While the first Labor Day was created by striking, the idea of a special holiday for workers was easy for politicians to support. It was easy because proclaiming a holiday, likeMother’s Day, costs legislators nothing and benefits them by currying favor with voters.In 1887, Oregon, Colorado...
An online poll conducted by the University of Phoenix found that only 43% of Americans know the true meaning of Memorial Day. Get our free mobile app What does the red poppy signify on Memorial Day?28% thought Memorial Day was a day to honor all military veterans and didn't know the di...
The Lithuanian year is framed by the Christian holidays. The pinnacle of the year is Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus. Somewhat commercialized akin to the west, with Christmas shopping having augmented Christmas prayers for many, the holiday still has its deeper, traditional meaning. More...
though overall, less is produced. The European Union's working time directive imposes a 48 hourmaximumworking week that applies to every member state except the United Kingdom (which has an opt-out meaning that UK-based employees can work longer...
71 ___▲___ for new grads on work, love, family, friendship, and the meaning of life. Don’t Worry About72 ▲ Your Dreams. ◆ College grads are reminded to follow their passion. ◆ The 73 ▲ of us will not be taken on in an ideal job. ◆Just find a great job that can make...
and its dual legacy as a visionary event and cultural punchline. Building a Mystery: An Oral History of Lilith Fair,” co-published with Vanity Fair, is the real story of how Lilith came to be—and what it ended up meaning to a generation that had never seen anything like it before. ...
Another look from APC and Ye that we really think has been a long time coming. Straight coke-white winter gear. We love it. Turning the old, no white after labor day, rule on its head. A very clean and simple silhouette that will definitely be lusted over. ...
The current leaders labor under assumptions that markets primed for profit are the priorities, independent of patient needs or promising scientific leads, forgetting how their companies once flourished. It is time to refocus the research system on the true meaning of translational research鈥攖o ...
20.People, I’ve seen the finale of thousands of live, man,young, old, each one is so sure of their realness that their sensory experience constituted a unique individual, with purpose, meaning…so certain that they were more than a biological puppet. Well, the truth wills out, and every...
((And funny how these same folks never show up on Labor Day, a holiday I can only assume sprung fully formed from Ronald Reagan’s forehead. But I digress–more than usual, I mean.)) And so this brings me to this week’s ((Given my current posting schedule, I should p...