THE RAINBOW

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Remember that civil rights are human rights and vice versa. We must all practice tolerance towards everyone in the world.

Today, there are thousands of LGBTQ groups on college campuses on earth that celebrate #Pride.

SUMMERTIME

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My wife and I spent most of yesterday inside. The city’s air quality hasn’t been this bad in five decades.

NYC was the worst of any major city in the world. But while the Canadian wildfires behind this apocalyptic-feeling turn will eventually pass, these summer doldrums be only the beginning.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI-BMDnti4c

If the smoke-filled skies are any indication of climate change, please bring us back to the good old

LICHT LICKED

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He managed to survive 13 unlucky months, but Licht's out at Cable News Network. Now once again toppers replace another CEO.
 

The veteran TV guy who was  is out after just 13 months highlighted by controversy, low ratings and a magazine profile that appears to have hastened his exit.

D-DAY REDUX

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79 years ago, more than 150K troops from 8 Allied countries stormed the beaches of Normandy — the largest invasion force in history.

“The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.” -Gen. Dwight Eisenhower

June 6 marked the 79th anniversary of D-Day when the decisive battles of World War Two ended German domination of  Europe. High hopes and a great deal of worry existed over its outcome.

LOVE ALWAYS

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It is my practice to end notes, letters, and emails to my loved ones, Love always is away of pledging my everlasting adoration.

ALWAYS is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1925, long before my time.

SMOKE GETS IN OUR EYES

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SMOKE GETS IN OUR EYES The original 78 rpm single was issued on Victor 24454 - (When Your Heart’s On Fire) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Otto Harbach-Jerome Kern) by Gertrude Niesen, orchestra conducted by Ray Sinatra, recorded in NYC November 1, 1933   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Ctd5ZyeBQ

PEOPLE PLEASERS BURNOUT

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Harvard University researchers have discovered that people pleasers have a probability of burning out.

The price of being a people-pleaser can be steep — especially for your mental health. CNBC reports T three signs of concern.

KC’s SUNSHINE BAND

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Kent Cooper was an American journalist who achieved worldwide prominence as executive director of the Associated Press 

KC's band of journalists at The AP were laboring there for decades.

Kent Cooper was a man of many talents and could play 10 musical instruments. He wrote the operetta About That Girl which was produced in 1943.

RULES 规则 REGLAS

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1. Never shake a hand sitting down.
2. Protect who is behind you, and respect who is beside you.
3. Never insult the cooking when you are the guest. 
4. Never eat the last piece of something you didn't buy.
5. Never make the first offer in a negotiation.
6. Don't take credit for work you didn't do.
7. Take the blame, and give credit when due.
8. If you are not invited, don't ask to go.
9. Always aim for the head in a fight.
10. Don't beg for a relationship.
11. Dress well no matter what the occasion.
12. Always carry cash.