DEADLINE December 1, 2009: Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program Reciprocal Exchange

Wednesday, we went to the circus! It was the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey's Over the Top - the 138th edition of the Greatest Show on Earth.

From our friends at Frankenmuth's Bavarian Inn...

To a frequent traveler, it often seems as if the concept of the boutique, designer hotel has become so prolific and overdone that it’s hardly a special distinction anymore. They can be as ubiquitous as chain hotels in urban destinations, and their understated style, service and amenities are simply expected.

Guy Mendilow is a musician who is passionate about exploring sounds across cultures. He is world citizen himself, growing up following his professor father’s assignments from Israel, where he was born, to South Africa and the United States, and also living for a time in Brazil. On his latest album, Skyland, Mendilow includes music that mixes ideas from those cultures, Yiddish songs from a guest vocalist, Cajun accordion and bamboo flute from regular band members, and his own overtone singing along with a range of other instruments and styles.