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Downtown Dave's World-at-Large: Nove semanas no Brasil!
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Politics, Life in Chicago, and L-I-V-I-N. Saturday, September 6, 2014. Nove semanas no Brasil! Nine weeks in Brazil! Ha ha, I feel like Anchower from The Onion. I'm all "Ola amigos. I know it's been a long time since I rapped at ya . . . " :-. I have a good excuse though. This past summer I took the single biggest adventure I've ever experienced. Were lucky enough to be able to spend all of nine weeks in Brasil. Nine weeks! But that's a story for another time . . . Feel free to peruse and enjoy. He kept ...
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Misadventures / That Stupid Green Tortoise Blog (Notes): Camps and Villages at Burning Man (circa 2002)
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Misadventures / That Stupid Green Tortoise Blog (Notes). Misery still loves company. Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Camps and Villages at Burning Man (circa 2002). What is a Theme Camp? Put very simply: A theme camp, as the name suggests, is a group of people who gather together in a group at a "burn" (Burning Man or similar event) to work together on a concept, and make an interactive event. A village is a collection of camps which have joined together to make a larger community. 2003: Mapped ( A - L.
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Downtown Dave's World-at-Large: Indiana GOP prepares to strip elected Superintendent of Education of her Powers
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Politics, Life in Chicago, and L-I-V-I-N. Sunday, February 8, 2015. Indiana GOP prepares to strip elected Superintendent of Education of her Powers. Don't like who those pesky voters elected (or whatever)? It's a simple solution if you control all the levers of power . . . Was a shock to most of the political class in Indiana, back in 2012. From The Indianapolis Star. The legislation would allow the board to choose its own chair instead of falling under the de facto. State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Mark...
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Downtown Dave's World-at-Large: My Excellent Traditional Public School District vs. A Proposed New Charter
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Politics, Life in Chicago, and L-I-V-I-N. Sunday, November 30, 2014. My Excellent Traditional Public School District vs. A Proposed New Charter. I'm one lucky teacher. I work in an excellent. Public school district, Merrillville Community School District,. In Lake County, Indiana, located on the outskirts of the greater Chicagoland area. Why do I say I'm so lucky? We are the recipient of several State and National awards:. Furthermore, Merrillville High School is home to 2013's High School Principal of t...
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Downtown Dave's World-at-Large: AirBnB, Uber, the "Sharing Economy," and US!
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Politics, Life in Chicago, and L-I-V-I-N. Saturday, October 4, 2014. AirBnB, Uber, the "Sharing Economy," and US! Recently, Uber, the pseudo-taxi ride-sharing service that allows any licensed driver to use their personal vehicle as a money-making pseudo-taxi, has been in the headlines a lot. Here in Chicago. It started in late 2012:. Chicago accuses cab dispatch company of violating city ordinances. This is not the first time. Uber has found itself in hot water. For the moment, Uber and its rival, Lyft, ...
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Misadventures / That Stupid Green Tortoise Blog (Notes): February 2014
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Misadventures / That Stupid Green Tortoise Blog (Notes). Misery still loves company. Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Preface to "Bad Times on the Green Tortoise". This is a curious little narrative. You can actually see my point of view changing, as I write it. At the beginning, I say that I don't know if I even want to set up a Burning Man page, any more. By the end, I'm talking about how to get a group of burners going and giving the reader a set of local links. Technical Problems at Internet Trash.
