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Wiidra, Wii + Sidra [Wii + Cider]

Wiidra is a game that uses part of the Wii hardware in order to simulate maybe the most popular Asturian traditions: "Escanciar", the way we pour the cider, our typical drink. Wiidra has been developed by Fundacion CTIC , aka, the company that I am working to. If you want to know more about it: Post in English of my colleague, Diego Berrueta Noticia con video en www.elmundo.es

[Remember] Daze - Superhero lover

Work + Business course = no life :-) Just a videoclip of a song from a long time ago ...

Visa to Russia in Riga [Ladpluss]

If you need to visit Russia and you are in Riga, you can go to Ladpluss . The main office is in Marijas iela 9, 11 birojs , Rīga [Near Origo Square, the main train station]. See it in the map For your visa to Russia you will need: Your passport 1 photo (not photocopy of a photo!!) Money (from 34Ls = 40euros (ready in 10 days) to 65Ls = 100euros (ready in 2 days)) You will need to hire a medical insurance, but it is quite cheap (around 0,35 Lats per day). And be ready to speak a mix between English, Russian and Latvian. Good luck!

St. Petersburg - Day 1

20 September. I had finished my intership in Adverbum and I had one week of holidays before return to Spain. So we (my cousin Alvaro and me) decided to go to St. Petersburg, Russia. The trip started with a the taxi driver in Riga trying to cheat us: Taxi Driver: It is 3 lats Me: And why in the taximeter appears 1.95 ??? Taxi Driver: Don't worry he he he Me: Yes, yes ... I don't worry. Your 2 lats. Bye! From Riga, you can go by train, plane or bus ( Eurolines or Ecolines ). We had chosen the bus option for 2 reason: Schedule. The travel was during the night Price. Return ticket (billete de ida y vuelta) for 43 euros. After 12 hours of bus, we arrived in St Petersburg after suffer a traffic jam. In the bus stop, Miguel (3/4 Spanish, 1/4 Russian friend) was waiting for us. Miguel and Carlos Tejo I wan to say a big Thank you! because he took care of us before the trip and during the trip. Although he had to attend some other events, we could meet a couple of times and he teached