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Good Neighbor  Day Day 272 of 2008 94 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Koa: Warrior; Brave, bold, fearless;
Largest of Hawaii’s native forest trees (Acacia koa) prized for its carved beauty
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Man bilong pait: Warrior
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “When one learns to be a warrior, one must also learn to run.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” - Confucius

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Yesterday: Maya Soetoro-Ng, Barack Obamas’ sister, speaks on Maui. Mayor Charmaine Tavares (Independent) attended the brunch and rally, saying she was there to welcome Soetoro-Ng, of whom she thinks highly. She said she appreciated Obama’s sister’s visit and hoped that it would translate into a better turnout in the polls in November. More >

EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 28th

1066: William the Conqueror lands in England
1542: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay
1850: Flogging in U.S. Navy & on merchant vessels abolished
1937: FDR dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon)
1970: Anwar Sadat replaces Nassar as President of Egypt
1982: First reports appear of death from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules
2005 House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is indicted by a Texas grand jury on a charge of conspiring to violate political fundraising laws. (The charge was later thrown out. Delay is awaiting trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges.)

BORN ON THIS DAY — September 28th
-551: Confucius, philosopher
-106: Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus), Roman warrior
1820: Freidrich Engels, social philosopher
1901: William S Paley, founder & chairman CBS
1924: Marcello Mastroianni, actor
1925: Seymour Cray, inventor of Cray I computer
1938: Ben E King, singer
1948: Phil Hartman, comedian
1950: John Sayles, writer/director
1957: Mira Sorvino, actress
1968: Naomi Watts, actress
1935: Brigitte Bardot, actress
1987: Hilary Duff, actress/singer