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Filmmaker Jon Rafman made about arcade fighting games, childhood, junk food, and the tragedy of beating a video. There's a lot of big ideas here, and Codes of Honor is worth a watch.
Codes of Honor was created in memory of New York arcade Chinatown Fair, but it's much more than that. Much more.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Kiero Small wasn't used to holding the football during his Arkansas career. So when the fullback pulled in a short pass from Brandon Allen and looked at the goal line last Saturday, a thought flashed into his head.
Better make it count.
"When I saw the goal line, I said, 'Man, I've got to get in,'" Small said. "There's no telling the next time I'll be able to get that close. So I said, 'I've got to get in now.'"
Small made good on that plan, showing enough athleticism to stay in bounds and then power to bull through two defenders for a 10-yard touchdown. It was the second touchdown of his career and part of a big return for the senior, who missed all but one game last season because of a broken foot.
Arkansas coach Bret Bielema and offensive coordinator Jim Chaney insisted all summer Small would play a big role in the Razorbacks' offensive plans this season and proof came last week. The tailback touched the ball seven times (four rushing attempts, three receptions) and logged roughly 50 snaps in the win.
It was more than Small had ever played in a game at Arkansas. Bielema could tell.
"I had to give him a hard time and said he looked like a worn out dog on Saturday afternoon when we got done," Bielema said. "He said that was the most snaps that he'd taken since high school. Obviously, it was a big spike in his production and the reason we did that is he gives us a very good chance to have success."
Small only managed four touches during the first 14 games of his career, serving primarily as a run blocker in an offense built more around quarterbacks and multiple-receiver formations under former coach Bobby Petrino. Small still made an impact when he was on the field, proving to be a punishing blocker. But it wasn't unusual for his snap total to top out between 25 or 30 plays on good days.
It changed when Bielema arrived with plans to build an offense around a power run game. The coach immediately recognized Small as someone who appeared to be a perfect fit for what they were trying to accomplish.
"I've counted my blessings in many ways since coming to Arkansas, and he might be my favorite," Bielema said. "For him to be able to be around with us this year — to realize he got hurt a year ago and have the opportunity to be with us this year — has been worth its weight in gold."
Small's top responsibility remains in his run blocking. He did his job well Saturday, helping tailbacks Jonathan Williams (151 yards) and Alex Collins (131 yards) top the 100-yard mark. But Small was happy to get involved in other ways.
"He touched it seven times for a fullback? Well he's done for the year. We don't have to do that anymore now do we?" Arkansas offensive coordinator Jim Chaney. "No, he's earned the right to touch that ball. … He's a good little running back. I don't have a problem with him touching the ball. He's a good football player."
Small said it felt good to make an impact with the ball in his hands.
But he's not expecting to evolve into a primary ball carrier.
"We got the win. I helped put some points on the board, but I don't see myself as a pretty boy in any way, shape or form," Small said. "If it's thrown, I'm going to catch it and try and make something happen. We've got a lot of guys that can make plays over here. When my number's called, I just try and make the best out of it."
Small does intend to play plenty this season whether he gets the ball or not, though.
That's the reason he worked hard in the offseason, becoming one of strength coach Ben Herbert's most visible success stories. Small committed himself to the program, trimmed weight and added strength. Small said he weighed 268 pounds when he arrived on campus two years ago, but is 240 pounds now.
Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen said it shows on the field.
"That comes down to conditioning," Allen said of Small's ability to log more than 50 snaps. "I know Kiero got himself in the best shape of his life and he's able to go a lot more plays in a row without getting winded. And his strength is still up too.
"So having him be able to just power people just like he used to and run a lot more routes is definitely huge for us. In both the run and the pass game."
It wouldn't have been possible if Small was healthy last season.
The fullback stopped short of saying he's happy about the foot injury that sidelined him because of the good fortune of being able to play under Bielema. But after logging more than 50 snaps and getting seven touches in the new offense's debut Saturday, he's further convinced that things "happen for a reason."
"It's not the worst thing in the world anymore," Small said.


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This week, Aaron is joined by Blake Wexler, a stand-up comedian that started in Philadelphia at the tender age of 15, moved on to do comedy in Boston while attending Emerson, and now lives and performs in Los Angeles. Blake and Aaron get silly. Listen to this week's episode below and subscribe on iTunes.
Blake Wexler is the host of his own weekly podcast The Blake Wexler Show. You can see him perform this week at Helium Comedy Club with Todd Glass.
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Why does almost every podcast I listen to makes mention about how no one listens to it?
It's like the "How's everybody doing tonight? Anyone from out of town?" of podcasts.


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Christian Laettner was probably enlisted to coach in, and sell tickets for, the "Big Blue All Stars vs the Villains" event at UK's Rupp Arena exhibition game because the folks at Kentucky hate him. Like a villain.
Delivered effectively, a pitch bringing up "The Stomp" and "The Shot" would totally rake in some coin for the V Foundation, too.
Yet, while it's rewarding to see Laettner cuecard his way through a dim-witted script, it's impossible to disagree with Matt Sprinkle's assessment that it proves Laettner "is still a cunt," even if it's infuriating proof that Laettner's good at the whole villain thing even when he isn't.
Big Blue All Stars vs the Villains Monday October 24 at Rupp Arena [WYMT]


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But assuming you're more than a sperm donor, you're supposed to father. What's the alternative, abandon your child? Sets the bar pretty low, IMO.
Besides, you can hardly call yourself a father without a son around to hit and bite the water balloons. I'd look pretty silly standing up there by myself dropping them off the house.


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Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5 mile tri-oval. Like a classic Western, this race is bound to have several twists and turns.
It took 11 years for a driver to win twice at Texas. Only four drivers have won at Texas multiple times, and their names aren't Johnson or Gordon.
Texas is known for liking things big. Fitting this track is most analogous to Atlanta and Charlotte. That means speed. Lots of speed. Plus, Texas has enough grooves where cars can actually pass other cars in multiple locations. The asphalt holds cars well, which allows them to reach speeds approaching 200 mph. This is a recipe that yields long runs under green. It also yields long hours for the engine shops who have to make sure their cars can hold up for long runs at full throttle in Texas heat.
The pit crews will be busy. Most will swap out four tires every chance they can get, and the cars will need to pit at least five times for fuel.
Here are some other facts you can impress your friends with Sunday afternoon while watching ESPN's broadcast coverage at 3 EST, courtesy of the track's website.
- The banking is 24 degrees in the corners, and five degrees in the straightaways.
- The frontstretch is 2,250 feet, and the backstretch is 1,330 feet.
- Tony Stewart won this race last year and has two career wins at the track.
- Denny Hamlin swept the 2010 races at Texas.
- Greg Biffle won the Samsung Mobile 500 back in April.
- His teammate (for at least another few weeks) won that same race in April, 2011.
- Hamlin has the highest average finish at Texas. Kenseth is second. Jimmie Johnson, Trevor Bayne and Mark Martin round out the top five average finishers.
- Carl Edwards has the most career wins at the track, flipping for fun three times. Still, he only has the 16th best average finish among active drivers.
- Race winners get a cowboy hat. Yee Haw…
- The track's address is Lone Star Circle.
- This doesn't surprise me either.
- The speedway thinks it can cram 191,000 people at the facility for a race.
- 122,000 people can fit in the grandstand.
- Tickets are still available for the race.
- There are 600 acres to park cars, trucks and aircraft carriers.
- There are 1,656 restrooms for women.
- There are 843 restrooms for men.
- Talk about trying to appeal to the female demographic.
- Texas Motor Speedway is the first speedway ever to display the laps in the race counting down and counting up, because math is hard.
- Texas also has enough lighting for 11 NFL stadiums.
- Texas doesn't run a race at night, but everything in bigger in Texas.
- The Eli Young Band will place race weekend.
- Most pit access is still available


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I tried porting my code to PAPI 5.0 coming from PAPI 4.2 and the PCs didnt work so I reverted my changes and will stay on 4.x for a while.
The problem is that after reverting my code back to version PAPI 4.2 I now get the API change error everywhere and while using my old code for PAPI 4.2:
/Users/bravegag/code/fastcode_trunk/code/test/benchmark.cc:118:27: error: invalid conversion from 'char*' to 'int' [-fpermissive]
/Users/bravegag/code/fastcode_trunk/code/test/benchmark.cc:118:27: error: too few arguments to function 'int PAPI_perror(int, char*, int)'
The only thing I can think off is that there are some installation left overs somewhere from version 5? btw I could not find any uninstall script? it is most needed for a project that releases incompatible versions often and would help avoid the guess work involved in cleaning up the system from old versions.
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Twitter continues to roll out improvements to their homepage, finally enabling features that have long been available on many desktop and mobile Twitter applications.
The first big push came on Oct. 30 with the wide-release of the highly anticipated Lists feature, which allows users to curate followers into categorized feeds.
Just a few days later Twitter began testing 'new tweet' notifications, so that each time someone that the user follows tweets, the user will receive a '1 new tweet' notice that will update the feed when clicked.
U.S. & World
"We think it improves the tweet consumption experience and hope to roll it out to everyone as soon as we can," Twitter wrote of the feature which has long been part of its search page.
On Thursday, Twitter finally announced a feature that they teased back in August when they shared a very rough sketch of a retweet button. The initial release of the retweet button rolled out to a limited number of accounts that afternoon.
"Retweet is a button that makes forwarding a particularly interesting tweet to all your followers very easy," Twitter announced on their blog on Thursday afternoon.
"In turn, we hope interesting, newsworthy, or even just plain funny information will spread quickly through the network making its way efficiently to the people who want or need to know."
Though it is shocking how long it's taken Twitter to release these features, hopefully, with the Twitter homepage up to spec, they'll be able to get moving on Thursday's promise to keep spammy tweets out of trend queries.


text: The Slingjaw Wrasse is a very peculiar fish because it folds its jaw under its head when not in use and extends it from its body when it needs to catch food. The jaw functions like a straw in order to capture its prey using suction. Watch the Slingjaw Wrasse extend its jaw: Young fish are brown with small white stripes. As the fish get older, coloration varies from shades of brown to electric yellow. Fully grown males have dark bodies, an orange/yellow back, and a white head with a black line through the eye. Slingjaw Wrasses reside in coral rich areas such as reefs and lagoons, and can be found as deep as 130 feet. Did You Know? This fish's mouth can extend to half its body length. Diet The Slingjaw Wrasse feeds on small crustaceans and fish found in the reef. Size This species normally grows up to 14 inches. Range The Slingjaw Wrasse is found in the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to South Africa, and in the Pacific Ocean from Southern Japan to New Caledonia. They also reside in the Hawaiian and Tuamoto Islands. Population Status This species is not threatened. Predators Larger fish and sharks Back to the Top


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Ed and Reed bought the light bar at the Prototype This garage sale in February '09. While it wasn't explicitly stated, it was fairly obvious that the device had been abandoned there by the Navy when they pulled out of Treasure Island in the mid 90s. This was corroborated by the US Navy Property label affixed to it.
Our goal is to get it working for use on Ed's car at 4th of Juplaya and Burning Man. It is available for non-destructive sharing at other times.
We looked it over with Jonathan Moore and Mitch, and were then distracted by other projects.
Nils has since been working on it and has discovered the following:
This thing uses all 12-volt logic, which makes sense since it would've been powered off a 12 volt battery.
It is made by "Jetsonic". Here is the manual: Media:Lightbar.pdf.
The guy that was working on it successfully activated some of the lights and the motor to turn the lights by poking at connections internal to the light bar.
There is a single serial data line that runs into the light bar. It is demultiplexed via a motorola 145029 and a pair of 4099 addressable latches.
The format of serial packets is a sequence of 9 bits:
0: always 0 (used for addressing) 1: always 0 (used for addressing) 2: always 0 (used for addressing) 3: always 0 (used for addressing) 4: when 1, address IC609 (PTT, RADIO, MANUAL, AIR HORN, TAKEDOWN, STROBE, LEFT ALLEY, TAP II) when 0, address IC608 (switched power(?), SECONDARY, PRIMARY, WAIL, YELP, HI-LO, FLOOD, RIGHT ALLEY) 5, 6, 7: address output within IC609/IC608 8: when 1, enable function when 0, disable function
The serial bytes are sent in a format documented in the 145026 datasheet. (The trinary/high impedence capabilities of the 145026 are unused.)
The 145026 multiplexer has the following hooked up to the timing pins:
RTC(13) 10 kohm CTC(12) 470 picofarad RS(11) 22 kohm
According to that, the multiplexer should run at a clock speed of 1/(2.3 * 10 kohm * 470 picofarad) = about 92.506938 Khz.
The 14029 demultiplexer has the following hooked up to the timing pins:
RI(6) = 12 kohm -> CI(7) -> 1500 picofarad -> ground R2/C2(10) = 110 kohm, 3300 picofarad
But the datasheet does not give us good timing information for that, but it looks close to the table given in the 145026 datasheet so I believe we're good.


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While consumers are changing the way they buy and listen to spoken-word audiobooks, the demographic makeup of the market has stayed pretty much the same, a recently released survey sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association found. Audiobook listeners tend to be better educated (21% have completed postgraduate work) than nonlisteners and more affluent (median income of $56,000 compared to an average of $43,000), while also being avid book readers who read more books annually than nonlisteners.
The ability to download audiobooks continues to draw younger readers, with 23% of audio listeners 18–24 years old, the survey found, and audiobook listeners in that age bracket are twice as likely to buy audiobooks from an online retailer or digital store than other age groups. "The survey confirmed much of what we knew," said Janet Benson, president of APA and v-p/publisher at the Audio Partners, but, she added, there were some nuances. The most striking, said Benson, was the amount of pass-along use of CDs. There is a significant amount of sharing of audiobooks among friends and family, Benson said, while audiobooks also remain popular lending items at libraries. Librarians were the third leading source of information about audiobooks, following recommendations from friends and Web sites. And despite the popularity of social media, few consumers used that channel to get information on audiobooks.
The consumer survey, conducted in summer 2010, also supported the findings of the APA's 2009 sales survey, which found that while most audiobook users listen to CDs, the number of consumers who have downloaded an audio has grown, with 15% of all adults, and 19% of teens, reporting that they have downloaded an audiobook. "Certainly more people have tried downloading," said Benson, observing that while she doesn't see the retail market going away, new approaches need to be explored to keep that segment viable.
Helping to fuel the growth of digital audio is price. Downloadable audio is usually less expensive than CDs, and the recession has given a boost to digital alternatives as price became a more important factor in a consumer's decision to buy an audiobook. In the 2008 consumer survey, price was the fourth most important factor people cited when buying an audiobook, but rose to second in 2010, trailing only subject matter. The most recent survey also found more people buying less expensive audiobooks: 15% paid less than $10; 26% paid $10–$19; 9% paid $20–$29; and 3% paid $30 or more (the remaining 47% of consumers said they don't buy e-books or didn't know the price they paid).
The car remained the most popular place to listen to an audiobook, but more people are listening at home. "I was astonished by the number of people who fall asleep listening to an audiobook," Benson said.


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Just got back from the Saturday yardsales. Irene and I found a nice Estate sale. I came home with a good handful of books. They were going for a dollar each. Interesting titles.
1. The Tao of Chaos. Wolinsky
2. The Story of Mysticism. Graef
3. Mysticism Examined. Jones
4. The Gnostic Bible. Shambhala Press
5. Bells Magic Book. Page
6. The Seret societies of all Ages & Countries. Heckethorn
7. Dunninger's Complete Encyclopedia of Magic.
8. The Amateur Magician's Handbook. Henry Hay
On occasion I find something valuable, but I always find something interesting. I just love rummaging through other peoples books. Being able to bring a few home is just a bonus. By the way, Irene found a few garden items. Have a great weekend everybody. Stop by and see me on Librarything if you get a chance, I'm listed as mhatchett.


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Quckr is a great tool to teamworks, but it has a lack of experience for mobile workers.
Because this it would be goot that Quickr include without any cost mobile clients for iOS and android devices.
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Trey Alligood III's easy urban sophistication revs up the runway at Vibiana
The crowd at Vibiana was buzzing on the evening of March 14, 2013 at Style Fashion Week LA, in anticipation of the Madison Park Collective Fall/Winter 2013 Men's Collection. What would designer Trey Alligood III have up his sleeve after last season's buoyant, bubbly and beautiful Varsity Beach Boy? The answer was more ruway magic, as an impressive choregraphed dance number in short sleeve black cotton Madison Park Collective tee shirts, paired with Army green, camoflage and grey flannel pants got the crowd going and set the stage for the evening's style offerings.
The looks of the Madison Park Collective Fall/Winter 2013 Men's Collection progressed from more playful, through fresh takes on the classics, to sleek blacks, greys and tans. Pops of burgundy and blue effectively complemented Alligood's clean, yet comfortably wearble lines. Last season's Varsity Beach Boy has apparently now grown into an Urban Easy-Sophisticate.
The real standout of the Madison Park Collective Fall/Winter 2013 Men's Collection is the diverse palette in a vast array of oranges, burnt siennas, burgundys and rusts. Alligood's keen color choices and wearability are sure to impress the style-conscious urban man. Style-watchers, trendsetters and tastemakers will be waiting for more from Madison Park Collective next season!
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After two decades of offering educational choice to families, leaders of the charter-school movement in California are touting accomplishments but also calling for higher standards in light of some underperforming and mismanaged schools.
"If you were to look anywhere in the landscape to find the most exciting things happening right now, you'd look at charters," Jed Wallace, president and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association, said during the group's annual conference this week in downtown San Diego.
The event drew educators from Chula Vista and Escondido to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
San Diego was also the host city for the inaugural statewide charter-school conference in 1993 — the year legislation was signed to allow the first 31 charter campuses to open in California. There are now 1,065 charter schools serving more than 484,000 students in the Golden State.
The once-small convention also has grown: About 3,000 people came to the convention center this week to attend workshops, hear speeches from nationally known speakers, browse vendors' offerings and network over four days.
Wallace said San Diego County has been particularly receptive to charter schools, most notably within the San Diego Unified School District, which was praised by the association for providing multi-year facilities agreements while most districts opt for year-to-year contracts.
Charter-school students represent 8 percent of all students in the state. San Diego is above average at 15 percent, while Oakland and Chico are at 25 percent.
The rapid growth was actually a bit unchecked, Wallace said, and the association vows to become a better steward of the movement.
"I think the biggest pitfall we've had in California or anywhere in the country is that you have to hold charter schools accountable for strong results academically," he said. "We have been too permissive in (perpetuating) schools that are consistently underperforming."
The association last year called for the closure of 10 charter schools in the state, including Nubia Leadership Academy in San Diego, which remains open. About half of the targeted schools did close.
While the bulk of this week's convention focused on trends, methodology, technology and day-to-day operations, some sessions dealt with challenges and hard-learned lessons that charters have experienced in the past two decades.
One such workshop was "Read the Fine Print: Lessons Learned in Charter School Bond Issuance," presented by Escondido Charter School District President Dennis Snyder.
Willow Harrington, managing director of school development for the statewide charter association, led a session about the application procedures for charter schools. The past few years have seen refinements to the petition process for new charter schools, she said, and more changes may be coming.
Organizers of each proposed charter must present to a public school district viable operation plans and a petition showing community support for their envisioned school.
Sometimes those petitions are rejected. That was the case for Oxford Preparatory Academy last year when it tried to open charter schools in Oceanside and Carlsbad. The school is scheduled to go before the county Board of Education this month to appeal Carlsbad Unified School District's denial.
Harrington said the denial and appeal process can be political — resulting in inconsistent decisions — because school boards are composed of elected officials. Some states have removed school boards from the application process and replaced them with independent panels designed to be more neutral. The switch has been discussed but not implemented in California, Harrington said.
In another conference session, a panel of business service providers cautioned charter school representatives about office theft, mismanagement and leaders who have lost sight of their mission.
Neal Millard of Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP remembered instances when charter schools that were his clients had become infected with the "founder syndrome," where a charismatic and powerful school leader breaks laws or bends them.
In one case, he noted, a charter school's board rubbered-stamped inappropriate financial requests by its founder, who ended up having to repay some funds after an investigation.
"You need a strong board to counter the founder sometimes," Millard said. "You sometimes have to say to the founder, 'There are rules that govern us. You can't treat us as your own little playbox.'"
Millard also said he has seen people in charter schools go to prison for not paying taxes.
"You don't want to mess around with the IRS, and we've seen charters do that," he said.
Luis Viramontes of Excellent Education said charter school authorizers have responded to such incidents in the past five years by making annual bookkeeping visits to the campuses they oversee.
Overall, charter schools have much to be proud of in the last 20 years, said Wallace of the state association.
"The sweet spot for charter schools is helping to close the achievement gap, especially as it relates to low-income students," he said.
While charter schools serve about 8 percent of students in California, they attract about 12 percent of black students in the state. The success rate of those students has been so high that the association released an 11-point report in 2011 detailing strategies for success, which includes expanded instructional time and higher expectations for both students and teachers, Wallace said.
Statewide, the number of charter schools has doubled every five years. Wallace and others at the conference said they do not see the growth pattern changing until parents in all school districts feel they have real choices for their children's education.


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Did you miss the wildly colorful hell we glimpsed in Terry Gilliam's Brazil? The first official trailer for The Zero Theorem brings classic Gilliam back, and we welcome the return of the plastic-jacketed doctors.
Here's the premise (which centers around the very bald, and very naked, Christoph Waltz):
An eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst works on a mysterious project aimed at discovering the purpose of existence – or the lack thereof -once and for all. However, it is only once he experiences the power of love and desire that he is able to understand his very reason for being.
Sadly, this movie has yet to find a distributor despite hitting the festival circuit quite regularly. Hopefully this new trailer will drum up some buyers, along with a U.S. release date.


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Reinventing the Ruhr
Art and culture have taken the place of coal and steel in Germany's Ruhr region. Is the change too extreme? A road trip down the autobahn A40
People in the Ruhr region (aka Ruhrpott) don't like the term "Pott." It's too negative for them. Is it really so ugly here? Well, it's not pretty, but it's getting there, fast. The Ruhr is recovering, the way it always has. Just give it a moment, and go for a drive on the A40, which cuts across the region. It's supposed to be an artery and so it's sometimes clogged. This gives me time to study the road signs: Bottrop-Boy, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Castrop-Rauxel – names that connect you with the former mining region's soul. Odes to honest work, exit poetry. We see the Gasometer rising 117.5 meters into the sky – a highlight. A point of reference, too, if you need to get your bearings when the cities overlap. This is Germany's largest conurbation and the fifth-largest in Europe. The only place to truly understand this densely populated area is in the passing lane.
People here are very direct, which is right up my street
The A40 to Gelsenkirchen, then exit 28
Johan Simons looks like a rock star in his brown leather jacket stretching across a belly that any self-respecting artistic director needs. After staging shows for 40 years, he's now center-stage himself, posing for the photographer in a wood near Gelsenkirchen with a don't-mess-with-me look on his face. Simons is Artistic Director of the Ruhr Triennale, previously of Munich's Kammerspiele and slated for the job at the Bochum Schauspielhaus theater (also in the Ruhr) in 2018. He clearly doesn't want to leave the area. "I like it here. I'm Dutch, so this is border country, things are in flux, people are open. You have to be direct, which is right up my street," he says, leaning against the van with the festival slogan "I embrace you." The Ruhr Triennale borrows from Schiller's poem to question Europe's values. How, for instance, is the refugee crisis changing our continent? "The Ruhr Triennale must participate in the debate; I have no time for art without a cause," says Simons. "To embrace is to clasp tightly – or crush. It's all about ambivalence." Starting in August, he will be filling 32 productions in 24 venues with ambivalence, and 900 artists from more than 25 countries will be involved. Simons' art takes its inspiration from mines – and there are plenty of them hereabouts. Traditional surface mining has been shut down, but the festival goes digging for substance capable of artistic refinement. Culture, a mine shaft. We part with a firm handshake – thanks for the audience – and get back on the road.
The A40 to Dortmund, then the B54 to Ostwall
It's been six years since Essen was declared European Capital of Culture – as a stand-in for 53 towns and cities in the region. This was primarily a salute to the scale of structural change occurring there. People didn't despair when the coal and steel industries folded, they moved forward with a will, promoting art, services, science and education. The Pott survived, although it looked like it might not. But how does a region that has changed so fundamentally – and is still changing – keep its soul? Let's go to Dortmund and find out (an absurd concept, really). It's one or the other, Schalke or BVB, Herne-West or Lüdenscheid-Nord, but never both. Dirk Stürmer agrees. He's a member of 1. Kioskclub 06, a club that has proclaimed 2016 the year of the refreshment kiosk. Known as Trinkhallen in the Ruhr, some 8000 still exist, Stürmer reckons. "There's no economic reason why the kiosk should survive – but it does," says he, a rockabilly in a bowling shirt. The club celebrates the anachronism, but also urges people to preserve it – to buy things here rather than at the supermarket. What good is a legend if it's dead? The Trinkhalle was introduced in the 19th century to sell mineral water, expanded its range to cover daily necessities and became a meeting place for off-duty miners. You fell in love here, you split up: broken marriages, broken men, broken bottles. There was always someone there to hear you out, or tell you to shut up. Here, you bought ice cream as a kid, your first cigarettes as a teenager and your newspaper as an adult. "I believe in the renaissance of the kiosk," yells Stürmer, and drives off.
The A40 to the A45 and the Dortmund-West intersection
Hunger hits outside of Dortmund. We could drive into town and find a restaurant, of course. Many Michelin stars are cooked up in North Rhine-Westphalia. But that would be the boring option. How about we go to the Grill-Store on the edge of town. This was once curry-sausage country. They're quite happy at the Grill-Store to cultivate the cliché, but here's the crazy part: To preserve their identity, they're reinventing it. Kay Fräder and Torsten Gralla, big burly lads not afraid of hard work, decided to open a snack bar – because nobody does that anymore. What's important isn't turning a profit, it's friendship. People around here don't let their buddies down. The Grill-Store burgers (pulled pork, fried egg, and salsa) are well known around the neighborhood. Fräder dreams up the food – a gut feeling, of course. Over the griddle hangs a crucifix, engulfed in schnitzel vapors.
The A40 to the A43, then the A52 and exit 46
Potatoes of all things! Klaus Risse shakes his head in disbelief. Pop art, portraits, landscapes – he's done it all, but his breakthrough came with potatoes. Comic tubers on the beach, out for a walk, holding speeches. Pretty bizarre, and a bit trashy, too. "You've no idea," says Risse, "Americans love them." He laughs his Sauerland laugh, a deep rumble like something echoing from the passages that run deep inside the Fürst Leopold coal mine in Dorsten, where Risse has his studio. No longer in operation, this mine is special because it's owned by an investor and receives no subsidies from the German government or the EU. Risse fits in well because he's special, too, and his story is a typical one: You labor all your life and just when you've given up hope, something happens and changes everything. He painted the potatoes as a joke and then a gallery owner dropped by. Risse now sells his art in the United States. In December, he will fly to Art Basel in Miami Beach, the wildest, most extravagant art fair in the world.
The A40 to Essen-Center and exit 23
Our trip ends at the Hotel Shanghai, the smallest, greatest club in the Ruhr and the starting point for a long night. Outside, the jute-bag crowd is lined up; waiting inside, Kay Shanghai, who's really not the type to wait for anyone. He's happy at the bar, a bottle of white in his hand. Shanghai, who shed his birth name, Kay Löber, when he opened the club 13 years ago and filled a nightlife void, a pleasure vacuum, with parties and music. Shanghai grins. Gold tooth, peroxide hair. A drink? Sure! He says: "For me, the hotel is the measure of all things. No one can touch us." Mikroboy is about to go on stage. The musicians greet the boss. He knows them all and they all know him, and if you had to work out a formula for the success of the Hotel Shanghai, that would be it. This is where Deichkind invented Bierbong techno, where the young Peaches raved through the night, where DJ Kost is a house guest. Shanghai suddenly wants to take a look out front. We lose our way. Call each other on our phones. Yell above the crowd. Understand nothing. On the ceiling, sweat; on the floor, rapture. It's too loud. It's too hot. It's exactly as it should be. You can feel the bass. Feel you're alive. The Ruhrpott, too.
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The San Diego Official Saint Patrick's Day PubCrawl
The Biggest Pub Crawl of them All… World-Famous St. Patty's Day Pub Crawl – San Diego Gaslamp Edition
It's time to put those Shamrocks on and head out to the World Famous Pub Crawl for some real shenanigans!The city will be buzzing with energy on St. Patrick's Day to meet some new friends while enjoying drink specials and creating great memories.
Here is how it works:1) Buy your ticket for the day you want to go
2) You MUST Check-in at the Taste/Thirst during the following times:
Saturday 3.14 | Check-in Times: 2:00pm - 10:00 pmTuesday 3.17 | Check-in Times: 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm
3) At Registration, you will be given a map with the bar locations and when they're participating in the drink specials. Registration:
Taste & Thirst715 4th AveSan Diego, CA 92101
Here are the PubCrawl Event Times:
Saturday 3.14 | Times: 2:00pm - 2amTuesday 3.17 | Times: 2:00 pm - 2am- Wear Green or get Booed!- Must be 21+ to participate- Do Not Drive - Take a cab, limo, walk, or arrange for a designated driver.
For more information please call: 323.604.6030
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Must be 21 years old to participate; valid State ID required. Advertised drink specials are subject to change and may vary at certain venues. "Two-for-one drinks" means you get two drinks for the price of one (if applicable). Each venue may only serve one well drink, one beer special, one "buy-one-get-one-free" special, one premium beer, and/or Champagne special. Venues may also have their own additional specials going on at the same time - those do not apply to ticketholder.
The Pub Crawl starts at a specific time (that is listed on your eTicket) which is also noted in the description of the event listing: the later you arrive, the fewer specials you might get. Participating venues and advertised times are subject to change at the last minute. Actual drinks and specials offered are at the venues' discretion and are subject to change. Each venue may only participate in the drink specials for a 3-hour period. After 10 PM drink specials may increase by $1-2 at each individual venue's discretion. As the event progresses, additional venues may commence participation.
We promote safety and urge all participants to drink responsibly. If you appear to be over intoxicated, the venue has the right to deny you entry. Participants must bring their eTicket to the registration venue on their mobile device or printed.
There may be lines going into the venues. Pub Crawl tickets do not include "skip-the-line" privileges. If a venue is at capacity, you may have to wait or proceed to another venue. Each venue must abide by Fire Marshal and capacity regulations.
Do not be late for registration. Registration ends promptly at 10 pm. Please drink responsibly. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Let's have fun and party safe!
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That became shorthand for the most provocatively-produced and placed TV commercial in the 20th century. The company was Apple Computer and the :60 spot which ran in the SuperBowl was called "1984."
Once upon a time just the opposite of the Orwellian nightmare was true. Apple's "1984" represented the brand each of us could call our own.
- "1984" was ours versus Big Brother's.
- "1984" was the way of the future.
- "1984" gave us permission to think different.
(Click above to see the :60.)
These days it seems though that "1984" has begun to act more and more like 1984. Apple has become more Big Brother-like than ever before. They are connoting an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past, including a form of what Orwell referred to as the "unperson" -- a person whose past existence is expunged from the public record and memory.
In this case Apple is now "unbranding" the hard work established by other companies and rebranding their "borrowed" brand names as if they were their own, without the permission of the brands they are ripping off.
As you will read, how they do it is brilliant.
With the introduction of the iAd, "1984" is no longer discus-throwing its sledgehammer-like power at the screen of big Brother. It is at small entrepreneurial companies such as Innovate Media who federally trademarked its iAds name two years before.
As background, located in Orange County, CA Innovate Media has created a state of the art Rich Media video ad technology solution for a wide range of top tier companies such as, Experian, Real Networks, LegalZoom, ditech and Canon among others.
In 2006 the company began working under the iAds name. They federally trademarked the name in two classes and received the trademarks in 2008. However, Apple recently announced their platform for advertising and has called it the iAd. Smack dab in the middle of what Innovate iAds does, "1984" is in direct violation of Innovate's trademarks with no experience at all in selling advertising.
Their CEO, John Cecil, a former Yahoo executive with a Steve Jobs-ian-like vision all his own would like to resolve this trademark infringement quickly - though nobody from Apple has even contacted him. Apple's announcement has been very disruptive to Mr. Cecil's business. They are a small company and have been working hard to successfully make a name for themselves in this space.
None of this is much concern apparently to Apple. Click below to view Steve Jobs' introduction of iAd, which he refers to iAds more than a few times.
Recently Apple has received a lot of bad press off the "stolen" iphone incident. It has raised some Big Brother concerns with consumers. Click on Jon Stewart below to get the entire story.
There have been three trademark infringement cases, settled by Apple over the past few years. All cases follow a similar and consistent pattern:
1. Apple music (Beatles) vs. Apple (Apple logo) - settled by apple in 2007 ( they purchased the trademarks)
2. Cisco vs. Apple (iphone) - settled with Cisco in 2007 (co-use of the trademark)
3. Futijsu vs Apple (ipad) - settled in 2010 (purchased the trademark)
1. Apple music (Beatles) vs. Apple (Apple logo):
In 1978, Apple Corps (The Beatles-founded record label and holding company) filed suit against Apple Computer for trademark infringement. The suit settled in 1981 with an undisclosed amount being paid to Apple Corps, later revealed to be US$80,000. As a condition of the settlement, Apple Computer agreed to stay out of the music business. In 1991, after the introduction of the Apple IIgs, a computer with an Ensoniq music synthesizer chip, which Apple Corps alleged to be in violation, another settlement of around US$26.5 million was reached, and Apple Computer agreed that it would not package, sell or distribute physical music materials.
In September 2003, Apple Computer was sued by Apple Corps again, this time for introducing iTunes and the iPod which Apple Corps believed was a violation of the previous agreement by Apple not to distribute music. The trial opened on March 29, 2006 in the UK. Judgement was issued in favor of Apple Computer on May 8, 2006. "I find no breach of the trademark agreement has been demonstrated," the presiding Justice Mann said.
On February 5, 2007, Apple Inc. and Apple Corps announced a settlement of their trademark dispute under which Apple Inc. will own all of the trademarks related to "Apple" and will license certain of those trademarks back to Apple Corps for their continued use. The settlement ends the ongoing trademark lawsuit between the companies, with each party bearing its own legal costs, and Apple Inc. will continue using its name and logos on iTunes. The settlement includes terms that are confidential.
2. Cisco vs. Apple (iphone):
On January 10, 2007, Cisco Systems filed a lawsuit against Apple, standing that Apple's iPhone infringed on their iPhone trademark. The two companies were in negotiation to allow Apple the rights to use the name, although the meetings came to standstill when Cisco pushed for the two products to be interoperable. Cisco has alleged that Apple subsequently created a front company to try to acquire the rights another way. Following the public unveiling of the iPhone at the 2007 Macworld Expo, Cisco filed the lawsuit. Apple claimed that there will be no confusion between the two products, and that their iPhone is the first cell phone with such a name, Cisco's "iPhone" being a VoIP phone. On February 21, 2007, Cisco and Apple announced an agreement under which both companies would be allowed to use the iPhone name worldwide.
3. Futijsu vs Apple (ipad):
Fujitsu did not yet have a registered trademark for "iPad" when it made it's deal with Apple. Fujitsu filed an intent-to-use trademark application with the USPTO back in 2003. Fujitsu actually abandoned the application in April 2009. Then, the application was revived shortly thereafter, and was then published for opposition in September of 2009. Apple thereafter requested successive extensions to oppose the registration, starting in September of 2009 until the application was assigned to Apple by Fujitsu in March 2010. The application still has not matured into a registration, and other owners of iPad registrations (for various other products) may try to challenge Apple. We'll see. No action was filed in court, but it appears as though Apple and Fujitsu had been in discussions for many months, if not longer.
There is a similar pattern in all these cases where they are infringing on another companies trademark:
1. Apple makes efforts to register trademarks outside of the United States.
2. There is usually a couple of years of push back / denial that the trademark is being infringed upon.
3. Usually there is some sort of settlement / co-use of the mark.
Apple's filing of an iAd trademark in Canada follows the same pattern. They are gunning up to contest this / go after Innovate. If history is any indication, next should come denial.
That said, times have changed. Stay ituned.
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The Philadelphia Eagles' star receiver was cut from the team yesterday to make room for controversial quarterback Michael Vick on the team's 53-man roster.
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Jesse Lewis honored as 'little cowboy'
NEWTOWN -- A line of officers on horseback joined the motorcade for the funeral of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, a "little cowboy" who loved horses and was known by family friends for his smiling face and cheery demeanor.
"There shouldn't be a reason for a coffin that small," family friend Amanda Caroll said, as she shivered and sobbed outside Honan Funeral Home early Thursday, during the boy's wake. "It's really, just, horrible."
Caroll and her friend, Erinn Keaney, were among more than 500 people who gathered for the wake, which marked the beginning of a procession of six services Thursday for the victims of last week's shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Clad in green and white -- Sandy Hook's school colors -- Caroll and Keaney said Jesse loved to play with the fake horses at their Western-themed sports bar and restaurant, the Coyote Maverick
"If you just go to a normal funeral ... this is worse," Caroll said, noting that there were toys inside the funeral home. "Everything is smaller, and you just can't even imagine."
But there is an outpouring of support in the tight-knit town, which may be helping families like Jesse's cope, Caroll said. Makeshift memorials line Newtown's Main Street, and flowers, toys and other offerings are piled over benches in front of Edmond Town Hall.
"It's amazing, the fact that everyone's together right now," Caroll said. "You could not find more support."
Thomas Skrelja, 13, who goes to school with Jesse's big brother JT, said Jesse was JT's best cheerleader, always eager to watch him play soccer with other kids from school.
"They all play together. It's a family affair," said Thomas' father, Frank Skrelja. "Jesse was part of the family."


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Berkeley Lab is perched on a hill overlooking the Berkeley central campus and San Francisco Bay. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
When people get a cold or the flu, they tend to experience a lack of energy. But what if viruses could actually generate energy — not to power your body, but to charge your electronic devices?
That's the idea behind a new electric generator developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The scientists coated a postage-stamp-sized electrode with specially engineered, harmless viruses that, when tapped, generated enough electricity to power a small LCD display. Their research was published online May 13 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
The scientists are exploiting a principle known as piezoelectricity — the generation of energy through mechanical stress, specifically pressure or vibrations. Piezoelectricity was first identified more than 130 years ago and is used in many common devices, but this is the first time that it has been generated by biological materials. The piezoelectric devices that are currently on the market rely upon toxic materials such as lead and lithium.
According to Berkeley Lab, this discovery could lead to innovations like tiny electric generators you could place in your shoes that would help charge your cell phone or other electronic devices with every step you take. Similarly, piezoelectric generators placed on stairs could help power lights and other nearby electronics.
"More research is needed, but our work is a promising first step toward the development of personal power generators, actuators for use in nano-devices, and other devices based on viral electronics," corresponding author Seung-Wuk Lee said in a prepared statement.
In looking for a way to eliminate the need for toxic substances in piezoelectric devices, the scientists turned to a biological solution. They used a genetically engineered variant of the M13 bacteriophage virus, which is harmless to humans (it only infects bacteria) and is also used in labs in recombinant DNA processes. The M13 virus self-replicates millions of times over the course of just a few hours, so it is plentiful enough and sustainable for piezoelectric applications.
The scientists had already studied the unmodified M13 virus and observed minor levels of the piezoelectric effect. In order to boost the voltage the virus generates, the scientists genetically modified it by adding four negatively charged amino acids to one of the virus's proteins.
The resulting viruses, when coated on the electrode, didn't generate a huge amount of electricity — just six nanoamperes, the equivalent of about one-quarter the volage supplied by a AAA battery — but it was a start.
"We're now working on ways to improve on this proof-of-principle demonstration," Lee said. "Because the tools of biotechnology enable large-scale production of genetically modified viruses, piezoelectric materials based on viruses could offer a simple route to novel microelectronics in the future."
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This is a continuation of my mini-Dickens series and also a rather rushed contribution to the TCM Summer Under the Stars blogathon – Saturday, August 18 is Freddie Bartholomew's day on TCM in the US (though not, sadly, in the UK, where I live), and David Copperfield is being shown as part of his day. My posting below this one, on Me and My Gal, is also an entry in the blogathon, for Gene Kelly's day.
Compressing a long Dickens novel into a single film is a tall order. With many such productions, the most immediately striking thing to a keen reader of the book is how much has been missed out – and, at every turn, you find yourself regretting a character or a plot twist that has been lost. By contrast, in George Cukor's celebrated adaptation, starring Freddie Bartholomew as the young David and Frank Lawton as the adult, I'm struck by just how much he has managed to include. I've read that originally producer David O Selznick, who was a passionate fan of the novel, had thought about making two movies, dealing with David's childhood and adulthood separately. This might have worked even better – but the single film we have crams an awful lot into its 131-minute running time.
I'm not going to recap the story of the novel here, but will just say that I think the film does rely on a knowledge of the book, and might be confusing at times for anyone who doesn't already know the characters. With such a widely-read novel, it was possible to get away with this in the 1930s. The film has been described as feeling almost like Phiz's drawings brought to life, and I can certainly see this for some of the characters, in particular Roland Young as Uriah Heep – almost unrecognisable from other roles I've seen him play, such as Topper, and looking uncannily like the illustrations. The script, mainly written by novelist Hugh Walpole (who also has a small role as the vicar), keeps much of Dickens's own language – something more recent adaptations have tended to jettison – and many snatches of dialogue are taken straight from the page. Best of all, a lot of the humour is kept in, rather than being cut out in the interests of the plot, which is always a risk when adapting Dickens.


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Shree K. Nayar is the T. C. Chang Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. He heads the Columbia Vision Laboratory (CAVE), which develops advanced computer vision systems. His research is focused on three areas - the creation of novel cameras that provide new forms of visual information, the design of physics based models for vision and graphics, and the development of algorithms for understanding scenes from images. His work is motivated by applications in the fields of digital imaging, computer graphics, robotics and human-computer interfaces.
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By Wesley Ratko
Land Use Planning and Zoning co-chair Larry McEwen appeared before the Chestnut Hill Community Association's Board at its April meeting Thursday night to discuss the next steps in the association's ongoing efforts to address the impact that a new zoning code will have on the project review process now performed by the Development Review Committee.
Included in the new zoning code is a requirement for developers to meet with the registered community organization (RCO) in the impacted neighborhood. The requirement for developers, however, is that they attend only a single meeting with residents. Under the current process, a project is presented before the Development Review Committee, passed along to its member committees – of which the LUPZ is one – for review, returned to DRC for final recommendation and on to the Board where support is approved or rejected.
The new process would not require any of that.
The city's new procedures would also open up the designation of registered community organization to any group in Chestnut Hill that meets certain criteria. The Chestnut Hill Historical Society and the Parking Foundation are two groups that meet those criteria. Friends of the Wissahickon could register as an "issues-based" RCO.
A formal review of the administrative procedures for the new zoning code is now being conducted by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. During this time, individuals and groups can request a hearing with the planning commission, something McEwen recommended that the board consider. Before making that request, however, McEwen said that he wants to explore other avenues at the planning commission.
"Other neighborhoods in the city have expressed intention to request a hearing," he said.
McEwen told the board that the goal of the new zoning code was to encourage quality development and reduce the load on the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which issues variances to projects that don't conform to zoning. The new code, which goes into effect on August 22, includes provisions for a civic design review process for large projects. That process would require developers to meet with members of the community
The Board passed a motion granting discretionary power to Board President Jane Piotrowski to request a hearing with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission if it's decided that that is the best way to proceed.
Chestnut Hill Community Fund Grants
Mark Keintz presented the board with a list of grant requests for funds from the Chestnut Hill Community Fund and the recommendations from his group, a working subcommittee of the Budget and Finance Committee. The total amount requested is $141,000, down from $156,000 last year. Keitz said they were able to award $94,000 to 20 applicants, although most applicants did not receive the full amount requested.
There was a significant increase in the request from Friends of the Wissahickon, who asked for $10,000, up from $2,000. While Keintz said FOW would only receive $8,000, the decision to grant the increase had a lot to do with that group's activities around the Valley Green Inn parking area adjacent to Forbidden Drive.
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Howell High School hockey team's season on hold over 'hazing' investigation
Fired coach says what happened on team trip was not hazing but tradition
HOWELL, Mich. – Three Howell High School varsity hockey coaches have been fired and the team has been forced to put its season on hold because of, what the school calls, a hazing investigation.
The high school athletes were on a school-sponsored team trip to Marquette, Mich.
School leaders found photos from the trip of the players at a bar. They are shown walking around in women's undergarments such as panties and bras.
The Howell High School leaders called it a form of hazing.
The accusations have ended head coach Randy Montrose's 10-year career with the team. His two assistants also were let go.
"You work at building a program for 10 years and get the respect of kids and parents," Montrose said. "It's difficult."
Montrose said what happened in Marquette was not hazing -- it was team tradition.
"It's not hazing. This has been something like a right of passage. It's been done voluntarily by the boys. It's more like team building," he said.
For now, no coaches means no games for the Howell team.
"It's shocking and it's depressing," said a parent who did not want to be named. "The kids, they are the ones taking the brunt of it and it's not right."
Montrose said he will not fight the school's decision to fire him.
The season is on hold until another coach is hired.
"Other things have happened around the school with other sports. And I don't know why it seems like maybe we got picked on. That's why we are just kind of in shock right now," said one of the team members.
- Randy Montrose and team members.
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Santa Cruz de la Palma
P. Espantaleón. Patronato de Turismo de La Palma
Church of El Salvador. Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Damián Martín Brito. Patronato de Turismo de La Palma.
Boat in the Naval Museum. Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Saúl Santos. Patronato de Turismo de La Palma.
Shrine of Virgen de las Nieves. Santa Cruz de la Palma.
P. Espantaleón. Patronato de Turismo de La Palma.
Shrine of Virgen de las Nieves. Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Patronato de Turismo de La Palma.
Plaza de San Francisco square. Santa Cruz de la Palma.
- Autonomous region: Canary Islands
- Province/Island: La Palma
Santa Cruz de La Palma is a beautiful colonial-style city whose historic quarter, declared a Historic-Artistic Site, boasts many palaces, colonial-style buildings and houses bearing typical elements of traditional Canary Islands architecture. Other interesting places include churches and the Shrine of Virgen de las Nieves, where a centuries-old tradition takes place: the descent of the island's patron saint. A small but beautiful city, with a maritime flavour. Going for a walk here, by day or by night, is a sensation-filled experience. It is a place steeped in history.
The history of Santa Cruz de La Palma dates from the late 15th century, when Alonso Fernández de Lugo conquered the island and made it part of the possessions of the Crown of Castile. From that point on, the city began to acquire substantial economic power.
Its importance on the trade routes to Europe –and particularly to the Americas– was so great that in 1558 it became the home of the first Courts and Assizes of the Indies. The city had become a flourishing export hub and attracted a large number of merchants and bankers. All this, in combination with the intense naval activity undertaken by its shipyards, served to make Santa Cruz de La Palma the third most important maritime port in the Spanish Empire, after Seville and Antwerp.
The city This glorious past can still be seen in the historic centre of Santa Cruz de La Palma in the priceless legacy of palaces, colonial-style buildings and houses bearing typical elements of traditional Canary Islands architecture such as the wooden balconies.
The legendary Calle Real street stands out in this small but beautiful city that has been declared a Property of Cultural Interest and a Historic-Artistic Site. Calle Real is the city's main street, mostly cobbled, where the main shops, squares, large houses and interesting buildings can be found. A walk along this street is a must. From north to south, visitors can learn about the capital's traditions, history and culture.
Plaza de España square is a meeting point for the locals, and home to some of the most important buildings on the island. Here we find the Town Hall, the Church of El Salvador and an interesting fountain at one end. It is worth noting that it is a unique ensemble of Renaissance buildings in the island.
Placeta del Borrero is a typically Canarian small and secluded square, surrounded by houses. It is an ideal place to stop and enjoy a "barraquito" (coffee with condensed milk, cinnamon, lemon peel and a sweet liqueur), local wine or homemade beer. Plaza de la Alameda is situated in the far north of the capital. It is a long square with the Naval Museum at one end, and the statue of the "dwarf".
From here, you can cross the bridge to go up to the Castle of La Virgen, which is situated at the other side of the gully. The views of the city from here are amazing. Not far from here, you can find the Church of La Encarnación, where "The Annunciation" (16th century) stands out. It is a set of polychrome wooden carvings from Flanders.
Then you can walk back to the starting point along the Avenida Marítima promenade while you enjoy the sea breeze. The first stop is the walls of the Castle of Santa Catalina, a military fortification that helped to defend the city from the pirates and corsairs in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The second stop is the balconies on Avenida Marítima. They are typical Canarian houses with wooden balconies that are beautifully decorated with brightly coloured flowers.
Another place not to be missed is the traditional Calle de San Sebastián, where you can enjoy a pleasant walk. Also interesting is the area of the Church of Santo Domingo, Circo de Marte theatre and the Shrine of Virgen de la Luz. The latter affords spectacular views of the port.
Gastronomy, festivities and the surrounding area Santa Cruz de La Palma offers the chance to discover all the most representative dishes of the island gastronomy. The best options include "papas arrugás con mojo" (tiny potatoes boiled in their skin with lots of salt) accompanied by red or green "mojo" (typical sauce of the Canary Islands), pork or fish, "potaje" (a hearty soup) and "bienmesabe" for dessert (a sweet made from egg yolks, ground almonds, sugar, etc.), all washed down with La Palma Designation of Origin wine.
There are many hotels, apartments, guesthouses and country house lodges which will make your stay enjoyable.
The local inhabitants of La Palma – like the rest of the Canary Islanders– are friendly and fun-loving, as can be seen from their festivities. The Descent of the Virgin of Las Nieves takes place every five years and includes the famous Dance of the Dwarves as one of its main attractions. There are also other traditions: Minué, Carro Alegórico, the dialogue between the Ship and the Castle, etc. Two weeks of festivities, Chica and Grande, at the beginning of July, should not be missed.
The capital's most typical festivity, however, is Los Indianos (Monday during Carnival). Talcum powder, white clothing and straw hats turn the city streets white.
In the early hours of the morning on 3 May, the crosses in the capital are adorned for the Festival of the Crosses, accompanied by the interesting "mayos", which are dolls made out of cloth that represent everyday scenes or famous people.
La Palma offers a multitude of hiking options. Santa Cruz de La Palma has many paths that take you straight to the countryside after a few kilometres: Barranco de la Madera ravine or Molinos de Bellido mills are some of the options.
- See all the information on the destination at:
- http://www.visitlapalma.es/en/
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Microsoft Kinect continues to find itself popping up in a variety of places that isn't the company's Xbox 360, and the latest one is the Apple Mac.
Thanks to a free app in the new Apple Mac App Store, Kinect Apple Mac users can now see what they look like on OSX, if they are happy to unplug the gaming accessory from their games console.
Called Kinect 3D Viewer, the app lets you plug in your Kinect into your computer and view a 3D visualization of the depth data the accessory is capturing.
To be fair that's all it does, but it does open up the possibility of Mac users being able to use the Microsoft device for other applications in the future.
You can also map RGB values onto the depth image, as well as rotate the visualization and zoom in.
A quick plug in of our Kinect in the office to our MacBook Pro, a download later, and we are pleased to report it does work, although it's worth pointing out again that the app is incredibly basic. It's more of a proof of concept.
Still, it will give you 5 minutes of fun, won't cost you a penny extra, and allow you to think about the possibilities of where this technology is all going.
The developer, Laan Consulting Corp, says in the Mac App Store blurb that the Kinect Viewer is based on the "hard work of the people from OpenKinect", however isn't affiliated with the OpenKinect group.
Either way, if you've got both you'll find it pretty cool.