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USA: Yahoo! News - Pre-9/11 Acts Led To Alerts. The Bushies are desperate for something, anything to scare the home front. “There is nothing right now that we’re hearing that is new,” said one senior law enforcement official who was briefed on the alert. “Why did we go to this level? … I still don’t know that.”

Hawai’i: Just in time for the election, the Honolulu City Council wants to reactivate an old law that gives low-income families priority for affordable housing. Since 1999, anyone could buy these homes. Low-income is classified as under $80,000.

Hawai’i: The Advo has a nice article on the 60th anniversary of the Pacific Air Force command at Hickam AFB.

Hawai’i: The Advertiser describes Mary Dillingham Frear Hall, a 140-person dorm that has been dormant since 1996. The dorm was closed because it needed repairs and UHM had plenty of room in other facilities. UHM officials say it will take at least two years to renovate this dorm. Meanwhile, 1100 UHM students remain on the dormitory waiting list for the fall term.

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• 15 July 2004: Oahu students get low priority for UH-Manoa housing

Tech: The first academic conference on spam was held this past weekend. The official web site is here.