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A little about Playa Zipolite, The Beach of the Dead . . .

Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.

Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.

A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.

Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.

Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.

I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.

REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.

ivan

Sunday, July 6, 2014

A Primer on In-Flight Connectivity Posted by Ed Perkins on Wednesday, July 2, 2014

A Primer on In-Flight Connectivity

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A Primer on In-Flight Connectivity

Posted by Ed Perkins on Wednesday, July 2, 2014

(Photo: Getty Images/Vetta)
These days, everybody wants to be connected all the time. The airline industry, not one to ignore consumers—at least not when the airlines stand to make a buck—are hopping on the onboard-connectivity movement as quickly as they can. Here's what you need to know.

(Photo: Little Boy with Tablet in Airplane Cabin via Shutterstock)
Entertainment Counters Misery
Why is in-flight connectivity so important to airlines? They realize that many of us have withdrawal symptoms when we aren't wired in to the system. Also, a few airline execs have actually confirmed what many suspected: They view a heavy dose of in-flight entertainment as a way of taking passengers' minds off the terrible crowding and lousy service in the main cabin. And, of course, there's always the chance to add another service for which the airlines can ding you for a fee, an option that always gives those execs a warm feeling.
For whatever reason, in-flight connectivity, along with flat-bed seats in international business class, is the current big thing in air travel. The assumption that you want to be connected during your flight is so strong that these days you find airline crews lowering the window shades and darkening the cabin as soon as the plane reaches cruising altitude—even during daytime flights.

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Movies: Almost Universal
Most big domestic and international airlines have some form of in-flight movies available in all mainline jets and typically also in the newest large regional Embraer 170-195 series.
Older jets that airlines plan to retire soon typically still use the original system: screens that drop down from the cabin ceiling and show just one film at a time. But those conventional in-flight movie systems are, as the young would put it,so 20th century. Now the new standard is to offer a wide variety of programming, through some mix of on-demand movies and live multichannel satellite TV broadcasts. New planes almost always come with a multichannel on-demand system. And airlines are retrofitting older jets with similar hardware.
Currently, only three North American airlines (other than regionals) offer no in-flight entertainment at all: Allegiant, Porter, and Spirit.

(Photo: Air Canada)
On-Demand Is the New Standard
The current standard for up-to-date in-flight on-demand movies delivers programming through either individual seatback screens or handheld tablets. On airlines that use tablets, you can "rent" the device; on a few, you can connect with your own tablet, smartphone, or laptop. Typically, you pay by time or by movie; for folks in the upper-class cabins, this service may be included.
U.S. and Canadian airlines with on-demand movies in economy class on mainline jets include Air Canada (individual seatback screens on all planes), AirTransat (individual seatback screens on 330s only), Alaska (tablets on all planes), American (individual seatback screens on all new and refurbished planes), Delta (individual seatback screens on newer planes), Hawaiian (individual seatback screens on 330s and tablets on 767s), Sun Country (tablets on all planes), United (individual seatback screens on limited planes), US Airways (individual seatback screens on international 330s), Virgin America (individual seatback screens on all planes), and WestJet (tablets on seven planes).

(Photo: Anthony Quintano via flickr/CC Attribution)
Some Airlines Offer Live TV
Airlines with satellite TV reception on at least some planes include Delta (individual touch screens on some planes), Frontier (tablets on all planes), JetBlue (individual touch screens on 40 planes so far), Southwest (your own device on most planes), United (individual touch screens on almost all 737s and 757s other than PS versions), and Virgin America (individual touch screens on all planes). Typical pricing is around $5–6 for a few hours to $8–10 for the entire flight.

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Gogo Works Over Land Only
Although you can get Internet reception on many flights these days, you'll find substantial differences in capability and pricing. Gogo operates through links from the plane to ground stations it flies over along the way. The system architecture mimics cell phone coverage: As the flight moves along, it passes connections, tower to tower, and coverage is limited to flights over land. Currently, Gogo has equipped more than 2,000 planes: Air Canada (planes used for Montreal and Toronto to Los Angeles flights), Air Tran (all planes, but the 717s are being sold to Delta), Alaska (all but nine obsolete planes), American (almost all domestic planes), Delta (all domestic mainline and large regional planes), United (most 320s and all PS 757s), US Airways (all 320s), and Virgin America (all planes). Gogo standard pricing starts at $5 for one continuous hour.
The downside to Gogo is bandwidth. You've probably seen some reports of very slow online speeds when lots of travelers are connected. Gogo says it's working to improve bandwidth, but that remains a problem for potential users. Also, Gogo doesn't work until the plane reaches 10,000 feet.

(Photo: Man on Laptop via Shutterstock)
Satellite Has Some Big Advantages
Satellite coverage comes in two flavors: the older Ku-band service provided by Panasonic and Row 44, and the newer, faster Ka-band system from ViaSat. Satellite service is available anywhere within "view" of the transmitter, so it can work over oceans as long as they're covered by a satellite. Airlines with some satellite-based Internet include American (777-300s only), Delta (some planes), JetBlue (currently installing very-fast Ka-band on 320s), and Southwest (425 planes so far).
The big advantages of satellite Internet are that it's available over water and it provides substantially better bandwidth than ground systems. Additionally, it's available during the entire flight, often even when the plane is on the ground. A minor disadvantage is latency: The signal has to travel 44,000 miles round-trip between plane and satellite, resulting in a noticeable but not really troublesome delay.
Typical pricing runs from about $5 per hour to $20 for a full day. JetBlue plans to offer two levels: a low-priced base service and a premium high-speed service suitable for video streaming for $9 per hour.

(Photo: Karlis Dambrans via flickr/CC Attribution)
AT&T 4G Is Waiting in the Wings
AT&T is reportedly about to launch a service that will provide 4G mobile in-flight connectivity. Like Gogo, it will be ground based, but AT&T is touting high-bandwidth capability. Presumably, the system will build on AT&T's extensive experience with wireless phone technology. Look for it to start sometime late next year.

(Photo: Lufthansa)
Europe Has a Slow Start on In-Flight Wi-Fi
Airlines based in Europe and the Pacific lag behind their North American competitors with regards to in-flight Wi-Fi. They didn't start as early because Gogo, the original system, did not install its ground-based system outside of North America.
For long overwater flights, the newer satellite systems are the only available technologies, and as of a little less than a year ago, full-flight Wi-Fi was available on only 29 transatlantic and transpacific daily flights, mostly on Lufthansa and American, with a handful on Etihad and Singapore. Presumably, the big airlines will play catch-up as quickly as they can, and several have announced extensive installations coming within the next year or two.

(Photo: Matthew Hurst via flickr/CC Attribution)
How to Tell If Your Flight Has Wi-Fi
One of the most vexing aspects of in-flight options—especially Wi-Fi—is that most airlines fail to show which flights have Wi-Fi in their initial search displays. Some don't even tell you until you've already bought your ticket, or they suggest that you check the website a day or two before departure to see whether the flight to which you're already committed actually has Wi-Fi. A few carriers just say, "See if the plane has Wi-Fi when you board." Feh!
Among the airlines that do offer Wi-Fi, Delta shows availability on its initial search-results page for all flights; US Airways shows Gogo availability on flights on 320 planes, and Virgin America doesn't have to tell you because all flights have it.
If you really want to make sure a flight you're considering has Wi-Fi before you buy your ticket, your best bet is to use one of the three big search engines that show Wi-Fi availability for all airlines on their search-results pages: Routehappyand TripAdvisor Flights (our parent company) show Wi-Fi and individual-screen entertainment availability, and Kayakshows Wi-Fi availability on the initial leg of round-trip or multi-stop displays. A test search shows that CheapOair, CheapTickets, Expedia, Google, Hipmunk, Hotwire, Orbitz, Priceline, and Travelocity do not reveal Wi-Fi or personal-screen availability. Southwest, which does not allow third-party search engines to include its fares, does not show Wi-Fi availability on its website.
SeatGuru shows availability of Wi-Fi and video by airline and plane model; however, for airlines that have started but not completed installation, SeatGuru does not distinguish planes with and without.
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Friday, July 4, 2014

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Of all flavors and colors NOTIMEX | The Universal

Of all flavors and colors

NOTIMEX | The Universal
13:16 Wednesday July 2, 2014
Oaxaca presents "Festival of moles" from 16 to 31 July, with the aim of promoting Mexican prehispanic cuisine
Oaxaca held in its capital the "Festival of moles" from 16 to 31 July in order to safeguard, disseminate and promote the culinary heritage of the Mexican state and its pre-Hispanic cuisine.
This celebration is part of the alternate activities Guelaguetza festivities, where local, national and foreign guests will delight in varieties of moles that are made in the state and at the same time promote the culinary diversity of the regions.
The festival involved the Ministry of Tourism and Economic Development (STyDE), the National Chamber of Industry and Spicy Food Restaurants (CANIRAC), Oaxaca delegation, and the city of Oaxaca de Juarez.
The Coordinator of Tourism, Pedro Antonio Reyes, said the Oaxacan cuisine is a reflection of the ancient culture of Oaxaca that combines smells, tastes, textures and unique nuances.
"Oaxaca is recognized by diners as 'the capital of the moles' to contain the vast variety of those produced in Mexico such as coloradito red tablecloths stain, green, yellow, chichilo and black. All exquisite and unique for its originality and its perfect combination, "he recalled.
In this culinary festival will release the abundant wealth of the socio-cultural, historical and traditional values ​​that make up the culinary richness of Oaxaca, through the dissemination and promotion and appreciation of artisanal taste of food, product mix between your herbs, spices and chilies endemic.
As part of the activities of this festival on Wednesday July 16 will be held a lecture at the Academic and Cultural Center San Pablo, an experiential Thursday 17 shows will be held in the Plaza del Carmen Alto.
On Friday 18th, there will be shown in the Culinary Ethnobotanical Garden and from 19 to 31 July, presence of moles in Restaurants CANIRAC affiliates.

Come ‪ # Oaxaca ‬ and be part of the largest cultural festival of Latin America, the # ‪ ‬ Guelaguetza2014 . ‪ # TwitterOax ‬ , ‪ # Mexico ‬ , ‪ # Tourism ‬


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Thursday, July 3, 2014

My Spanish Notes ¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

My Spanish Notes  


Posted: 03 Jul 2014 04:32 AM PDT
Unless you've been trapped in cave for the last few weeks, you've been surrounded by the excitement of the Copa Mundial 2014.  And if you have been trapped in a cave and just recently managed to escape, it's not too late to get in on all the fun.

I know I'm a little late with this post, but you still have time to learn all the key words and phrases you need to enjoy theMundial 2014.  I'm not going to try and teach you everything, just enough to get you into the conversation.





First things first, you have to look the part.  And in order to do that you need to wear la camisa de la selección of your favorite team.  And la selección refers to the countries national team.


Here's what Mexico's camisa looks like:





But maybe you should wear Colombia's since Mexico has been eliminated.





Now that you look the part, it's time to learn how to talk the talk.  Let's start with the basics.


If by some chance you don't know this, what we call soccer is called fútbol in the Spanish speaking world.


A game is called a partido.  And every partido needs two equipos (teams) which are composed of jugadores (players).  One player is a jugador, btw.


Fútbol is played on a cancha (soccer field) also called a campo.


There's a lot more vocabulary that I'm not going to cover here, but you can download this free PDF to catch up on what I left out.


And here's an interesting page where you can see the names of the positions in English, Spanish or French, and hear an audio with the correct pronunciation in each language.


Alright, now we get to the interesting stuff.


The first thing you're going to need to know is who's playing, and when.


¿Quién esta jugando?

Who's playing?

México juega contra los Estados Unidos

Mexico is playing against the United States

¿A qué hora es el partido?

What time is the game?

¿A qué hora es el partido de Colombia?

What time is the Colombia game?

If you're not watching the game in the comfort of your home, you may need to call and ask if your favorite restaurant or bar is showing the game.


¿Vas a poner el partido de Brasil el sábado?

Are you going to show the Brazil game on Saturday?

If you want to find out who's rooting for who, you'll find these phrases handy.


¿Por quien vas en el partido Agentina-Colombia? 

Who are you going for in the Argentina - Colombia game?

If you want to sound really, really Mexican, go with these.  And remember, these are Mexican expressions, so your buddies from Argentina or other countries may look at you funny if you say this to them.


¿Quién es tu gallo en el partido Agentina-Colombia? 

Who are you going for in the Argentina - Colombia game?

¿Quién es tu gallo para ganar la copa mundial?

Who's your pick to win the World Cup?

And to tell the world who you're rooting for, you can say:


Voy por Chile

I'm rooting for Chile

Of course you can just substitute your team name for Chile.


While you're watching the game here are a few things you can shout out.


¡Pásala,  pásala!

Pass it, pass it

Pásala is referring to the pelota o bola (ball) of course.


When a player or players are driving down field this is a good one to throw out.


¡Dale dale dale!

Go go go

¡Tira, tira!

Shoot, shoot

Since we're on the topic, tirar and disparar both mean to shoot, to kick the ball in an attempt to score.


¡Vamos Mexico!

Go Mexico!

¡Que cabezazo!

What a header!

El cabezazo que le paró el corazón a toda Argentina

The header that stopped the heart of Argentina

Don't know what a cabezazo is?  This will help.




A cabezazo is when you use your head to bounce the ball around.  Too many of those can't be good for you.  It's also the word you want if you need to refer to a good old-fashioned headbutt.


The real excitement in a partido de fútbol is when someone scores, so let's talk about that.


To score a goal is to meter un gol.  But when a goal is really impressive, it's a golazo.


¡Metió un golazo!

He scored an amazing goal!

Ingleterra acaba de meter un gol

England just scored a goal

Barcelona metió uno

Barcelona scored

¿Lo metió?

Did he score?

To miss a goal is to fallar.


¿Lo falló?

Did he miss it?

Now, when someone scores a goal, feel free to shout out ¡Gol!. But your sportscaster is going to one up you by shouting.....


¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! 


If you want to hear what that sounds like, watch this short video.  It's actually a Geico commercial starring a very famous sportscaster in the world of fútbol, Andres Cantor.   And no, I'm not trying to get you to buy insurance.





If you can beat that, you will be the hero of the bar.


Of course we need to be able to talk about who's winning or losing.  Here's what you need to keep up with the score.


¿Quién va ganado?

Who's winning?

México va ganando a Brasil

Mexico is beating Brazil

Real Madrid le va ganando 1 a 0 al Barcelona

Real Madrid is beating Barcelona 1 to 0

Están empatados

They're tied

¿Cómo va el partido?

What's the score?

¿Cuál es el marcador? 

What's the score?

España esta ganado Costa Rica

Spain is beating Costa Rica

You'll need these for after the game or to catch up on the things you missed.


¿Cómo fue el resultado?

What was the final score?

Alemania perdió

Germany lost

Grecia perdio contra Croacia

Greece lost to Croatia

¡Colombia ganó!

Colombia won!

Speaking of Colombia, they pasaron por los cuartos.


Pasar por los cuartos means they're moving on to the semi-finals.  Están en cuartos means they're in the semifinals.  The equipos lucky enough to get to the final (use your Spanish pronunciation) will become campeones (champions).


That's all I'm going to write about today, but it's more enough to get you started.  But I'm not done yet.


Here's a free beginner Spanish lesson about the mundial.


World Cup Lesson

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The lesson was developed by Marcus Santamaria, the creator of Synergy Spanish and Shortcut to Spanish.  He's got some really great material for everyone, not just beginners.  You'll also find more free lessons if you poke around his sites.  Pay him a visit, my Spanish wouldn't be where it is today without his help.  


And lastly, you don't have to memorize all of the stuff you learned to today, if you have an android phone you can take your Spanish with you using my app, My Spanish Phrasebook.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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Mexico Vigilante Leader Demands Community Rule MEXICO CITY — Jul 1, 2014, 5:18 PM ET

Mexico Vigilante Leader Demands Community Rule

The leader of one of the first vigilante movements to spring up in Mexico last year filed a petition Tuesday demanding that the government allow communities in the southern state of Guerrero to elect local officials with open assemblies and show-of-hand votes.
Vigilante leader Bruno Placido said the petition filed with the Federal Electoral Tribunal asks specifically that the collective-vote system be allowed in the town of San Luis Acatlan. But Placido said his People's Union movement would push for the system to be adopted in all 27 townships where vigilante forces known as "community police" now operate.
The system known as "usage and customs" forbids traditional campaigning and political parties. It currently is practiced in about 420 indigenous towns and villages, almost all in southern Oaxaca state.
Its adoption in non-Indian or mixed towns in Guerrero would mark a significant expansion. To date, its only use outside Oaxaca has been by rebellious Indian towns in Chiapas state and a lone Indian township in the western state of Michoacan, where a vigilante movement also exists.
Placido said the open-vote system would help keep drug gangs and violent crime out of the communities because current election procedures can put politicians in the pocket of drug gangs that finance their campaigns.
"The crime gangs are fomented by the politicians. When they campaign, they are financed with illicit funds, and when they get in, they are controlled by criminal funds," Placido said. "What we are proposing to do is to get rid of this practice, in which the criminals name the authorities."
His vigilante movement rose up with old shotguns and rifles in Guerrero in January 2013 and now has several thousand "citizen police" vigilantes serving in several towns.
Guerrero has been the scene of stubborn drug violence, including a Monday confrontation between soldiers and alleged drug gang members that killed 22 suspects at a warehouse and left a soldier injured.
The "usage and customs" system has been criticized for trampling on the rights of women, who are sometimes not allowed to run for office. But Placido said the assembly system would allow members of each of the three main ethnic groups in Guerrero — blacks, Indians and mixed-race — to elect representatives to a sort of town council.
There is no deadline for the federal tribunal to rule on the petition. The town of San Luis Acatlan is scheduled to hold a referendum soon on whether to formally adopt the system.
Mexican courts have generally upheld the right of Indian communities to make their own decisions on local governance issues.

Monday, June 30, 2014

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

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Touring Mexico by car in 1935 Alexander Kerekes

Touring Mexico by car in 1935

Alexander Kerekes





While paintings interpret reality, film and photography give us a vivid look at the past.What was Mexico like in 1935? The Revolution over, Lazaro Cardenaswas president. Feelings of nationalism ran high and would make possible the expropriation of Mexico's vast oil reserves in 1938.Movies focused on social themes and historical events along with the melodramas popular since silent movies, and the next decade would usher in the Golden Age of Mexican film in the 1940s and '50s.Alexander Kerekes discovered a 16 mm movie shot in 1935 during a road trip through Mexico. The beautiful Chrysler touring car tackles the roughest terrain through remote countryside, towns and cities, and even the capital. This is Mexico seen through the eyes of Americans.We hope you enjoy it.The Editor