Passing Time on Maui
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hala: Past, the past PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Asde: Yesterday HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Passing time obscures the past.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Be not the slave of your own past.” - Emerson WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Alaska Women Rally Against Palin
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Slate Podcasts
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Hole in the Wall Camps
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — October 5th
1947: The first Presidential address is televised from the White House (President Harry S Truman)
1953: Earl Warren is sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the U.S.
1986: The London Sunday Times reports Israel is stocking nuclear arms
2001: San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hits homers #71 (in the 1st inning) & #72 (in the 3rd) to break Mark McGwire’s 70-home run single season record
2003: Israel bombs an Islamic Jihad base in Syria.
2005: Defying the White House, the Senate votes 90-9 to approve an amendment that would prohibit the use of “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” against anyone in U.S. government custody.:
1953: Earl Warren is sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the U.S.
1986: The London Sunday Times reports Israel is stocking nuclear arms
2001: San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hits homers #71 (in the 1st inning) & #72 (in the 3rd) to break Mark McGwire’s 70-home run single season record
2003: Israel bombs an Islamic Jihad base in Syria.
2005: Defying the White House, the Senate votes 90-9 to approve an amendment that would prohibit the use of “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” against anyone in U.S. government custody.:
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BORN ON THIS DAY — October 5th
1882: Robert Hutchings Goddard, rocket pioneer
1922: Bil Keane, cartoonist
1923: Philip Berrigan, militant priest
1924: Bill Dana, , comedian/actor
1943: Steve Miller, rocker
1951: Karen Allen, actress
1952: Clive Barker, film writer/producer
1952: Bob Geldof, pop musician
1962: Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer
1975: Kate Winslet, actress
1982: Brandi Williams, singer:
1882: Robert Hutchings Goddard, rocket pioneer
1922: Bil Keane, cartoonist
1923: Philip Berrigan, militant priest
1924: Bill Dana, , comedian/actor
1943: Steve Miller, rocker
1951: Karen Allen, actress
1952: Clive Barker, film writer/producer
1952: Bob Geldof, pop musician
1962: Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer
1975: Kate Winslet, actress
1982: Brandi Williams, singer:
