Moved from AL to IL today, but brought with me all the memories and the best support system I could've asked for. A big thank you to all who shaped me into the person I am today. Dr. Chiang hopes to make y'all proud ✌️ (at Auburn, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeND1oRsKqS0ht20dFgjhDXrlNoc0U3TXN9uOA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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I don't really follow basketball, but I can never deny the influence Kobe Bryant had on the sport and the people around him. I was actually heartbroken to hear what happened to him and his daughter and my heart goes out to his family and fans
Now seems like the best time to bring back this short animated film retelling Bryant's love for basketball. In honor of the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant, rest in peace.
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The National Mall has flooded with pink, as demonstrators descend on the nation’s capital Saturday for the Women’s March on Washington. Just one day after President Trump’s inauguration, marchers from across the country have gathered in the city to protest his agenda and support for women’s rights.
A three-hour rally is opening the event. The march proper is planned for the mid-afternoon, with a path that’s set to extend from a starting position near the U.S. Capitol to its endpoint near the Washington Monument.
The city’s metro system reported 275,000 rides as of 11 a.m. According to metro officials that’s eight times more than a normal Saturday. Reuters adds that the number is als “82,000 more than the 193,000 rides reported at the same point on Friday,” the day of Trump’s inauguration.
Photos: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images (2); Sarah McCammon/NPR; Becky Harlan/NPR; Polly Irungu/NPR (5)
Source: NPR
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..I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change - but in yours. I am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents; that idea whispered by slaves and abolitionists; that spirit sung by immigrants and homesteaders and those who marched for justice; that creed reaffirmed by those who planted flags from foreign battlefields to the surface of the moon; a creed at the core of every American whose story is not yet written: Yes We Can. Yes We Did. YES WE CAN.
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Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.
Wall Street Journal (via chasing-equilibrium)
