7/3/2023 0 Comments Keenie project runway![]() This selection and elimination process is always handled somewhat differently from one episode to the next, keeping the suspense high for the viewer. One by one, designers are asked to leave the runway until the winning and losing designers of that challenge are announced. The designers with the best and worst designs remain on the runway for questioning by the judges. The completed dresses are modeled on the runway before Klum, Kors, Garcia, and a guest judge (this season's celebrity judges include Badgeley & Mischka, Nicky Hilton, and Iman). Contestants also speak directly into the camera in interviews where they discuss their inner thoughts and external conflicts. Gunn checks in on the contestants as they frantically design, sew, and fit the dresses. Klum presents each challenge and announces the modest amount of money they have to work with. Each designer has a model who wears the dress on the runway before the judges. The designers compete in a weekly challenge, usually the task of designing a dress around a particular theme or using specific materials under an extremely tight deadline. Sixteen designers dwindle down to a lucky final three who each get the chance to present a collection at Olympus Fashion Week in New York, the climax of the series. Kors in particular has a biting yet matter-of-fact way of condemning a design. Contestants' mentor Tim Gunn, head of Parsons Design School, has the amazing ability of providing feedback to works-in-progress with his wide vocabulary and catch phrases "Carry on" and "Make it work." Judges Michael Kors, fashion designer, and Nina Garcia, Elle fashion editor, return from last season to cross-examine the contestants. Host and executive producer Heidi Klum, the supermodel nicknamed "The Body", comes across as intelligent and authoritative, even as she tosses each week's loser with a curt "You're out auf wiedersehn" and a kiss on each cheek. ![]() First of all, the "recurring characters" of Project Runway are attractive and articulate fashion experts whose own careers are well-established enough that they don't need to star in a reality TV show. So did it make a difference? Let’s look at all of her outfits.Project Runway Season 2 bested the first season by bringing us a compelling cast of characters/contestants this time around. There won’t be extra Mood money for her, and she won’t get any more advice from Tim (at least on camera.) But the issue with most dummy collections is that Nina and Zac can’t tell the contestants how badly their styling choices are working against them. Kenya was afforded something extra though, something that no other decoy collection has gotten prior to now: judges feedback. ![]() Anyone who actually believes that doesn’t understand how money works.) (Seriously, Lifetime is going to spend $10,000 and then not have her show those clothes on the runway? That’s beyond nonsensical. From 2009-2013 it was given to at least the Top 8, if not more.) And by showing that Kenya had a budget and a collection they made it even harder to pretend decoy collections don’t happen. This season they finally got close to admitting that they give a budget, time and a slot in their NYFW presentation, not just to the finalists, but to the entire Top Six? (Since 2014 that is. ![]() After all, the last we saw of Swapnil, Tim was doing everything he can not to pull a Tyra and scream “We were all rooting for you! How dare you?” How many viewers would believe that a week or two later, he gets a call from the producers telling him he gets a budget to make a decoy collection and he’s going to NYFW after all?įor that, I have to commend Project Runway. I’ve met loads of people who have no idea that, say, Swapnil and Meline showed in New York in Season 14. And for the audience at home who are not that into NYFW, and who aren’t twitter nerds, and fashion geeks, this pretense still remains. ![]() Bravo kept it to one or two at most, while there were entire years during the early Lifetime run where the entire Top Ten had collections walk the runway.Īnd yet, the program has always pretended like this is not the case. From Kara Janx in Season 2 to Mychael Knight in Season 3 to our latest editions, every single season has had at least one dummy collection to keep the audience from figuring out the winners. Project Runway has featured decoy collections during New York Fashion Week to hide who the finalists are since the show’s popularity first took off. Our second decoy collection for Project Runway’s NYFW Spring 2018 show was the closest the TV’s show’s come to admitting dummy collections exist. ![]()
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7/3/2023 0 Comments Mac move files ossierra![]() ![]() And your all your files and applications Mac from a Time Machine backup. So, if anything happens to your Mac you can restore your Mac’s specific set up. You can use a Seagate external hard drive formatted as HFS+ for a Time Machine backup. You can also partition a Seagate formatted as APFS. Since Mac OS X Big Sur you can Time Machine backup to an APFS formatted drive.Įarlier Mac OS X’s (Sierra or earlier) do not support a Time Machine backup to a Seagate drive formatted as APFS. ![]() And you could reformat your Seagate Solid State Drive to APFS. It’s a faster Mac file system suited to those drives. You can find out how to format your Seagate external hard drive in an article on the site. Or Seagate desktop to these Mac only formats. And you can use the disk management software on your Mac, Disk Utility to easily change your Seagate Portable. How To Use Your Seagate Hard Drive And Put On A Mac File SystemĪpple made two file systems for Macs. You can read more about the Seagate Backup Plus Slim here. You also can’t use an NTFS Seagate drive for your Time Machine backup. This is because NTFS is a Windows file system. You can’t copy those changed files back to the drive. Won’t be able to change any of the documents or files on there. Your Mac can see any documents or files already on the drive. When you plug in your Seagate NTFS formatted external hard drive into your Mac. Especially, when you want to share your Seagate drive between your Mac and a Windows PC.īut the downside of ExFAT is that you can’t use your Seagate drive for a Time Machine backup. This makes ExFAT a great file system to have. The other advantage of an ExFAT Seagate formatted external hard drive? Is a Windows PC understands ExFAT as well. Or drag and drop whatever you need to your Seagate drive. You’ll can copy and paste your files to that Seagate USB drive. Mac users can plug an ExFAT formatted Seagate external hard drive into a Mac. A Seagate With An ExFAT File System On Mac Seagate DriveĪnd for example, the Seagate Backup Plus Hub is NTFS formatted. Or restricts what you can do with your drive on your Mac computer. How Seagate formats your external hard drive opens up. These file systems or formats tell your Mac how the drive is laid out. You’ll find different formats Seagate external hard drive. Seagate Technology sells external hard drives formatted in different ways. How Do I Get My Seagate To Work On My Mac? How To Use Your Seagate External Hard Drive On Mac And Windowsġ. 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How To Use Your Seagate Hard Drive And Put On A Mac File System Seagate With An NTFS File System On Mac.A Seagate With An ExFAT File System On Mac.How To Use Seagate External Hard Drive On Mac. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments Litemanager![]() ![]() Connecting a server with a dynamic IP address and cascade connection functionality that allows to work in complex networks.Telnet control of computer via command line.File manager for working with files and folders.You can control and view the desktop of a remote computer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Main features of the Free version and its key differences from the Pro version are shown in the table LiteManager Free remote desktop software, remote control. The ability to configure your own connection by ID server (NoIP) ensures completely autonomous and independent operation, and as a result, the operation of the whole technical support service. You can use the program to provide technical support for users. This version is available free of charge for both individuals and legal entities. Remote desktop without limits on session time and speed. LiteManager is a free remote access software that features to allow users control computer desktop over the Internet or in local network with real-time mode. LiteManager remote access software, remote administration.įree version of remote desktop software that includes key features and allows you to control up to 30 computers simultaneously free of charge! and more computers if you have a license key. LiteManager has built-in tools for creating network map, collecting technical data, ability to deploy and update using remote installation services and many other features. Client and server modules of the program can work in networks connected to the Internet via a proxy server. Using Connect by ID mode, you can choose your personal unique ID by yourself and connect by it. Remote administration is now possible without IP address. LiteManager has built-in tools for creating network map, collecting technical data, ability to deploy and update using remote installation services, configure private ID router (NOIP) and many other features. The program allows to quickly and easily control computer desktop in real-time mode with full support for Windows, provides secure remote access to the file system, processes and services of the remote computer. LiteManager is a remote access software for remote administration of computers over the Internet or remote control in a local network, for distant learning, providing remote support to users and supervising work activity of employees. LiteManager remote access software, remote administration. LiteManager Pro/Free - remote access software for remote administration of computers over the Internet or remote control in a local network, for distant learning, providing remote support to users and supervising work activity of employees. I trust it and I am aware of its security. I use this program for remote repair of computers. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments India ink markers![]() Both types of inks are very lightfast and suitable for use on artworks that require permanence. Acrylic is waterproof but don't use it with alcohol markers. Ultimately, regardless of the ink you use, always test them first. ![]() If you want to use such inks with dip pens or brushes, it's better to get bottles that have a large opening unlike the tapered opening here.Īnd make sure to clean your dip pens and brushes immediately after use so that the ink doesn't form a thin coat which will make it difficult to clean and for the ink to flow for subsequent use. Yes, I did shake the bottle, well, I shook all three. Shellac is supposed to form a protective coat over the ink to make it waterproof but for some reason it doesn't work here. The shellac ink is a surprise because it's not waterproof. This bottle of Indian ink from Renesans is very water resistant. I sprayed this with a mist bottle and the water collected into droplets. The acrylic ink is completely waterproof. The shellac ink has sheen at areas where the ink is concentrated. ![]() This was with the Indian ink which is Sepia coloured. These are the sketches I drew with the three inks. Fast drying inks can be difficult to use with brush as the brush hair will become solid and when ink solidifies it's difficult to wash off completely. Some inks will dry with a sheen and that may affect the look you expect. The ink needs to be waterproof if you use water media, such as watercolour. Whether they are waterproof, are they matte when dry and how fast do they dry. There are certain things to test for when using such inks. They are also available in different colours, such as those available from Dr Ph Martin's. They can be used with dip pens and brushes. India ink is made with carbon or lamp black pigment (I'm referring to black ink) mixed with water, but sometimes with varnish, gelatin or varnish is added to make the ink more durable or waterproof when dry. It's waterproof but can be lifted off with alcohol so you don't use these with alcohol markers. It can be used with dip pens, brushes, airbrushes, markers and stamps. Think of it as the more fluid version of acrylic paint, and it can come in many colours. ![]() So what are the differences between acrylic ink and India ink? Is one better than the other? Better in what sense?Īcrylic ink is made with pigments suspended in acrylic resin binder or polymer emulsion.Īcrylic ink is more fluid and flows better. When I choose black inks, I only care whether they are waterproof or not since I use watercolour over ink, and whether they can be used in fountain pens since I use those pens often. There's Indian Ink, acrylic Ink and black ink with shellac. Acrylic ink is more fluid and flows better. These are bottles of ink I've received from Renesans, an art supplies manufacturer from Poland, during the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam a few months ago. Acrylic ink is made with pigments suspended in acrylic resin binder or polymer emulsion. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments Looka logo maker![]() Fierce!Ī logo will help brand your team on social media, or chat groups, it can also be printed onto your t-shirts for a marathon. ![]() After winning five championships the team decided to design a logo to legitimize their presence on the court. Having a logo for a birthday party is an ingenious way to brand the event! Print the logo on banners and signs and make everyone feel like they’re part of something super special.ĭesigning a logo for your own sports team is a great way to make it feel legit! This dodgeball team name pays homage to New York Jets superstar, Joe Namath, as well as the Dodgeball film team “Average Joes”. We love this symbol of bubbly champagne paired with a slogan that properly describes the event in as little words as possible. Print them on invites, t-shirts, custom wine glasses or champagne flutes…you get the picture. Bachelorette parties offer a wealth of opportunities to use a logo. Bachelorettesīachelorettes are a fun time for everyone-bride, bridesmaids, and onlookers alike. We also wanted to make sure it properly reflected our sport in a modern style!” 4. Sometimes designers don’t fully understand what you want, so it was better to make our own logo. “We wanted the make sure our logo was what we liked and not what a designer liked. This mountain logo uses a modern font and bright accent color to make a fierce impression. ![]() Nathan wanted to design a logo for his race team that would stand out in the crowd. Mountains are a symbol of conquest and overcoming obstacles. “It is a fun and humorous way to engage people in our daughter’s somewhat overdone ancient rite of passage.” 3. Sharon designed this logo for her daughter’s Bat Mitzvah because she wanted something uniquely personal to her. Why not make it memorable with a logo you can print on invitations cards, menus, seating charts, and even online! These are traditionally huge events with a large number of attendees. We love the idea of creating a logo for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. ![]() He fought hard and bravely to stay with us.” And lions are brave and that was the best way to honor our brave boy. Vanessa used animal symbolism in this logo as well as a great monochromatic color combination to create an impression of strength and resilience. To honor her five-year-old son who tragically lost his battle to cancer, Vanessa designed this logo for a charity foundation she started on his behalf. Over the years we’ve seen so many logos designed for events and other purposes we never would have thought about! We love seeing our customer’s creative ideas come to life in our logo maker and want to share them with you here. There are a surprising number of reasons to have a logo beyond owning a business! Logos provide a sense of belonging and identity for a group of people in a given community, or event. And we love seeing the unique reasons our customers make logos every day. If you haven’t already gathered by now, we love logos…a lot. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments Blue lock manga 150![]() Sin embargo, el pelinegro huye dejando la invitación al aire. Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warningsĭespués de su derrota contra blue lock, Aiku se queda muy cautivado por Isagi y decide ir hacia él para invitarlo a salir.Language: English Words: 3,332 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 17 Kudos: 163 Bookmarks: 16 Hits: 1300 Reo deals with their not-a-break-up after the U-20 game but mostly he doesn't. ![]() Him and Nagi are absolutely, completely 110% over and that is fan-fucking-tastic because Reo can’t be bothered to spend any more time with a person who won’t even give him the time of day. As a result, the Japanese Football Union hires the soccer enigma Ego Jinpachi. Blue Lock : In 2018, the Japanese national team finished 16th in the FIFA World Cup. Blue Lock won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award. ![]() He hasn’t heard from his best–from his ex-best friend at all and that’s fine. An television series adaptation by Eight Bit is set to premiere in October 2022. Reo is doing just great in the week since the U-20 game. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Like, Ever)įor kuteroo Fandoms: Blue Lock (Manga), Blue Lock (Anime) “So, what if we didn’t?” Language: English Words: 27,206 Chapters: 3/3 Comments: 67 Kudos: 203 Bookmarks: 28 Hits: 1657 Up to the back of the seat in front of them. He’d rather sleep on the sidewalk than spend the next two weeks with Sae. You can also go manga directory to read other manga, manhwa, manhua or check latest manga updates for new releases Blue Lock released in MangaBuddy fastest, recommend your friends to read Blue Lock Chapter 150 now. Hiori looks down and brings his hand up to his mouth, hiding a faint smile. MangaBuddy is the best place to read Blue Lock online. This manga began to be published in Weekly Shnen Magazine published by Kodansha since August 2018, and has been bundled into seven tankbon volumes. rated m for language and the steamy makeout session in part 2 Blue Lock (Japanese: ep Hepburn: Bur Rokku) is a Japanese shnen manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Ysuke Nomura.karasu is clowned on very heavily (lovingly). ![]() sae and bachira are in one scene each at the very end.Transrightssokka (kellallyourfriends) Fandoms: Blue Lock (Manga), Blue Lock (Anime) ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments 13j job description![]() ![]() ![]() Ask your Army National Guard recruiter for the most up-to-date information. Programs and benefits are subject to change. Must meet citizenship requirements (see for details).Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards.Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate.Military enlistment in the Army National Guard.Most non-prior service candidates will earn between $200 and $250 per drill weekend, subject to change.Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000, for existing loans).Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage).Retirement benefits for part-time service.Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field under simulated combat conditions. Job training for a Fire Control Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and seven weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance. Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train. Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career in computer programming or telecommunication. Physically and mentally fit to perform under pressure.Interest in cannon and rocket operations.Operating gun, missile, and rocket systems.Primary tactical data system operations.As a Fire Control Specialist, your primary responsibility will be to integrate and process information from multiple users by utilizing the JOINT system and other automated systems used by the Army National Guard. ![]() JOINT Automated Systems are tools that help provide strategic coordination and situational awareness at the tactical levels of combat. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments Bjork debut cd steve hoffman![]() Not highly compressed and with some nice dynamics. No idea who any of these people or places are, but I can tell you that it's got a refreshing sound to it. Just on a tiny Indiana indie label named Jagjaguwar, and recorded at the Argyle Hotel and at the Hive by Colin Stewart and the band. This Swedish duo are real studio wizards from the sound of it, and maintaining good fidelity at the same time with some nice low bass and overall warm sound.)īlack Mountain (Kind of a mix of Led Zeppelin and Exile era Stones with some Lou Reed and the VU thrown in, meaning it's got a dirty, bluesy, foggy sound, but recorded and mastered pretty nicely for a modern rock release. Some very novel production too, kind of like what Jim O'Rourke did with the Aluminum Group or some of those other modern Chicago pop bands that attended the school of Burt Bacharach (Stereolab, High Llamas, Edith Frost, etc). Moonbabies – The Orange Billboard (Nice CD with lots of Beatles and Yo La Tengo and hints of ELO and My Bloody Valentine and much more. Axes is the least accessible, and some of it just doesn't quite work for me, but it was recorded live in the studio, and the sound is sensational. ![]() Wayne Robbins & the Hellsayers – The Lonesome Sea (nice and dynamic HDCD debut along the lines of the Built To Spill take on Neil Young, sometimes the little studios and bands don't feel the pressure to compete with all of the terrible sounding pop music these days, that has all of the life squeezed from it, and you get an honest music recording, new one out soon, All You Need To Sleep)Įlectrelane – The Power Out / Axes / No Shouts No Calls (Steve Albini recording/Steve Rooke mastering, quiet and dynamic, latest recorded by Bill Skibbe at the Keyclub, the guy who put together Albini's studio, and just as good. Howe Gelb – 'Sno Angel Like You (lush and fun if you like that Howe wit and charm and don't mind his singing "limitations" (kind of like Lou Reed), recorded with gospel choir backing, nice modern sounding production which means too loud, but still nice) Life Without Buildings – Live at the Annandale Hotel (love it, even though I've heard most of the songs before in their studio versions, but it's all live music from the early 00's by a band that gave up after their debut - Sue Tompkins is charming talking to the audience before each song on this one, guitar work by Robert Johnson is excellent, and it sounds great too, really have to crank it up, modern classic with a mix of VU and Feelies) But at least there is still a lot of very good music that is recorded and mastered very well out there to find.) For people that can never stop the musical adventure, that almost naive sense of discovery that still drives us to seek out and listen to the music new artists are making, in a way it is really disheartening to hear new music recorded so well, so lovingly, because it reinforces the feeling that we have lost so much in recent times. – Sojourner (really, everything Jason has done is mastered nicely, including the last couple Songs:Ohia records, much of it with Steve Albini at the controls, like Nashville Moon in this box, mastered at Abbey Road by Nick Webb, and sounds so great. The dynamic shifts also might make you nauseous at first, because you are not used to dynamics when listening to post-1991 RHCP CDs. If you thought Flea was a good bassist before, you will have a new appreciation for what he does after you hear this. Yes, this is the original vinyl, and I am comparing it to the original CD, but the comparison holds. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium : I have never heard one version of an album diverge so much from the original. You know what I mean if you own the 20th anniversary edition. ![]() There's none of that remixing bulls*** where the record sounds like Eric and. : This is the best version I have heard, as it stays faithful to the recording. The Band -The Band : Also astonishing, and perhaps the best album one could own regardless of improved mastering.ĭerek and the Dominos - Layla. Nirvana - In Utero : if you thought this album was raw before, you have to hear this version. ![]() ![]() That being said, I like almost every MFSL and Hoffman disc, and some of my favorites are: Do you have any Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs or Steve Hoffman remastered albums? I can tell you that I will listen to albums I don't love, just because I enjoy the recording. ![]() 7/2/2023 0 Comments Warroom pandemic rumble![]() ![]() Think less Redpill the World, and more gamers, comedians and lifestyle content. Pavlovski won’t disclose revenue but says the company is not profitable.) Rumble plans to hire more employees, attract more users and expand the range of content so it can shed its reputation as a home for MAGA refugees. ![]() Should the deal go through, Rumble will have access to US$400-million in cash. ![]() In the span of a few months, Rumble’s valuation surged to US$2.1-billion. In May, he raised funding that valued Rumble at US$500-million, and in December he struck a deal with a Cantor Fitzgerald special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to go public on the Nasdaq. He’s definitely seizing the moment, though. Pavlovski says, “but really we’re just a video platform, and that’s all we wanted to be.” “Everyone wants to say Rumble is this or that,” Mr. shows up to rail against liberal snowflakes. One day you’re the steward of videos like “adorable baby flexes muscles” and the next, Donald Trump Jr. When he founded it in 2013, he didn’t intend to build a site that would be heralded by Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, as a way to “stand up to Big Tech censorship.” For years, it was a repository of cute pet and baby clips. The company is run not by an American conservative firebrand but by Chris Pavlovski, a 38-year-old entrepreneur and business-school dropout in Toronto. Trump, expunged by Facebook and Twitter last year, has a Rumble account featuring videos of his rallies. ![]() You can find everyone from journalist Glenn Greenwald to Republicans like Devin Nunes to conservative commentators like Ben Shapiro posting there. In the third quarter of last year, it hit 36 million. Two years ago, Rumble was lucky to crack a million average monthly users. In the past year and a half, Rumble’s growth has exploded as right-leaning content creators and politicians have flocked to the site. People say a lot of things on Rumble – about free speech, the radical left, making America great again and so on. “I can say Q, I can say Trump, I can say fraud, I can say all of this!” she gushed. Trump referencing philanthropist George Soros – or, according to Redpill, “our true enemy.”įor 45 minutes, her energy never flagged. She decoded hidden messages in a statement from Mr. president’s shadow war against Satan-worshipping pedophiles. “I’m serious!” She then turned to QAnon, the kaleidoscopic conspiracy theory involving the former U.S. She pulled up an article from a dubious website claiming a World Health Organization official could face the death penalty for discouraging the use of ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasites in animals and humans, as a treatment for coronavirus. “Our tax dollars paying for a bioweapon to kill us,” Redpill huffed. Anthony Fauci paid for training seminars on boosting the transmissibility of the COVID-19 virus (which he did not). The woman then careened from one topic to the next, incensed at having read online that Dr. “We are so blessed to be Americans,” she said. Sunglasses atop her blond highlights, she started by playing footage from a Donald Trump rally and was soon wiping away tears. Log In Create Free AccountĪ few months ago, a woman who goes by the name of Redpill The World uploaded a video to her tens of thousands of followers on a website called Rumble. ![]() 7/2/2023 0 Comments Villa de vera cruz![]() The area is renowned as a meeting place for native brujos and curanderos, witches and healers. ![]() To the south, Catemaco is a spellbinding lake set in an extinct volcanic crater, where you can see the last remaining tract of Gulf coast rainforest. This area, and the high mountains around Córdoba and Orizaba, are the playground of the adrenaline tourist too. The colonial cities in the mountains are also delightful: Xalapa, seat of the Veracruz state government, is the finest, with its balmy climate, beautiful highland setting and superb anthropology museum. El Tajín, near the coast in the north of the state, is one of the most important archeological sites in the country, and Filo Bobos, only recently excavated, is also well worth a visit. ![]() Less than an hour north lie La Antigua and Villa Rica, where Cortés established the first Spanish settlements on the American mainland, and Cempoala, ruined site of the first civilization he encountered. Veracruz itself is one of the most welcoming of all Mexico’s cities too busy with its own affairs to create a separate life for visitors, the steamy tropical port draws you instead into the rhythms of its daily life, and its obsession with music. That said, domestic tourism to the area is on the rise, both to the beaches and, increasingly, for adventure tourism – whitewater rafting, kayaking, canyoning, climbing and more – around the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre and the rivers that flow off it. Though there are long, windswept beaches all down the Atlantic coast, they are less beautiful than their Pacific or Caribbean counterparts, while the larger coastal towns are primarily commercial centres, of little interest to the visitor. Yet even in the rainy season the torrential downpours are short-lived, and within a couple of hours of the rain starting, you can be back on the streets in bright sunshine. In part, at least, this is because the area makes no particular effort to attract them the weather can also be blamed – it rains more often and more heavily here than just about anywhere else in Mexico. ![]() The few non-Mexican tourists who find their way here are usually just passing through. ![]() |