Anslinger Being Tough?
Harry Anslinger was a United States government official who served as the first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He was a supporter of prohibition and the criminalization of drugs, and played a pivotal role in cannabis prohibition. [1]
Excerpt from the book:
Many people assume what we call the War on Drugs began in 1971 during the Nixon Administration. Some believe “the War” began during Prohibition due to the relentless efforts of a racist and moralist federal agent named Harry Anslinger. [2]
Continuing later in the book:
Anslinger was a bureaucratic empire-builder and he saw marijuana as the leverage needed to expand the size and power of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He railed against the use of reefer, weed, or pot by blacks, particularly black entertainers. Anslinger hated jazz with its free-wheeling lack of rigid structure and he equated it with what he viewed as black depravity. Black bandleader Cab Calloway had a 1933 hit song called Reefer Man featured in the movie International House. Anslinger must have been furious. [2]
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- Wikipedia, Harry Jacob Anslinger
- Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and The War on Drugs by Vince Wade – Page 20, 39
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- Retail Employees are Desperate for a Kind Word From the People They Serve – by Dr. Ross Reck
A friend was not feeling well, so I gave him a ride to Urgent Care. After a doctor diagnosed his illness, he sent two prescriptions to a nearby Walgreens to be filled, and they were to be ready by the time we got there. When we arrived, we decided to use the drive-thru which was moving very slowly. When we finally got to the window, the woman helping us checked with one of the pharmacists and told us it would be 15 more minutes before the prescriptions were ready. I could tell by the stricken look on her face that she was bracing for me to vent my frustration by being rude and mean to her. When I said, “No problem! I’m in no hurry. I’ll just park on the side of the store for 15 minutes while my friend and I visit and then I’ll come back.” Her response was a very relieved, “Oh, thank you and God bless you!” These people endure rude behavior all day long and it makes their lives miserable. We can make a huge difference in these people’s days simply by smiling and saying something kind and not taking our frustrations out on them. Those same kind words will make all the difference in your day as well.
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- What Happens When You Bring a Group of Friends Together? – by Dr. Ross Reck
Pixabay The answer is: you have fun! Something magical happens when you bring a group of friends or loved ones together—all kinds of positive energy get released, everyone has smiles on their faces and there’s always lots of laughter. On top of that, when the occasion is over, your burden seems lighter, you feel happier, and you have another fond memory to look back on. So, take the initiative. Make those phone calls, spiff up the house or back yard and bring a few friends together just to enjoy each other’s company. Yes, it takes a little work, but it puts a whole lot more fun into your life.
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Available from Amazoncom There’s only one way to become an outstanding success as a salesperson. It’s called repeat and referral sales. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling cars, real estate, insurance, pharmaceuticals, financial services or farm equipment. If you don’t focus your efforts on generating repeat and referral sales, you’re going nowhere as a salesperson. Furthermore, there’s only one way in which you can get your customers to provide you with continuing repeat and referral sales and that’s by turning them into long-term friends. Let me give you an example: Joe Girard was a car salesperson for Merolis Chevrolet in Detroit. For 12 straight years Joe was listed in The Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s best new car salesperson. During his final year of selling cars, Joe sold 1,425 new Chevrolet cars and trucks! That’s 1,425 new Chevrolet cars and trucks sold by a single salesperson during one calendar year! How did Joe do it? The answer is simple. 65% of his sales were to repeat customers and the other 35% were to customers who were referred to him by his repeat customers. So, the year that Joe Girard got into The Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1,425 cars, how many cars did he actually sell? The answer is NONE! His customers sold them for him. Why? Because Joe took the time to turn each of his customers into a long-term friend. As Joe put it, “I stand in front of my product as well as behind it.” In other words, before you could buy a car from Joe, you first had to buy Joe. He wouldn’t let you buy a car from him until he turned you into a friend. Then, after you bought a car from Joe and you experienced a problem either with the car or someone at the dealership, Joe went to bat for you and personally saw to it that the problem was resolved to your satisfaction. Joe also made it a point to stay in touch with his customers after they bought a car from him; he didn’t forget about them and he made sure they they knew it. Yes, Joe truly loved his customers and they loved him back by providing him with enough repeat and referral sales to make it possible for him to sell more than 13,000 cars in 12 years. As Joe said in his book, How to Sell Anything to Anybody, “All of my customers these days are people who ask for me by name. All of them.” You too can enjoy the same level of success as Joe Girard once you stop focusing on making sales and start focusing on turning your customers into long-term friends.
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100 Employee EngagementGuaranteed Revised Edition Introducing a New Management Mode Available from Amazoncom via our Affiliate Link ‘100% Employee Engagement–Guaranteed! Revised Edition: Introducing a New Management Model
Imagine a workplace where every employee is engaged with their work … where every employee shows up each day excited about giving every bit of energy, creativity and passion to performing their job. These employees don’t need to be motivated because they already are and they channel their motivation toward creating a competitive edge for their company that can’t be easily copied. They’re constantly making innovative changes to products, services and customer experiences while providing superior levels of customer service which results in loyal customers. This means higher levels of repeat and referral business which, in turn, translates into significant increases in market share. In addition, absenteeism and turnover rates for these fully engaged employees are far below industry averages because they absolutely love what they do. This book presents a new management model that guarantees an employee engagement level of 100%. If you implement this model in your organization, every one of your employees will become engaged with their work; all working at their full potential. Think of what it would mean to the success of your business or organization if you could get all of your employees engaged with their work.
- Veterans – Learn About Scams Before You Become a Victim
Find resources about fraud targeting Veterans, their families, and caregivers. Know the signs of a scam, get advice about what to do, and learn how to report scams and identity theft.
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Available from Amazoncom There’s only one way to become an outstanding success as a salesperson. It’s called repeat and referral sales. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling cars, real estate, insurance, pharmaceuticals, financial services or farm equipment. If you don’t focus your efforts on generating repeat and referral sales, you’re going nowhere as a salesperson. Furthermore, there’s only one way in which you can get your customers to provide you with continuing repeat and referral sales and that’s by turning them into long-term friends. Let me give you an example: Joe Girard was a car salesperson for Merolis Chevrolet in Detroit. For 12 straight years Joe was listed in The Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s best new car salesperson. During his final year of selling cars, Joe sold 1,425 new Chevrolet cars and trucks! That’s 1,425 new Chevrolet cars and trucks sold by a single salesperson during one calendar year! How did Joe do it? The answer is simple. 65% of his sales were to repeat customers and the other 35% were to customers who were referred to him by his repeat customers. So, the year that Joe Girard got into The Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1,425 cars, how many cars did he actually sell? The answer is NONE! His customers sold them for him. Why? Because Joe took the time to turn each of his customers into a long-term friend. As Joe put it, “I stand in front of my product as well as behind it.” In other words, before you could buy a car from Joe, you first had to buy Joe. He wouldn’t let you buy a car from him until he turned you into a friend. Then, after you bought a car from Joe and you experienced a problem either with the car or someone at the dealership, Joe went to bat for you and personally saw to it that the problem was resolved to your satisfaction. Joe also made it a point to stay in touch with his customers after they bought a car from him; he didn’t forget about them and he made sure they they knew it. Yes, Joe truly loved his customers and they loved him back by providing him with enough repeat and referral sales to make it possible for him to sell more than 13,000 cars in 12 years. As Joe said in his book, How to Sell Anything to Anybody, “All of my customers these days are people who ask for me by name. All of them.” You too can enjoy the same level of success as Joe Girard once you stop focusing on making sales and start focusing on turning your customers into long-term friends.
- When You Shine a Light on Others, It Always Reflects Back on You
I attended a social event where one of the guests was intent on bringing out the best in the people around him. Instead of bragging about his own deeds and accomplishments, he spent the evening encouraging the people around him to talk about theirs. Let me tell you, by the end of the evening, a fair number of people were lined up waiting to shake hands with this person and get his phone number. He put the interests of others ahead of his own and by doing so, actually called attention to himself but in a very positive and likeable way. The lesson here is when you shine a light on others, it always reflects back on you!
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Recommended Reading
Available from Amazoncom There’s only one way to become an outstanding success as a salesperson. It’s called repeat and referral sales. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling cars, real estate, insurance, pharmaceuticals, financial services or farm equipment. If you don’t focus your efforts on generating repeat and referral sales, you’re going nowhere as a salesperson. Furthermore, there’s only one way in which you can get your customers to provide you with continuing repeat and referral sales and that’s by turning them into long-term friends. Let me give you an example: Joe Girard was a car salesperson for Merolis Chevrolet in Detroit. For 12 straight years Joe was listed in The Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s best new car salesperson. During his final year of selling cars, Joe sold 1,425 new Chevrolet cars and trucks! That’s 1,425 new Chevrolet cars and trucks sold by a single salesperson during one calendar year! How did Joe do it? The answer is simple. 65% of his sales were to repeat customers and the other 35% were to customers who were referred to him by his repeat customers. So, the year that Joe Girard got into The Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1,425 cars, how many cars did he actually sell? The answer is NONE! His customers sold them for him. Why? Because Joe took the time to turn each of his customers into a long-term friend. As Joe put it, “I stand in front of my product as well as behind it.” In other words, before you could buy a car from Joe, you first had to buy Joe. He wouldn’t let you buy a car from him until he turned you into a friend. Then, after you bought a car from Joe and you experienced a problem either with the car or someone at the dealership, Joe went to bat for you and personally saw to it that the problem was resolved to your satisfaction. Joe also made it a point to stay in touch with his customers after they bought a car from him; he didn’t forget about them and he made sure they they knew it. Yes, Joe truly loved his customers and they loved him back by providing him with enough repeat and referral sales to make it possible for him to sell more than 13,000 cars in 12 years. As Joe said in his book, How to Sell Anything to Anybody, “All of my customers these days are people who ask for me by name. All of them.” You too can enjoy the same level of success as Joe Girard once you stop focusing on making sales and start focusing on turning your customers into long-term friends.
- An Easy Way to Brighten Your Day and the Days of Those Around You – by Dr. Ross Reck
When someone smiles at me, it makes me feel better and it puts a smile on my face as well. The same holds true when I smile at someone else. Research shows that there are many benefits associated with smiling. For example, people who smile feel better, look better to others, live longer, are happier, do better in life, have more fulfilling and longer lasting marriages and suffer less stress. In fact, a smile is so powerful that it’s the one thing that is used more often than sex in advertising. So, if you want to energize your life in a positive way, try this. Tomorrow morning, before you get out of bed, make the decision that you are going to smile at everyone you come into contact with including your spouse, partner, children, people your meet on the sidewalk, the checkout person at the grocery store, and even the person who cuts you off in traffic. Do this for just one week and take note of how much better it has made you feel and how much more positively those around start relating to you.
- People Remember You When You’re Kind – by Dr. Ross Reck
People are almost dying to be on the receiving end of kind acts. As a result, they tend to remember the people who performed them. For example, I always try to extend some form of kindness to people in retail positions because they have to put up with so much inconsiderate behavior from the people they serve. One day as I was checking out at a supermarket, I asked the checker how her day was going. She responded with, “Wow! Somebody asking me how my day is going; now there’s a switch!” We then proceeded to have a very pleasant conversation, and she was smiling when I left. A month later, I was back at that same supermarket, and the check-out lines were very long. As I was trying to decide which line to stand in, that same clerk tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Follow me. I’ll open my register for you.” As I was thanking her for doing so, she looked at me and said, “We always remember the kind ones!”
- The Road to Your Dreams is Dotted with Many Tempting Parking Spaces – by Dr. Ross Reck
The above statement was inspired by Will Rogers. It reminds us that we often start out pursuing our dreams with the notion that the pathway will be straight, level and not all that difficult. We soon find out that a lot of it is winding, uphill, much more difficult than we imagined. In addition, it’s dotted with very attractive parking spaces along the way that tempt us to settle for something less than what we set out for. These parking spaces represent our comfort zones, the easy way out, or living down to the expectations of others. When confronted with these temptations, it’s very easy to entertain thoughts like, “This is far more difficult that I imagined; maybe I set my goals a little too high.” What most people tend to forget at times like these is that any dream worth pursuing is going to have some tough stretches along the way. Furthermore, those tough stretches are where the necessary learning takes place that will ultimately enable us to achieve our dream. So, the next time you’re tempted to give up on your dream because the going is getting a little tough, remember that your success is just on the other side of that tough stretch. The lesson here is don’t give up on your dreams, instead, when the going gets tough, remember to keep on truckin’!
- Seawater for Flushing
Water Management’s Brilliant Idea
Pixabay “While many places in the world nowadays are still using fresh water for toilet flushing, Hong Kong is one of the few places extensively applying seawater for flushing since the late 1950s. The use of such a sustainable resource continues to play an important role in Hong Kong’s water management. About 320 million cubic metres per annum of seawater is supplied, conserving an equivalent amount of fresh water which is about 20% of total water supply. We will continue to extend the use of seawater for flushing to reduce fresh water demand.” – Hong Kong Water Supplies Department
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Available from Amazoncom There’s only one way to become an outstanding success as a salesperson. It’s called repeat and referral sales. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling cars, real estate, insurance, pharmaceuticals, financial services or farm equipment. If you don’t focus your efforts on generating repeat and referral sales, you’re going nowhere as a salesperson. Furthermore, there’s only one way in which you can get your customers to provide you with continuing repeat and referral sales and that’s by turning them into long-term friends. Let me give you an example: Joe Girard was a car salesperson for Merolis Chevrolet in Detroit. For 12 straight years Joe was listed in The Guinness Book of World Records for being the world’s best new car salesperson. During his final year of selling cars, Joe sold 1,425 new Chevrolet cars and trucks! That’s 1,425 new Chevrolet cars and trucks sold by a single salesperson during one calendar year! How did Joe do it? The answer is simple. 65% of his sales were to repeat customers and the other 35% were to customers who were referred to him by his repeat customers. So, the year that Joe Girard got into The Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1,425 cars, how many cars did he actually sell? The answer is NONE! His customers sold them for him. Why? Because Joe took the time to turn each of his customers into a long-term friend. As Joe put it, “I stand in front of my product as well as behind it.” In other words, before you could buy a car from Joe, you first had to buy Joe. He wouldn’t let you buy a car from him until he turned you into a friend. Then, after you bought a car from Joe and you experienced a problem either with the car or someone at the dealership, Joe went to bat for you and personally saw to it that the problem was resolved to your satisfaction. Joe also made it a point to stay in touch with his customers after they bought a car from him; he didn’t forget about them and he made sure they they knew it. Yes, Joe truly loved his customers and they loved him back by providing him with enough repeat and referral sales to make it possible for him to sell more than 13,000 cars in 12 years. As Joe said in his book, How to Sell Anything to Anybody, “All of my customers these days are people who ask for me by name. All of them.” You too can enjoy the same level of success as Joe Girard once you stop focusing on making sales and start focusing on turning your customers into long-term friends.
- Climate Information Finds a New Home
Pixabay Climate.us – NOAA Can’t Be Shutdown by Trump
“When the Trump administration shut down a government climate information website, former NOAA employees didn’t simply walk away. They launched Climate.us to continue providing the public with reliable climate science. Knowledge has a funny way of finding a path forward. Even when one door closes, dedicated public servants often build another.” – Boots on the Ground, July 5, 2026 – Lace Up & Learn
- There is no Magic Pill for Loneliness, But There is a Cure – by Dr. Ross Reck
Pixabay Loneliness is distress caused by a person’s lack of warm personal relationships with other people. Loneliness causes people to feel empty, alone, unwanted, left out, and that nobody cares about them. This lack of warm personal relationships can increase anxiety, risk of stroke, heart disease, dementia, and cognitive decline.. Unlike depression or anxiety, loneliness is not a mental health disorder which can be treated with medication—there is no pill for loneliness. Rather, loneliness is a state of mind, and it can only be treated by cultivating warm personal relationships. So, if you know someone who lives alone, especially if they are recently divorced or widowed, check in on them. Call them, visit them, take them to lunch or for a drive, and encourage your friends to do the same. While there is no magic pill for loneliness, this is how it’s cured!
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