Thanks to the guys on Frame Rate for calling this out http://twit.tv/fr

Rather than show some leadership and hire someone new, board president David Bates wanted to retain both of the existing superintendents from the now defunct districts. The main rationale given besides the fact that they were familiar with the schools and staffs, the board would have to pay both of them the remainder of their contracts for up to 3 more years anyway.

However, at the same time the contracts of all the staff unions including teachers and support staff have been cancelled because districts that negotiated them will no longer exist at the end of the current school year. Apparently there is nothing in the superintendent contracts that explicitly says they must be paid if the district no longer exists. 

So why would the new consolidated district be able to cancel union contracts but not administrators? For financially struggling school districts, paying administrators $200,000 a year, this is a big chunk of money when everyone else is being forced to sacrifice at the same time.

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Handing out Nexus devices all week!

While the KBB crew didn't need a flat-bed to finish the trip they demonstrated once again that the electric driving range is all about the 3 Ts, temperature, terrain and technique. Even with a 1,000+ pound 85 kWh battery (that's equivalent to about 2.5 gallons of gasoline) they barely made it from the charging station in Barstow California to Vegas once the mountainous terrain and the mid-30 degree nighttime desert temperatures took their toll. Heading back west required setting the cruise control at 58 mph. 

The Model S is a fantastic piece of engineering, but even with it's maximum battery, it's still probably not the best choice for a road trip. If you can afford $60-100K for a car, you should probably just consider renting something that runs on liquid fuel for trips that take you farther afield.