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Rat Catchers Day Day  204 of 2008 163 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘Iole: Rat
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Rat: Rat
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY —  “A rat eats, then leaves its droppings.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Of all the tyrants that afflict mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst.” (Thomas Paine)

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WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Graphjam

WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — JibJab - Election 2008
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Tekzilla
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Give Rice to the Hungry

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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — July 22nd
1775: George Washington takes command of the troops
1933: Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 1/2 hours
1934: A man identified as bank robber John Dillinger is shot to death by federal agents outside Chicago’s Biograph Theater
1967: Jimi Hendrix quits as the opening act of the Monkees’ tour
1983: Dick Smith makes the first solo helicopter flight around the world
1999: The ashes of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, are cast into the sea off Martha’s Vineyard
2003: Months after her prisoner-of-war ordeal, Pvt. 1st Class Jessica Lynch returned home to a hero’s welcome in Elizabeth, W.Va.
2004: The Sept. 11 Commission issues a report saying America’s leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before the 9/11 attacks.