read the article HERE Using cash is more of a mind trick to stop over-spending Some small merchants charge fees for using credit cards Tip for any services rendered using cash You’ll never overdraft with your bank by using cash instead of a debit card You spend less money when you use cash
Read More When It’s Better to Pay With CashHere’s what to say, because showing your compassion is invaluable. By Emily Popp April 22, 2021 When a loved one experiences loss, we instinctively want to reach out and comfort them. But expressing sympathy through a letter or a gift can leave you feeling uncertain. Is your sincerity coming across? Did you wait too long, or perhaps not long enough, before reaching…
Read More The Six Etiquette Rules to Remember When Sending Your CondolencesBy CHRISTOPHER ARNOTT HARTFORD COURANT |JUL 01, 2021 AT 2:55 PM Connecticut’s ban on single-use plastic bags took effect on July 1, and this time, those flimsy receptacles are gone for good. If you forget to bring your own bags to the store, there’s no stack of plastic single-use ones you can get for a dime each. The pesky…
Read More Single-use plastic bags are gone for good in Connecticut. If you forget to bring your own bag to the store, there won’t be any single-use ones availableUrsula Burns, former CEO, Xerox: “I struggled…with this idea that we run a mechanical structure, that people are just a cog in the wheel.” Listen HERE. Ursula Burns is one of the most notable business leaders in America. She ran Xerox from 2009 to 2016, and when she took the top job, she also became the…
Read More Ursula Burns on Modern Leadership“In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was…
Read More Summer of Soul (1969) documentaryBy Gillian Brockell June 30, 2021 at 2:34 p.m. EDT Read HERE. Despite being impeached twice, former president Donald Trump is not the worst president in U.S. history, according to 142 presidential historians surveyed by C-SPAN, the results of which were released Wednesday. But the survey doesn’t give Trump much to brag about either. He ranked lower than William Henry…
Read More Historians just ranked the presidents. Trump wasn’t last.Efforts to teach the histories are gaining momentum even as some states try to limit how racism is discussed in schools. By Mike Ives June 29, 2021 The Elaine massacre of 1919 is believed to be the deadliest episode of racial violence in Arkansas history. But when the historian Brian Mitchell began researching it a few years…
Read More Beyond Tulsa, Overlooked Race Massacres Draw New FocusAnnie Reneau 06.30.21 This morning, the Texas Public Policy Foundation shared—then deleted—a graphic with a list of terms they claim are indicative of critical race theory (CRT) being taught in children’s classrooms. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s stated mission is “to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation,” so…
Read More Texas policy group shares—then deletes—ridiculous list of critical race theory ‘buzzwords’Ben Lovejoy – Jun. 29th 2021 4:11 am PT A second massive LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes the data of 700M users, which is more than 92% of the total 756M users. The database is for sale on the dark web, with records including phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation data, and inferred salaries. The hacker who obtained the data has posted…
Read More LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes data of 92% of users, including inferred salariesRead ways to prevent heat-related deaths HERE. Check the back seat of your car every time you get out, especially if you have children. To protect my dog, I do the following: Leave her at home when I run errands. It’s too hot for her to wait in the car. Always have a bowl of cool…
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