Page 2 July 5, 2012 Hawthorne Happenings A Student’s Perspective News for the City of Good Neighbors Society’s Addiction to Busy and Ignorance of Rest From City Clerk Norb Huber Breakfast. The grand opening By Glen Abalayan, Torrance High School Student of truck drivers experiencing near misses Independence Day of the Hawthorne Museum will Society has bred a generation of workahol- is small compared to train operators, with All of the fireworks going off be held at 9 a.m. This will be ics. It has changed people’s attitudes about 18 percent, and airline pilots, who are at on the Fourth is a pain to a lot followed by a classic car show, work and rest. Today, people are working most risk with a stunning 20 percent. of people, and a ton of fun for free concert featuring the Sur- too hard and resting too little. For 200 years, Along with people not getting enough others. The Independence Day fin’ Safari band and other local society and personal lifestyles have changed sleep, another reason for society’s lack of holiday brings with it many favorites. While this is all going man’s definition of the word rest and skewered sleep is how people spend their time away feelings. For some reason, I on, there will be plenty of food it from a refuge from daily life into an activ- from work. Ever since the introductions of like being patriotic. I love what vendors and games for the kids ity that is looked down upon. With society’s the television, individuals have spent their our American flag stands for. I and adults. It looks like a great rapid pace, changing attitudes and transition time away from work staying up later and love to hang my big stars and “fun filled day for the family”. into an interconnected global system, can giving up sleep to watch television. As stripes out in front of my house. I love to Not Too Late to be a Good Neighbors people still get the rest they need? the main source of entertainment changes tell everyone that I am proud to be a red, Day Sponsor Unfortunately in a number of developed from television to computers, individuals white and true blue, full-fledged Ameri- If you are a business or individual countries, the answer is most likely to be no. are more likely to stay up late because of can. I like to support our troops. I love to who wishes to place an advertisement in Society has an addiction to staying busy--busy the unlimited source of information and en- sing the national anthem at every sporting Hawthorne’s 90th Anniversary Commemo- doing work, busy worrying about work, or tertainment the Internet provides. Although event. I may be a little old fashioned, but rative Book, please contact myself or Tom even busy when there isn’t any work. With activities such as watching television or I need to believe that our nation founded Quintana ASAP. We are finalizing the book the introduction of the computer, Starbucks using the computer may be considered as on spiritual principles will continue to be and would love to include as many of our and the disposable coffee cup, people are a way to unwind, they do not provide the the land of the free and the country where Hawthorne businesses in it as possible. further disregarding a proper night’s rest and body with any way of recovering from the the motto, “in God we Trust” still is true. Tom’s phone number is 310-249-2906. replacing it with more activities to keep them rigors of everyday life and only gives the Happy Birthday America! God Bless! Oldest Business in Hawthorne? away from the bed and into the workplace. user headaches after prolonged use. By Movies in the Park Well, I got quite a response last week The key cause of society’s ignorance for rest failing to take advantage of the time given This Saturday, July 7, from 6 p.m. to from my question. The Hawthorne Press is because people tend to not get enough sleep. to rest and instead using it to interfere with 10 p.m. the Holly Park Homeowners As- Tribune newspaper chimed in with proof Unfortunately, today’s generation thinks sleep- one’s sleep cycle, the individual is putting sociation will be hosting its second annual of incorporation as the Hawthorne/ ing causes them to miss out on opportunity. their life at risk for the health problems Movies in the Park event which will be Lennox Advertiser in 1926. However, But developing a habit of sleep deprivation listed earlier. held at Holly Park. It’s an event for the the oldest, family owned, business is a risk to one’s health and the safety of While society’s rapid rate continues to family. Food, fun activities and of course that has remained in the same location those around them. increase, more companies are exploiting a full featured movie will be shown on since 1927 is the Hawthorne Nursery Not giving your body the rest it deserves tired workers and creating an entire industry the big screen. on El Segundo Boulevard. It has been can greatly put you at a higher risk of heart dedicated to keeping people awake. Instead Hawthorne to Celebrate 90th Birthday in the Nakai family for the past three conditions. According to the studies conducted of listening to their bodies and giving it a Circle Saturday, July 21 on your calendar. generations. by the University of Warwick, an individual rest, people look for high caffeine beverages It’s going to be a big day in Hawthorne. Contact info: email: norbhuber@gmail. who sleeps less than six hours a night has a to temporarily mask their bodies’ yearns. The 2nd Annual Good Neighbors Day com or 310-292-6714. 15 percent higher risk of developing or dy- This is where coffee chains like Starbucks will be held at the civic center, in front Upcoming Events in Hawthorne ing from a stroke and a terrifying 48 percent and Coffee Bean succeed. Companies such as of City Hall. This year we will be have a Sat. July 7 – Movies in the Park – Holly greater chance of developing or dying from the world famous Starbucks have mastered 90th Birthday party for our city. The full Park 6 to 10 p.m. a heart attack. Sleep deprivation also affects the science of marketing and transformed day of activities will kick off at 7:30 a.m. Sat. July 21 – 90th Birthday of Haw- one’s appearance and behavior as a lack of the coffeehouse from a simple beverage with the Kiwanis Club’s annual Pancake thorne/Good Neighbors Day • sleep can translate into an increase in weight, store to the social watering hole. a short temper and a decrease in attention As society continues to grow, humanity span and life expectancy. should be more responsible in listening to Sleep deprivation can also endanger their bodies. Contrary to what others may the safety of those around you. A study say, rest should be as, if not more, important conducted by the British Medical Journal than what happens during the daily grind. during 2000 announced that individuals In the issue about society’s sacrifice of rest who stayed awake for more than 17 hours for opportunity, the dangers outweigh the possessed the behaviors and blood type of benefits. Although people claim that giving a drunkard. Their research involved sleep- up sleep is the key to success, it is also a deprived drivers taking various tests and path to a shorter life. When given the op- compared it to results from an individual portunity to get enough rest, people should with a blood alcohol level of 0.5 percent. take advantage of such an opening instead After the experiment, they concluded that of wasting it doing senseless activities. The the sleep-deprived driver actually performed Dalai Lama famously said that man “lives worse than the intoxicated driver. The test’s as if he is never going to die, and then dies result is an accurate reproduction of real life having never truly lived.” In the world’s rush as the National Sleep Foundation reported toward an everlasting workday, people should in a 2012 survey that 14 percent of truck take responsibility of their bodies and not drivers said they encountered a near miss ignore its needs in exchange for the mirage because of their lack of sleep. 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Look For Metro At CalCon Expo August 2 Contractors, construction professionals and suppliers can learn about $150 billion in public works projects underway by attending the upcoming California Construction Expo (CalCon) at the Pasadena Convention Center. The government sector is in need of qualified firms to support construction programs. Learn more atcalconexpo.com. Measure R Projects Moving Forward Metro continues to make progress on more than 70 transportation improvement projects funded by voter-approved Measure R. Included in those projects are 48 for highway and traªc reduction, 16 for rail and rapid transit and nine for public transit. Follow their progress atmetro.net/measurer. Get Through Tra;c Faster With ExpressLanes Starting this fall, Metro ExpressLanes can help you get through traªc faster on the I-110 Freeway. 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