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Duke Kahanamoku is the father of modern surfing. “The Big Kahuna” won multiple Olympic medals and spread the Aloha Spirit throughout the world.
Kahanamoku has several nicknames. “The Duke,” was also the “Dook.” He was a quiet and peaceful man, always ready to help others. He introduced surfing Australia, and helped get surfboards into lifesaving.
Duke Kahanamoku lived 77 years to the fullest. His spiritual legacy is well alive, but his quotes, thoughts, and reflections also add up to the future of swimming, surfing and sports in general … More
Since 2008, the Justice Department has been using license plate scanners to track millions of cars in real-time around the U.S. as part of a massive domestic intelligence-gathering program that’s largely been kept secret. It’s like PRISM for cars and we have no idea how big it is.
The program, run by the Drug Enforcement Administration, was originally developed as a way to monitor vehicles used for drug trafficking, but the database is now employed by both federal and local authorities to track people accused of … More