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Kim Steutermann RogersTuesday, August 10, 2010
When you live in Hawaii, there are certain items essential to life in Hawaii and no where else. (Those cheap, plastic, uni-sex flip-flops, for example, that sell for $2.99 at Long's and which we wear to hike, run, walk the dog, attend a luau, go to church and shop, among a million other every day and special events.)
On the flip side, when you live in Hawaii, there are certain items necessary to life elsewhere and absolutely meaningless in Hawaii. (Case in point: long johns.)
Whenever you go on vacation--to Hawaii or elsewhere--there is always something that gets forgotten. Isn't this true? I am currently in Squaw Valley, California, attending a writing conference (which explains why I am not blogging much this week). And, of course, I forgot a few essential items.
This is what I forgot on my trip to Squaw Valley, California:
-Lotion: The air is dry here.
-Closed-toe shoes: The air is chilly here. My toes are constantly cold.
-Comfortable walking shoes that don't leave blisters: My feet are pampered. After wearing slippahs (flip-flops) for 10 years, my feet have lost their callouses on the tops of my baby toes, across the top of the base of my big toe, below the ankle across the top of my foot and at the back of my heel. They are not used to being stuffed in shoes that wrap around my entire foot.
-Pareo: My bath robe.


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Distribution of days away from work due to workplace injuries and illnesses, 2004
December 20, 2005
Median days away from work was 7 days for all cases of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses on the job in 2004, down from 8 days in 2003.
About one in seven of all days away from work cases in 2004 involved just one day away from work. One-fourth of all cases resulted in 31 days or more away from work.
The median days away from work for goods-producing industries was 9 days, led by 12 days for the natural resources and mining industry sector. The median number of days away from work for service-providing industries was 7.
Median days away from work is a key measure of the severity of the injury or illness. This measure of severity designates the point at which half the cases involved more days and half involved fewer days.
These data are from the BLS Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. Additional information is available from "Lost-Worktime Injuries and Illnesses: Characteristics and Resulting Time Away From Work, 2004" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 05-2312.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Distribution of days away from work due to workplace injuries and illnesses, 2004 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2005/dec/wk3/art02.htm (visited March 02, 2015).
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I am going to take this opportunity to embarrass my friend Jakeb Stunz.
About 6 years ago, some good friends of ours asked me if I would be willing to give their son guitar lessons. I guess he was probably 10 at the time, but I'm really bad with judging how much time has passed. I agreed, thinking that he would probably quit after a few months (like many students do). Well, not only did he not quit, but he managed to be one of the most committed students I have ever taught.
Whenever I gave him something to work on, he came back the next week having practiced the crap out of it. I have gotten pretty good at telling when a student is faking it through a lesson, and I never got that from him (maybe he just got really good at faking it). If he didn't practice, he told me so and I didn't have to waste our lesson time looking at him practice. I watched Jakeb become a talented, confident guitar player over the next several years, and there's only so much credit that I can take.
Anyway, the Stunz family moved to Singapore in June 2009. It's a great adventure for them, but it really stinks for those of us who call them friends. They came back to town last week for Spring Break, and Jakeb was able to play with the church band again. It was good to see them again, and I was glad to have the opportunity to play with one of my favorite students.


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We could all breathe a sigh of relief because Omarion has gotten a new record deal. However, that's not the only major change in the former B2K member's life as he has adopted a new nickname to mark this major event in his life.
To commemorate signing to Rick Ross' Maybach Music label, Omarion has picked the nickname Maybach O. He is currently planning to release his first single from the label, 'Let's Talk', which features Ross and will appear on his new EP.
When asked about why he signed Maybach O to his label, Ross stated the following:
"I ran into the homie, we had a few conversations and I flew him down to Miami and he played me a dozen records," he said. "I was amazed by the music he put together. We had a few conversations and we made a situation happen."
"He's a phenomenal entertainer. His dancing is incredible. He's an actor, he's a writer. I thought it would be a great move for both of us. I've been looking to enter the R&B arena, I felt he was the best artist to kick the doors open."
So, Maybach O signed with Ross to be used a test subject as the label experiments with R&B? I guess beggars can't be choosers so let's just be happy that Maybach O finally has a roof over his head and a new group of friends.
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