Hawaiian Student

Posted by Virgil Burks

Most people don't think about Hawaii and think about college but you know, I've always done things a different way. I decided that instead of taking a year off after college and traveling around I would just go to college in paradise… If you ask me that's being really efficient! Anyway, I go to the University of Hawaii and it's really not any different than any other school. I mean, I do get to surf and watch sunsets like a lot of other students don't get to do but I take online classes with my Kahului high speed internet provider and have to sit in for a long tests indoors just like every other students. I'm actually thinking about staying in Hawaii when I'm done because I really love this place and I think it's good for the soul. I'm studying environmental law so there'll definitely be opportunities for me here if I choose to say. I'm not quite sure I'm ready to go back to the real world just yet you know?

Brought to you by your friends at University of Hawaii and Kahului high speed internet.

USPS 2011 Holiday Shipping Deadlines Announced

It's that time of year again!  Well, it feels like it has been for quite some time for me.  I started working in a popular craft store a year ago this December.  It's the first time I've ever worked in retail so imagine my shock when I saw that we had Christmas stock start showing up in the store in JULY.  I kid you not.  I typically enjoy this time of year but have been exposed to it for so long already this year, I'm feeling pretty over it already.  lol.  Regardless, I just thought I'd share with you the USPS 2011 Holiday shipping deadlines.  Please remember to buy handmade this holiday season!  =)

The Postal Service wants to make sure that you send all of your holiday mail in time for your family and friends to receive and enjoy for the holidays.  Therefore, in order to ensure timely delivery of your cards, letters or packages, please note the shipping deadlines for the following different types of mail:

DOMESTIC MAIL DEADLINES

Domestic Mail Class	Deadline
FIRST CLASS MAIL®	DEC. 20
PRIORITY MAIL®	DEC. 21
EXPRESS MAIL®	DEC. 22 (Check your local Post Office)
PARCEL POST®	DEC. 15

Following is a list of related holiday dates:

• First night of Hanukkah (Chanukah ) – Dec. 20th at Sunset
• Christmas Eve – Dec. 24th
• Christmas Day – Dec. 25th
• Kwanzaa – Dec. 26, 2011 – Jan. 1, 2012

OUTBOUND INTERNATIONAL MAIL  DEADLINES (SHIPPING TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY)

International Mail Addressed To:	Global Express Guaranteed®(GXG)4	Express Mail International®(EMS)5	Priority Mail International™(PMI)6	First-Class Mail International™
AFRICA	DEC. 20	DEC. 10	DEC. 2	DEC. 2
ASIA/PACIFIC RIM	DEC. 19	DEC. 15	DEC. 9	DEC. 9
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND	DEC. 19	DEC. 15	DEC. 9	DEC. 9
CANADA	DEC. 21	DEC. 16	DEC. 12	DEC. 9
CARIBBEAN	DEC. 20	DEC. 15	DEC. 12	DEC. 9
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA	DEC. 20	DEC. 10	DEC. 2	DEC. 2
MEXICO	DEC. 21	DEC. 15	DEC. 9	DEC. 9
EUROPE	DEC. 20	DEC. 15	DEC. 12	DEC. 9
MIDDLE EAST	DEC. 20	DEC. 15	DEC. 12	DEC. 9

PBS

This guest post from Doris Dillon

I am so glad that my kids enjoy watching PBS. It was included in our package of channels from Direct.TV. I remember watching PBS as a kid with my mom. We would spend hours watching Anne of Green Gables and I remember loving to snuggle up with my mom on the couch while we watched it. Now I can continue that tradition with my daughters. It is hard to believe that PBS still shows the same movies after so many years. It is hard to find wholesome shows and movies on television these days, so I am grateful that PBS has not lowered its standards. My husband told me the other day that he has never even heard of Anne of Green Gables. He is the oldest of four boys, so I am sure his mom could not have convinced any of those rowdy boys to cuddle up on the couch with her for a movie like that. That is one of the many reasons I am glad that I have daughters. Now iff only I could get my husband to watch it with us.

This post brought to you by your friends at http://www.direct.tv/

Wordless Wednesday: Signs of Fall

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