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Martin Luther King, Jr. - Letter From a Birmingham Jail

http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Letter_Birmingham_Jail.pdf

A beautfully written and emotionally moving letter MLK Jr wrote to the Atlantic Monthly to answer the White Moderates and Congress men over his support for civil disobedience through non-violent protesting.

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Why Pierre de Fermat is the patron saint of unfinished business

In 1637, French mathematician Pierre de Fermat jotted a cryptic conjecture in the margins of a textbook. On Fermat’s birthday Google celebrates Fermat’s Last Theorem, which managed to drive mathematicians bonkers for the next four centuries.

First World Problems

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In Syria they riot to be free from an oppressive, murderous regime.

In Greece they riot against nation-wide economic cutbacks.

In Vancouver they riot because their team lost a hockey game.

Killing Of Osama Bin Laden Shows Masterful Media Strategy Against Al Qaeda

Equally impressive as the military operation to kill Osama Bin Laden is the media strategy that accompanied it, which embraces a post-Twitter world where images can inspire millions to rage — and retaliation.

Before They Were Kings

Published by Vanity Fair in 2004


Living on talent and odd jobs in 60s New York, Gene Hackman. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Duvall knew what mattered: getting the break (and the girls). The stars talk to Richard Meryman about the friendship that kept them going.

45+ New jQuery Techniques For Good User Experience

Great list of jQuery scripts that can help you get your website development to Web2.0 standards fast, or take it further… From SmashingMagazine.com

Being a Kick-ass Employee

Whether you’re in an entry level position or you head up a department in a large company, there are certain concepts that should be applied in your working life. As well as increasing your value in the job market, practicing these ideas will enhance your worth to your current employer. You stand to earn more raises, bonuses, and ultimately promotions as you progress through your working life, because you’re constantly improving what you know and how you work. Follow these principles and you’ll find you often end up in more management type roles seeing your responsibilities increase, along with your paycheck.