Tour, 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 1, at Lighthouse of West Bend, 2130 Continental Drive, West Bend. Home Instead Senior Care and Lighthouse are offering a Virtual Dementia Tour, an interactive learning experience to help people caring for someone with Alzheimer's or other dementia understand what their client or loved one is going through. The program temporarily alters a person's physical, sensory and cognitive abilities to simulate changes associated with aging and dementia. Each tour takes less than 30 minutes. Call Lighthouse at (262) 338-0092.
ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis provides free one-to-one telephone support to people affected by breast cancer. Call 977-1780 or go to abcdbreastcancersupport.org.
ACOA Support Groups for adult children of alcoholics meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Luther Memorial Church, 2840 S. 84th St., downstairs; and 7 p.m. Fridays at Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12012 W. North Ave., upstairs. Call Peter at 630-2175 or Diane at 529-0845.
After Abortion Support Group and individual help for women and men experiencing abortion-related distress. Call Pat at 727-8176 or email email@example.com. Associated Pregnancy Services, 8501 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis.
Al-Anon meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays at 1 p.m.; and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the New Day Club, 11936 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon. Call (262) 241-4673.
Alateen Support Group , for teens who have been affected by someone else's drinking, meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Matthias Church, 111 E. Main St., Waukesha. Go to alanon-wi.org.
Alzheimer's Disease Support Groups: More than 60 groups for caregivers and others meet in southeastern Wisconsin. To find out more, call the Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline, (800) 272-3900, or go to alz.org/sewi.
Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group meets the on third Monday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jack Russell Memorial Library, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 100 Park Ave., Hartford. Call Karel Bretsch, (262) 670-6155, or Anne Dowling, (262) 314-4270.
Amputee Support Group meets the fourth Thursday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the fifth-floor conference room at Wheaton Franciscan Rehabilitation Services, 201 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa. Call 874-4345.
Autism Support Group , for parents, teachers and professionals who take care of special-needs children, meets last Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at ARCH Medical Center, 9612 S. Franklin Drive, Franklin. Call Beth Williams at 731-9579.
Cancer Caregivers Support Group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Froedtert & Medical College Clinical Cancer Center, Room J, lobby level, near N. 87th St. and Doyne Ave., Wauwatosa.
Car seat safety checks, 2 to 6 p.m., first and third Wednesdays of month, Oconomowoc Fire Department Station No. 2, 1400 Oconomowoc Parkway, Oconomowoc. Free, but appointment required, (262) 928-2745.
Changing Vision: Meeting the Challenge Support Group meets the third Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Badger Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, 912 N. Hawley Road. Call 615-0121.
Cocaine Anonymous support groups for those wanting to stop using cocaine and other substances; meetings throughout metro area. Call 445-5433 or go to cawisconsin.org.
CPAP Support Group meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 22 at 2320-D E. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha. Call 336-3000 and ask for Cody Glorioso or Meghan McGhinty. For information, visit cpap2gowi.com.
Death of a Spouse/Partner support group, Thursdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Horizon Home Care, 8949 N. Deerbrook Trail, Brown Deer. Please register by calling 586-8383.
Debtors Anonymous meets Sundays from 4 to 5 p.m. at Rogers Memorial Hospital, 11101 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, and Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 1511 Church St., Wauwatosa. Call (866) 781-5774 or go to debtorsanonymous.org.
DivorceCare, for those going through divorce or separation, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays at Woodlawn Lutheran Church, 2217 S. 99th St., West Allis. Call (262) 821-2854.
Depression/Bipolar Support Alliance meets the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at IndependenceFirst, 540 S. 1st St. Call 964-2586.
Families Anonymous, support group for people concerned about a loved one's drug or alcohol use, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1750 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, 384-8051; 7 p.m. Thursdays at Crossroads Presbyterian Church, Highland and Green Bay roads, Mequon, 378-5815; and 7 p.m. Thursdays at First Congregational Church, 76 S. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn, (262) 723-8227.
Gamblers Anonymous meets seven days a week at various locations. Call the hotline at 299-0901 or go to gamblersanonymous.org.
Grandparents and Other Relatives Parenting Again: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., third Wednesday of month, Villard Square Grandfamily Housing, 3427 W Villard Ave., Milwaukee. Registration required, (414) 671-0566, or visit www.theparentingnetwork.org
Gynecologic Cancer Support Group meets on the third Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. at Froedtert & Medical College Clinical Cancer Center, Conference Room M, on Doyne Ave. between N. 87th and N. 92nd streets, Wauwatosa. Go to froedtert.com or call (866) 680-0505.
Gynecological Cancer Support Group: Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Stillwaters Counseling Center, 2607 N Grandview Blvd., St. 110, Waukesha. Call (262) 548-9148.
Hope & Healing through Loss Group (for all types of losses): Tuesdays, 12:30-2:00 p.m. at Horizon Grief Resource Center, 8949 N. Deerbrook Trail, Brown Deer. Call 586-8328.
Men's Support Group , for those who provide care and support for a person with Alzheimer's or dementia, in Milwaukee: fourth Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Alzheimer's Association office, 620 S. 76th St.; and in Waukesha County: third Thursday at 1:30 p.m., Gethsemane United Methodist Church, 642 Main St., Pewaukee. Sponsored by Alzheimer's Association. Call 479-8800.
NAMI , a support group for families of those with mental illness, meets at 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Wauwatosa; third Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Zablocki Library, 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave.; third Wednesday at 7 p.m., Underwood Memorial Baptist Church, Wauwatosa; call 344-0447. A group meets second and fourth Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Christ Church-Mequon, 13460 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon; call (262) 243-3627. Go to namigrm.org.
Nar-Anon of Milwaukee , for those affected by someone else's addiction, meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 9235 W. Blue Mound Road. Call (800) 477-6291.
Narcotics Anonymous , a 12-step program for addicts seeking recovery, meets around Milwaukee. Go to namilwaukee.org or wisconsinna.org , or call Milwaukee's info line at (866) 913-3837 or the state's line at (800) 240-0276.
Overeaters Anonymous offers several support group meetings in the metro area. Call chapter office at 259-0640.
Parkinson Disease Support Groups and exercise classes. More than 20 classes meet in the Greater Milwaukee Area. Call the Wisconsin Parkinson Association at 219-7061 to find the class nearest you.
Post-Polio Resource Support Group. For family and friends of people who had polio or post-polio syndrome. For meeting dates, time and topics, call 297-9093.
Recovery International meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at St. Alphonsus School, 6000 W. Loomis Road, Greendale. It's for those affected by anxiety, nervousness, anger issues and panic attacks. Call 464-5121.
Stillwaters Cancer Support Services offers professional counseling and support at no cost for anyone affected by a cancer diagnosis. Call (262) 548-9148 or go to stillwaterscenter.org.
Us Too Prostate Cancer Support Group meets the first Wednesday of the month, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Aurora St. Luke's Health Center New Berlin, 14555 W. National Ave.; call 649-7200; the third Wednesday of the month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, seventh floor, urology department, 5000 W. National Ave. Open to all. Call 444-2855; and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Wauwatosa, 201 N. Mayfair Road, fifth-floor conference room, 447-2914.
Veterans Open Support Group , each Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Dryhootch, 1030 E. Brady St. Details at dryhootch.org.
WISH-Women Initiate Self-Healing & Hope , a domestic violence support group, meets Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All services are free and confidential. Call 302-8065.
Women with Heart Disease support group meets the third Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Community Memorial Hospital Treiber Conference Center, W180-N8085 Town Hall Road, Menomonee Falls. Call (262) 251-1001 or (800) 246-8332.
Young Women & Cancer Group is designed for young women who want to connect with others like them who have experienced cancer. Third Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stillwaters Counseling Center, 2607 N Grandview Blvd., Suite 110, Waukesha. Call (262) 548-9148.
Zumba class: Waukesha County Technical College offers a Zumba class on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. from Jan. 26 through May 4. The class will take place in the Service Building, Room 104D at the Pewaukee Campus, 800 Main St. To register, visit www.wctc.edu/class-search or call (262) 691-5578.
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Fantasy baseball Pitcher Scouting Report: Kyle Lohse
Kyle Lohse has been one of the more underappreciated starting pitchers in baseball for the last few seasons. In 95 starts from 2011 through 2013, Lohse racked up 7.4 fWAR. That might not make him a perennial All-Star, but it does make him a capable fantasy pitcher, especially when he's tied to a better-than-average team, as is the case with the 2014 Brewers. Even when he's at the lower bound of his performance, Lohse's floor is that of a backend starter in mixed leagues.
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Lohse, however, has not been at that lower bound at all this season. He's off to arguably the best start of his career, posting a 2.70 ERA, 2.99 FIP, 1.05 WHIP and 40 strikeouts against 11 non-intentional walks in 40 innings. It shouldn't come as a huge surprise that Lohse has compiled impressive rate stats in six starts. His ERA has been below 3.40 each of the previous three seasons, and his FIP has been better than 3.70 in two of those three years. He's clearly capable of limiting the opposition for a run of six or eight or 10 starts. What has been a surprise, though, is his ability to miss bats this year. Lohse has never had a K/9 that topped seven or a strikeout rate better than 17.1 percent. He's obliterating his career highs in both of those this year, with nine K/9 and a 24.2-percent strikeout rate. Even if those taper off some, Lohse appears to be ticketed for a career year in the strikeout department.
What is equally surprising is the diversity of Lohse's strikeouts. In his last start, a six-inning, nine-strikeout performance against the Cardinals on Tuesday, Lohse got strike three with his fastball, slider and curveball. You can see the results here:
Lohse's average fastball velocity remains in the high-80s, but according to Brooks Baseball, he's getting more horizontal movement on both his four-seamer and sinker than he has since 2007. Still, Lohse's primary offering when the catcher puts down one finger is his sinker, which has a swinging-strike rate of 3.5 percent. He's thrown that 243 times compared with 29 four-seamers. If Lohse is going to keep striking out batters at anywhere near his current rate, his changeup and breaking pitchers are going to have to do the heavy lifting.
The good news is that they have done just that thus far in 2014. From a swing-and-miss standpoint, Lohse's best offering has been his changeup. He has thrown the pitch 91 times this year, and hitters have a 22-percent swinging-strike rate against it. It has been particularly confounding for lefties, as Lohse has been able to offset their platoon advantage by getting them to swing at and miss the changeup 34.3 percent of the time. Not surprisingly, that pitch, too, has had nasty horizontal movement, registering -7.56 inches (a negative number indicates a pitch that moves away from a left-handed batter). Lohse is throwing the changeup 15.1 percent of the time, which is right in line with how frequently he threw it last year. He is simply getting better production from it in 2014. Opposing hitters have managed just a .120/.185/.160 slash line against the change.
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Lohse features both a slider and a curveball, and while he throws the slider far more often (about one-third of the time versus about one-tenth), both have been quite effective for him this year. Hitters have a .191 batting average and .286 slugging percentage against his slider. They've done slightly worse against the curve, hitting and slugging an even .200. The slider has generated plenty of empty swings, 12.8 percent, but the swinging-strike rate on his curveball is just seven percent.
The effectiveness of Lohse's breaking pitches shines through brightest when looking at his outcomes against righties this year. He has thrown 129 sliders and 29 curves to same-siders, and batters haven't been able to muster a thing. They're hitting .125 against the slider, and have yet to get a hit against the curveball, even though they've swung more than one-quarter of the time. Neither offering has been anywhere near this effective over the course of Lohse's entire career. Hitters have a .239/.273/.347 slash against the slider and .284/.305/.396 line against the curve. Those may not be world-beating numbers, but they do help account for the difference between Lohse's decent fantasy performance before this season, and standout fantasy performance in the first month of 2014.
So now that we've explained Lohse's impressive April strikeout totals, what do we do with him in fantasy leagues? While he has been getting more mileage out of his changeup, slider and curveball this season, it's hard to believe that he would become a radically different pitcher, at least in terms of his strikeout profile, in his age-35 season. He's a guy who should be widely owned in mixed leagues, but his value will come down as his strikeout totals regress to where they likely belong. Now is the time to be pricing Lohse and seeing what he can fetch in a trade. Chances are the window to sell high won't be open too much longer.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- The University of Michigan men's soccer team placed a pair of players on the All-Big Ten Conference second team in juniors Latif Alashe (Northville, Mich./Northville) and Kofi Opare (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul HS). Additionally, freshman Tyler Arnone (Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville) garnered Big Ten All-Freshman team honors, while senior/junior Tim Bergsma (Beverly Hills, Mich./Southfield Christian) earned the team's Sportsmanship Award.
Opare was a linchpin in the Wolverine back line, starting all 20 games and playing a team-best 1,781 minutes, including being on the field the entire match on 17 occasions. He collected a pair of scores via headers in the back-to-back matches, scoring against Wisconsin (Oct. 9) and at Oakland (Oct. 12). His assist this season came on a helper to Arnone against Indiana. Opare had five points and 25 shots on the year. The honor is the second Big Ten accolade of his career, as he earned Big Ten All-Freshman team honors in 2009.
Alashe ended the season tied for third on the team with seven points, scoring two goals and chipping in three assists from his outside midfield position. Alashe, who has started all 63 matches of his three-year career, was instrumental in the squad's signature win of the season against then-No. 4 Akron on Oct. 18, as he chipped Zips goalkeeper David Mewes in the 97th minute for a 1-0 Wolverines victory. Alashe was an Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2010 and a member of the Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2009.
Arnone burst onto the scene as a freshman, becoming one the team's most consistent midfielders. He started all 20 matches and ranked second on the squad in minutes played with 1,707. Arnone's second score of his Wolverine career came against Indiana (Oct. 15) as he tallied the lone Michigan goal, and his first score came in a 4-1 win over Detroit (Sept. 14). He was an offensive force once again in the upset of Akron, as he took four shots on the match with two on goal, and he had three shots five times on the season. He was one of seven unanimous selections on the All-Freshman team.
Bergsma earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award after being elected as a tri-captain by his teammates at the beginning of the season. He played in three games, stopping nine shots. He earned his first career start in the regular-season finale against Northwestern (Nov. 5) and stopped five shots in a 1-0 loss. Bergsma is the Michigan Student Atlhlete Advisory Committee Big Ten representative,and is involved in numerous community service activities and organizations. Most notably, he has been a prominent member of Athletes in Action, traveling to Cape Town, South Africa to work with the countries youth in developing soccer skills.
The Big Ten Sportsmanship award is bestowed upon student-athletes that have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. Bergsma is now a candidate for the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, as the conference office will honor one male and one female student-athlete from each institution at the end of the school year.
Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Hegngi, Ohio State
Defensive Player of the Year: David Tiemstra, Ohio State
Freshman of the Year: ERIQ ZAVALETA, Indiana
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Alec Purdie, F, Indiana
ERIQ ZAVALETA, F, Indiana
OLIVER KUPE, F, Northwestern
Chris Hegngi, F, Ohio State
Nikita Kotlov, M, Indiana
Cyrus Sadee, M, Michigan State
Tomislav Zadro, M, Wisconsin
CHRIS ESTRIDGE, D, Indiana
Tommy Meyer, D, Indiana
DAVID TIEMSTRA, D, Ohio State
Tyler Miller, GK, Northwestern
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Adam Montague, F, Michigan State
Parnell Hegngi, F, Ohio State
Chris Prince, F, Wisconsin
Latif Alashe, M, Michigan
Chris Ritter, M, Northwestern
Lepe Seetane, M, Northwestern
Austin McAnena, M, Ohio State
Kofi Opare, D, Michigan
Mark Barone, D, Michigan State
Nikko Boxall, D, Northwestern
Matt Lampson, GK, Ohio State
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ERIQ ZAVALETA, F, Indiana
ADAM MONTAGUE, F, Michigan State
Kenny Cunningham, F, Ohio State
Kerel Bradford, M, Indiana
Tyler Arnone, M, Michigan
Fatai Alashe, M, Michigan State
Brady Wahl, M, Ohio State
RYAN KEENER, D, Michigan State
NIKKO BOXALL, D, Northwestern
AJ COCHRAN, D, Wisconsin
TYLER MILLER, GK, Northwestern
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- Reliability of plantar pressure platformsJocelyn F Hafer
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Gait Posture 38:544-8. 2013..Overall, reliability results are encouraging for investigators and clinicians who may have plantar pressure data sets that include data collected on different devices. ..
- Effect of shoe flexibility on plantar loading in children learning to walkHoward J Hillstrom
Leon Root, M D Motion Analysis Laboratory, Rehabilitation Department, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 103:297-305. 2013..We sought to examine how shoe structural characteristics affect plantar pressure distribution in early walkers...
- Foot type biomechanics part 1: structure and function of the asymptomatic footHoward J Hillstrom
Leon Root M D Motion Analysis Laboratory, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, United States
Gait Posture 37:445-51. 2013..Many foot pathologies are of a biomechanical nature and often associated with foot type. Fundamental to the understanding of foot pathomechanics is the question: do different foot types have distinctly different structure and function?..
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- The effect of torsional shoe flexibility on gait and stability in children learning to walkMelanie A Buckland
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A common characteristic of terrain modelling/rendering exercises is the vast amount of data involved. This is particularly severe where the spot height information is a result of some automated survey or when it results from digitised contours. In addition there are a number of activities which require very different levels of detail, for example the detail required for high quality renderings may be quite high. The information that a 3D modelling package can handle while retaining user interaction may be quite low. The need for multiple terrain representations can arise naturally in modelling applications, for example it may be necessary to acquire a more course terrain model for interactive modelling and substitute a more detailed version for final presentation. As with many computer based activities there is often a gap between what one might like to and what is practical given disk, memory, or processing resources.
There are two common representations for computer based terrain models. The first consists of a triangular mesh of polygons, this is normally the result from a triangulation process. One advantage of this approach is that it naturally generates detail in the regions that are sampled more frequently, these are normally the regions which have more height variation. This representation is a more faithful representation of the underlying data since the sample points are generally the vertices of the triangular mesh.
The second form of representation is as a regular mesh of rectangular polygons, these are generated by estimating the heights at each corner of the mesh cells. The main advantage with this is that multiple resolution meshes can be readily generated from the same dataset of spot heights. This form is tend to provide more 3D visual cues as the wire frame rendered mesh acts a type of slope based shading.
Triangulation example
In this example the original digitised aerial survey resulted in 600,000 spot heights, covering a rectangular region of 42km by 64km. Converting this directly to a triangular mesh would result in a surface of approximately twice that number of polygons, 1.2million!. This number of polygons would certainly be a handful for most software packages especially if interactive 3D control was necessary.
One approach to data reduction is to filter the spot heights file so as to evenly distribute the points over the region. This is done by checking the distances between all points so that no two points are closer than some user chosen distance. An improved approach would be to incorporate the height variation between neighbouring points so that highly sampled areas are better represented, this assumes that regions are densely sampled because of increased height variation.
Below are some examples of the surface and the number of resulting polygons for 1,3,and 5km filter distances.
5km radius, 116 polygons
3km radius, 316 polygons
1km radius, 2600 polygons
Notice there are only a few polygons in the lake regions where no sampling was necessary.
Gridding example
This example uses another terrain database containing 100,000 points over a 650m square area. These were used to produce a gridded representation at a user selected resolution and thus file size. This very precise control of resolution is not possible in the previous filtering process, the user didn't know the resulting number of polygons beforehand. The exact size of the grid cells is also precisely known which can be useful for rough distance estimates.
The following are some examples of 10, 20, and 65 square meshes showing the number of polygons involved.
10x10 grid, 65m grid size, 40 polygons
20x20, 32.5m grid size, 200 polygons
65x65, 1m grid, 1850 polygons
There is normally a further overhead if a rectangular mesh surface is to be
used for rendering purposes because the 4 point facets above will generally not
be coplanar. The simplest solution is to split each facet into two along the
diagonal thus increasing the number of polygons by a factor of 2. A better
method is to interpolate the midpoint, unfortunately this increases the number
of polygons by a factor of 4.
In summary, the two representations can be used to create a terrain model of any desired data size. Indeed one would normally generate a number of surfaces with different resolution, the particular one used at any given time would depend on the applications ability, the response times, and quality/precision goals.


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Chemical stimulation,
Eyes blinking way too fast,
So shall we both be alone together,
Or myself by myself forever?
I don't mind all that much,
Except for when my hands start to twitch,
And another trip starts.
I wish you'd been there, stopped me
From injecting my own demons
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When Review Scores Go Bad: Why Too Much Importance Is Put On Numbers
Posted on Wednesday, October 30 @ 16:00:00 PST by Paul_Tamburro
Upon scrolling through the exhaustively long and vitriolic comments section of Anthony Severino's review of Sonic: Lost World, in which he awarded the game a lowly one star out of five, I considered how more and more people fail to understand how reviews work.
There were commenters who believed that Anthony should've been more objective (because reviews apparently shouldn't contain their writers' opinions), those who inevitably accused him of simply "click-baiting," and then those who listed some of the more positive scores given to the game by GR's fellow gaming websites, before angrily suggesting that Anthony was wrong because his thoughts didn't completely reflect that of others writers'.
With this in mind, I've decided to take it upon myself to deconstruct the oft-discussed rating system, and examine its importance and relevancy in the gaming industry. Now, if you'd like to accompany me down the Rabbit Hole, we must first discuss…
The Review
The review, a.k.a. that big block of text before the review score, is the most important part of a critic's analysis of a video game, though it isn't treated as such. The review will often contain a detailed analogy of a game's strengths and its weaknesses, and will compare both in order to determine whether the critic regards the game to be a success or a failure. As reviews are always subjective, some things that the critic considers to be pros you may personally consider to be cons, and vice versa. As such, if you are interested in purchasing a game but wish to read some reviews prior to you plonking down your hard-earned cash, you should read this text first, rather than immediately scrolling down to…
The Review Score
The Internet has whittled down our attention span so much that for the disturbing majority reading anything that isn't delivered in 140 characters or fewer is apparently unfeasible. We're all guilty of scrolling to the bottom of a review to see its score before reading its text, but it seems that those of us who recognise that the score isn't the most important part of the review are in the increasing minority. Unfortunately, it isn't just the average reader who considers the score to be the most important facet of a review, as this opinion is now being shared by the publishers of these games, all thanks to…
*From sliverstorm's Vox Pop entry on review Metascores and completion rates
The Metascore
Metacritic is a review aggregator, and achieving a high 'Metascore' on it is being perceived as more and more crucial by publishers looking to rake in the big bucks. This puts a much larger importance on the job of the reviewer, whose negative opinion of a game could affect its overall Metacritic score and, as was the case with Fallout: New Vegas developers Obsidian who were tasked with reaching an 85 rating on the site in order to achieve a hefty bonus, can result in people losing a lot of money.
Review scores are now plastered on the front of game boxes, on the sides of buses and on billboards, which means that many publishers want their developers to strive for a high score more than they want them to achieve their creative vision. This results in big-name companies refusing to take risks, afraid of gambling a few Metacritic points by releasing a game which might alienate a few reviewers. The unnecessary level of importance given to the opinions of reviewers is then echoed by…
The Comments Section
Reading the comments section underneath a review is to descend into madness, with frenzied debates taking place among the anonymous hordes regarding the credibility of the reviewer, his/her alleged bias towards or against a particular genre/developer/console, and of course the obligatory frustrated writer who thinks he/she could do better. As a critic, there is nothing more infuriating than scrolling through a comments section of your review and witnessing a crowd of usernames bickering amongst each other regarding just how wrong you are, how the game's actually great/awful but you're just playing it wrong/are a shameless fanboy or fangirl/just suck at the game.
If a friend was to tell these individuals that they didn't enjoy Sonic: Lost World very much, they'd likely engage in a short, amiable debate before swiftly moving on with their lives, but when a reviewer on the Internet explains why they didn't enjoy Sonic: Lost World, it's treated as a personal affront by those who did enjoy Sonic: Lost World, and it suddenly becomes SERIOUS BUSINESS. This is because the opinions of a reviewer aren't treated as the opinion of one lone critic, but of the entire company he/she represents.
A reviewer for IGN, for example, won't be referred to by name when people discuss their review of a game, but will instead simply be referred to as "IGN," with the conversation going something like this: "IGN only gave *insert name of game* a 6.5. What steaming piles of shit those guys are. I'm going to kill them, and then myself, to prevent ever hearing a negative review about a thing I enjoy ever again." In actuality, another member of IGN's staff might very well have given that game a 7.5, or maybe even an 8.0, but that one particular reviewer thought less of it and therefore rewarded it 6.5, which by today's standards means that a game will be considered absolute tripe, bringing me onto my final point…
The Current, Incredibly Flawed Rating System
For as long as I can remember, media outlets that utilize the 1-10 rating scale have claimed that a game receiving a score of 5 should be considered average. However, that is clearly not the case, with 7 now being widely acknowledged as the score for a passable, half-decent game, and the numbers 1-6 being used to determine just how bad a bad game is. This idea is perpetuated by the gaming community, who will bash their hands on their keyboards until their fingers turn blue if a game they like or are excited for receives anything below a 7.
The problem is that the media outlets who still consider 5 to be the average score for a game will ultimately throw the Metacritic aggregator way off balance, and be penalized by the community for the not conforming to this unspoken reviewing scale. Considering that some people's futures rely on achieving a good Metascore, this is rather unfortunate.
A bigger problem with the current rating system, though, and one which will ensure that it will always be a flawed way of judging the quality of video games, is in the meaning given to each number of every score. Some, myself included, believe that a score should simply reflect how highly you recommend a game, with 10 indicating that you thoroughly recommend it, and 1 indicating that you don't recommend it at all. However, the majority seem to believe that the score should reflect the quality of each facet of the game, meaning that a thoroughly unenjoyable game which nonetheless boasts exemplary graphics and sound design could earn itself a 6/10 based upon these reasons alone, while a fantastic game could find itself having a few points docked from its score because it is less successful in those areas.
Essentially, this makes review scores all but meaningless. Video games are complex things which can't really be dissected and reviewed as sums of their parts, and points shouldn't be specifically designated to graphics, gameplay, sound, story and the like. Doing so only stands to uncomfortably pit the likes of thoughtful PC indie game The Stanley Parable against the gargantuan Grand Theft Auto V, with many in the gaming community scratching their heads when a 3-hour budget release achieves the same score as a sprawling, infinitely replayable bestseller. This is because the rating system is fundamentally broken.
The truth is no one actually knows how to apply a review score to a game, and this is because it is quite impossible. Each media outlet is using its own measuring stick, but given that these measuring sticks are then being collated by Metacritic, those who attempt to break from the trend by choosing to award thoroughly mediocre games anything other than the ubiquitous 7/10 are fighting a losing battle. As a consumer, your best bet when reading a review is to actually read the review and not put too much emphasis on its score, because thanks to the rise of Metacritic and the Internet in general, they are far less indicative of the quality of a game than they ever have been.
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Detective Murdoch investigates the death of Sarah Bosen who apparently threw herself from her hospital room window and breaking her neck in the fall. Sarah was being treated by Julia Ogden for arachnophobia and had been making some progress in overcoming her fears. Murdoch however finds a dead spider in her room. The three remaining members of the treatment group begin to have their doubts about their therapy. Julia's colleague, Dr. Charles Linden, thinks her therapy is a waste of time and as far as he is concerned, Sarah's death proves him correct. He launches a formal complaint to have her research terminated. When her other patients are forced to face their phobias, Murdoch concludes that someone is trying to kill her patients. Meanwhile, Crabtree tries to save his pet spider from Dr. Grace's experiments and Dr. Ogden helps Murdoch overcome his own irrational fear.
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Eads, the Franco-German-Spanish military and aviation giant, confirmed that Airbus, 20% owned by BAE Systems and whose planes are partly built in the UK, will deliver at least 315 aircraft this year.
That is a 3% increase on a tough market in 2003 but more fundamentally will see the European company, based at Toulouse in France, extend its lead on the troubled American giant.
Boeing recently said it would deliver 285 aircraft in 2004, marginally up from its all-time low of 281 last year and half the production of the Seattle-based company five years ago.
The battleground for volume aircraft deliveries has been the exponential growth of the budget airlines in Europe and the US, where Airbus has gatecrashed Boeing's party.
Low-cost, short-haul airlines such as Ryanair and Southwest of the US have long-term commitments with Boeing but Airbus has been persuading rivals such as easyJet to switch their fleets to aircraft predominantly in the Airbus A320 family.
Airbus has also been successful in selling the A340 - the world's longest commercial jet - to long-haul airlines as an alternative to Boeing's iconic 747.
Airbus, led by Noel Forgeard, is also on track to step up its rivalry by confirming today that its new 600-seater A380 is ready to make its first test flights early next year with a view to launchingcommercially with Singapore-Airlines in the second quarterof 2006.
The strength of Airbus led Eads to report bumper third-quarter results. Eads said its after-tax profits more than doubled to €597m (£415m) in the first nine months of the year, with Airbus accounting for the vast majority.
The company has increased this year's underlying earnings targets before tax and interest payments to €2.2bn from €2.1bn.
'Very sound Airbus results and the turnaround in our space business are the basis for an improved Eads performance outlook for 2004 and beyond,' joint chief executives Philippe Camus and Rainer Hertrich said in a statement.
'We see Airbus reinforcing its number one position in the commercial aircraft market.'
Not content with giving Boeing a bloody nose in the commercial market, Airbus is intent on stealing key US military business from the Americans.
Boeing was recently rebuffed in its attempt to lease tanker-refuelling aircraft to the USAF in a deal with more than $20bn (£10.8bn), leaving the way for open competition to supply the airforce with 500 new tankers at a value well in excess of $100bn.
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1-0. Shark Early Cy Young Favorite. Let Me Have This. Its The Only Moment I Get
Fucking Pirates. Too funny. Can't even have a rosin bag go 1 game without it bukakking all over AJ Burnett's pants. Makes me feel good about being a Cubs fan for one second. Watching the Shark deal while Burnett ends up with chalk dick.
Oh and if people didn't notice I predicted Rizzo would hit 30 home runs and what does he do on the first pitch he sees? Just a 470 ft jack. nbd but kbd.
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I have it: 130 I had it: 166 I want it: 100 My signature: 1
Noa Fleur is a new Noa Cacharel version. Coriander-leaf and green notes remind us of its forerunner, but the scent became more floral and sensual thanks to the notes of rose, hibiscus and peony. White musks and benzoin leave a twinkling trail. The round pink bottle reminds of a peony bud. It was created by Olivier Cresp in 2003.
Perfume rating: 3.71 out of 5 with 210 votes.
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This was all I wore in 2003-2004. It was incredible, but it's hard for me to describe it in words. Noa Fleur was just a little more floral than the original.
I wore this first year of college. I loved it, so much more than the first Noa. Im hoping to still find it somewhere in the Netherlands, i suspect its discontinued..
Looking for something new, something I won't smell on others as I go through my day...
After reading the reviews, I think I need this lady in my life!!!
Out of all the perfumes I have owned and compliments I have received, Noa Fleur is the one that will always stick with me.
I had an ex-boyfriend sheepishly say that he would smell the pillow or my shirt when I wasn't there because it smelled of me (Noa Fleur).
Everytime I smell this perfume it takes me to a happy place I can't seem to put into words.
It just makes me happy.
I discovered this one just by chance recently and I believe it fits in well for a baby doll scent. It's not fruity, but it is powdery/ soapy. A bit of hibiscus and a hint of coffee bean gives it that little extra something, reminding me of old fashioned rubber baby dolls with painted on hair. It reminds me of washing my dolls hair in the sink with a bar of Dove soap. I really love wearing this one. It's so light and gentle, people don't realize I'm wearing perfume at all.
It is synthetic, the way many of Cacharels are. This doesn't really bother me I guess. I love the sillage and longevity of Cacharels on me. It's not often that a floral will stick to my skin overnight. Usually peony is not my favorite note, I find it rather uninspiring most of the time. The reviewer who compared this to Dove soap was really spot on. I find myself surprised at how much I like this because I'm not really into "soapy" scents but gosh, this is so nice on a warm May afternoon. It makes me want to wear a floaty skirt and crisp white blouse. Maybe a flower tucked in my bun. I think the combination of coffee-hibiscus-cassis in the drydown really save this and turn it into something unique.
Cleaning out my old closeout finds, I ran across Noa Fleur from 2004. I initially dismissed it as a chemical wasteland that gets it heart from the plastic pearl floating around in the bottle. I tried it on paper today and found it quite nice, on my skin it is a different beast.
Its still rather synthetic, yet acceptable by todays standards. At least there is no sugary notes here. The peony/rose heart dominates the entire composition. At no time could I imagine these flowers existing in nature. There is a weak coffee/hibiscus heart that you must really wait for. The white musk/cassis/tonka base compete with the flowers that last 'till closing time. One spray is enough to last for the day. It works like an EDP.
On my skin, a man, it fails totally(no surprise there)! Its "unscrubbable", so beware. I generally love florals yet this one is too feminine?, or just plain fake. I am putting it back in my dark, cool stash. I keep thinking what effect that plastic pearl will have on it in the future? I will check back in about 2022.
Cacharel keeps cranking them out. I wonder if they will ever produce another hit like Anais Anais? This one has long since disappeared from the market.
Noa Fleur is closer to the classic Noa than to Noa Perle. It's delicate, subtle, a bit soapy and a bit nauseous. I don't detect almost any coffee in it - actually there's more coffee (still not much) in classic Noa.
Noa Fleur is flowery soapy, sweet but not overdosed in sweetness, lasting power is good and the bottle looks OK. Actually why haven't I been wearing Noas for quite a long time? It seems I like them but they aren't 100% my favourites...
I like so much!
Noa + Sugar + Flower + Soap = Noa Fleur
I like this Noa, but it's definitely not my favorite. Peony is very present, too much for me. At first time it's a bit powdery, clean and light like other Noa, then it smells like a peony soap. Not sensual at all. Too bad. Doesn't last.
my ex girlfriend used to wear this fragrance and when I smell it on someone it's always reminds me of her!
I find this perfume to be the twin of Dior Forever and ever Dior.... I am surprised nobody noticed the similarities. Looking at the notes they shouldn't be so similar, but I have one on a wrist and the other on the other wrist, and while the difference is extremely subtle and hard to notice, it's mainly in the soft metallic note Noa fleur has.. .
What can I say? Pretty floral, innocent, unimpressive, but very very pleasant. Elegant enough to fit a woman not a teenager. In essence, a peony-rose scent, delicate and lovely, a little soapy but not enough to bother me. Silage and staying power are average. Very pretty bottle. I like it, but I would only recommend it to floral lovers.
EDIT: I have an almost full 50ml bottle for swap if anyone is interested. Since I have the Dior Forever Dior too, it makes no sense to keep both...
This was my signature fragrance for awhile and I adore it. One of the best floral scents ever made in my opinion. I even used to spray my sheets with it at night to have sweet dreams. This fragrance is hard to find, so as soon as I come across another bottle I'm definitely buying it! This is the best noa of the collection.
Noa Fleur is pleasant. I have a 50ml bottle.
After a fresh peachy openning, the Rose and Hibiscus starts. (I love Hibiscus, it's one of the most popular flowers in Beijing in hot seasons.) Drydown is soft tender and musky, also a hint of vanilla/coffee.
A totally non-offensive scent good for summer use. I've been wearing it everyday at workplace in July and August.
The bottle is interesting having a pearl inside, the color of the juicy looks pretty as well.
Noa is so soft, so tender, i cant really tell what iam smelling, i only know is really really GOOD, and it also lost a long time on me
PURE, INNOCENT, just love it so much
It's a very nice floral with a slight coffee note in the middle and slight soft a little sweet base. I need to apply it several times a day with a heavy hand. Wouldn't mind it as a gift at all, but probably won't go out of my way for it.
Funny how it is -- I fell in love with it years ago when it was brand new and I tested it in duty free. Wasn't able to afford it back then (or didn't feel like indulging myself, maybe?), but remembered the name. Who knew that I'll grow somewhat colder to it?
I like this scent so much that it is bordering on LOVE. Thank you NathalieZ!!
I cannot explain why, but after the top notes calm down a bit, I get a note of "baked apples" amid all the floral notes, and it makes the scent a bit gourmand on me. Maybe the coffee note is helping? All the heart and base notes are in line with my preferences. I find it easy to wear, sweet and comforting.
By accident, I discovered it blends really well with Gale Hayman's Delicious Cotton Candy! Who knew?!
In my endeavor to determine what in my collection that I never wear (for a reason...) reminds me of Boss FEMME, I decided to bravely take up Cacharel NOA FLEUR once again.
Initially, I was pleasantly surprised at the floral opening of NOA FLEUR, which seemed vastly superior to that of FEMME. Could I have been neglecting a worthy perfume? Shortly thereafer, I discovered the answer: a shrilly screamed "NO!"
Yes, things went downhill a few minutes after the opening--coincidentally long enough perhaps to have motivated me to purchase this based on an in-store test--as the chemical soup began to expand like the blob, apparently reacting with my skin or else humidity in the air, crescendoing to a louder and louder fragrance that now, hours later, is assaulting me with its sillage. This is a big yucky "No!" to my nose. I believe that what I find most difficult to bear is the synthetic peony note.
On the upside, if you happen to like NOA FLEUR, you'll probably only need to buy one bottle in this lifetime!
Very good for beach holidays, very feminine on me, but it doesn't last more than a couple of hours.Not for winter time, it gets unnoticed and it's too bad for me.I always wear it with the body lotion, but still...
I don't find anything fascinating about this perfume... It's regular tenn-scent kind of fragrance, not much sensual, not much deep. Firstly I can very well feel cassis and blackcurrant (strange, it doesn't exist in ingredients)and this is the most interesting stage of its evoluation because pretty quick Noa F. becomes faint- and I do can't stand faint-notes in fragrances. sorry :)... Maybe it will be nice and sympathic scent for most people - it's mild and flowery - but personally i'm feeling that sickliness in all Noa family so... No, not for me.
But a little bit better than classic Noa ;)
Am I the only one that thought this fragrance smelt like hairspray?
After reading all these wonderful reviews, I was convinced that it had to have been a bad tester bottle, however once I tried it in another store I got the same result.
I couldn't seem to get past the strong and intoxicating scent of hairspray. I found it hard to believe that some people compared this fragrance to the original Noa. In my opinion, there is no comparison.
The coffee note is absent in this fragrance, and there are only clean and slightly synthetic florals present. I can smell hints of rose, however it isn't a strong and desirable rose, nor something overly feminine and sweet. Instead the rose note is very subtle and lacks any sign of life.
I have a feeling that Noa Fleur may be a little too heavy with the alcohol. That would explain my negative reaction to this fragrance.
I love all the noa editions. I have to say this one is quite similar to the original Noa. The difference is, Noa Fleur has a little bit of a soapy flowery smell and doesn't have the hazelnut finish as much as Noa does. They're both wonderful fragrances.
"A pretty flowery perfume with innocent sweet smell"
This fragrance is light, not overpowering, so it will not give you a migraine, yet strong enough to be noticed. I often receive compliments when wearing it.
If you want to look, smell pretty & innocent, Noa Fleur is the one.
I got my little mini today! To me, this smells so much like Noa Perle, without the hazelnut finish. It is a very nice floral, but so similar, that I doubt I'll buy the big bottle, since I already own Noa Perle.
Does anyone know---are there 2 versions of this? I keep seeing photos of bottles with flowers on the glass, and then some are clear? Is one a special edition?
The best Noa ever. I can't find it anywhere and its too bad because i really love this one... =\
I like this parfume. It is very warm, romantic. I missed it very much. I must get one more. I am looking also a NOA in bronze pack. But I cannot find it.
Sorry, this is just not my cup of tea. This is a soapy floral fragrance on me. It distinctly reminds me of Dove beauty bar. This is not a bad smell, it's just not something I want to smell like for any extended period of time. Not youthful, yet not old-ladyish, just womanly in a very chaste way. I picture a very traditional and "proper" female wearing this fragrance.
I tried it because I was curious about coffee note, but I couldn't find it there. It had powder clean/retro/romantic tone which I found rather simple. Not bad, just uninteresting, and copied many times in cheaper drug-store fragrances.
This is one of my alltime favorite scents! It wears so well and lasts long.
It is a very romantic floral. I will miss it! (I must get more).
This fragrance deserves a nice review. It's so pretty and well balanced. The notes are perfect together. Coffee, rose, peony, white musk are the notes that stand out the most to me. The silage is amazing, and I love how it smells great on a warm day and yet smells equally amazing on a rainy day. This is very floral, but there's so much interest, even more so than some niche lines. Although, Cacharel is a niche line to me since it's so hard to find. FB for sure- love it!!!
a very flowery, sweet scent. reminds me of Curve by Liz Claiborne. stays on for a long time.
The fragrance doesn´t last long on my skin...
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5 Reasons To Have Your Wedding In Barbados
With design-driven hotels, epic surf breaks, seaside music festivals, and a bold local food scene, Barbados is unbeatable. Forget having a destination wedding, have a vacation wedding you and your guests will never forget.
1. There Is A Venue For Everyone:
There are very few islands where you have such a wide variety of wedding venues. Unlike Mexico, the Bahamas, or Jamaica, Barbados just isn't an island where you find commercial all-inclusive brands. Likewise, you're not bound to pricey places like Four Seasons, One&Only, or Rosewood Resorts if you're looking for something more lavish. In fact, these island institutions don't even exist on Barbados.
Instead, Barbados's lodging landscape is dominated by independent properties, many of which are Barbadian owned and operated. So, fear not that you'll have a cookie cutter Caribbean wedding cut from the cliche Sandals cloth. A Barbados wedding can be truly bespoke.
All of the following venues offer comprehensive wedding packages and planners that even encompass logistical elements such as transportation to the licensing office, services of a Minister or magistrate, and menu curation. So, while your wedding won't be cookie cutter it can still be turnkey.
For a large wedding with guests of all ages, you can't beat The Crane, which sits right on Crane beach, rated as one of the top ten best beaches in the world. Glamorous self-catering suites have all of the amenities of a vacation rental – fully-equipped kitchens, dishwashers, washers and dryers – and all of the perks of a luxury hotel: room service, jacuzzi bathtubs, spa showers, and private plunge pools. Photo by: Mara Sofferin
The design-driven Lone Star is easily the coolest hotel on the island. This celebrity favourite is very laid back and very boutique, making it the perfect venue for anyone who wants an island wedding that also feels like an intimate backyard wedding. Photo by: Mara Sofferin
The family owned and operated ritzy Coral Reef Club is the epitome of island elegance. Set amidst 12 acres of the most amazing gardens you've ever seen (we're talking on the level of Lake Como's villas), the stately 5-star property is a member of Leading Small Hotels of the World. Photo by: Mara Sofferin
Cobblers Cove, a Relais & Chateaux hotel property, is a haven of tranquility. Located on the quieter northern end of the west "Platinum" coast, its enchanting shutter-style cottages house 40 individually-designed suites, each with a private terrace or balcony overlooking the Caribbean Sea and tropical gardens.
Little Arches is unlike any other hotel on the island. Nestled on one of the south coast's best beaches, the Mediterranean-style boutique hotel is an idyllic adults-only property that specializes in smaller weddings with 60 guests or less.
2. It's an Island Getaway Where Guests Can Actually Leave The Hotel Grounds
There are also very few islands that are as easy and safe to navigate as Barbados. This makes it very easy for your wedding guests to explore the island at leisure and creates opportunities to diversify your wedding events. Feel free to plan brunches, dinners, parties, and group activities across the island!
Buses: Barbados has a fantastic public bus system that serves the island's every beach and boulevard. Each one way ride is $2 Barbados Dollars (the equivalent of US$1) and routes are extremely easy to navigate.
Rental Car: Barbados's roads are all well-paved and well-marked, so guests can rent cars and autonomously travel the island. A classic choice is the "moke", a small SUV with no doors or roof, and Stoutes Car Rental offers discounted group rates for wedding parties. Mokes also make for a colourful and completely adorable "Just Married" photoshoot.
Taxis: Taxis are quite expensive in Barbados, however their cost is easily cut by riding in a group. Most of the taxis are minicoach vehicles that fit 10-15 people, and destination wedding guests generally travel as a troop, meaning the price per person comes out to no more than a few dollars.
3. Barbados Is Like Summer Camp For Adults
To quote Will Ferrell in Step Brothers, "So many activities!" This translates into not only fun but fulfilling personal experiences for newlyweds and their guests who are using limited vacation days (and disposable income) to take part in a destination wedding. The following activities make for perfect group outings in the days leading up to the big I do's:
- Surfing: A surf lesson is a must during any visit to Barbados. Because the island is entirely enveloped in reefs, there are guaranteed good surf conditions almost every day of the year. Boosy's Surf School offers personalized group lesson packages.
- Swimming with Sea Turtles: This is another must. Book a group snorkelling trip with Barbados Blue, which is located beside the densest Hawksbill Turtle nesting site in the eastern Caribbean!
- Catamaran Cruise: Spending the afternoon aboard a luxury catamaran is an exciting and memorable way to celebrate - and suntan - as a group. Seaduced organizes sailing trips along the island's tranquil west coast (complete with unlimited champagne and rum punch).
- Distillery Tours: Barbados is the birthplace of rum, so a trip to the island isn't complete without a visit to a distillery or few. Barbados's Mount Gay Rum is the oldest brand of rum in existence and the distillery is open for group tours and tastings six days a week.
- Festivals: Barbados has a teeming cultural calendar, with unique events that can be integrated into wedding festivities. Crop Over is Barbados's annual Carnival, and is a bucket list item in and of itself. In the spring is Reggae On The Hill, the biggest international reggae event outside of Jamaica. Come autumn, there is the internationally renowned Barbados Food, Wine, & Rum Festival.
- Nightlife: There are several beach clubs that are perfect for pre-wedding parties. Check out the Boatyard for daytime beach time and Harbour Lights for a Thursday or Friday night welcome bash.
4. It Is The Caribbean's Culinary Capital
Forget having a destination wedding where guests have to eat all of their meals - from the Welcome Dinner through the Farewell Brunch - in the same hotel restaurant. On a trip to Barbados, you could dine at a different restaurant for each meal and still not hit every must-try establishment on the island!
The easiest way to make sense of the local food scene is by coast. The west coast, known as the 'Platinum Coast', is where you'll find upscale (and very pricey) fingers-crossed-you-can-get-a-reservation restaurants like The Cliff, a popular choice for rehearsal dinners and wedding receptions. The Cliff, as the name suggests, is situated on the scenic edge of a coral cove, and is perhaps the most revered restaurant on the island. The menu is known for both its surf and turf: delicate dishes such as truffled beef carpaccio and roast Gressingham duck breast.
Additional west coast winners: The Fish Pot, Scarlet, and a boozy lunch (plus Rum Sours) at the Lone Star hotel restaurant. If you're staying at a vacation rental or villa and like to cook, then pick up ingredients at the Holders House Farmers Market.
The south coast is far more casual, and the standout is Oistins, a fishing town that hosts a fish "fry" every night. I say "fry" because it is really a fish barbecue, with food stalls like Pat's Place dishing up enormous portions of grilled "dolphin" (the local name for mahi-mahi), tuna, swordfish, red snapper, and marlin, plus sides of macaroni pie, cole slaw, and fried plantain. A plate of food and a cold Banks beer runs about CAD$20 per person, making Oistins a cheap and cheerful place for a group meal.
Additional south coast winners: Cuz's Fish Shack on Carlisle Bay (near Bridgetown and The Boatyard) makes the best sandwich on the island. Period.
Lastly, there is the east coast. Because Barbados is such a cosmopolitan island, it can be surprisingly difficult to find restaurants that serve authentic Bajan cuisine. But east coast establishments such as Lemon Arbour and the Atlantis Hotel have visitors covered. Lemon Arbour serves some of the best local cuisine, including 'souse' (lime-pickled pork), 'cou-cou' (cornmeal and okra porridge, similar to grits), and macaroni pie. It is open throughout the week but Saturday afternoon is the best time to go as they have their weekly "lime", Bajan parlance for "party".
On Sundays, the Atlantis Hotel has a phenomenal Bajan buffet brunch - known as the best brunch on the island - and for those who have a Saturday night wedding, this is a fantastic option for a recovery meal. Feast on island classics such as salt fish, yam gratin, bake (a traditional West Indian bread), flying fish, breadfruit, golden apple juice, and much, much more.
Finally, on the way to the airport, guests can hit Cutters, for a goodbye glass of what is widely said to be the best rum punch on the island. Cutters also sells bottles of this glorious elixir, which makes the perfect welcome gift for guests.
5. Amazing Local Designers
From the beach to the wedding bash, brides and their maids can deck themselves out in fly Bajan fashion. Look no further than local designers Suga Apple Swim and Pink Lemonade for bathers, coverups, and bridesmaids dresses.
Photo By: Gina Francesca Photography
Photo By: Gina Francesca Photography
Photo By: Gina Francesca Photography
Photo By: Gina Francesca Photography
Animal Flower Cave – North Point, Barbados Photo by: Mara Sofferin
Brunch at the Atlantis Hotel Photo by: Mara Sofferin
Weddingmooning: Unwinding after the big wedding in the East Coast's tide pools at Bathsheba. Photo by: Mara Sofferin
Afternoon Rum Sours at The Lone Star Hotel Photo by: Mara Sofferin
Honeymoon Suite at The Lone Star Hotel Photo by: Mara Sofferin
Groomsmen at Boatyard beach Photo by: Mara Sofferin
- Wedding Planner: Weddings By Malissa
- Wedding Photographer: Gina Francesca Photography
- Wedding Band: Two Mile Hill
- Accommodation: Guests are not limited to staying at a hotel. There are hundreds of Airbnb properties for rent or if you prefer to work with a property manager, Blue Sky Luxury has an array of affordable rental properties across the island.
Happy planning!
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