The Hawaiian bobtail squid is less than two inches long. It’s mud brown, feeds at night and is sometimes used as bait. In other words, the very definition of unassuming. But this tiny Sepiolidae could also change the way we think about, and treat, our bodies. To understand why, you first have to understand circadian rhythms, the biological patterns that affect our sleep, … [Read more...] about How The Unassuming Hawaiian Bobtail Squid May Help Us Understand Human Health
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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Bulls are famously good confidence-keepers, and for being tight-lipped about stuff like your income or emotions. But you’re lousy at tolerating secrets you’re not in on. Still, won’t you consider the possibility that you’re better off not knowing? Mystery is often preferable to certainty; the former can be alluring and glamorous, the latter dreary. … [Read more...] about Your Horoscope
SOJA and Dala and Record Store Day and Art of Trash
FRIDAY, APRIL 19 THIRD FRIDAY – Just in time for spring is the Makawao Third Friday fling. Hey, that rhymes! Anyway, Pink By Nature will host a fashion show on the main stage while Kamehameha High School's cheer team will get the audience hyped for the weekend. You can roam over to Maui Hands for an evening with bead artist Rona Smith and oil painter Claire Blahnik (5pm-8pm). … [Read more...] about SOJA and Dala and Record Store Day and Art of Trash
Outsourcing And Intelligent Design And Least Competent Dogs
MAKING OUTSOURCING WORK A Verizon risk team, looking for data breaches on a client’s computers, discovered that one company software developer was basically idle for many months, yet remained productive–because he had outsourced his projects to a Chinese software developer who would do all the work and send it back. The employee earned several hundred thousand dollars a year, … [Read more...] about Outsourcing And Intelligent Design And Least Competent Dogs
No Jobs In Kihei Thanks To The SLUC While The Hawaii Legislature Starts To Kill The PLDC But We All Get A State Microbe Anyway
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! So I guess it was only a matter of time before the old “jobs” debate got started in the fight over the proposed Kihei “mega malls.” Earlier this month, the State Land Use Commission (SLUC) voted that the plan put forth by Eclipse Development Group and Honua‘ula Partners for 700,000 square feet of retail and 250 affordable homes, respectively, in North Kihei … [Read more...] about No Jobs In Kihei Thanks To The SLUC While The Hawaii Legislature Starts To Kill The PLDC But We All Get A State Microbe Anyway