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April 25 to May 1, 2005
How about also growing yerba mate
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April 4 to 10, 2005
Low-power FM (LPFM) radio, devised by the FCC to provide an alternative to corporate-centric radio, is now being dominated by Christian radio networks, effectively limiting the diversity of loca...
This was very popular this week - I think there's a pent-up need to avoid Starbucks! The delocator will show you
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alternatives to Starbucks...
Did you know that in 2000, EPA-banned GMO corn was found in Taco Bell tacos, which could produce anaphylactic shock? Here's more on how corporations are surreptitiously introducing GMO into th...
March 14 to 20, 2005
Towards tolerance - "Under armed guard, a woman broke with more than a thousand years of Islamic tradition to lead men and women in a prayer service yesterday in Manhattan"...
February 21 to 27, 2005
In a panel at a Web conference in 1995 I talked about the inevitable rise of instant stardom and its perils, once the Web got popular. Here are some of the latest subjects - a very funny online vide...
January 24 to 30, 2005
How about a wi-fi cafe combined with a print-on-demand bookstore? Now that so many book sales are online, how about putting the bookstore in the cafe instead of the cafe in the bookstore? A suitabl...
Or how about emulating the business model of San Francisco's Brainwash, a successful cafe-and-laundromat that also sells t-shirts and hosts
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musicians as well as comedy nights? They've got a We...
Why don't
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supermarkets sell reusable shopping bags at time of checkout? Here's how some towns in Australia managed to ban disposable plastic bags at supermarkets, saving 350,000 bags in th...
December 6 to 12, 2004
"Democrats on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee have asked Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell to answer for a host of voting irregularities they say occurred in Ohio Nov. 2."...
November 15 to 21, 2004
The latest developments regarding the potential move of the Leslie A. Hicks Power Plant near Aloha Tower. Perhaps a "grand" park is not warranted, but it would at least be nice to see a greener mix o...
November 8 to 14, 2004
Get your iBook painted - someone should do this
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October 25 to 31, 2004
Watch your
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TV stations from anywhere in the world...
"New report warns of pace of Arctic climate change": http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/
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October 11 to 17, 2004
On Columbus Day, history professors relate Columbus' cruel history: http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/10/12/
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October 4 to 10, 2004
A team of high school students create a hydrogen truck powered on nothing but sunlight and water: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/
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September 20 to 26, 2004
The popular Kaimuki neighborhood trolley service ends. There's nothing wrong with more bus lines, but now there's less character, no open-air transportation with wide views, and less fun for tourist...
Hawaii's special-effects industry has some heavy hitters. Kai Bovaird, who set up a
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shop, made effects for the Matrix. "There's definitely skilled people (in Hawaii) but you need serious an...
In response to online classifieds, newspapers are holding their own
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auctions...
September 13 to 19, 2004
Why are political polls "a sham"? First, they don't call people with cell phones: http://www.newsday.com/news/
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September 5 to 12, 2004
Levis closes its last American factories: http://www.mcall.com/business/
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August 30 to September 5, 2004
This week's 12 and 16-year-olds marked as terrorists and apprehended by the Secret Service: http://www.newsday.com/news/
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August 8 to 14, 2004
What to do about the War Memorial/Natatorium on Kaimana Beach, an unlabeled hazardous collapsing eyesore that's confused tourists and annoyed
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s for 25 years? The one that will cost untol...
Revitalize the Waterfront and Downtown http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2000/May/08/image2/
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August 2 to 8, 2004
Topic of the Week: Supporting
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Arts and Designs Hawaii is one of the toughest states for those involved in the arts to make a living. The word on the street is that Studio One, a popular galler...
1) Tax incentives for
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artists in particular areas to spur growth. Here's a model...
May 24 to 30, 2004
Curious
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s dig up Area 51 wireless perimeter sensors on public land and get busted by the FBI and Air Force agents...
May 17 to 23, 2004
Artificial muscle technology is coming along: http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/
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Seattle's new public library looks quirky outside but is astounding inside. May make you rethink the role of (public) architecture. And check out the great VR movies...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
In class a 15-year old art student draws Bush's head on a stick. The Secret Service visits the school: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/
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April 19 to 25, 2004
2) Support blending ethanol with gasoline, and support the growth of
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ethanol manufacturers. Which raw (waste) materials are cost-effective to import to Hawaii to produce ethanol? Does importin...
3) How about this for a cleanup-inducing pilot project? But use the voices of well-known
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s: Berlin's pilot program of talking trash cans that congratulate you when used have proven to be a hug...
April 12 to 18, 2004
A new firefighting chemical looks and acts just like water, but it doesn't get things wet: http://abc
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March 31, 2004
While the islands have seen a few distinctive architects that were compelled, nurtured, and influenced by Hawaii's natural environment - Dickey, Ossipoff, Morgan - the last 40 years has been witnes...
If
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architects aren't willing to follow that cue, at least here's a translucent concrete material that can make buildings appear light and airy instead:...
March 15 to 21, 2004
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Somebody market this, quick! A professor creates a small cheap noise cancellation unit that decreases computer fan noise. Although this technology is available in many headphones, nobody to date ha...
The swoosh of wind turbines makes
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s report ghosts. Again, noise cancellation technology may alleviate that...
March 8 to 14, 2004
These fake tattoo sleeves look pretty cool - would be great for Halloween, parties, or fitting in at the
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biker bar...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Cinergy becomes the first electric utility in the U.S. to offer high-speed Internet service via its power lines. The benefits of using such as service in Hawaii are obvious (reach rural areas, les...
February 23 to 29, 2004
10 million Pacific giant crabs are invading Norway's coast and destroying the
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ecology. "But Glenn, a 30-year-old car mechanic, replied: 'It's true the seabed now looks like the Sahara but the...
February 9 to 15, 2004
The SPAMmobile hits Hawaii for the first time: "It's like God has landed on the earth," a
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man said, shaking my hand, taking in the glory of the SPAMmobile. "I promised myself I wouldn't cry....
December 29 to January 4, 2004
Will a new high-tech fund in Hawaii work?
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VC Barry Weinman may not like it, but I think the state needs to provide a starter foundation for business before VCs can step in.
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VCs have neve...
December 22 to 28, 2003
Yet another victim of the Nigerian Email Scam. It's become or 4th or 5th largest industry there! This article has interesting details on how it's done these days, involving dozens of actors, props...
December 15 to 21, 2003
The anatomy of a Hawaiian high-tech news item This year, a UH-Manoa researcher working with international collaborators discovered a new unknown subatomic particle, called X(3872)...
Big news, huh? Here's how it got around...
December 1 to 7, 2003
Are you a "pack rat"? "Facing jail because his house is filled to the brim, a hoarder finds hope in a woman with a talent for organizing...
The woman who claimed to be trampled at Wal-Mart after Thanksgiving has been found to have filed 16 previous claims from various businesses: http://www.
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September 22, 2003
One
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columnist is wondering about his schools switching to Windows from Mac...
September 2, 2003
"Japan, China, Korea may develop Windows replacement" http://www.reuters.com/
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