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Microsoft Japan Says Four-Day Work Week Boosted Productivity 40%
Via: Jasper2529 • Health, Science & Technology • 30 Comments • 4 Likes • 5 years ago • LOCKED
“Japan has been struggling to bring down some of the world’s longest working hours as it confronts a labor shortage and rapidly aging population.”
Dumpster Full of Books Outside Chicago High School Sparks Outcry
Via: Jasper2529 • Books • 4 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
“Hundreds of books, including titles like "The Great Gatsby" and "Hiroshima," were found in a dumpster outside of Senn High School on Chicago’s...”
A dumpster full of classic books seen outside a Chicago Public Schools high school this week has sparked an outcry on social media. A photo posted to an Andersonville Facebook group showed hundreds of books, including titles like "The Great Gatsby" and "Hiroshima," tossed in a dumpster outside...
'Tanks' a lot: Trump 4th of July celebration isn't first time armored vehicles have rumbled into Washington
Via: Jasper2529 • News & Politics • 104 Comments • 3 Likes • 5 years ago • LOCKED
“The U.S. tradition of military parades dates back to the Civil War era.”
Tanks rumbled down Pennsylvania Avenue for Dwight Eisenhower's inaugural parade in 1953. John F. Kennedy deployed them eight years later – as well as missiles. Even a 1939 visit by England's King George VI prompted a splashy display of armored hardware rolling through the nation's capital....
Fox News beats CNN, MSNBC combined in ratings, tops all of cable
Via: Jasper2529 • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
“Fox News Channel attracted more prime-time viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined last week, adding to its streak as the most-watched basic cable...”
Fox News Channel attracted more prime-time viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined last week, adding to its streak as the most-watched basic cable network. Fox News averaged 2.3 million viewers during the hours of 8-11 p.m. ET from June 10-16, while MSNBC finished second with an average of 1.5...
The Viral Sunburn Tattoo Trend Is Seriously Dangerous—Here’s Why
Via: Jasper2529 • Health, Science & Technology • 29 Comments • 3 Likes • 5 years ago
“Sure it looks like harmless summer fun.”
Sure it looks like harmless summer fun. But no matter how you spin it, sunburn tattoos are extremely dangerous and can put you at serious risk of skin cancer. "In order for the stencil, or tattoo, to be apparent, you would have to damage the surrounding tissue enough that it either tans...
I Didn’t Earn Slavery Reparations, and I Don’t Want Them
Via: Jasper2529 • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
“Why should I believe white Americans owe me anything? Character cannot be bought and will never allow itself to be diminished by bribery.”
My ancestor Silas Burgess came to America in chains. But even he was able to live the American Dream. My great-great-grandfather Silas Burgess came to America shackled in the belly of a slave ship. He was sold on an auction block in Charleston, S.C., to the Burgess Plantation. Orphaned by age...
SCHIFF WANTED OBAMA TO DECLASSIFY RUSSIA DOCS — IF TRUMP DOES IT, HE’S ‘UN-AMERICAN’
Via: Jasper2529 • News & Politics • 145 Comments • 6 Likes • 5 years ago • LOCKED
““President Obama can and must declassify as much as possible about Russia hacking our elections. Rest assured, Trump won’t,” Schiff’s 2016 tweet...”
Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s decision to declassify information related to the origins of the Russia probe was “un-American.” Just more than two years ago, however, Schiff called on then-President Barack Obama to declassify some of the very...
10 Types of Internet Trolls You'll Meet Online
Via: Jasper2529 • Health, Science & Technology • 97 Comments • 7 Likes • 5 years ago
“Haters gonna hate, trolls gonna troll”
An Internet troll is a member of an online social community who deliberately tries to disrupt, attack, offend or generally cause trouble within the community by posting certain comments, photos, videos, GIFs or some other form of online content. You can find trolls all over the Internet...