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Ever ran into one of these problems?
You want to check out an app, but your device is not officially supported.
After flashing a custom ROM, you no longer have Google Play available on your phone.
You updated an app, but the new version causes nothing but trouble and you want to go back to the previous version.
You are not satisfied with Google's privacy policy and would rather download apps without hooking your phone up to Google.
You want to check out apps without them cluttering up your "My Apps" list and potentially influencing app suggestions.
You don't have unlimited bandwidth at your disposal but want to install an app on multiple devices in your household.
Raccoon is an easy to use APK downloader, that allows you to download Android apps from Google Play and cache them to your desktop computer. You can maintain as many caches as you like (for example one per Google Account or one per device you own). Each cache is able to hold apps in multiple versions.
Size: 7.89 Mb (Windows Installer)
System Requirements and Installation:
The Raccoon APK downloader is currently available for: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
The software comes as a single binary executable and requires the Java 6 runtime or later. If Java is already installed on your computer, you can simply start the application without any additional downloads.
Usage instructions:
Install Java (java.com). racoon.jar should now be executeable, start it like any other program. Now, enter your loginname and password (prefererably from a throw away account). Then type "Onyxbits" into the textfield. You should now see a list of all my apps. Maybe download "List My Apps". you will get an APK file, transfer that to your phone by whatever means suit you (e.g. copy via USB cable). Enable "Unknown Sources" on your device to install the APK
Feature list:
Raccoon is primarily a Google Play client for downloading Android apps. But it's feature set extends way beyond that.
Google Play Access:
Download free and paid apps.
Download apps larger than 50MB.
Download older app versions.
Optionally connect via proxy.
Bypass device and country restrictions.
App Management:
Raccoon doesn't litter APK files all over your hard drive!
Keep your app collection in one place
Download updates when it is convenient.
Organize apps into groups
ADB integration
With the Android SDK installed, Raccoon offers a convenient frontend for the ADB tool, allowing you to:
Directly install apps from within Raccoon
Take screenshots
Push urls to the phone's webbrowser.
Integrated webserver
Raccoon comes with an integrated, zero-config webserver. With a QR code scanner app you can:
Download apps to your device.
Download arbitrary files to your device
Copy arbitrary text over to your device.
Why You need to use Raccoon?
Raccoon serves many use case scenarios, likely yours as well! Below are the top three arguments.
Your privacy matters!
Once you hook up your phone with a Google account, things will start to happen, you'd rather not want to be told about. In a nutshell Google monitors your every activity and collects more material than a two-bit gumshoe on a divorce case.
Your bandwidth matters!
Smartphones are all about apps. You download them, you try them out. Some become your daily drivers, others are just fun once in a while, and eventually your collection grows too big to fit entirely on the phone and you start swapping. With Raccoon, swapping is fast and painless. All your apps are backed up on your PC, so you'll never have to download them again.
Your safety matters!
Unlike APK mirror websites, Raccoon guarantees that you will always get the original APK file of the most recent version of the app you are looking for. There is no man in the middle, you'd have to trust.
Your choice matters!
Raccoon is all about putting you in control over your phone:
Bypass region locks
Download incompatible apps
Roll back troublesome updates
Inspect apps for shady behavior
What is NEW in the current version 4.1.4?
Mandatory update. Fixes what v4.1.3 didn't.
Premium keys bought for v4.0.x remain valid and will carry over automatically. No user action is required.
BUGFIXES: Downloading (free) apps should work again, no workaround required.
For all changes visit here:
Now, let's see what are the Premium Features you will get with your subscription:
In addition to updates that keep the software serviceable, premium users also get these paid features:
Manage multiple profiles:
Raccoon has to mimic an Android device in order to get service from Google Play. Unfortunately, the Android market is very fragmented and Play will never allow a device to download apps, it is not compatible with. Premium users get to configure multiple device profiles and switch between them at their leisure.
Internal Webserver:
Raccoon comes with a build-in webserver that allows you to easily download apps and other files to your device via WLAN.
App Management:
Raccoon is not just an APK downloader, but also the place to keep all your apps, whether they come from Google Play or alternative markets such as Humble Bundle.
Direct app installation via ADB
Send links to your device's webbrowser:
Raccoon can send URLs from your clipboard via USB to your device. No receiving app required!
Text Transfer:
Everyone has this problem once in a while: you got this text snippet on your desktop PC that you need on your smartphone. Sure, you could email it to yourself, or you could simply use Raccoon's general purpose QR Tool to just copy it over.
Extract APKs
Ever wanted to see what's inside of an APK file? Maybe extract the soundtrack of a game? Premium users can do exactly that!
Full Details can be found here:
Once unlocked, premium features carry over between versions! Your investment stays with you on upgrades, so ORDER NOW
Now Let's discuss in short How can you use the program to search, download and install apps to your device:
Searching and downloading apps
Searching Android apps with Raccoon works exactly like searching apps with the Play app or via the Play website: simply type whatever you are looking for in the search box. More search results are automatically loaded when you scroll down.
Installing apps on your Android device
Once an APK file is downloaded to your desktop PC, it needs to be transferred over to your Android device for installation. You have three choices for doing so, each method having it's own merrits:
Via USB cable, using the ADB tool
Via WLAN by scanning a QR code
Via SDCARD
Using the ADB (Android Debug Bridge) Tool offers the most comfort and should be the method of choice since it also offers other benefits.
Your Google Account – Staying safe
Google Play does not allow anonymous access. A valid Google Account is required for every operation, even for downloading free apps. You are strongly advised to register a fresh account exclusively for using with Raccoon.
It is an open source,easy to use Google Play desktop client / APK downloader for downloading Android apps on Windows, Mac OS and Linux PCs.
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Good Health through Eating Foods with Nutritional Value
Nutrients are the cornerstone of a healthy diet. If your diet doesn't include the proper nutrients, your health suffers. If you consume no dietary nutrients, you eventually will die. If you don't eat and drink nutritious food and beverages
Your bones may bend or break (not enough calcium).
Your gums may bleed (not enough vitamin C).
Your blood may not carry oxygen to every cell (not enough iron).
Nutrition from the food you eat provides the energy and building materials you need to construct and maintain every organ and system. Virtually all food gives you energy, even when it doesn't give you nutrients. The amount of energy in food is measured in calories, the amount of heat produced when food is burned (metabolized) in your body cells. Food is the fuel on which your body runs. Without enough food, you don't have enough energy.
Nutrients are chemical substances your body uses to build, maintain, and repair tissues. They also empower cells to send messages back and forth to conduct essential chemical reactions, such as the ones that make it possible for you to
Eliminate waste
. . . and do everything else natural to a living body.
Food provides two distinct groups of nutrients:
Macronutrients (macro = big): Protein, fat, carbohydrates, and water
Micronutrients (micro = small): Vitamins and minerals
The difference between these two groups is the amount you need each day. Your daily requirements for macronutrients generally exceed 1 gram. (For comparison's sake, 28 grams are in an ounce.) For example, a man needs about 63 grams of protein a day (slightly more than two ounces), and a woman needs 50 grams (slightly less than two ounces).
Your daily requirements for micronutrients are much smaller. For example, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin C is measured in milligrams (1/1,000 of a gram), while the RDAs for vitamin D, vitamin B12, and folate are even smaller and are measured in micrograms (1/1,000,000 of a gram).
An essential nutrient is one you need to sustain a healthy body. They include nutrients that meet the following guidelines:
An essential nutrient cannot be manufactured in the body. You have to get essential nutrients from food or from a nutritional supplement.
An essential nutrient is linked to a specific deficiency disease. For example, people who go without protein for extended periods of time develop the protein-deficiency disease kwashiorkor. People who don't get enough vitamin C develop the vitamin C deficiency disease scurvy. A diet rich in the essential nutrient cures the deficiency disease, but you need the proper nutrient. In other words, you can't cure a protein deficiency with extra amounts of vitamin C.
Not all nutrients are essential for all species of animals. For example, vitamin C is an essential nutrient for human beings but not for dogs. A dog's body makes the vitamin C it needs.
Essential nutrients for human beings include many well-known vitamins and minerals, several amino acids (the so-called building blocks of proteins), and at least two fatty acids.

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On the seaside of Thessaloniki among the numerous places that are available to hangout, we sat at this wine bar to have a drink. We could choose
a table overlooking the sea or if we wanted a quite corner there were a couple of sofas, where we could relax We started to think what we could drink, but we didn't want a whole bottle of wine. In the menu we were happilly taken aback by the big variety of brands of wine one could order in a glass. White, red even rose. After our drinks were served a few nice snacks came which were very nice quality. The music was nice with a mix of tracks spanning from the '80s until today. The prices were reasonable.
Definatelly a place we will visit again for a drink or even in the morning for a nice cup of coffee.
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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Luis Carlos Montalvan, a decorated Iraq war veteran who became a strong critic of the war and wrote about it, has died in El Paso. He was 43.
El Paso police Sgt. Enrique Carrillo on Monday said Montalvan was found in a hotel room in downtown El Paso late Friday.
"A renowned author and speaker was found dead inside a downtown hotel room on Friday night," Carrillo said in a statement.
"Central Regional Command officers responded to the Indigo Hotel on a welfare check," he added. "The officers entered the hotel room and found the body of Luis Carlos Montalvan. There were no signs of foul play and cause of death is pending investigation by the Medical Examiner's office."
There was nothing readily apparent at the scene to indicate the death was a suicide, Carrillo later told a reporter.
The medical examiner's office has not completed a preliminary autopsy report.
Montalvan served 17 years in the Army, doing two tours in Iraq. He received two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart.
Tuesday, his service dog, was the subject of Montalvan's book, "Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him," which became a New York Times bestseller.
Some Army colleagues said Montalvan embellished his account of the incident that led to his Purple Heart.
A donation page set up to memorialize Montalvan by contributing to the nonprofit Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities, or ECAD, stated the dog Tuesday is alive and well.
"Tuesday is safe, happy, and will continue to be cared for by the ECAD family," it stated. "Luis's mission of advocacy and being an ECAD ambassador will continue through Tuesday."
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Why the US is addicted to fast cars and street racing
Film and TV star Idris Elba - best known as Stringer Bell from The Wire - has been touring the US as part of a series about the history of underground racing. It turns out the American obsession with speed dates back to the Prohibition era.
The recent death of Fast and Furious actor Paul Walker in a car crash in California has highlighted the popularity not just of the film franchise but also of street racing.
But ever since automobile production began in Detroit there has been a temptation to speed.
Daniel Pierce, a professor of history at the University of North Carolina, says: "I don't think the love of speed was so much an effort to thumb your nose at the authorities, although that was part of it.
"Speed was tied up with masculinity for a lot of young males. Especially in the south, and in southern California, to make a car go fast and to be able to control it was a sign of masculinity."
Prof Pierce, editor of Real Nascar: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France, adds: "[Nascar driver] Richard Petty once said the first automobile race was when the second cat got his car."
The first mass-produced car was the Curved Dash Oldsmobile, which had a top speed of only 20mph (30km/h), and went into production in 1901.
That same year, the state of Connecticut introduced a 12mph speed limit.
Seven years later, Henry Ford brought out the Model T which, with the pedal to the metal, could reach 45mph.
Over the following 19 years he would produce 15 million Model Ts from a factory in Detroit.
But the 1920s and 1930s was the era of Prohibition and the bootleggers bringing whiskey in from Canada or transporting it across "dry" states needed faster cars to outwit the police and federal agents.
"You had to have fast cars to haul your whiskey to the people and to get away from the revenue and the ABC [Alcoholic Beverage Control commission] and the federal officers," says Junior Johnson, a former bootlegger from North Carolina who became a legend in the world of Nascar racing.
"If it hadn't been for whiskey, Nascar wouldn't have been formed. That's a fact," adds Johnson, who was jailed a year after he began his Nascar career, for running an illegal whiskey still, a crime that was pardoned 30 years later by President Ronald Reagan.
While Al Capone was shuttled around Chicago in a bulletproof Cadillac, his underlings would outrun the Feds in a Chevrolet Mercury or a Packard DeLuxe Roadster, which could reach 70mph or 100mph respectively.
In 1934, a year after Ford introduced the V8 cabriolet - which could do 80mph - he received a letter from bank robber Clyde Barrow, of Bonnie and Clyde fame.
Barrow wrote that the V8 was a "dandy car" and added: "For sustained speed and freedom from trouble the Ford has got every other car skinned."
After the war there was a boom in the number of people owning cars in the US and some of these motorists wanted to drive fast and even race each other.
Illegal street racing became popular in the 1950s and dozens of drivers and spectators were killed during that decade.
The authorities in California encouraged Wally Parks when he set up the National Hot Rod Association, which promoted drag racing in safe, off-street tracks.
While drag racing was taking off on the west coast, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (Nascar) had been formed in Florida in 1948 and went from strength to strength.
A third genre, Indy car racing - akin to Europe's Formula 1 - suffered a setback in 1957 when, two years after the Le Mans disaster in France which killed 77 spectators, US car manufacturers were banned from taking part in the sport.
Nowadays Nascar is the second most lucrative sport in the US, behind American football, with top drivers such as Dale Earnhardt Jr earning $25m (£15m) a year.
Nascar was traditionally most popular in the southern US but it has in recent years attracted fans from Michigan, California and Arizona.
But despite the popularity of Nascar and drag racing, there remains a sub-culture devoted to illegal street racing.
In 2001 - the same year the first Fast and Furious film came out - the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that police listed street racing as a factor in 135 fatal crashes, up from 72 the previous year. But the NHTSA does not keep street racing data.
NHTSA spokesman David Strickland says: "Motorists who drive at excessive speeds put themselves and others at an increased risk of being involved in a crash and possibly of being injured or killed."
Actor Idris Elba, who adopted a Baltimore accent for the TV series The Wire but grew up in London's East End, went to meet some street racers in Detroit and says: "I don't condone what they do, I can see why they do it. It is very exciting."
But Prof Pierce says street racing is nowhere near as popular nowadays as it was in his youth. "You can do it in a video game now and it's a little safer," he says.
He adds: "I don't think there is quite the car culture that you had in the 50s, 60s or 70s. It's hard to work on your own car any more because everything is computerised and young men don't seem to be so tied to cars as they were when I grew up."
Elba, whose father was a shop steward at the enormous Ford factory in Dagenham, east London, says: "Cars, racing, speed, they are and have been for many people throughout history, a way of life - either a means to make a living, or a means to escape.
"I'm addicted to speed, it's no secret, but whilst travelling, listening, learning and telling these amazing stories, what surprised me the most, was just how far people are willing to go, the risks people are willing to take, to satisfy that addiction."
In 1971 a group of mavericks, led by Brock Yates Sr, started the Cannonball Run - which was later fictionalised in a highly successful movie with Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast - involved a 2,800 mile coast-to-coast race.
It was named after Erwin "Cannonball" Baker, who had set a record of 53 hours for the drive in 1933.
Yates and co-driver Dan Gurney - winner of the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race in France - cut that time to 35 hours and 54 minutes and amazingly picked up only one speeding fine.
Yates's son, Brock Jr, says: "Cannonball was started for two reasons - to prove that good drivers could traverse long distances at high speed safely... and a protest against the [proposed] 55[mph speed limit]."
But despite protests such as the Cannonball Run, President Richard Nixon introduced a national speed limit of 55mph (88kph) in 1973.
The limit has very little to do with safety. It was introduced as a result of the oil crisis triggered by the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.
Driving slower conserved fuel and with the US facing oil shortages there was an urgent need to cut speed.
But many car enthusiasts believed driving fast was as American as apple pie and the US government gradually backtracked on the 55mph limit.
In 1987 it went up to 65mph and in 1995 it was scrapped altogether, with power being passed back to individual states.
Nowadays speed limits range from 60mph in Hawaii to 80mph in Utah.
In October last year Texas granted permission for an 85mph limit on a new toll road between Austin and San Antonio.
Scot Keller, chief curator of the LeMay Museum in Tacoma, Washington, says higher speed limits tend to be allowed in states with "vast open spaces".
"The enthusiasm for films like Fast and Furious show that people like to do things that are dangerous or outside of the norm.
"Young people who are racing these performance cars, the tuner cars, the muscle cars, are very much like the hot-rodders in the 1950s. But they are starting with vehicles which involve computers and more sophisticated engines," says Mr Keller.
Watch the first episode of Idris Elba: King of Speed on the BBC iPlayer.
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As the popularity of cloud computing has increased over the last decade, so has the maturity of standards used govern these resources. This article will provide a definition of cloud computing and cloud computing audit, the objectives of cloud computing, the scope of a cloud computing audit, and audit steps to expect.
Cloud Computing Definitions
Cloud Computing:
The definition of cloud computing is best defined by the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST). NIST is portion of the U.S. Department of Commerce with the mission of encouraging innovation through science, technology, and standards, including cloud computing. According to NIST, "Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This cloud model is composed of five essential characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models."
This definition was created to set a baseline for the discussion around cloud computing. As defined in the definition, cloud computing includes five essential characteristics (on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service), three service models (software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and infrastructure-as-a-service) and finally four deployment models (private cloud, community cloud, public cloud, and hybrid cloud). The different characteristics, service models, and deployment models can be shaped and morphed into different resources depending on the needs of the organization. For a more detailed breakdown of the different cloud characteristics, service models, and deployment models, check out my blog Climbing to the Top: Understanding Major Cloud Service Providers.
Cloud Computing Audit:
In general, an audit is when a third party, independent group is engaged to obtain evidence through inquiry, physical inspection, observation, confirmation, analytics procedures, and/or re-performance.
In a cloud computing audit, a variation of these steps are completed in order to form an opinion over the design and operational effectiveness of controls identified in the following areas:
- Communication
- Security incidents
- Network security
- System development or change management
- Risk management
- Data management
- Vulnerability and remediation management
- Tone at the top or leaderships commitment to transparency and ethical behavior
What are cloud computing audit objectives?
During the planning and execution stages of an audit, it's important to have a clear understanding of what the objectives of the audit include. Companies should strive to align their business objectives with the objectives of the audit. This will ensure that time and resources spent will help achieve a strong internal control environment and lower the risk of a qualified opinion.
Auditors use objectives as a way of concluding on the evidence they obtain. Below is a sample list of cloud computing objectives that can be used by auditor and businesses alike.
- Define a Strategic IT Plan: The use of IT resources should align with company business strategies. When defining this objective, some key considerations should include whether IT investments are supported by a strong business case and what education will be required during the rollout of new IT investments.
- Define the Information Architecture: The information architecture includes the network, systems, and security requirements needed to safeguard the integrity and security of information. Whether the information is at rest, in-transit or being processed.
- Define the IT Processes, Organization, and Relationships: Creating processes that are documented, standardized, and repeatable creates for a more stable IT environment. Businesses should focus on creating policies and procedures that include organization structure, roles and responsibilities, system ownership, risk management, information security, segregation of duties, change management, incident management, and disaster recovery.
- Communicate Management Aims and Direction: Management should make sure its policies, mission, and objectives are communicated across the organization.
- Assess and Manage IT Risks: Management should document those risks that could affect the objectives of the company. These could include security vulnerabilities, laws and regulations, access to customer or other sensitive information, etc.
- Identify Vendor Management Security Controls: As companies are relying on other vendors such as AWS to host their infrastructure or ADP for payroll processing, companies need to identify those risks that could affect the reliability, accuracy, and safety of sensitive information.
The list above is just a small sample of objectives that should be considered. The Information Systems Audit and Control Association, now known as ISACA is an independent, nonprofit which "engages in the development, adoption and use of globally accepted, industry-leading knowledge and practices for information systems." For a more comprehensive list of objectives, reference ISACA's IT Control Objectives for Cloud Computing: Controls and Assurance in the Cloud.
What is the scope of a cloud computing audit?
The scope of a cloud computing audit will include the procedures specific to the subject of the audit. Additionally, it will include the IT general controls related to organization and administrative, communication, risk assessment, monitoring activities, logical and physical access, systems operations, and change management. An auditor is free to review and require evidence for any of controls identifies within these areas to gain the required assurance that controls are designed and operate effectively. It is also important to note that the controls that are maintained by a vendor are not included in the scope of a cloud computing audit.
What type of tests will auditors perform?
As mentioned before, auditors rely on different types of procedures such as inquiry, physical inspection, observation, confirmation, analytics procedures, and/or re-performance to collect evidence. These test procedures will be used in combination to obtain evidence to provide an opinion on the service being audited. Below are example tests performed for each of the IT general control areas identified above. Note that this is not an all-inclusive list.
|Control Area
|Organization and Administration
|Risk Assessment
|Monitoring Activities
|Logical and Physical Access
|Systems Operations
|Change Management
Cloud computing audits have a become a standard as users are realizing that risks exist since their data is being hosted by other organizations. To combat that, they are requesting different forms of cloud computing audits to gain assurance and lower the risk of their information being lost or hacked.
Cloud computing audits come in different forms such as SOC 1 & SOC 2 reporting, HITRUST, PCI, and FedRAMP. Depending on your needs, one of these should fulfil your audit requirements.
For more information on cloud computing audits check out the following Linford & Co articles:
- How Long Does a SOC Examination Take?
- What is a SOC 2 Report? Expert Advice You Need to Know
- SOC 2 Reporting: New 2017 Trust Services Criteria (TSP Section 100)
- What is HITRUST Certification & What is Required for Compliance?
- FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring – What Are the Responsibilities of CSPs and 3PAOs?
- What is a SOC 1 Report? Expert Advice You Need to Know
Jaclyn Finney started her career as an auditor in 2009. She started with Linford & Co., LLP. in 2016 and is currently a manager with the firm. She is a CISA with a special focus on SOC, HITRUST, FedRAMP and royalty examinations. Jaclyn works with her clients to provide a process that meets the needs of each customer and generates a tailored report that is useful to the client and the users of the report.


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Monthly Archives: May 2015
It's like Mad Men, but funnier…and with less misogyny…
|May 27, 2015
|Posted by Wes Hazard under cambridge, comedy, wes hazard
Taking over the IB Comedy Lottery for 1 week only check out "Buy This!…You'll Feel Better!" a hilarious evening of comedy & advertising.
The show will open up with some selected open comedy lottery spots. Then you'll see featured stand-up Liam McGurk, Srilatha Rajamani, & Christine An.
We'll move into the marketing side of things with a lecture from LEGENDARY brand strategist Todd Spaulding!
Finally Wes Hazard will take you on a tour through some of the most off the wall print ads of the last century.
Best part? You don't really have to buy anything because this show is FREE!
What a great night for stories…
|May 27, 2015
|Posted by Wes Hazard under Uncategorized
You always hope for the win, but you know, I really can't complain, it was a thoroughly awesome show. Happy to report that I took home 3rd place at Massmouth's the season-ending Big Mouth Off @ The Coolidge Corner Theater. The audience was treated to 12 of the best tales of the last month and I got to get up on stage on one of my absolute favorite places in the city. Many thanks to Massmouth and it's incredible staff & volunteers, especially the ever-working Norah Dooley.
Also, I can't forget to shout out 1st place winner Myles Green & 2nd place winner Christine McDonnell!


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Blasters guitarist Dave Alvin spent the early '90s touring with the Pleasure Barons, featuring Mojo Nixon and Beat Farmers drummer/singer Country Dick Montana. Their rowdy stage show was chronicled on a 1993 concert album that didn't include the following encounter with an audience member.
"Some guy in the audience in Isla Vista was heckling me nonstop," Alvin tells me, "and Mojo...jumped off the stage, grabbed the loudmouth, threw him to the floor, and dry-humped him into submission while the audience cheered. The poor heckler -- after Mojo was finished punishing him -- ran out the front door and probably never heckled anyone again. When Mojo jumped back onstage, Country Dick said, 'Good job, Mojo. Please come by my room later.'"
You might spot Alvin having a taco at El Indio in Old Town before he hits the stage at Acoustic Music San Diego in Normal Heights on Saturday, November 5. A tribute to Montana -- "10 Years Without Dick" -- takes place at the Casbah on Monday, November 7; the Penetrators (for whom Montana once drummed) will reunite for the event.
More from SDReader
- More stories by Jay Allen Sanford
- Bunny call — Nov. 6, 2013
- Dave Alvin and Some Tilt — Aug. 10, 2011
- Cat Fight! — Nov. 10, 2005
- Dave Alvin's Powerful Lips — Nov. 3, 2005
- Devil in the Details — Sept. 15, 2005


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Bobble Battleby drazil100 - Jam Entry
Welcome to Bobble Battle! Protect your friends from your dark foes as they collect the crystals that keep you alive.
This is the Ludum Dare 36 jam submission for Adam Higerd, Austin Allman, and Aaron Stouder.
Arrow keys / WASD: Move player
Space: Attack
Escape: Pause
Left Click: Select a friend
Right Click: Instruct friend to move
Map tiles and pointer icon from "Hard Vacuum" by Daniel Cook (lostgarden.com)
Background music "Unearthly Chaos" by LacesLawless (http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/541977)
Downloads and Links
Nice job friends! It was a little difficult to find out what I was supposed to be doing, but after that I had a lot of fun.
The is overall great. There is not much i would change, but perhaps end goal would have been fun.
Hey, this is certainly would be a great game to play multiplayer. At the very beginning, it is a little "where am i supposed to go", but after a one or two minutes, you get it, and then, it is ok. This concept is nice, it made simply but efficiently. Good job.
Fun little game, though I wasn't really sure what I was doing at first. More enemy/combat variety would be cool.
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TEAMS: Teams entering the Jam should pick a single representative to submit your game, or create a team specific account you can share. We currently do not support Team Voting, but sharing an account and together playing and rating games is acceptable.
CAN I ENTER BOTH EVENTS?: You should pick 1 event, whichever you think it'll do better in. If the idea is strong, and everything plays well enough, you can go Compo. If you're a perfectionist, and would prefer people to play a more polished game, do the Jam. Many solo participants enter the Jam.
If you made 2 games, unfortunately, the website doesn't support multiple submissions per user. To submit your 2nd game, you will have to make a 2nd account. Only do this if you made 2 games. Alternatively, if one game is better than the other, then consider just entering the better game.
CAN I KEEP WORKING UNTIL THE DEADLINE?: Yes! Immediately after the 48 or 72 hours, we do something called Submission Hour. As the name suggests, it's an extra hour for you to package, upload, and submit your games. If there were catastrophic issues trying submitting your game, or you misunderstood how submissions work, that's okay. It happens. We're flexible. If you need advice, check with the folks on IRC. If you need an admin, get in touch.
CAN I KEEP WORKING ON MY GAME?: Oh definitely! You should! But for the sake of judging, keep the Compo or Jam version around. You can include a link to the Post-Compo/Post-Jam version of your game on your games page, but sure your main links are the original version.
PORTS: Ports to other platforms can be done after the deadline. That said, the sooner you finish your port, the sooner people can play your game, improving your chances of placing in the final results. For best results, provide a Web version of your game, or a Windows version with no dependencies. Also be sure to rate at least 20 games to improve your visibility (Coolness).
MY GAME CRASHES, IS UNBEATABLE, OR I MADE A TYPO: We allow you to fix crashes, win condition, or tiny bugs after the deadline. In a sense, this is like "porting" to support more players. We leave this open to interpretation, but generally speaking your game should be identical to the game you submitted. No new features, just fixing mistakes you should have caught had you been better rested.
MY GAME DOESN'T SHOW UP: If you can't find your game, it's usually because the URL to your downloads are missing 'http://'. Fix your URLs (http://mysite.com/mygame.zip) and you will show up. Alternatively, if you just posted it, wait a minute. The cache may not have refreshed yet.
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The usage of solar power has advanced by leaps and bounds over the past few years. The panel technology has improved a lot with passing days. Gradually the experts started looking for sustainable design ideas where they can implement the solar power. Eventually, they came up with the innovative idea of incorporating green energy into the furniture. The outcomes are pleasing both the environment and the eyes.
The designs and patterns of furniture have moved beyond their status of only being used as storage or seating components. The amalgamation of solar energy with the furniture has helped to uphold the status of the furniture as modern shelters combined up with user- friendly technology. Here some of the innovative LEED certified furniture described below:
- Solar powered table:
One needs to place the particular furniture on the solar-paneled square. The charging will begin automatically through an inductive scope. The tables are made of wood and steel. It provides wind and heating protection during the colder months.
Heating loungers can be installed in a hilly area that includes waterfalls. The heating loungers enhance the ambiance of the resting area by offering wind protection and heating.
It is an outdoor/ indoor solar powered lamp which can be manufactured in accordance with the different locations and latitude. It is a custom- made global product which can be used in specific locations. The lamps light up automatically at dark. The brightness of the lamps grows gradually from the dusk to the night. Its capacity of the power generation can be controlled by tilting the solar panels at different angles.
This is something very innovative which is ideal for enhancing the beauty of a wall. It signifies the linear time by reflecting the impression of any building across the street. It depicts the cyclical time by representing the sun's rhythms in the shape of the curve.
The creative ideas behind manufacturing the sustainable design concept sound very interesting. If one is looking for the LEED certified solar powered furniture, NEA studio, located in Brooklyn, New York, could be the best option.


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Yoooo, I'm in Brussels. I'm at another art fair and frankly my dears I am knackered and can't wait to get back to London, my bed, and back to living my life. Has the whirlwind abated from last week? No. But my mood has and I feel lighter, chiller and more resolved to make changes big and small for a new and improved version of moi for the coming month. Ahhh May, I hope you are as full but not as intense as April. We'll just have to wait and see now won't we?
With that I am going to give you another bore of a post on my bullshit brain waves because ya, I've been working at an art fair for hours on end and have zero brain juice to give this week. Next week, I promise to have something actually about art and actually substantial. Till then, here's my to do list for this week.
Edit essays
Re-read essays
Hand in essays
Freak out about essays
Go to Carlos Reyes opening at Arcadia Missa
Go to Limoncello opening
Go see Oliver Laric's show at Austrian Cultural Forum
Meet with professors for coffee
Work job 1
Work job 2
Stop smoking
Go get pizza and beer with friend
Make plans with friends for next week
Take walks in the park
Get braids in hair
Totally transform wardrobe/look (or attempt to)
Make out with no one
Hang out with roommates
Compile next issue of magazine
Write article on art fairs
Write article on shows in London
Find place for friend to stay in New York
Think about a visit to New York
Think about a visit to Nancy
Think about a trip to the beach
Think about dissertation topic
Contact dissertation tutor
Deal with breakout on face
Restructure time for more reading
Stop thinking about boys
Make risotto for a friend
Contemplate nipple piercing
Talk to parents
Talk to gallery partner
Go on studio visit
Sleep at least 7 hours a night for at least 3 nights
Don't do drugs
Eat more raw vegetables
Find Thai young coconut and drink
Go to more art shows
Pay people money
Spend less money
Send postcards and letters
Think about going to Venice
Buy more underwear
Buy white sneakers
Buy summer slippers
Email friends in New York
Get wallet for coins
Think about a trip to Paris
Finish reading novel
Return novel
Think about seeing a therapist
Make French toast
Buy edible plants and plant them in the garden
Watch animated films
Watch new Julian Moore film about memory loss
Only drink 3x a week
Think of a new hobby to learn
Research Ikebana classes in London
Go to yoga
Download new music
Buy new lipstick
Go to perfume shop and get samples
Hug and talk to a lot of people


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Looking for Great Accommodation in Veracruz?What to Look for When Selecting the Best Hotels
Looking for excellent accommodation in Veracruz? If you are new Veracruz, picking the perfect hotel can be overwhelming, especially with the many options available. Veracruz has a lot of sightseeing destinations, and if you are planning to visit most of them, you will need a place to stay. Keep reading to find out what to look for when picking the right hotel in Veracruz.
Location is the first thing you need to consider when choosing hotels in Veracruz. Ideally, you need a hotel that is close to your frequent destinations such that you can move around quickly and freely. In this case, city center is ideal for persons who are looking to spend as little money as they can on transport costs. While centrally located hotels in Veracruz are expensive than those found in the suburbs, you will not only have the opportunity to try out different foods, but you will also have access to various services. Therefore, be vigilant and understand the precise location of the hotel you want to stay in.
Secondly, you need to check what amenities are offered at your preferred hotel. Hotels in Veracruz usually list what they have on their websites, and with most, what you see is what you will get. Therefore, if you do not find Wi-Fi, laundry services, swimming pool or a gym on their websites, the probabilities of you not finding these services are high. However, it is always advisable that you contact the hotel and find out if the services they have listed on the websites are still being provided because not all hotels update their website.
What's more, you need to draw up a budget table with estimates on how much you would pay for accommodation. Put into considerations the amenities you would want to receive along with the additional taxi fares if needed. How much money you are going to pay for a hotel is subject to the number of stars that a hotel has, so, you should follow your budget plans and select a hotel that you can manage to pay for its services.
Undoubtedly, everyone wants to feel secure while they are staying at the best hotels. Your safety is a priority, especially when you are visiting a new place. In this regard, request the hotel manager what security features they have put in place- look whether they are security alarms, guards, lights and cameras in every hotel room.
Put into consideration these essential factors when choosing the best hotels in Veracruz and I am sure you will have an enjoyable stay with only good things to say when you return.
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Reynolds' Flinn picks up first Division I offer
Reynolds' rising junior quarterback Alex Flinn has received his first Division I offer from East Carolina University.
Flinn announced the offer on Twitter Thursday morning.
He threw for 3,972 yards and 40 touchdowns while leading the Rockets to the 3AA state title game and a third straight WMAC championship in 2017.
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The main question is if the world's thinnest MacBook Air can include everything that a modern business person needs. Is it really functional?
At first it seemed that nothing new, fresh, unusual and exclusive in laptops' world can be invented. But here appeared MacBook Air.
At first, what really impresses is the fact that its weight is just 1.36 kg. But the fact that really shocks is that its thickness varies from .6 to .75-inch. It looks that this Apple MacBook Air can be a wonderful boon for people who highly appreciate both style and functionality of their laptops. Speaking about the functionality I would like to say that it is Apple. No more comments.
For comparison, imagine only that the thickest part of this Apple MacBook is thinner than the thinnest part of Sony TZ laptop.
The black keyboard is LED backlit. Exclusive feature of the laptop is its multitouch track pad that opens absolutely new possibilities for its user.
The creators guarantee like a self-evident fact that there will be no scratches on its surface and screen. Nice form, extraordinary design and, of course, its thinness are half of the battle.
So, generally, a lot of functions and incredible design of this masterpiece have already attracted a lot of attention. Personally I can't even imagine, how many talks and discussions it will cause in the nearest future.


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Where to eat in Izmir – a food and dining guide
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Fussy eaters won't go hungry in Izmir. From traditional Turkish cuisine to exotic dishes and hearty British food, the city is awash with dining establishments that satisfy the most whimsical cravings. A locals' favorite is the scrumptious Aegean cuisine served in seaside resorts: freshly caught fish and seafood served with a crunchy salad and washed down with a traditional glass of Raki.
Something of a local dish is Mucver, which look like pancakes or fritters made with zucchini, eggs, and feta cheese. In winter, locals opt for the Tarhana soup, made from dried yoghurt, tomatoes, and tarhana dough.
This upmarket area is a long promenade bustling with restaurants, bars and cafes. Near the seaside, Alsancak is a great break from the chaos further inland and around the Bazaar. There are few types of cuisine you won't find here, but the specialty is fish – so fantastic, it shouldn't be missed. Watch the sunset from a fine restaurant overlooking the ocean while eating traditional Turkish food and a variety of seafood. One of the best dining experiences can be had in Yengec Restaurant. Try the chef's special: sea bass with pesto and mushroom or sea bass and grouper covered in oyster sauce – delicious!
• Yengec Restaurant, Ataturk Caddesi, n. 314/A1. Tel: + 90 232 4645757
This area features dozens of open-air restaurants, cafes and bars which are busy every day. Here you'll find top-notch restaurants serving the local specialty of sea bream. Kordonboyu is the most idyllic place to watch the sunset in Izmir while enjoying mussels, beer and French fries on alfresco tables. Locals flock to Deniz Restaurant - an old favorite facing the Kordon - for the best fish in town. It might be a bit pricey but the mezes like octopus in oregano and baked sardines are worth the extravagance. Order tuzda balik, fish baked in a block of salt, which is to die-for.
• Deniz Restaurant, Ataturk Caddesi, n. 188. Tel: + 90 232 464 4499
The historical market district of Izmir, Kemeralti is home to some of the cheapest eateries in the city. Not only does bazaar feature tucked-away corners where they serve reviving Turkish coffee and apple tea, but there are also inexpensive Lahmacun Salons, where locals gather to eat Turkish food. Treat yourself to a Turkish pizza with a Lahmacun meat spicy topping accompanied by a cold yogurt drink. For the best Gozleme in town, head to Gozlemecim Restaurant, a cozy eatery near Kemeralti Market where they offer hundreds of these dishes. Their chicken-cheese-mushroom gozleme is a religious experience.
• Gozlemecim Restaurant, Ozbeck Akkum, 897 sokak, n.19 Kemeralti. Tel: + 90 232 44 52748
The restaurants in this seaside resort offer a friendly atmosphere and exquisite fresh seafood. A local's favorite is Akinin Yeri, a great place to indulge yourself in delicious seafood appetizers. With its friendly atmosphere and reasonable prices, this eatery is perfect for families. Right next to a little old-style fishing harbor stands Sahil Restaurant Urla. As the restaurant offers table service in its beautiful terrace, customers can enjoy the fresh air and admire the sea view while they savor the Chef's special: deep fry red mullet. You can't go wrong on baby squid with sevketi-bostan - a local delicacy extracted from wild herb's roots.
• Akinin Yeri, Ozbek, n. 16. Tel: + 90 232 753 0303• Sahil Restaurant, Iskele Mahellesi 2121 Sk. No. 8. Tel: + 90 232 752 33 62.
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Originating from the Western Mediterranean region the Havanese has developed along the Spanish and Italian coastal region and it seems that ocean navigating Italian captains imported these dogs into Cuba. The political events in Cuba however have led to the total disappearance of the old blood lines of this breed in Cuba; apparently a few dogs were smuggled out of Cuba into the United States; their descendants have survived in the U.S.A. Also known as the Bichon Havanais.
Because they are exceptionally bright, gentle and responsive they are natural companion dogs. They are affectionate, amiable, playful, of a happy nature and a bit of a clown, becoming very attached to their human families. They are very sociable and will get along with everyone including other dogs and cats and because they adore children will play endlessly with them. They should never show signs of aggression and it is not in their nature to bark alot.
Height: 8-11 (20-28cms)
Weight: 7-13 lbs (3-6kgs)
Group: Toy Dog
This sturdy little dog with lots of long, slightly wavy and silky soft hair is quite low on his legs making him slightly longer than he is tall. Even though they look fragile, this is one tough and agile little dog. They come in just about every colour and mixture of colours.
Even though it has been said that they are non-shedding, the reality is all dogs shed to some degree. This breed will benefit from frequent grooming sessions several times a week. Routine grooming will assist to keep your dogs skin, coat, teeth, gums and nails in peak condition. If you don't have the time to bath or groom your dog, your local dog grooming parlour provides these services.
Life Expectancy
Around 14-15 years
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They are known to be a generally healthy, long living little dog however, just like other dog breeds the Havanese can be prone to some genetic hereditary disorders. If you take into account the other breeds that played a factor in the development of the Havanese, like the Maltese, Bichon Frise and Toy Poodle, it stands to reason that they will have many similar hereditary problems that are encountered in these other breeds such as luxating patellas, poodle eye and dry skin. Always try to feed quality dog food to ensure a healthy happy dog.
These playful little dogs are suitable for apartment life and will do okay without a yard, because they are born to live in your home, and not in a patio or a kennel. As they are very active little fellows indoors they will need to be taken on daily walks. They make perfect companions and playmates for families and other pets.
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As part of its Gold Box deals of the day, Amazon has an Echo Dot and TP-Link Smart Plug combo for just $50.98, a savings of $39 from their regular pricing. These items normally sell for around $50 and $40 respectively, but both are currently on sale for a bit less. Even compared to the discounted pricing, this bundle still saves you an additional $9 off and makes for easily the best Echo Dot combo we've seen lately.
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Canada Poised for Decades of Slow Growth, Economist Says
Canada is at the threshold of a new era.
Unfortunately, it could be an era of slow growth, smaller business profits, and a constrained stock market, according to a report from Desjardins Capital Markets.
"The Canadian economy is now in a new era, and many standards for the Canadian economy…are now lower than they have been in the past," said Benoit Durocher, senior economist at the Quebec-based firm and the author of the report.


text: By Chandini Monnappa Oct 16 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday after reports said Saudi Arabia was preparing to acknowledge the death of a Saudi journalist in a botched interrogation, easing tensions between the oil-rich kingdom and the Western world. Meanwhile, a rebound in Italian assets propped up battered equities, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rising 0.25 percent, pulling away from a 19-month trough touched on Thursday. The Indonesian and Vietnamese indexes led gains in the region, settling 1.3 percent and 1.2 percent higher, respectively. Document management services provider Multifiling Mitra Indonesia jumped 9.74 percent while financing company Trust Finance Indonesia rose as much as 12.82 percent during the day. Philippine shares, the worst performers in the region with a 19 percent year-to-date fall as of last close, rose 0.9 percent with gains across sectors. Lender BDO Unibank Inc closed 1.9 percent higher while beverage and food maker Universal Robina Corp rose nearly 4 percent. "Prices are attractive, the market could take this as an opportunity to buy," said Fio Dejesus, an equity research analyst with RCBC securities. "The decline in the market is huge year-to-date. So, some players might be thinking that the headwinds are already priced in." Malaysian shares gained 0.5 percent while Thai shares session marginally higher after see-sawing in the session. Singapore, the sole loser in the region, was down 0.3 percent. "Singapore's volumes have come down, so I feel there's a wait-and-see approach among investors," said Joel Ng, Analyst at KGI Securities. Singapore markets have slipped about 10.83 percent this year as of Monday's close. For Asian Companies click; SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS AT 0914 GMT Change on the day Market Current Previous close Pct Move Singapore 3034.31 3045.97 -0.38 Bangkok 1697.62 1696.16 0.09 Manila 6987.02 6926.51 0.87 Jakarta 5800.817 5727.256 1.28 Kuala Lumpur 1736.84 1728.74 0.47 Ho Chi Minh 963.37 951.64 1.23 Change on year Market Current End prev yr Pct Move Singapore 3034.31 3402.92 -10.83 Bangkok 1697.62 1753.71 -3.20 Manila 6987.02 8,558.42 -18.36 Jakarta 5800.817 6,355.65 -8.73 Kuala Lumpur 1736.84 1796.81 -3.34 Ho Chi Minh 963.37 984.24 -2.12 (Reporting by Chandini Monnappa, additional reporting by Rashmi Ashok)


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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — ARKAY NON ALCOHOLIC CINNAMON WHISKY has officially entered the U.S. market. This alcohol-free whisky will join the ArKay family, which entered the U.S. market in 2011.
ARKAY Cinnamon whisky is a version of a combination of non-alcoholic American bourbon, Spanish sherry and Spanish Malaga aromas. It is the rare taste of a bonder's style Pot Still American Whisky and is known for its sophisticated and complex taste profile, possessing Cinnamon with spices. Hints of fresh coffee are also found in each taste of ARKAY Cinnamon Whisky.
"ARKAY Cinnamon non-alcoholic Whisky is characterized by full complex flavors," said Jose Jaramillo, VP North American beverages Division at ARKAY. "We are thrilled to bring ARKAY Cinnamon non-alcoholic Whisky to American whisky lovers as ARKAY has become highly desired."
Each batch of ARKAY Cinnamon is made from a mash of malted and un-malted barley aromas. ARKAY Cinnamon Whisky is distributed by ARKAY Beverages Inc.
ARKAY Cinnamon Whisky will be released in the U.S., beginning this month and sold at a suggested retail price of $49.99 for a 33.3 FL Oz. Pre-orders are accepted on line at www.arkaybeverages.com.
ARKAY Cinnamon joins ARKAY Beverages' portfolio of Whiskies including ARKAY honey and ARKAY Vanilla to be launched spring 2015.
Please taste ARKAY responsibly.
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ARKAY Beverages Inc. is the world's first alcohol-free liquor company and the largest subsidiary of Mougins, France-based ARKAY Distribution www.arkay.fr which remains a private company.
The company's leading non-alcoholic spirits include such prestigious brands as ARKAY Non-alcoholic Whisky, vodka, brandy, tequila, rum, gin, limoncello, margarita, orange napoleon, Irish cream, coffee liquor, peppermint, 84 new alcohol-free flavors are to be launched this year as well as a collection of non-alcoholic beer and cocktails sold in glass bottles, aluminum cans and kegs.
ARKAY Beverages Inc. is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
ARKAY reminds to everyone, "Don't drink and drive unless it's ARKAY(R)."
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Happy New Year
January 1st, 2014
A Chance Encounter
December 17th, 2013
Here's a shot of Vietnamese farmer which I took while walking the banks of a rice fields near where we were staying in Hoi An. Shot with my backup camera on this trip, a little Nikon D3100 that I picked up for less than $400 (it ain't about the camera anymore), this photo almost didn't happen. At first, I smiled and walked right on by this man, and then I said to myself, you have to photograph him- I went back, smiled again, made the universal without-words gestures for "can I take your picture" and he nodded and gave me this photograph. So glad I talked myself into going back- I'm a people photographer, but people take a lot of energy to photograph and sometimes, in fact, often, I let moments like this slip by. But Vietnam is a welcoming place and going back this time wasn't so hard a decision to make.
And So Winter Comes Roaring In
December 15th, 2013
We knew it would come and come it has, but this picture is from a previous storm. Just wanted to post it to get me in the mood for today's blast and then blow. Snow Blow that is. Not that it is a fancy pic but it is one of those where the human element gives you a bit of an idea of the scale of the thing you are looking at and the red, well, everyone knows that red attracts the eye- they say there was a time when NatGeo photographers, or, at least a couple of them, would carry red scarves with them just in case they needed some pop in the photo. I often used a red day pack to liven up a travel shot. Cheers, now out into the storm.
La Ciudad Perdida
December 13th, 2013
Just taking a look back at some old shoots and came on this one that I shot for Outside magazine (the art directors changed during the shoot and the story never ran, alas). I still remember when this young man wandered into our camp. He just came in, sat down, looked at us for maybe ten minutes without showing any emotion and then got up and left us wondering.
In Cameroon
December 12th, 2013
Well, it has been a while since I last posted, but what can you do- sometimes you get busy, sometimes you ride your bike. So let me start anew with this photo of a mental health patient in Cameroon started by and run by a most amazing woman, Yolanda van den Broek a Dutch woman who has worked as a mental health nurse in some of the toughest and most dangerous parts of Africa. What made this photo so special for me was the way this person turned to the camera and looked at me. No pretense, no posturing, just stillness. And, just to mention that photos like this were almost impossible in the days of film- this was was shot at 5000 ISO on a Nikon D700 and still came out without much noise or blur- hand held in the darkness.
Fiddling Away
November 27th, 2012
What a year it has been. Lots of work that took me all over the Maritimes plus some time in France and Italy, the Caribbean and soon some new work with an NGO in Asia. Can't wait. And besides all that I managed to log 16,000 k on my S-Works. That's a number that even I can barely comprehend but, suffice to say, there were many an adventure along the way. But what really made the last two months fun on the bike was the addition of the highly pocketable Canon S100 to my bag of camera goodies. I can drop this puppy into my jersey, not even notice it is there, and make some great photos while spinning away- easy one hand, or no hand, shooting, while on the bike- if I want. Anyway, it became my best biking buddy when everyone else had hung up their wheels to spin indoors.
What We Do
February 15th, 2012
What's Next- Los Bordos, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
February 6th, 2012
Busy busy busy but still, not to complain, there has been time to ski and swim- not quite tropical but topical. This image is from Los Bordos a poor illegal settlement in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. I was working there for CUSO International. A lot of time has been taken up editing the photos from six weeks of shooting there, so the memories are as strong as they were when I was in the country. I'm doing a presentation at Renaissance College in Fredericton this Wednesday about my experiences there. Sure to bring back a few more memories.
The Biking is Done (for 2011)
December 30th, 2011
A great day today. A great day yesterday. Nine below or five below and sunny is perfect for hiding in the woods and spinning a mountain bike. The four k. to get to Woolastook was a bit chilly- windy to be sure, but once inside the park and working the trails all was well. Icy in some parts, but usually room enough to use the crusty snow to stay upright and lots of room to do loops and let'er rip when the trail opened up. So that be that according to the weather man for 2011. A great year that taps out at 8950 k on the bikes. Not bad, not bad at all. And heck, only two days until the new season starts. Bring it on. Bring it on.
This is the End- The Bike Season Officially Closes-
December 18th, 2011
Okay, I got to stretch it out a bit by giving up my toes- but heck I didn't even know they were frozen till I got home and they started to thaw out. Still, nice to ride until almost the end of December even if the temp was around nine below. Not so cold that I couldn't get 50 last k in. Yippie. Only a bit over two months till the next go round. Now where did I put that trainer.


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Amsterdam to tourists: Get off the beaten path
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — The shimmering canals, world-class museums and nightlife here have always been a hit with visitors, but lately the tourist crush in central Amsterdam has grown almost intolerable.
Locals call the sound of suitcase wheels clanking on cobblestones "trolley terror." More annoying are the teams of drunks pedaling around on "beer bikes," sort of a pub on wheels. Around Christmas, police had to close off one of the city's main shopping streets for 20 minutes when the pedestrianized street became so crowded that shoppers could not exit the stores.
The people of Amsterdam are generally a welcoming lot. But especially for those who live or work in the compact city center, friendliness is being tested by the sometimes rowdy crowds of visitors and the pizza boxes and beer bottles they leave behind in the streets. Amsterdam hotels booked 12.5 million overnight stays in 2014, representing a substantial growth rate of more than 10 percent in just one year. That's in a city whose population of about 800,000 full-time residents has increased by 80,000 over the past decade.
Now, city leaders are working on strategies for dispersing the growing number of visitors across more parts of the city. Their goal is to relieve pressure on the main tourist areas while spreading tourist spending — and the related jobs — into neighborhoods that could use a jolt.
In a recent speech, Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan noted the challenge — but also the opportunity. "The overcrowding is really a problem," he said, "but it is a luxury problem. Many shrinking municipalities in the Netherlands, no, all municipalities in the Netherlands, would love to have our problem."
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One of Amsterdam's strategies is to re-think the location and role of hotels. Developers are responding to the tourist boom by building thousands of hotel rooms. New municipal guidelines encourage proposed hotels to locate outside the city center, preferably in existing buildings that can be transformed. The guidelines say hotels should offer new and exciting concepts that add something to the neighborhood — and attract locals as well as foreign visitors. The goal is to create a more diverse product for a wider range of people, and to try and spread out the tourists across the entire city and region.
Some interesting projects have been developed since the policy took effect. One transformed an old tram depot into a cultural hotspot with a cinema, food court and galleries in addition to rooms for guests. An old Shell Oil office tower is now being turned into a hotel that also features a nightclub and recording studios.
Volkshotel manager José Dol: "For now we're good, because the hotel business is thriving …. But when it goes down, hotels like ours are the first that suffer from competition like Airbnb." (Letty Reimerink)
A number of projects have popped up on the East side of town, a residential area 10 minutes by bike to the city center. Here, new hotels can be found in former schools, hospitals and office buildings.
The newest hotspot is the Volkshotel (People's Hotel), located in the former offices of the national newspaper Volkskrant. Since opening its doors last June, the hotel has developed into a meeting place for the neighborhood. With a rooftop restaurant, a night bar, meeting rooms and studios for artists, this place has a 24-hour buzz. It mostly attracts a younger, creative clientele that likes this unique atmosphere.
"We want people to mingle," says the hotel manager, José Dol. "People from the neighborhood take their laptop and work in the lounge or they meet for a coffee. We also organize or host events for the neighborhood, like the roller-skate disco for kids that is coming up soon."
Another nearby hotel, Casa 400, also wants to play an active part in the neighborhood. Hans Vugts, the hotel manager, explains: "We organize a neighborhood barbecue once a year. More on a practical level, we offer neighbors a friendship card, with which they can get a 10 percent discount on all our services. So many people come here to work, eat or have a coffee. They can even leave their clothes here for the dry cleaners, and pick it up in the evening."
Vugts initiated a regular meeting among area hotel managers and municipal representatives. They've joined forces in putting Amsterdam East on tourist maps, with bicycle and walking routes showing how to get there. In hopes of persuading guests to avoid the center's most clogged destinations, the Volkshotel even uses the slogan: "Why go to Dam Square when you have Amsterdam East at your feet?"
An old Shell Oil office tower in Amsterdam is now being turned into a hotel that also features a nightclub and recording studios. (Letty Reimerink)
According to Dol, this really appeals to the young, creative crowd that her hotel caters to. "The Scandinavians especially like to explore what's hip and new and want to go off the beaten track," she says.
Vugts says he encounters more difficulty convincing his guests to linger in the neighborhood. But even if they do go into the center, his visitors are doing more shopping and eating in Amsterdam East than they would otherwise. "Most people are visiting Amsterdam for the first time," he says. "They just leave their bags and hop on the metro or train to visit the Rijksmuseum and the canals."
Selling the region
Marketing plays a big part in Amsterdam's strategies. Since 2009, Amsterdam Marketing, the agency responsible for city promotion, has been trying to entice Amsterdam visitors to also visit sights in the surrounding region. The campaign is called "Visit Amsterdam, See Holland." In January, it won a coveted award from the UN agency that promotes sustainable tourism.
The campaign involved a lot of advertising to interest tourists in distant harbor towns, beaches and tulip gardens. It also required a major amount of regional cooperation among 27 municipalities, private entrepreneurs and transport companies.
One product of this cooperation is the Amsterdam City Card which combines local transport fares and admission to museums in the city and surrounding region. For €13.50, visitors can also combine local transport with regional buses, to make it easier to reach the sights outside the city. Since the campaign began, the number of tourists that also visit a place outside Amsterdam has increased by 30 percent; their spending outside Amsterdam has grown by €300 million.
Casa 400 hotel manager Hans Vugts: People from the neighborhood get discounts on hotel services. (Letty Reimerink)
Amsterdam Marketing works the travel media by sending foreign journalists out into the neighborhoods to discover a new side of the city. Hans Vugts is willing to let them stay for free at Casa 400, under one condition: They have to go cycling with him through the neighborhood. "I show them the local market, the impressive new and old architecture and I take them for a coffee in the only remaining 17th-century estate," he says. "They are amazed at what they experience. So suddenly a piece about Amsterdam East pops up in a Canadian newspaper. Which is great, but sadly, not enough."
Inside the city limits, neighborhood-level districts used to have some responsibility for tourism and promotion. But that authority was given entirely to Amsterdam Marketing in 2013. The agency uses three pillars for promoting Amsterdam: creativity, innovation and merchant spirit. Almost every neighborhood has something that fits this framework and is worth promoting. But the question always is: Can it compete in visitors' minds with the Anne Frank House, Rembrandt and Van Gogh?
A glut of rooms?
Some argue that the municipality could be even bolder about pushing tourism into the neighborhoods. José Dol says the city missed a big opportunity a few years ago when an extension of the Stedelijk modern art museum was built next to the Van Gogh Museum. "They should have built it outside the city center," Dol says. "That would really have made an impact to alleviate the city center and give a boost to one of the neighborhoods."
For now, the new neighborhood hotels are thriving. Occupancy rates are at a healthy 75 to 80 percent. In Amsterdam East alone, there are plans for several more hotels, including some that belong to big chains and some that don't. An additional 2,000 hotel rooms will open this year in the city center — despite the city's focus on locating hotels in the neighborhoods and despite the successful protests of inhabitants against some of them.
The question is: How many hotel rooms can Amsterdam absorb? With over 26,000 of them, Amsterdam already has one of Europe's highest ratios of hotels per inhabitants. The so-called "sharing economy" is also a factor. Unlike Barcelona or Berlin, Amsterdam has adopted a welcoming stance toward Airbnb. That puts another 10,000 short-term rental rooms into the city's mix of tourist lodging options.
Hoteliers are sure a downturn will come eventually. There could be a terrorist attack, or a new economic crisis, or a new hip city to visit that overtakes Amsterdam. It is difficult to predict. Joep Theunissen, manager of the Stay Okay youth hostel in Amsterdam East, thinks that the smaller hotels will suffer first when occupancy rates drop. "These hotels need to have an occupancy rate of 75 percent to survive," Theunissen says. "The bigger chain hotels are more flexible and can drop their prices without perishing."
To the new neighborhood hotels, Airbnb also represents serious competition for the kind of tourist who is willing to venture off the beaten path. "For now we're good, because the hotel business is thriving and I expect it to stay this way for at least five more years," Dol says. "But when it goes down, hotels like ours are the first that suffer from competition like Airbnb."
Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of José Dol. It has been corrected.
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