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Alexander Falk founded Altova GmbH in 1992; member of the W3C XML Schema WG that defined the XML Schema 1.0 specs; co-creator of the popular Altova XMLSpy tool suite for all things XML; established US subsidiary Altova Inc in 2001; responsible for marketing and corporate sales; negotiated key partnerships with other major industry players.
Always interested in new technologies and creating new developer products that improve the software development cycle.
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40z : Sea-trial

40z

Sea-trial

Updated: Nov 05, 2009 2:51pm PST

Halloween 2009 : Our house is ready and decorated. Trick or Treat?!

Halloween 2009

Our house is ready and decorated. Trick or Treat?!

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 3:23pm PST

Storm Damage : A Noreaster did extensive damage to the beach berm and knocked out two sections of the dune fence on October 16, 2009.

Storm Damage

A Noreaster did extensive damage to the beach berm and knocked out two ...

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 9:50am PST

House & more :

House & more

Updated: Oct 02, 2009 5:08am PST

Moonrise : Moonrise in September and early October (Harvest Moon) at the beach...

Moonrise

Moonrise in September and early October (Harvest Moon) at the beach...

Updated: Oct 04, 2009 7:32pm PST

Jacques Brel at MLT : MLT's summer theatre production of "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" opens July 24, 2009!

Jacques Brel at MLT

MLT's summer theatre production of "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and ...

Updated: Jul 23, 2009 1:02pm PST

Parents' visit, July 2009 :

Parents' visit, July 2009

Updated: Jul 11, 2009 9:02am PST

Marblehead-Halifax Race : For the start of the Marblehead-Halifax Race we volunteered our vessel as a VIP spectator boat and had Robert Simonelli and his guests on board.

Marblehead-Halifax Race

For the start of the Marblehead-Halifax Race we volunteered our vessel ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2009 10:00am PST

Fireworks - July 4th, 2009 : Being in charge of the Marblehead Fireworks this year, I got to participate in the entire spectrum of activities - from the loading of the barge to the barge patrol to the harbor illumination to the actual fireworks.

Fireworks - July 4th, 2009

Being in charge of the Marblehead Fireworks this year, I got to partic ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2009 8:44am PST

Floating house : Last week our house got lifted off about 75% of the old crumbling foundation and is now resting on a grid of steel beams supported by wooden pilings. The excavation for the new foundation has begun...
For more details, see ...  http://house.falk.us

Floating house

Last week our house got lifted off about 75% of the old crumbling foun ...

Updated: Jun 21, 2009 4:29am PST

Location, location, location, ... : A series of aerial photos of the house that we are currently restoring and renovating.

Location, location, location, ...

A series of aerial photos of the house that we are currently restoring ...

Updated: Jun 07, 2009 12:52pm PST

Watching baseball with Jim Rice :

Watching baseball with Jim Rice

Updated: Jun 06, 2009 6:12pm PST

JKU Alumni Meeting :

JKU Alumni Meeting

Updated: May 31, 2009 6:58am PST

Electric Armadillo : Photos by Leighton O'Connor

Electric Armadillo

Photos by Leighton O'Connor

Updated: May 29, 2009 7:24pm PST

Memorial Day 2009 :

Memorial Day 2009

Updated: May 25, 2009 4:36pm PST

Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 7 Start : Great trip into Boston harbor with our boat to watch the start of leg 7 of the VOR. What started out as a beautiful and sunny day quickly turned into foggy pea soup...

Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 7 Start

Great trip into Boston harbor with our boat to watch the start of leg ...

Updated: May 16, 2009 4:24pm PST

New Yankee Stadium : We had the wonderful opportunity this past Tuesday of being invited to a Red Sox game at the new Yankee Stadium by a friend in New York.
It was great being a Red Sox fan in "enemy territory" as the Sox swept the Yankees!

New Yankee Stadium

We had the wonderful opportunity this past Tuesday of being invited to ...

Updated: May 07, 2009 7:38pm PST

Boat Launch 2009 : The boating season 2009 has now officially begun.... :)

Boat Launch 2009

The boating season 2009 has now officially begun.... :)

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 5:29pm PST

Red Sox Opening Day 2009 : April 7, 2009

Red Sox Opening Day 2009

April 7, 2009

Updated: Apr 08, 2009 5:31am PST

Beach Bluff Park Construction : Replacement of the old failed concrete seawall with a placed stone revetment.

Beach Bluff Park Construction

Replacement of the old failed concrete seawall with a placed stone rev ...

Updated: Apr 08, 2009 5:03am PST

Seawall construction almost complete :

Seawall construction almost complete

Updated: Mar 22, 2009 12:35pm PST

House and Maps :

House and Maps

Updated: Mar 15, 2009 6:06pm PST

Florida, February 2009 : February school break in Key West, Miami, and Cape Canaveral.

Florida, February 2009

February school break in Key West, Miami, and Cape Canaveral.

Updated: Mar 01, 2009 2:51pm PST

Revetment Construction : Construction of the new seawall continues and is now approximately 1/3 done.

Revetment Construction

Construction of the new seawall continues and is now approximately 1/3 ...

Updated: Mar 01, 2009 6:52pm PST

Sunny Saturday Dog Walk :

Sunny Saturday Dog Walk

Updated: Feb 01, 2009 7:29am PST

More Stone :

More Stone

Updated: Jan 31, 2009 6:54am PST

Graffiti :

Graffiti

Updated: Jan 17, 2009 1:58pm PST

Seawall Construction :

Seawall Construction

Updated: Feb 02, 2009 5:42pm PST

The House : HDR and regular images shot in early 2009

The House

HDR and regular images shot in early 2009

Updated: Jan 10, 2009 2:10pm PST

January 2009 :

January 2009

Updated: Jan 18, 2009 11:10am PST

Skiing Vacation 2008/09 : Stowe, VT

Skiing Vacation 2008/09

Stowe, VT

Updated: Jan 03, 2009 7:02am PST

Black Tie :

Black Tie

Updated: Oct 19, 2008 4:39pm PST

ALCS Game 3 Boston vs Tampa Bay : Red Sox narrowly avoid complete shutout in Fenway Park.

ALCS Game 3 Boston vs Tampa Bay

Red Sox narrowly avoid complete shutout in Fenway Park.

Updated: Oct 13, 2008 7:15pm PST

Another fall weekend : A beautiful weekend in early October. The last boating day of the season. Time to go shopping with friends.

Another fall weekend

A beautiful weekend in early October. The last boating day of the seas ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2008 6:13pm PST

A foggy fall weekend in New England :

A foggy fall weekend in New England

Updated: Sep 27, 2008 8:54am PST

Summer 2008 :

Summer 2008

Updated: Aug 24, 2008 11:28am PST

41st Birthday : A beautiful cake based on an old "Strohbach" family recipe, a trip on the boat, and seeing the Red Sox in Fenway Park from seats on top of the Green Monster - there is just no better way to spend a birthday!

41st Birthday

A beautiful cake based on an old "Strohbach" family recipe, a trip on ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2008 7:03am PST

Fenway - our new puppy : He's a Portuguese Water Dog and 10 weeks old...

Fenway - our new puppy

He's a Portuguese Water Dog and 10 weeks old...

Updated: Sep 02, 2008 12:42pm PST

Weekend in June, 2008 : A flight back from Orlando takes us past a beautiful thunderstorm, and some early HDR photo test.

Weekend in June, 2008

A flight back from Orlando takes us past a beautiful thunderstorm, and ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2008 5:27pm PST

Vienna, May 2008 : Quick family vacation in Vienna, Austria, over the Memorial Day weekend.

Vienna, May 2008

Quick family vacation in Vienna, Austria, over the Memorial Day weeken ...

Updated: May 25, 2008 1:06pm PST

Center-field batting practice : Red Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers 11-7

Center-field batting practice

Red Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewers 11-7

Updated: May 18, 2008 8:11pm PST

Pacific Coast Highway, 2008 : Spring break road trip in CA.

Pacific Coast Highway, 2008

Spring break road trip in CA.

Updated: May 10, 2008 2:17pm PST

NY Autoshow : Calvin and I spent a day in NYC to see the NY International Autoshow

NY Autoshow

Calvin and I spent a day in NYC to see the NY International Autoshow

Updated: Mar 22, 2008 9:43pm PST

Challenger 300 : Bombardier Challenger 300 - part of the FlexJet fleet.

Challenger 300

Bombardier Challenger 300 - part of the FlexJet fleet.

Updated: Mar 23, 2008 4:30am PST

Caribbean 2008 : One week on St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands).

Caribbean 2008

One week on St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands).

Updated: Mar 16, 2008 11:15am PST

Snowbike, December 2007 : Renting a snowbike for 2 days in the alps.

Snowbike, December 2007

Renting a snowbike for 2 days in the alps.

Updated: Dec 30, 2007 12:44pm PST

Austria, December 2007 : One week in Vienna, Austria, followed by a week of skiing in Obertauern (near Salzburg).

Austria, December 2007

One week in Vienna, Austria, followed by a week of skiing in Obertauer ...

Updated: Dec 26, 2007 4:24am PST

MLT's Wizard of Oz : Marblehead Little Theatre's fall production 2007

MLT's Wizard of Oz

Marblehead Little Theatre's fall production 2007

Updated: Nov 04, 2007 2:34pm PST

Nov 3 Storm in Marblehead : Big storm hits Marblehead, photos taken at our house at 452 Atlantic Ave

Nov 3 Storm in Marblehead

Big storm hits Marblehead, photos taken at our house at 452 Atlantic A ...

Updated: Nov 04, 2007 8:50am PST

Buchholz no-hitter : Clay Buchholz shuts out the Orioles at Fenway Park on 9/1

Buchholz no-hitter

Clay Buchholz shuts out the Orioles at Fenway Park on 9/1

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 8:12pm PST

Canobie Lake Park : Quick day-trip to NH on 8/30

Canobie Lake Park

Quick day-trip to NH on 8/30

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 8:09pm PST

Carnival at Devereux Beach : Evening of August 25

Carnival at Devereux Beach

Evening of August 25

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 8:03pm PST

Red Sox, August 2007 : SOX vs. LAA on 8/19

Red Sox, August 2007

SOX vs. LAA on 8/19

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 7:50pm PST

Mickey Eskimo : Nora's brother comes to visit us in Marblehead.

Mickey Eskimo

Nora's brother comes to visit us in Marblehead.

Updated: Aug 17, 2007 6:03am PST

Fishing, August 2007 : Quick fishing trip with Calvin and the parents on August 14, using Rock Lobster, a Freedom Boat Club vessel.

Fishing, August 2007

Quick fishing trip with Calvin and the parents on August 14, using Roc ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2007 11:33am PST

Surprise Visit, August 2007 : The best birthday surprise one could hope for! Two days before my 40th birthday my parents suddenly showed up in Marblehead. Turns out that they had planned this with Nora for over half a year. Wow!

Surprise Visit, August 2007

The best birthday surprise one could hope for! Two days before my 40th ...

Updated: Aug 12, 2007 6:48am PST

Afternoon Sail, August 2007 : Nice afternoon sailing with Rand Folta on his boat in Nahant Bay.

Afternoon Sail, August 2007

Nice afternoon sailing with Rand Folta on his boat in Nahant Bay.

Updated: Aug 09, 2007 6:00pm PST

Rockport by Boat, Aug 2007 : Day-trip to Rockport on Electric Armadillo with C & Marshall, ending with fireworks off Beverly.

Rockport by Boat, Aug 2007

Day-trip to Rockport on Electric Armadillo with C & Marshall, ending w ...

Updated: Aug 06, 2007 5:45am PST

VSC Days at BYC & MYC : Marblehead Sail & Power Squadron conducts Vessel Safety Check days at the Boston Yacht Club on August 4, 2007, an at the Marblehead Yacht Club on August 11, 2007

VSC Days at BYC & MYC

Marblehead Sail & Power Squadron conducts Vessel Safety Check days at ...

Updated: Aug 12, 2007 6:04am PST

Yuko's visit : Organized by the Salem-Ota Club, Yuko Obana came to stay with us for a week at the end of July. This was part of a cultural exchange program that included trips to Boston, Salem, Canobie Lake Park, and other important sites.

Yuko's visit

Organized by the Salem-Ota Club, Yuko Obana came to stay with us for a ...

Updated: Jul 31, 2007 7:46am PST

Aerial photos, July 2007 : A quick trip along the North Shore coast line to take some photos from the air. Thanks to John Bedrossian for taking me up in his Cessna 182 Skylane.

Aerial photos, July 2007

A quick trip along the North Shore coast line to take some photos from ...

Updated: Jul 17, 2007 6:34pm PST

Fourth of July : Lobsterbake on the rocks...

Fourth of July

Lobsterbake on the rocks...

Updated: Jul 05, 2007 3:06pm PST

Boston Harbor, July 2007 : Afternoon sail into Boston Harbor on July 3rd with several friends, followed by watching the Swampscott fireworks in Nahant Bay. Thanks to Joel Green for taking all the photos that day!

Boston Harbor, July 2007

Afternoon sail into Boston Harbor on July 3rd with several friends, fo ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2007 10:43am PST

Friendship of Salem : Friendship, a reconstruction of a 171-foot three-masted Salem East Indiaman built in 1797, returns to Salem Sound on July 2nd, 2007.

Friendship of Salem

Friendship, a reconstruction of a 171-foot three-masted Salem East Ind ...

Updated: Jul 02, 2007 1:15pm PST

Fishing, July 2007 : Quick fishing trip in Salem Sound, but they didn't bite..

Fishing, July 2007

Quick fishing trip in Salem Sound, but they didn't bite..

Updated: Jul 02, 2007 12:51pm PST

Bentley Continental GTC : Just arrived in June 2007 - an amazing car and well worth the one-year wait...

Bentley Continental GTC

Just arrived in June 2007 - an amazing car and well worth the one-year ...

Updated: Jun 27, 2007 1:37pm PST

On the water, June 2007 : Fishing with Calvin in the morning, boating with the family in the afternoon...

On the water, June 2007

Fishing with Calvin in the morning, boating with the family in the aft ...

Updated: Jun 23, 2007 8:44am PST

Fish On, June 2007 : Quick fishing trip at 0500 on Thursday, June 7th.

Fish On, June 2007

Quick fishing trip at 0500 on Thursday, June 7th.

Updated: Jun 07, 2007 9:39am PST

Fenway Park, May 2007 : Boston Red Sox v. Baltimore Orioles - May 12. Sox win 13:4.

Fenway Park, May 2007

Boston Red Sox v. Baltimore Orioles - May 12. Sox win 13:4.

Updated: May 12, 2007 4:56pm PST

Linz, May 2007 : Short trip to Linz, Austria, from May 2-7 to celebrate the 68th birthday of my father and to attend the 40th birthday party of my friend Bernhard.

Linz, May 2007

Short trip to Linz, Austria, from May 2-7 to celebrate the 68th birthd ...

Updated: May 09, 2007 1:21pm PST

Maui, April 2007 : Spring break is always a great reason to escape to Hawaii...

Maui, April 2007

Spring break is always a great reason to escape to Hawaii...

Updated: Apr 21, 2007 2:21pm PST

Vienna, March 2007 : Business trip to our Vienna, AT company headquarters.

Vienna, March 2007

Business trip to our Vienna, AT company headquarters.

Updated: Mar 07, 2007 9:13am PST

Caribbean, February 2007 : Short February vacation at Parrot Cay in the Turks & Caicos...

Caribbean, February 2007

Short February vacation at Parrot Cay in the Turks & Caicos...

Updated: Feb 24, 2007 1:57pm PST

Dream House : Just bought this in early 2007 and we are presently working on plans to restore/rebuild this 1850 house that has unfortunately been neglected for the past 50 years or so. See also the separate gallery of new aerial photos taken in July 2007!

Dream House

Just bought this in early 2007 and we are presently working on plans t ...

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 1:09pm PST

Skiing Vacation 2006/07 : Skiing Vacation in the Alps - Obertauern, Austria

Skiing Vacation 2006/07

Skiing Vacation in the Alps - Obertauern, Austria

Updated: Feb 17, 2007 8:04am PST

Fall family photos in Marblehead : A walk through town on a beautiful fall day. Photos in Crocker Park, Marblehead.

Fall family photos in Marblehead

A walk through town on a beautiful fall day. Photos in Crocker Park, M ...

Updated: May 14, 2007 5:25am PST

MSPS Essex River Cruise : Marblehead Sail & Power Squadron (MSPS) members went on a cruise on the Essex River - led by Captain Ron Morin.

MSPS Essex River Cruise

Marblehead Sail & Power Squadron (MSPS) members went on a cruise on th ...

Updated: Feb 16, 2007 11:41pm PST

The Cod Fish Ball & Artful Auction 2006 : Cod Fish decorated by award-winning artists for the TeamUp event in April 2006

The Cod Fish Ball & Artful Auction 2006

Cod Fish decorated by award-winning artists for the TeamUp event in Ap ...

Updated: Jan 19, 2007 6:10pm PST

MSPS trip to Thacher Island : Marblehead Sail & Power Squadron (MSPS) members visit the twin lighthouses on Thacher Island.

MSPS trip to Thacher Island

Marblehead Sail & Power Squadron (MSPS) members visit the twin lightho ...

Updated: Feb 17, 2007 2:29am PST

Tokyo, June 2002 : Business trip to Tokyo, presentation of XMLSpy with Toshiba Advanced Systems.

Tokyo, June 2002

Business trip to Tokyo, presentation of XMLSpy with Toshiba Advanced S ...

Updated: May 09, 2007 3:22pm PST

California, April 2002 : Spring vacation 2002 was a big road trip from Phoenix, AZ via Las Vegas, NV to San Francisco, CA.

California, April 2002

Spring vacation 2002 was a big road trip from Phoenix, AZ via Las Vega ...

Updated: May 10, 2007 12:30pm PST

Nevada, April 2002 : Spring vacation 2002 was a big road trip from Phoenix, AZ via Las Vegas, NV to San Francisco, CA.

Nevada, April 2002

Spring vacation 2002 was a big road trip from Phoenix, AZ via Las Vega ...

Updated: May 10, 2007 11:39am PST

Arizona, April 2002 : Spring vacation 2002 was a big road trip from Phoenix, AZ via Las Vegas, NV to San Francisco, CA.

Arizona, April 2002

Spring vacation 2002 was a big road trip from Phoenix, AZ via Las Vega ...

Updated: May 10, 2007 10:48am PST

Sydney, November 2001 : Business trip to Sydney, presenting XMLSpy at the XML Asia Pacific conference.

Sydney, November 2001

Business trip to Sydney, presenting XMLSpy at the XML Asia Pacific con ...

Updated: May 09, 2007 2:39pm PST

Solar Eclipse, Hungary, 1999 : Short day trip to Hungary to observe the Solar Eclipse in 1999. We ended up watching the event from the top of a haystack.

Solar Eclipse, Hungary, 1999

Short day trip to Hungary to observe the Solar Eclipse in 1999. We end ...

Updated: May 10, 2007 9:08am PST

SmugShots :

SmugShots

Updated: Jul 13, 2008 10:33am PST

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