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Jesse Robbins is a trained fireman. He also has managed some of the world's largest Internet infrastructures. Robbins says the lessons of fire readiness can be applied to building reliable systems.
"You cannot learn the lessons of failure without experiencing it," said Robbins, the co-founder and Chief Community Office at Opscode. "That's why we do fire drills."
In a keynote at last week's Cloud Connect conference, Robbins said that resiliency is a function of culture, as well as engineering. That's can be difficult message for IT operations team that view downtime as an enemy to be avoided at all costs – the Voldemort ("He Who Must Not be Named!") of the data center.
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Robbins, who earned the moniker "The Master of Disaster" during his time on the infrastructure team at Amazon, points to incident reports as evidence of the prevailing sentiment about outages.
"If you search for 'outage post-mortem' on the Internet, what you find is people talking about how crazy and impossible the outage was," he said. "It is always a perfect storm of impossible events. 'We could never have known that there was this one latency defect.' "
The way to prevail is to assume that this type of hard-to-predict defect will eventually materialize and discover it, rather than being surprised when it reveals itself in a crisis. One way to accomplish this is "resilience engineering" featuring fault injection – introducing unexpected events to see how the system responds. The most famous example of this is the Chaos Monkey used by the Netflix engineering team.
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Robbins uses a similar approach, called GameDay, to help teams "create resiliency through destruction."
"It's a function of people first, then technology," he said. "We depend on services that should never fail. These exercises cause people to prepare. You build confidence in your responsibility to respond to failure. This is the difference between companies that succeed at scale on the web and those that don't.
Automation is a critical component of engineering for resiliency, said Robbins. Opscode makes configuration management software that allows organizations to automate large portions of their infrastructure.
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Humm, that's precisely what I'm not saying? The earlier suggestion to unite Wales and Cornwall by Sithiris wasn't nationalistic, he isn't even Welsh or Cornish. I explained why it doesn't make sense to do precisely what you say, "go back 1000 years to define our modern day borders".(Original post by Azog 150)
The ridiculousness of nationalism is being wonderfully illustrated in this thread.
"Yeah lets go back 1000 years to define our modern day borders!!!"
The identity of my people has continued uninterrupted for a rather long time. What's wrong with feeling an affinity with something like that?
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Can you explain what the Celts actually are. This concept of Celtic nationhood only emerged after the act of union in the 19th century in the "Celtic revival" period.
'Celtic' identity was born, like Britishness, in the 18th century.
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The identity of my people has continued uninterrupted for a rather long time. What's wrong with feeling an affinity with something like that?Last edited by Cyanohydrin; 22-05-2012 at 14:16.
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An ethno-linguistic group. The Celts used to cover much of Europe, until the expansion of the Roman Empire and Germanic tribes. The Celts had a common culture, and their culture was different to others. Germanic cultures have things in common. Scotland is fairly Celto-Germanic.
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Your people? I don't know. I find dividing people up into small groups based on a load of nonsense is unpleasant. At the rate we're going, there will be more and more pressure for countries to split up on ethnic or territorial or religious lines, just to give groups autonomy if they ask for it. If you carry that to its logical extreme, we'd eventually have as many countries as we had citizens. I think it is immoral to consider people differently based on something as arbitrary as where they were born. There is definiely a rationale to communal identities, but nationalism is divisive and discriminatory and creates communities that dont have any real logic- you never know everyone else in your nation, so why put the borders of identity there?
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There was no cross-European Celtic people. There was no broad-based Celtic art, society or religion. No ancient author even ever referred to the inhabitants of Britain - the Britanni - as Celts. It was not until the sixteenth century that the term was applied to Britain, and then it was used mainly to denote a group of languages spoken in western Britain and Brittany
Irish and Welsh mythology share many characters and other similarities. Furthermore a distinct Christian culture emerged in Britain and Ireland after the introduction of Christianity. There was a distinctive culture certainly. It's my opinion also that the Picts in Scotland were simply Britons. It's the Romans who called them Picts, I think they were just northern Britons who developed a distinct language being totally out of Roman influence, however they became extremely influenced by the Gaels from Ireland when they colonised the west coast to the point that they were assimilated.
It's true that the modern term "celt" (which comes from a term the Greeks used to refer to the Gauls) was not used in its familiar context until relatively recently, but the idea has always been there it seems. From ancient tales such as the Mab Darogan (son of prophecy) where a hero will rise up to kick out the Saxons and restore the Britons to their former glory, to Robert the Bruce's justifications for invading Ireland in that he wanted to unite it with Scotland into one big happy independent Gaelic kingdom (yes sorry, Scotland was quite Gaelic back then). The Bretons lending support to Owain Glyndwr during his War of Independence. It's not a modern invention.
Now, stop making me procrastinate. As interesting as I find this subject, I don't have an exam on Iron Age Europe next week unfortunately...
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Eh? On the contrary there was a common distinctive art style that is found in archaeology across Iron Age Western Europe - La Tene
The Hallstatt region is yellow, the oldest LaTene solid green and the area of la-Tene-culture light green. So we can see, that Iberia and Britain are excluded. Britain's links to the La Tene culture (and therefore being Celtic) are tentative at best. Migrations from Italy, Germany and Scandinavia have done little to change the genetic make-up of either Britain or Ireland. This whole 'Britain and Ireland were Celtic, until the Anglo-Saxons pushed the Celts out of England" stuff is a complete fallacy, as can be demonstrated with genetic testing. I don't understand the relevance of La Tene frankly, trade, gifts and emulation of art and so on has occurred since the start of human history?
Classical writers make references to a dominant culture both sides of the channel, I've actually got Tacitus' Britannia on my bookshelf, hang on... he says, referring to Gaul and Britannia, "In both countries you will find the same ritual, the same religious beliefs. There is no great difference in language". Caesar also writes about religion (century before Tacitus), and how he even thought that the "druids" in Gaul received their training in Britannia.
Irish and Welsh mythology share many characters and other similarities. Furthermore a distinct Christian culture emerged in Britain and Ireland after the introduction of Christianity. There was a distinctive culture certainly. It's my opinion also that the Picts in Scotland were simply Britons. It's the Romans who called them Picts, I think they were just northern Britons who developed a distinct language being totally out of Roman influence, however they became extremely influenced by the Gaels from Ireland when they colonised the west coast to the point that they were assimilated.
1- ancient Roman and Greek writers referred to a group of culturally-related peoples in Northern Europe as "Keltoi" or "Gauls" or some variation of those terms. This included the Gauls, Galatians, Celtiberians etc but not the Britons or Scots. However, Roman writers acknowledged that the Britons and Scots also had very similar cultures to the Gauls/Celts of the mainland.
2- linguists in the 18th century figured out that Gaelic, Welsh, Breton etc were all closely related languages, and were also closely related to ancient Gaulish and Celtiberian. This language family was named the "Celtic" language family because it included all the languages spoken by the ancient Celts/Gauls.
3-archeologists discovered the remains of a series of Iron Age societies in the ancient Celtic-speaking areas of Europe, such as the Halstatt and La Tene cultures, which they referred to as "Celtic" because they would have spoken Celtic languages and because they broadly overlapped with the geographical area of the ancient Celts/Gauls. There are La Tene artificts in Ireland, for instance, but that doesn't mean the ancient Irish called themselves "Celts" (or "Irish" for that matter). The term refers to the language-group they were part of, not to their own self-identity.
4- unfortunately, the general public proceeded to get very confused about all these terms, treating "Celtic" as a racial term when it was never intended as such. Linguistically, it refers to a family of related Indo-European languages called the "Celtic" language family for convenience. Archeologically, it refers to the Halstatt and La Tene cultures. There is not and never has been such a thing as a "Celtic race." Even more recently, misguided geneticists have attempted to do studies on "Celtic DNA" (by which they mean Irish/British DNA), apparently unaware that these peoples were never called "Celts" in ancient times.
5- it's not that the term "Celtic" is illegitimate. The Irish and Scottish Gaels are certainly Celts, as their languages are part of the Celtic language family (as well as many other family trees). And societies of Celtic origin did have a number of things in common. But you simply can't draw a straight line between Iron Age Gauls and 18th century Highlanders
It's true that the modern term "celt" (which comes from a term the Greeks used to refer to the Gauls) was not used in its familiar context until relatively recently, but the idea has always been there it seems. From ancient tales such as the Mab Darogan (son of prophecy) where a hero will rise up to kick out the Saxons and restore the Britons to their former glory,
to Robert the Bruce's justifications for invading Ireland in that he wanted to unite it with Scotland into one big happy independent Gaelic kingdom
The Bruce invasion of Ireland was part of the first war of Scottish independence. It was used as a means of attacking England (or indeed Robert attacked his other Norman rulers in an attempt for more power and to safeguard his own position of power - national identity was very much secondary to any of this).
(yes sorry, Scotland was quite Gaelic back then).
While Welsh and Irish can be reasonably said to be national languages in their respective countries (even if few speak Irish on a daily basis) the same is simply not true for Gaelic in Scotland. It was never spoken by the majority of people throughout Scotland.
Scotland's linguistic history (Scotland's history come to that) is complex - the country is a grouping of many isolated enclaves from Shetland via Gairloch to Jedburgh and linguistic diversity was always inevitable. But as I said, Gaelic is not Scotland's native language. It was brought to western Scotland by people from northern Ireland about 1500 years ago, and it displaced the native ancient British language which was a precursor to modern Welsh. For most Scots, our ancestors spoke Scots which was a variant of Old English (or maybe you could say Old English was a variant of Scots).
Not sure what Shetland and Sutherland attitudes to Gaelic are these days, but certainly a few years ago there were Shetland grumbles about unwanted incursions of Scottish culture into their distinct society. My friend who currently lives in Edinburgh is a Shetlander and she regarded herself as Shetland first , then British, and joint Scottish and Norwegian. The great majority of the Scottish people live in regions where Scots is spoken (a Northumbrian dialect akin to Geordie), often alongside English. Before these areas were Scots, they were Welsh kingdoms (Strathclyde and Gododdin, aka the Lothians). Much of the North East of Scotland, from Fife upwards, was Pictish before becoming part of the largely Scots speaking Kingdom of Scotland (although it is claimed that the 'Dee' in Dundee may derive from Gaelic, the fact that there is a River Dee between Chester and North Wales suggests the 'Dee' of Dundee and Aberdeen may not be Gaelic but share the derivation of their southern namesake).
Gaelic has as much true relevance to the history and culture of Dumfries, Ayr, Edinburgh, Stirling, and the Central Belt as Spanish has to the English Midlands. However, as there is so much doubt about where Scots ends and Northumbrian English begins, and how separate Scots is anyway then you couldn't really promote Scots as the national language of the modern Scottish people, which is essentially what it is by default (such are the perils of dividing up a small island whose inhabitants have mostly been speaking various dialects of English or Welsh for the last thousand years).
The Bretons lending support to Owain Glyndwr during his War of Independence.
It's not a modern invention.
Take Ireland for example. DNA studies showing that the basic genetic mix of Ireland (for example) is pretty much the same as it was in the Stone Age. In other words, the people living in Ireland today are for the most part descended from the people that settled there long before the Indo-Europeans. Yet Proto-Celtic (the precursor to all the Celtic languages) was an Indo-European language. The only logical conclusion is that Celtic language and culture spread to Ireland through some other means than a mass migration. And remember, even though the ancient writers recognized a similarity between the Irish and the Gauls, no one called the Irish "Celts" back then. It cannot be stressed enough that "Celtic" in modern usage is a linguistic term, not a racial or even cultural one.
There are a variety of theories as to how Indo-European spread across Europe. According to one theory, Proto-Celtic developed out of Indo-European across a wide area of Western Europe more or less simultaneously, rather than spreading from one center. The more common theory is that Proto-Celtic developed in Central Europe first, in what is now Austria. From there it spread (one way or another) to much of Western Europe.
It's possible that small groups of elite warriors brought La Tene Celtic culture to Ireland. The invasions mentioned in the Irish legends could have involved very small groups of warriors who displaced local power structures and imposed their own culture. However, even this is problematic, since there is no clear evidence of any non-Celtic substrate in Irish Gaelic. (If the earliest Gaelic-speakers in Ireland were a ruling minority, you'd expect to find a lot of loan-words or grammatical structures from a non-Celtic language in modern Gaelic, but there just aren't any.)
The arrival of the Celtic language to Ireland is a confusing and unresolved issue, but we do know this much- it was not the result of any mass migration or invasion of "Celts" from elsewhere. Thus, modern Celtic culture cannot be a remnant of any once-unified group of Celts, because there is as much genetic variation between an Irishman and an ancient Gaul as betweeen any two random Europeans.Last edited by Cyanohydrin; 22-05-2012 at 19:21.
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$247.04 Million in Sales Expected for Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR) This Quarter
Equities analysts predict that Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) will report sales of $247.04 million for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks. Two analysts have provided estimates for Denbury Resources' earnings. The lowest sales estimate is $246.27 million and the highest is $247.80 million. Denbury Resources posted sales of $255.15 million in the same quarter last year, which suggests a negative year-over-year growth rate of 3.2%. The business is expected to announce its next earnings report before the market opens on Tuesday, August 8th.
On average, analysts expect that Denbury Resources will report full year sales of $247.04 million for the current fiscal year, with estimates ranging from $1.04 billion to $1.05 billion. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the business will post sales of $1.15 billion per share, with estimates ranging from $1.14 billion to $1.17 billion. Zacks' sales calculations are a mean average based on a survey of research firms that follow Denbury Resources.
Denbury Resources (NYSE:DNR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 4th. The oil and natural gas company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $264 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $254.67 million. Denbury Resources had a negative net margin of 72.85% and a positive return on equity of 2.49%. The business's revenue was up 35.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.03) EPS.
Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS AG reiterated a "sell" rating and set a $1.50 target price (down previously from $2.00) on shares of Denbury Resources in a report on Friday, May 5th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Denbury Resources from $2.00 to $1.00 and set a "no rating at time" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 14th. Zacks Investment Research lowered Denbury Resources from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $2.50 target price on shares of Denbury Resources in a report on Friday, July 14th. Finally, ValuEngine lowered Denbury Resources from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, June 2nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $2.64.
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hartford Investment Management Co. increased its position in shares of Denbury Resources by 20.4% in the first quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 98,370 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $254,000 after buying an additional 16,700 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in shares of Denbury Resources by 64.7% in the first quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 162,200 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $418,000 after buying an additional 63,700 shares during the period. Capstone Asset Management Co. increased its position in shares of Denbury Resources by 195.5% in the first quarter. Capstone Asset Management Co. now owns 71,238 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $184,000 after buying an additional 47,130 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Denbury Resources by 8.0% in the first quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 860,915 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $2,221,000 after buying an additional 64,130 shares during the period. Finally, Foundry Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Denbury Resources by 13.6% in the first quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 881,100 shares of the oil and natural gas company's stock worth $2,273,000 after buying an additional 105,587 shares during the period. 91.11% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Denbury Resources (NYSE DNR) opened at 1.4465 on Wednesday. The firm's market cap is $563.26 million. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $1.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $2.40. Denbury Resources has a one year low of $1.27 and a one year high of $4.29.
Denbury Resources Company Profile
Denbury Resources Inc is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company's operations are focused in two operating areas: the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions. Its properties with proved and producing reserves in the Gulf Coast region are situated in Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and Alabama, and in the Rocky Mountain region are situated in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming.
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38 weeks and 5 days!
PGR: I am up early again, but at least slept pretty solid for about 6 hours. My sternum is really hurting me this morning like I pulled a muscle, odd. The reason they are considering induction is that I am measuring a bit small as of last week so depending on ultrasound, they said they might want to get things moving a bit more. Baby is moving fine, but they wanted to throw that out there just in case.
RR: Once it's light outside a 4 miler if I have the energy. Feeling pretty worn down this week.
NPGR: Trying to get house ready to sell, cleaning house and I want to bake some cookies for the hospital nurses if I get a chance.
Teri - Hmm interesting that they would induce if you are small... I'd think that just meant he's not done cooking. But what do I know! Sorry that you can't sleep! I'm not looking forward to that stage...
RR: Well I had every intention of running last night, but the best laid plans...
PGR: 26w3d. I got home last night and suddenly it was 2 hours later and I was waking up in my bed, in my work clothes still! I guess I was tired and needed some extra sleep! I feel much more rested this morning so that's good. I woke up STARVING last night, and then ate too much, too fast and was SO unconfortable, yuck! Need to eat small, frequent meals instead.
NPGR: After work I'm heading to the chiro and then to finish xmas shopping. Hoping to get it all done tonight. DH told me he spoiled me, I hate when he does that, he likes to tease me because I'm so curious. But now I feel bad because I don't have too many ideas for him! So I'll be brainstorming today...
PRs: 5k - 21:23, half marathon - 1:39:43, marathon - 4:01:15
Teri- I was wondering why they were considering induction. When is the u/s? Do you want them to induce, just to get LO out, or are you fine with waiting? Hope you have a good run...or not if you are tired. Go easy on yourself!
MA - I also need to make a resolution to eat smaller, more frequent meals! Glad you got some sleep last night, even if unplanned. I have been feeling really tired after work.
RR - bootcamp + run to/from bootcamp today. Lots of leg stuff in today's workout...felt hard with the extra "resistance" (i.e. weight). I am planning to go to a prenatal yoga class tonight, too. Don't really like evening workouts, but am trying to force myself to do some yoga and this is when the class is. Does anyone have a good prenatal yoga video? Might prefer to do yoga at home...if I can motivate.
PGR - 25wks4days. Having trouble finding a comfortable position sitting at my desk at work. My upper back hurts. Not sure if it is pgr related or just bad chair. Going to try to switch out the chair today.
NPGR - not too much!
Have a good day, all.
Tiny: yikes, I measure behind, but I would think they would want to leave him in there to get big enough for the world! I have an appoint the day after I get home (since I miss 3!) so we will see! Still running at 38w is amazing, can't WAIT to run again. How does that cookie thing work, you just put them out by your bed and tell them to go ahead? or to take home, since they would have to wash thier hands etc..
MA: Lol about the sleeping in work clothes, I could never do that, I am a very particular sleeper ( can't sleep on planes, etc).
Liz: nice workout! I should get into a momma bootcamp after Zeb's born. .. sounds intense.
ER: heading off for my walk run .. I was going to do 2 laps (6k) but my hubby might come run so he will see me and probably make me stop if he does,... he's still in bed so things are looking good haha.
PR: still having some acid, and I had ice cream yesterday and my bowels were NOT happy, I've been drinking lactose free milk and feeling good so I guess that mgiht be it. Of course, when you aer supposed to gain weight and eat a lot I can't even eat ice cream!!
Ok off I go!
The induction is likely more of a scheduling thing than anything, which makes me feel like I'm a bad Mom already and that i am just starting the beginning of be judged .
That said, I guess I am okay with induction, with all of our life changing events coming up. We are moving out of state (back to our home state) in January and will be living with my dh parents. Unfortunately, to get my health insurance to be paid during maternity leave, I will have to return back here (12 hours away) to work 4 weeks. During those 4 weeks my mil and my dad will come back here to help out. In addition, we have to sell our house, so it will be put on the market in January once we move back home.
I am a little nervous about having a new baby and absolutely NO privacy when we move back. It will be at least until April or May that we will be living with family other than weekends that we will try to get away. By them planning the induction this Friday (@ 39 weeks) we will have no more than 12 days (including being in hospital) alone as a family (assuming not to many people come from out of town to visit) before we will be living with dh parents. DH will be starting new job and I will be at home with his Mom all day. Pros: Lots of extra help, save a lot of $ and cons: Have a lot of 'help', lack of privacy, etc..
I really value my privacy so this will be a challenge...in laws are very generous in offering, but I would've rather paid for an apartment. Mil has been super in excited and has been moving things around for us to move in since dh had his interview. I feel as if I was put into a position that I couldn't say no, and now I am not wanting to move in at all despite the obvious pros. I know I will look like very ungreatful if I push for an apartment (even though dh said we could if I wanted), and if our house sells quickly we will have an apartment we don't need! The logical decision is to move in, but, I am getting so stressed out already!!! (Breathe)
Marunner: Hope you feel better after the chiro.
Liz: Hope the new chair helps.
Teri- Inducing at 39 weeks doesn't seem to out there...lots of people give birth at the point! Don't feel like a bad mommy! You will be great. I would struggle with the privacy stuff too, but who knows what it will be like once the baby comes? Maybe we will feel differently...
CJ - hope you have a good walk and the tummy feels better today.
Has anyone had pubic bone pain? I haven't until (I think) now...as I was walking to work noticed some pain on one side. I hope it's not serious. I didn't feel it while running or at bootcamp, but now I wonder if I should have left my gabrialla belt on at bootcamp. I wore it to run there but took it off during the workout because I felt sort of silly in it. But we did a lot of jumping up and down, so maybe it was a bad idea... I'm always unsure whether the belt actually does anything for me. Anyway, let me know if you have experienced this and any thoughts...every time I feel some new ache or pain I worry that I will have to stop running and/or working out and everything will go down hill!
I've been horrible at getting back for personals lately - I will make an effort today.
teri - Glad you got at least some solid sleep! Sounds like you have some stressful weeks/months coming up! I think that would be tough moving in with the in-laws, but definitely makes sense. Will you at least have a little of your own "space" that you can escape if necessary?
MA - definitely sounds like you needed some sleep! My DH is the opposite of yours - he either (a) tells me about something that he originally intended to be a surprise, or (b) gives gifts to me as soon as he buys them because he can't wait. It's pretty cute, but sometimes means I don't have any gifts to open on the actual occasion!
Liz- I hope you get some relief from the back pain. That's no fun.
Canada - Boo about the ice cream causing upset, but at least you're pinpointing the cause? Has this just cropped up during PG?
PGR: 18w1d. Nothing new today - looking forward to our appt on Friday, hopefully we'll get to schedule the anatomy u/s finally.
ER: Probably finishing up Christmas shopping, then maybe a walk later, or some light weights at home. I chased after a ball a few times yesterday in bball practice and it seems my pelvis is still all goofed up.
NPGR: Trying to figure out if I can squeeze in some time for some Christmas cookies. Maybe Friday night? I love roll-out cookies with frosting, so I'd like to make some of those at least.
RR: Well, my run tonight or tomorrow will likely be my last! I'll probably use the hotel TM tomorrow morning to give myself a full day of rest. My pelvis was so sore all day yesterday and in bed last night. This is how I felt after the half marathon 10 weeks ago, then after runing 7.5 six weeks ago... now after 2.5! I had grand visions of running to 40 weeks, but I didn't think realistically it would happen. So 30 weeks is OK with me. I had BHs all day yesterday but none so far today, so I think the running is getting a bit too intense for my body anyway regardless of the other stuff going on. I doubt I'll get any kind of real workout when we get to the ILs. I was going to ask at the gym about using other gyms like a travel pass or something but didn't get around to it.
PGR: 29w5d! Oy, dealing with Christmas at almost 30 weeks is exhausting. Between the toddler and me, I expect we'll be stopping a lot on our travel! Aside from the SPD discomforts, everything else is feeling good. I think it will be good to have the extended break from working out (and work including housework!).
NRR: Well, there's a blizzard warning here for tomorrow now. DH is picking A up from daycare at 1, me from work at 1:30 and we're getting straight on the road. I'm done with preparations for the trip, but DH will have a busy morning! The snow is supposed to start this evening I think around rush hour and the worst is supposed to be tomorrow afternoon. So we should be long gone before anything happens. We're spending the night in Bloomington, IL, which as far as I can tell is far enough south that our travel for the rest of the trip tomorrow shouldn't be affected. I'm glad we have the flexibility to leave early because I doubt we'd be able to leave until Saturday if not. This is going to be a worse storm than this area's seen in a few years at least. And the weather reports are already mentioning a possible storm Christmas Eve/Day, when we're supposed to be coming home! Other than that, not much going on. There was a little dusting of snow last night that made traffic unbearable so we were pretty late to the daycare Christmas party, but we didn't miss much. A really enjoyed packing her suitcase last night, she was so cute picking out her clothes... the most important things to pack for her were dresses and socks!
I'll try for more personals later but Teri... my friend just had her baby last week, a scheduled C-section because during an ultrasound about six weeks ago they became concerned that he wasn't growing as he should, I guess the major concern with that was a problem with the placenta? They ended up having the c-section at 38.5 weeks and he was 6 pounds at birth and while small, just fine. Sounds like having baby boy a bit early would be good for your family! I hope you get some good news! Oh, and in my last pregnancy, I had a hard time breathing and actually strained a muscle in my sternum. That was NOT comfy!
Liz - I've been having pubic bone pain, in conjunction with my pelvic /SI joint pain - but mine honestly feels like right down the center in front, and ranges from achy to feeling like something is grating against something else. I have loose ligaments to begin with, so I think things are extra unstable in my pelvis.
Morning all!
RR: Well, yesterday was a very difficult 3 miles. During the last half I was getting super frequent BH, like had around 6 in 20 minutes. It made me concerned, especially since I was super well hydrated and was drinking gatorade during the run. I felt like I had prepared in every way possible and was still having problems. I don't know if this means I need to stop running altogether. I don't want to this early! Anyway, my body is still aching from yesterday, so I'm going on a 3 mile walk this morning, which won't have the cardio kick but hopefully will help me recover.
PGR: 27w6d. I have a midwife appointment at 4:30 this afternoon (right in the middle of my work shift, not cool). I think I'll ask about the BH and the running. I'm afraid she'll tell me to stop. But I don't want to put the baby at risk. I haven't had any bleeding/spotting or any pain with them. Just the tightness. Other than that, doing well. Baby is getting stronger. Some of the kicks shake my whole belly!
NPGR: Last day of work before Christmas vacation! I'm SO happy! I know vacation will go way too fast, but I can't wait! I especially can't wait to see my Mom and sister! My favorite is just sitting and having coffee and talking. Well, I'm of for my walk. Back for personals in a bit.
liz: I have SPD, and I think a few others have it too. Sounds like that could be what you're describing. Symphysis pubis dysfunction, basically a separation of the pubic bone b/c of the ligaments relaxing. Mine started aroudn 16 or 18 weeks and I have run through it up to now. I think I'll be stopping this week (@30 weeks), I felt the pubic pain while running yesterday, which has never happened before, so I think its getting worse. Wearing the gabrialla belt can help make exercise more tolerable. My doctor told me its not a super serious condition, will go away after birth, and I could continue to run as long as it felt good. She said she could refer me to PT, but I think at this point I'll just stop running and deal with it.
Teri: I'm with you 100% on the privacy thing. You have so much on your plate in the new year - I hope you have some time to get out for a prenatal massage or something for yourself over the next few days. When it comes to your MIL, it's better to do what's right for you rather than what's right for her. She's excited, and that's nice, but if it's filling you with dread and stress, think about what's most comfortable for YOU. While it might not be as bad as you think once you move in, we often do things we don't want because we're afraid of hurting feelings. I'm so guilty of that myself. Maybe a trial run at MIL for a couple of weeks at first with the understanding that you and DH will look for an apartment as it just simply makes you feel more comfortable. This has nothing to do with seeming ungrateful and if she perceives it that way, that's not your intention so it's her problem. You will choose the best decision for you, don't worry. Also - you're going to be a great mom!
MA: Whoa, sleepy head! That's great it helped you catch up on your sleep. You definitely needed that!
Liz: Maybe you can switch out your chair for a yoga ball. I'm told to sit in that as much as possible now, so maybe you can get a head start. It's said to help put the baby in the optimal birthing position
CJ: Have you tried lactose free ice cream? I've always been curious what that would taste like...
TNesq: In my opinion, there's always time for cookies! But my theory is more about EATING the cookies than making them
monk: Enjoy your break from physical work! I hope it helps you feel better. It's annoying how a little dusting of snow can make some drivers freak the f out. Get snow tires, people!
Sasha: I haven't heard that running can cause more BH. Hopefully your midwife has a reasonable answer AND they subside soon!
PGR: 35w3d Having some BH now, for reals. Nothing too bad, and not at all frequent, which is good. I'm getting a prenatal massage today and I can't wait! Tomorrow morning, we have an ultrasound to see how she's growing, etc. The doula is stopping by later this evening for a meeting. No idea what we'll talk about. I'm growing more nervous about the birthing process. I guess I prefer to not know what could happen rather than be too informed because it's making me think of all the what ifs. I'm also heading over to a shop uptown later to buy a brest friend pillow for 25% off (today only!) and a car seat adapter for the stroller.
ER: Did the DVD yesterday and it slightly aggrevated the pulled pelvic muscle, but it's still WAY better than what it was like last week. The massage today should help. It's funny how much slower I'm working out now than just a couple of weeks ago. I'll be ready to move on the month 9 dvd tomorrow! OMG!
NPGR: Well, this is slightly pgr - the conversion of the den to the LO bedroom is almost complete. The drywall is up and today, the door goes up. We get our crib and changing table on the weekend, supposedly... it's all coming together.
Good morning,
Teri - It does sound like an early induction would be valuable in more ways than one. I had a friend with hypothyroid issues who knew almost from the beginning she would be induced at 37 weeks (plus they had lost one at 5mths pg so wanted this one out asap), all turned out just fine. Certainly sounds like some busy days ahead, hopefully those first 12 days together will end in some sense of sanity but I am sure your ILs would not be offended at all if you told them ahead that you weren't sure how things would be initially and that you would value a little privacy? Having said that, with your DH starting a new job your MIL in particular could be invaluable! Sucks that you have to go back to work for 4 weeks - how soon after trhe birth will you be doing that?
MA - Wow, an accidental sleep sounds kinda nice! I'm with you and Liz on the "need to eat small meals" thing, I'm just so used to eating bigger meals I have to very conscious of what I am doing and stop! I hate shopping for DH too, it seems like through the year I think of things then by the end I've forgotten them all (yes, yes, should write it down...).
Liz - Nice job on the bootcamp; I have found as the pg has gone on that I like my seatbacks far more upright (plus my m/w says it is good for LO to move into the correct anterior/posterior (whichever one it is) position. I had pelvic pain start to occur at 22 weeks, mine was exactly like TN described but a little later I alos started to get more strain/pain on one side too (I think that's RLP). My m/w said that wearing the belt when walking much (or in your case bootcamp) would help keep the pelvis more aligned? In good news, my pain has subsided considerably the last couple of weeks, overall it's been hit or miss days and inconsistent so enjoy the good days you have.
CJazz - Bummer on the icecream - perhaps you can find a coconut based one??? Though that would be from the store freezer, not a fresh scoop of course.
TN - There is always time for cookies isn't there??? Will you be finding out gender at your u/s (or was it you last week saying you wouldn't/anti-pink etc)?
Monk - good luck on enjoying your last run, you['ve done so well (sorry lost track of the goal thing yesterday, I had forgotten it was a reduced goal) to get to 30 weeks running! I hope you, DH and A have a very safe trip tomorrow and enjoy your holidays!
Sasha - I hope the m/w appt goes well. Bummer on the B/H - have you tried "running" on the elliptical or in the pool to see if your body still responds the same? Enjoy your last day of work!
Morning all.
RR - Finally made my gym membership yesterday, it expires a week before my due date, or exactly on my first due date before they moved it due to u/s, anyway, cutting it close! Ran 1.25 on the treadmill with .5 for warmup/cooldown and it was soooo boring without headphones or being able to understand the TV. Plus, the workout I did in the morning I started to really feel in my butt and thighs, so I am sore this morning. A good sore though.
PGR - Not much. Starting to wonder if I'm getting more bump like vs. bloated like. I should probably take a pic one of these days.
NPGR - Um, fugitives still on the loose! News reports are saying they don't believe they're still in my town, but that's not exactly comforting. What if they are? I have to mail some Christmas cards and I usually walk to the post box, which is right next to a fire station, but I'm a total scaredy cat right now.
Teri - Good luck with everything. From my own experience last time, I am a big believer in going to 40 weeks+ *if there is no underlying medical reason indicating induction* since I had to give up my birth plan for medically induced pre-eclampsia. I was still able to have my goal of natural birth, but then I also had to follow hospital protocol of not eating and not having a waterbirth and continuous monitoring, and for that reason this time, I am going the distance to make sure I have the best chances for the birth I want. I'm sure your health provider has your best interests in mind and if you do end up having the baby at 39 weeks you and the baby will be fine. And you don't owe anyone any explanation either. If they're not in the birthing room with you, they don't need to know, I say.
MA - Good luck brainstorming Christmas gifts. Sounds like your DH is planning a special Christmas for you!
Liz - I don't have any prenatal yoga suggestions. My midwife this go around suggested taking a class but waiting til I was in the 2nd tri. Hope you find a video you like and hope your chair situation solves your back problem.
Canada - Coconut milk ice cream! So good! So won't hurt you! (unless you have an allergy to coconut milk).
TN - Exciting you're so close to the anatomy scan! I feel so close and yet so far some days. Hope you can at least make the roll out cookies. I've seen some cute decorated ones on Pinterest.
Monk - Safe travels today!
Sasha - Hope you get a good report at the midwife and she doesn't tell you to stop running altogether.
YJPM - Exciting the baby's room is almost finished.


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Well done, Saga: Saga Sapphire Cruise Review by Mariner44
Overall Member Rating
Well done, Saga
Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Dover
I had read earlier postings about this ship, both positive and negative, but approached the journey with an open mind about what to expect. The review is from a fit-and-able 69 year old travelling with his wife, and with a first career as a merchant navy deck officer.
We did not use the door to door chauffeur service, but drove to Dover arriving a few minutes after the 1.00 pm earliest check-in time. After dropping off the luggage with a porter, and parking the car 50 metres from the check-in area, we took the escalator to the first floor of the terminal building, were photographed and issued with our cruise card, and waited about 10 minutes to be called forward for boarding. This process was leisurely, smooth and hassle free……..quite unlike our experience 3 weeks earlier with P&O at Southampton on a seventeen-night Med cruise, when the process was like a cattle market! More
On boarding we were met and welcomed by one of the housekeeping staff who showed us to our cabin and settled us in. We had an outside cabin on Deck 5 – well equipped and spacious. There were no tea-making facilities (which we wouldn't normally use anyway) but with room-service available there was no need for this, and of course it removes a health and safety hazard.
I was conscious of earlier reviews about smells and, yes, the atmosphere has a taint to it…….but the Sapphire does not qualify for the title of "Auld Reekie"! The ship is over 30 years old, a little bit worn, but is well-looked after (a bit like me I guess) but the deck and housekeeping staff work hard to keep the premises in very good condition. Some days you won't notice the smell.
The public rooms are fine.
Deck 11 has the Drawing Room which is very popular as you can easily make yourself a cuppa and have a piece of cake or a biscuit throughout the day. Because it is popular you may not always be able to find a seat if you are in a group. Quizzes and entertainment take place there too, both on sea and port days.
Deck 8 has the Britannia Lounge, used for lectures, port talks, shows, and afternoon tea at 4.15. Unlike the monster cruise ships there is no space for a purpose-built theatre with all the bells and whistles that you'll find on Cunard ships and the larger P&O vessels. The Britannia is multi-purpose so compromises have to be expected.
The entertainment on this voyage was fine. I saw the Rossina Quartet, the resident Duo, and the Stars on Strings (marionettes) show. All were very good. There were other shows (dance and vocalist team, a violinist, magician) and I heard positive feedback about them.
The theme for this cruise was Art and Antiques – my daughter suggested that I might be the antique – and on board were three of the experts from the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, with their wives. Passengers had been invited to bring along a family treasure for evaluation, and a couple of clinics were set up in the Drawing Room. These clinics were well-subscribed, with the more interesting of the items being used for a presentation by the team on the homeward leg of the voyage. It was a successful formula and it worked well. My only criticism was that the 3 couples stuck together like limpets when on board, eating together at all mealtimes rather than circulating and talking with passengers informally. Others in the entertainment team did that, and it was much appreciated.
The dining experience and environment was excellent. George Streeter, the Executive Chef, put on great menus with excellently prepared food. He was noticeable by his visibility around the restaurants, ensuring that all was well.
Towards the end of the cruise there were mixed comments that I heard about the itinerary, which had one variation to the advertised programme, due to a problem with an electrical generator that resulted in a delay in being given permission to enter the Kiel Canal on the outward journey. From my perspective, this was serendipity at work. Instead of a night-time transit we actually went through the canal during daylight hours, far, far more interesting, especially as the weather was hot and sunny. OK, it meant that the time in Stockholm was curtailed and we had just an afternoon in Stockholm. But that was just fine, too, because we did the Archipelago pilotage into Stockholm on a clear hot morning. Absolutely beautiful.
Because of the unforeseen changes to the itinerary, Saga made arrangements for passengers to have some free 'benefits in kind' as compensation for any disappointment caused. I thought the whole situation was handled very well indeed.
Excursion options were plentiful. We generally do excursions under our steam, but for St Petersburg this was not practicable – a Russian visa is required to tour independently. We did two half day trips at £49 per head and thought that we had good value for money. The tour guides on both trips were knowledgeable, solicitous, and were clearly understandable…..although a cruise companion had the opposite experience on the Hermitage evening tour. The tour escorts (members of the entertainments team) also did a good job in rounding up stragglers and ensuring that nobody got lost or left behind!
Finally, our experience with the staff in the restaurants, bars and housekeeping was very positive. The barkeeper at the Aviators Bar put it like this: "My job is to give you joy; if you have no enjoyment then you won't come with us again and then I may have no job". I don't know how other crew members saw their roles, but I have to say that the Filipino staff were the embodiment of customer service……attentive, caring, friendly, cheerful….there was nothing that was too much trouble. Maybe it helped that I knew (and used) a few words and phrases of Tagalog, but I don't feel that we were singled out for any extra attention.
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Twihards have been waiting...and waiting...and waiting some more, for the highly anticipated Breaking Dawn photographs. In these pictures, you will see Bella and Edward on their honeymoon and in post-marital bliss.
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Alan Jackson was the very first artist to be signed to then-fledgling country label, Arista Nashville. It's been home to the country music superstar ever since. But now that his contract is up with the label, some 50 million albums down the road, the Georgia native considers himself a free agent.
"I'm not on anybody's label," Alan tells CMT. "I'm not saying I won't be on their label. We just haven't really negotiated anything for the future — and I haven't with anybody, to be honest with you."
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We liked the room - it was ideal for a family room with older children - we had plenty of space the location
Very modern interiors, really spacious and clean. There was lots of storage room and the bathroom was larger than average for the price you pay. It was also very quiet. The staff was also very friendly and helpful.
Absolutely 100% positive experience. Nice clean and new, former office rebuild as bed and breakfast. Located in an industrial zone, but nevertheless surpisingly nice. For the price it's for sure recomandable. Railwaystation "Köln Weiden West" at 3 km from the hotel. Free parking at the trainstation and in 10 minutes you reach Koln hbh. I would tip it for Christmastime and weekendbreaks, trade visit and shopping in Köln. Everything was ok. aaaa++++
All except the location was perfect. Free parking, nice large room, breakfast, hospitality of Mario! We would stay here again. Be prepared for the location in the industrial area outside the city. Everything else - very nice.
The room, it was very spacious Location, near an industrial estate
Lovely rooms with large closets. Lovely bathroom with bathtub. Tasty breakfast. Comfortable beds. Free WiFi (!)
This Bed & Breakfast i can really recommend to everyone.Very comforting rooms with more than enough space,very clean.What does this place make unique then?Mario...the keeper of this Bed & Breakfast!!He is always at your service,with a smile every day,and with good tips for for example where to eat or go.Don't ever change Mario...we stayed for 3 wonderful days at your place thanks to you!! The distance to Koln is not so long as i have read here before...and if you have a car it is even very well situated.
The hotel was very far from the train station, and there is no buses, there is no receiption.
Nice room, tasty decoration, friendly staff, outstanding value for money, very quiet location on week end (activity zone), great breakfast, like at home.... little issue with hot water.. nothing serious compared to the overall ratio quality/price!
Only the room. Position. The breakfast was very poor.
For one star hotel it was not bad Didnt have iron or microvave to warm the food. At least one staff should be in the hotel all the time.
its location on my first day of check in the man at reception speak with me little bit rudely, but after that its ok
no They request more money than reserved price, Reason is ahother district tex. I don't understood. I didn't experince this case ever.
Very good staff , clean rooms , sufficient breakfast , convenient price , value for money !
I think I got what Ipayed for. The staff has been very nice. The Breakfast was good. It's nice to pay per room and not per person. There hasn't been any slippers, neighter in the room nor for the bath. there hasn't been a hairdryer at the room also.
cleanliness rude and unhelping personnel
Nice Hotel, big room, helpful and the wireless internet is free. near by KFC restrent very near by train station 200 meters. Near by airport. There is no shops and its Industrial area but only 10 min to go to city center.
cold boild eggs in the morning, burnout lamps in the room.
It was close to the airport in Köln. The staff was very friendly. The room was clean and the breakfast for 5 euros was a great deal. The room and bathroom were both very small. It was a good place to stay for one night, but if I had been staying longer I don't think I would have liked the small space.
Quiet Room decor too drap. Lifeless and strict environment. Unfriendly
Clean quiet rooms and a good breakfast Mix up with booking
Nice buffet breakfast, friendly staff at reception, good shower, quiet room. We were put in a smoking room despite requesting otherwise and it smelt revolting and made us feel ill all night. Mattresses not very comfortable.
Great hotel Break fast was poor
Very clean, good value accommodation and breakfast It is quite remote from public transport and restaurants/bars, although the distance is walkable
breakfast,prsonnel were very polite,clean rooms No.
B&B is a modest, clean and acceptable comfortable and cheap hotel.The free parking is appreciable. Not at all
access to motorway and transport into cologne
The availability of free parking and proximity of the Burger King just in case you get tired of eating European food.
The split-level family room was cool. It gave us a chance to separate from our 18-month old for the night. It's location and price worked well with our travel plans. The bathroom drains seeped a sewage smell when you ran the water. Just like most hotels, the breakfast wasn't worth the price.


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The somber mood in the Rangers dressing room was telling today, but certainly not surprising.
This team is in a bad way, folks. There's no sugarcoating it. And although Tom Renney threatened lineup changes before Tuesday, the coach stopped short of responding to a question about an answer being found outside the organization.
"I probably shouldn't comment to be honest with you,†he said. "As you can imagine, I'm pretty fired up right now and I might say something I might regret."
I asked Jaromir Jagr the same question, and the Captain was equally non-commital.
"I'd give you my opinion but it's not going to mean much because I don't know," he said.
There's no question the Rangers need something, whether it's new blood, some players sitting, or maybe a much-needed break. Problem is, they still have two more games before they can catch their breath.
When he spoke after the game, Brendan Shanahan sounded like there had been a death in the family.
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One of the staples of the Final Fantasy series is the concept of summons. Whether they're called Summons, Eidolons, Espers, Guardian Forces, Avatars, or Aeons, they've been a part of Final Fantasy since the third game. A lot of them are recurring, and sometimes they have more of a purpose than just being summoned in battle to help out your party. They also have their own respective strengths and weaknesses, sometimes related to magical elements. I've only played VI, VII, VIII, X, and XIII, so this is basically going to be based on their respective systems regarding summons.
Final Fantasy VI
VI had by far the most with around thirty. Other than being involved in the story, Espers are important because they're essential for learning different magical spells. Each one has its own abilities to learn, which is done by equipping one and battling with it and thus, gaining points toward said abilities. Because of how the final boss fight played out, I spent extra time making sure a lot of the characters had a majority of the abilities. Other than that, though, I only summoned them to battle a few times, and that's not an exaggeration. I simply didn't find them advantageous at all in that respect. Instead, I stuck with the magical abilities I had learned from them.
Final Fantasy VII
Then there's VII. In this entry, summons are just that: summons. You do need to have one equipped to use it, but you don't gain any special abilities from any of them. While I didn't find myself using them too much, I definitely used them more here than in VI. I even went as far as to obtain the Knights of the Round summon, which is pretty time consuming. I only used it a couple of times so as to not make battles too easy, but it was badass, for sure. I managed to get through the final boss without using it. Overall, though, I can't recall using summons that much in VII.
Final Fantasy VIII
Here we go. Summons, known as Guardian Forces this time around, are incredibly important in VIII. They're involved in the story and the gameplay, and are obtained by either beating them in battle or drawing them from another boss. I ended up using them a lot more than I had expected based on VII and XIII (I played those both before this one). Similar to VI, GFs are pretty essential in general battling because of the junction system. Instead of worrying about leveling up your characters, it's all about gaining the abilities that your GFs have available. Their respective elemental qualities come into play quite a bit.
My personal favorite was Diablos. I used that one over and over on the giant Tonberry in order to acquire that particular GF. Diablos did the maximum amount of damage and was just badass in general. Quazecotl was probably my most used one (aside from in the above situation) since I had it junctioned to Squall right from the beginning and basically never removed it from him. I obtained every GF except for Leviathan. Supposedly I didn't draw it from whatever boss had it, but I find that odd considering I always made sure to check the draw list every time I faced a boss or new enemy. Oh well. :p
Final Fantasy X
Out of the five I've played, FFX seems to have the best balance when it comes to using summons. I used them less than in VIII but more than in the other three games. They didn't have to be used most of the time but came in handy in certain battles, or just when I was too lazy to have a drawn out battle. I also used them at times to get their limit breaks ready for a big upcoming battle just in case I needed to use them. Aeons, as they're called in FFX, are obtained by completing trials, which each involve a puzzle.
Like some of the other entries in the series, they play a role in the story in that they're used by summoners to help them on their pilgrimage. It also had a few extra Aeons you could obtain by doing a little extra work: Yojimbo, Anima, and the Magus Sisters. All of which, as far as I know, were unique to this game, and the latter two were pretty awesome. I used Yojimbo all of once. Anima and The Magus Sisters--especially the latter--were pretty damn powerful. Out of the normal ones, I definitely used Bahamut the most after obtaining it, but I used the other ones throughout the game as well. Like I said, FFX just seems to have had a really good balance with summons. There's also a point in which you have to fight all of them. They were extremely easy but it was also kind of sad to have to kill your Aeons. You can also pit your Aeons against another summoner's (which are the same), which are a little harder.
Final Fantasy XIII
Having played FFX when I was a kid, I remembered very little. What I did seem to recall, though, was that summons were actually useful. That's why I was surprised when, upon playing my second ever FF game (XIII), I found that they were almost entirely useless. The only time I ever really used one was when I was battling Adamantoise over and over for an item that you can sell for a shitload of money. They seemed to provide almost no advantage in battle. There are also only six, one for each main character, all of which you obtain by beating them in a fight. It is cool, though, how they're used in cutscenes by the characters, such as when Fang summons Bahamut when they enter Gran Pulse and when they all summon their respective Eidolons when they return to Cocoon.
The most known summon is probably Bahamut. I've known someone on the boards here for years who has the name BahamutXXXX, so I pretty much knew about Bahamut before ever getting into the series. Plus, it flies. Flying is always cool. And his special attack is MegaFlare. Other notable ones that have popped up at least a few times include Shiva (ice), Ifrit (fire), Leviathan (water), Alexander (holy), and Odin.
So how do you guys feel about the Final Fantasy summons? Do you prefer when there's a huge emphasis on them, when they're only used sparingly, or when there's a balance? Do you have a favorite?


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