MacKenzie Cash
What's better and more exciting than a French kiss? American kiss and cash hug from MacKenzie Bezos. What would you do if you suddenly had more money than you need for the rest of your life? Share with those who are less fortunate.
COEXIST
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As many American students finish their school year, and especially in light of our national political pulse and recent news events, let's start learning how to live together.
For the first time in the history of #USA, white students no longer make up the majority of the public school population. American schoolchildren are a very diverse group and, but most of them attend predominantly white schools or in a minority population.
Big Burger Bash
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Today is National Hamburger Day and the lesser-known National Brisket Day. What's better than a burger with fries and a beer?
A survey from https://www.offers.com/blog/post/national-hamburger-day/ asked 1,200 consumers to find out their favorite spot to grab a burger.
Five Guys was the top pick with 28%, followed by In-N-Out and Wendy’s with 17% each, McDonald’s with 15% and 14% for Burger King.
Who Will Defend America?
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The land of the free and home of the brave ever since 1931, these words have been sung during the national anthem of the United States of America. It means that we claim to be the land of the free because men are free here to do whatever they wish. We are the home of the brave because we feel that Americans are courageous, as shown by the history of our pioneers who settled vast open lands.
On the back on the tomb of the unknown soldier at the National Cemetery, the inscription reads: 'Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God.'
Ted Talks
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Have you tried TED and the world of ideas? You may already be familiar with the TED Talk videos on TED.com.
Are you experienced with the six different audio podcasts?
These are growing rapidly and offer an easy way to listen when you're commuting, walking, working out or doing just about anything else. Here are six series:
Web Cookies
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Not Cookie Monster, the Muppet on the long-running children's television show Sesame Street and is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases, such as "Me want cookie!" and "Om nom nom nom".
Web cookies are small files which are stored on a user's computer. ... This allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some script which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to carry information from one visit to the website (or related site) to the next.
What Would Machiavelli Say?
Niccolò di Bernardo de Machiavelli was an Italian politician, a philosopher, humanist, and writer of the Renaissance period.
Machiavelli is best known as the father of modern political science. For many years he was a senior official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs.
Happy Birthday Walt
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This is your invitation to attend Walt Whitman’s Birthday Party. Whitman worked as a schoolteacher, printer, newspaper editor, journalist, carpenter, freelance writer, and civil servant, but he is best known as one of America’s poet of democracy.
Networking Time
Networking is when you decide to interact with a group of colleagues, peers or professionals to create relationships, contacts, connections, and possible opportunities for your professional career.
A new college graduate who I really and truly admire recently shared thoughts and some apprehension on their future job search.
My advice was to begin networking with a smile by asking individuals to get together for coffee or tea. Keep it short and sweet.
Dear XXX,
Attacking Journalism
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The history of press freedom goes back to the birth of mass media. As soon as the printing press was invented, officials created ways to censor it. In the American colonies, the defense of John Peter Zenger against libel charges in 1735 is often seen as the cornerstone of American press freedom.
The US Justice Department has apparently decided to test a legal case which unfortunately carries with it First Amendment implications, and may affect the future directions of a free press.