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Thanksgiving Poems

Monday, November 3, 2008

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it revolves around family, good food, and an attitude of gratitude. Here are some resources for sharing the Thanksgiving vibe in the classroom or around the dinner table with rhymes, ... Read the rest of the post here: Thanksgiving Poems

Lightning

Monday, October 6, 2008

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Although it has been studied since the eighteenth century, the mystery of what causes lightning has not been completely unlocked. Beautiful to behold, but occasionally deadly, lightning is a force of nature that must always be taken ... Read the rest here: Lightning

Hawaii Students Build Reactor Into Boogie Board

Friday, September 26, 2008

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Honolulu, HI - Budding chemists at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu have traded their labs for the Pacific Ocean, swimming out into the breakers with a chemical reactor built into a boogie-board. It seems the tropical sunshine and warm surf provide the perfect conditions for Robert Liu’s students as they study photochemical reactions. They’re [...]

Oneloa Beach (West Maui)

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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Kapalua West Maui, Hawaii Oneloa Beach is a beautiful little strip of sand located within the Kapalau Resort area. Don’t confuse it with the South Maui beach of the same name, which is better known as Big Beach. Oneloa Beach is usually quiet and uncrowded. This seems a bit strange considering [...]

Slaughter House Beach (Mokuleia Bay)

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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West Maui, Hawaii, beyond Kapalua on highway 30 just past the 32 mile marker. Slaughterhouse is a beautiful little sand beach that’s part of the Honolua Bay Marine Preserve. Be ready to walk down more than a 100 feet of staircase from road level to the beach. What you’ll find at the bottom is [...]

Surfing Puppies!

Thursday, September 4, 2008

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This is what happens when you have two teenage boys, a hotter than hell day, a pool, and two dogs. An inground pool will be required when we house hunt in Sarasota this spring. lol. Read the rest of the post here: Surfing Puppies!

Morning Cup of Links: Nazi TV

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

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In the 1930s, Nazis were already using the new medium of television for propaganda purposes. See the hour long documentary Television Under the Swastika. For a preview, see a short clip here. (via Metafilter) * The Disturbing Origins of 5 Common Nursery Rhymes. Even the most nonsensical are based on politics and gossip. [...]

Honey Bees

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

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Honey bees are hardworking, useful insects that pollinate nearly one-third of all the food we eat, and make our life sweeter with the honey they produce. In a single day, a single hive can pollinate four million flowers, and make up to ... Continue here: Honey Bees

Channel Surfing in Hawaii

Monday, July 28, 2008

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There are nine watery threads running between the Hawaiian Islands. These channels are some of the most revered, most discussed waterways in history–if you’re the sea-faring type. If you’re not, now you know what’s what, and where it is. ‘Au’au Channel–between Lana’i and Maui. It’s the most geographically protected and therefore [...]

Local Longboarder Tony Silvagni Advances To Finals At US Open Of …

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Sunday, July 20, 2008) - The GO211 LIVE featuring the Honda US Open of Surfing presented by O’Neill saw an increase in swell today hitting in the two-to-four foot (1 metre) range, as finalists for the ASP ... More here: Local Longboarder Tony Silvagni Advances To Finals At US Open [...]