Plastic Bag Ban Passed
August 23, 2008 7:04 am > MAUI TODAY Plastic Bag Ban Passed |
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Nat’l Spongecake Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Eke ‘ea: Plastic bag PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Plastik: Plastic HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Where were you when the rain was blowing.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Please all and you will please none.” (Aesop) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — WOZ.ORG WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Livestrong Challenge NETCAST OF THE WEEK — TruthDig.com Podcast GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Project GutenbergYesterday: Maui County Concil gave final approval to Plastic Bag Ban. The ban will will prohibit retail business from using plastic bags after January 11, 2011. More
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — August 23rd
1833: Britain abolishes slavery in its colonies (700,000 slaves are freed)
1872: The first Japanese commercial ship visits San Francisco carrying tea
1957: Digital Equipment Corporation is founded
1977: A man-powered plane first flies for a mile (Bryan Allen in the Gossamer Condor)
2003: Former priest John Geoghan, the convicted child molester whose prosecution sparked the sex abuse scandal that shook the Roman Catholic Church nationwide, was killed by another inmate in a Massachusetts prison.
2005: Israeli forces evicts militant holdouts from two Jewish settlements, completing a historic withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank.
1872: The first Japanese commercial ship visits San Francisco carrying tea
1957: Digital Equipment Corporation is founded
1977: A man-powered plane first flies for a mile (Bryan Allen in the Gossamer Condor)
2003: Former priest John Geoghan, the convicted child molester whose prosecution sparked the sex abuse scandal that shook the Roman Catholic Church nationwide, was killed by another inmate in a Massachusetts prison.
2005: Israeli forces evicts militant holdouts from two Jewish settlements, completing a historic withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank.
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BORN ON THIS DAY — August 23rd
1852: Arnold Toynbee,economist/social reformer
1868: Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist
1912: Gene Kelly, dancer/actor
1930: Vera Miles, actress
1932: Mark Russell, political satirist/pianist
1947: Keith Moon, rocker
1947: Rex Allen Jr, country singer
1947: Linda Thompson, rock singer
1949: Shelley Long, actress
1970: River Phoenix, actor
1852: Arnold Toynbee,economist/social reformer
1868: Edgar Lee Masters, poet/novelist
1912: Gene Kelly, dancer/actor
1930: Vera Miles, actress
1932: Mark Russell, political satirist/pianist
1947: Keith Moon, rocker
1947: Rex Allen Jr, country singer
1947: Linda Thompson, rock singer
1949: Shelley Long, actress
1970: River Phoenix, actor
