As fun as art is, it really breaks the bank. Whether you deal in watercolors or oil pastels, the supplies you need – and especially the high-quality ones you want – are expensive enough to put a significant dent in your bank account. If you are looking to increase your art supply collection or you’re […]
Financial windfalls are double edged swords. One the one hand, you have a large sum of money. On the other, you can be placed into a situation you are not prepared to handle. Sales of real estate or businesses usually involve the conversion of an liquid asset into large amounts of ready cash – presenting […]
Google.org, the technology giant’s philanthropy program, just announced that it will be giving $2.35 million to organizations that are fighting racial injustice. Fighting injustice in their backyard Google will be making the large donation to three organizations in the San Francisco Bay area. The organizations include: the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, the Silicon […]
Netflix has recently made the news because of its open policies like its “unlimited” vacation. Reed Hastings, the company’s CEO, just got back from his six week vacation and says that he is an example for the company. However, many people are saying that the company should ditch its loose policies. Should it just be […]
McDonald’s has been known for their burger, fries and milkshakes for decades. However, in the most recent years the company has also become known for its sweepstakes games and “free days.” The company’s most recent sweepstakes will be one for the books and it is completely free to win, no purchase necessary. Are you a […]
People who live in Turkey are confused about daylight saving. Usually the country “falls back” like many others in the Eastern European time zone (EET) on the last Sunday of October. The country planned to change its clocks on Sunday, Oct. 25, but the Turkish government decided to postpone the changing of the clocks until […]
Individuals are often used to thinking of our universe and its stars as infinitely old. However, 2015 research from the European Space Agency’s Planck satellite suggests that our stars are likely 100 million years younger than scientists had previously assumed. To give some context, scientists believe the Big Bang happened 400 million years before the […]
Complaints about sexual harassment are made too often, but many women never file a lawsuit against their accused harasser. Anita Hill accused Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his confirmation hearings in 1991, but never filed a lawsuit. Paula Jones filed a lawsuit against President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment. Her lawsuit was dismissed […]
The odds of winning the Powerball grand prize are 1 in 175,223,510. You are more likely to be struck by lightning or attacked by a shark than win the lottery. Everyone who plays the lottery has a different reason for buying tickets. Some people play for fun. Others play because they think it is their […]
