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A few days ago on HTML Giant, Christopher Higgs posted his summer reading list and asked readers to do the same in the comments section. I've been constructing elaborate summer reading lists for awhile now. Check out this stack that I (mostly) devoured over a three week period last summer.
But a curious thing happened when fall rolled around: I didn't delete the reading list file on my hard drive. I just kept adding to it and adding to it, updating with way more titles than I could consume in any given month. And now, with a new summer upon us, I have a list that has ballooned to 33 separate entries. Ordinarily, this wouldn't be a huge problem, but reviewing has taken a big chunk out of my reading for pleasure time. Oh, and this doesn't even include all the graphic novels I've saved up for the summer (I have a different file for those with only 18 entries).
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
God Jr. by Dennis Cooper
After the Workshop by John McNally
Samuel Johnson Is Indignant by Lydia Davis
Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Feast of Love by Charles Baxter
Something else by Jay McInerney (not Bright Lights, Big City)
The Half-Known World by Robert Boswell
Desperate Characters by Paula Fox
Something else by Joe Meno (not The Great Perhaps)
Dalva or Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison
Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon
Netherland by Joseph O'Neill
Emperor of the Air by Ethan Canin
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Morre
The Theory of Light and Matter by Andrew Porter
Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
A Common Pornography by Kevin Sampsell
Something by Paul Auster
The Terrible Girls by Rebecca Brown
This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter by Tom Bissell
We're Getting On by James Kaelan
End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
Solar by Ian McEwan
Shoplifting from American Apparel by Tao Lin
Stories II by Scott McLanahan
American Subversive by David Goodwillie
The Nightly News by Jonathan Hickman
RASL vol. 1 by Jeff Smith
Young Avengers vol. 2 by Allen Heinberg and Jimmy Cheung
Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
Omega the Unknown by Jonathan Lethem and Farel Dalrymple
The Flash book 1 Blood Will Run by Geoff Johns and Scott Kollins and Ethan Van Sciver
Fantastic Four vol. 1 by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo
Daredevil vol. 1 Ultimate Collection by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack and Alex Maleev
Daredevil Born Again by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli
Black Summer by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp
Batman Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli
New X-Men vol. 1 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely and Ethan Van Sciver and Leinil Francis Yu
Global Frequency vol. 1 Planet Ablaze by Warren Ellis
Marvel 1602 Premiere HC by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert
Superman/Batman vol. 1 Public Enemies by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness
Wolverine: Enemy of the State by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. and and Kaare Andrews
The Middleman: The Collected Series Indispensability by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine
I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and J. M. Ken Niimura
Obviously, this list is way too ambitious for any human to complete in a single season. But I'll take a crack at it. I imagine that most of the graphic novels will fall by the wayside as I already read three or four comics a week each Wednesday. However, if you think I'm missing something absolutely crucial, please let me know. And feel free to post your own lists in the comments sections.
Bi-Weekly Friday Art Roundup III: Galactus, Hamlet, Tony Stark
Bi-Weekly Friday Art Roundup is a feature I'm using to promote some unsung talents in the comic world. Each installment will look at five different books with artists working at varying levels of the industry, be it the indies, unpublished work, or even superhero fare for the Big Two. And of course, there's always my covert goal of hyping my own comic book projects. So with the introduction out of the way, let's get started.
1. Unpublished Artist Jaime Castro
With the script for The Black List graphic novel completed, co-writer Mark Kleman and I had to find a new artist to collaborate with while Lamair Nash finished his pages. For those of you who don't know, graphic novel publishing is much different than literary fiction and more in line with creative nonfiction. We pitched to Arcana with a 22 page sample. They accepted. Now they want 110 pages. That's going to take Lamair a long time.
In the meantime, we discovered Jaime Castro on the Millarworld forums (seriously, that place is a treasure trove of talented artists looking for writers). We checked out his DeviantArt profile, and this is the page that made me fall in love. Besides the fact that Jaime's art involves a superhero team fighting Nazis (awesome, right?), he also draws a dinosaur capable of reading. Look at him! Isn't that just the perfect dinosaur? And he gets so excited about what he's reading that he has to show it to his friend. What's going on in his dino-brain? I definitely want to know. And when Mark and I saw this we knew Jamie would be perfect for our upcoming short, Montgomery X. Chesterfield, Gentleman of the 22nd Century.
2. Kill Shakespeare #1 written by Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col with art from Andy Belanger
I don't know Andy Belanger, but I'll definitely remember the name after Kill Shakespeare #1. For those unaware of the concept, Kill Shakespeare is mash-up set halfway through the events of Hamlet when the titular character is returning home to confront his uncle. He meets the Three Witches from Macbeth and teams up with Richard III. If that isn't enough to pique your interest, check out the art by Belanger. It invokes the king and queen time period without devolving into Holy Grail camp, which is a serious concern in a property as insane as this one. Like my list from a month or so back, this is a good one to get non-comic readers interested in the medium.
3. SHIELD #1 written by Jonathan Hickman with art from Dustin Weaver
Click on the above image to view it in full resolution; it's the only way to do it justice. Again, I've never heard of Dustin Weaver, but where has he been all my life? Jonathan Hickman is one of my favorite Marvel writers. He takes this universe seriously, and that's painfully obvious from this debut issue in which Leonardo da Vinci stands revealed as a member of SHIELD, the peace keeping force in the Marvel U. Weaver is asked to draw a ridiculous amount of meta-insanity, and he does so with considerable skill. Just look at the above example of Galileo battling Galactus the World Eater in 1582 Rome! How can you not buy this book!?
4. The Black List written by Salvatore Pane and Mark Kleman with art from Lamair Nash
This is the super top-secret, NEVER BEFORE REVEALED, unfinished first page of The Black List graphic novel! It's not a deleted pitch page or cover, like the other stuff I've uploaded. This is the real deal, just waiting to be inked, lettered and collected into the final volume. We just received this from Lamair Nash a few days ago, and it's really hard to describe the amazing experience of dreaming up a scene in your head and then having a talented artist render it on the page. Also, holy crap, has Nash improved or what? I always thought the man had chops, but this is outstanding. I cannot wait to see the finished project.
5. Iron Man: Noir #1 written by Scott Snyder with art from Manuel Garcia
Longtime readers know that I am a Scott Snyder disciple. I blogged about American Vampire before it was the indie darling it's become, and I am a big fan of his excellent prose short story collection, Voodoo Heart. That being said, I love his take on Iron Man in a noir setting. Marvel's Noir line reimagines their major characters as gritty 1930's analogues more at home in The Maltese Falcon than Batman and Robin. Most of these titles have been hit or miss, but Snyder's take has earned rave reviews so far. And Manuel Garcia is turning in career defining work here, people. I couldn't find a decent picture of his noir-inspired take on Tony Stark's Iron Man armor, but it really has to be seen to be believed. If you're excited about the upcoming film, pick this up as an alternative universe primer on the one-and-only Tony Stark.
Bi-Weekly Friday Art Roundup II: Electric Boogaloo
Hi all. It's time for another Bi-Weekly Friday Art Roundup. I would have liked to do a full post on the big comic news of the week–Marvel announcing an app for digital distribution on the iPad–but with AWP looming, I'm going to have to skip that for now and focus on smaller updates. For those of you who missed Roundup I, the purpose of these articles is to showcase artists I believe deserve recognition (and also to backdoor promote my upcoming graphic novel, The Black List). So why not just get started?
1. Sweet Tooth #7 by Jeff Lemire
Last month I did a top ten list of graphic novels for the literary inclined. Sweet Tooth would have made it, but at the time, it didn't exist in paperback format, only in monthly issues. That is no longer the case. Without a doubt, Sweet Tooth is one of my favorite ongoing series. I won't do the book any justice describing what it's about, so I'll just say the work of writer/artist Jeff Lemire has to be seen to be believed. He eschews the realistic for a bizarre style that perfectly matches his apocalyptic dystopia. The most impressive aspect of his work is his facial features, something that gets glossed over by even the most successful of comic artists, especially those who photo reference. Lemire is not one of those artists. He positions his characters in straight-on, Wes Anderson style shots and lets their expressions tell the story. Anyone interested in the comics medium absolutely needs to study the work of Lemire, and there's no better jumping on point than Sweet Tooth.
2. Blackest Night #8 Written by Geoff Johns with art from Ivan Reis
Blackest Night is an eight-issue miniseries that shows just how fun and insane superhero comics can really be. The conclusion to a multi-year story set in the Green Lantern section of the DC universe, BN succeeds on the merits of its hyper-talented artist, Ivan Reis. Check out this article by the good folks at iFanboy raving over the man's ridiculous art skills. The average comic reader may not understand how difficult these events comics are to put out, but these are the toughest types of books to draw in the industry. Reis has to draw a cast of hundreds and literally squeezes dozens upon dozens of characters into single panels. Even if you know nothing about Green Lantern or Blackest Night, pick up this issue at a low, low price of four dollars for a master's class in panel composition and character placement. Reis does not disappoint.
3. Unpublished Artist Tommy Smith
Tommy Smith is another artist I found on Mark Millar's forums, and it's very clear from a four-page sample of his work he posted that this man has chops. Being able to convey motion is a skill that sounds easier than it is to master, but right here in this one silent page, Smith gets across movement even while segmenting the flow of time. We don't get every moment of this woman waking up, but it's clear what's happening thanks to the interesting angles and quirky subject choices. He doesn't put the woman front and center in each panel. Sometimes she's off to the side like in panel one, while others use a hyper close-up. Smith is currently looking for collaborators so if you're a comic writer looking for someone who has storytelling down, consider shooting him an e-mail.
This is one of the first finished pages Mark and I got back from Lamair, and we were absolutely floored. We posted a bunch of ads on various art websites looking for an artist and received many, many submissions. Lamair Nash was clearly the most talented, but we didn't realize the extent of his skills until this page came in. Lamair takes a very simple, relateable moment–a twenty-something at a McJob caught goofing off by his boss–and turns it into something downright otherworldly. The closeup on protagonist Harry's eye. The imposing figure of the boss. You can't teach this stuff, folks. Lamair's ability to make even the most mundane scenes bristle with energy and tension is one of the major reasons we so badly wanted to work with him on this project. And if this is what he does with a simple office scene, I can't wait to show off what he can do with Richard Nixon firing rockets at stone mason mercenaries in secret underground laboratories.
5. Amazing Spider-Man #626 written by Fred Van Lente with art from Michael Gaydos
Three years ago I wrote articles for a great comic book website called Broken Frontier. Around the same time, a controversial of Amazing Spider-Man came out that rebooted the previous twenty years of continuity, namely the amount of time I'd followed the character. I flipped my shit. But since then, the thrice-monthly Amazing Spider-Man has been absolutely superb. The book employs a rotating cast of creators, including the brilliant writer Fred Van Lente whose MODOK's 11 is an absolute must-read, that continues to put the screws to the life of lovable Peter Parker. Issue 626 is no different. Michael Gaydos is one of the best artists in the industry, and like Jeff Lemire, he is a master at facial expressions. Look at this exchange between Pete and his roommate Michelle Gonzalez. Is this the art you expect from a mainstream superhero book starring one of the most recognizable characters on Earth? No. It's breathtaking. It's a reminder of everything comics can accomplish. If you think Spider-Man begins and ends with Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi, you owe it to yourself to run, RUN, to the nearest comic store and jump on board the new and improved Amazing.
Top Ten Graphic Novels for the Literary Inclined
A few weeks ago I workshopped a story involving superheroes. It wasn't genre, and the piece took place after every hero and villain on earth lost their powers. So really, there wasn't even much discussion of superheroics. Instead, the piece leaned closer towards doemstic realism except every once in awhile someone would say something like, "Is this about the Eternity Gems? Have you found the Eternity Gems?" with little to no explanation. Mostly, I used the bygone era of super-powered adventuring as a metaphor for feeling like your best years are behind you.
The workshop went really well, but what was particularly interesting to me was my classmates' assumptions about comic books. It seems that most people still think comics are aimed at children and riddled with the genre trappings of not the Silver Age, but even earlier, before Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko and Will Eisner altered the face of sequential storytelling forever. It was with this mindset that I recently read Dan Phillips' how-to on IGN about getting comic virgins into the medium. It's a great article but purposely doesn't have a list of books to recommend because Phillips believes (and rightfully so) that you should tailor your recommendations to that particular person. For example, if somebody liked the X-Men movies and asks what to pick up, don't hand over The Saga of Swamp Thing by Alan Moore where Swap Thing goes back in time and fights the nothingness before creation.
What I've decided to do is come up with a list of required reading for the literary inclined, people who love prose but would never dream of stepping foot in a comic shop. Everything I've listed is in graphic novel format, meaning you can skip the comic store altogether and head to the more familiar Borders or Barnes and Noble. There's a lot I've missed here (it was particularly difficult cutting Kingdom Come, Y: The Last Man, Civil War, All-Star Superman, The Sinestro Corps War, The Dark Knight Returns and We3 from the list, and everybody must know about Maus by now) and I'm not going to mention Jonathan Lethem's graphic novel since I wrote about it a few entries ago. But if you consider yourself someone who reads almost exclusively literary fiction, this is the list for you. Try and at least give one of these a shot, and let me know what you think. If you think comic books are all about four-colors and BAM/POW signs, then you're in for a big surprise.
10. Superman: Red Son
Written by Mark Millar with Art by Dave Johnson
Pretty much everybody knows the origin of the original superhero, Superman. Krypton explodes and a scientist sends his only son in a rocket to Earth. He's raised by farmers in Kansas and becomes the hero we all know who stands up for "Truth, Justice and the American Way". Red Son is a re-imagining where Kal-El lands in Russia at the beginning of the Cold War. He becomes a Communist and helps usher in an era where the entire Earth (minus America led by President Lex Luthor) falls to Russian control. Millar's take on Czar Superman is smart and bombastic, and this book has a concrete beginning, middle and end (all you need is this one 12 dollar graphic novel). This one comes highly recommended as an interesting political book with enough cameos to keep fanboys happy (did I mention Anti-Communist Batman?).
9. Astonishing X-Men vol. 1 Gifted
Written by Joss Whedon with Art by John Cassady
Joss Whedon is most famous for the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but he's also a well-lauded comic scribe. Astonishing X-Men is his greatest work to date and perfect for anyone who enjoyed the films. The book is set in continuity but isn't enslaved by it. Pretty much anyone with even a tangential understanding of the Children of the Atom can enjoy this book. With amazing art provided by superstar artist, John Cassady, Astonishing is the perfect example of a traditional superhero book that transcends comic stigmas and feels much more like a sci-fi drama ala Lost or Battlerstar Galactica.
8. Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 1
Written by Brian Michael Bendis with Art by Mark Bagley
When Marvel wanted to relaunch Spider-Man to coincide with the 2002 film, they called up Brian Michael Bendis, a noted indie creator, to the big leagues. Ultimate Spider-Man is the definitive Spidey book of the last two decades, and this is the ground floor. The book starts with the origin: nerdy high school student Peter Parker gets bitten by a radioactive spider. The difference here is that even after 130 issues, Peter is still fifteen and the book is still amazing. He deals with contemporary problems, and Bendis has populated the book with a wonderful and expansive cast. When the Spider-Man film reboot hits in two years, you can be sure that it springs out of this book.
7. Ultimates vol. 1 Super-Human
Written by Mark Millar with Art by Bryan Hitch
Some people will criticize me for going with two Mark Millar picks and no Grant Morrison books, but I don't care. Ultimates is easily the best superhero team book of the aughts. Much like Ultimate-Spider-Man, Ultimates takes place in a new reader-friendly universe with no previous continuity. This is the first story of the Avengers: Captain America, Iron Man and Thor. And Millar imbues it with his typical wit and penchant for the political. This book is smart and plays with the War on Terror in interesting ways. If you're curious to see how Captain America is deployed during the Iraq War then this is the book for you.
6. Scott Pilgrim vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Happy Little Life
Written and Drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Imagine a world with poor Canadians who start shitty bands. Imagine a world where Canadian hipsters engage in Dragonball Z-esque battles while dissecting two decade old Nintendo games. This is Scott Pilgrim. One part indie rock, one part Nintendo, one part fighting, Scott Pilgrim is the most awesome manga remix of the last fifteen years. O'Malley delivers believable characters that we truly care about even as he inserts them into hilarious and ridiculous situations. If superheroes aren't your thing, and you're willing to give faux-manga a try, definitely pick up Scott Pilgrim before the Michael Cera movie hits this summer.
5. Ghost World
Written and Drawn by Daniel Clowes
If you love Catcher in the Rye, then you'll enjoy Ghost World. This lean graphic novel tells the story of two hipster girls during the summer after high school. It's a very typical coming of age piece that could easily stand side-by-side with the best offerings of the genre from literary fiction. This is definitely a gateway drug for readers completely unaware that indie/literary comics actually exist. Its aims are not tied up with plot like many of the other selections on this list but with character.
4. The Walking Dead vol. 1 Days Gone By
Written by Robert Kirman with Art by Tony Moore
Drawn in black and white, The Walking Dead is truly one of the most terrifying books you will ever read. Writer Robert Kirkman doesn't employ a lot of cheap jumpy shocks, but instead chooses to horrify readers with the actions of his living characters. The premise of the book is as simple as it genius: it's the zombie movie that doesn't end. What happens to these characters three weeks after the first zombies show up? How about two years? The best part is the theme Kirkman hits again and again: it's not the zombies who are the walking dead, but the living, humans pushed to frightening extremes they never dreamed possible.
3. The Complete Persepolis
Written and Drawn by Marjane Satrapi
Do you like memoirs? Ok. Then go get The Complete Persepolis today. It follows Marjane Satrapi, a liberal girl who comes of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It's poignant and terribly contemporary. And for my money, this is the best book on the subject I've read, light years ahead of Reading Lolita in Tehran. If you like coming or age tales or are even remotely interested in the history of Iran, this is an absolute must buy.
2. Watchmen
Written by Alan Moore with Art by Dave Gibbons
This one appears on every list of this kind and for good reason: Watchmen is the deconstruction of the superhero and comic book format. This is Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman seen through a postmodern lens. This is Cold War allegory of the highest order. This is everything superhero comics should aspire to. Incredibly intelligent and deceptively well-drawn, Watchmen is the rare book that is universally considered the best of its kind. If you've seen the mediocre movie and weren't convinced, you owe it to yourself to give the ultimate graphic novel a try.
1. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
Written and Drawn by Chris Ware
Most people know Chris Ware. He's a big McSweeney's dude and the closest thing the comic industry has to a Dave Eggers. This masterpiece of a graphic novel came out shortly after Heartbreaking Work, and the two writers are often compared. Jimmy Corrigan is about so much it's hard to describe. It's utterly postmodern and involves a fair at the turn of the century and a man who encounters his dying father after a lifelong absence. The book is painful. The book is dark. And at times, the book is uplifting. I put this graphic novel at the number one spot because even though I don't consider it as strong as Watchmen, Jimmy Corrigan is the closest in terms of structure, tone and character to a literary novel. If you like Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran-Foer, Keith Gessen or Ricky Moody then you will be shocked at how dense, how intelligent, how damn literary Jimmy Corrigan actually is.


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DECENT's Hackathon Delivers Animal Species Protection Blockchain Project
Geneva, Switzerland, November 21, 2018 – The global blockchain company, DECENT, has announced a definite winner from its largest hackathon yet – an innovative animal protection project, New Noah, captioned as 'Blockchain Technology For the Red List of Threatened Species'.
Through a partnership with HumanVenture, the Russian impact investment platform, the latest edition of DECENT's Blockchain Pioneers Hackathon series was conducted on November 16-18 in Moscow, Russia, with the topic being 'Blockchain for Positive Transformations of Society'. Over the three-day event, nine teams competed to develop a working prototype on DECENT's proprietary blockchain platform, DCore.
New Noah proposes several ways to change the current issues concerning the constantly growing list of endangered species. The young team claims that three species go extinct every hour, and just throughout the duration of the hackathon, 144 species have disappeared completely.
New Noah sees an opportunity in boosting protection for these animals by way of donations to the animals individually, instead of to an organization as a whole, which can be corrupt or secretive with donations they receive. This will be done by adding the endangered animal to a blockchain database, with a donor signing up and making a donation toward the preservation of that animal. The animal will, therefore, become "adopted" by its sponsor. The record of this undertaking will then be written transparently to DCore blockchain and the donor will be able to see real-time updates on the health and location of each animal they have sponsored.
The New Noah team – Rodion Mamin (left), Mark Golberg (middle), Ivan Telenkov (right), Ilya Sergeev (not pictured).
The project idea maker, Mark Golberg, was asked about working with DECENT's blockchain: "The DCore technology provides a unique opportunity to transfer big files almost instantly, and this makes it highly compatible with our project. We are definitely looking forward to using DCore for this and all our future endeavors." The team sees its future in expanding its project for other uses, such as storing information about stray animals, using Bluetooth Low Energy technology.
The winning team was awarded 20,000 DCT and will be provided a collaboration with DECENT to further develop its project. In addition, there were two other projects, Posterum, crowdfunding for science projects, and Charity Dating, a dating social network with charity bidding, that impressed the DECENT jury and were awarded 10,000 DCT each, despite the company's original plan to award only the first place winners. A special prize of 5,000 DCT was also awarded by partners HumanVenture and Chevening to Decentocracy – a project aiming to make profit-sharing and responsibility allocation processes easier with blockchain.
The Moscow edition of the hackathon has concluded the series this year. DECENT will now prepare for the Blockchain Pioneers Hackathon Grand Finale, whose location will be disclosed in the upcoming weeks.


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Stocks plunge on new fears of global slowdown
No matter where they look, investors are seeing economic trouble.
Stocks and interest rates plunged Tuesday after signs of slowing economies from China to the U.S. spooked traders who were already uneasy about a global recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 268 points, or 2.7%, and dropped below 10,000. The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at its lowest level since October.
Interest rates fell in the Treasury market after demand for the safety of government debt grew. The yield on the 10-year note dropped to 2.95%, the first time it has fallen below 3% since April 2009, when the markets were in the early stages of their recovery from the financial crisis. The yield is used as a benchmark for many consumer loans and mortgages.
The markets began the day by following Asian and European stocks lower. Asian exchanges fell after an index that forecasts economic activity for China was revised lower. European stocks continued the slide after Greek workers walked off the job to protest steep budget cuts.
Then, shortly after U.S. trading began, the market was hit with news that consumer confidence fell sharply this month because of worries about jobs and the overall economy. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to 52.9 from a revised 62.7 in May. It was the steepest drop since February and economists polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast only a modest dip.
Investors are also anxious as they wait for the Labor Department's monthly employment report on Friday. Companies have indicated that business is getting better, yet there are few signs that they are ready to hire in big numbers. The government is expected to say that the unemployment rate rose 0.1%age point to 9.8% in June.
Industrial stocks suffered some of the steepest drops on fears that a stalled global rebound will cut demand. Aircraft maker Boeing Co. led the Dow lower with a drop of 6.3%. Caterpillar Inc., the maker of construction and mining equipment, lost 5.5%. Shares of coal producers pulled energy stocks lower on worries about a slowdown.
Investors have been so burned by the financial crisis of 2008-09 that they fear any hint of a slowdown means the economy will start tanking again. And they're selling heavily at the end of the day, fearful about negative economic news that could start coming out of Asia just hours after U.S. trading ends.
Paul Zemsky, head of asset allocation at ING Investment Management in New York, said investors are wrestling with two opposing ideas of where the economy is headed. He said the more likely case is that the recovery continues and corporate earnings growth make stocks look cheap right now. The darker scenario is that government budget cuts, the end of fiscal stimulus, problems in Europe and a slowdown in China lead to a double-dip in the global economy.
Investors' indecision and uneven economic reports have brought big swings to stocks since late April when debt problems in Greece began to pound world markets.
"The central issue that any investor faces today is fire or ice," Mr. Zemsky said. "There's no in-between. It's either one or the other."
The Dow fell 268.22, or 2.7%, to 9,870.30, its lowest close since June 9. During the last hour, the Dow was down 326.60.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 33.33, or 3.1%, to 1,041.24. It was the lowest close for the S&P since Oct. 5 and the fifth drop of more than 3% in the past year. The index is now down 14.5% from its 2010 peak in April.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 85.47, or 3.9%, to 2,135.18.
Only about 260 stocks rose while about 2,840 fell at the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.6 billion shares, compared with a light 925 million Monday.
Mike Shea, managing partner at Direct Access Partners LLC in New York, took some comfort in the fact that the market closed off its lowest level of the day. That signaled that some buyers were willing to step in.
"Getting that little pop at the end of the day — it's kind of losing a football game 35-0 and then scoring a touchdown in the last five minutes," he said.
Mr. Shea cautioned that trading could continue to be volatile Wednesday, which is the final day of the quarter and the first half. For some traders, it's the last day of their fiscal year. "The market can be a little wacky on the last days of quarters," he said.
Crude oil fell $2.31 to $75.94 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index rose 17.7%. The VIX is known as the market's fear gauge because a rise signals traders are expecting more drops in stocks.
Mr. Zemsky said there isn't much until the start of corporate earnings reports next month that likely will give investors solid answers about the direction of the economy. Until then, Friday's June jobs report is the one standout. Even with a good report, investors might still be focused on earnings. The May jobs numbers were a disappointment because private employers hired only 41,000 workers.
"I don't think Friday payrolls can do a lot to bring the market a whole lot higher if they're good. But if they're bad, it's really 'Look out below,'" Mr. Zemsky said.
A drop in the euro to $1.2192 was another sign of traders' nervousness. A slide in the 16-nation currency has for months indicated fading confidence in Europe's ability to handle big budget deficits.
Greece is required to make the cuts under terms of a bailout from other European Union members and the International Monetary Fund. Protests over government cost-cutting in Greece renewed concerns about how well European countries will be able to stick to austerity plans.
In other trading, Chinese markets fell after the Conference Board's Leading Economic Index for China was revised to 0.3% for April from 1.7%.
Boeing fell $4.26, or 6.3%, to $63.04 and Caterpillar, also a Dow stock, fell $3.55, or 5.5%, to $60.85.
Coal company Peabody Energy Corp. fell $3.16, or 7.4%, to $39.33, while mining company Massey Energy Co. fell $2.25, or 7.5%, to $27.95.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 25.58, or 4%, to 615.96.
The Shanghai composite index fell 4.3% to a 14-month low. Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1.3%. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 3.1%, Germany's DAX index dropped 3.3%, and France's CAC-40 fell 4%.
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WATCH Marcus Bignot tells Chester FC players they are going full-time after shocking FA Cup exit
Blues squad will have to commit to an extra day's training - whether they like it or not
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Marcus Bignot has told his Chester FC players they will be going full-time from Monday after their humiliating FA Cup exit at the hands of lower-league Kidderminster Harriers.
The Blues went down to a miserable 2-0 defeat to their National League North opponents that sparked an angry response from the short-changed travelling supporters.
And, while Bignot did his best to keep a lid on his anger, he made it clear that his part-time squad will now have to commit to an extra day's training in the week - whether they like it or not.
He said: "I can agree with them (the fans) and their calls, and their shouts, and their views. Judging on today, you've got to agree with them.
"But as a manager I can agree with them and I can join the bandwagon or because I've got these players, I've inherited this group... Kidderminster are full-time, they've been full-time for how many years now. We're not and if we continue not to be full-time that's the kind of performance and results you can get.
"We need to go full-time and I've told the boys it's going to be a full-time programme starting from Monday. It has to be. You can't expect to compete at National (League) level, never mind in the North, where there's six or seven professional teams.
"We have to be full-time, and once we get full-time that takes any excuses away from the players. If we get performances like that after we've gone full-time then they'll see a different side to me.
"But at the moment I'm not going to rip shreds off them because I need them. I'm going to need every single player because this is the group we've got.
"I can lambast them, I can smash their confidence, but that's not going to do them any good. I'm going to build them up and be prepared to work harder with them, so these boys are going to commit to a full-time programme and go from there.
"They are going to have to commit. They get paid well. It's not a punishment. We want to improve and we want to be better.
"We're in a league now that's full-time and we have to be full-time so we'll be introducing another day, and we need it.
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Tráiler is the debut extended play by Spanish singer Aitana. It will be released through Universal Music's Spain subdivision on 30 November 2018. Tráiler was produced by Aitana, being the first musical project where the singer was involved in that area. The EP was co-produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres, who in 2017 produced the song "Despacito" among other producers. It features six original songs, of which one is a collaboration with the Venezuelan-American singer Lele Pons.

Background
In February 2018, the singer (then known under her original name, Aitana Ocaña), was proclaimed the second finalist of the Spanish talent show Operación Triunfo, in its ninth edition. After that achievement, the Barcelona-native singer began working on what would be her first album. In March 2018 she signed a record deal with Universal Music. On 16 March of that same year, her first compilation album was released. It includes the themes she defended during her time in the TV show. In April 2018 it was reported that Aitana had traveled to Los Angeles to give shape to her first musical project. After the promotion given to her first single, "Lo malo", ended, she moved away from social networks and the public eye to give the final touches to what would later be Tráiler. On 17 July, the singer announced the name and release date of the first single from the EP, "Teléfono". The single was released to the music market ten days later.

On 25 October, the singer visited the Spanish talk show El Hormiguero 3.0. where she unveiled the name of her first project. It would be called Tráiler and, according to her, "it's like a two-piece album. The time interval between the two EPs will be little more than two-three months because I think that today we devour more than we consume and, for that reason, I like the idea of doing everything little by little. The first part will be released at the end of November. It has a strange name, after a lot of thought, I decided that it was called Tráiler because it is like an appetizer of only six songs of everything that is to come later."

A few weeks later, on 13 November, the singer unveiled via her social media the cover of the EP, which was photographed by Valero Rioja. On 19 November, the EP's track list was released online. Two days later, the official remix of "Teléfono" was released on digital music platforms. It features Venezuelan personality Lele Pons. On 22 November, the singer announced the first EP signing parties in Barcelona, Seville and Madrid. The song "Popcorn" accompanied this announcement.

Promotion

Singles
In April 2018, Aitana flew to Los Angeles where she worked with Latin American producers Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres who also produced the international hit "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. Aitana released the first single from her first musical project, "Teléfono", on 27 July of that same year. This reached the first position in the PROMUSICAE sales list and remained there six consecutive weeks. The music video for the song was premiered simultaneously with the song.

In November 2018 she announced that the EP's second single would be "Vas a quedarte". The song went on to become Aitana's third number-one single in Spain, additionally being certified gold. It has also gone on to become the most-streamed song in its first twenty-four hours on Spotify Spain, surpassing the previous record which was also held by her previous release "Teléfono".

Promotional singles
During Aitana's visit to El Hormiguero 3.0 in October 2018, she commented that she would be recording a music video for the official remix of "Teléfono" in California at the end of that month. She also took the opportunity to announce that it would be in collaboration with the Venezuelan singer Lele Pons. On 20 November, Universal Music announced that the remix would be released on 21 November 2018. It began to air on radio stations from 25 November, thanks to the radio deal with Los 40. The music video for the song reached three million views in less than a day.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

2018 debut EPs
Aitana (singer) albums

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Q: Port Number for Incoming Apple Push Notifications What network services, port numbers, outgoing incoming or both, need to be open on a network for an ipod touch to receive Apple Push Notifications?
I know the outgoing port number to set when sending the apns. The only thing is, in my school practically every outgoing (and incoming) port is blocked and as a result APNs do not work. I am sure that if I talked to my network administrator and told him which port to unblock, he would do so. So my question is: What network services, port numbers, outgoing incoming or both, need to be open on a network for an ipod touch to receive Apple Push Notifications?

A: According to Apple's docs: port 5223.

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A: For APNS to work from within your network you must be able to communicate to 17.0.0.0/8:5223. The TCP connection is made from iOS device out to *.push.apple.com. There is no inbound TCP connections required.

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Dani and Karin Ritter are tired but happy. '1500 skiing instructors from all over Switzerland were just our guests in Lötschental.' Dani and Karin saw to it that their guests were well-fed. 'Our lamb bratwurst was a hit.' Even those who don't really like lamb asked for seconds.
There is really only one word to describe the drive through Lötschental: picturesque. The road runs through hamlets and villages, all the way to Blatten. There, next to the Hotel Nest- und Bietschhorn, is the Rittlers' farm shop. Dani Rittler grew up here. After a few years in Bern, he returned to the valley and got himself a few sheep as a hobby. But their number grew and grew until his hobby had turned into a professional sheep breeding operation with more than 180 sheep.
Dani has found his calling in Lötschental. And the love of his life as well. Karin Rittler came to Lötschental from Salzkammergut. An outstanding cook, she organises the Rittlers' unique catered events. She also takes care of the pretty farm shop. Their 15-year-old son Nathanael also helps out. However, his passion is not sheep, but chickens: he supplies the valley with fresh organic eggs from his small chicken farm.
Only the best: sausages from Dani Rittler.
The Rittlers' farm was certified by BioSuisse in 2004. 'That was a logical step for us.' Dani Rittler's gaze sweeps over the valley. 'This place is paradise for the sheep. From the spring to the autumn, they graze in herbal pastures which are part of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. It doesn't get any more organic.' And you can taste it too. Dani has all varieties of lamb meat. 'We use every part of the sheep and make only the best out of it, if only out of respect for the animals.' Dani is always encouraging his guests and customers to try something new, and with success: 'Not long ago, I persuaded an innkeeper to put lamb ragout on the menu. He was sceptical, but the dish become a bestseller.' There's no arguing with quality.
Dani and Karin Rittler are full of drive and their innovative spirit has won them the AgroPrize from the 'Schweizer Bauer' [Swiss Farmer] and 'Terre et Nature' [Land and Nature] newspapers. 'If you want to succeed as a sheep breeder in the heart of Lötschental, you need good ideas.' The valley does seem to provide fertile soil for these. 'Yes, there are a lot of good people here in the valley. One of our neighbours breeds outstanding organic Galloway cattle.' The sense of community in the valley is strong. Guests at the neighbouring Hotel Nest- und Bietschhorn are served lamb from the Rittler farm, of course.
In everything the Rittlers do, they contribute to making Lötschental a tourist attraction. Karin Rittler cooks for small groups of guests in her mask cellar, featuring a wonderful menu. In winter, Dani Rittler will be found with guests on the Lötschental slopes: he is a skiing instructor at the local skiing school. And last but not least, Dani and Karin are real bons vivants. 'We love to eat in good restaurants and we visit vineyards; as the largest wine-growing region, Valais has many outstanding wines and many of the wine growers in the region are our friends.' Their finds are available for purchase at the farm shop.
Dani and Karin return to their idyllic barn. Even in winter, the sheep have a lot of room to run, and a gorgeous view of the valley. This gives new meaning to the term 'animal-friendly husbandry'. 'A Chinese journalist came to visit not long ago,' Dani Rittler says. 'She could hardly believe how well off the sheep are here – and she didn't want to leave.' 'Well, yes,' Karin adds with a smile, 'maybe that had something to do with you, not just the sheep.' Dani captures an innocent lamb and lifts it tenderly, Karin hugs him. These two have found their happiness: and all bons vivants are the better for it.


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Musk nears $346 million payday as Tesla market value soars
Reuters January 14, 2020
By Noel Randewich
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk is coming close to earning the first $346 million tranche of options in a record-breaking pay package, after the electric vehicle maker's stock more than doubled in the last three months.
Shares of Tesla surged 9% to a record high on Monday. They need to rise another 6% to put Tesla's stock market value at $100 billion and then be sustained at that level for both a one-month and six-month average in order to trigger the vesting of the first of 12 tranches of options granted to Musk to buy Tesla stock.
Musk has already hit an operational target that is also necessary for the options to vest.
For Musk's subsequent tranches to vest under the terms of the 2018 package, the company's market cap would have to continue to sustainably rise by $50 billion increments over the agreement's 10-year period, with the billionaire earning the full package if Tesla's market capitalization reaches $650 billion and the electric car maker achieves several revenue and profit targets.
A full payoff for Musk, who is also the majority owner and CEO of the SpaceX rocket maker, would surpass anything previously granted to U.S. executives, according Institutional Shareholder Services, a proxy advisor that recommended investors reject the pay package deal at the time.
Musk receives no salary or cash bonus, only options that vest based on Tesla's market cap and milestones for growth.
"This is the very definition of pay for performance," said Ian Keas, senior director at Longnecker & Associates, an executive compensation consulting firm. "But is he the only individual that could serve in that seat as CEO and deliver that value to shareholders? That's the billion dollar question."
Musk's potential payout compares to the $638 million received by Snap Inc founder Evan Spiegel in 2017 after the social network company's initial public offering. In 2018, Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger earned stock grants worth as much as $149.6 million, including awards related to Disney's purchase of film and television assets from Twenty-First Century Fox.
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Musk has transformed Tesla from a niche car maker with production problems into the global leader in electric vehicles, with U.S. and Chinese factories. So far it has stayed ahead of more established rivals including BMW and Volkswagen.
Last week, Tesla's stock market value hit nearly $89 billion, eclipsing the sum of General Motors' and Ford's for the first time, fueled by a surprise third-quarter profit, progress at a new factory in China and better-than-expected car deliveries in the fourth quarter.
Many investors remain skeptical that Tesla can consistently deliver profit, cash flow and growth, however. More Wall Street analysts rate Tesla "sell" than "buy," and the company's stock has been one of the most shorted on Wall Street.
Tesla was valued at about $53 billion when shareholders approved the pay package in January 2018 and faced a cash crunch, production delays and increasing competition from rivals. It was viewed as massively ambitious because it implied the company's value could grow as much as ten-fold in 10 years.
Last year, Musk hit two operational milestones, pulling in revenue above $20 billion and adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of $1.5 billion over four straight quarters. Tesla's "adjusted" EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation, which in the first nine months of 2019 reached $617 million.
Musk currently owns about 34 million Tesla shares, equivalent to 19% of the company. His compensation package would let him buy another 20.3 million shares if all of his options vest.
When Tesla first unveiled Musk's package in 2018, it said Musk could in theory reap as much as $55.8 billion if no new shares were issued. Tesla has since awarded stock to employees and last year sold $2.7 billion in shares and convertible bonds.
(Reporting by Noel Randewich, editing by Peter Henderson and Sonya Hepinstall)
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es una actriz de voz y cantante japonesa, afiliada a Early Wing. En 2014, comenzó su carrera como cantante al unirse a la banda SmileY inc. con el Vocaloid Yuuyu-P.

Filmografía

Anime
2011
YuruYuri - Kyōko Toshinō

2012
Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! - Mika-chan Suki-tte ii na yo - Una estudianteTantei Opera Milky Holmes - Great White Fallen AngelHaiyore! Nyaruko-san - Tamao KureiPretty Rhythm - YumemiYuruyuri♪♪ - Kyōko Toshinō

2013Ai Mai Mi - Ai EbiharaOre no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru - Mei AkanoVividred Operation - Wakaba SaegusaHaiyore! Nyaruko-san W - Tamao KureiSekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai! - Nanami Kanno
Futari wa Milky Holmes - White Phantom

2014
Project 575 - Azuki Masaoka
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san - Aki Hiiragi
Nō-Rin - Akari Suzuki
Wake Up, Girls! - Shiho Iwasaki
Akuma no Riddle - Mahiru / Shinya Banba
Hanayamata - Tami Nishimikado
Momo Kyun Sword - Karin
Tsubu Doll - Futaba Fuchinobe

2015
Kantai Collection - Kitakami, Ōi
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls - Kanako Mimura
YuruYuri San☆Hai! - Kyōko Toshinō

2016
Hundred - Latia Saint-Émilion
Tsukiuta. The Animation - Matsuri Motomiya
Shakunetsu no Takkyū Musume - Kimiko Hamu; Tanpopo Taguchi

2017
Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas - Lolo
Seiren - Koharu UnoRen'ai Bōkun - Mari Shiina

2018Citrus - ManamiCaligula - Thorn

2019Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!? - Saya Matsukaze
MiniYuri - Kyōko Toshinō
YuruYuri Ten, - Kyōko Toshinō

Videojuegos
The Caligula Effect - Thorn
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart - Lee Fey
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls as Kanako Mimura
Kantai Collection - 8 naves diferentes
Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo - Otoha Nakano
Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!! - Ibuki Oribe
Magia Record - Corbeau

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Kraków is the second largest city in Poland and a true delight to behold. We advise you to take any preconceptions you might have about Eastern Europe and Poland and throw them away before you hop on the plane, because Krakow has the weather and the sights to rival some of the greatest European cities, and with the incredibly low cost of living, it might just surpass them.
The city is blessed with dozens of natural gardens, parks and forests, along with more than 10 Universities or Academic Institutions with close to 170,000 students enrolled each year. 60% of the population are under 45, making Kraków a fun and vibrant city. Approximately 760,000 people live in and around the city including 24,000 multi linguists. Interestingly, Krakow has a ratio of 2 girls to every guy, perhaps making it an ideal city to work in for any male job seekers!
As it is southern Poland the temperature is a little warmer than the northern regions. We visited in April and the temperature was mid 20's. On our most recent visit in early September, it was blisteringly warm for the three days we were there. Nothing but absolute sunshine, with temperatures barely below 25 Celsius, it was absolutely gorgeous! Be prepared for snow in Winter, when we travelled in November 2013 it was crisp and snow came around January time.
Cost of living wise, Krakow is a very cheap city. A three course meal would cost you around eight or nine euro, and drinks in bars are incredibly cheap, a fantastic night could be had on only about 50 Zloty, which is around 12 euro, and we're not talking scrimping on drinks. The young population in the city means that the night life is busy and wild, and the cobblestone streets in the city centre are filled with people day and night. The city centre feels very safe, with a constant police presence, plenty of tourists around, and well lit, rustic streets.
Krakow has great public transport systems with cheap train and taxi services around the city. Travelling further afield can be challenging though and we'd recommend not driving in this city if you can avoid it, but the city is so compact that if you live close to the centre you'll never need to travel too far.
The city also has a bustling, culturally diverse nightlife, with a large array of attractions after dark. The Night of Theatre, The Night of Jazz, and the Night of Poetry are all established annual attractions that offer night time entertainment mixed in with a hefty dose of culture. There is also the Coke Live Music Festival, the Audio Art Festival, the Kraków Film Festival, and a wide range of other events covering everything from military bands to soup, Jewish culture and street theatre. In fact, there are more than 100 festivals in Krakow every year.
For those who might prefer their night life to be just a tad more energetic, Kraków has no shortage of bars or restaurants. If you believe urban legend, then Kraków has the highest density of bars in the world. Hundreds of bars can be found stretching from the Old Town to Kazimierz and beyond in cellars and courtyards. When the sun in shining in the summer in Kraków, the bars and restaurants spill out into the stone streets, ancient architecture crowding around candlelight tables as the night gets under way.
The working conditions in Poland are fairly standard compared with mainland Europe, normal working hours would be between 8-4 or 9-5, across 40 hours per week. Employees are entitled to at least 20 paid annual leave days, or 26 days if they have worked for more than 10 years. The tax rate averages around 18% and it increases if the salary is over a certain threshold (into Managerial salary levels). The local currency is Polish Złoty with minimum wage per month around 1298.18 zł (€315) which should give you an idea of how cheap the cost of living can be.
In most Polish companies (excluding banks and consulting firms) the dress code is towards casual and conservative. If you work in an international company it is a given that you would wear a business suit/business attire. Major industries in Poland are Automotive, Manufacturing, Food Processing, Chemical, Banking, Construction and Telecommunications, Sales Reps and other skilled workers. Call centres/BPO's are one of the fastest growing sectors in the Kraków area with around 125,000 people in this sector and quickly rising.
Polish is spoken by 98% of the population with English and German being the other two commonly used languages, English is more used within business, professional and academic communities and the younger generation, German would be used by the older generation.
There is a wide variety of properties to rent across the cities four distinct quarters, with many older buildings having been refurbished for apartment living. There are also many new builds, located above the various Galeria's in the city centre, offering modern, comfortable living in the city centre, with easy access to the bars, shops and restaurants. As you move further from the city centre, the property prices drop and you tend to get more space for your money.
Kraków has an eclectic line up of festivals, covering everything from the Coke Live Music Festival, to the Street Theatre Festival, a Jewish Culture Festival, and even an International Soup Festival. Comprehensive information on each of the festivals can be found on the Kraków Festival website.
The city has no shortage of bars and party venues, and most restaurants and cafes have seats outside in the summer to enjoy the sunshine in the beautiful square. Every hour at the church, a bell chimes, and a small tune is played by a man on a trumpet at the top of the tower, you can see him hanging out of the window! It's a strange, beautiful rustic touch to a city that feels like it's always straddling the line between old and new. Even in Winter, the interiors of bars and restaurants are cavernous but cosy, ancient buildings with high ceilings filled with comfortable sofas, and all the modern conventions.
Kazimierz is the Jewish Quarter in the city, only around ten minutes on foot from the main square, this is known by the locals as the Hipster Quarter. Here, the bars are even more eclectic, and a young and unique crowd rubs shoulders with older, artistic types in strange little candlelit bars. The revellers often spill into the streets but it never feels like trouble is on it's way. We spent a long night walking from bar to bar with a friend who'd relocated to the city from Belfast (after moving there from France!) and we toured from bar to bar, soaking up the atmosphere and having a drink or two (or twenty).
Arriving back to our hotel at 5am with a kebab in hand and the sun coming up ended an incredible night, and never for a moment did the night quiet down, there was always a healthy crowd on the streets. Krakow rarely sleeps, and even in the depths of Winter, you'll see intrepid locals struggling through the snow. Leave that to them, while you enjoy a delicious cup of coffee in one of the toasty cafes.
Speaking of kebabs once more, Krakow has some delicious local food, and a fantastic range of restaurants offering international cuisine. The spots near the square close to the tourist spots will sting you a bit on price, but if you're willing to walk just a little bit further there's a range of fantastic restaurants to sample. Our intern had probably the best cheeseburger of his life in a beautiful little restaurant with an open air garden. It was chased with a beer mojito, a unique and refreshing drink, and a perfect treat after a long day of exploring in the sunshine.
A cheeseburger isn't particularly adventurous, we know, but the Polish cuisine is a delight to sample as well. While it can be a bit daunting at first, having no idea of what is what, it's best to just take a chance and try something new. We went to an all night traditional cafeteria where you simply lifted a plate and loaded it up with whatever you wanted from the counter, paying for the weight at the end. An absolute mountain of Polish delicacies came to little more than a handful of euro and it felt like enough food to feed us for a week.
Street food is excellent in Krakow as well. There are roughly a thousand kebab vendors on every street, but they're well worth sampling if you fancy dinner on the move. You get an incredible, delectable kebab with a sizeable portion for a price that you won't believe at first. We recommend asking for everything on it, and if they ask if you want it hot, make it hot, just be prepared to sweat.
The city centre has a lot of green spaces, with various small parks running the length of the cities' heart. You can stroll from a street of bars and shops and turn a corner and find yourself face to face with a beautiful space, complete with a river, fountains and plenty of trees. In the summer, the park is filled with joggers, dog walkers, and beautiful couples enjoying the wonderful weather. It's a lovely, laid back part of the city and marks it out as the perfect place for someone who finds that living in the heart of the city tends to mean they miss out on some precious greenery.
The John Paul II International Airport is the second largest in the country, providing direct access to national and international flights with many cities worldwide and is only 11 miles from the city centre, easily reached by train, taxi, or free bus. An extensive rail network across the city allows comfortable and convenient travel. Warsaw is only 2 and a half hours away, and Vienna, Prague, Berlin and Budapest can all be reached in a matter of hours, perfect for a day trip and a chance to explore let another new city.
The city also has a busy bus network across the city centre and outlying towns and cities. The main railway station is located just outside the Old town district and is well served throughout the city and suburban Kraków. This would be the most convenient option for arrivals from the international and domestic airport, and ticket prices are extremely reasonable.
The greatest concentration of restaurants is in the heart of the Old Town, where there are cuisines to cater to all tastes. Kazimierz is the best place to go for a tipple, but it also boasts Jewish restaurants, as well as the best Indian food in the city. Kraków also hosts a wide variety of international cuisine, and menus in English are available at most places. Almost all of the waiting and bar staff across the city speak English, and often German too.
Kraków has a wide range of fantastic bars, with a good blend of quiet venues for a relaxed drink, as well as a bustling club scene for when you fancy going a bit wild.
Massolit is an unusual place, a eclectic mix of cafe, bar, and book shop, a quiet and quirky place, perfect to relax with a good book and a coffee, or something stronger.
A first floor bar in a city mostly concerned with drinking in cellars and on the ground floor, Pauza has a young crowd and a great layout, with regular concerts.
For something a bit more familiar, the Hard Rock Cafe in Kraków is worth a visit.
A classy restaurant and cocktail bar, Baroque looks the part and has the drinks to match.
Kraków has a variety of clubs that play a range of music.
To see a guided video tour of some of the greatest sights in the city, watch this Kraków In Your Pocket guide.
Here's an on foot tour of the city.
For further information on property and renting.


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