August 27, 2008
> MAUI TODAY, Raphael O'Suna
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There are monsters among men. And everyone knows what this means, because we each have had monster moments in otherwise normal lives.
What makes a man a monster? Self-deceit? Hypocrisy? Malice? Lack of fellow feeling? Heartlessness? Soullessness? Possession by a “Dark Whisperer”?
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August 27, 2008
> MAUI TODAY, National Election
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 Petroleum Day? Ugh!
Day 240 of 2008
126 days left in this year
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY —
Aila ka: Petroleum
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY
— Bensin: Gasoline
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY
— “The fault lies in the mouth.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are things to b ashamed of.” (Confucius)
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK —
MAPA
Today: Bill Clinton and Joe Biden address Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO tonight. Then a roll call vote will determine party unity. Yesterday, the Democratic platform adopted Native Hawaiian recognition. More >x
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — August 27th
1667: Earliest recorded hurricane in U.S. (Jamestown, Virginia)
1859: Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pa.
1883: The 18 mile long island of Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons.
1945: U.S. troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
2007: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation after a controversy over the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.
2007: Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty in Richmond, Va., to a federal dogfighting charge.
2007: The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call reported that Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a Minneapolis airport restroom.
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BORN ON THIS DAY — August 27th
-551: (BCE) Confucius, philosopher
1871: Theodore Dreiser, novelist
1882: Samuel Goldwyn, pioneer film maker/produce
1890: Man Ray, photographer/painter/filmmaker
1908: Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th US president
1910: Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace prize
1952: Pee-wee Herman, aka Paul Reubens, actor
