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Ready, Set, GO! Pole Position: Remix Speeds Onto The IPhone and Ipod Touch
September 30, 2008
Namco Shifts into High Gear with Pole Position: Remix on iPhone and iPod Touch
Namco Networks, a leading publisher and developer of mobile games and entertainment for the mass-market casual gamer, today announced the worldwide availability of Pole Position: Remix for play on iPhone and iPod touch devices. The game is available for purchase from Apple's App Store.
Pole Position: Remix takes full advantage iPhone and iPod touch's unique features and offers three intuitive control modes:
Tilt to Steer Mode allows you, via the device's accelerometer, to steer your car by tilting the device either to the left or to the right, simulating the feel of an actual steering wheel.
Touch Wheel Mode allows players to rotate the on-screen wheel to control their car.
Slider Mode lets players slide their finger across the on-screen slider to steer with a touch of a finger.
Each mode offers realistic control during sharp turns and a touch-to-break option perfect for power slides. Game play can be customized for left handed and right handed users.
"Pole Position: Remix is a fun and intuitive game that anyone can take for a spin," says Scott Rubin, senior vice president, Namco Networks. "Similar to playing a racing game in an arcade, Pole Position: Remix makes you feel as if you are actually getting behind the wheel and racing on the track, screeching around turns and breaking to avoid a crash."
Each track in Pole Position: Remix can be played in four racing modes: Practice, Single Race, Grand Prix and Sudden Death. Points are earned for the distance traveled and for passing competing cars. If players race well, players can unlock reversed or mirrored versions of the tracks, race in new cars and experience different themes, including those based on favorite Namco games such as PAC-MAN®, Galaga® and Dig Dug®!
Similar to the iPod version of the game, Pole Position: Remix for iPhone delivers an entertaining quality game experience anywhere, anytime. Visit www.NamcoGames.com/polepositionremix for more information.


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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/586,586, filed Jul. 9, 2004, entitled SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CUSTOMIZING DATABASES. The entirety this application is incorporated herein by reference.
The subject invention relates generally to computers and more particularly toward development and debugging systems and methodologies and multidimensional data cubes.
Data warehousing and online analytical processing (OLAP) are widespread technologies employed to support business decisions and data analysis. A data warehouse is a nonvolatile repository for an enormous volume of organizational or enterprise information (e.g., 100 MB-TB). These data warehouses are populated at regular intervals with data from one or more heterogeneous data sources, for example from multiple transactional systems. This aggregation of data provides a consolidated view of an organization from which valuable information can be derived. Though the sheer volume can be overwhelming, the organization of data can help ensure timely retrieval of useful information.
Data warehouse data is often stored in accordance with a multidimensional database model. Conceptually in multidimensional database systems, data is represented as cubes with a plurality of dimensions and measures, rather than relational tables with rows and columns. A cube includes groups of data such as one or more dimensions and measures. A dimension describes an entity by which a user wants to analyze their data. A dimension is a collection of attributes that source the dimension's hierarchies and member properties. Accordingly, data can be viewed at different levels of detail. Measures represent real values, which are to be analyzed.
There are at least two primary reasons for the existence of multidimensional databases. First, the multidimensional model is optimized to deal with large amounts of data. In other words, it has a fast query response over large data volumes. Furthermore, the multidimensional model is business user friendly. This enables users execute complex queries on a data cube. OLAP is almost synonymous with multidimensional databases.
OLAP is a key element in a data warehouse system. OLAP describes a category of technologies or tools utilized to retrieve data from a data warehouse. These tools can extract and present multidimensional data from different points of view to assist and support managers and other individuals examining and analyzing data. The multidimensional data model is advantageous with respect to OLAP as it allows users to easily formulate complex queries, and filter or slice data into meaningful subsets, among other things. There are two basic types of OLAP architectures MOLAP and ROLAP. MOLAP (Multidimensional OLAP) utilizes a true multidimensional database to store data. ROLAP (Relational OLAP) utilizes a relational database to store data but is mapped so that an OLAP tool sees the data as multidimensional. HOLAP (Hybrid OLAP) is an amalgam of both MOLAP and ROLAP.
Data cube cells (and similarly members and the like) can include either fact data or functions (also referred to as calculations, expressions . . . ). Cells that include functions are called calculated cells. The value of these cells is defined by an expression in terms of one or more other cells and mathematical operations. The actual values of such cells are not known until runtime when the expressions or calculations are resolved. The formulas or expressions are defined and assigned to cells utilizing a calculation script, for example specified in a multidimensional language such as MDX (MultiDimensional eXpressions)
Even in simple OLAP applications, there can be several intersections of calculations in the multidimensional space. When these intersections occur, it is generally not clear which formula wins; such is the nature of multidimensionality. Heretofore, the process of building and debugging calculations scripts has been a difficult, time-consuming process that even the most advanced users consider to be tedious. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for novel systems and methods to facilitate development and debugging of cube calculations scripts, among other things.
The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify key/critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
Briefly described the subject invention concerns novel development and debugging systems and methods for multidimensional data cubes. More particularly, the systems and methods facilitate development and debugging of calculation scripts. Calculations scripts can specify formulas or expressions for cube cells, members, measures and the like. Development and debugging of calculations in a multidimensional model, especially when complex, is quite difficult and convoluted. The subject invention provides systems and methods to reduce the burden with respect to these processes.
In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a development and debugging system is disclosed that includes an interface component and a debug engine. The interface component, such as a graphical user interface, receives and provides data to and from users. The debug engine obtains data and/or instructions from the interface component and facilitates execution of calculation scripts identified via the interface component. The debug engine can also retrieve data from a cube and provide it back to the interface component. This enables users such as database administrators to analyze the cube state generated as a result of application of particular calculations. A user can then alter a calculation script and reapply the altered calculations in an iterative process to develop or debug calculation scripts including but not limited to MDX scripts.
Development and debugging methodologies are also disclosed in accordance with an aspect of the invention. For instance, a method of calculation script development is disclosed that clears calculations on a cube within a session, executes a calculation script and returns cube state data to a user interface. The method further includes receiving a clear calculation command to initiate clearing of calculations, among other things.
In accordance with an aspect of the invention, cube calculations can be cleared or rolled back to facilitate script development and debugging. In other words, formula assignments can be stripped way from a cube returning the cube to its initial or pre-script calculation state In this manner, the impact of calculations and alterations thereof can be evaluated by a debugging entity independent of the cube's previous state. Rolling back can be initiated employing an instruction including but not limited to "Clear Calculations" in MDX. A server, database management system, query execution engine, cube management system of the like can receive and execute such a command thereby removing the calculations on a particular cube.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the debugging and development of a calculation script can occur within the scope of a user session. Through the isolation of a session, multiple users can interact with the same cube that is simultaneously being debugged or produced. Clearing all the calculations can thus be limited to the scope of the session in which it is requested. Other users can still interact and query the cube without any disruption or change to the original model.
According to still another aspect of the invention, the calculation script can be executed without the need to rebuild and redeploy the script after alterations are made. Thus, modification can be made on the fly during a development or debug process such that a change can be made, executed, and results displayed.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, development and debugging is supported utilizing a plurality of user credentials or security roles. In this manner, a user can change their user or security context on the fly during a development or debugging process. This is advantageous in detecting breaks in calculations in a number or different security contexts.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the invention are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative of various ways in which the invention may be practiced, all of which are intended to be covered by the present invention. Other advantages and novel features of the invention may become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
The present invention is now described with reference to the annexed drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like or corresponding elements throughout. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed. Rather, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
As used in this application, the terms "component," "system," "engine" and the like are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an instance, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a computer and the computer can be a component. One or more components may reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component may be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers.
The word "exemplary" is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any aspect or design described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects or designs.
Furthermore, the present invention may be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware, or any combination thereof to control a computer to implement the disclosed invention. The term "article of manufacture" as used herein is intended to encompass a computer program accessible from any computer-readable device, carrier, or media. For example, computer readable media can include but are not limited to magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic strips . . . ), optical disks (e.g., compact disk (CD), digital versatile disk (DVD) . . . ), smart cards, and flash memory devices (e.g., card, stick, key drive . . . ). Additionally it should be appreciated that a carrier wave can be employed to carry computer-readable electronic data such as those used in transmitting and receiving electronic mail or in accessing a network such as the Internet or a local area network (LAN). Of course, those skilled in the art will recognize many modifications may be made to this configuration without departing from the scope or spirit of the subject invention.
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The aforementioned systems have been described with respect to the interaction between several components. Furthermore, for purposes of clarity and simplicity, a number of systems were provided and described to emphasize an aspect of the subject invention. It should be appreciated that such systems can include those components specified therein, some of the specified components, and/or additional components specified in other systems. For example, a debug system can include an interface component that includes one or more subcomponents such as a script editor component 210, a browser component 220, a user selection component 510, an assist component 610, a project component 618, or any combination thereof. The subcomponents can also include any combination of subcomponents as well. Additionally, it should be noted that one or more components may be combined into a single component providing aggregate functionality or divided into several subcomponents. The components may also interact with or be integrated with one or more other components or systems not specifically described herein but known by those of skill in the art. By way of example and not limitation, aspects of the subject invention pertaining to development and debugging of data cube calculation scripts can be integrated into a more comprehensive integrated development environment (IDE) or system (also known as integrated design environment or integrated debugging environment). Such IDEs can support the development and debugging of one or more programming languages or scripts.
Furthermore, as will be appreciated by artisans of ordinary skill in this field, various portions of the disclosed systems above and methods below may include or consist of artificial intelligence or knowledge based components, sub-components, processes, means, or mechanisms (e.g., support vector machines, neural networks, expert systems, Bayesian belief networks, fuzzy logic, data fusion engines, classifiers . . . ). Such components, inter alia, can automate certain mechanisms or processes performed thereby to make portions of the systems and methods more adaptive as well as well as efficient.
In view of the exemplary systems described supra, methodologies that may be implemented in accordance with the present invention will be better appreciated with reference to the flow charts of
Additionally, it should be further appreciated that the methodologies disclosed hereinafter and throughout this specification are capable of being stored on an article of manufacture to facilitate transporting and transferring such methodologies to computers. The term article of manufacture, as used herein, is intended to encompass a computer program accessible from any computer-readable device, carrier, or media.
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The system bus 1418 can be any of several types of bus structure(s) including the memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus or external bus, and/or a local bus using any variety of available bus architectures including, but not limited to, 11-bit bus, Industrial Standard Architecture (ISA), Micro-Channel Architecture (MSA), Extended ISA (EISA), Intelligent Drive Electronics (IDE), VESA Local Bus (VLB), Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), Universal Serial Bus (USB), Advanced Graphics Port (AGP), Personal Computer Memory Card International Association bus (PCMCIA), and Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI).
The system memory 1416 includes volatile memory 1420 and nonvolatile memory 1422. The basic input/output system (BIOS), containing the basic routines to transfer information between elements within the computer 1412, such as during start-up, is stored in nonvolatile memory 1422. By way of illustration, and not limitation, nonvolatile memory 1422 can include read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory 1420 includes random access memory (RAM), which acts as external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in many forms such as synchronous RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM).
Computer 1412 also includes removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media.
It is to be appreciated that
A user enters commands or information into the computer 1412 through input device(s) 1436. Input devices 1436 include, but are not limited to, a pointing device such as a mouse, trackball, stylus, touch pad, keyboard, microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, TV tuner card, digital camera, digital video camera, web camera, and the like. These and other input devices connect to the processing unit 1414 through the system bus 1418 via interface port(s) 1438. Interface port(s) 1438 include, for example, a serial port, a parallel port, a game port, and a universal serial bus (USB). Output device(s) 1440 use some of the same type of ports as input device(s) 1436. Thus, for example, a USB port may be used to provide input to computer 1412 and to output information from computer 1412 to an output device 1440. Output adapter 1442 is provided to illustrate that there are some output devices 1440 like displays (e.g., flat panel and CRT), speakers, and printers, among other output devices 1440 that require special adapters. The output adapters 1442 include, by way of illustration and not limitation, video and sound cards that provide a means of connection between the output device 1440 and the system bus 1418. It should be noted that other devices and/or systems of devices provide both input and output capabilities such as remote computer(s) 1444.
Computer 1412 can operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as remote computer(s) 1444. The remote computer(s) 1444 can be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a workstation, a microprocessor based appliance, a peer device or other common network node and the like, and typically includes many or all of the elements described relative to computer 1412. For purposes of brevity, only a memory storage device 1446 is illustrated with remote computer(s) 1444. Remote computer(s) 1444 is logically connected to computer 1412 through a network interface 1448 and then physically connected via communication connection 1450. Network interface 1448 encompasses communication networks such as local-area networks (LAN) and wide-area networks (WAN). LAN technologies include Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), Copper Distributed Data Interface (CDDI), Ethernet/IEEE 802.3, Token Ring/IEEE 802.5 and the like. WAN technologies include, but are not limited to, point-to-point links, circuit-switching networks like Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN) and variations thereon, packet switching networks, and Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL).
Communication connection(s) 1450 refers to the hardware/software employed to connect the network interface 1448 to the bus 1418. While communication connection 1450 is shown for illustrative clarity inside computer 1412, it can also be external to computer 1412. The hardware/software necessary for connection to the network interface 1448 includes, for exemplary purposes only, internal and external technologies such as, modems including regular telephone grade modems, cable modems, power modems and DSL modems, ISDN adapters, and Ethernet cards.
What has been described above includes examples of the present invention. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the present invention, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the present invention are possible. Accordingly, the present invention is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms "includes," "has," and "having" are used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term "comprising" as "comprising" is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.
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I have a camera. Sometimes I use it to make phone calls.
Although I don't share my photography here on the blog as often as I used to, I still shoot. My old iPhone 2G and a handful of photo apps used to be the standard for creating some great-looking digital lo-fi. Now, the camera that's with me nearly all the time is my iPhone 6s Plus.
As the iPhone camera becomes less and less lo-fi, one of the features that still makes it unique in photography is the availability of thousands of photo apps. For less than the cost of a DVD, you can basically get a whole new camera experience. I don't use one app exclusively to shoot with. I have several and try to match up the app to the image I want.
iPhone apps are constantly being created, updated and improved. Since I first wrote my original Camera Bag post (check out the original November 2009 post and the January 2010 update), some apps have fallen by the development wayside, failing to keep up with the hardware advances of the new iPhones. Other new apps have been released, and many apps have been improved to the point where they have leapfrogged ahead as far as functionality and performance.
I find myself shooting with many different apps than the first time I wrote about my iPhone's camera bag, including on occasion many apps that aren't listed here. Here's my newly updated toolbox.
These are the go-to apps I'm currently using.
1. Camera
That's right… Apple's built-in Camera app. With each iOS update, the Camera app improves and it's really hard not to use the app. Burst mode has been improved to capture up to 10 frames per second. It's simple, easy and fast. It's still one of the fastest camera apps available with shot-to-shot times that are faster than many point and shoot digital cameras. The 5x zoom works by magic. Although it is a digital zoom and not as good as an optical zoom, Camera uses a great algorithm that helps maintain sharpness even at high zoom factors, without many of the artifacts or fuzziness of other apps' digital zooms. It's one of the clearest zooms available on the iPhone. The HDR mode is real, bracketed, three exposure HDR. While it doesn't create the saturated, enhanced colors associated with traditional HDR, it still adds subtle image enhancement that adds detail to the shadows in your image but not at the expense of your highlights. VolumeShot lets you use the Volume Up button as a hardware shutter release which is many times a lot easier than fumbling for the onscreen shutter button. There are plenty of other new features as well, but best of all, the Camera is now available from the iPhone's lock screen. Your iPhone can go from off to shooting in about a second or two.
2. ProCamera 8
An excellent camera replacement app with a powerful toolset for taking photos. ProCamera 8 has had several awesome updates and is the camera replacement app to beat for serious iPhoneography. The pro features include image stabilization with three settings, full-resolution 5X digital zoom, and fast reload times. The optional HDR is powered by VividHDR which I feel is among the best available for iPhone. The new focus, exposure, and white balance tools are among the best in the app store for power combined with ease of use. When used with a gray card, I haven't found a better photo app to help me get better color in-camera. ProCamera 8 is one of the best shooters currently available. Speed, features, tools — ProCamera is still my go-to camera replacement app. |
3. Manual – Custom exposure camera
The no-frills camera app Manual is excellent for times when you just need straight up, unobstructed manual control over the focus, exposure, ISOm and shutter speed of your shot. No filters. No sharing. No gimmicks. Where other camera apps may automatically adjust these settings in order to get you a good shot, manual lets you easily override any and all of these settings letting you create the shot. Whether you really want to slow down the shutter for effect, crank the ISO for a better low-light shot, or manually focus the camera to a point that Camera simply won't grab, Manual restores to iPhoneographers control over their cameras that other photographers have used for years. |
4. Hipstamatic
This is a wonderful iPhone-only photo app that beautifully recreates the look of stressed, vintage, analog film complete with noise, digital light leaks, smears and vignettes. It really does a great job recreating the imperfections of a toy camera. It's a fun camera to shoot with. It feels analog. It's the experience of an old camera shooting within an iPhone and along the way, it creates some stunning photographs. Like any real camera, lens, and film combinations, I use Hipstamatic as a tool to create my photographic vision. The results are often unpredictable and gorgeous. I've been shooting a lot with Hipstamatic over the years. Although I use the app's Favorites feature, it's just fun to shake to randomize and see what I get. Its square format and built-in sharing tools make it a great alternative to Instagram's own fairly plain filter set. |
5. Instaflash Pro
Photoshop power users know how fast and how well its Shadows/Highlights tool can be to enhance and bring out the details of dark areas of an image without effecting the properly exposed bits. Instaflash brings this tool as well as a ton of other fast and easy power user image fixes to iPhone. Despite the improved sensitivity of newer iPhone cameras, I use Instaflash often to quickly restore color, vibrance, and detail to shadows and 3/4 tones to an image, just like Photoshop. The Denoise tool in the app works by using luminance, a way to remove image noise while holding detail.
Built on the same technology that drives the much more costly ACDSee Photoshop plugin, Instaflash Pro definitely belongs in an iPhoneographer's toolbox. |
6. Perfectly Clear
Fast, easy Dynamic Range Correction (DRC). I usually run my images through Perfectly Clear before doing anything else to them. One-button image scrubbing — improves the sharpness, exposure, saturation and contrast. It's optional noise reduction feature is one of the best available for iPhone and is worth the in-app purchase.The recent update now also includes the best, fastest software fix for the "purple haze" and other color fringing sometimes found in iPhone 5 photos. It's worth it for that alone.
Quite honestly, there are no other apps that prep photos overall as well as Perfectly Clear. Although the images from the iPhone 5 and 4S are much better than older iPhones, I still use Perfectly Clear often to help quickly improve images that may need a little help. There are other "fake flash" and DRC apps available, but very few work as well as Perfectly Clear. A highly recommended photo app. |
7. Filterstorm
Filterstorm is a powerful image editing program with the essential tools for improving the look of a photograph and correcting color and other flaws. Calling it the "Photoshop for the iPhone" does it a disservice. Filterstorm's recently updated interface sets the standard and redefines how image editing apps should work on the iOS platform. It has a complete set of powerful, essential image editing tools that rival desktop image editors, including layers and blending. It's straightforward interface is designed for iOS devices and doesn't get in the way of even large fingers like mine. It's fast, it's powerful, and it works great on the small screen of an iPhone. Check out my full review of the previous version Filterstorm 3. |
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8. Simply B&W | Simply Photography in B&W
The old Vint B&W app was a simple black & white camera app for your iPhone that created some of the nicest black & white images on the iPhone. While it still works on an iPhone 4 in the latest iOS, it hasn't been updated in quite some time. Simply B&W is not only a simple camera app, but you can also import existing images from your camera roll — a feature that Vint B&W never had.
Simply B&W has a great grayscale conversion algorithm, several color filters for alternate conversion methods, and sliders bars to help fine tune the color-to-grayscale conversion with results that are on par with Vint B&W. With minimal fuss, Simply B&W quickly creates rich, great looking black and white photos. |
9. Snapseed
After Snapseed's developer was acquired by Google, I'm happy to see any updates released for this app, even if they are just bug fixes and iOS maintenance updates. Snapseed is free and one of the more powerful photo editors for iPhone and iPad. Once you get used to its tools, you can quickly and easily make powerful image corrections and add striking effects to your image. Snapseed has one of the more precise cropping tools available for iPhone which doesn't "jump" nearly as much as some other apps when you move your finger across the small iPhone screen. It also has a very nice Straighten tool that lets you make fine horizon adjustments up to +/- 10°. |
Your camera bag will probably look a lot different than mine and there are new apps being released all the time that push the envelope of what you can do creatively on the iPhone. Find what works best for you and have fun!
Does your iPhone Camera Bag look different than mine? Share some of your faves in the comments below.
Unless indicated, nearly every image I've shot on this site has been shot with my iPhone and processed on my iPhone with one or more of the above apps.


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'Allo people, the name's Tanor Z. Faux, I'm an anthropomorphic Oltanian 3-Tailed Afghan Fox, of Planet Oltanis, which is in the Solana Galaxy. Which is 3 Million Light-Years from Earth, but no worries, it takes me two weeks at the medium term. Ehem, I'm pretty much a heroic fox with a pure good heart, I am the leader of a powerful team of heroes and villains from around the universe, or small portion of it anyway. :P 10 Members:
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In real life, I'm trying to be an author in the future. I'm the creator of a series in the works known as Oltanis Z, (Oltanis Zeta), and the second series to follow, planned some of its content already, Oltanis Σ. I've worked on more episodes of Oltanis Z. Some of it I NEED to recover because I lost some of them when I had a burned hard drive a couple months ago. My chronic procrastination tries to get the better of me, but recently been able to suppress it.
I'm generally a caring person, very friendly, about as good hearted as Tanor. ^^ He and I are very close. He's my main fursona as I'm a proud member of the Furry Fandom, I am also Bi-Sexual. I'm a Unitarian. Center-Left Libertarian. I'm of Arabic, German and Cherokee Indian descent, specifically Syrian, Lebanese, German, Pennsylvanian Dutch and Cherokee Indian. I love 2D/3D platforming/adventure games, especially those in space like Ratchet & Clank, my favorite series all-time. I'm a fan of Retro-gaming. I love space, deeply. Everything from Planets, comets, black holes to stars, nebulae, dark matter and galaxies.
I like to read books here and there, Manga or English Novels. I watch movies, anime and good cartoons. I'm generally approachable and never spiteful. So, like my Tanor, I'd never harm unless I'm harmed or close friends are harmed. :) He's one of my guardians.
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After our trip in Robbers Roost Canyon, we headed to Escalante for another backpacking trip into one of my favorite canyons of all – Coyote Gulch in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. It's been about 12 years or so since I've been here, but I still remembered how awesome it was.
See LOTS more photos below!
We camped in the truck yet again at the Chimney Rock trailhead before starting off. Above is a view into the sandstone wilds around the head of Coyote Gulch.
One of the main highlights of this canyon is the massive and impressive Jacob Hamblin Arch, which is an arch on one end of an enormous sandstone overhang. Since this canyon is well known and well traveled, we were fortunate to be able to camp by ourselves on that beach right below the arch!
The other highlight of backpacking in Coyote Gulch is that a spring-fed creek runs down through the entire canyon. This means that it's possible to hike barefoot the whole way directly in the center of the ankle-deep water of the soft, sandy creek bed! That is some serious hiking luxury! Since the creek was quite chilly in the mornings, we'd wait until noon or so to start hiking, when the water had warmed up.
The trees along the creek were brilliant green with their freshly-budded springtime leaves.
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A natural alcove in the sandstone cliffs above Coyote Gulch.
For the second night we scrambled up out of the canyon a little bit to a higher bluff that offered an incredible view of the rugged canyon ridges all around, along with a large angle of sky above, for a change.
For our third day and night out there, we backtracked back up Coyote Gulch and explored Sleepy Hollow, a much less-visited tributary canyon of Coyote Gulch. This involved a bit of frustrating bushwhacking, but eventually we found some of the hugest overhanging alcoves I've ever seen before.
We ended up camping on a high sandy bench in the biggest alcove of all – a spectacular but eerie campsite!
Dirty and exhausted after a week of backpacking trips, we headed back to the town of Escalante for the obligatory beer and calzones at Escalante Outfitters, then made the long drive back home to Ouray. Finally my outdoor-satisfaction-reserves are full again, at least for time being!


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To help diagnose allergic rhinitis , your doctor will examine your:
- Eyes, to see if they are swollen, teary, or red, or if you have other signs of long-term (chronic) allergies.
- Nose, for swollen nasal mucous membranes and structural defects.
- Ears, for fluid in the middle ear and the appearance of the eardrum.
- Sinus areas, for tenderness and signs of infection.
- Mouth, to see whether you have changes from breathing only through your mouth.
- Back of throat, for signs of postnasal drip or infection, such as red, raised, bumpy tissue.
- Chest and lungs, for signs of infection or asthma .
- Skin, for signs of allergy, such as hives or eczema .
Children with allergic rhinitis may have the:
- "Allergic salute." Your child may often rub his or her nose upward with the palm of the hand to reduce itching and to open the nasal passages.
- "Allergic crease." Your child may often rub his or her nose and have a crease on the bridge of the nose.
- "Allergic shiner." Your child may have dark color under the eyes caused by long-term nasal blockage and swelling under the eyes.
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Partition Proceeding
Can a wife who lost her divorce case and is not living with her husband for over 5 years file a partition proceedings on the joint owned home. The husband has filled the house with stuff and it is not livable?
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When you say "lost her divorce case," does that mean the couple are still married? If yes, a partition action does not apply since the owners own the property as husband and wife (tenants by the entirety).
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In this day and age I have not lost a divorce case (at least one party received a divorce in over 20 years). A divorce may have been granted to the otherside, but that still means that you are divorced.
You can restart the divorce action based upon abandonment or other grounds where (among other requests for relief would be the sale of the house). This would solve two problems, being married to him and the financial problems including the house.
If you are divorced you can start a partition action, as long as the house was not addressed in the divorce.
You cannot let the most valuable asset that you own be lost. As time goes by, your assets are loosing value, as the house is not being occupied and is deteriorating.
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Man dies after car he was working on collapses on top of him
GARDAI have launched an investigation after a man died when the car he was working on collapsed on top of him.
The accident happened at Castlecarn, Kilcar, Co Donegal around 8.30pm last night.
The 28-year-old man is believed to have died at the scene despite attempts to save him.
His name has not been released until relatives living abroad have been informed of the tragedy but he comes from a well-known local family.
A full investigation is being carried out into the incident led by Gardai from Carrick, said a Garda spokesman.
The scene of the incident has been sealed off.
"He comes from a well-known family and they are obviously devastated," said one local man today.
"He was an extremely popular young man."
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For sailors who expect higher performance without compromising on comfort, the Azuree 40 Fast Cruiser version is just for you. With her carbon hybrid hull and deck giving her lighter displacement, and a taller aluminum performance mast which increases mainsail area, the Azuree 40 Fast Cruiser is both responsive and a joy to sail. The performance keel, rod rigging and dyneema ropes are provided as standard features with this version
For those who prefer the Cruiser version, the standard bowspirit allows the use of additional sails such as an optional code 0 or gennaker. This is an important advantage enabling you to meet your performance expectations while sailing. Fully adjustable mainsail and genoa track cars can allow for easy sail handling. All of these are just a few of the features that make your cruising experience enjoyable. The Azuree 40 Cruiser has a special place among cruising class vessels in terms of high performance with her wide range of sailing appeal.


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As mentioned by our royal correspondent, Vicki Psarias last week, we held a Google + Hangout to discuss what people really think about how much attention the media give to this event.
Vicki who writes at Honest Mum joined us along with Alison Perry from Not Another Mummy Blog and Mari the BritMums editor, take a look to see what was said and let us know in the comments what your thoughts are on the subject.
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At a City Hall press conference today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu congratulated City Council for passing an amendment to the city's curfew extending an 8 p.m. curfew for children under 16 seven days a week in the French Quarter and the Marigny. ("I plan to sign this & put it into effect on Monday. This is about keeping these neighborhoods safe," Landrieu or Landrieu-proxy Tweeted this afternoon.)(EDITED TO ADD: The mayor says he will sign the ordinance Fri., Jan. 6; it will go into effect Mon., Jan. 9 -- the night of the BCS matchup at the Superdome.)
Landrieu also said he will support a second ordinance to further extend the 8 p.m. curfew citywide.
The idea for a citywide curfew, which Council will take up at its next meeting, came about after the original, French Quarter ordinance, came under intense fire from the public during today's council meeting and a public hearing last night.
According to media reports, many critics said the French Quarter only ordinance — sponsored by Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer — was racist, in that it ignored juvenile crime problems in many of the city's poorer, often majority black neighborhoods. Tracie Washington of the Louisiana Justice Institute called for a Martin Luther King Day boycott of the French Quarter if the ordinance passed. (It was not immediately clear whether the group still planned on calling for the boycott now that Council has taken up the citywide bill.)
"I don't think I'm going to miss them," Landrieu said when asked about the boycott. "I'm sorry she feels that way."
But the press conference wasn't about the curfew. It was about football. For the second time in as many weeks, local officials gathered before the assembled media for a combination of hyper-boosterism and preemptive finger wagging/threats of arrest. This is the Convention and Prisoners' Bureau school of press conferencing.
Points: Do be excited about Big Football Weekend. Do be nice to visitors. (There will be many [250,000, Landrieu said] of them.) Do expect to get a full pat-down if you plan on attending Monday's International Event, even if you're a child. Don't drink to excess. Don't not be civil to Alabama fans. Don't pee on things in public.
"Personal responsibility is the order of the day," Landrieu admonished.
"Have a good time ... do not make it down my way," Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman scolded.
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Every public opinion poll on Minnesota's U.S. Senate race released so far shows Republican state Rep. Kurt Bills far behind Democratic incumbent Amy Klobuchar.
Over the past few days, the Bills campaign has started using more aggressive language to criticize Klobuchar. In one example, Bills' campaign manager Mike Osskopp accused Klobuchar of running a "Mafia-style protection racket" during the government-led bailout of the auto industry in 2008 and 2009.
Out campaigning last week, Bills sounded optimistic that he could overcome the 29-point gap between him and Klobuchar in the latest Star Tribune poll.
"Minnesota is known for late-breaking races, too," Bills said. "I think there's a little bit of a history there. So we don't get discouraged."
But political scientist Steve Smith at Washington University in St. Louis says Bills has very little money and very little time left before Election Day on Nov. 6.
"His options are really quite limited," Smith said, "so he's going to be looking for high-impact ads, and they're likely to be very, very negative because they're the ones that tend to move voters the most."
But Bills' campaign has raised much less money than Klobuchar's. And while Klobuchar has started running positive television ads, it's not clear Bills has the resources to respond. Instead, his campaign has been issuing news releases attacking Klobuchar.
And those attacks have gone beyond just the senator. One target is Twin Cities car dealer Paul Walser. Walser says he traditionally supports Republicans but endorsed Klobuchar in a campaign ad because she helped keep his dealerships open during the auto bailout.
The Bills campaign called Walser the beneficiary of "crony capitalism." Walser said he is not taking the charge personally because of where Bills stands in the race.
The state lawmaker is "clearly a long way behind and, you know, literally has no chance to win this thing," Walser said, "so I think that probably invites probably a more desperate environment to try and get some traction in his campaign."
Bills started the campaign with a host of disadvantages. He is currently in his first term in the state House and has little statewide name recognition.
Klobuchar's approval rating has been near 60 percent, a number that may have scared away a number of better-known Republicans from entering the race. Bills won the nomination with the backing of libertarian-minded supporters of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul R-Texas, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination. Then Bills endorsed Mitt Romney for president, alienating him from some of Paul's supporters.
Marianne Stebbins, who chaired Paul's Minnesota campaign, said that since winning the nomination, Bills has tried too hard to run as what she calls "a conventional Republican."
"I think the only path to victory against Klobuchar would have been for someone to run a very independent, nontraditional campaign going after those independents and disaffected Democrats on the civil liberties issues," Stebbins said.
Bills has also continued to work at his day job, teaching a high school class in the morning before heading out on the trail.
Smith, the political scientist, said that decision won't help Bills in the campaign.
"The fact is that the modern statewide race in a state like Minnesota really requires a full time effort," he said. "Full time in both fundraising and in reaching out to voters."
As of the last report in late July, Bills had raised about $400,000 and had less than $6,000 in the bank.
Klobuchar, who had a six-year head start in fundraising, has raised more than $6 million, with more than $5 million left for campaigning.
Bills said his fundraising numbers reflect his populist, grass-roots campaign.
"We're working as hard as we can to fill them to what we need," he said. "But there's not going to be a lot of rich elites who run to me donating the money the way that I talk."
Smith suggested that Republicans may pay a price all the way down the ballot after selecting a weak candidate in the only statewide race this year.
"They're not benefiting from the ability of the top candidate to generate excitement and bring out a crowd," he said.
State Republican Party Chairman Pat Shortridge did not return calls when asked to comment on the Bills campaign.
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well i grew up with a convicted sex offender in my house. as my step dad. about 5 or 6 times a week he would come into my room. i finally got a lock on my door after 8 years. now i am afraid that my younger brother is going through the same thing. he is showing all of the signs. what can i do to help him? thank you
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text: Members of the Northern Ozaukee School Board like what they see in the district's breakfast program, agreeing the morning meal offering should continue for the remainder of the school year.School administrators advocated offering breakfast after finding that many students come to school hungry, and it was affecting their classroom performance.The pilot program was started with the 2012-13 school year, and has served an average of 89 meals.It is run by Taher, the meal-service provider that also prepares district lunches.Connie Smith, Taher's food service coordinator, said the breakfast program has grown in popularity.According to the company, as many as 1,743 breakfasts a month have been served — about a quarter of the meals Taher serves at the district.The breakfast program is especially popular at Ozaukee Elementary School, where an average of 50 students participate each day.Although popular at the lower grade levels, officials said middle and high-school students were slower to embrace the option.Part of the problem is that breakfast at those levels was originally being served between 7:10 and 7:30 a.m., before school started.When the breakfast was made available to older students during the 10 minutes between first and second period, students were much more receptive. Between 40 and 50 students are now stopping for a mid-morning snack.Meal prices — and state funding cover the cost of the breakfast program."It is not costing the district. It is paying for itself," said Supt. Blake Peuse.Board member Steve Burmesch cast the only vote against continuing the breakfast program.


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Shaun Maloney says Scotland have learnt lessons of Cardiff slip
Shaun Maloney shuffled out of the stadium in Cardiff last October as though he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. Not only had Scotland's bid to reach Rio in 2014 more or less ended, he held himself responsible for the penalty that had turned the match in Wales' favour.
Scotland, who had already drawn at home with Serbia and FYR Macedonia, lost in Belgium four days later, but it was the 2-1 defeat in Wales that inflicted the deepest scars. Maloney, whose challenge on Gareth Bale led to their penalty equaliser, does not mind admitting that it was a devastating night.
"It was pretty soul-destroying," the Wigan Athletic player said. "We had Belgium a few days later, but we knew how big…


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I think my ranged attacks at that point were still limited to rocks and a couple of throwing knives.
I really wanted to like that game, but it went too much for the just plain masochistic luck-based difficulty instead of, you know, fun. Of course, I never got into the Dungeon Master: Chaos Strikes back style game.


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Don't do this on an expensive bike – it's almost impossible to get anything like a professional finish doing it at home. But it's a cheap and cheerful way of tarting up a shabby metal (not carbon fibre) frame.
First, clean and degrease any areas you plan to repaint. Dry thoroughly when finished. Then, using a small piece of wire wool, rub down the areas to be repainted until you see the shiny metal beneath the old paint. Soak an old rag in paint thinner and clean the spots again, wiping dry with another old rag when done.
Using a small paintbrush, sparingly apply paint to the damaged areas. Leave to dry for 24 hours and then repeat if necessary.
Back in the saddle: how to spruce up a boring bike
There are plenty of cheap ways to give an old bike a facelift. These are especially useful if you are trying to convince a younger child to graciously inherit an older sibling's bike. Switch enough of the components and respray the frame and you might just have them fooled.
• Replace the handlebar grips, saddle and/or pedals. All are straightforward jobs, just remember to put the pedals on the correct side. Most, helpfully, are marked left and right. You unscrew a left-hand pedal clockwise (bear in mind this will feel wrong), and a right-hand pedal anticlockwise. When fitting new items, apply a little bike grease beforehand or else you'll have a nightmare getting them off later. Wellgo makes fun pedals (wellgo.com.tw); Charge makes good saddles (chargebikes.com).
• Replace boring black tyres with colourful ones, such as those made by Halo (harobikes.com).
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So I am thinking 3-4 days of exploring and perhaps 3 days of relaxing.
Here is what I am thinking
Day 1 - fly into SJO ? stay where ?
Day 2 - Rent car drive to Arenal . So far based on the advise here I leaning towards staying at Lost Iguana. They have a package, stay 2 nights get 3rd free. Do I need 3 nights there, is there much to do and see of is 3 nights too much ?
Day 5, 6, 7 - ? MA?
Do we need a car in Arenal ? I understand its between 2 and 3 hrs from SJO but once we are there do we keep or return car? How much rain can we expect late August ?
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We are planning a trip to Costa Rica Late Aug 09, 2 adults and 3 kids ( all boys) 8,10 and 12. I have been reading all I can and any advise on what to not to miss is appreciated. We usually take trips to all inclusives in the Carribean where there is unlimited sun and fun at the beach but we are ready to try something different .
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I think your boys will love Arenal. I'd lean more towards Los Lagos for no other reason than the pools for the kids. It's a very family friendly hotel. Lost Iguana seems to be a bit more adult oriented - but I may be wrong. My kids loved Los Lagos, as a matter of fact, of all the places in CR we went, it was their favorite. The rooms are basic, but not expensive at all, but the grounds are great.
We liked the flexibility of having a car since things are fairly spread out in Arenal. It was nice to just head out for food when we wanted. Or decide to drive around the lake or whatever...The roads there are very good and to and from San Jose is a fairly easy drive. My husband found that to be part of the adventure!
Depending on your arrival time into San Jose, you may be able to head right up to Arenal. If not, there are several hotels right around San Jose that many people can recommend. We stayed at Hotel Don Carlos, right downtown and it was nice. We've also stayed at the San Jose Marriott, which is a very nice Marriott, outside of San Jose. Many people seem to like Orquideas Inn as well.
Three nights in Arenal isn't too much. There's a lot to do there. You can do Cano Negro, which is a full day. There's zip lining, the hot springs, Hanging Bridges, horseback riding etc....
It will take about 5 hours to get from Arenal to MA. We stayed at the Tulemar Bungelows there - the Mot Mot Villa is very nice for a family. They have their own private beach and you'll see a lot of monkeys there - right on your deck! We found MA to be our relaxing part of the trip. A lot of beach time and just hanging out.
We went early August last year, and did experience quite a lot of rain. Most days were just an hour or so. We did have one or two days for solid downpours. If I had no other choice as to when we could go back, I'd go back again in August. If I had a choice, I wouldn't plan a trip for August - or the rainy season. We went before in May and it was so much nicer. That being said, we had a blast anyway and my kids loved that trip more than any other we've been on. It was just very, very wet....
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Thanks I tried checking out the los lagos website but it just seemed so confusing to me that I left. I'll give it another shot, their prices seem more reasonable than Iguana and if we are going to be spending all day out and about I'd hate to spend a lot of money on a room that we will be mostly just sleeping in.
So I guess we will get and keep a car in Arenal.
I plan on taking the boys to the http://skytrek.com/index/index.html sounds like real fun.
Is it worth the 5 hrs from Arenal to MA. I dont want to spend my vacation driving long distances unless the destination is really worth it. I dont mind the drive I just dont want to be packing and unpacking every two nights or so.
If I just stick with Arenal and MA it does not seem so bad though.
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I agree, Shell, with 3 kids I'd lean towards Los Lagos. Fun for adults too! Not as lux as Lost Iguana, but a fun place, especially for families.
Also, as noted, you will probably experience quite a bit of rain in August, although never predictable. Here's a weather guide site http://costa-rica-guide.com/Weather/WeatherMap.html.
You might have better luck with beach time in Flamingo or Puerto Viejo over Manuel Antonio. A car is nice to have, especially in Arenal. Lot's of things to do there, at least worth 3-4 nights. I haven't been to Flamingo, but love the area around Puerto Viejo.
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vsntr- I think some type of beach location is worth the drive from Arenal. It's nice to have a split in your vacation. CR has so much to see, so it's great to be able to spend time in more than one location. We hired a driver for the Arenal/MA leg of the trip last time, and felt it actually added to the time it took. We got to see more of the country and it was a very authentic trip - even stopped to have coffee and snacks at the driver's friends home - but it took way too long and if we were to do it in the future we'd drive on our own.
I think if you can get to Arenal the first day, spend 3 nights there, and 3 nights in MA it would be a good split. If you have a later flight home you could possibly go right from MA to the airport instead of having to spend that last night near San Jose. Do you know your flight times yet?
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I dont know exact flight times yet still working on lowering air faire, but Continental has flights leaving here in the am and getting there at noon, so I might look into driving straight to Arenal. The more I think about it the beach days sound like a great idea. I am checking into the bunglows you recomended, looks really nice on the website.
How long is the drive from MA to San Jose airport for the way back ? There is a return flight I can take at 1 but that means I need to be at the airport at 11 am.
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vsntr - count on about 3 hrs for drive from MA to SJO. We had a 1:30 flight and left hotel in MA at 8am. Very pleasant drive with some beautiful scenery, but you don't make a lot of time.
We thought we'd have plenty of time and car return was quick, but the security lines that day (Sat) were out the airport door and we had to buy departure tax - so we barely made the flight. One tip - buy departure tax upon arrival so you don't have to hassle with it when you leave.
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Another tip - at least when we were last there ('07) SJO had a separate customs/security line for families. I forgot what the cut off is (I think 16 or 18), but we couldn't use it since ours were older. But that line was much shorter than the regular lines.
Also, people have reported widely differing experiences with customs and security so it's probably best to plan on more time rather than less.
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Arenal/MA would be a great combo for you guys. The Lost Iguana is our favorite property. In MA, I'd go with Si Como No or stay on the Buena Vista Villas/Tulemar property.
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Thanks dfr4848 on the tip regarding departure tax and family line I will keep an eye out for that.
I am thiking Los Lagos at Arenal and the Buena vista vialls for MA , just working out the date and the bookings now.
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When you arrive at the airport there's also a separate line for Costa Ricans and for visitors; be careful which line you get in. Several people from our plane got in the wrong line and didn't realize it, and then had to go to the end of the visitor line.
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Thanks volcanogirl I will certainly keep my eye peel for signs at the airport. I am reading yoru trip report and I ust love all the info.
Q seems like you took a cab from airport to Arenal. Did you need a car in Arenal at all? Should I give up the car rental plan and go with driver option. How do you get to the sky trek and cano negro etc from hotel , how about eating dinner how do you get there? walking or cab again?
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Ok so far here is where we are , I have booked air
we land at SJO about 11 am
Day 1 - drive from SJO - Arenal 11 am arrive 2 pm
lunch enroute ? suggestions ?
Hotel Los Lagos
Day 2 - Hanging bridges in am Chill in pm in hotel pools
Dinner in town ? suggestions ?
Day 3 - Sky tram and sky walk in am . Waterfall in pm ?
Day 4 breakfast an dthen 5 hour drive to MA
Stop at crocodile park on way there
Check into Tulemar bungelows.
Day 5 - Becah chill
Day 6 - Beach chill
Day 7 - breakfast 8 am and drive to airport for noon flight.
Any suggestions for lunch/dinner in Arenal or MA. I'd lve to go to local cusine places as DH and I like to try all types of food. Would be nice if they have some kid friendly food althought rice and beans should work for them.
Also I am still evaluating a car vs driver for our trips. With the kids it seems like having our own car might be much easier to do what we want when we want.
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I would look into how big a price difference it would be if you picked your car up in SJO (pick up at their offices, not at the airport itself) and dropped it off in SJO versus dropping off in MA as soon as you get there and then getting a driver for the ride MA - SJO. Just a thought as getting around MA is easy and cheap during the daylight hours on the bus, so you may save money that way, not sure! Dinner would depend on if you eat on-site or walk to nearby places or take a taxi every night which then could add up again.
One other thing, I would leave much earlier than 8am if your flight is at noon, I'd leave no later than 6am, 5:30 better.
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We loved Don Rufino in Arenal/La Fortuna - excellent food. More restauranty than some of the others. Last trip we liked El Novillo for steaks and La Choza de Laurel - both open air places without walls. Definitely do the waterfall; there's a little set of steps off to one side. If you go down them, there's a neat little "beach" with crystal clear water. We had a great casual lunch at the Hanging Bridges a couple of years ago.
In MA, are you going to the park? I'd take a guided hike there; you'll see lots of wildlife. Good restaurants are Ronnie's Place/Mi Lugar, Cafe Agua Azul, Cafe Milagro, Salsipuedes, and Barba Roja.
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I checked with Tri color and I think the only option they gave me was rent in SJO and return in SJO. I can try a different agency and see what a one way car rental will cost me. Flight is actually at 1:45 I am estimating a no later than noon arrival.
Thanks for the info on the restaurants I will certainly try some of them out. I'll look into the falls some more. with 3 kids I dont want to over schedule them as DH and kids really just like chilling and I think the Los Lagos property has lots to explore on site for them and I know they will want to be in the pools.
I like the open air no walls restaurnat image.
Cant wait to go now
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One thing we saw on this trip that I thought was so cute was at dinner one night, a family with three kids was having each of their kids fill out a little journal. The kids were asking, "What else did we see, Mom, monkeys, crocs, parrots?" And then, "How do you spell volcano" etc. They were drawing pictures of everything. I thought it would be a great keepsake for them and good for entertainment if it's raining, etc.
v, a lot of the restaurants are just a cement slab with a roof; I think you'll enjoy it! If you want to eat cheaply, try some of the sodas, good local food. We had a pizza at Soda Parada in La Fortuna.
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vsntr- Tricolor will let you do a one way rental, you just have to pay a bit more since they have to send someone to pick up your car. Last trip we got our car in San Jose and then they came and got it at Los Lagos. I want to say there was about an $80 charge for that? Can't remember exactly. But if you email them about a one way rental, they will work with you.
My son is a very picky eater and he found something everywhere we went to eat. There's fairly kid friendly options everywhere. Even if it's just grilled chicken and rice. But many places will have pizza or something that will appeal to kids. But I will have to admit in Arenal we went to Burger King for lunch more than once because he was getting tired of the typical CR food and wanted "real chicken nuggets!"
I like v-girl's suggestion of a journal! My kids kept the fold out CR wildlife guides and had the wax pencils and circled all the animals that we'd see. They really liked doing that. I forget where you order the guides - but you can get a whole set of like 6 different ones online. Great for the kids and adults!
When we were in MA, the only thing we did other than the beach at Tulemar was the Damas Mangrove tour and we really liked that. Other than that - we did just as you plan - chill at the beach. The private beach has boogie boards, kayaks, a snack bar (somewhat limited - but still nice!) and it's just a great place to relax with the family!
You'll have a great time!
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where did you get those fold out CR wildlife guides - sounds great. Love the journal idea for kids.
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We have those i.d. cards too; we ordered them online. Just do a search for Costa Rica animal identification cards and hopefully they'll come up. I used them when we saw some funky things - a tayra I think? It was fun to be able to know what everything is. I'll never forget seeing a coati for the first time - so cute!
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Here is the link to the field guides for the animals (and you can get wildlife as well!)
The guides in CR use them as well when you go on tours!
I got set #1 for our last trip, but you can order them individually instead of by the whole set.
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Thanks I am going to look into the journaling especially the ID kits, It will be a nice way to keep the kids interested in everything they see.
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We went to Puerto Limon, and loved it. We used Bio Travel Costa Rica to set up our hotels and tours, etc (www.biotravelcr.com). I would use them again definitely. The thing we enjoyed the most were the friendly people in Costa Rica. It's always fun to experience different cultures. You will have a great time!
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We traveled to MA with our 3 and 5 year old boys at the end of June. (We only had 5 days, so decided MA would be the best for them.) Our first 2 nights were in upper MotMot at Tulemar; we then had to switch to a bungalow because MotMot was booked. If you can, I highly recommend MotMOt. It has a deck which the bungalows did not. We all loved the monkeys and sloth that visited. The bungalow was fine, but MotMOt is beautiful. We did the Damas Mangrove tour and Nat'l Park tour with Juan Brenes. He is great with kids! I highly recommend a guide in the park- we saw animals we wouldn't have seen without him. He carries a superscope to magnify things- which allows for great pictures. We didn't go off property to eat much, but did enjoy Salsipuedes which is right next door- good food, live music, kid friendly.
Juan gave us a great tip- you can pay your exit tax at the main bank- also just down the road from Tulemar and across from Salsipuedes. We did not rent a car- highly recommend Wilson Rojas. He stopped at Tarcoles (croc. bridge) on way and a place with great views on the way back. Also brought us to a great restaurant which we requested to stop at on way back too. Portion of highway was closed on way back- we were happy to have a driver who knew where to go.
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Mot mot is booked for the dates we are going so we will hav eto go with the bungalow The Damas mangrove tour sounds good I'll look into that for the kids. Thanks for all the great suggestions, I think this is shaping up to be an exciting adventure.
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I second the recommendation for Wilson Rojas (wilson_[email protected]) for the trip to Manuel Antonio. He has a big van that your family can spread out in. It has a DVD player with movies or DVD's on Costa Rica, and there's a stocked ice chest in the back.
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We've stayed at both Los Lagos and Tulemar (well, Buena Vista, but same property) and I think your kids are gonna love it! One other thing you might like if you have time in MA is the Finca Valmy horseback ride. It's about a 1/2 day and you can book either the morning or afternoon tour. Those laminated guides are great!
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As far as transportaion I am now thinking of getting a ride SJO to Arenal. Then renting in Arenal for the next 2 days we are there so we can do our own thing.
Then again driver from Arenal to MA. From what I read no need for a car in MA so we can walk around or take the bus on main street if we really need it and then Driver back from MA to SJO
This way we get some input from the local guides and also get a chance to have our own car while in Arenal so we can access the town and local cusine on our own.
Any sugestions on local drivers . Thanks
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We use Carlos Bogarin; I got his name through the Lost Iguana. He's very smart and thoughtful and reliable - brought cold bottled water for us in the van and spotted toucans for us on the way up.
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We used Wilson Rojas to travel from SJO to MA and back. We contacted him via e-mail:
wilson_[email protected]
His van was very comfortable, he provided snacks, gave helpful info., stopped at interesting places, and at a good restaurant.
Juan Brenes is who we used for the Damas Mangrove and MA Nat'l Park tours. (He's ranked #1 on TripAdvisor.)
e-mail: [email protected]
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Here's contact info. for Carlos:
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I don't agree it is worthwhile to take a night out of Arenal and visit Monteverde. FAR too much driving.....and there is plenty to do at Arenal.
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We too used Wilson as our driver from Arenal from MA - he was great - as I'm sure so many other drivers are...but I'd use him again in a second. He was great with kids - even made a detour to get my daughter ice cream - when he overheard her mention she'd like some. He loves his country and truly wants you to appreciate everything about it.
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Agree with gannetmusic. And 2 nights in Fortuna does not give you 3 days, it gives you one full day and two 1/2 days. So you take a night away from Fortuna, which doesn't leave you enough time there, and then spend a night in Monteverde which doesn't give you enough time there. Doesn't make sense.
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We stayed at Los Lagos and Tulemar last month and you can't go wrong with either one. I had 4 kids with me (14, 11, 6 and 2) ands they all had a ball. We rented a 4x4 for the entire 15 days we were in Costa Rica and I was very happy with my decision as it gave me the flexability to come and go as I please. They have a family line at the airport that will get you through customs a little faster but I would still plan on at least 2 hours for customs and getting your car. Add an hour on any travel time that you are given for the random truck you get stuck behind for 20 miles and ongoing construction to improve the roads. The drive from Los Lagos to Tulemar took over 7 hours and it is only about 150 miles of driving. One of these days I will find the time to put up a trip report. If you have any questions in the mean time let me know.
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You probably have your itinerary planned ... but next time I would fly into Liberia airport. Lots to see up and down the west coast. We also rented a 4 wheel drive vehicle (a must) to drive to Arenal. We stayed 1 night at Arenal Observatory Lodge .... walked suspension bridges and went on our own through the rainforest and found beautiful waterfalls (we have 2 boys) the grounds and pools are wonderful (no tv or internet, etc). Second night Los Lagos ... very plain, small rooms a little musty, but again beautiful grounds, crocodile farm, great pool with giant slide and in pool bar and the best massage I've ever had in my life! One more night would have been ok, would have liked to have seen the hot springs. My husband and I went back to CR a couple more times alone, where we drove the coast ate, drank and sunned plenty but the best trip was exploring more of CR with the boys. Have a great trip and let us all know what you think.
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Well departure day is next week and we are gettign pretty excited. Based on all the reviews we ended up booking Wilson for the 3 legs of our trip so we dont have to worry about the driving part.
While in Arernal @ Los Lagos we plan on doing the hanging bridges, Sky trek and the Waterfalls for sure.
While in MA @ Tulemar we plan on chilling at the beach and perhaos the MA park.
Will try and add a trip report when we come back.
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