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Leaving the Left beats anti-depressants. The Seattle Times' Bruce Ramsey today profiles Steve Beren, the forthright GOP challenger to U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Tikrit). Beren is a former member of the Socialist Workers Party, and former Democrat who finally came to appreciate capitalism, military strength and national security. Sept. 11 was a turning point. He tells Ramsey:
"My goal is to make more people realize that the war on terrorism is real," he says. Of all the major cities in America, he says, "Seattle may be the most in denial."
Steve works as director of operations for an Internet company. I've talked with him and heard him speak at a number of events and have come away very impressed. He's a smart, solid, focused candidate. The time is not quite ripe for turning out McDermott, unfortunately, but I hope Steve will land somewhere in public life where he can apply his no-B.S. approach to good effect. Like maybe the Seattle City Council.Posted by Matt Rosenberg at August 09, 2006 10:53 AM | Email This
It's pretty sad that it simply takes supporting America and our soldiers fighting the War on Terror to earn the left's fury?Posted by: MJC on August 9, 2006 11:20 AM
Beren shows why it's important to have good candidates on the ballot. Is he going to beat McDermott? No. But an "insurgency" campaign like his will siphon off more attention from the Democrats that would be used elsewhere.
A qualified congressional candidate will get more Seattle Republicans (and yes there are still some) to the polls. If we can raise the number of people who are used to voting for Republicans in Seattle from 20 percent to 30 percent that makes are job in electing statewide office holders that much easier.
Back then I saw a poster promoting a play that evidently was only supposed to be seen by members of what then was called the "women's movement". The play, according to the poster, "renews anger". What kind of people would want their anger renewed I wondered?
I'm sure Beren has seen plenty of the same stuff. He's to be congratulated for coming over to the side of sanity especially here in the kooky 7th district.
Democrats don't want to fight the war. Republicans fight, but they botch it badly.Posted by: Sstarr on August 9, 2006 12:34 PM
Which would make him (GASP) a neocon.
It's revealing how this word is thrown around as an insult by those on the left - and its definition amended to justify the insult - when it simply defines a person who switched from left to right, and embraces a pro-active foreign policy and a strong military. Kinda like, oh, I don't know ... Scoop Jackson.Posted by: jimg on August 9, 2006 01:00 PM
That's the party line of the MSM from the NYT to the Economist. None of these savants have furnished any clear alternative action which would, in their opinion, unbotch the war to the point of winning it, and neither has Sstarr.
It is the line of the second-guessers, the backseat drivers and henpeckers. Were the MSM not the source of information that molds public opinion, the line would be merely an irritation. However, until the blogs remove the wool from public eyes, this line is pernicious and severely damages any honest debate of alternatives other than the 'cut and run' cliche.Posted by: Hank Bradley on August 9, 2006 01:28 PM
Or Harry Truman. Or JFK. Or LBJ. Or Zell Miller.
Or even Andrew Jackson.Posted by: Heartless Libertarian on August 9, 2006 01:50 PM
I think his idea of hoping he can get a few more people to realize how serious the war is against the terrorists is commendable. Most of the denizens of the 7th district are Bush haters who won't take the war seriously until terrorists attack us on our own soil again. Then they will scream that Bush hasn't done enough to protect us.Posted by: Bill Cruchon on August 9, 2006 02:04 PM
It puzzles me that someone as bright as he appears to be would take this long to drift to the center-Right, but I expect to vote for him anyway. (An equally quixotic gesture.)Posted by: Tom Rekdal on August 9, 2006 02:57 PM
Bill, most of the denizens of the 7th District are Bush haters who would happily tolerate terrorist attacks on our own soil 1) if they made Bush look bad and 2) "because we deserve them anyway." Doubt me? Look at who they keep re-electing.Posted by: TB on August 9, 2006 03:02 PM
You're right. Steve Beren is just there to get squished like a bug by my sanctimonious, annoying and silly Representative.
I'm just frustrated. Jim McDermott and Steve Beren SHOULD be debating the best way to achieve a peaceful democratic government in Iraq that is able to secure its borders and not be a haven for armed extremists. Instead Jim will just say "I didn't vote to go to war in Iraq. Nahh nahh ne nahh nahh." And Steve will reply "I support the troops!"Posted by: Sstarr on August 9, 2006 03:09 PM
And Sstarr...I couldn't agree more. I expect the scenario you outlined to play out just that way. How sad that it's come to the point that there can't be intelligent discussion of the issues.Posted by: Bill Cruchon on August 9, 2006 03:21 PM
Windmills are good, haven't you heard! So you might as well put away your lance and get off your high horse before you make a fool of yourself.Posted by: xbalance on August 9, 2006 06:07 PM
Hmmm, let's see, muslim males blew up the plane over Lockerbie, Marine Corps barracks, the trade center, the USS Cole, US embassies in Kuwait, Kenya, Tanzania, and Beirut, and airports in Rome and Vienna. Muslim males decide to shoot up people at the El-Al counter at LAX and the Jewish Federation of Seattle. Steve is exactly right at making this a major issue in his campaign.
Of course you can certainly vote for the candidate of your choice. In this country one can disagree without the fear of reprisals. However, when you pull the lever for your buddy Jim, keep in mind among other things that he is more concerned about the civil liberties of child predators than he is about our children even if you share his sympathy for muslim terrorists.Posted by: Burdabee on August 9, 2006 07:15 PM
We are fighting the Muslims.
There are two types of Muslims - those who are born into their religion.
And those who believe it.
We fight the second group.
The first group are no more Muslims than those who call themselves Christians are Christians because they were born in America and believe in the idea of God.
In World War Two there were two types of Nazis. Economic Nazis who became Nazi to survive and feed their families and true believers. My Grandfather in law is an example of an economic Nazi - a poor tailor who was forced to join the party to feed his children and wife. He could not get work (the only work being tailoring uniforms) without being a member of the party. One child has already died. My Grandfather in law was denied medicine for him because he was not a member of the party.
A similar case in Oskar Schindler, an economic Nazi, although one who exploited the party to much greater wealth than my relative (and to good effect too).
Two types of Nazis. Two types of Muslims.
True believers are the ones we fight. Alas, since we will likely not ever call this war by its true name we will as a result likely lose this war.
If we do ever get serious about this fight and defeat the Muslims the terms Islam and Muslim should subsequently have the stigma of the name Nazi. Some may still pursue Islam like some still persue Nazism but the masses should revile it.
(On a side note America is currently much more fascist economically than Germany was pre-1939. Not much of a stretch to adopt the ideology once the right Fuhrer comes along. Of course we have a few new names for our post-modern, post- thinking, economic fascism. Here are some of them: Corporate subsidy, public-private partnership, tax stimulation, tax incentive, budget incentives, disaster relief.)Posted by: Jericho on August 9, 2006 09:53 PM


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Dragon Trippin'
I'm from Maine, but my in-laws live in north eastern TN and my family tries to get down to visit them once a year or so. Last year I rode my KLR down on the road, in the rain. Not much of an adventure. So, this year I thought I'd bring a bike with me and do day trips from their home.
We left on the 4th and made the trip in one day. Once we settled in, the first trip I took was to a local OHV riding area called Buffalo Mountain.
I wasn't sure what to expect, as the trail description said it was intermediate with some steep climbs. Well, that's probably accurate. None of it was particularly tough, but the trail was constantly straight up or down. Our trails back home are nothing like this! There were a few rock ledges, but other than that and the steepness it was pretty tame. Don't get me wrong it was a total blast! I only took a couple of pics that day. The first is one of the rock formations I had to ride over. It doesn't look like anything in the pic, but there's a ledge you have to pop over and then it drops down on the other side. I had to walk it a few times and pick the line both ways, as the trail is out-and-back, so you ride everything both ways.
This shot is overlooking Erwin, TN.
The next day I took a ride over Unaka Mountain. I planned a route down into NC on Rts 197 and 226 with some possible dirt roads in the middle. Some parts of my route turned out good...
Some, not so good...
Unaka Mtn road itself is gravel. I would be getting used to these gravel switchbacks the next few days
And the view from the top:
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So I named this "Dragon Trippin'" because I've wanted to ride the Tail of the Dragon for years now. Yes, I know it's overhyped and potentially dangerous and there are better, faster, safer, etc twisty roads in the area, but I wanted to be able to say I rode the Dragon. Also, I read about the "dirt Dragon" and since I'm on a dirt bike, I had to do that too.
So, I packed some spare clothes and a toothbrush and set off for a few days.
I made my route from the TET-S gpx files I got from Chip "IntoTheNew". These are a wealth of dirt road and back road tracks from Florida to Massachusetts. For this trip, I was using the TET-05 and TET-06 tracks. I modified them to skip Unaka Mtn since I rode that the day before, and added in Hurricane Creek Road, which goes between I-40 and Rt 209 in NC. I also included the Tellico extensions which are basically Tatham Gap and a route over Little Snowbird Mountain. Those are the "dirt dragons". So named because of the number of switchbacks on the dirt roads.
My wife got a pic of me taking off:
My trip started off on the slab and then found my way over to Rt 212. I stopped for a break by a river (not sure of the name).
Pretty soon I saw a sign for Max Patch road. I had researched this, but hadn't added it to my tracks. I decided to take a detour and go up and over. It was worth it!
Pretty soon I hit Hurricane Creek. I was a little apprehensive about this one, as I've read some dire descriptions of the condition of this road and the creek crossings. The last thing I wanted to do was drown my bike a thousand miles from home, out of cell phone range and on some decrepit road that sees almost no traffic. I actually got off to false start as there are two roads right next to each other. I was looking at the GPS and the road just didn't line up with the track. I knew this could be the case as I had drawn the track in Basecamp and who knows how accurate that is, but it seemed like I was above the road I really wanted to be on. So, I turned back and sure enough, there was a road a little lower down. Once I was on that road, it followed the track perfectly.
A shot from Hurricane Creek Rd:
It turned out to be a really fun road and nothing to be concerned about. I can see if that if the water crossings were deeper, I was on a bigger bike and headed the other direction, it would be more difficult. But nothing to worry about on the mighty 525!
Hurricane Creek dumps out right onto I-40, a divided highway with no on ramp or anything. Again, I was happy to be on the 525 and I had no trouble punching it up to highway speed.
I got off at the next exit and my destination was Buzzard's Roost, a point overlooking I-40 from a thousand feet above. I knew it was on the road somewhere after this bridge:
And there was a rope tied to a tree as the only marker. So, it took it pretty slow, looking for the rope. I finally found it...
After that I took off again and continued following the TET track.
I came across this reminder of how hooning around these dirt roads is really fun until it's not.
I'm guessing it had something to do with the empty beer cans on the dashboard. The missing wheel, no plates and a broken tow strap all alluded to an interesting story, I'm sure.
At this point I started feeling like I didn't want to ride anymore. That means I need food. I stopped at this bridge and had a Clif bar and talked to a guy headed out to fish for trout. He confirmed that it had been very dry lately, as I guessed from the lack of water on Hurricane Creek Rd. I don't think he was as happy as I was about the lack of water.
I came across this sign shortly. I thought it was funny, as I'd been riding single lane roads with blind curves all day.
I don't remember exactly where this waterfall was, but it was somewhere on this leg of the trip.
I'm pretty sure this is exactly the road I want, thank you very much
After going over Cataloochee, I popped out in Maggie Valley, my destination for the day. I had a room reserved at the Holiday Motel.
I still hadn't had lunch yet, so I stopped into the Holiday Diner next door. I had this fantastic BLT with fried egg sandwich. I had never heard of a fried egg on a BLT, but now that I've had one, that's the only way to eat a BLT.
It was still pretty early, so I walked over to the Wheels Through Time Museum, but they were closed
I spent the rest of the day hanging out and just relaxing.
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I got a slow start the next day. I wanted to get breakfast at the Holiday Diner since I had such a great lunch there the day before. I waited around until 8 when they opened, only to find out that they are closed on Wednesdays. I was so mad at wasting a couple of hours, since it was supposed to rain, but hadn't started yet. Oh well. I had my obligatory eggs and bacon at Joey's Pancake house up the road. It was ok, but not photo-worthy.
My goal for the day was to hit the dragon. It had rained overnight and I got great views all morning of why these are called the Smoky Mountains.
The TET tracks took me over some more gravel switchbacks and along a river with a huge pipeline on the other side of the road. I didn't get any pics as that road felt like a dirt superhighway after all the twisties. I'm sure if I had looked down at the speedometer I would have seen numbers reserved for professional riders on closed courses. After a bit, I rode into Andrews, NC and was actually thinking about skipping the Little Snowbird route. I mean, I had been riding gravel switchbacks for days now, what's one more? I'm so glad I didn't skip it. It was unreal. I'm not sure what the difference was, maybe that it was less maintained, more dirt and less gravel, more and tighter turns or what, but I left a continuous trail of roost all the way up the mountain and down over the other side. No pics, as I was having way too much fun. This dumped me out above Robbinsville, and I started seeing more riders, all dressed in rain gear. I guess I somehow missed the rain. No complaints there.
It seemed like a long ride from Robbinsville up to the actual Dragon. I got there and decided to run the length of it, turn around come back, and then see the sights.
I did stop and get a shot of the dam.
I tried to look cool for all the photographers. I'm sure I "failed"
Overall I enjoyed it, it was a great experience and I'm glad I can say I've done it. I did enjoy the "dirt dragon" a thousand times more though
I stopped at the resort and got some pics and some mediocre barbeque from the food truck there.
I headed back down to Robbinsville and the Phillips Motel for the night. It's a really, really old motel with a strange innkeeper, but it was clean enough and had covered parking for bikes.
I had a burning desire for pizza, but the best Robbinsville had to offer was a chain. It was OK, and would be breakfast the next day, too. I took a walk and had an ice cream cone at "Scoops" in town. That made up for the pizza.
I found this note written on the back of the card with the TV channels.
That's day 2 in the books. I was headed back to the barn the next day.
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Again, it rained overnight, but cleared up by morning. My plan was to slab it back, but I still hadn't ridden Tatham Gap, so I headed north again from Robbinsville. A couple of guys on sport bikes passed me, and I had to give chase. It was a stupid idea, as I missed a turn and ended up following the track from the day before. I realized my mistake and turned around after wasting a half hour or so. Things didn't go much better when I hit Tatham Gap as the road was closed. Oh well, I tried.
After failing to complete Tatham Gap, I felt the need to run Hurricane Creek road the other way. It was so bizarre coming up I-40 and then just turning off into this tiny gap in the trees onto an unmaintained dirt road. It must have messed with my head more than I thought, as I clipped a rock and almost went down. I stopped to open the vents on my jacket and get my head straight. I thought I had read somewhere that you should plan some ridiculous number of hours for Hurricane Creek road. So, I noted the time when I started and am happy to say it took me 27 minutes. That included taking a wrong turn and backtracking and stopping to get a bug out of my helmet. I'm sure a real dirt rider could do it in under 15 minutes. Not that it's a race or anything.
I did pass a couple of guys on KTMs going the other way. I was on a mission, and it looked like they were too, so we didn't stop to chat. If you're reading this, hi guys!
The rest of the ride back was pretty much uneventful slab. I only stopped to get a picture of this barn covered in license plates.
I'm not sure where my next trip will take me. We've got some family stuff planned, but I should be able to get out for a few more rides. I'm thinking more dirt.
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Great report CJ . My kind of in-law visit !
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Great ride report! Its a bummer but they fixed the Hurracaine creek road last summer. It used to be a fun road but now you could proboly drive a car thru there.
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Looks like a Fabulous ride CJ. You still suck!
When I was young I hoped to be Rich and good looking. At this point, I think that having great stories of many adventures is a much better plan
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Looks like you had a Blast, CJ!!
But I agree with Greg, you still suck !
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Thanks guys!
They may have fixed Hurricane Creek Rd, but you're still not going to drive a car down it. Perfect for dual sport riding, IMO.
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I took yesterday off from riding to just relax and hang out with my family. I changed the oil in the bike and looked everything over to make sure it was good. The tires are getting a little mangy but I expect them to be done by the time this trip is over.
Today, I decided to hit Doe Mountain. It's an OHV park about an hour from where I'm staying. I've had just about enough pavement for a while, so I put the bike in the truck and headed over there this morning.
There were a few quads unloading when I got there, but the place was pretty empty. Doe Mountain is a fairly new OHV park and most of the "trails" are old logging and mining roads like this:
Most of the trails are very rocky. Not the good kind of rocks, but the roll out from under your tires, kicking you side to side, beat up your bike and body for no good reason rocks.
And most of the trails dead end. Some dead end with signs, and some dead end with other obstacles.
Trail 24 looked to be the jewel of the park, it's motorcycles only and pretty rock free. Other than the rhododendrons trying to rip my head off, it was great until I got to this:
The trail may have continued after this, as the map showed, but there was no way I was getting through. Trying to turn around, this happened.
Crap, time to dead-lift the bike. The picture doesn't show it of course, but this was on a really steep, off-camber turn.
I headed back on trail 21, which kind of makes a loop with trail 1. After a few hours, I had enough stupid rocks and dead end trails, so I loaded up to head back.
On the way back in the truck, I followed these folks for a bit. I'm not sure if this is TOA or WTF. Looks like a family on DRZ400s. At least they had helmets, but they look to me like candidates for the first full-family skin graft recipients.
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April 22, 2013
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently proposed that stores keep cigarettes out of sight to curb smoking and save lives. But a staggering 50,000 deaths a year might be prevented if we also hid hot dogs and other processed meats such as ham and bacon that have been conclusively linked to colorectal cancer.
As a dietitian who works with cancer survivors, I propose we start hiding hot dogs from the citizens of the states that have the highest colorectal cancer death rates: West Virginia, Mississippi and Kentucky. It's the first step in protecting Americans from the lethal consequences of consuming processed meats.
Bloomberg says that cigarette displays "suggest that smoking is a normal activity, and they invite young people to experiment with tobacco." The same could be said of hot dog displays in supermarkets, especially as summer approaches. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans consume 7 billion hot dogs or 818 every second.
But hiding hot dogs in grocery stores is just a first step in combating Big Processed Meat's marketing blitz that has hooked America as ruthlessly as Big Tobacco once did. Big Tobacco had Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man. Big Processed Meat has the Weinermobile and Joey Chestnut.
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is currently pushing weenies in cities across the country. And this spring and summer, Nathan's Famous has 12 qualifying contests across the United States and Canada leading up to its Nathan's Famous July 4 International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island, which is covered on ESPN in 73 million households. Last year's winner, Joey Chestnut, ate 68 cancer-inducing hot dogs in 10 minutes.
But eating hot dogs wasn't always considered a "normal activity." Publicized photographs of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt eating a hot dog are credited with popularizing what was once widely disliked food. Americans should have stuck with their gut instinct about hot dogs.
Just one 50-gram serving of processed meat — about one hot dog — consumed daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer, on average, by 21 percent, according to a large number of studies. And a European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study published this spring found that people who consume the most processed meat have a 44 percent higher risk for early death, compared with those who ate the least.
Besides shrouding hot dogs behind a solid refrigerator door or a curtain, there's another way to help alleviate this huge health toll that translates to exorbitant health care costs. Mayor Bloomberg proposed charging $10.50 per pack for cigarettes to help pay for the diseases caused by cigarette smoking.
A typical pack of hot dogs costs a mere $3. Hot dogs should be taxed to offset the $14 billion spent to treat colorectal cancer in the United States.
Today, nobody questions the dangers of cigarette smoking. But it still takes proposals like Mayor Bloomberg's to help America overcome decades of insidious tobacco-industry marketing. Let's not let America's addiction to hot dogs and other processed meats follow tobacco's costly and deadly course.


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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Top 5 Hotties« on: April 13, 2006, 02:19 AM »
Ugh. I find Marcia Cross revolting. Her face looks like clay or something.
I'm with you on that, I don't like Marcia Cross either. Smokin' bod but there's something about her face that looks fake...it's odd and rather disturbing.
I think Terri Hatcher is hot but I have to admit that Eva is pretty damn sexy.
Overall though, I get tired of seeing the same people over and over again and the Houswives are getting to that point now. Let's move on to someone new.


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Dragon Scale
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A scale found on the corpse of a vyraal. Natural philosophers studying wyrms and their kin are known to pay well for such.
- —Description, Final Fantasy XII.
The Dragon Scale (龍のウロコ, Ryū no Uroko?, lit. Scale of dragon), also known as Dragon Fin, is a recurring, single-use item in the Final Fantasy series that frequently is used to cause some form of Water damage to one or more targets.
Final Fantasy VIIEdit
|Dragon Scale
|Deals Water-elemental damage to all enemies. Same as the spell Aqualung.
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|Gold Saucer Wonder Square/Submarine game
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|Adamantaimai, Serpent
|Morph from
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Final Fantasy VIIIEdit
Very hard dragon's fin.
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Dragon Fin is an item that is used purely for refining. It can be obtained either by winning it from any leveled Grendel and SAM08G, stealing it from any leveled Grendel, from card modding 1 Grendel card for 1 Dragon Fin, or as a 4/288 chance from Angelo Search. It can be refined into 20 Double spells.
Final Fantasy XEdit
Two Dragon Scales will teach an aeon the Black Magic ability Watera.
|Dragon Scale
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|Dragon Scale
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|Flan Azul (Oversoul - Rare), Blue Elemental (Common)
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Final Fantasy XIEdit
Dragon Scales are a crafting material obtained from high-level dragons. It is used in creation of Dragon's Mail.
Final Fantasy XIIEdit
The Dragon Scale is a Key Item obtained by giving the Viera Rucksack to the Viera Wayfarer after defeating Vyraal. The Wyrm Philosopher on the Cerobi Steppe Windmill #10 will trade the Dragon Scale for the Age Worn Key that will open the Hall of the Wroth God located in the Sochen Cave Palace, where the Hell Wyrm awaits.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of FatesEdit
The Dragon Scale are used to create Draconic equipment and can only be won from defeating the Dragon.
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A scale from the body of a dragon. Could be used to temper armor.
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Dragon Scale is a material that can only be obtained by winning it from the Dragon.
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Additionally, this unit has a third lanai off the kitchen providing even more light and air flow. Plantation shutters are on all three slider doors providing a Hawaiiana atmosphere. Tastefully decorated and Hawaiian styled furnishings make this a perfect vacation getaway!
Snorkeling, surfing and diving are located right out in front of the resort on Poipu Beach! It is a short and easy walk to restaurants, shopping, golf, the market, luaus and more! This is a great location with easy access to all activities and sights. Gorgeous tropical grounds with large grassy area for playing and relaxing!
Enjoy the sunny south shore in this beautiful tropical resort with amazing orchid gardens, and lush Hawaiian landscaping. This is traditional Hawaiian plantation style at its best and is a perfect alternative to the big, busy hotels. You can spend your entire vacation here without getting into your car. You can relax on the beach or sit in the grassy area next to the sand. This resort provides free beach chairs and towels and rents all water sports equipment. Surfing lessons are also available. There are two premiere golf courses in Poipu. Come and enjoy paradise on the Garden Isle of Kauai!
We are a family with two very active teenage boys and we live in a town just north of Houston, TX called The Woodlands. We began going to Kauai in about 2005 and absolutely fell in love with it on the first trip! We love spending our summers on the island hiking, snorkeling, surfing and relaxing on the beach.
Larissa Bonner purchased this condo in 2014
Kiahuna Plantation is a gorgeous property on one of the best beaches on the island! It is walking distance from several restaurants and great shopping center.
Kiahuna Plantation is the only beach-front condo property in Poipu! Our Deluxe Garden View condo is the perfect place to relax with amazing views of the gorgeous tropical grounds! The sand of Poipu Beach just is a short walk though the gardens.
We had a wonderful time staying at Larissa's condo. Beautiful, largo condo - our kids are 7 and 9, so the condo being so close to the path that takes you to the poipu athletic club worked great for us. When all of us grew tired of tumbling around in the waves, he pool was a welcome retreat. The slide there was a hit with our kids! I loved the workout facility there too. Btw.. The athletic club is only accessible to condos managed by castle resorts - which this condo is. Be aware that not all condos at the kiahuna are managed by castle. Also.. Not all condos at kiahuna are as well kept up as Larissa's. This condo is clean and the upstairs is beautiful. Would absolutely rent this condo again. Larissa is responsive and easy to communicate with. One consideration I will mention - which would not deter us from renting again - There is street noise in the condo which you will hear in the room with the single beds. This is due to the location of the condo close to the parking area. As I mentioned earlier - we found the location of the condo convenient with young kids, so it was never an issue for us. That all said - a great time had by all. Thanks Larissa! We hope to rent again!
We wish we could have stayed longer! This spacious condo felt like home for our family of four, it's a great unit in a great location. As a previous comment says it's closer to the street than some of the other units but still only ~3min walk to the beach. It's also one of the closest to the athletic club, which we also used. Most days the water was calm enough for my 8 & 10 year old kids, although there were a few windy days where we needed to find more protected water. Poipu Beach Park offers a more protected swimming area and is only a 10min walk or 2 min drive.
The photos shown are accurate although the BBQ, which is shared between units, has been upgraded from the one shown. It's a bit hard to get an idea of the layout from the photos but basically 2BD, 2BA downstairs and upstairs is open floorplan. We found that not having AC was a non-issue as there is plenty of air flow through the shuttered windows and the fans provided in the unit. We also found booking to be an easy process and were welcomed at reception despite out very late arrival at 2am! The owner also checked in on us during our stay to make sure everything was ok.
We hope to be back again!
It worked great for a girls' week.
My family of six had a wonderful stay at this property. This is the third time we have stayed in this unit. Obviously, we love it here. Not one complaint. The accommodations are simple, clean and met our needs. Very well maintained unit surrounded by amazing gardens. Rented snorkeling equipment from the beach hut. Played at the Kiahuna beach every day. Rented surf boards. Every day we spent the afternoon at the Poipu Athletic club to swim, play basketball, shuffleboard, tennis and we even used the gym. The owner kindly checked in with us to make sure we were happy. We're dreaming about our next trip back to Kauai.
The booking process was very smooth. The pictures were accurate and the amenities described in the ad were all there. Poipu beach is walking distance and really nice, especially during winter months. Compared to the north shore this seems to be a more suburban feeling area with a generally older crowd. However, the island isn't that big, a two hour drive and you're in hanalei bay! There is a $200 cleaning fee that is added when you arrive, so factor that into expenses if you're staying more than seven days. The stay was amazing, the time really flies. Island food and eating out is not cheap! So being able to cook for yourself was a real benefit to our stay.
Our stay in this condo at Kiahuna was wonderful. The reservation process was simple, and all was as we expected upon check-in. My email exchanges process with the owner during the reservation were very helpful and she was very responsive. Super easy!!
The Kiahuna Plantation is lovely. This condo is nearer to the street than the beach, but that made it convenient to get to the restaurants across the street for take-out or eating over there. There was no road noise to speak of. The short walk to the beach through the property is quick - and what a beach it is! I had seen photos and my sister had stayed at the Kiahuna, but it really is more lovely than the photos show. Sitting up on the grass looking out at the ocean is hard to beat. The surf was a little rough for my kids at times, but it was fun to just walk right out and snorkel off the beach. My husband and I had no trouble with the surf. I didn't really believe the reviews about what you could see out there, but they are true! The beds were comfortable. The bathrooms were nice. We highly recommend this property!
Kiahuna Plantation is an oasis by the sea! It is picture perfect with quaint, low-rise wooden apartments including ceiling fans and louvered doors and windows which are reminiscent of Hawaii's 19th-century plantation past. The atmosphere is relaxed and carefree. Swaying palms, shady monkey pod trees, and delicate plumeria blossoms accent the manicured lawns that carpet the 30-acre setting. A pristine stretch of sand invites you to swim and snorkel in the clear blue Pacific.
Historic Koloa Town is just a few minutes away. Explore more of Kauai with a scenic drive west to Waimea, or east to Lihue, the Wailua River, Kapaa Town, and Hanalei on the north shore.
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Project Schedule in Excel document sample
INSTRUCTIONS: Completing CANRI Schedule and Deliverables Firstly refer to the CANRI Project Plan guidelines http://www.canri.nsw.gov.au/activities/projects/2002/plan/plan_guidelines.doc Note: Much of this report is fully automated in order to facilitate prompt reporting to the CANRI Board and some of the spreadsheet has been protected. Should you lose some of the report's functionality please contact the CANRI Coordination team. Please only complete the light blue shaded cells of the Schedule and Deliverables worksheets. Please DO NOT complete the tan shaded cells. These will be automatically completed. The CANRI Project Number (cell E1 of Schedule worksheet) is the corresponding number for the CANRI Project Proposal as shown at http://www.canri.nsw.gov.au/activities/projects/2002/proposal/brieflist.html Instructions for completing the Bi-Monthly Progress Report and the Summary Bi-Monthly Progress Report are provided in Instructions 2 Worksheet. 39b4f4ff-1c31-4f0e-a02b-7345956764e0.xls Instructions1 Page 1 of 6 Insert Project Name here CANRI Project # Insert Project Number here Insert Project Manager name here Insert Lead Agency name here Provisional Funding goes PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COSTS 2002/03 TARGETS: (1 or more) > Jul-02 <= Jun-03 100% here $K SUMMARY: TOTALS: 0 Jan-00 Jan-00 0% $0K $0K % CANRI Cost Inkind Cost Stage # Stage name Description of Activities Responsibility Resources required Milestone? Start Finish Effort $'000 $'000 Comments (including risks) 39b4f4ff-1c31-4f0e-a02b-7345956764e0.xls Schedule Page 2 of 6 Insert Project Name here CANRI Project # Insert Project Number here PROJECT DELIVERABLES 2002/03 DELIVERABLE TYPE Application Deliverable Repository at Stage # Delivered Operator Network Catalog Public? of data Portal Other Deliverable Name Description Other - details Comments # 39b4f4ff-1c31-4f0e-a02b-7345956764e0.xls Deliverables Page 3 of 6 INSTRUCTIONS: Completing CANRI Bi-Monthly Progress Report and Updating Project Schedules Instructions: Note: Much of this report is fully automated in order to facilitate prompt reporting to the CANRI Board and some of the spreadsheet has been protected. Should you lose some of the report's functionality please contact the CANRI Coordination team. 1. If your project schedule requires modifying be sure to modify the Schedule, in the Schedule worksheet, BEFORE completing the progress report. See below for details. 2. Please complete ONLY the light blue shaded cells of the Progress worksheet (1st) and then the Summary_Progress Worksheet including the Period Ending (cell F3) of the Summary_progress worksheet. This will automatically complete the "Actual % Completion" and "Actual CANRI Expenditure*" in the Summary Progress worksheet and graph the results. Be sure that all expenditure is entered as a multiple of thousand ($K). Note that dates are entered as month-year from drop down boxes. (DO NOT indicate day-month-year.) 3. Bi- monthly Period Ending: First report is for the period ending July 2002, then September 2002, November 2002, January 2003, March 2003, May 2003 and then a final project report will be required in June 2003. Select from the drop down box. 4. Progress Status - Please complete progress status by selecting the appropriate status from the drop down box Select from: 1. Ahead of schedule, 2. Onschedule, 3. Behind schedule - complete within project's target completion date, 4. Behind schedule - still complete this financial year, 5. Will not complete entire project - Exception report to Board required immediately. 5. Summary Status - Please provide a brief status report of the overall project. 6. Issues - Please provide details of any issues that should be brought to the attention of the Board including any significant changes in scope, schedule, funding required or funding likely to be expended. 7. Senior User - Please complete User's progress status by selecting the appropriate status from the drop down box and provide general comments on the project from User's perspective. Instructions for modifying Schedule: Some information in the Progress and Summary_Progress sheets are linked to data in your Schedule sheet. To ensure this linking is not corrupted, please follow the guidelines below carefully: 1. Any modifications to your Schedule should be made before completing the Progress sheet. 2. To change the details for a stage, simply type the new details over the old ones. 3. To add a new stage to your schedule: a. If adding the stage after all existing stages, simply enter the details into the next (blank) row. b. If inserting a stage before an existing stage: - Copy all stages below the one to be inserted and paste them one row down. - Enter the details for the new stage by typing over the first copy of the next existing stage (which is now duplicated) - Increment the numbering of the remaining stages. - Change the numbering of stages in the Deliverables sheet, to match the new stage numbers. Eg to insert a new stage 5 when there are 10 existing stages: Copy the rows containing stages 5-10, and paste them one row further down. Stage 5 will now be duplicated. Type the details for the new stage 5 over the first copy of the old stage 5. Renumber the existing stages 5-10 to become 6-11. Renumber these stages in the Deliverables sheet if they appear there. 4. To delete a stage from your schedule: a. Delete the cells for the stage from the Schedule sheet. b. Renumber the remaining stages sequentially (eg from 6-11 back to 5-10). c. Renumber the remaining stages sequentially (eg from 6-11 back to 5-10). d. Renumber the remaining stages in the Deliverables sheet if they appear there. e. Cells in the Progress sheet may now contain "REF!", because it referred to the now deleted cells of the Schedule sheet. Delete these cells from the Progress sheet. File Naming Convention: YearMonthEnding__ProjectNo_projectName.xls eg i) November 2002 report for Project No. 05, Partner Plus project would be called 200211_05_partner_plus.xls, eg. ii) January 2003 report for Project No. 23, ParksData project would be called 200301_23_parksdata.xls 39b4f4ff-1c31-4f0e-a02b-7345956764e0.xls Instructions2 Page 4 of 6 here CANRI 2002/03 Project # Insert Project Number here - Insert Project Name Project Manager: Insert Project Manager name here Agency: Insert Lead Agency name here Summary Bi-Monthly Progress Report for Period Ending: July-2002 Target Completion Date: Jan-00 Project budget: $K Provisional Funding goes here $K Fully automated - please do not insert any data within these two tables. 100 1 Planned % Actual % Planned CANRI Actual CANRI 90 1 Period Ending Completion Completion Expenditure* Expenditure* 80 1 Jul-02 0 0 0 0 70 1 % Completion CANRI Cost $K Sep-02 0 #N/A 0 #N/A 60 1 Nov-02 0 #N/A 0 #N/A 50 1 Planned % Completion Jan-03 0 #N/A 0 #N/A 40 0 100 1 50 1 Actual % Completion Mar-03 0 #N/A 0 #N/A 0 0 Nov… 30 0 Apr-03 0 #N/A 0 #N/A Planned CANRI Expenditure* 20 0 May-03 0 #N/A 0 #N/A Actual CANRI Expenditure* Jun-03 0 #N/A 0 #N/A 10 0 % completion is cumulative * Expenditure is cumulative $K 0 0 Jul-02 Sep-02 Nov-02 Jan-03 Mar-03 Apr-03 May-03 Jun-03 Has the project schedule been amended since the last progress report? Progress Status: <- - - Click the drop down box and select. Summary Status: Issues (Exception Reporting to the Board): Senior User's Comments: Progress: <- - - Click the drop down box and select. Instructions: 1. If your project schedule requires modifying be sure to modify the Schedule, in the Schedule worksheet, BEFORE completing the progress report. 2. Please complete ONLY the blue shaded cells of the Progress worksheet (1st) and then the Summary_Progress Worksheet. especially the Period Ending cell F3 of this Summary_progress worksheet. 3. Further detailed instructions are provided in the Instructions Worksheet. 39b4f4ff-1c31-4f0e-a02b-7345956764e0.xls Summary_Progress Page 5 of 6 CANRI BI-MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING: July-2002 Insert Project Name here PLANNED ACTUAL PLANNED ACTUAL (Estimated) Target or CANRI Project # Insert Project Number here Total - -> 0 Jan-00 Jan-00 0% $0K $0K $0K $0K Was Stage milestone CANRI Cost Inkind CANRI Inkind # Stage name Milestone? Start Finish delivered? Start Finish Progress % $'000 Cost $'000 Cost $'000 Cost $'000 Comments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Notes: 1. Please complete ONLY the blue shaded cells. 2. Please note that all tan shaded cells refer to planned items and are sourced (via live links) from the Schedule worksheet. 3. To amend planned items this MUST be done in the Schedule Worksheet. 39b4f4ff-1c31-4f0e-a02b-7345956764e0.xls Progress Page 6 of 6
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The Kid Opzy is back on here again. Opzy toh gba Trophy returns with a Freestyle, as we anticipate his next single "Duwe Dance" Featuring Lace. Here is last plane to Lagos, a freestyle he did months back. Listen Up and enjoy!
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Disgruntled over being denied a Lok Sabha ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), seven-time MP from Ahmedabad East constituency Harin Pathak on Sunday said the party was headed the Congress way, which he would try and stop.
Pathak — who was bypassed on Saturday with the ticket being given to Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal — clarified that he is not leaving the party and will decide his next step after consulting with party workers.
Denial of ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha election came as a surprise to Pathak, who believes he always worked for the betterment of society and gave his best.
Talking about the Congress way jibe at the saffron party, he said: "Since the past few months — as an ex-Jan Sangh member and a loyal party member — I feel that those who used to talk negative about the BJP and attacked its members for their benefits, are being given respect and position in the party. This is what I want to stop. With such external forces in the party, what is the BJP trying to prove? I feel that even BJP people have lost faith in the party."
On being asked about the decision of giving the ticket to Rawal, Pathak avoided any direct attack. "People want those candidates who are available for them, listen to their problems and work for their constituency," he said.
The street outside Pathak's residence in Maninagar was crowded with party workers showing support for the veteran leader. The 67-year-old also had telephone conversations with chief minister Narendra Modi and party spokesperson IK Jadeja.
However, more than himself, Pathak said his workers were more upset over the development. "I will consult with them before taking any strong step," he said.
Replying to a question about quitting the party and standing as an Independent, Pathak said: "I am the Maa and Mausi (heart and soul) of the party. So, there's no way that I will leave the party. At least, not in the near future." Stating the reason for not getting the ticket, he said: "I don't think it is due to my good relations with senior party leader LK Advani. It is the party's decision as a whole."
Known to be an Advani loyalist, Pathak contested an election for the first time in 1968 from Khadia ward as a Jan Sangh member and has been elected corporator 19 times.


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