Pacific Ocean Day Day 269 of 2008 97 days left in this year

GOP War Against Truth. Today’s Threat Level: ORANGE - Latest Lies >

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ku‘aku‘ai: Buy and sell
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Baim: Buy – Sailam: Sell
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “When the shark eats, he never troubles to look at the foot of the cliff.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “The logical extension of business is murder.” – Charlie Chaplin

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WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — A Blizzard of Lies
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain, Stop Lying
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Crooks and Liars
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Livestrong.com – Lance Armstrong Foundation

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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 25th
1513: Balboa “discovers” the Pacific Ocean
1639: The first printing press in America is put into operation
1890: Mormon president Wilford Woodruff issues a Manifesto renouncing polygamy
1890: Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (California)
1926: Henry Ford announces that his factory employees will work an 8-hour, 5-day work week
1937: Blues singer Bessie Smith dies of injuries sustained in car crash because a white hospital would not tend to her
1981: Sandra Day O’Connnor is sworn in as the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice
2007: Warren Jeffs, the leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group, is convicted in St. George, Utah, of being an accomplice to rape