March 14, 2010
Welcome to our second week for the TAM Book Club! This week’s selection is about President Abraham Lincoln and the difference between this man, who worked to save the constitution, versus Teddy Roosevelt, last week’s focus, whose work focused on its demise. Two very different men, two very different Republicans, with Lincoln serving as our [...]
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March 14, 2010
A post by Maynard
It was on the Ides of March (that’s March 15 for all you novices) in 44 BC that the Roman Senate dispatched Julius Caesar to his glory. Caesar’s gift to the body politic was to transition Rome from a Republic to an Empire, with himself elevated to the position of dictator. He [...]
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Would You Like a Diploma With Your Happy Meal? – UK giving ‘Work Skills’ credit for training at McDonald’s
March 12, 2010A post by Pat
Flipping the idea that a diploma was your ticket to a better job, the UK is giving kids GCSE-equivalent credit (roughly a U.S. High School course) for working at McDonald’s for two weeks. McDonald’s and other businesses will be awarding these certificates in “Work Skills” which will be recognized by one [...]