NEW WEST MAUI LAND APPRAISALS IN! If Maui County Council Member Mike White’s mission was to gum up Mayor Alan Arakawa’s proposal to buy 186 acres of Launiupoko land, then he’s well on his way to success. If you’ll recall, back in November Arakawa announced that he’d struck a deal with Makila Land Co. (Peter Martin, Jim Riley and Glenn Tremble, according to state records) to … [Read more...] about New Appraisals For Arakawa Administration West Maui Land Deal Come In While Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson Gets Busted Again And LC Defers Profanity Prosecution Of Lifes A Beach
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Norway Battles Chaos and Hipster Haven and Drunken Pigs
NORWAY’S BATTLE AGAINST CHAOS Norwegian public television (NRK), which introduced the now-legendary continuous, live log-burning show (12 hours long, with “color commentary” on the historical and cultural importance of fire), scheduled a new program for this week in its appeal to serenity (labeled “Slow TV”). On Nov. 1, NRK was to televise live, for five hours, an attempt to … [Read more...] about Norway Battles Chaos and Hipster Haven and Drunken Pigs
Great Art and Government Follies and The Bar Is Always Open
THE BAR IS ALWAYS OPEN A 61-year-old Texas man admitted to a hospital not long ago appearing to be falling-down-drunk, even though denying having had even a single drink, was discovered to be unintentionally manufacturing beer in his stomach. With “auto-brewery syndrome,” stomach-based yeast automatically ferments all starches (even vegetables or grains) passing through, … [Read more...] about Great Art and Government Follies and The Bar Is Always Open
Backyard Barnyards and Crappy Art and Congress Saves Party Balloons
BACKYARD BARNYARD The Department of Agriculture reported recently that in four of America’s largest cities–New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Denver–nearly one home out of 100 keeps chickens either for a fresh egg supply or as pets, giving rise to chicken services such as Backyard Poultry magazine, MyPetChicken.com and Julie Baker’s Pampered Poultry store. Among the most popular … [Read more...] about Backyard Barnyards and Crappy Art and Congress Saves Party Balloons
Bad Teachers and Least Competent Criminals and Cartoon Elf Porn
FRONTIERS OF PARENTING Caribou Baby, a Brooklyn, N.Y., “eco-friendly maternity, baby and lifestyle store,” has recently been hosting gatherings at which parents exchange tips on “elimination communication”–the weaning of infants without benefit of diapers (as reported in April by The New York Times). Parents watch for cues, such as a certain “cry or grimace” that supposedly … [Read more...] about Bad Teachers and Least Competent Criminals and Cartoon Elf Porn