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Kath Lee
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Monday is the worst day of the week.
It's official: Monday is the "worst day of the week," according to Guinness World Records. If you work a typical 9 to 5, Mondays are probably your least favorite day of the week, especially after a weekend full of excitement. Sunday is a day of rest and relaxation for most people, and it can be difficult to return to work mode at the stroke of 9 a.m. the following Monday. For this reason, many people view Monday as the single most loathed day of the week.
People who live in New York develop distinctive habits.
These are the kinds of things that New Yorkers used to laugh at but now do on a regular basis. Everyone has an idea of what a New Yorker is like, what they do, and how they spend their days before they ever set foot in the city. Everyone knows that once they move to New York, they'll be exemp to the stereotypes about New Yorkers, such as shouting "I'm walkin' here" at rude drivers, dressing in all black (which is accurate), and jaywalking in front of moving traffic. However, as a person becomes familiar with the norms of the city, they alter their behavior. They internalize the culture's norms and values, even if they first found them annoying or bizarre, and become a reflection of the environment around them.
Before dentures were invented, the teeth of the dead were used as dentures.
Dentists in the 19th century, when tooth decay was rampant due to excessive sugar consumption, came up with an innovative, albeit icky, solution to meet the rising need for dentures: they employed what are now known as "Waterloo Teeth."
"He told me he was single and pursued me hard." A woman learns that the guy she had a memorable night with is married
Had a one night stand that was delicious fun and memorable enough that I decided to look the guy up in hopes of round 2. He is most definitely married with three kids. Not hooking up with military men ever again.
A New York City guide to the places where a face mask is still required
When riding in a cab or a ride-share vehicle in New York City, passengers are still required to wear masks. On Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that masks would no longer be required on New York's public transit systems, reversing one of the last coronavirus-related safety precautions in the state and bringing it in line with the rest of the country, which has also relaxed its masking and vaccination policies. In August, the CDC signaled a shift toward advising people on how to adapt to living with the infection by relaxing its instructions. The guidelines no longer advocate for isolation and isolation from society as a whole. C.D.C. epidemiologist Greta Massetti stated at a news conference last summer that the virus is "here to stay." People are now more protected from fatal diseases thanks to higher immunization and infection rates in the past, she noted. In February, the FDA issued new recommendations that reduced mandatory isolation periods and lifted the mask requirement for nearly 70 percent of the population.
A store's owner requires all workers to sign a contract waiving their right to meal and rest periods
Coffee and lunch breaks are not mandated by federal law. However, under federal law, when employers do provide breaks (often ranging between 5 and 20 minutes), those breaks are included as hours worked and factored into the calculation of overtime.
The store owner encourages staff to work barefoot
Put your shoes aside and get some work done. Even while working without shoes isn't commonplace just yet, it's become increasingly common during the warmer months and has gone well beyond the realms of street performers, yoga teachers, and authors. Some business owners, CEOs, and marketing directors work barefoot, as do some professors and librarians. So do some politicians, like British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who took off his shoes during the country's recent heat wave and caused considerable disquiet among the locals.
Workers were told, "Overtime is mandatory" and to stay at work unless otherwise instructed.
Each hour worked in excess of 40 in a given workweek is considered overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of the United States Department of Labor. New York follows the federal law that mandates overtime pay for all workers who are not excluded from it. Many New Yorkers, however, wonder if there is a cap on the number of overtime hours that can be worked lawfully. Whether or not your employer can require you to work overtime, and whether or not they can fire you if you refuse to do so, are two of the most frequently asked topics in this area. There are two simple answers to these questions: yes, they can legally ask you to work overtime, and yes, they can legally fire you if you refuse to do that work. While this is true, you should still take the time to familiarize yourself with the finer points of US Labor Laws in order to protect your rights and the rights of your employer.
In June 1964, motel manager pours muriatic acid in the swimming pool to get black swimmers out of the pool
In June 1964, James Brock dumped acid into the water at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Fla. He was trying to disrupt swimmers who were protesting the hotel's whites-only policy. Npr.
Meet Dorothy Counts, the first black student to attend an all-white school in the United States
Dorothy Counts, 15, is taunted and harassed by white students as she makes her way from Harding High School in Charlotte, North CarolinaWikimedia Commons. In September 1957, at the age of 15, Dorothy Counts made national news when she became the first black student to enroll in Charlotte's newly desegregated Harry Harding High School (North Carolina). The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional, occurred about three years prior to this. During the first week she spent at Harding, she was subjected to nonstop harassment and her teachers disregarded her. Students spat on her meal, threw erasers at her, and shattered the back glass of the vehicle that her family was driving. Those few pupils among her fellow students whom she had managed to befriend were swiftly targeted as well.
A woman has been blocked and legally banned by her own brother for a reason she has no control over.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is commonly considered a sociological problem because of its association with risk factors such as drug use, same-s** activity, and prostitution. However, public attitudes towards HIV are grounded in a philosophy of human responsibility, and the inability to prevent infection is typically seen as grounds for negative evaluations of those living with HIV.
The location of Times Square. Quite the conundrum
Time Square conjures images of a lively street scene for many New Yorkers and visitors, reaching for blocks north from the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway. Okay, but how many squares is that? I mean, where exactly does Times Square end? According to recent report of Corey Kilgannon, many people view it in terms of sensory limitations. Do the flashing billboards catch your eye? Can you make out the hot dog stands? Are you desperately trying to ward off furry-costumed people who are begging for money from you? If so, then you haven't left Times Square.
Your doppelgänger acts like you, too
Photographs of four unrelated lookalike pairs included in the study.Image credit: François Brunelle LiveScience. It's likely that there's another human being with your face somewhere in the world. A recent study reveals that you and an unrelated look-alike may share more in common than just your physical appearance. Facially similar persons are more likely to share genes and engage in comparable activities, according to a study of 32 unrelated doppelgänger pairs from around the world. However, the genes that are actively expressed and the microbial ecosystems in each person's body are distinct. These "virtual twins" never really met one other in person, but were brought together because of the efforts of Canadian artist and photographer François Brunelle, who began compiling images of people who looked strikingly similar to one another in 1999. Results were published online ahead of print in Cell Reports on August 23.
For centuries, religious leaders have preached the benefits of solitude for the soul
The conclusion of summer vacations means that some people probably didn't get away at all. Unlike the European Union, where at least 20 days of paid vacation are mandated by law, federal law in the United States does not mandate that businesses in the United States provide their employees with any paid time off. Only about a quarter of American workers receive them, and even then, few really utilize them. According to a 2019 Priceline study, over half of respondents admit to never using all of their vacation days, and over one-fifth said they feel bad about taking time from work. It is especially concerning that those in lower income categories in the United States are less likely to take a vacation this summer, given the high cost of both food and gasoline.
A new US data privacy measure promises to offer you greater control over your data and change how businesses handle it
In many ways, there are no laws in the U.S. that protect data privacy. Even though there are some protections for health and financial data, the United States, which is home to some of the biggest tech companies in the world, like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta (Facebook), does not have a federal law that protects data privacy in a comprehensive way. This means that U.S. citizens have less privacy protection for their data than people in other countries. But that could soon change.
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