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Kerry van der Jagt turns her back on the ocean to discover a surprising highland world ofcowboys, coffee and craters on the Big Island.
It is a balmy Sunday morning on the north-west coast of Hawaii's Big Island and most people are at the beach. As tempting as this looks, I have other plans. I'm taking a road trip inland to discover the lesser-known aspects of the island's culture.
It's a 40-minute drive from the soft sands of Hapuna Beach to the misty hills of Waimea. It takes me from Elvis's Blue Hawaii straight into John Wayne's True Grit – though Hawaiian cowboys, or paniolo as they are called, wear garlands of flowers rather than gun belts.
I drive along Highway 19, across old lava flows and into the green hills of the Waimea Valley, listening to a CD: Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. The sensual, chiming melody fills the car as I wind my way through fog towards Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes.
Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on earth and still active. Over the decades rain has lashed the lava, producing a nutrient-rich soil and lush pasture upon which fat cattle now feed as I drive by.
In front of me is a Dodge truck, its tray bulging with hay bales tied down with twine. Two Stetson hats are silhouetted in the back window. From the dusty pick-ups in the parking lots to the Big Boot by the highway, Waimea is cowboy country through and through.
Hawaii's cowboy culture dates to 1793, when British Captain George Vancouver presented Hawaii's King Kamehameha I with a gift of five long-horned cattle. To build up stock, the king made them "kapu" (off limits) for 10 years, during which time the cattle ran amok, trampling and terrorising the Hawaiians. By 1809, the king was so frustrated he hired 19-year-old Massachusetts-born John Palmer Parker to deal with the problem.
And deal with it he did. The wily sailor shot and salted the bad ones, domesticated the good ones, married the king's granddaughter, and in 1847 established Parker Ranch, which went on to become the largest privately owned ranch in the US. It's still one of the largest today.
The early cowhands knew nothing about ranching, so Parker and King Kamehameha III brought in three Mexican vaqueros (horse-mounted cattle herders) to teach the Hawaiians a thing or two about roping and rustling. Along with ranching skills, the Mexicans brought their music, introducing the guitar and ukulele to the local culture. From this the Hawaiian slack-key guitar accompaniment to hula dancing – and the soundtrack of my road trip – developed.
I pull over for a coffee break and strike up a conversation with a waitress, who tells me she is seventh-generation paniolo. "That's nothing special in these parts," she says in response to my wide-eyed expression. "Most paniolos are descendants of the first three Mexican cowboys."
She suggests I pop out to the Hawaii Horse Expo, which is on this weekend at the Pukalani stables at Parker Ranch. "Make sure you ask for Billy," she calls out after me. I park between a row of horse floats and enter the expo via a timber arch bearing the name of the ranch. Stepping inside is like being lassoed and dragged into a parallel universe – all big hats, boots and buckles.
Saddle maker Billy Dias, born and bred on the Big Island, is giving a demonstration on bevelling leather. "My two grandfathers taught me everything I know," he says, deftly feeding leather through an ancient cutter.
"Dias on one side, Deluz on the other: they were both ranchers."
Softly spoken and shy, he hides under his big, plain black hat. Other, more gregarious types have decorated their headwear with feathers and shells. Many wear leis or bright Hawaiian shirts. Flower-wearing cowboys? It's a bit like discovering a polar bear on Bondi Beach.
But cowboys are Hawaii's most surprising subculture, with their own music, fashion, lores and legends. Unlike their hard-living cousins of the Wild West, these cowboys are dressed not to kill but to honour their land and families, a product of the soft landscape, gentle air and bountiful blossoms.
After queueing for a plate of Flintstone-sized teriyaki ribs and an apple pie as big as my head, I settle near the main arena to watch a colt-breaking demonstration. The afternoon passes in a blur of riding demonstrations, Porky Pig popcorn and enough cowboy eye candy to keep this filly tethered quietly for hours.
The next day, I discover cowboys aren't the only treats hiding in the highlands – coffee also thrives here, the rich volcanic soil supporting more than 600 Kona coffee plantations. As I explore the lush interior, I begin to understand that thinking of Hawaii only in terms of sun, surf and sand is to do it a disservice. By leaving behind the bikini-clad coast, I'm experiencing a side to Hawaii few visitors know about.
For starters, who knew you could get a great cup of coffee here? A coffee characterised by an aroma that is rich, sweet and mellow with a full-bodied flavour. Kona coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world – premium Kona coffee can sell for $US122 ($117) a kilogram. Only coffee cultivated on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa volcanoes in the Kona district of the Big Island can be called Kona coffee. After many visits to the US, I'm about to uncover where the Americans keep the good stuff (it's certainly not on the mainland).
I join the half-day Kona Coffee and Craters Adventure, run by Hawaii Forest and Trail. From my base at Keauhou Bay, south of Kona Airport, it's a 25-minute drive to Kona's headquarters, where I join six other caffeine fiends.
But before we can partake, we must earn our morning cuppa by journeying to the source of the 1801 eruption, Hualalai Volcano, the third-most active on the island and the origin of the region's rich soil. As we chug up Hualalai in a rugged Pinzgauer (an all-terrain vehicle made in Austria for the Swiss Army), the vegetation erupts into a tropical rainforest, a riot of orange trumpet flowers and lipstick-pink bougainvilleas, before opening up to a forest of native Ohia and Koa trees.
We stop to peer inside Ka'upulehu crater, one of more than 100 cinder cones that pock-mark the volcano's surface, before donning hard hats, headlamps and gloves for a rope descent into a lava tube. "Though this tube is only six metres deep," our guide, Matt, explains, "some go down more than 300 metres deep and the bottoms have never been found." I follow a little more closely in Matt's footsteps as we scramble out of the tube and continue on our hike.
Along the way, Matt points out native plants and regales us with stories about Pele, the Goddess of Fire, who lives in the nearby Halema'uma'u Crater of Kilauea. "It looks like one of Pele's sisters, the Goddess of the Mist, is about to join us," Matt says, pointing to the thick haze creeping in.
This is our cue to descend and visit Mountain Thunder Coffee, one of more than 600 specialty coffee farms clustered in a 50-kilometre strip. Like a reverse "perfect storm", the four elements needed to grow coffee – earth, air, fire and water – meet in this narrow belt. The earth is porous, air temperature remains above 13 degrees, the soil is rich due to the volcanic activity and it rains almost every afternoon.
Most of the farms are small, prompting the Kona saying: "If you have more than three acres, you're going to need more than three children." The owner of Mountain Thunder Coffee, Trent Bateman, leads us around his family-run plantation before showing us the milling and roasting rooms and finishing with a coffee tasting.
Coffee tasting (known as cupping) is a little like wine tasting. "After assessing the aroma, take a sip and swirl it over your tongue to check for body and acidity," Bateman says. "Once you've swallowed, evaluate for finish and aftertaste."
Many other farmers have also thrown open their gates, with some offering guided tours and tastings. Because the region is relatively compact, it is easy to put together your own self-drive coffee trail. Greenwell Farms (which makes a sinful chocolate-and-macadamia nut coffee) and Hula Daddy Kona Coffee both offer free tours.
After an indulgent afternoon of coffee tasting, I end up at Huggo's in the historic Kailua village. For more than 40 years, this iconic waterfront restaurant has served up fresh seafood caught by local fishermen. The venue is also well known for its prime Angus beef.
After a quick scan of the menu, I settle on its signature teriyaki steak and the home-made Kona coffee cheesecake. As I have learnt, sometimes it pays to turn your back on the ocean.
Getting there
Hawaiian Airlines has a fare to Kona from Sydney for about $1060 return, including tax. You fly non-stop to Honolulu (9hr 50min) and then non-stop to Kona (44min). See hawaiianairlines.com.au. Melbourne passengers pay about $1085 and fly Virgin Australia to Sydney to connect. Australians must apply for US travel authorisation before departure. See esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
Staying there Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa (formerly Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa) has recently undergone a $US16 million renewal and offers a range of mountain- and ocean-view rooms and suites. Ehukai Street, Kailua-Kona +1 808 930 4900, mountain-view rooms from $US135 ($129). See sheratonkona.com.
Doing there
Hawaii Horse Expo — held each August to benefit the Hawaii Island Humane Society Horse Rescue Fund. End of Pukalani Street, Pukalani Stables, Waimea. See hawaiihorseexpo.com.
Hawaii Forest and Trail half-day Kona Coffee and Craters tour. +1 808 331 8505, from $US139. See hawaii-forest.com.
More information
See gohawaii.com.au.
The writer travelled with the assistance of Hawaii Tourism Oceania and was a guest of Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa.


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funny story. Guess it's a good thing it wasn't a bear!
funny story. Guess it's a good thing it wasn't a bear!
The guy is lucky. I've heard about people getting killed by deer during the rutting/ hunting season. If it had been a bear, I would hope the guy would have had more than a .270.
So many weeds.......so little time.
I'd like to see a pic of the deer....just shows how careful you should be when approaching down game.
"I reject your reality, and substitute my own." Adam Savage
The Nature Center up in Asheville NC used to keep deer in one of their displays. They lived and had offspring quite well there, so every year they would take the overstock up to the watershed near Black Mtn. to release them on the watershed property. 29,000 acres of protected City property was the perfect place to release the semi-wild deer.
That was until one day in the fall, late 80's, during the rut. There was a guy that lived just below the dam off of the property. He noticed a nice buck standing out in the road in front of his house and stepped outside. The deer made no offer to run, likely one of the released deer that had moderate fear of people. So he decided to approach a little closer and then closer until he and the deer were in a fight in the driveway for the next few minutes. The deer keeping him pinned for short time at one point.
He said that they were both finally pretty well worn out and the deer finally backed off enough for him to get up and go back into the house. He looked outside and the deer was just standing there waiting as if to say, "ya want some more of this buddy!" LOL
Well, it ended sadly for the ole buck as he got his gun and took him down. The deer never managed to gore him but he was beat up and scraped up from the battle. Seems like he made the trip to the hospital just to make sure nothing was broken or out of place.
I'm sure the next time he saw a deer in the yard, he thought twice about visiting.
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill
You know, I live a whole whopping 45 miles from Sedalia MO, and I didn't hear anything at all about this during firearms season.. I'm impressed that it is global news.

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Savvy Philandering 101
Every member of Congress needs to master the art of misbehaving on the down low. Our anonymous insider divulges the secrets to savvy philandering.
By now, however, you've realized this was far cooler in theory. To be reelected, you will need to raise a few thousand dollars a day, every day, for the next 18 months. And when you're not flying across the country once a week to spend time with needy constituents, you're explaining to your wife why you won't be able to make it home for your eight-year-old daughter's soccer game. Worse yet, there are 10,000 bloggers out to get you. One misstep, perceived or real, and you're screwed—especially when it involves screwing of the flagrante delicto variety.
But hey, you deserve some companionship without rat-fucking political operatives such as myself using it to derail or obliterate your political career. A decade ago Slate offered a mathematical formula for determining how many young women a congressman would have to seduce in order to generate a five percent likelihood that their mothers would know each other. (The answer was about 20.) I can do better. Follow these handy tips and that percentage will shrink to zero.
Tip #1: Downsize your dating pool
Stick to women who have as much to lose as you do. Avoid constituents; they will stalk you at town-hall meetings, show up at your office unannounced and follow your wife around the local grocery store. Nor are interns a good idea. The last thing you need is a semen-soaked blue dress floating around a Georgetown apartment rented by five 21-year-old college seniors, each with 1,500 Facebook friends and a generationally looser definition of privacy. Come to think of it, stay away from anyone with a roommate.
Staffers are no better—they're a dangerous mix of ambitious star fucker and poverty-stricken assistant. Good luck keeping them quiet. Like former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, you could try to save face and placate your Christian-right base by marrying the staffer. But that strategy works only until you want to run for president—isn't that right, Newt? I understand the allure of high-end call girls, but they're a trap. A few extra thousand dollars might get you more adventurous companionship but no more discretion. We're talking about entrepreneurial women who are engaged in an illegal enterprise and therefore prone to saving mementos such as cell phone bills and canceled checks for future leverage. Whatever you do, keep your hands off the wives of powerful political operatives such as Roger Stone, the flamboyant Republican consultant who specializes in making his enemies feel pain. He is a crazy motherfucker who will slit your throat and then invite your widow to Miami Velvet, a swingers club where he reportedly met a hooker who had crossed paths with then New York governor Eliot Spitzer.
So who are you allowed to fuck? Mainly female lobbyists and current and former members of Congress. The best lobbyists earn your annual salary between New Year's Day and the National Cherry Blossom Festival in March. One hint of selling sex for access will make that cushy job and five-bedroom home vanish. Missouri Republican senator Roy Blunt did it right; his hot second wife is a lobbyist for Kraft Foods. As for congresswomen, they're in the same boat as you—an affair that goes public will sink them. Just be forewarned: Except for maybe South Dakota Republican representative Kristi Noem and Alabama Republican representative Martha Roby, there are no prom queens within the congressional chamber.
Tip #2: Keep the sex straight and straightforward
First and foremost, whatever the sexual position, always wear a condom. Your bastard child will be revealed—even if it takes decades and/or it's after you're dead. Exhibit A: Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the elderly African American woman who outed South Carolina Senate stalwart Strom Thurmond as her father nearly 80 years after he got her 16-year-old mother pregnant. Otherwise, stick to normal sex, behind closed doors and on your home turf. Don't believe me? Try this cautionary tale on for size. Once upon a time, according to court documents, U.S. Senate candidate Jack Ryan took his actress wife Jeri Ryan (of Star Trek: Voyager fame) to sex clubs in New York and Paris. One such club in New York had "cages, whips and other apparatus hanging from the ceiling." Thus, he violated two of my tenets: (1) He strayed far from his home base in Illinois, and (2) he demonstrated peccadilloes that could easily be interpreted as deviant. Consequently, he helped his opponent, a then unknown Democratic state senator named Barack Obama, coast to electoral victory. Think how history might have changed had Ryan saved the kink for his political afterlife.
Another verboten act: gay sex. Unless, of course, you're Barney Frank, which leads me to a quick side note—know the sensitivities of your constituents and fuck accordingly. When you represent southern California, pretty much every freakish act can remain on the menu; however, when your district falls within the Bible Belt, never stray from the missionary position or your wife. Now, back to purely masculine conquests. My advice: Don't pursue them—like, ever. If Idaho Republican senator Larry Craig had wanted to hook up with a woman in a Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport bathroom, he'd still be in the Senate. And if New York Democratic congressman Eric Massa had admitted to tickling female aides instead of their male counterparts, he'd still be in the House of Representatives.
No matter your sexual persuasion, steer clear of teens. Former Illinois Democratic congressman Mel Reynolds's affair with a 16-year-old female campaign volunteer cost him his seat in Washington and earned him a prison sentence. (The exact charge: 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography. Try keeping that out of your opponent's next round of robocalls.) Additionally, Reynolds attempted to set up a threesome with his underage paramour and her 15-year-old friend—also a no-no.
Tip #3: Know your surroundings
Always be sure you're the one who chooses the hotels where you seal the deal. I recommend the Ritz-Carlton, the St. Regis and the Willard. There, you are paying for discretion, so be sure to tip the concierge and doorman well. Unlike pricey hookers, concierges and doormen are known for keeping secrets, not selling them. Also: Memorize your exit routes. If you don't, there's a good chance you'll end up cornered in the hotel basement bathroom, frantically calling your consultants for advice on how to dodge the National Enquirer reporters awaiting you outside. Along those lines, never book the reservation in your name. And because there are cameras everywhere, no foreplay in the elevator.
Bring her back to your place only if you're one of the handful of congressmen with their own apartment or condo. (Remember what I said about roommates? They may be friends, but they're also witnesses.) The office is a different story. You have a plausible cover—you were working late—and constituents love to hear how you sleep on your couch to save money. (You can clean up the next morning in the House gym.)Romantic dinners are thornier. Particularly avoid both D.C. Morton's locations, the Monocle Restaurant and the Capital Grille, which is situated on Pennsylvania Avenue halfway between Capitol Hill and the White House and frequented by such notorious lady-killers as former Tennessee Democratic congressman Harold Ford Jr. His signature Grille move was scrawling personalized notes to the woman he was interested in. The taller and blonder the woman, the nicer the note. Keep in mind, though, that Ford was single at the time. (Probably not coincidentally, he married a tall blonde.) You're not. So handwritten notes aren't sweet; they're evidence.
Finally, don't forget about your congressional lapel button. It allows you to skip through security and ride in special elevators, but it also makes you immediately recognizable as someone influential and therefore worth observing in closer detail. Most guys take off their wedding ring when they're on the prowl. You should too, but stash your lapel button with it.
Tip #4: The sun is your friend
The old adage is true: Nothing good happens after two a.m. However, the corollary is equally true: All kinds of good things can happen during business hours. Stick to the daytime, when you can claim you were attending a cap-and-trade-policy briefing with European diplomats in your suite at the St. Regis.
The real key is to hire the right staffers to free you up during the day to fund-raise, fact-find and fuck. Thus, aggressively seek out blindly loyal Capitol Hill lifers who know their way around Washington like fifth-year seniors know their way around campus. The right inner circle will allow you to be Bill Clinton behind closed doors and Mike Huckabee before the masses. Cherish it as much as your two p.m. booty call.


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Just wondering if anyone had any input on setting up a lab. I now have 3 computers to play with and was thinking its about tiome i got some hands on experience. I currently have two laptops and a desktop.
Does anyone have any input on what possible configurations I could put on the systems so I can get some hands on network security experience, e.g pen testing. Im still in the stage of having done quite a bit of reading but having no experience, so if anyone knows of any tutorials for such lab testing I would greatly appreciate it.
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Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, The Ocean, Since I've Been Loving You, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, Black Country Woman, That's the Way, Tangerine, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Dazed and Confused (incl. The Crunge), What Is and What Should Never Be, Dancing Days, Moby Dick, Whole Lotta Love (medley incl. Let That Boy Boogie, Let's Have a Party, Hello Mary Lou, Only the Lonely, Heartbreak Hotel, Going Down Slow), Rock and Roll, Organ solo ~ Thank You, Money, Over the Hills and Far Away, Dancing Days.
Press Review: Three and a half hours of Led Zeppelin
The English rock quartet, Led Zeppelin, last night played a very complete performance which in three and-a-half hours encompassed many of their old hard rock hits, an acoustic set, a 25 minute drum solo and several mid-50s rock 'n roll numbers.
Last night's concert at the Coliseum was sold out at least a week ahead, so a second advance performance was scheduled Sunday to satisfy the extra patronage.
Led Zeppelin's show was led by the driving piercing guitar antics of for Yardbird, Jimmy Page. Lead singer Robert Plant was able to dominate the stage much of the time, with his howling blues voice and pelvic contortions.
Songs from their old albums and to-be-released record include: Black Dog, Heartbreaker, The Ocean, Stairway to Heaven and Rock and Roll.
During the acoustic set, Page strummed a folk guitar and bassist John Paul Jones played a mandolin and what looked like a foot operated organ. [bass pedals]
The crowd roared with stoned excitement when the group presented several surprises at the first conclusion and three encores that followed.
They played Whole Lotta Love which led into a medley of Hello Mary Lou, Roy Orbison's Only the Lonely, and Heartbreak Hotel. The second encore opened with an organ solo which picked up rhythm until joined by the group on Louie, Louie and Let's Dance.
For the third encore, a very tired Led Zeppelin started with Money, and ended with Over the Hills and Far Away, and Dancing Days, both from the new album. [-D.Smith, 6-20-72]
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Original post made by Curious, Fairmeadow, on Jun 17, 2013
At the regular Board meeting on May 7, board president Dana Tom responded to public criticism of lack of transparency on the OCR complaints by promising that he would place the issue on a future Board agenda. Mr. Tom was echoing Dr. Skelly, who made a similar statement at a study session held that morning on a bullying task force.
The Board did hold a closed meeting on May 24 to discuss two cases with a significant risk of litigation, but did not disclose details or identify the complaints being discussed. Mr. Tom claimed that the Board would be discussing matters not known to the potential plaintiffs in those cases and therefore was not required to inform the public of the facts being discussed.
At the February 26 meeting, the last regular session meeting at which the OCR complaints were discussed, the Board heard a presentation from the district's lawyer, Laurie Reynolds. The Weekly later described Reynold's presentation as one that was "incorrect, misled the board and the public and engaged in pure obfuscation." See Web Link. The school board authorized an additional $140,000 in legal fees for Reynolds' firm on May 28.
At Tuesday's meeting the school board will consider proposed "focused goals" for the 2012-13 school year. The goals, proposed by Associated Superintendent Charles Young, include an initiative aimed at "engender[ing] trust with the community through frequent, clear, transparent, and varied communication." The corresponding action item to meet that goal is "[i]mprove PAUSD website." See Web Link.
Dr. Skelly also told the board last week that he would soon share with them some "outstanding educators" joining the district, including the public relations officer the board authorized in March at an annual cost of $150,000.
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:28 pm
They can't respond because of legal disputes. You're welcome to talk to their lawyer.
The Weekly did a full investigation and found the board and district had been completely open and honest. You have been told everything. What do you want them to do? Put out some fictional account to satisfy your view of events?
a resident of JLS Middle School
on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:36 pm
"The Weekly did a full investigation and found the board and district had been completely open and honest."
What? Please provide a link. What I have read:
- Skelly concealed two separate OCR investigations and settlement agreements until news broke in the press.
- The district's lawyer told a bunch of whoppers.
- Dana Tom and Barb Mitchell wrote an "editorial" that toed the lawyer's line, and was just as off base.
- Since then, no communication.
Without this fellow Curious and these latest articles in the Weekly, we wouldn't know anything. What world are you in?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:39 pm
The district had been completely open and honest! The NSA could use this kind of thinking!
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:47 pm
I think "nothing to see here" is being satirical. I just got the joke. LOL. That's a relief to know that no one could be in such deep denial.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:51 pm
I support the district. It's obvious to me that these OCR "complaints" are just angry, typical palo alto parents out to get the district. You lost the election. Try again in two years.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:08 pm
I think the clear loser in the election was disabled children.
a resident of another community
on Jun 18, 2013 at 2:30 am
Thank you Curious! You picked heavy duty challenge - noting the promises, statements, deadlines (ethics/best practices/OoE procedures/transparency/accountability/common sense?) among others, which are NOT followed by the board and district officials.
May I offer to chip in some work? I'll gladly note, give credit to anything that is being done right - system wise. Since it seems to me that you have gained significant experience - I am wondering if you could estimate the amount of time it will take to note and report manifestations of Accountability, for example.
Having written the above - In no way I am underestimating the work, effort and devotion presented by so many individuals who go way beyond what is expected presenting belief in - education.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 18, 2013 at 6:31 am
a resident of Professorville
on Jun 18, 2013 at 7:12 am
a resident of Barron Park
on Jun 18, 2013 at 10:08 am
Not surprised, this is the way the district deals with important issues; they ignore them hoping that if they do not talk about them, they will go away, but they do not go away, they only get grosser, just like the first OCR complaining where the parents gave many opportunities to the district to fix the broken system, and they ignored them thinking that they will go away. Bad decision.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 18, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Yawn, I don't think "I support the district" means "I support the current district leadership", does it? Isn't "the district" the schools, teachers, and kids?
Just wondering???
a resident of another community
on Jun 24, 2013 at 1:08 am
And the Board and district officials lived happily ever after... Never discussing publicity the OCR complaints, or following any inconvenient promise they made. They lived happily ever after knowing that only few "losers" care and follow, and who cares about those children (and adults) "losers" anyways?
Thank you Curious for caring!
a resident of Green Acres
on Jun 24, 2013 at 11:46 am
Everyone gets to keep their jobs at the administrative level and that is what counts. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.] Did Kevin Skelly get another one-year extension to his contract like he did last year? Can a majority of citizens agree yet that he should have never received a one-year extension last year? If he did not receive one this year, does that mean his real peformance evaluation is less than satisfactory? Skelly is getting paid, that is what matters to him most. He will have no more children in PAUSD after next year and he will take another job. However, the board should have paid him off this year and reform how PAUSD does business. It would have been easier to not grant him the extension and phase him out that way, but apparently that "governance problem" that Klausner spoke about a year ago wasn't so serious because she and the gang unanimously gifted him an extra year. The next superintendent will have to clean up as much of the mess that he or she can, as much as a puppet board will allow him or her.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 24, 2013 at 11:53 am
"Can a majority of citizens agree yet that he should have never received a one-year extension last year?"
No. Only a very insignificant group are of this opinion [portion removed.]
a resident of Palo Verde
on Jun 24, 2013 at 12:46 pm
still going?
I totally agree with you. I don't have any problem with the extension of his contract, but am starting to have a problem with [portion removed] a small group of people in this town.
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Attending an accountants' conference this fall reaffirmed Dana Butler's belief in the power of networking.
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"I found this lesson very important because it shows what kind of community and people NABA has. From that it makes me want to give back to the NABA, especially at Ithaca College when I graduate, whether it be coming back and talking to the students or giving job opportunities.''
IC upperclassmen prepared the freshmen and sophomores for the conference, helping them with writing a resume; learning interviewing and networking skills; researching companies; and offering a "dress for success" session. NABA members had help from the Office of Career Services and Bethany Kilgore, the school's professional development coordinator. As a result, said Edwards, the freshmen and sophomores "exuded an ease and comfort throughout" the conference.
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The Department of Justice launched an investigation into the way the prosecutor's office handles sex assault cases. Ever since that news broke last year, Van Valkenburg has maintained that the feds are bullying his office.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. --- No. 1 North Carolina opened the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference season with a 7-0 sweep of Wake Forest Wednesday afternoon at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex. The Tar Heels got straight-set singles wins from Caroline Price, Kate Vialle, Ashley Dai, Tessa Lyons, Zoe De Bruycker and Whitney Kay to improve to 10-1 on the year.
The Tar Heels got a pair of doubles victories on courts two and three to grab the afternoon's first point. With Gina Suarez-Malaguti and Lauren McHale unavailable due to injury, Carolina shook up its lineup across the board. Price teamed with Dai on court two for an 8-2 victory before Kay and Vialle triumphed on court three, 8-3. Wake (1-7, 1-0 ACC) got its lone win of the day on court one, as De Bruycker and Laura Slater fell to Kasey Gardiner and Xue Zhang, 8-5.
No. 25 Price continued her perfect spring with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Andrea Retolaza on court three to give Carolina a 2-0 lead early in singles. Vialle made it 3-0 soon after in her first ACC match, a comprehensive 6-0, 6-0 win over Catherine Roach on court six.
No. 101 Dai would provide the clinching win on court five, defeating Brigita Bercyte, 6-2, 6-0. No. 93 Lyons took care of Karen Forman next on court four, 6-4, 7-5, with No. 32 De Bruycker rallying to win the final six games in a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Gardner at the top of the lineup.
No. 19 Kay completed the sweep on court two, besting Zhang, 7-5, 6-4.
Carolina returns home Saturday for a pair of non-conference matches against Winthrop and East Carolina. The Winthrop match is set to begin at 11 a.m. with the ECU match to follow at 3:30 p.m. Live scoring will be available at GoHeels.com and admission is free.
No. 1 North Carolina 7, Wake Forest 0
1. Kasey Gardiner/Xue Zhang (WF) def. Zoe De Bruycker/Laura Slater (NC), 8-5
2. Caroline Price/Ashley Dai (NC) def. Brigita Bercyte/Andrea Retolaza (WF), 8-2
3. Whitney Kay/Kate Vialle (NC) def. Catherine Roach/Karen Forman (WF), 8-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
1. #32 Zoe De Bruycker (NC) def. Kasey Gardiner (WF), 6-2, 7-5
2. #19 Whitney Kay (NC) def. Xue Zhang (WF), 7-5, 6-4
3. #25 Caroline Price (NC) def. Andrea Retolaza (WF), 6-0, 6-2
4. #93 Tessa Lyons (NC) def. Karen Forman (WF), 6-4, 7-5
5. #101 Ashley Dai (NC) def. Brigita Bercyte (WF), 6-2, 6-0
6. Kate Vialle (NC) def. Catherine Roach (WF), 6-0, 6-0
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Is it concessions or extortion?
Original post made by Reg Rice, Menlo Park: Sharon Heights, on Oct 24, 2006
Even though they agree with the goals and features of the project, they claim that they could obtain more "concessions" from the developer. In plain language, "concessions" translates to mean "dollars that can be extorted from developers for permission to build."
They claim that the city should get 2 percent of construction costs in exchange for a building permit. This amounts to $l million that the city should get in addition to all the other concessions the city obtained during three years of negotiations.
Why is it legal for the city to extort money, but not for you and me?
Please support the council's efforts in the past, and vote for Winkler, Duboc and Boyle. In spite of negative attacks by a few activists on just about everything they have tried to accomplish, they have remained steadfastly on course and their efforts are paying off now with successful progress on the Rosewood Hotel at Interstate 280; the General Motors auto mall at Bayshore; and, eventually, the Derry project on Oak Grove Avenue. Note that none of this development is in residential areas.
Reg Rice
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 24, 2006 at 7:23 pm
Monies paid by the developer to the city, schools, fire district, etc in the forms of "impact fees" and "mitigation" costs are called "exactions". These are nothing more than legally enforceable reimbursements to public service providers for costs they will incur to provide public services to the project. Exactions are not paid until after the project is built.
"Exactions" are not "Public Benefits" though project proponents like to make it seem as if reimbursing tax payers for public costs is a genuine act of generosity.
"Public Benefit" is a planning term of Art that has several meanings, depending on context, that are different than the lay meaning.
Menlo Park was not legally required to generously upzone the project from 18.5 units/acre to 50 units/acre. Two similar downtown projects, Beltramos and Menlo Square, were approved or built recently with conforming housing components of 18.5 units per acre, so the upzoning was not even required to attract development, it was purely gratuitous.
According to a senior planner, the net density of the Derry project is 50 units per acre. The zoning code previously allow 18.5 units acre. Therefore about 60% of the 135 Derry condo units (about 80 units) were enabled by the city council's generous upzoning.
At $800k per condo (the prices were published on the developer's web site) City Council generosity added a whopping $64M in project revenues. (80 units @ $800k).
Now Menlo Park can either add $64M in revenue to the project for nothing, or they can negotiate to get something substantial in return. Recently Stanford built two soccer fields for Palo Alto worth about $4M in exchange for transferable development rights that were no more dense than those given to Derry.
Finally the 1% to 2% of project cost figure was a recommendation of a subcommittee of Menlo Park council members that included Lee Duboc and Andy Cohen. When council "forgot" to adopt this recommendation, Andy Cohen wisely said he wouldn't support the upzoning, but Duboc, Winkler, Jellins, and Fergusson gave it away for free, though Fergusson put up a fight.
Asking for something in return for adding $64M project revenues is not "extortion," but asking for NOTHING in return for adding $64M in project revenues is just naive.
And forgetting to cut a deal supported by a bi-partisan subcommittee of council *BEFORE* approving the project is simply unbelievable.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 26, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Mr. Rice seems to forget that his own Slate candidates fostered a City Council discussion on exactly this subject a meeting or two prior to the council's final decision on the Derry project, and embraced the concept of appropriate coontributions by developers.
When projects generate substantial negative externalities like excessive traffic, crowding of our schools and diversion of dollars from existing students and the like, if the city sees some value nonetheless to the project, of course it is reasonable to ask the developer to provide additional contributions to offset these negative impacts, OVER AND ABOVE mandated minimum fees.
If the developer wants a handout of increased zoning density and overlooking of serious impacts like unmitigatable traffic delays, it is perfectly reasonable to expect something in return. Zoning handouts are not an entitelement but rather a very special privilege. Unfortunately in Menlo Park they have become the norm. That's among the reasons the Slate needs to go and we need to elect independents like Bressler, Cline, and Robinson.


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Surgery Saves "Miracle Baby"
A Texas family is grateful for a Thanksgiving miracle this year.
Their baby girl, Audrina Cardenas, was born with a rare congenital abnormality, called ectopia cordis, in which the heart is located partially or totally outside the chest.
Only eight in every 1 million babies are born with it and 90 percent of those do not survive.
Thanks to early diagnosis and the quick action of a team of medical specialists in the Texas Medical Center, little Audrina lived to see her first Thanksgiving holiday.
"It's amazing! You know, every day I thank God, you know, for her, for her being here," said Ashley Cardenas, Audrina's mom.
Audrina was diagnosed at 16 weeks gestational age.
Cardenas and her family live in Odessa and their physician referred them to Texas Children's Hospital, where a team of specialists came up with a plan to save her baby.
"It's really strange I have to say, and I've looked at a lot of hearts! In Audrina's case, the tip of the heart is turned up...so what you're actually seeing is about a third of each ventricle is outside, which is a significant part of the heart," said TCH Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Charles D. Fraser.
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A teenage girl who insists on using her Myspace to show just how "scene" and "emo" she is by taking multiple pictures of them with immense eye makeup, revealing shirts, and her hands usually in the shape of a peace sign or gun. Her page also consists of her music section including thousands of bands that she has only listened to once in her life and claims to be her "fav", in addition to large amounts of cartoons involving classic depressed phrases and pictures.
A whorexcore girl requested me on Myspace and I immediately messaged her telling her to jump into a pit of syringes.
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The act of simultaneously smoking marijuana, blasting music, and driving on remote roads. This is usually a group activity.
A good time to road bowl is when you get off a stressful day at work, and go and pick up some friends. One of them happens to have some marijuana, the other one has a pipe. So you drive up some old logging road, turn on the music loud, light up and pass to the left.
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Just got one this week; one ride so far.
Some initial impressions -
- Very easy to initiate, one press and then you can let go and push down. No need to hold the lever through the push.
- I'm stoked on the trail lever. I really like the ability to press the second lever and be instantly in trail mode without interrupting my cadence.
- Remote isn't nearly the boondogle I thought it would be. I'm running a front shifter, so the remote is above the bar, and I have no problem activating either lever without having to move my hand. Most importantly, I can hit either one while braking comfortably.
- Cable routing is a non-issue so far. Cable growth is directed downward and rearward, no issues with clearance or hitting my leg.
- Remote on the bar is ugly. No getting around it. Thankfully it's robust. I don't feel worried about storing the bike upside down.
- There is about 1mm between the saddles top out position and it's resting position when seated. When I stand up the seat comes up 1 mm, and goes down 1 mm when I sit back on it. I haven't noticed any rattling when riding it.
- No torsional play.
So far I'm happy. I wanted something mechanical to reduce failure risks as well as having the ability to lock the post into any position manually in case anything does go wrong (imaging a post blowing someplace like the beginning of the Whole Enchilada). I also wanted something with some kind of pre-set trail mode. It was between this and a Command Post Blacklite; the trail mode lever, 2 bolt head and Fox's customer service/proximity to me pushed me to the DOSS. We'll see how it holds up in the long run.
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Butter crimes (seriously); America's story of food laws, recommendations
Feds serve up dizzying array of menus over the years
While some may find new federal dietary recommendations and revised guidelines for school lunches tough to swallow, America has a long history of "recommending" what people should eat as well as regulating tasty morsels before they even reach our lips.PHOTO: National Archives
The documented history of America's relationship to farms, food and government is about as old as the country itself.PHOTO: National Archives
One of the first documented instances of American influence on what people eat may go all the way back to the Revolutionary War. This document, dated Aug. 9, 1776, promised generous rations to men who enlisted in the military.PHOTO: National Archives
The document shows that beef, pork, bread, flour, peas, beans, milk, rice, Indian meal, spruce beer, cider, molasses and a lot of salt (which was also used to preserve food) were on the menu more than 230 years ago. Such a diet was quite desirable to the average person.PHOTO: National Archives
The Civil War saw the introduction of some new foods for soldiers. Fresh beef wasn't always available, so calorie-rich Borden's Condensed Milk and other canned foods were introduced.PHOTO: National Archives
The introduction of some new foods also introduced new laws. Some of these regulations came with serious teeth, such as the Oleomargarine Act of 1886. The act imposed a tax on margarine (which had recently been created) and required facilities producing it to obtain licenses.PHOTO: Library of Congress
Violators of the Oleomargarine Act, such as Charles Wille, pictured above, were sentenced to prison. Violators either tried to avoid the tax on margarine or falsely represented it as butter. Wille was sentenced to the federal prison at Leavenworth in 1915.PHOTO: National Archives
Wille was not the only one to serve time for butter crimes. Joseph Wirth arrived at Leavenworth in 1911, along with his brother. Both had been convicted of oleomargarine commerce.PHOTO: National Archives
And Joseph McMonigle was a repeat offender. He was imprisoned twice for oleo violations, once in 1913 and once in 1915.PHOTO: National Archives
Another early food regulation passed in America was the Tea Importation Act, which became law in 1897. The act was meant to protect people from tea that was inferior.
The act also created a "Board of Tea Experts" who were responsible for inspecting any tea that entered the U.S. They then certified it as acceptable or not. No tea could enter the U.S. without undergoing the Board of Tea Experts' inspection.PHOTO: National Archives, 1905
The Tea Importation Act lasted nearly 100 years. Congress repealed it in 1996.PHOTO: sd.gov
Eventually food laws led to the creation of an agency to oversee them – the FDA, which formed in 1930. The photo above shows FDA inspectors seizing a shipment of contaminated eggs.PHOTO: National Archives
The 20th Century also served up a perplexing menu of dietary recommendations.PHOTO: National Archives
What the government told you to eat depended almost entirely on when they said it.PHOTO: National Archives
For instance, take this Department of Agriculture poster from the early 1940s. It breaks down the 7 main food groups – at least there were 7 food groups at the time. What's really interesting is group No. 7, the yellow wedge in the upper left.PHOTO: National Archives
A closer look reveals that butter, or fortified margarine, was considered a food group in the 1940s. In fact, the poster recommended that butter be eaten every day.PHOTO: National Archives
And then there's this message at the bottom of the same poster, which essentially tells people that as long as they eat the groups on the chart, they are then free to eat anything else they want.PHOTO: National Archives
Some times what the government was trying to push onto American tables had more to do with what they wanted to get rid of. One such example is the common carp.PHOTO: National Archives
This is a common carp, an invasive species that first gained a finhold in American waterways in the late 1870s. The fish reproduced very quickly, killed native species and became a pest. So what better way to get rid of it than to eat it.PHOTO: NPS.gov
And so in 1911, the Bureau of Fisheries distributed this flyer – "Eat the Carp!" The flyer claims that carp is delicious and nutritious.
In fact, the flyer points out that if you cook carp the right way, it will remove the "muddy taste."PHOTO: National Archives
Muddy taste or not, the carp really never caught on as a food fish in the U.S.PHOTO: NPS.gov
The following images show a collection of other food recommendation campaigns, and campaigns that were pitched to the U.S. government, in the 20th Century.PHOTO: National Archives
Who could forget delicious "Vitamin Donuts" that come complete with pep and vigor. According the National Archives The Doughnut Corporation sought endorsement from the Nutrition Division of the War Food Administration for its Vitamin Doughnuts campaign.PHOTO: National Archives
This poster is from the WW II era, probably around 1942. Many food campaigns were aimed at strategically using certain foods during war time so soldiers would have enough to eat. This poster notes, "Food is ammunition. Don't waste it."PHOTO: National Archives
This poster is from World War I, when the Food Administration promoted "Meatless Mondays." This poster offers a protein rich alternative -- cottage cheese.PHOTO: National Archives
This store display, from 1917-1918, promotes potatos as "potatriots." Part of the display says, "The potato is a good soldier. Eat it uniform and all."PHOTO: National Archives
There were even posters advising how to cook. This poster from WW II sought to educate chefs to avoid overcooking vegetables for the troops.PHOTO: National Archives
The War Food Administration produced this poster in 1943. World War II was taking its toll on food supplies. In 1944, the U.S. expanded the federal school lunch program, making available more funds to purchase more food.
PHOTO: National Archives
Food conservation was a consistent message during World War II, as shown in this poster from 1942.PHOTO: National Archives
Something known as point rationing was instituted during WW II. During the war a person could not just go into a store and buy as much of certain items as they liked. Some items, such as sugar and meat were rationed. American families were issued war ration books, which could be exchanged for certain goods. This 1943 photo sought to show that the system was so easy that a child could do it.PHOTO: National Archives
In World War I and World War II, with many goods in short supply, the government encouraged civilians to grow food in their gardens, which were often dubbed "Victory Gardens."PHOTO: National Archives
Today's food recommendations are not driven by shortages or war. Most efforts today seemed aimed at curbing America's obesity epidemic.PHOTO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
For instance, take a look at this offering from WhiteHouse.gov. This lays out a possible menu item for school lunches that would comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The chef salad, baby carrots and banana are quite a departure from...PHOTO: WhiteHouse.gov
... this entree. This is a recipe for ham shortcake, a school lunch recipe from 1946. Notice that one of the ingredients is "Table fat."PHOTO: National Archives
Through the years, we've caught many glimpses of what Americans were eating, including our presidents...PHOTO: National Archives
President Lyndon Johnson digs in to some barbecue at a Latin American ambassadors weekend in 1967.
And President Gerald Ford mugs for the cameras while making his own breakfast at his Alexandria, Va., home in 1975. Apparently he liked toast.PHOTO: National Archives
And we'll end this slideshow with a last meal.PHOTO: National Archives
This was President Richard M. Nixon's last meal in the White House. A glass of wholesome milk, pineapple and what looks to be cottage cheese were served up on a silver platter. The year was 1974.PHOTO: National Archives


text: RGpee has 3-4 years left.. if he's lucky enough to stay healthy even that long. Stick a fork in him, he's as good as done. The Skins won't ever win a SB as long as they have to depend on RGpee to get them there. They have a tough schedule this year and they have to play real teams with real defenses (much like the Giants did last year). In many ways, 2nd place was a blessing in disguise for us. RGpee will not walk out of that game against San Fran. I mean that literally. He's also going to have a bad time in the Georgia dome. He's also going to have a bad time against Chicago and Denver. Those guys will all be licking their chops to get a shot at RGpee when he comes into their secondary. He has no chance to finish the season next year.


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The other reasons why I feel better is because of what I was telling alot of Skins fans. I said that he's getting hit alot and we are running alot of option stuff only due to injuiries. If Garcon is healthy then we throw alot more and run alot less options. That has been the case. We are throwing more & more and you can tell Shanny is getting more confident each game in throwning when 1st he was a lil cautious with a rookie and no Garcon.
Last but not least, the Shanny's you can tell have also changed. Less option stuff and you honeslty get the sense that its not always real options. Meaning early RG3 could keep it whenever he wants but now it seems as though the play is designed to hand it off no matter what on most occasions. Also we dont run the QB draw anymore although I could see that starting to come back since defenses probably think we wont do it again
The #1 reason I actually take him over Vick or Cam is because of his legs. No one looks at that. Coming out I knew he would be a good passer. Maybe not this good but I knew he was different & better than them because he was a pure passer who looked to throw 1st. I actually thought his legs were overhyped. He didnt have any juke moves in College like Cam, not the quickness like Vick, and he actually looked alot slower to me then they said.
Even in the Summer it seems like our defensive players were saying he's ok as a runner but not Vick and doesnt have that kinda burst. RG3 said he's holding back because its practice. Then the games start and in his 2nd & 3rd games he has like 84 & 77 yards rushing. The next week Cam gets like 70 yards and the commentator says its just the 1st or 2nd time in his career that he's ran for that much. I was shocked but found out it was true. Then RG3 has tha 150 yard rushing game and a 76yd td. Combine that with all the miracle escapes.
He's 10x better as a runner then I thought he would be. He actually looks like Chris Johnson. Its like long smooth glides where he's going alot faster than he looks. Now I think he's more of a threat with his legs than Cam & Vick are when coming in I thought he wasnt even close to them as a runner. Even alot of the media were saying the same thing. They said he's not Cam. They said obviously Cam is bigger but he's also alot more shiftier and a natural runner. They said RG3 wouldnt be half the runner Cam is. I felt the same way but its been the total opposite