Netbooks, eMagazines and a mobile app are among the new free services offered by the Hawaii State Public Library System. The HSPLS also has added services to help patrons learn how to speak the Hawaiian language. The HSPLS Mobile Netbook Loan Program offers netbook computers for loan at 37 public libraries across the state. The netbooks will be available for a three-week loan … [Read more...] about Hawaii State Library Now Loans Netbooks And EMagazines
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Vice Ministry Of Beer and Informal Georgia Sobriety Tests and Least Competent Criminals
FAMILY OF MAN The notorious white separatist Craig Cobb is currently soliciting like-skinned people to move to his tiny town of Leith, N.D. (pop. 16), to create a deluxe Caucasian enclave, but at the urging of a black TV host submitted to a DNA test in November to “prove” his lineage–and turned up 14 percent black (“Sub-Saharan African”). He has vowed to try other DNA tests … [Read more...] about Vice Ministry Of Beer and Informal Georgia Sobriety Tests and Least Competent Criminals
2013 MauiTime Charity Gift Guide
We live in tough times for nonprofit organizations. Government spending is drying up, and that means they’re increasingly being forced to take up the slack. Otherwise, the neediest individuals in society will be left on their own. Year in and year out, we’ve watched these charitable organizations attempt to do more with less funds. Even here on Maui, the sight of Santa Claus … [Read more...] about 2013 MauiTime Charity Gift Guide
The New Wes Bruce Art Exhibit At The Maui Arts And Cultural Center Will Exercise Your Imagination
True art makes you rethink your assumptions about the world. It makes you think about the world. It forces you to use your imagination and ask questions about what you know–and why you know–various things we call “truths.” In a nation governed by capitalist free market impulses that commodify everything, true art remains assertively non-commercial. “It reminds us that change … [Read more...] about The New Wes Bruce Art Exhibit At The Maui Arts And Cultural Center Will Exercise Your Imagination
Your Horoscope
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Partying is for other signs. The focus of your birthday month, unfortunately, is work, not fun. Tragically, the universe channels mostly tough love for you Virgos. Hey, don’t nag (or stab) the messenger; I’ll applaud you if you say, “Screw it,” take off for Cancun, and spend your savings on pina coladas. However, I doubt your ambitious goals will allow … [Read more...] about Your Horoscope