For special needs children, life can be full of obstacles and challenges—but it can also be full of caring individuals dedicated to help meet those challenges. Indeed, the power of community is invaluable in its contributions to the lives of special needs children, and organizations such as Imua Family Services recognize this. The group recently wrapped up its 37th annual Camp … [Read more...] about Reflecting On Camp Imua
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2013 MauiTime Summer Camp Guide
Gone are the dog days of summer where our island children run amuck in the hot and dusty streets, walking to the beach with boogie boards or riding their bikes through town. Nowadays, summer means enrichment and extracurricular activities allowing youth to absorb rays of sunshine while sharpening their creative skills. Not surprisingly, many of our island’s summer camps are … [Read more...] about 2013 MauiTime Summer Camp Guide
This Is 40 New Movie Review
Judd Apatow continues to expand on his brand of comedy, giving us films that are deeper, more risk taking and edgy in their humor than The 40-Year Old Virgin. I’m a big fan of his dark, not easy to like but truly hilarious Funny People and felt The Five Year Engagement, which he produced and was released this year, was underrated. His most famous film as a director is … [Read more...] about This Is 40 New Movie Review
Best Water Ever And The Follies Of Democracy
BEST WATER EVER New York City's tap water is already widely regarded as world-class, in safety and taste (and subjected to a half-million tests a year by the city's Department of Environmental Protection). But two entrepreneurs recently opened the Molecule water bar in the city's East Village, selling 16-ounce bottles of the same water for $2.50, extra-filtered through their … [Read more...] about Best Water Ever And The Follies Of Democracy
Chinese Energy Drinks And Christian Popsicles
CHINA’S RED BULL Chinese media reported that on May 4, at the Xiaogan Middle School in Hubei province, high school students studying for the all-important national college entrance exam worked through the evening while hooked up to intravenous drips of amino acids to fight fatigue. A director of the school’s Office of Academic Affairs reasoned that before the IVs were hung, … [Read more...] about Chinese Energy Drinks And Christian Popsicles