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Promoting Private Ed by Stealth

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:34:57 GMT

clipped by: clipperist
clipper's remarks: How can one measure the effectiveness of charter schools vs. public when the charters have 50% more resources per capita in NYC? How can the mayor say public school budgets must be cut & then pass on extra tax dollars to charters?

Clip Source: nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com

Charter School Funding Per Child Much Higher Than Public Schools

While it has been well known that charter schools have attracted large amounts of private funding, information released by DOE now show that even the public funds charters receive result in much higher per-capita spending than at public schools.

In a budget package released last week, DOE cited a figure of $8,278 in per capita tax levy funding for public schools exclusive of District 75 which serves children with developmental challenges and has dramatically higher funding per child.

In contrast, DOE documents provided last spring (see page 8c) show per child funding of $12,432 for next year for the city's charter school students.

This funding disparity helps explain why charters have been able to cap class size at much lower levels and provide far more in terms of curriculum and enhancements than traditional public schools.

Tags: education, charter schools

Hampton Roads Cosmetic Surgery | Plastic Surgery Center – Home Page

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:29:17 GMT

clipped by: ronfields
clipper's remarks: Plastic Surgery Center of Hampton Roads uses the latest techniques for cosmetic and plastic surgery. The cosmetic surgeon's goal is to work closely with each patient to understand their personal goals and to achieve the physical image enhancements through plastic surgery. Our surgeons performs many plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures such as face lift, nose reshaping, breast lift, breast enlargement, liposuction, tummy tuck, laser resurfacing and many more. Browse online to get detailed information on cosmetic and plastic surgery.

Clip Source: www.pschr.com

Cosmetic surgery's goal is positive change. We work closely with each patient to understand their personal goals, and then take sound medical steps to achieve the physical image enhancements they desire. The Plastic Surgery Center of Hampton Roads welcomes you to start your journey towards positive change with them.

Clip Source: www.pschr.com

Hampton Roads Cosmetic Surgery - Plastic Surgery Center – Home Page

KDE 4.1.1 Release Announcement

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:34:05 GMT

clipped by: cyberwiz

Clip Source: www.kde.org

KDE Community Stabilizes Desktop with KDE 4.1.1

September 3, 2008. The KDE Community today announced the immediate availability of KDE 4.1.1, the first bugfix and maintenance update for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop. KDE 4.1.1 is a monthly update to KDE 4.1. It ships with a basic desktop and many other packages; like administration programs, network tools, educational applications, utilities, multimedia software, games, artwork, web development tools and more. KDE's award-winning tools and applications are available in more than 50 languages.

Enhancements

Significant performance, interaction and rendering correctness improvements in KHTML and Konqueror, KDE's webbrowser

User interaction, rendering and stability fixes in Plasma, the KDE4 desktop shell

PDF backend fixes in the document viewer Okular

Fixes in Gwenview, the image viewer's thumbnailing, more robust retrieval and display of images with broken metadata

Stability and interaction fixes in KMail

IT Services

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:52:57 GMT

clipped by: prem4321

Clip Source: www.synergytechservices.com

At Synergy Technology Services, we deliver software development services for new applications development as well as enhancements to existing applications from our India based development centre . We have proven experience in developing applications on Sun (Java, J2EE), Microsoft (.NET, Sharepoint, Dynamics) and LAMP (Linux, Apache, My SQL, PHP) platform.

IT Services

- Application Development

- Application Maintenance

- Legacy Migration

- Offshore Product Development

- Service Oriented Architecture - SOA

Tags: it services, content, management, development

More than who you are

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:18:57 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus
clipper's remarks: I think that we will see more drugs that will improve the performances of us humans.

and then again, why not?

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Healthy People And Enhancement Drugs

According to a new study, people's willingness to take a pill or drug depends on whether the trait the drug promises to enhance is one they consider fundamental.

As many young people without diagnosed disorders or deficits take Ritalin or Adderall to improve concentration or anti-depressants to lift their moods, this study examines what makes healthy people willing to take pills.

"We suggest that people's willingness to take psychological enhancements will largely depend on beliefs about whether those enhancements will alter characteristics considered fundamental to self-identity," the authors write.

they found that participants responded more positively to a drug promising to help them become "more than who you are," than one that would allow them to become "who you are

The most common reason participants said they wouldn't want to take a pill was because it would "fundamentally change who I am."

Tags: drugs, enhancement

Never Give Up! - Funny Pics

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:11:30 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Quite innovative ...

Clip Source: www.darkroastedblend.com

Never Give Up! - Funny Pics, Part 9

When life gives you lemons... make a lemon battery and radio back for a better deal.

Thomas Kalak collects the proof of just such an approach (and mysterious results it sometimes produces) in his "Bangkok Objects" gallery:

This car is ready to be stolen... any takers? -

Get some inspiration for the workout:

No crossing the road for these chickens:

Parents come up with (bad) solutions:

Hairdressers and barbers of India run a pretty tight shop:

Everybody's entitled to some sauna, so here goes:

Cannibalize cars for trailers (it would seem like a pretty obvious idea?) -

More playing with trailers:

Construction budget-crunch ingenuity:

Beer is Very Important:

DJ Portable Vinyl Player -

Bathroom enhancements:

Some folks are desperate for any entertainment:

Team up with your friendly neighbour, for your fun, not necessarily his -

Oh joy! The blessed moment of discovery of LOLcats! -

Desperate for web:

You gotta do what you gotta do:

ATM thieves are becoming desperate:

Tags: humor, recycling, poverty, pictures

Bigfoot found?

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:53:57 GMT

clipped by: Smoke TNT

Clip Source: www.cryptomundo.com

In a news conference on Friday, August 15th, to be held in California, the DNA results of a probable new species of primate, call it “Bigfoot,” “Georgia Bigfoot,” or “Georgia Gorilla,” if you wish, will be announced. You have read the press release already.

Is it real? It certainly looks like the real deal, and with a surprising variety of features.

The hominoid (please note, not hominid) body, found in the Georgia woods, is now in a secure location, under armed guard, and set to be examined by a battery of academic scholars, skeptical scientists, Bigfoot researchers, and debunking writers.

Will further tests and the proposed live capture of others prove beyond a doubt that Bigfoot is a new species? Stay tuned.

Here are some enhancements and other views of the amazing photograph:

The decomposition has caused the tongue to stick out from the mouth.

Jade 1.2: digital image processing for Leopard

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:37:43 GMT

clipped by: laptopdj2

Clip Source: www.tuaw.com

Jade 1.2: digital image processing for Leopard

Jade provides one-click enhancement of digital images (see example at top of post) using a set of algorithms invented by the company founders. These algorithms enhance colors, contrast, and dynamics, and you can fine-tune intensity, contrast, and color correction to acheive perfection. I tried Jade on a few iPhoto pictures and found that the enhancements were less harsh than those provided by iPhoto.

Tags: image, processing, leopard, plugin

Open Source Business Intelligence and Analysis Services

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:53:36 GMT

clipped by: Moeckli
clipper's remarks: Check this out if you get a chance.

Clip Source: mondrian.pentaho.org

Mondrian is an OLAP server written in Java. It enables
you to interactively analyze very large datasets stored in SQL databases without writing SQL.

Mondrian 3.0 includes olap4j 0.9.6 along with significant improvements to security and additional function support. Highlights of this release include:

olap4j API — an Open Java API for OLAP
Rollup policy enhancements
Aggregate role support
Support for aggregation of distinct-count measures
Improved dimension sharing
Over 50 new scalar functions
JNDI support

Tags: open source

New You By 2018

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:53:24 GMT

clipped by: Silkweaver
clipper's remarks: Therapeutic: Cloning for tissue replacement is already happening, as stem cells have successfully grown new heart tissues in patients. Researchers believe replacing muscle, bone, skin; even neurons, teeth, eyes, and other organs could be in beginning stages by 2018.

Augmentation: Procedures expected to be in place by as early as 2015 include improved memory recall, simultaneous language translation, long range and microscopic vision on demand, wide spectrum hearing, distinctive voice projection, and stronger muscles. And by mid-to-late-2020s, “nanobots” monitoring each of our cells could keep us ageless and forever healthy.

Designed Evolution: These could include memory, intelligence, speed, agility, and other behavioral and physical attributes. Eliminating undesired genes that might pre-dispose a child to cancer, heart disease or alcoholism could be possible by about 2015.

Clip Source: aftermathnews.wordpress.com

Clip Source: www.positivefuturist.com

In just ten short years, you may be looking into the mirror and wondering, “Who is that gorgeous creature?” Your reflection would reveal a much younger and healthier you; with natural hair color, youthful skin, perfect vision, real teeth, a spring in your step, and an incredibly sharp mind and memory.

Welcome to tomorrow’s futuristic world of biotech enhancements, which forward thinkers believe will be widely available and affordable by 2018.

The Institute for Global Future’s Dr. James Canton believes a trillion dollar health enhancement market will evolve in the next decade.

Enhancements fall into three categories: Therapeutic, Augmentation, and Designed Evolution.

Therapeutic refers to restoring normal capabilities to disabled or dysfunctional patients.

Augmentation means enhancing performance levels beyond the norm.

Designed Evolution refers to modifying our children prior to conception and after birth

thoughts of improving humans beyond what some consider “natural” will evoke controversy

Tags: futurism, augmentation, future medicine, singularity

Clip-art photo labels

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:44:22 GMT

clipped by: Nazam

Clip Source: www.marthastewart.com

Memory Enhancements
Favorite photographs become even more cherished when they're backed by our illustrated stick-on labels and mailed in pretty glassine envelopes. We've even included address labels and envelope seals in matching styles, so the images will reach their destinations securely.

Photo Labels How-To
To begin, print our templates onto self-adhesive paper.

Using a straightedge and a craft knife, cut out picture labels. Peel off paper backings and stick to backs of 4-by-6-inch photographs (labels will be slightly smaller than photos). Insert in glassine envelopes. Cut out address labels and envelope seals (we used a 1 1/4-inch craft punch for the latter), peel off backs, and adhere to the envelopes.

p2 rental

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:18:24 GMT

clipped by: PeterFC

Clip Source: www.fvesco.com

Panasonic AJ-HPX2000 P2

Rental Rate: $1,100.00 per day

Information

Rental Includes

Pansonic AJ-HPX2000 P2 Memory card Camera ,1080-(59.94i/29.97p/23.98p or 720-59.94p/29.97p/23.98p) finder, Stereo mic 5-pin.,windscreen, 2- 8GB cards, w_______Lens, w/ clear, shade, zoom control, headset, 2- AB Dionic batt., w/ charger,/AC P/S w/ ac cable 1- 4-4 pin power cable, Q-Plate, manual

Accessories
Panasonic AJ-RC10G Remote w/ 10 meter cable - $225.00 per day
Focus Enhancements FS-100 DTE Recorder Fire Store P2 - $100.00 per day
Panasonic P2 Store AJ-PCS-60G - $75.00 per day
Panasonic P2 32GB Memory Card - $60.00 per day
Panasonic P2 16GB Memory Card - $45.00 per day
Panasonic P2 8GB Memory Card - $30.00 per day

Manufacturer Link
Panasonic

Koha 3 RC

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:40:07 GMT

clipped by: necco79
clipper's remarks: The Koha Open Source ILS is looking great. Go get a copy and start playing! I suggest using Debian for the install, and VMWare Server if you do not have an extra PC.

Clip Source: koha.org

Koha 3.0.0 RC1 Released

24 June 2008

Koha 3 is the next-generation release of the award-winning Koha open-source integrated library system.

Release Notes for Koha 3.0.0 RC1

Koha 3 is the next-generation release of the award-winning Koha open-source integrated library system.

You can obtain Koha 3.0 RC1 from the following URL: http://download.koha.org/koha-3.00.00-stableRC1.tar.gz

Koha 3.0 Release Schedule

This release of Koha 3.0 includes the following general improvements over the beta release:-

General Bugfixing (everyone)
New messaging enhancements (acmoore)
Lots of nomenclature cleanup
New testing suite (acmoore and gmcharlt)
SIP2 and LDAP fixes (atz)
Improved I18N/L10N, lang detection (kados)
Additional translations
Lots more, consult git.koha.org for the complete changelog

Tags: open source, ils, library, database

“Metabolically Dominant Soldier.”

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:57:37 GMT

clipped by: wildcat

Clip Source: nextbigfuture.com

$3 billion super soldier program: 10 times muscle endurance, 7 foot vertical leap, wall crawling, personal flight and more

DARPA today has a long-term, $3 billion program to help make such a “Metabolically Dominant Soldier.” In other words, the military is studying how to use technology and biology to meld man and machine and transcend the limits of the human body. Described the project director, “My measure of success is that the International Olympic Committee bans everything we do" The $3 billion program is definitely trying to achieve transhuman performance goals.

The wearable gear would enable running at 100 meter olympic sprinter speed for hours and the 7 foot vertical leap, the wall crawling, personal flight, invisibility, greatly enhanced strength, better body armor and carrying bigger and more powerful weapons.

The drugs and genetic enhancements and some technology which gets applied would allow for regeneration, faster healing

endurance of an Alaskan sled dog

cognitive enhancement

Tags: super soldier, human body, enhancement

UML

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:42:06 GMT

clipped by: noesatu

Clip Source: www.visual-paradigm.com

Visual Paradigm for UML 6.3

Visual Paradigm International Limited today announced the release of Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) 6.3, an award winning UML CASE Tool.

In this release, VP-UML introduces some new diagrams and usability enhancements on the exisitng diagrams.

Most of the software projects involve multiple development phases. Developers often like to touch up their requirements specification iteratively, while keep track of the linkages among diagrams between the development phases. Unfortunately, there's no easy mechanism to achieve these. With the introduction of Diagram Transitor, now developer can transcribe all the shapes and diagram elements from one diagram to another in one simple step. More importantly, all linkages among diagrams will be formed automatically for future reference, fully realized the true spirit of traceability advocated in UML 2 standard.