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How Credible was the Statehood Referendum?
Я считаю, что совершенно неважно, кто и как будет в партии голосовать; но вот что чрезвычайно важно, это – кто и как будет считать голоса.The people who cast votes decide nothing. What matters is who counts the votes and how. –Joseph Stalin Some years ago I heard this interesting story by a Hawaiian man about — read more
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Hawaiian Kahuna
One of the most abused Hawaiian words and concepts is the word kahuna. Nowadays, the word is used in slang to mean an expert surfer, an influential person (“the big kahuna”), a shaman, and a large hamburger. However, none of these definitions are correct. However, The Hawaiian Dictionary as edited by Mary Kawena Pukui and — read more