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Scam Calls

In the latest from the FTC… Calls asking “Can you hear me now?” March 21, 2017 by Alesha Hernandez Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Your phone rings and the caller ID shows a number you don’t know. You answer it anyway and hear, “Can you hear me now?” It’s a pre-recorded robocall – even though it […]

Einstein’s Violin: The Hidden Connections between Scientific Breakthroughs and Art

Found on the Internet… and this is increasingly supported by research. Garreth DottinFollow  Data Scientist | Professional Doodler | Editor of Habits and Design | Co-Founder of GrooveOtter https://medium.com/personal-growth/einsteins-violin-the-hidden-connections-between-scientific-breakthroughs-and-art-f67a67ce8240#.b49cjrti3

What Do Unions DO?

What do Unions do for you? “A study in the American Sociological Review, using the broadest methodology, estimates that the decline of unions may account for one-third of the rise of inequality among men.” “Take construction workers. A full- time construction worker makes about $10,000 per year less now than in 1973, in today’s dollars… One reason is probably that […]

Four Things Every Musician Needs to Know

#1: Hobby vs. Service Hobby: Noncommercial. Start and stop whenever you want. You don’t have to work continuously to hone it, spend time and money advertising it, or carry equipment. However, when the time, place, duration, and high quality are all specified, that’s not a hobby any more – it’s a service, especially in a […]