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text: I found this interesting show called The Urban Conversion, which is basically taking a as from green as you can get city slicker to an urban homesteader/off the grid living. The show just started up and so far it looks awesome! Here is the pilot for the show and you can find more about it at their website.

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Best Places to Visit in Florida
Our featured destination
St. Petersburg
has a perfect blend of metro living and appreciation for the environment, which helps make it a major tourist destination. St. Petersburg is a city that has a lot to offer regardless of whether you're an 'indoor' or 'outdoor' person. If you enjoy the outdoors, there's Tampa Bay and the nearby beaches, such as
Treasure Island
. For more fun and adventure try
Fort De Soto park
, a great place to spend the day and the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge
is your best bet for catching the big one.
Fun Florida Experiences
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum and Memorial in Fort Pierce
Carnival Paradise - Tampa Bay to Cozumel Cruise
Ceviche Tapas Bar - Great Seafood and Wine in Downtown Orlando
Tomoka State Park - Camping, Fishing and Paddling in Central Florida
Mount Dora Historic Inn - A Comfortable & Delicious Way to Escape the Ordinary
Rusty Anchor Sightseeing Cruise - See Lake Dora and the Dora Canal
Cafe Tu Tu Tango - Tapas Food for the Starving Artist in All of Us
Mount Dora - A Different Side of Central Florida
Merritt Island National Refuge - Central Florida's Best Wildlife Watching Spot
Experience Thrills, Honor and Chivalry at Updated Medieval Times Dinner Show
Relive History - Photos of Fort Matanzas
Wild Florida Places - Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area
Try Boggy Creek Airboat Rides for a Central Florida Wildlife Adventure
Sexy Florida Spas for Discriminating Travelers
Sensational Florida Shopping Experiences
Florida's Emerald Coast Boasts Beauty, Golf, Fishing and More
ZOOm Air Adventure Park - Thrills at the Central Florida Zoo
6 Great Things to Enjoy in Florida
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Florida Vacation Spots
Florida beaches
are known for their soft sand, wonderful shelling and waves that are great for surfing. You can snorkel and fish off many of them but the
best Florida beaches
are the ones you spend the day relaxing on, which could be any one of them.
Explore Northwest Florida places like
with beautiful resorts & hotels, or
Fort Walton Beach
and their popular boardwalk & dining choices.
Florida Panhandle Beaches
are some of the best with
Pensacola Beach
popular among families and couples.
Fun Things To Do
Orlando is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world and it's no wonder with so many
places in Orlando
geared toward families. From theme parks and thrill parks to dinner shows there are so many things to do.
Lummus Beach and Park
stretches from 6th street to 14th street on
South Beach Miami
. This is the place you'll find a wide, diverse mixture of young people, families, tourists and senior citizens all enjoying the Florida sunshine, beach and excellent beach facilities.
Family Friendly Places
St. Augustine
is the oldest European established city in the United States and offers charm and romance on nearly every street corner. Located 40 miles south of
in Northeast Florida. St. Augustine is a great place to spend a leisurely weekend or an action-packed week.
Daytona Beach
is a city know for speed, it has great shops and a beautiful beach that you can even drive on. You can also take a tour of the nearby
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse
, it's a great outdoor day trip.
Top Vacation Getaways
Florida Keys
is our own little version of the tropics. Stretching from
Key Largo
Key West
this sunny paradise offers outstanding fishing, diving, snorkeling, shopping, beach combing, drinking, dinning and relaxation, so come on down.
Cocoa Beach
is known as the small wave capital of the east coast and it's the
closest beach to Orlando
. It's a great place to find unique souvenirs, many made with shells, play some beachside volleyball or just people watch.
Romantic Destinations
Sanibel Island
is a beautiful little place located on the west coast of Florida, near
Fort Myers
. Sanibel is actually made up of two Islands, Captiva and Sanibel. These two islands are the perfect place for either a romantic or family vacation.
One thing that makes
Anna Maria Island
so attractive to visitors and year-round residents is its private island feel. You'll be swept away in a tropical paradise while still being close to everything you need in
on the mainland.
Florida Fun Spots
Places to Go in Florida
Amelia Island
Amelia Island is a lush beautiful island, with many miles of beaches and several state parks that have trails great for hiking, biking and nature watching.
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Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral is home to both Kennedy Space Center and Port Canaveral. Space shuttles and cruise ships alike begin their journeys from the center of Florida's Space Coast.
Cape Canaveral Florida »
Located on the Gulf Coast of Florida near Tampa, Clearwater is a city where people come to enjoy the sun, the water sport opportunities and have fun.
Clearwater Florida »
Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach is a great place to spend a relaxing day at the beach. So grab your suntan lotion, beach towel, and surfboard!
Cocoa Beach Florida »
Daytona Beach
With beaches you can drive on, motor sports and more, Daytona Beach offers plenty of attractions. Or, just kick back and enjoy the ocean view!
Daytona Beach Florida »
Destin is a popular vacation destination with many hotels and resorts to enjoy. Fishing, boating and other water sports are popular with Destin Pass offering easy access to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Florida Keys
When you think of the Florida you think of fruity frozen drinks, swaying palm trees, warm breezes, crystal clear water, sport fishing and sunny beaches, that's the Florida Keys.
Florida Keys »
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale has an extensive Art and Entertainment district and some of the most beautiful beaches in South Florida.
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Fort Myers
Fort Myers is a place for people who love the outdoors. There are many trails, both in and out of the water, to follow and explore. The wildlife and bird population in Fort Myers makes for some great picture taking.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach is famous for its white sand beaches, fishing fleets, and water activities. Enjoy the boardwalk and pier with shopping, oceanfront dining and nightclubs to keep you entertained.
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Downtown Jacksonville is a very beautiful place; the architecture of the buildings is spectacular and there's a bridge that runs right through the heart of downtown.
Jacksonville Florida »
Jupiter, Florida is home to Jupiter Inlet and the Jupiter Lighthouse. It's a great spot to spend a weekend outdoors!
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Key West
The Southernmost Point in the U.S. is found on Key West. Key West is also home to diving, fishing, Mallory Square and the Duval Crawl.
Key West Florida »
Miami Beach
The beach is just the beginning, you'll find fabulous places to shop or enjoy a delicious meal while people watching at a sidewalk cafe.
Miami Beach »
New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach is a quaint little seaside town located on what has been called the Fun Coast of Florida. With over 13 miles of beaches it's a top vacation destination.
New Smyrna Beach »
Orlando Attractions
Central Florida is home to the best theme parks and attractions. Families, couples and singles have made it one of Florida's most popular places to visit.
Places To Go In Orlando »
Palm Beach
Palm Beach; where the rich and famous come to play. The popular winter playground features the finest shopping and dining, however the beaches are still the main draw for tourist and locals alike.
Things to do in Palm Beach »
Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach is one of the most popular beaches on Florida's Panhandle. When you're ready to relax or have fun, you're in the right spot.
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In the Northwestern corner of Florida's Panhandle and on the Gulf of Mexico lies Pensacola. Home to beautiful white sand beaches, the region boast of many water related activities.
Pensacola Florida »
The Sarasota area has many island getaways, they are culturally elegant, yet have adventure for those who seek it; however, at the same time, they are laid back and tranquil.
Sarasota Florida »
South Beach Miami
South Beach Miami is one of the most hip places in South Florida. Fashionable clubs, Art Deco hotels and Lummus Beach are part of what makes South Beach a place to see and be seen.
South Beach Miami Florida »
St. Augustine
Located in Northeast Florida, Saint Augustine is the oldest city in the US. The Historic District captures the unique flavor of early Spanish and English settlers.
St. Augustine Florida »
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg has a perfect blend of metro living and appreciation for the environment, which helps make it a major tourist destination.
St. Petersburg Florida »
Tampa, located on the west coast of Florida, is probably one of the top five most name recognized cities in Florida.
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Some beaches are popular for the crowds of sexy people they attract, others for their natural features or location. Whatever their allure, each is unique and special in its own way.
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With over 150 state parks in Florida, you may see everything from an Osprey or Bald Eagle to a dolphin or a manatee.
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For Florida's best travel adventures see what our contributing authors have to say about food, the outdoors and more.
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If you're a nature or wildlife lover and want to see the heart and soul of 'the real Florida' the Everglades is a must-see.
Florida Everglades »
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cruise ports
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space program
, the
and rows upon rows of citrus trees. It's also home to
like alligators, shore birds, and the friendliest people you will ever meet.
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Advanced Exchange Server 2013 Online Course
Advanced Solutions in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Online Courses
2KO Uganda offers online Exchange courses in Uganda. We also offer full time Advanced Solutions Exchange Server courses in Kampala for groups of four or more delegates. 2KO Uganda's Exchange Advanced Solutions course is offered to our international and local students. 2KO International delivers consulting services, in the IT and Business space, as well as being a training provider for IT certification and user level courses. Training can be any blend of bespoke, classroom and online learning, to ensure students have access to the best Exchange certification in Uganda. 2KO Uganda's new Exchange Server 2013 Advanced Solutions course provides full coverage of the knowledge and skills to design and develop business solutions using Exchange Server 2013. This course will enable you to configure and deploy unified messaging in Exchange Server 2013 and provide the information needed to handle cross forest coexistence deployments, which are vital knowledge areas for the exam.
Register for an Online Microsoft Technical Course Here
This Exchange 2013 course from 2KO Uganda provides you the required training to perform e-discovery and message records management. In addition, this course focuses on several important features of Exchange Server 2013 including implementing compliance solutions such as transport rules, message classifications and ethical firewalls. This Advanced Solutions course brings together all the features and basic skills learned in the Core Solutions (Exam 70-341) course using them to solve various business problems in Exchange Server 2013. You can trust in 2KO Uganda to deliver you coverage on everything you need to be successful on exam 70-342.
Some of the skills you will learn in this class are:
Unified Messaging
Site Resiliency
Discovery Solutions
Hybrid Scenarios
Module 1
Virtualization and Microsoft Exchange 2013
Hyper-V Features and Requirements
Hyper-V Storage
Hyper-V Best Practices
Site Resilience
Virtualization Candidates
Hypervisor and VM Requirements
Designing a Virtual Mailbox Server Deployment
To Virtualize or Not?
Module 1 Summary
Module 2
Overview of Exchange 2013 Unified Messaging
Circuit Switched vs Packet Switched Networks
What is Private Branch Exchange (PBX)?
Telephoning Terminology
VoIP and VoIP Protocols
IP Gateway
Unified Messaging (UM) Features
Exchange Unified Messaging Services and Ports
UM Objects
UM Clients, Attendants and Call Answering Rules
Module 2 Summar
Module 3
Planning and Implementing Unified Messaging
Planning Exchange 2013 Unified Messaging
UM Infrastructure Requirements
UM Planning Considerations
Hardware Requirements
UM High Availability and Office 365
UM Security
Codecs and File Formats
Creating and Configuring UM Components
Configuring UM Dial Plans and UM Gateways
Configuring a Hunt Group
Configuring UM Mailbox Policies
Configuring Auto Attendants
Protected Voice Mail
Integrating UM with Lync Server 2013
Module 3 Summary
Module 4
Site Resilience in Exchange Server 2013
Site Resilience
Infrastructure Components and High Availability (HA)
DAGS and Load Balanced CAS Servers
Transport HA and Shadow Safety Net
Planning Site Resilience
Planning Site Resilience for CAS
Planning Site Resilience for Databases
Planning Quorum
Transporting Site Resilience
Configuring Site Resilience for Client Connections
Configuring Databases for Site Resilience
Site Wide Failure Switchover Process
Designing Site Resilience
Module 4 Summary
Module 5
Messaging Policy and Compliance
Examples of Compliance Requirements
Enforcing Transport Compliance
Creating Transport Roles
Message Classifications
Message Moderation and Journaling
Journaling Setup and Configuring Group Moderation
AD RMS Integration
Transport and Outlook Protection Rules
Transport and Journal Report Decryption
Implementing AD RMS Integration
Module 5 Summary
Module 6
Message Retention
Features of Archiving
Messaging Records Management (MRM) Options
Native In-Place Archiving
In-Place Archiving for Lync Server 2013
Configuration and Setup of In-Place Archiving
Message Retention
Retention Tags
Retention and Archive Policies
Configuring MRM
Module 6 Summary
Module 7
Messaging Compliance
In-Place Hold
Configuring an In-Place Hold
Things to Know
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
DLP Policies
Configuring a DLP Policy
Policy Tips
Performing an eDiscovery Search
Integrating eDiscovery with SharePoint 2013
Module 7 Summary
Module 8
Administrative Security and Auditing
Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Components
Management Role Groups
RBAC Best Practices
Testing RBAC
Role Assignment Policy
Modifying Management Role Assignment Policy
Module 8 Summary
Module 9
The Exchange Management Shell (EMS)
PowerShell 3.0 New Features
Windows PowerShell Modules
Using PowerShell Remotely
Using the Exchange Management Shell
Working with PowerShell
PowerShell Variables and Loops and Scripts
Managing Exchange 2013 with The EMS
Exchange Management Shell Demo
Test Cmdlets
Creating and Running PowerShell Jobs
Windows PowerShell Workflows
Monitoring Exchange Using EMS
Module 9 Summary
Module 10
Exchange Online
What is Exchange Online?
Migrating to Exchange Online
Hybrid Deployment
Module 10 Summary
Module 11
Messaging Coexistence
Integration Scenarios and Federation
Organization Relationships and Sharing Policies
Coexistence Between Exchange Organizations
Cross Forest Mailbox Moves
Module 11 Summary
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If you heard about Ubuntu 12.04 but had no idea what a pangolin was, then you're in for some more time on Wikipedia with Ubuntu's next release. Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth has announced on his blog that Ubuntu 12.10 will be known as "Quantal Quetzal".
The quetzal is a colorful bird, and perhaps more importantly, is one of a select number of animals that begins with the letter "Q". Wikipedia notes that quetzals live in western Mexico and prefer humid highlands (who doesn't?).
In his blog post Shuttleworth noted:
No, the quintessential stories of Q will be all about style on the client, with a refresh of our theme and typography, a start on new iconography and perhaps even a new form factor taking flight. So brown is out and something colourful and light is called for…
Ubuntu has had a famously brown color palette, but that's started to change with recent versions. It seems that the quetzal, an extremely colorful bird, might be more than just a convenient "Q" animal — it's also a reference to sweeping design changes for Ubuntu. Shuttleworth specifically notes the style, theme, and iconography, all of which will get a fresh coat of paint as Ubuntu competes against increasingly vibrant operating systems.
But that's not the only important part of the name. "Quantal" means "of or having to do with something that is quantum or quantized in nature", and also isn't a word most of us encounter every day. In this case it seems to have been chosen because Ubuntu 12.10 will include Quantum, a "virtual network stack for OpenStack".
Ubuntu 12.10 is set to be released in October of this year. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin will be available on April 26, just three days from now.
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Maine sex offender charged with violating probation for allegedly volunteering for school trip
PARIS, Maine (AP) � A registered sex offender from Maine has admitted to violating his probation by volunteering on a school-sponsored field trip.
Rodney Heath of Otisfield was charged with prohibited contact with a minor after attending a field trip organized by the Oxford Hills Technical School in Paris.
A hearing on whether his probation will be revoked was continued until Dec. 14.
The director of the school tells the Sun Journal (http://bit.ly/SEumTg ) the field trip was a weekend volunteer event, and students were invited to bring family members. Heath was a relative of one of the students and helped students in a cleanup project in Fryeburg.
Heath was convicted of charges including unlawful sexual conduct in 2007 and in 2008 pleaded no contest to a charge of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
Information from: Sun-Journal, http://www.sunjournal.com


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Rumour: Shadow of the Colossus and Ico Bundle Coming to PS3
Anonymous "industry sources" have told Eurogamer that the bundle is indeed real and will be released in March or April of 2011 for around $40, the price Walmart lists too.
Sony has previously expressed interest in releasing more revamped bundles along the lines of the God of War Collection and The Sly Collection. SotC and ICO were named as much-requested candidates for revamps by Shuhei Yoshida, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president, in a June 2010 interview with Joystiq.
Were such a bundle to be in the works, this week's Tokyo Game Show--where our intrepid Garnett Lee is on the ground--would be as likely a place as any to announce it. Team Ico's next game, The Last Guardian for PS3, will be on display at the show.


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Laptop for Grandma - Low-RAM operating systems
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Continuing my series on a [Laptop for Grandma], I thought I would pursue some of the "low-RAM" operating system choices. Grandma's Thinkpad R31 has only 384MB of RAM.
All of the ones below are based on Linux. For those who aren't familiar with installing or running the Linux operating system, here are some helpful tips:
While I am a big fan of SUSE, Red Hat, and Ubuntu, these all require more RAM than available on grandma's laptop. Here are some Low-RAM alternatives I tried:
All three of these ran on grandma's Thinkpad R31, and all three could play MP3 music. However, I was concerned that they were not as simple to use as grandma would like, and I would be concerned the amount of time and effort I might have to spend if things go wrong.
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Three Things to Do on the IBM Cloud
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Are you tired of hearing about Cloud Computing without having any hands-on experience? Here's your chance. IBM has recently launched its IBM Development and Test Cloud beta. This gives you a "sandbox" to play in. Here's a few steps to get started:
So, now that you are ready to go, what instance should you pick from the catalog? Here are three examples to get you started:
If you are thinking, "This is too good to be true!" there is a small catch. The instances are only up and running for 7 days. After that, they go away, and you have to start up another one. This includes any files you had on the local disk drive. You have a few options to save your work:
Another option is to request an "extension" which gives you another 7 days for that instance. You can request up to five unique instances running at the same time, so if you wanted to develop and test a multi-host application, perhaps one host that acts as the front-end web server, another host that does some kind of processing, and a third host that manages the database, this is all possible. As far as I can tell, you can do all the above from either a Windows, Mac or Linux personal computer.
Getting hands-on access to Cloud Computing really helps to understand this technology!
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Artis zee with PURE
Tackle every challenge
Artis zee supports a broad range of applications for cardiac, interventional radiology, neuro, and surgical procedures. In order to accommodate various clinical disciplines in one room, a high degree of flexibility is needed. Artis zee is therefore available as a floor, ceiling, zeego or biplane system and also as a multipurpose system. Available as a floor, ceiling, biplane system
Floor-mounted system
The floor-mounted Artis zee available with a small or large detector is the ideal solution for routine, providing fast movement and steep angulations. Its C-arm can be conveniently positioned around the table – for head-to-toe coverage of the patient: right-side for pacemaker implantation, head-side for abdominal procedures, and left-side for standard peripheral procedures. Its compact and slimline C-arm design has a small footprint, requires minimal room preparation work, and can fit into an interventional examination room size of only 25 m2.
Maximizing coverage and positioning flexibility with MULTISPACE.F
MULTISPACE.F allows for additional examination positions. The stand rotation enables free positioning of the C-arm and table relative to one another, providing the flexibility and comfort in positioning whether the table is rotated to the right, to the left, or extended in the patient transfer position.
Ceiling-mounted system
Artis zee ceiling-mounted systems provide the highest positioning flexibility with the largest patient coverage. The C-arm can be conveniently positioned around the patient's left-, right-, or head-side – and any angle in between. This enables optimum patient access. Siemens' unique InFocus and IsoTilt maintain the projection angle during stand rotation and during table tilting. In addition, the system provides the uncompromised soft-tissue imaging of syngo DynaCT from the left-side to also cover the patient's lower abdomen.
The Artis zee ceiling offers extended parking capabilities far away from the table, providing free access to the patient.
Biplane system
The Artis zee biplane system is combining high performance and positioning flexibility, it supports two isocentric imaging positions. This is made possible by a floor rotation point with motorized swivel from head-end to left-side. The result is optimum access to the patient's head as well as extensive coverage from head to toe in biplane imaging mode.
The Artis zee biplane system is available with two small, with mixed or two large detectors.
Positioning flexibility in single plane mode
The Artis zee C-arm can be easily moved from the imaging to the park position without interfering with the work of the anesthesiologist at the tableside. Additionally the system features MULTISPACE.F for further enhanced positioning of the C-arm relative to the table using stand rotation.
Multi-purpose system
The Artis zee multi-purpose system is ideally suited to handle the diverse imaging needs of today's clinics, whether R/F examinations, outpatient angiography or pediatric imaging. Artis zee provides excellent support for a broad spectrum of diagnostic and interventional procedures. It combines innovative imaging technologies such as 2k imaging with highly practical and user-friendly handling features. The Artis zee multi-purpose is available as a right side suspension for Interventionnal Radiology and as a left side suspension for the special needs of endoscopic applications in gastroenterology.


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|T'Pol uses the transporter to beam out engine parts from the other NX-01. We're talking about working components with an awful lot of energy going through them. We're talking about using a transporter in one fast-moving ship to beam out something from another fast-moving ship. Yet not only was the transport a complete success, their removal caused no apparent damage at either end - no explosions from leaking plasma, etc. Okay so this isn't impossible, but how likely does it sound?
The writers have been careful to hide T'Pol's exact age from us, but we do know that whilst she is probably the oldest person on Enterprise, she is not excessively old - she's certainly far less than a hundred if "The Seventh" is anything to go by. Yet in this episode we see her 100 years older, and she looks ancient! Sarek looked like a Human in his 30s when he was over a hundred, and only looked in his 50s or so more than a century after that. Do Vulcan females live shorter lives than the males, or is there some reason T'Pol ages faster than normal - the Trellium maybe?
The aliens in the nebula are using the same type of ship which attacked Enterprise in "Silent Enemy". Yet they name the aliens as Corvallens, which we have seen in TNG and which look nothing like the "Silent Enemy" aliens.
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Burque Burlesque is giving audiences the tease, inviting burlesque performers from up and down the continental divide to perform their wicked acts at Albuquerque's Cell Theatre this weekend. Siren St. Sin and Fanny Incognito will be there from El Paso's breakout troupe Lotus Blossoms Burlesque. Colorado Springs' Brotherhood of Burlesque (Mr. Valdez, Mustang Monroe and Damien Wonderluv) will add a touch of testosterone to the proceedings. And, of course, plenty of Albuquerque/Santa Fe favorites—including Nyree Nix, Mischa Mischief, Doutelle and Mary Jane Monroe—will be bumping-and-griding it up for the folks. You've got two opportunities to catch the Ecdysiast's Exclusive show: Friday, Nov. 8, at 8pm and Saturday, Nov. 9, at 8pm. Tickets are $13 and are available through Hold My Ticket. Seating is limited to an intimate 80 audience members per night, so grab your tickets quickly if you want to get up-close and personal. The Cell Theatre is located at 700 1st Street NW.
Naughty Tonight
Burlesque bumps back
Calaveras on Parade
A Muertos y Marigolds photo essay
Editor's note: Artist and Free Art Friday Albuquerque founder Stephanie Galloway has a talent for capturing the beauty of art—and setting it free. Enjoy Galloway's Día de los Muertos photos from the 2013 Muertos y Marigolds Parade below.
Seven Superb Events Celebrating el Día de los Muertos
Celebración de la Vida y la Muerte
Masks y Mas holds Day of the Dead fiesta
Sugar skulls and pan de muerto, face paint and papeles picados—it's that time of year again. Dia de los Muertos will be here soon, and Masks y Mas invites the Duke City to come out and celebrate.
Albuquerque's own Day of the Dead-themed shop at 3106 Central SE will hold their annual fiesta Friday, Oct. 25 so as to "beat everybody else by one week," says store manager Kenny Chavez.
The event will include art demonstrations—such as the making of papeles picados (colorful paper banners)—as well as a muerte dessert show, sugar skull decorating and a reception featuring 40 local artists. Muerte face paint is available during the event by prior appointment (call the store at 256-4183) and The Cool Arrows, a Latino punk band, will provide live festival tunes.
Chavez says that the event, which has been held in the shop for over a decade, is a time to celebrate and honor lost loved ones. There will be a community altar for photos and keepsakes of those who have passed.
"It is driven by life and death," Chavez says. "It's all part of the cycle, and it is becoming more a part of the culture in the United States. People have been so fearful of it … but it's a memorial day. And we've turned it into an art form. It's not a mourning thing, it's a celebration."
Smart Girl Self Defense
Helping women tap into their animal brains
You know that little feeling that something isn't quite right? More than just a funny feeling, it's actually your brain processing several conscious and unconscious cues, and arriving at the conclusion that something isn't cool, explained Heather Winkeljohn, co-instructor of the Smart Girl Self Defense course being taught at Wink's Gym.
"Women are conditioned to ignore that feeling that something's wrong. Maybe they don't want to rock the boat, or come across as a bitch, so they go along with a situation, even though they're scared."
Winkeljohn roped her husband Mike in to help teach the course, which is focused on paying attention to the conscious and subconscious cues that can help people avoid danger, if they know how to listen. An expert on victim psychology, Heather has done research on intuition, fear and other emotions that have offered survival advantages through the ages, and the main focus of the course is to identify and tap into these emotions, listen to them and derive power from them if necessary. The course is all about avoiding dangerous situations, but for times when that is not possible, Mike Winkeljohn will teach the women how to throw down when necessary, and make the perpetrator wish he'd chosen another victim.
Mike Winkeljohn is a former world champion kickboxer, and striking coach at the Jackson/Winkeljohn MMA academy, where many of the world's top pro fighters come to train. He handles the physical self-defense side of the course, teaching the skills needed to survive, and win, a physical encounter. He told me that if the women who take this course never have to use the techniques he teaches them, then he'd consider the course to be a success.
The course looks at the biological basis of fight-or-flight reflex and focuses on how to make best use of intuition and gut feelings, which are the domain of our "animal brain," as distinct from the "logic brain."
Heather says that all too often the logic brain can overthink situations, thanks in part to societal expectations that women internalize which can jeopardize their safety.
"Unfortunately, the logic brain can override the animal brain when you're in danger. Say you're about to get into an elevator with a creepy looking person. It's the difference between deciding not to get in and convincing yourself against your better judgment that it will be OK. Intuition is kind of like a smoke detector. It could be a false alarm, but you're better off listening to it."
This kind of information is augmented by an analysis of common traits of survivors, many of which came to light via psychologist Al Seibert's 50-year career studying survivors. "Survivors follow their hunches and use their intuition, and they never give up," Winkeljohn said.
The same can be said for good fighters, like Mike Winkeljohn's protégé Jon "Bones" Jones, who survived serious adversity at UFC 165 last weekend and gutted out a victory against Alexander Gustafson to defend his light heavyweight title. We admire qualities like heart and perseverance in fighters, in part because we recognize these traits are the same traits of survivors. These are good qualities to have on the sometimes mean streets of Albuquerque.
For more info on the course, call Wink's Gym, at 822-6326.
Movin' Ain't Easy
The art of moving … no, I'm not talking about rhythmic gymnastics or complicated yoga poses, I mean the actual art of switching residences and claiming a new territory as your personal sanctuary. Since, I'm in a perpetual moving limbo (waiting for a roommate to decide whether or not she's leaving the big, bad Burque), I've been searching Craigslist and various classifieds in search of a new home, a fresh start so to speak.
Since I'm [still] relatively new to the city, I'm not entirely knowledgeable about the various zip codes, what they entail, the good neighborhoods, the bad neighborhoods, the apartments that are low rent v. apartments that are close to a McDonalds. But, I've found that the actual practice of visiting complexes, searching the interweb, and conversing with various consultants is an adventure in and of itself.
For instance, I spoke to one consultant via phone. I couldn't really understand his name through the static, but it sounded something like Naim (I hope that's correct). Extremely excited and chipper on the phone, Naim said he had a great apartment that had been renovated, and the monthly rate was a whopping $450 (all bills included). Since this was in my price range, I jumped at the opportunity, and asked for the address. He informed me that the apartment was on Towner and Juan Tabo. Since I currently live near there, I assumed that the neighborhood would be somewhat nice, and the location seems central enough (in that there are a lot of businesses and stores in that area).
But, as I turned down Towner, what I envisioned as a picturesque resort-like complex of townhouses and pools was quickly overshadowed by streets with pot-holes, some dudes with jeans around their knees giving me the what-you-want stare, and buildings that didn't seem quite renovated. Now, I grew up in what some refer to as "the hood," and though I rarely get skittish driving through neighborhoods that are considered treacherous for high crime rates (again, I just moved here, so I'm not making any assumptions), this didn't seem like it was for me. So, I kindly turned my car around after throwing the dudes a peace sign, and drove off. I called Naim and informed him that it wasn't for me, and slightly saddened, he just said, "Okay, thank you for calling. Let me know if you're looking for anything in the future."
Aside from that, I've visited complexes that are within my price range, where the leasing consultants describe a complex as familial, yet tiresome (whatever that means). And I've gone to some that are out of my price range where the consultants said, "We like to keep it quiet around here." So, no loud music? I'm sorry … next!
So, obviously, the art of moving to a new apartment is a bit like soul searching. You'll hit a few embarrassing moments (like when I jumped a curb next to the leasing office of Wyoming Place in front of the maintenance man), moments of realization (where I realized that a living room might actually be a nice amenity rather than a studio apartment the size of my roommate's closet), moments of clarity (ie. When I came to the conclusion that maybe I'm looking too soon, and should just be comfortable in my current situation). But that's too easy. And so, the search continues …
Watching From the Sidelines
A first interaction with Burque police and SWAT
When we wage war, we often do it with ourselves. Whether it be second-guessing critical choices, or diverting our mind's attention to something less intrusive. Yeah, that's vague. But, sometimes a war is waged on us, and the limits of control are bursting at the seams, begging the question: What happens when it happens to me? So, I thought I'd share my first run-in with Albuquerque police and SWAT.
So, I'm sure that it's no news to people that an armed robber was gunned down near Menaul and Louisiana on March 5th after fleeing from police. I believe the breaking news article focused on businesses in the area being on lockdown as police and SWAT were in pursuit of said robber. Living in the area, approximately smack-dab in the middle of the guarded perimeter which spanned several blocks, I was unable to get into my apartment building upon returning from a grocery-shop excursion.
As my roommate and I tried to turn into our street, a police officer (that reminded me of a young Ed Harris) told us that we had to turn around and find another way home. Pointing to our building, my roommate said, "But we live right there, like RIGHT THERE!" The officer kindly replied, "I'm sorry ma'am, but it's a SWAT stand-off. Can't let anyone through."
We turned around and went down another road, only to find that it was also being blocked by police. Clearly, they had the entire neighborhood in check. We parked about two houses down from the officer, so that we could see her leave, and we'd know the streets were safe, and we could finally put the lingering perishables in a safe, cozy freezer. To pass the time, we read breaking news reports and ascertained the situation.
After about 20 minutes of waiting, while helicopters flew overhead and seeing several cars get rejected and told to turn around, my roommate looks at me and says, "I'll love you forever if you get down and ask the cop what's going on." At first, I was a bit hesitant, because with my luck, the robber would have come out the moment I stepped out of the vehicle and used me as a body shield. But, after a moment, I said, "okay," and got out of the car.
I walked over to a young female officer, and politely said, "Hello … I live right over there in that apartment building, and my roommate and I were wondering about how long do you think you guys are going to be here." Right after the words left my lips, we heard several gunshots being fired. Without losing her composure or the polite smile on her face, the officer said, "It shouldn't be too much longer."
After some careful maneuvering, my roommate and I circled the surrounding area, noticing they stopped blocking the entrance to the Sheraton hotel on Louisiana and Menaul. So, we entered the parking lot, drove around back in an attempt to exit the back parking lot, which sits directly across the street from our building. When we got there, we were disappointed to see that it, too, had been blocked off, and officers with assault rifles walked by our car, not even noticing us.
"I think we're in the shit now," I said. My roommate, clearly one to panic, held her composure and actually got out of the car and told an officer the situation (It being that we were literally across the street from our building and just wanted to get home and put our groceries away). The kind officer said he couldn't remove the tape to let us drive through, but that we could walk across the street and go home. Needless to say, we went home, picked up a grocery basket (my building has several in a downstairs closet), and we walked back across the street and got our groceries.
Upon entering the gate of our apartment building, we found our maintenance guy outside, drinking a Bud Light as he scoped out the situation. As we walked by, he said, "They got him." "Oh, they did?" we asked. "Yeah, they shot him right over there, see where all those guys are standing?" We turned and saw several armed officers standing in a group on Chama Street (though we'd later discover that this wasn't actually the location where the man was killed).
After settling in our apartment and taking several trips to the balcony to see what was going on (like true nosey Mexicans), we finally went to bed. Upon later reading about the incident, I found out that the deceased's name was Parrish Dennison, and read that he had several ties to white supremacist gangs. Now, a life is a life. Regardless of your beliefs or your political standing, every life lost is always a tragedy.
As human beings, we make choices. While some decisions we make may not always reflect our most innate goodness, every human being has multiple layers that complete the indelible picture we present to people. Dennison chose to rob homes and died for what news reports said was "a guitar and a banjo." Yet, I learned from a very early age that death is one of those inevitable, inconceivable situations that comes around to teach you the value of living. So, on that note, I say thank you, Mr. Dennison. While you may no longer be with us, you reminded me of that value.
Undocumented and Refurbished
One of the great things about living in Albuquerque is that I have this newfound sense of adventure. Mind you, I usually have more of a self-conscious apprehension of doing anything out of the ordinary. It's borderline obsessive to think about how much I hate to stray from the formula (whatever the formula may be). A mundane example would be how much it bothers me when something interrupts my morning routine i.e. Having to stop for gas on the way to work because I didn't do it the night before. The thought before the action drives me crazy.
Having said that … being in Albuquerque has awakened something. Not sure what it is, but I find myself saying "yes" to more things, and not in a contrived, Jim Carrey movie-inspired way. It's more that I've learned to let go and just say "to hell with it." Maybe the Burque mentality is rubbing off. Not sure. But in terms of new experiences, here are a few snippets:
I ate at Tucano's Brazilian Grill (which was outrageously delicious). I wish I had more details beyond that, but considering I had a death cold and was forced to sit upright and place pieces of delicious food in my mouth, the meal itself was a magnificent feat.
I went to Knockouts. This undocumented foray into a strip club was my first. Sure, I had offers way back when, but to a warm-blooded, homosexual man, seeing women do the tootsie to Kelis wasn't exactly on my list of things to do before I meet my maker. But, a "straight" friend said I was his boyfriend to get me in the club for free. Needless to say, I had drinks with neon ice cubes (weird!), gave some $1 bills to a woman in a fishnet tutu (do those really exist?) and laughed harder than I can ever recall.
And lastly, I shaved my head and took my first bathroom picture to prove it. This may not seem like such a big deal, but I haven't had a shaved head since I was in seventh grade, and I think it mostly had to do with people constantly telling me I had beautiful hair and should let it grow. So I did. Maybe it was the mountain air, the high altitudes, or just something I ate, but out came the clippers and off went the hair. I can't say I like it, but it is an interesting change. As for documenting it, I rarely stand in bathrooms long enough to pull out my phone and take a snapshot, but I think it was warranted.
Until next week, Burque.
Drunk on Sushi
A food review? Not quite. I'm not one for food reviews only because I have an exceptionally limited palate. (When I was little, French fries were my favorite food. No joke.) But, this entry of my weekly foray into the underbelly of Albuquerque is a celebratory one. Because I've found it, people. A little nest of heaven sidled near a car dealership on San Mateo. Yes, I'm sure you've heard of it. Sushi Gen.
A friend of mine went to this place and urged me to try it. Her exact words, "Unlimited specialty rolls for $20, and they're actually delicious. You can't beat that." She was absolutely right, but I have to warn you about one thing. Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT order more than you can consume. For every piece of sushi you don't eat, you have to pay for the entire roll. In other words, if your consumption proves too taxing to even think of downing that last piece of California roll idly sitting on your plate, then you have to pay for an entire California roll. It could be a bummer, but if you're like me, that's a challenge to bring your A-game.
As I said last week, I'm incredibly competitive, so when that plate hit the table with 7+ rolls to split between two people, I cracked my fingers, stretched my neck and back and got to work. About halfway through the meal, I needed a breather. My dining buddy wasn't as keen on marathon eating as I was, so she had to take several moments to recuperate, drinking Diet Coke and talking to distract herself from how full she was. Like a little league coach, I mentored her, saying, "Just keep breathing, keep imagining the finish line. There will not be a piece of sushi left on this plate, you understand?" She nodded her head in agreement.
Toward the final round of sushi madness, there were only three pieces left. One piece of the crunch roll (which has eel, avocado, cream cheese and more) and two pieces of the rainbow roll (which has I-don't-remember). Looking as if she was going to faint, my friend looks at me and says, "I'll make a deal with you." She takes a moment to sip her refilled Diet Coke. "If you eat those rainbow roll pieces, I'll eat that last crunch roll." So, basically, she was giving me a two-for-one special. It was pay for two rolls, or down two pieces for the win.
Needless to say, I ate the sushi, went home, fell on my couch and didn't move for about 12 hours. If you mathematically document the amount of sushi it takes to place one in a post-meal coma, you probably wouldn't have a formula to match the amount of expanding rice that was laying siege in my stomach. It was downright gluttony, but if given the choice, I'd do it all over again, and oops, I kind of did. I went back this past Wednesday with three people instead of one, and let's just say it was a nice lunch, and no one needed a gurney.
Until next week … Oh, and feel free to send me more suggestions of things to try, places to go, or trouble to get into. I'm game if you are.
Bettin' on Sandia
Between the time I wrote about the welcoming attitudes of Albuquerque and the time I'm taking to write this, at least one interesting thing happened.
Hoping to acclimate myself to the city more, a friend recommended that we indulge in one of the simple pleasures that aligns itself with living in the 505—gambling. And I'm sure everyone has at least one good gambling story to contribute to the masses. Now, I've never gambled before, unless you count weekends with my family back in Texas, playing poker or screw-your-neighbor (it's not what it sounds like). Always excited to unleash my competitive side, I said, "to hell with it!" So, we got dressed up and headed to the Sandia Resort and Casino.
After waiting in a ridiculously long line to register to become a member (all the while staring at the beckoning slot machines and blackjack tables), I kept growing antsy, and my inebriated friend was becoming somewhat of a nuisance. Like a soldier in battle, I kept my composure and my eyes revealed nothing … except that I was growing impatient.
Once we were issued member cards and let into the casino with our complimentary $25 in chips, we headed straight for the bar. Oh, and you can smoke in the casino, which immediately indicated to me that I was home. After downing a couple of vodka-red bulls, I headed to the blackjack table, where I eagerly threw my money (and my friend's money because she became too drunk to play) into the game. The dealer pushed the chips back to me, and said, "You have to wait until a new game." Somewhat embarrassed as the other players scoffed at me, I sat back and watched.
I eyed their expressions, their bodily ticks, their gestures. I had them pegged. Once the new deck was dealt, my money was on the table, and it was on. The $50 that I started out with turned into $100, and that $100 turned into $150, and that $150 turned into $200. A voice inside said to walk away. To a young, broke writer like myself, quadrupling your money in 10 minutes is unheard of. But I ignored the voice, and my $200 turned into $100, and that $100 turned into $25, and then BOOM! I was out.
It only took 15 minutes to land at ground zero, but it was perfect timing. My aforementioned companion telephoned me to say she had hailed a cab outside, and seeing as how I had no funds left to enjoy myself, the time to leave was then or never. So, I reluctantly sauntered toward the exit, turning around to take one last look at the casino, my home away from home. The live band playing Temptations covers made it even harder to say, "good-bye." Upon getting in the cab, I knew I'd be back. Still, it just goes to show that even when the stakes are high, and your funds are low, there's always one last silver lining to guide you safely onward, or it at least to a cab gearing up to take you home.
Until next week …


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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, notorious for his flip-flops on a broad array of issues, seems to maintain this tendency when he's addressing policies governing education and public schools.
But it would be a big mistake to conclude that there is not at the heart of Romney's political views a core philosophy that would be deeply destructive to public education and harmful to the future well-being of the nation's children and youth.
Romney's Edu-Flip-Flops
First, Romney's edu-flip-flops are indeed numerous. All the way back to his previous run for the Presidency in 2008, Romney's adversaries have spotlighted inconsistencies with his pronouncements about education policy on the trail and his record as Massachusetts Governor.
As revealed this week in a leak to the internet of the opposition research conducted by staffers of his Republican Presidential nominee rival John McCain, Romney has historically had it both ways on education policy issues including school choice, abstinence-only sexual education, English only immersion vs. bilingual ed, and eliminating the Department of Education. (hat-tip: GottaLaff)
According to the McCain campaign document, on the issue of using school vouchers to allow parents to opt-into private schools, for example, Romney came out against school vouchers in 2002 after favoring them in 1994.
Also, Romney maintained support for No Child Left Behind and standardized testing while expressing doubts about NCLB's measurements and exhibiting ignorance about the "vital details" of testing systems.
He said he opposed "abstinence-only" sexual education programs in schools in 2002 then in 2005 tried to steer $740,000 in federal funds to a school program emphasizing abstinence-only.
In 2002, he refused to back a ballot initiative mandating English immersion instead of bilingual education then months later reversed his position and endorsed the ballot initiative.
And as a Senate candidate in 1994, Romney backed eliminating the federal Department of Education but later changed his views to supporting the Department.
In his more recent pronouncements, Romney has shown some confusion in contrasting his own views on education policy with those of President Obama. As noted in the education profession's trade newspaper Education Week, Romney proclaimed his agreement with the President on "school choice" even though Obama moved to scrap the choice program in Washington, DC.
Romney's Heart of Darkness
That said, despite his shiftiness on specific issues related to education, Romney does indeed have a core philosophy on education, which he revealed earlier this week. According to an article in the New York Times Romney has developed a recurrent theme on education in his campaign:
At a town-hall-style meeting in New Hampshire last month, listeners pressed Mitt Romney on the soaring cost of higher education. His solution: students should consider for-profit colleges like the little-known Full Sail University in Florida.
A week later in Iowa, Mr. Romney offered another unsolicited endorsement for "a place in Florida called Full Sail University." By increasing competition, for-profit institutions like Full Sail, which focuses on the entertainment field, "hold down the cost of education" and help students get jobs without saddling them with excessive debt, he said.
The article, written by Eric Lichtblau, was quick to point out that the cost of tuition at Full Sail can run more than $80,000 for a 21-month program, and that many of the school's programs have a less than sterling graduation rate -- as low as just 14 percent of students graduating on time and only 38 percent at all. Meanwhile, some Full Sail students "carried a median debt load of nearly $59,000 in federal and private loans," way more than the national average of $23,000.
So given Full Sail's high costs and troubling results, why would Romney offer it as an exemplar of good education?
To answer that question, let's deconstruct what the Times article said. First two words -- "for-profit" and "competitive" -- stand out in Romney's adulation of the Full Sail program. And second, there's the fact that the school's "chief executive, Bill Heavener, is a major campaign donor and a co-chairman" of Romney's state fund-raising team in Florida.
These two conditions -- that Full Sail is "good business" and part of his network of rich chums -- reveal that Romney's views on education are primarily driven by crony capitalism that values a particular ideology over the real values of teaching and learning.
Did Romney base his admiration for Full Sail on the institution's curriculum? Did he express admiration for the way the faculty conduct lessons and measure results? Did he talk about the knowledge and values that are instilled in the students once they've completed the programs?
No. What he admires most about Full Sail is the institution's ability to operate like a successful business -- making a profit, being competitive -- and that its leaders are part of his inner circle of like-minded corporatists.
This business-minded perspective -- which is perhaps the chief ideology driving the Romney candidacy altogether -- is how Romney routinely differentiates his qualifications for office from the rest of the presidential field. As if only he has the executive experience -- forged in the marketplace -- that can steer America toward better policy.
But what actually is the real nature of the business hammer Romney uses to address every nail in America? After all, anytime someone says they want to run our public institutions "like a business," what kind of business do they mean? And why "like a business?" Most businesses go out of business. Is that the kind of track record we want for our public institutions to emulate?
Doing School The Bain Way
No doubt, what Romney means when he says "like a business" is to follow the practices of the investment firm Bain Capital where he made so much of his considerable fortune. As an article in the Washington Post this week explained, both the successes and the failures Romney had while at helm of Bain "reveal the candidate's faith in 'creative destruction,' the notion that the new must relentlessly replace the old so that companies and the economy can become more efficient."
The article contends that doing business the Bain way "meant embracing aspects of capitalism that have unsettled some Americans: laying off workers when necessary, expanding overseas to chase profits and paying top executives significantly more than employees on lower rungs."
Whether you find this to be an acceptable approach to doing business, or not, you have to wonder what would be a "creative destruction" approach to education.
Taking a sympathetic view, this from "Creative Destruction Properly Understood" in The American Spectator, creative destruction presents a "paradox of progress" in which every step forward is accompanied by dead bodies along the way.
Here's a particularly revealing description of this approach to "progress" that the author cites from a couple of bankers:
Herein lies the paradox of progress. A society cannot reap the rewards of creative destruction without accepting that some individuals might be worse off, not just in the short term, but perhaps forever.
Now apply that statement to education and substitute "children" for "individuals" and see how that statement works for you.
Lets' try that analogy again with this statement from our oh-so-wise financiers:
The disruption of lost
jobschildren and shuttered businessesschools is immediate, while the payoff from creative destruction comes mainly in the long term.
I suppose one can imagine a parent agreeing with this statement -- as long as it's not his or her child who is the one being consigned to history while progress marches bravely on.
If you think this is just an intellectual exercise, then you're not paying attention.
When Creative Destruction Comes to Town
Unfortunately, creative destruction is already being applied to public schools in many places across America. For Exhibit A, cast your eyes on Chester-Upland school district near Philadelphia, PA.
As Pennsylvania-based edu-blogger Tim Slekar recently contented at Huffington Post, when government officials, including current Governor Tom Corbett, developed competitive charter schools operating parallel to traditional public schools in Chester-Upland, it resulted in the deliberate underfunding of traditional public schools and seriously negative consequences to school children.
As National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel recently explained, also in Huffington Post, Chester-Upland is a troubled district serving about 3,650 students, more than 70 percent who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches -- more than double Pennsylvania's average.
To solve the chronic problems of educating underserved, minority children -- certainly a national problem not peculiar to Chester-Upland -- the state took control of the district and subjected it to various management schemes, including contracting management out to a for-profit company, Edison Schools.
In the latest attempt to "turn around" these underserved schools, state officials incentivized private individuals to open charter schools that would "compete" with the traditional public schools in hopes of "catalyzing progress."
As Valerie Strauss explains at her Washington Post blog, "Now about 45 percent of the district's students go to two public charter schools, and 45 percent of the district's total operating budget goes to two charter schools to pay to educate those children."
The funding cuts to the traditional public schools in Chester-Upland have resulted in huge losses of personnel including 40 percent of the system's professional staff, and 50 people of its unionized support staff. Some of the unionized teachers and others, including bus drivers and cafeteria aides, have agreed to work for free. But who knows how long that can last.
So what have the competitive charter schools produced? Well, one of them, the largest charter in the state, is one of 89 schools in Pennsylvania under investigation for irregularities in scores on 2009 state standardized tests.
So what are the children and families of Chester-Upland to do while their schools are on the brink? Even if the competitive charters were "better," and it's highly doubtful that they are, there's not enough room for all the district's students to transfer. And it's not like they can be airlifted to Philadelphia, a district also experiencing serious budget problems.
But I suppose that's just the "paradox of progress."
So let's recap: Sure Romney -- and many other politicians for that matter -- flip-flop on education issues. But at the very core of Romney and those who agree with this "business" perspective to education is a pernicious philosophy that must be rejected outright -- regardless of the source.
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OpenBSD 5.5 has been released. As usual, the list of changes goes way beyond my comfort zone - I'm not exactly into the world of BSD - but I'm pretty sure that those that use OpenBSD aren't interested in oversimplified nonsense from people like me anyway.
As always, get it on CD-ROM (I love typing that in this day and age), or straight from a mirror.


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Product No.: PRT-FS662, PRT-FS800, PRT-FS1000
MOQ: 10 m2
Unit Price: 25 USD/m2 to 80 USD/m2 (Decided by technica requirements)
Packing: About 500 m2 for 20 GP Container
Packing Style: Parete Logo, Neutral, OEM logo
Production time: 7 days to 30 days, 500m2, 10 days for one 20GP container
Delivery time: Asian : 10 days, Middle East: 20 days, Africa: 30 days,
European: 30 days, North American: 20 days;
South American: 30 days, Australia: 15 days; Russia: 30 days
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Steel Ventilation access floor with HPL covering
Product discription
Antistatic Access Floor is made of good quality cold-rolled steel sheet with foaming cement fully filled. The bottom is high quality deep stretch coil steel plate. The top is cold rolled hard plate. The top steel plate and bottom steel plate are spot-welded to form a high quality shell. The shell is treated by phosphate and painted with epoxy powder coating. Then foaming cement will be filled into the shell. After curing, the structure will be stable and strong to support the designed loading capacity . The access floor panel has high strength and high durability.
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1. Made of steel plate, high mechanical strength, high loading capacity, good fire resistance.
2. Epoxy power painting on surface, matt and soft, wear resistant and anti-corrosion.
3. Covering is glued under high pressure. Multiple choices and good decorated surface. Wear resistant and anti scratch, excellent electrical conductivity, anti pollution and easy cleaning.
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5. Products can be upgraded or adjusted according to the loading requirements.
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After using a variety of special paper phenolic, melamine, resin processing, high temperature and pressure made of thermosetting resin decorative laminates. It is not only bright color, bright and smooth, and has a wear-resistant, heat resistance, pollution, washable and permanent decorative features, the standard thickness of 0.8mm, 1.0mm, 1.2mm, 1.5mm, the thickness can development of user requirements.
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Long before Chrysler launched its Detroit-gasmic advertising campaign for the 200 earlier this year, Bay area Cadillac dealers pointed out their 1985 models were "imported" from the Motor City while making fun of the German competition in this vintage ad.
As this Cadillac advertisement from 1985 reminds us ridiculous car advertisements are not the sole territory of car manufacturers, sometimes car dealers get in on the fun. In this advertisement, made by the Bay Area Cadillac dealers, we are introduced to "Otto Matic" who works at "Foreign Motor Autos". Otto unknowingly outlines, in a bad German accent, why the 1985 Cadillac is superior to the German models.
This advertisement takes aim at the German competition pointing out some good and bad features of both the Cadillac and the competition. Redesigned for 1985, Cadillacs that year were front wheel drive and significantly smaller than the previous models. They featured small V8 engines and automatic door locks unlike their German competition. Sold yet? Neither are we.
Perhaps the best thing about this unloved generation of Cadillacs was the fact they were indeed "imported from Detroit". Parts were not flown in from Europe, maintenance likely was more convenient due to a larger dealer network and the cars were cheap enough to drive Otto out of his chair. Although this advertisement makes some good points, if we had been faced with buying a luxury car in 1985 we would have gone to see Otto.


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MARANA, Ariz. (AP) – Defending champion Luke Donald faces Ernie Els in the first round of the Match Play Championship. Tiger Woods is to play Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
The seeding for the first World Golf Championship of the year is based on the world ranking released Sunday night.
Donald, Rory McIlroy, Lee Westood and Martin Kaymer are the top four seeds. Woods, a three-time winner of the Match Play is the No. 19 seed, the first time he has played this event without being among the top three seeds.
The 64-man field begins Wednesday at Dove Mountain. Phil Mickelson and Paul Casey are not playing.
The Donald-Els match is the highest-profile for an opening round since Woods played Nick Faldo in the inaugural event in 1999.
Luke Donald (1), England, vs. Ernie Els (64), South Africa.
Rory McIlroy (2), Northern Ireland, vs. George Coetzee (63), South Africa.
Lee Westwood (3), England, vs. Nicolas Colsaerts (62), Belgium.
Martin Kaymer (4), Germany, vs. Greg Chalmers (61), Australia.
Steve Stricker (5), United States, vs. Kevin Na (60), United States.
Webb Simpson (6), United States, vs. Matteo Manassero (59), Italy.
Jason Day (7), Australia, vs. Rafael Cabrera Bello (58), Spain.
Adam Scott (8), Australia, vs. Robert Rock (57), England.
Dustin Johnson (9), United States, vs. Jim Furyk (56), United States.
Charl Schwartzel (10), South Africa, vs. Gary Woodland (55), United States.
Bill Haas (11), United States, vs. Ryo Ishikawa (54), Japan.
Graeme McDowell (12), Northern Ireland, vs. Y.E. Yang (53), South Korea.
Matt Kuchar (13), United States, vs. Jonathan Byrd (52), United States.
Nick Watney (14), United States, vs. Darren Clarke (51), Northern Ireland.
Sergio Garcia (15), Spain, vs. Miguel Angel Jimenez (50), Spain.
K.J. Choi (16), South Korea, vs. Kyle Stanley (49), United States.
Brandt Snedeker (17), United States, vs. Retief Goosen (48), South Africa.
Keegan Bradley (18), United States, vs. Geoff Ogilvy (47), Australia.
Tiger Woods (19), United States, vs. Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (46), Spain.
Bubba Watson (20), United States, vs. Ben Crane (45), United States.
Hunter Mahan (21), United States, vs. Zach Johnson (44), United States.
Justin Rose (22), England, vs. Paul Lawrie (43), Scotland.
Ian Poulter (23), England, vs. Bae Sang-moon (42), South Korea
Thomas Bjorn (24), Denmark, vs. Francesco Molinari (41), Italy.
Bo Van Pelt (25), United States, vs. Mark Wilson (40), United States.
Simon Dyson (26), England, vs. John Senden (39), Australia.
Alvaro Quiros (27), Spain, vs. Martin Laird (38), Scotland.
Louis Oosthuizen (28), South Africa, vs. Aaron Baddeley (37), Australia.
David Toms (29), United States, vs. Rickie Fowler (36), United States.
Robert Karlsson (30), Sweden, vs. Fredrik Jacobson (35), Sweden.
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Following a two-year stint at Stetson, Steve Drabyn joined Casey Alexander's staff in June 2013.
"Steve's enthusiasm for coaching is contagious and he makes all of us better on a daily basis," said Alexander. "He has a knack for teaching the game and for making players better."
Along with helping organize the storied Lipscomb basketball camps, Drabyn oversees strength and conditioning for the Bisons along with sharing in recruiting, coaching and scouting duties with the entire staff.
Prior to joining Alexander's staff in DeLand, Fla., Drabyn coached at NCAA Division II Lees-McCrae, NCAA Division III Sewanee (The University of the South) and Carmel (Ind.) High School.
A standout guard for Belmont from 2000 to 2004, Drabyn tallied 1,237 points during his career and led the NCAA in free-throw percentage (78-82, .951) as a junior. Drabyn was inducted into Belmont's Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Where does the world's best drinking water come from?
Though all eyes were on the Academy Awards show in Hollywood, another exciting ceremony was taking place in the United States last weekend -– the 23rd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting.
Held in the spa town of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, it's the largest water tasting competition in the world, according to organizers.
The "international" signifier is a bit misleading. Though the awards do encourage global entrants, U.S. water samples dominate.
On Saturday night, 11 judges spent hours tasting and selecting from among 82 waters sourced in 21 U.S. states and 10 foreign countries. There were 32 municipal waters -- straight from the tap -- from a dozen states, as well as Canada, South Korea and Thailand.
So who has the world's best tasting tap water?
At the end of a tough day of sipping, the town of Emporia, Kansas, was awarded the top prize for its municipal H2O.
A Canadian brand won best bottled still water in the world -- Canadian Gold from Marchand, Manitoba. A total of 30 bottled waters were tasted.
Two sparkling waters tied for first place: Touch Sparkling Mineral Water of Manitoba and Celvik Dobri Kiseljak of Bosnia. Ten sparkling waters entered the competition.
The purified category was won by Rain Fresh Oxygen Purified from Garland, Texas.
More on CNN: World's 50 most delicious drinks
The 11 media judges included representatives from regional and national media, who were instructed by organizers to look, sniff and taste each water according to guidelines similar to those in a wine tasting.
The waters were rated for each attribute including appearance (it should be clear -- or slightly opaque for glacial waters), aroma (there should be none), taste (it should taste clean), mouth feel (it should feel light), aftertaste (it should leave you thirsty for more).
Here's the full list of winners.
Best Municipal Water 2013
1. Emporia, Kansas
2. Independence, Missouri
3. Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada
4. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and Clearbrook, British Columbia, Canada (tie)
5. Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada
Best Bottled Water 2013
1. Canadian Gold Artesian Water (Marchand, Manitoba, Canada)
2. Agana Rainwater (Buda, Texas)
3. Denton Spring Water (North East, Maryland)
4. Eldorado Natural Spring Water (Eldorado, Colorado)
5. Kiowata (Longford, Kansas)
Best Sparkling Water 2013
1. Touch Sparkling Mineral Water (Marchand, Manitoba, Canada) and Celvik Dobri Kiseljak (Tesanj, Bosnia) (tie)
2. American Summits Natural Spring Water (Clark, Wyoming)
3. Puyehue (Osono, Chile)
4. Antipodes (Whakatane, New Zealand) and Jackson Springs Natural Premium Spring Water (Manitoba, Canada) (tie)
Best Packaging 2013
1. Lumen (Dallas, Texas)
2. Puyehue (Osono, Chile)
3. Bling H2O (Hollywood, California)
4. Antipodes (Whakatane, New Zealand)
5. American Summits Natural Spring Water (Clark, Wyoming)
Best Purified Drinking Water 2013
1. Rain Fresh Oxygen-Rich Purified Water (Garland, Texas)
2. Greenwood Gold, (Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada)
3. Indigo H2O (Elkhart, Indiana)
4. Berkeley Springs Purified Water (Berkeley Springs, West Virginia)
5. Bar H2O (Richmond, Michigan)
More on CNN: Seoul's Shinsegae water bar: 80 ways to stay hydrated


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If Grand Theft Auto had been released in 1988, it would have looked a lot like, well, this.
Designed as an 8-bit parody of not just GTA's open-world gameplay, but of 80s culture itself, Retro City Rampage looks great. Fast, and something that'll give me a headache, but great.
It'll be playable at PAX10 in September, and if you can't make it to that, developers Vblank say it'll be out by the end of the year on WiiWare.


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A former detainee at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, in Bedfordshire, southeast England, has alleged that women held there have been subjected to unwanted sexual advances and abuse by security guards and other officials.
In testimony seen by the Observer and now with police, "Tanja," a 23-year-old Roma woman released from Yarl's Wood in March last year, describes having had sexual contact with three male guards.
Tanja — not her real name — said attempts were made to deport her within days of her informing the center's management of the incidents. She also claims that one security guard had inappropriate relations with at least four women.
The claims raise fresh questions over the treatment of vulnerable women at the Bedfordshire site, which is Britain's largest immigration removal center for women and can house up to 400 people. Sources at Yarl's Wood say that more cases are likely to come to light following Tanja's testimony, as women have been too fearful to come forward until now.
Two alleged victims had left the detention center by the time the claims were examined and have not been traced. The professional standards unit at the British Home Office has advised the UK Border Agency (UKBA) — London's border control agency — to consider interviewing other women at Yarl's Wood to establish if inappropriate relationships are an endemic problem.
"The women in Yarl's Wood are some of the most vulnerable you can imagine. Many have escaped horrific abuse in their own countries; most are very isolated from friends and family. The state has a duty to investigate such serious allegations, but it has repeatedly failed. Now the government wants to remove legal aid altogether for detainees and foreign nationals, giving a green light to abuse at Yarl's Wood to continue," said Harriet Wistrich from law firm Birnberg Peirce, who is representing some of the alleged victims.
She said there was evidence of "systemic supervisory defects" in the management of the center.
Yarl's Wood is run by British government services company Serco under contract from the Home Office.
Earlier this year, the company paid an undisclosed sum to a 29-year-old asylum seeker from Pakistan who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a nurse at Yarl's Wood, although the company did not admit liability. However, the shocking detail of the latest allegations is likely to trigger a full-blown inquiry into the running of the center.
"A lot of officers were taking advantage of the girls that were detained. They would promise favors or offer to make life easier, saying they would have more chance of winning their case or staying in the country," Tanja said.
In a formal witness statement she has sent to Bedfordshire Police, she said that one Serco official she was involved with sexually told her: "Don't worry, there is no way they can deport you."
She also claimed the sexual contact was not all consensual.
Wistrich said questions needed to be asked over whether consent could ever be freely given by individuals who were in such a vulnerable situation.
A letter to the UKBA from Wistrich concerning Tanja reads: "Our client has indicated that she was a reluctant participant in some of the sexual contact and, given the huge power imbalance, at least some of the conduct by the officers she complains about may amount to assault. Furthermore, she has suggested that there have been attempts by officers to destroy and suppress evidence of their misconduct."