Presidents Day: Hail to the Chiefs

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Do you know the reason why Presidents Day is now celebrated on the third Monday in February?

Presidents Day was originally established in 1885 to commemorate the first US President, George Washington's birthday on February 22nd. In 1968 it was moved in conjunction with a Monday Holiday by President Lyndon Johnson to create more three-day weekends for working Americans. The act also combined Washington’s birthday with Abraham Lincoln’s February 12th birthday.

Johnson was a Democrat, who changed birthday celebrations of both Republican and Federalist Presidents.

Which is the oldest civilization, the Jews or the Chinese?

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The Jews have their archaeologically identifiable origins as a people group around 1100 BC. That is the time you begin to see a new people group producing distinguishable material culture and growing into the Israelite kingdoms which were established about 1000 BC. That said, their kingdom only lasted until 586 BC, with a short resurgence between the Greek and Roman empires from about 170-37 BCE. Further, they were destroyed and scattered in 140 AD after the end of the Bar Kokhba revolt, the last gasp of Jewish nationalist revolt in antiquity.

SERVICE SUPPORT

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Why do some organizations do better than others? It comes down to services following the sale and the social media support.

Sales services; Folks no longer buy products without doing research. They want to know everything and they don’t want to get that information from marketing materials. They need to hear from other customers, and the details of the product. Make a platform to get excited about products of services and to excite a purchase, offer possible upgrades and continue to attract incoming customers.

Latinos Politicos: Love, or Leave Them

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https://www.tedcruz.org/

Rafael Edward Cruz is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Texas. He is a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016,
Born: December 22, 1970 (age 45), Calgary, Canada
Nationality: American
Height: 5′ 8″
Spouse: Heidi Cruz (m. 2001)

https://marcorubio.com/

Marco Antonio Rubio is an American attorney and politician and junior United States Senator from Florida. Rubio previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
Born: May 28, 1971 (age 44), Miami, FL

GOP Debate Recap

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There was no love on stage last night. I was more like the Valentines Day Massacre among Republicans.
The candidates fought over everything, including immigration, national security and a Supreme Court appointment.

Trump bludgeoned in nastiest GOP debate yet http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/scalia-death-gop-debate-2016-2192…

The GOP's bitter South Carolina brawl @CNNPolitics http://cnn.it/1So8UEs

Debate takeaways: Civil court discussion gives way to fighting http://to.pbs.org/1WkUxz1 via @NewsHour

RIP Antonin Scalia

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The most conservative voice on The US Supreme Court has gone silent. Justice Antonin Scalia who was 79 and was considered to be a staunch conservative, died while on a hunting trip in Texas.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2016/02/supreme-court-justice-antoni…

Supreme Court Justice Scalia dies during hunting trip in Marfa http://www.kvia.com/news/breaking-surpreme-court-justice-scalia-dies-du…

The Year of The Monkey

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With a lifespan of over 2,000 years, the GuZheng is one of the most favored instruments in traditional Chinese folk music.

But the popularity of rock and pop music among young people has created the fear of losing this distinct and ancient sound. Chen Yirong is one of today’s most talented players. She has made it her mission to inspire a younger generation to listen to the classical sounds. She has incorporated popular sounds into her sessions and amplifies the sound for large audiences. This video was taken at a concert Ms Chen gave at Albany State University to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

The Guzheng is a traditional Chinese instrument dating from the Qin dynasty (c. 200). It is the ancestor of the Japanese Koto as well as several other zither-like instruments found across east Asia. A modern Guzheng typically has 21 strings over movable bridges. These are mounted on a large resonant half-tube box made of wu-tong wood, and the instrument is typically about 1.63m long. The strings are tuned by both moving the bridges and by adjusting tuning pegs.

V Day Ideastreams

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I live in The Big Apple with my loving wife, but miss my daughters an grand kids every day, including Valentines Day. If you're in NYC, here are a few venues and locations for you... consider Central Park, or NY Botanic Gardens. There, compare the beauty to a winter rose, or imagine a blossoming change of seasons.

Diversity Now

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Seek out senior executives to learn about the organizations they lead, and to network and build business relationships with these key leaders who have demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion.

In addition to creating a workplace inclusive of race, gender, and sexual orientation, many organizations are seeking value in something else, diversity of thought.

In some industries that are known for being insular, think law or high-tech companies, seeking out talent with different thinking and problem solving backgrounds in critical.

LOVE Love love <3

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1 Corinthians 13:1-13 * www.devotions.net/scripture/1corinthians13.1.htm

If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy ... Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in ... It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

All You Need Is Love - The Beatles {with lyrics} https://youtu.be/EKiqthx0GKw?list=RDEKiqthx0GKw via @YouTube

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