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PHOENIX -- Federal immigration officials said they're releasing the mother of an immigration activist after the mother and another relative were arrested at the family's Phoenix-area home.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement also said it did not target the relatives of activist Erika Andiola because of her role with the DREAM Act Coalition.
Andiola said ICE agents said there was a long-pending deportation order for her mother but that she questioned whether that prompted the arrest.
The mother and a brother of Andiola were arrested Thursday evening. The brother was released early Friday, while the mother was transported to an immigration detention center in Florence.
Another brother said the family has been told by the Mexican consulate in Mexico that the mother would be released after being returned to Phoenix.


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Originally posted by Aerowyn
Your welcome for that run BTW.
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Originally posted by eggy08
lol yea that run with you was the only "easy" run i have had in AC.. remember the next one we did with those 3 random guys? was a mess.. well you did join us halfway through
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Originally posted by Aerowyn
I don't doubt that it was a pain, but the thing about these dungeons is they ARE a pain until you figure them out. It's not much different from other games tbh, other than them being more challenging than most.
Take AC story for example. Most people would say that 'The Lovers' are by far the hardest fight they've faced in game. The thing is, everyone pretty much knows the general strategy for dealing with them. Separate them, and focus them down one at a time. However, many people don't really take that further than skin-deep. They still just charge in, and try and separate them by splitting up and ranged attacking, or zerging, etc. That doesn't really work all that well.
Instead, there are 2 tactics I've found work incredibly well. 1) Try and pull the elementalist to the doorway, and use a boulder to lock her out of the fight. 2) Have 2 people tossing boulders at the mesmer (which knocks him back) until he is effectively pinned out of the fight. You can keep him shutdown indefinitely with that strat, just requires being a bit more proactive & aware of your surroundings.
As for the red part:
A lot of people seem to assume that making a PUG is synonymous with having zero communication, no preparation, and no leadership. If you go into dungeons this way (unless you know the people you are fighting with), you will inevitably fail. However, you don't have to PUG that way. I'm not saying you even need vent either. All it takes is someone needs to step up into a leadership role, who knows what they're doing. In PUGs, a lot of the time it means that person is 'you', because most people just don't do this. From a leadership role you can ask questions in /party chat to make sure everyone's on the same page, and listening. That's usually what I end up doing, and it always pays off. Some PUGs are better than others, they aren't always super smooth, but the only PUG I've failed to clear with was actually a guild group trying to fill up spare slots. They couldn't get passed the first boss of CM explorable, but they had it in their heads that someone needed to tank, and everyone needed to have very specific builds. After that disaster, I ended up forming a new group (which actually included one of the members from that group) and we picked up 3 randoms. It went smooth as butter and we ended up clearing 2 of the paths for CM multiple times.
- Long story short: First time doing dungeons in this game is rarely ever easy. Especially if no one has done them before. However, it's mostly due to inexperience. It's one of those things that is different about this game. In most MMOs the vast majority of dungeons are tank & spank. And many people are still used to this. In this one you have to be more aware of what's going on, you gotta rally teamm8s who go down quickly, and every encounter has a number of ways in which to handle it. Some may require you swapping out certain skills or traits to make the fight a little easier. If you learn from each encounter, you will get better, and find your own class synergies that you find work really well.
Unfortunately I don't think I'm on your same server, but if you ever find yourself on Fort Aspenwood feel free to send me a PM and I can show you what I'm talking about first hand.
Originally posted by aesperus
i seen this posted several times you know you don't have to be on the same server to run dungeons with people..
also you say it's similar to other themeparks yet I haven't found that the case.. yes in other themeparks knowing the dungeon made it easier but not knowing it many times it was still easy as long as you had a semi decent healer/tank. I went through every dungeon in Rift on normal mode without completely wiping a single time and many all of us it was our first time. Trinity based games generally have the luxury of just needing a decent tank/healer can get you through many of the regular dungeons no problem. With GW2 this isn't the case and not to mention mobs hit freakin hard as well compared to other games top that with having no real tank class to pull and hold mobs it makes it much harder to predict where mobs will go.
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Originally posted by eggy08
Honestly, when PUGing it's usually different people each time. The people I run w/ consistantly are usually people from one of the various guilds I ended up joining. That said, when I do end up forming PUGs with people I enjoy playing with, it's not uncommon for us to friend each other, and end up grouping again at a later time. Perhaps the biggest problem I've had recently with PUGs is that many are now scared to run dungeons, because they've either had a bad experience, or people are running around screaming how impossible dungeons are (which isn't true).
When dungeon running I do tend to ask guildies first, but there are pleanty of times when they either already have full groups, or just aren't up for a run atm, and so I turn to /map chat.
Basically before I enter a dungeon I talk to the members in /party chat. I ask them how they're doing, what builds they're running, etc. If they seem nervous about that, I'll emphasize that I'm just curious about what people are running with & I like to know what types of settings we're working with. Basically it just comes down to getting a feel for who I'm grouping with. If someone seems sketchy, or too big of a dick, I may end up dropping them and trying to find someone a bit more pleasant to group with. Obviously during less peak hours I'll be a lot more lenient about who I group with.
In general though, I don't really care about who I end up grouping with, as long as they don't seem like dicks and they don't seem like they are overly stupid (nothing is worse than someone who tries to leeroy these dungeons and then rages when he aggros multiple groups at once). There are typically 2 big red flags I look for. 1) People who are specced ultra glass cannon & don't have any ability to increase their health pool to a reasonable lvl. 2) People who aren't responsive / seem unwilling to play as part of a group. By avoiding those 2 things I tend to have much better success in dungeons. People don't get downed as often, and they are more likely to listen when I need to explain a boss fight. They also tend to be more patient & thus less likely to rage quit if a fight goes poorly.
- Probably the largest misconception when going into these dungeons is that you need a perfect group in order to clear them. I've done so many runs that I've cleared these dungeons with most class combinations. I've done 5 necro groups, 5 warrior groups, 5 elementalist groups, 4 mesmer / 1 necro, 3 ele, 1 ranger, 1 thief.. etc. etc. etc.
Honestly the class combinations don't matter as much. This isn't to say that a more diverse class combination isn't stronger, but I have yet to see a class setup that can't clear these dungeons (and I was shocked when I managed to pull it off w/ 5 eles). Some class combinations are easier for various dungeons, but what it really comes down to is how well you know the fights, and that you make sure everyone in the group understands what's going to happen. People aren't completely locked into builds in this game. If a fight seems unusually hard, think about what you're facing, & what skills might be able to deal w/ such an encounter. Have a hall full of traps you don't think you can avoid? Maybe someone can use invulnerability + speed to rush passed them and turn them off. Have a huge group of adds you need to burn down, but not much defense? See if you can throw some AoE into your mix, maybe some AoE blind (thief, or ele in earth attunement + glyph of storms).
So much of the difficulty of these dungeons comes down to how good your understanding of the fights & your skills are. Once you obtain that understanding, a lot of the difficulty for these vanishes. People may still get downed, or die, but it won't be happening nearly as often (and in some cases, it may not happen at all). Hell, I still die or get downed on occassion during these fights. I'm still trying to get better about not over-commiting to resses & not dodging quick enough as a result. However, dying is a part of the game, and I rarely ever fail to clear a dungeon / leave with less than I went in with.
imho game really needs some sort of way to save a few builds that you can swap between.. i'm guilty of doing this myself but many times I get invited to a dungeon I don't feel like going to a trainer, re-doing my traits and gear to get setup for the dungeon.. think this would go a long way for dungeons overall
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Originally posted by Aerowyn
I'm aware of this.
I don't know if they've ever fixed this, but I have had problems with cross-server groups in the past. Sometimes a 2nd instance ends up being created when there's no overflow, and it's a huge pain in the arse to fix. Still, I'm not opposed to giving it a shot, feel free to PM me.
As to the part in red.
I also played Rift for a while. Great game. When I say the experience is somewhat similar to other MMOs, what I mean with this is, like in Rift (as well as most MMOs with dungeons); the majority of the challenge comes in learning the fights. There is some skill involved in positioning / knowing how to dodge which is integrated into the game on a base lvl. However, with a little bit of practice that gets easier and easier.
I dunno if you've done any of the raids in Rift, or some of the endgame dungeons, but they also have dungeons in which you need to know how to dodge certain attacks / AoE to avoid getting killed. It's a bit easier than GW2's dungeons, for sure, but it's not much different.
A good example of this would be CM asura path. There's a few encounters in there that just overload you with ranged attacks (and it's annoying as hell to deal w/). However, you can easily counter this by using skills that reflect projectile (which effectively takes the enemy's advantage and turns it against them). Furthermore, there's a boss in there that people get VERY frustrated with. He spams chill all over the place, and tends to burn you down when you're chilled, and out of endurance. I even sat on that fight for a while, trying to think about ways to deal w/ it. In the end the answer's very simple: Bring AoE condition removal, projectile reflection (if you have it), cripple / chill, and if you have the buff vigor helps a lot (lets you dodge more). If anyone in the group starts to have trouble, they can run into the water to drop aggro.
- Don't missunderstand, I'm not saying people don't die in my groups. People do. And I never promise that people won't die. I can't promise that. So much of a person's survivability in this game is dependant on their own actions. There are things I can do to try and keep a person alive (group heals, fearbombs, stunning / knocking back an enemy off an ally, kiting mobs away from a downed player trying to rally, etc.) However it's impossible to 100% guaruntee a person won't ever die. It's a part of the game. What you can do is guaruntee a full clear, and promise to do whatever you can to revive someone quickly if they do go down.
Originally posted by Aerowyn
That would be AMAZING.
I've been guilty of trying to hot-swap builds on the fly and missing a key trait or skill before an engagement begins. GW1 had this feature, and I can't understand why Anet wouldn't carry it over into this game.
Originally posted by aesperus
Problem is you use the word PUGs. Its almost impossible to get said skills out of a PUG. I'm not going to bother wasting my time asking spec or making sure that everyone has the spec I think they should go, because its not my place to tell them how to play. Nor is this game meant to be played so that everyone is supposed to run specific builds and I'm not going to waste an hour forming a group like in trinity MMOs to find that specific group that fits perfectly, specially since I've seen plenty of people who have run certain instances many times, yet still do no get the concept of the fights.
All I'm saying is that you can;t just plow throu non farmable explorer modes with a PUG group. It will smack you in the face over 70% of the time. You might be able to clear it, but it won't be a faceroll, nor should it be. Every other game as long as you had the specific classes you needed, the dungeons were face roll. Now I say specific classes, since they required it. Story mode shouldn't in this game, and it honestly doesn't. Explorer mode should to a point, but still is up and down. This game just requires more coordination and skill on the players side to not make mistakes, which is not very widely known in random PUGs.
If it was guildies, I would be fine to talk to them about those things, but I'm not hounding on every random PUG and basically asking spec/GS, then kicking them if it doesn't please me.
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Originally posted by Aerowyn
This would be such a huge help in so many ways. Not only do I run to the trainer to reset my traits depending on the dungeon I'm going to but I also change Major Traits and Utility Skills and Weapons for specific encounters.
My Guardian GS build doubles as my Spirit Weapon build, my pre 1 handed crit build doubles as my Staff buff and kite build lol.
I hate having to build so that I can switch between two or three roles mid dungeon :(
Originally posted by GrayGhost79
yea seriously it's one of my top issues with the game and since they did have it in GW1 really can't see why it wasn't planned from the start for GW2
I angered the clerk in a clothing shop today. She asked me what size I was and I said actual, because I am not to scale. I like vending machines 'cause snacks are better when they fall. If I buy a candy bar at a store, oftentimes, I will drop it... so that it achieves its maximum flavor potential. --Mitch Hedberg
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Originally posted by eggy08
I've learned the best way to manage pugs is to not verbally lead them unless it's for a specific encounter like the lovers in AC story. Most pugs are eager to follow but for some reason verbally leading doesn't seem to be the way to do it.
Go in and call the targets, you will notice that they simply start attacking the targets you call. Lead by example, throw down combo fields and use them yourself, buff party members, use their combo fields and all of a sudden they will start following suite without asking why or needing to be told. It's weird, but this is how my pugs go. I silently lead and it works lol...
Originally posted by eggy08
PUG still means Pick Up Group, does it not? It means you are picking up random strangers in order to complete some content.
It doesn't mean you do so with no tactics, preparation, or coordination going on. It's a skill-based game, so naturally it'd make sense to do some kind of initial check to make sure you are playing w/ people that are likely to be somewhat skilled, no? It's not unlike how in a gear-based game, you would make sure that a player joining actually meets the gear req. before entering. It doesn't take long to do, and you can do it while finding new members (ie. briefly talk to the members you currently have, while you're searching for the rest). And that's where the misconception lies.
Again, I'm not saying people need to run specific skills or specs, and I honestly don't normally do that w/ my PUGs anyway. However, it's a skill based game. There are certain base things that just need to be avoided. I.E. someone can't go into a dungeon with so little HP that they get 1-shotted by trash mobs. Just as (similar to most games) you are going to have a very bad time in a dungeon, if you go in w/ someone who doesn't wait for pulls, and doesn't listen to the rest of the group. Both are things that can be avoided by spending a couple minutes before entering just talking to your party. You don't have to go in completely blind w/ a PUG. Aside from that, though, there are skill choices that people can change (without having to modify their spec) which just make sense. Personally I often switch up my skills to deal w/ certain encounters. I.E. if a boss has heavy anti-melee abilities. It doesn't make sense to go full melee. Just as, if I know I'm going to be taking a ton of damage at the start of a fight, it'd make sense to bring some kind of AoE blind, block, invulnerability, or pet skills to soak up the damage.
You're right, though, the first clear is usually the hardest. It generally is the slowest (as people are still learning the encounters / getting used to your class setup), but it's not uncommon for PUGs to want to do multiple runs. Especially if the first one isn't a disaster. Explorables have very few encounters in this game that are basically 'whelp.. this is going to suck, just do what you can and hopefully we win'. Most have simple tricks or tactics that you can use to make the fight a LOT easier. They don't require a huge amount of coordination, usually just a quick explanation before each major encounter. And really, I don't know of many MMOs where I wouldn't bother asking if people know the fights or not. Especially in a PUG.
The encounters actually don't require specific classes. Yes, certain classes are better at certain types of situations, but it's hardly required. Furthermore, when Anet said they've cleared most encounters with 4 people, they weren't lying. It's been done, but it is a lot more frustrating than w/ 5. I was talking w/ a few guildies today, and we mentioned we might try and put out some videos to show just how doable these dungeons are. Currently we don't have the setup to record, but we may be working on that in the near future.
Honestly, the biggest difference between PUGing in this game vs. other MMOs, is the importance of rallying downed players. Groups where people don't prioritize getting up downed allies quickly, are doomed to failure. Even with a PUG u can make sure people will at least make an attempt to do that.
- To the part in red:
I think you may be overexaggerating what I'm saying in that regard. Again, I don't care about what spec / gear a person has. It doesn't really matter. What I do care about, is that people won't be getting 1 shotted, and that people have basic common sense. That's really all it comes down to, and it doesn't take long to figure that out.
There are certain setups that may make a dungeon run slower (ie if every is heavily specced for condition damage, as conditions have a cap on how they stack), but they're still doable. However, this part of the discussion is starting to get into an issue of efficiency, versatility, and convenience, which is an entirely separate and complex topic on it's own.
Originally posted by GrayGhost79
This ^
Works very well. I pretty much do the same. I call out warnings for the tricky encounters, make sure people are ready for pulls, and call targets. There are certain exceptions (like in butler path CM), where i will have people listen for a sec, as I explain how to bypass having to fight ~20 enemies at the same time, but they are at a minimum.
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Originally posted by Aerowyn
If you're interested, here's the hardest boss in the game.
The only reason it is the hardest boss is because it is a dps check, requiring 13k group dps and perfect coordination. It's only because of a bug from her 2nd transition that causes her to go to full health if you can't kill her before it happens, but still a month into the game and it has yet to be fixed.
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AC is a walk in the park.
You guys should try out Arrah before complaining about AC.
fucking Giganticus...
Originally posted by jnsereno
yea heard Arrah is damn hard:)
I angered the clerk in a clothing shop today. She asked me what size I was and I said actual, because I am not to scale. I like vending machines 'cause snacks are better when they fall. If I buy a candy bar at a store, oftentimes, I will drop it... so that it achieves its maximum flavor potential. --Mitch Hedberg
Originally posted by moosecatlol
is it a confirmed bug? only reason I ask I have had several DE boss encounters people thought were bugs but actually just the mechanics of the fight
I angered the clerk in a clothing shop today. She asked me what size I was and I said actual, because I am not to scale. I like vending machines 'cause snacks are better when they fall. If I buy a candy bar at a store, oftentimes, I will drop it... so that it achieves its maximum flavor potential. --Mitch Hedberg
Originally posted by jnsereno
LOL, ya Giganticus Lupicus is a pain in the arse!
Definitely one of the hardest bosses in the game (especially if u let him eat those maggots early on)
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Joined: 5/08/09
Originally posted by Aerowyn
Oooh, nice!
What is required for Gold Silver and Bronze for those dungeons??


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"I'm a quiet person and in those early, early days, I was very reluctant to sing," Margo Timmins recalled. "I was really intimidated and very shy, so I didn't sing loud; I just put my head down and mumbled.
"So in order for the boys to hear me over their loud instruments, they had to turn them down. And we practiced in a garage in a very crowded downtown neighborhood, and we played all night, so we didn't want to disturb neighbors, so that also kept the volume down."
Timmins, her brothers guitarist Michael Timmins and drummer Peter Timmins, and bassist Alan Anton were into punk music prior to forming the group in Toronto in 1985.
"Then we discovered jazz and blues, and we were in that blues period. The music we were listening to was on the quieter side and had a lot of space and open tunings," she said. "All those things came together to form a sound."
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"'The Wilderness' is purely Cowboy Junkies," Margo said during a call from her Toronto home. "It's a collection of very soft and pretty songs, obviously not happy songs, but pretty ones."
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It's the wild coast, they say in Catalonia. We're not making that up – Costa Brava actually translates to wild or rugged coast. And in all its rugged wildness and wild ruggedness, it stretches from Blanes, north of Barcelona, up to the border with France. That's 160km (100 miles) of coastline magnificence awaiting you.
Just how magnificent it is kind of depends on what you're into. With beaches, resorts like Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar, and casinos juxtaposed with quaint villages such as Cadaqués, castles and historical remains, you may be into all of it, or want to rush past cursing the taint of commercialisation.
Culture vultures won't be able to resist visiting Salvador Dali's hometown, Figueres, and spending a load of time unearthing intriguing facts about the famed The Persistence of Memory artist. (Side note: you won't find The Persistence of Memory at the Costa Brava – it's in New York City. Go figure.)
When you're in the Costa Brava, put yourself in the mindset of the eccentric Spanish artist and clocks might start melting just like they do in his work (let's be honest, it can get pretty hot in this part of Spain). But hey, the Costa Brava isn't just about Dali – there are some pretty splendid activities and landmarks that will just knock your socks off.
Costa Brava's Top 10
10. Museu Municipal in Tossa de Mar is home of the only Marc Chagall painting in Spain, Celestial Violinist.
5. Marimurtra Botanical Gardens Take in the mesmerising views of the sea and coastline while you explore the botanical garden, which is set out according to continents.
9. Parc Natural Submari is famous for its diving and underwater photography.
4. Vila Vella is the oldest part of Tossa de Mar, surrounded entirely by a city wall and seven watchtowers.
8. Santa Clotilde Gardens in Lloret de Mar is a beautiful landscaped garden in the Italian Renaissance style, showcasing sculptures and sea views. Sounds pretty – and is.
3. Lloret de MarThis resort city boasts a flourishing nightlife, great beach and casinos. Not surprisingly, it attracts the younger crowd.
7. Sant Pere de Rodes A monastery built in the 10th and 11th centuries with a wonderful view of the Pyrenees.
2. Ruins of Empuries Be fascinated by the remnants of the ancient Greek and Roman city. There's also a museum that exhibits replicas of valuable finds (the originals are in Barcelona and Girona).
6. Dali's House in Port Lligat, a small village near Cadaqués, is now a museum. You have to book it if you want to see it – only 10 people are allowed in every 10 minutes.
1. Dali Theatre and Museum in the artist's hometown Figueres was a theatre when Dali was a child. Now it exhibits the widest selection of Dali's works of art.
Costa Brava History
- Ruins of Empuries - Some of the best examples of Roman and Greek architecture.
- Cala Nans Lighthouse - Located in Cadeques, this lighthouse gives a wonderful view of the bay.
- Vila Vella - Many old buildings, some dating back to the 1100s, including extensive walls from an old fort.
- Santa Maria Church - One of the local church landmarks in the area.
- Moorish Tower - Hike up to this wonderful landmark that provides an amazing view.
Costa Brava Art & Culture
- Verdaguer Cultural Centre - Relics excavated from Puig de Castillet that date back to 250 BC.
- Vila Vella History Museum - Located on the Costa Brava waterfront and highlights local history.
- Municipal Museum - Features samples of modern art from the 1930s, as well as an archaeological section.
- Dali Musuem House - Built in the 1930s as the summerhouse of Salvador Dali, the famous artist.
- Museo del Far de Tossa - An attractive museum of the area.
Costa Brava Shopping
- St Pere - The main shopping street in Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava, with many well-known fashion shops.
- Av de Reira - An outdoor marketplace just a few minutes walk from the centre of town.
- Tim and Kat - A silver shop in which you can find quality items made locally.
- Blanes - The main shopping area and home to more than 650 shops in all.
- Vila Nova - Offers a wide variety of novelty shops, bars and restaurants.
Gay & Lesbian Costa Brava
- Empuriabrava - Many of the beach areas in Costa Brava offer popular nude beaches.
- Zona B - A great new place in the area.
- Incognito - A local club in Lloret.
- Cafe la Llibreria - A friendly cafe and library and great place to spend an afternoon.
- El David - A great bar in Lloret.
Costa Brava Outdoor
- Santa Clotilde Gardens - Located in the Lloret de Mar area, with beautiful Italian landscaped gardens.
- Fenals Beach - One of the lovely beaches in the Costa Brava area for a perfect day outing.
- Marimutra Botanical Gardens - In Blanes, a charming area with beautiful views.
- Gnomo Park - A park in the middle of a Mediterranean pine forest.
- Els Ametllers - A sample farming establishment from the Roman Mediterranean.
Costa Brava Sport
- To watch or play great golf games, check out the Club de Golf D Aro.
- Lloret de Mar offers fun kart racing.
- A great way to enjoy the beautiful wildlife is on horseback along the Costa Brava.
- In Lloret de Mar, you can watch or enjoy incredible parasailing.
- The Submares club in Tossa de Mar offers wonderful scuba classes and dives.
Costa Brava LocalGirona
Girona is the capital of the Costa Brava. This charming medieval town with its famously narrow pedestrian streets is at the confluence of four rivers, which means it is ridiculously pretty and worth lots of photos. Among the important landmarks are the Benedictine Monastery and the Santa Maria Cathedral. Girona also has a Jewish quarter where you can visit the Catalan Jewish Museum. At the Rambla ('commercial' centre – a relative term in Girona), you can make a pit stop at one of the cafes or restaurants and watch the world go (slowly) by.
Salvador Dali was 'ere, so you'll find a whole lot of interesting things to see that are Dali-related. The Dali Theatre and Museum is the main event, but don't miss the suitably surreal Face of Dali. At the bottom of the Rambla, you'll see an image of Dali's face, which appears distorted when you look at it on the ground. When you view it through the mirror, however, it looks spot on. Very cool.
Figueres also contains Europe's largest castle, Castell de Sant Ferran. For some museum hopping, start at the Museu del Joguet, a toy museum that has more than 4500 toys (and of course you'll find toys that belonged to Dali). This city also has some delightful old-town streets, which are pedestrian areas lined with trees and shops. Stop here for a little fiesta.
Tossa de Mar
This small fishing village has only recently been gaining popularity. The town has cobblestoned roads, medieval ruins, walls, towers and lighthouses. If that still doesn't interest you, the beach might! There are PADI diving courses you can take here. The resort area is much more family-oriented than Lloret de Mar. Come here if you're after a quiet and safe trip.
Costa Brava Eat & Drink
With mostly Catalan and Mediterranean cuisine, the Costa Brava will really show you what its local food is all about.
El Bulli is one of the most famous restaurants in the world – seriously swanky and beloved by the international glitterati. At 140 Euro for a degustation, you'll leave with a hole in your wallet (or a cut-up credit card). Oh-so-worth-it.
Bar Cap de Creus serves inspired Indian-Catalan cuisine. Located next to the Cap de Creus lighthouse, there's a lovely view too!
Restaurant Aiguaclara Fresh, seasonal ingredients come together to create great Mediterranean fusion food at the restaurant of the Agiuclara Hotel.
Can Bolet The perfect place to discover what regional Catalan cuisine is all about.
Tragamar is a restaurant focusing on an innovative take on Spanish food. You'll be eating on the beach. Perfect!
Restaurant Rostei is a Mediterranean and Spanish restaurant that prides itself on serving fresh and seasonal seafood.
Sa Cova at NM Suites exemplifies the culinary treasures of the Mediterranean.
El Celler De Can Roca In 2011, this three-Michelin-starred restaurant was judged the second best in the world.
Flor de Lis A French Mediterranean menu is served at this high-class restaurant in a restored fisherman's house – it will have you dining and wining the night away.
Emporda Traditional recipes with a modern Catalan and French twist. There's even a water list besides the wine list.
Costa Brava Events
Carnestoltes is a carnival of street parades in February.
Festival Internacional de la Porta Ferrada takes place from June to September. You can enjoy classical music and flamenco performances amongst other forms of entertainment.
The biggest summer event on the Costa Brava is the Havaneres Festival (first week in July). The name comes from the city of Havana, as Cuban sailors brought their music to Girona.
In July and August, the Festival Internacional de Musiques showcases classical music, world music and everything to do with music!
Festival de Jazz de la Costa Brava is a jazz event held in July and August. Jazz fans (and music fans in general) will love this festival.
Peralada Music Festival in July and August is a music and dance festival. From famous singers, operas, musical theatre and jazz to pop, this festival has it all!
When To Go
The Costa Brava boasts some pretty incredible weather. The four seasons are distinct, but winter is still temperate, making this region a great place to visit at any time.
Winter (November to February) is generally mild, although it can sometimes get a bit nippy. Expect temperatures between 10 and 16°C (50-61°F).
Spring warms up nicely in March to May, with temperatures hovering around 13-18°C (55-64°F). It can get pretty windy, though, which will make your hair look all lovely and windswept!
Summer, from June to August, is dry and hot. Temperatures stay at a constant 29-31°C (84-88°F).
In autumn it starts to get cooler again, but only down to 18-22°C (64-72°F). Still amazing weather compared to some other parts of Europe – which shall remain nameless!
Getting There & Around
You can fly into Girona-Costa Brava airport from various locations in Europe. You can also fly to Barcelona and then take an airport shuttle bus to the Costa Brava.
Exploring the Costa Brava is best done by car. The beautiful coastline is expansive and worth seeing.
There's also a bus service between cities and towns, but that means you can't stop and look wherever and whenever you want.
What To Miss
If you're going clubbing in Girona, don't wear sneakers (this is directed at the guys, by the way). It's possible that the nightclub won't let you in. Opt for dress shoes instead, just to be safe.
There are no lockers or storage places for your luggage anywhere in Girona. Obviously this doesn't apply to everyone, but it's good to know anyway.
Beachfront restaurants at Lloret de Mar have to pay extra taxes for their location. And lucky for you, it goes straight onto your bill. If that doesn't bother you, eat away! You have been warned.
General Information
Costa Brava stretches from the northeast corner of Spain towards the border of France; this long rugged coastline is lined with sun-drenched beaches, pocket coves hiding between magnificent rock formations and quaint old towns with medieval castles. The presence of high-end resorts push the envelope further for Costa Brava as one of Europe's playgrounds. And indeed, this 160-kilometre coast does offer a varied range of leisure options to those who expect more than just a lazy stroll on its beaches.
So what makes Costa Brava popular? Perhaps due to the fishing villages which retain its unspoilt appeal and the yearly Havaneres concerts which pay homage to the locals' seafaring heritage. Or it can be the medieval remnants of a long-gone era as seen in castles and cathedrals found around the four regions comprising Costa Brava. With a landscape as magical as its culture, Costa Brava promises enchantment in its shores and towns, even lending inspiration to one of art's memorable maestros, Salvador Dali!
Costa Brava encompasses four regions, each with its own unique attributes. Should you want to jump into an artsy exploration, the Alt Empordà region is your ticket to all things Dali! The capital of Figueres is visited by art enthusiasts who troop to the Dali Theatre Museum which houses an extensive range of the painter's masterpieces. And from here, you can head to Portlligat in Cadaques for the Salvador Dali Museum House and to Púbol castle to cap the 3-museum Dali experience.
In this region, you can also enjoy seeing the small towns which seem to go unfazed from all the complexities of the modern world and the vast marshes of the Aiguamolls de I'Empordà Natural Park.
El Baix Emporda, on the other hand, is a region famous for its coves which includes the Medes Islands just off the coast. It has a well-preserved marine ecosystem along with superb diving options. Some more sights to include on your list for this region are the medieval towns of Pals, Peratallada and the famed Calella de Palafrugell, site for big local events such as Habaneras and the jazz festival. The region's capital, La Bisbal d'Emporda, stays true to its legacy of being a potter's town with ceramic shops continuing its tradition.
Costa Brava's main city is Girona where you can have a feel of the old life which once inhabited the island. This ancient city has a Benedictine monastery, the Santa Maria Cathedral, traditional Arab baths and the small streets which still has the old-world charm in them.
The more popular destinations in Costa Brava are found in La Selva region. Lloret de Mar is a haven for tourists; it has a busy coast lined with posh hotels, chic villas standing alongside bars and restaurants. Blanes, on the southernmost tip, has also been touched by tourism and property developers with high-rise hotels on its coast. Though there are still a few quaint reminders of the ancient past such as the St. Joan medieval castle and plenty of old buildings. Another popular stop on this side of Costa Brava is Tossa de Mar, a town known for its streets made of cobblestones and charming old buildings.
In February, there is an outpour of merrymaking during Carnestoltes, a carnival that sees street parades and rambunctious activities preceeding the notion of doing penitence for Lent, as based on Catholic tradition. Then when Easter arrives, expect to find more celebrations in the island. Throughout June to August, Costa Brava holds music festivals, the biggest of which is the Jazz fest which is participated in by major musicians from around the world. On a similar note, in the small town of Perelada, its old castle becomes venue for a special musical gathering of various Spanish artistes.
But perhaps the biggest summer event here is the Haveneres festival. Cuban sailors brought their music in the island and locals have adopted it into their local taste. Haveneres concerts are held mostly in Palafrugell in outdoor venues.
- Winter (November to February) 10-16°C; mild, oftentimes chilly
- Spring (March to May) 13 - 18°C; weather starts to be pleasant, with occasional winds
- Summer (June to August) 29-31°C; the driest and hottest time in the island with July being the sunniest
- Fall (September to October) 18 - 22°C; starts getting cooler with chilling winds and with possible rainfall
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Since most kids have hummingbird metabolisms that adults can only envy, it's easy to often give kids a free pass and let them eat whatever they want. But eventually, those metabolisms slow down, and the pounds settle in. Also, because physical activity appears to be decreasing nowadays, and processed-food intake is increasing, kids aren't burning calories the way their parents might have when they were kids. And even if the kids aren't getting fat now, they are establishing eating habits that they will take into adulthood. As parents, you can help foster a love for healthy eating and exercise that will last your kids a lifetime—which will hopefully be a long one (check out Shaun T's Fit Kids™ Club for help with fostering a love of exercise in your child)!
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Study: 1 in 5 consumers had error in credit reportBy MARCY GORDON
The Associated Press | February 12,2013WASHINGTON One in five consumers had an error in a credit report issued by a major agency, according to a government study released Monday.
The Federal Trade Commission study also said that 5 percent of the consumers identified errors in their reports that could lead to them paying more for mortgages, auto loans or other financial products.
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And as Aubrey Newby approached the Hunt House, in the back of his mind he was thinking it was a good thing he saw no smoke rising over the roof tops. Of course, he didn't actually expect a bonfire blazing down Otis Redding Road, with the 203-year-old house being hacked up and made into kindling, but it's just another thought amongst many as Newby tries to get a bit more into the thick of the struggle.
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MathBoard for iPad - app review
MathBoard for iPad is an educational application designed to help you or your child excel in arithmetic operations. The level of difficulty is customizable, making MathBoard a great learning tool for children in kindergarten through elementary school as well as adults who wish to brush up on their basic math skills.
MathBoard is simply a multiple choice quiz generator. You can customize which topics you wish to be quizzed on, how many questions are in the quiz, and what range of numbers you want in the problems. Topics include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, squares, cubes, and square roots.
While taking a quiz, there is a small area at the bottom of the screen where you can use your finger (or stylus, if you prefer) to work on the problem as if you were using a pencil and paper. This is an excellent feature of MathBoard, however, the area is too small. For example, when working out a multiplication problem of two numbers with two or more digits, you quickly run out of space to complete all the calculations in the traditional manner. Instead, you must continue your work next to the work you already did. This can be very confusing for a child who is new to the procedure. I would like to either see a pop-up to do scratch work on or landscape support. Most of these problems require vertical space to work out and rotating to landscape may solve the lack of space issue.
After completing the quiz, MathBoard displays your score and gives an option to save the quiz. If you do, you can come back to it later and retake the entire quiz or just the questions you got wrong.
Despite the small scratch work space, MathBoard is an excellent application for learning arithmetic. The interface is very beautiful and much more enjoyable than taking printed quizzes with pencil and paper!
Video and screenshots after the break!
- Excellent problem generator
- Includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, squares, cubes, and square roots
- Option to allow negative numbers
- Quizzes can have 10-250 problems
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MathBoard for iPad - app review
Ah! You did? Sorry :-/
I'll go read it now :)
At 1:30 8 x 8 = 64! The reviewer I guess is adding 8+8 =16
Nice! It's good to see some educational apps being reviewed for a change.
What an awesome app - i swear if i had an app like this when i was at school i might not have flunked out in the 8th grade!
I seriously thikn that the future of education lies in tablets like the ipdad and maybe even ereaders like the kindle.
Great post. I agree that the app is great for generating problems! Instead of using the scratch space our students use old school paper and pencil ;) See our review of this app! http://viva-learn.com/mathboard-app-review/


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Former UT pitcher says moment worth the pain
: June 8, 2011 : Updated: June 9, 2011 11:53am
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Texas pitcher Austin Wood throws one of his 169 pitches after coming on in relief to pitch 13 innings Saturday, May 30, 2009, during the Longhorns' 25-inning 3-2 victory over Boston College at the NCAA Austin Regional at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin. It was the longest game in NCAA history. (AP Photo/University of Texas,Matt Hempel)
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Austin Wood from a May 8 outing. COURTESY PHOTO
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Texas pitcher Austin Wood throws to first after fielding a ball for an out against Baylor a in Austin on May 3 2008. (AP Photo/American-Statesman, Bret Gerbe)
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Texas' Austin Wood pitches against Wake Forest on June 3, 2007, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Texas won 7-4 in 12 innings. EDWARD A. ORNELAS/EXPRESS-NEWS
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Texas' Brett Lewis (left) and Austin Wood celebrate the teams 7-4 win over Wake Forest in 12 innings on June 3, 2007, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. EDWARD A. ORNELAS/EXPRESS-NEWS
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Texas' Austin Wood pitches against UC Irvine's on June 3, 2007, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock,. EDWARD A. ORNELAS/EXPRESS-NEWS
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Texas closing pitcher Austin Wood pitches against Texas A&M during the final game of the Lonestar Classic series in Austin on May 10, 2009. Texas won 5-4. Benjamin Sklar/San Antonio Express-News
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Texas closing pitcher Austin Wood hoists the Lonestar Classic trophy after pitching against Texas A&M during the final game of the series in Austin on May 10, 2009. Texas won 5-4. Benjamin Sklar/San Antonio Express-News
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Texas' Austin Wood pitches against Wake Forest on June 3, 2007, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Texas won 7-4 in 12 innings. EDWARD A. ORNELAS/EXPRESS-NEWS
AUSTIN — The man who went under the knife insists he was headed there one way or another.
His doctors told him it's possible his need for surgery might have been the result of a long-ago collision that finally took its toll on his collarbone. His old coach, disgusted by the implication he's somehow responsible, says he's sure he had nothing to do with it.
But let's assume for a moment they're wrong.
Let's assume that two years ago, during the longest game in college baseball history, Texas coach Augie Garrido ruined Austin Wood's arm. Let's assume that when Garrido allowed Wood to throw 13 innings and 169 pitches of relief, just a day after he'd pitched two innings in UT's previous game, it began a chain of events that led to Wood missing almost all of last season because of shoulder surgery.
Let's assume that another theory offered by Wood's doctors, that his injury was the result of overuse, is the correct one. And let's assume that because of one epic night on May 30, 2009, Wood will never make the major leagues.
Given all those assumptions, how does Wood feel today?
"It's still the best thing that's ever happened to me," Wood said. "I'll forever be indebted to (Garrido) for it."
Wood is playing pro baseball today, but as a middle reliever for the Double-A Erie Seawolves in the Detroit Tigers' organization, he's not a top prospect. In 2009, when he battled inconsistency throughout his senior season as a closer at UT, it was debatable that he'd ever become one.
But on the second night of the NCAA tournament, with UT and Boston College tied 2-2 in the seventh inning at Disch-Falk Field, he took the mound for the performance that would immortalize him as one of the most celebrated figures in Longhorns sports history.
The left-hander from Kingwood didn't merely keep UT in the game. He shut down the Eagles over and over again, and kept going back for more. He threw the equivalent of a nine-inning no-hitter. Then he extended it to 12. He finally yielded his first hit after recording 37 outs, and left the game after his 13th scoreless inning of work.
The Longhorns won the game 3-2 in 25 innings and went on to the College World Series championship game. Two years later, the attention Wood gets for his masterpiece hasn't waned.
"People bring it up three times a week," Wood said. "It doesn't get old."
Garrido still speaks of Wood's performance with nothing short of reverence.
"He obviously was pitching the game of his life," Garrido said. "It's one of the things I talk about when I talk about baseball being a magical game."
But not everyone looks at the romanticized view. Pro scouts have long lamented what they consider routine abuse of college arms, and when Wood underwent surgery last year, it was heralded as evidence he'd been overworked.
Although Wood said his doctors told him excessive throwing wasn't the only possible cause of his injury, it didn't change the perception that Garrido shouldn't have let Wood keep pitching on his night of glory. One American League scout called it "absolutely irresponsible."
"He was not conditioned to that type of workload," the scout said. "As a young man in his early 20s, he was physically immature. There is little doubt the abuse contributed (to the shoulder problems)."
But in the UT dugout two years ago, the rest of Wood's career was not high on the list of concerns. Garrido said he didn't have an accurate pitch count available. But at one point, after he'd thrown six innings, Wood heard Garrido and pitching coach Skip Johnson mulling the possibility of making a pitching change. Wood famously walked past and told them, "Don't even think of taking me out of this game."
"I wanted to do the job myself," Wood said. "I knew I was capable of it. I knew my body, and I was fine."
Garrido maintains he never second-guessed the decision to let him keep going.
"I think people are capable of doing amazing things, and I feel responsible for giving him that chance," Garrido said.
Wood said he never felt tired in any of his 13 innings, but "as soon as I got pulled, it was like I hit a wall. I was past exhausted at that point."
His fatigue was understandable.
In minor league baseball, few pitchers are allowed to throw more than 100 pitches in any game. Some major leaguers occasionally get their pitch counts to 120, but those who do are starters who work on at least four days of rest. Wood had spent all of 2009 as a reliever and had thrown 30 pitches the night before the Boston College game.
Two other pitchers who carried big workloads in the game have not fared well since. Boston College's Mike Belfiore, who threw 129 pitches in relief, was selected by Arizona in the first round of the 2009 draft but has regressed. He has a 6.43 ERA in High-A ball this year. The Longhorns' Austin DiCharry, who warmed up multiple times and threw the last 5 2/3 innings to earn the victory, has missed almost all of the last two seasons at UT because of arm and shoulder issues.
Shortly after the victory, Garrido anticipated a backlash.
"I told (Wood), 'Don't get hurt, because for the next 10 years, it's going to be our fault if you do,'" he said.
Wood's injury didn't exactly change the college game, though. At the Austin Regional last week, Texas State, Kent State and UT each had pro prospects throw more than 100 pitches in a start, then come back on short rest to throw again. In Monday's championship clincher, UT used four pitchers who'd started in the previous three days, including Sam Stafford, who wound up throwing 171 pitches in less than 72 hours.
That didn't keep the New York Yankees from drafting Stafford in the second round on Tuesday.
All volunteered for the duty, and Garrido said he had no problems letting them perform. He also said he lends no credence to the idea that Wood's injury is his fault.
"None," Garrido said. "He was in the moment."
It's a moment Wood still treasures. And it's why he still thanks the man some say he should blame.
"I'm 100 percent behind Coach Garrido," Wood said. "If he wouldn't have let me do what he did, none of this would have happened."


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