By Jeff Somers Your chances of customer service success increase dramatically when you get a human being on the line. The automated options often aren’t flexible enough to cover your specific need, and they seem to be designed to stop all but the hardiest souls from actually reaching a customer service rep (CSR). And they are. Try a service like GetHuman. Type…
Read More Secret Ways to Reach an Actual Person in Customer ServiceJobs working on homes When Covid sent the world home to work, Americans looked around and came to a near-universal conclusion: Their living spaces needed help. Whether it was the lack of a dedicated office, stained or outdated carpets, or kitchens and baths in need of a remodel, working at home has spurred a national trend…
SideHusl researches, reviews and rates more than 450 online platforms that allow you to make money on the side. " class="entry-more-link">Read More Looking For Work? SideHusl researches, reviews and rates more than 450 online platforms that allow you to make money on the side.By Nashia Baker Research has backed the theory that people begin losing their sense of smell at the age of 55. However, scientists are now finding that it’s not an all-encompassing loss. According to a new study published in the journal Food Quality and Preference by University of Copenhagen researchers, people can still sense the smells of specific foods as…
Read More Your Sense of Smell Declines as You Age, But Scientists Say Identifying a Sweet Scent Is Always the EasiestEmma Taubenfeld Wednesdays can be frustrating, especially when you’re drowning in work with nothing exciting during the day to keep you motivated. But there are still ways to add a dose of happiness to your day, whether that be making your favorite lunch, reading up on the best memes, going outside for a walk, or even…
Read More 25 Hump Day Memes to Get You Through the WeekHere are some of my favorite winter pies (I love pie) Homemade Apple Pie Recipe With a Caramelized Filling and Flaky Pie Crust Southern pecan pie (I use Lyle’s Golden Syrup or King Syrup) Single-Serving Pear Cobbler Sweet Potato Pie Custard Pie Key Lime Pie Cherry Pie Blueberry Pie Lemon Meringue Pie Banana Cream Pie Chocolate…
Read More Today is National Pie DayBrooke Nelson Aside from hanging up if you hear this four-word phrase, there’s something else you can do to avoid becoming a victim and to keep up with your smartphone security and privacy. It’s important to note that scammers can create scam phone numbers by spoofing numbers from many area codes, not just the ones listed above.…
Scam Phone Numbers Guide" class="entry-more-link">Read More Scam Phone Numbers GuideIt may be its last as settled law. As the Supreme Court considers a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks, and whether to overturn Roe altogether, The Times examined how U.S. abortion law compares with other countries. While many rich democracies have earlier cutoffs for abortion, the U.S. is an outlier in another way…
Read More This weekend marked the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.By SJ Beard 19th January 2022 The Doomsday Clock depicts how close humanity is to armageddon – but where did it come from, how do you read its time, and what can we learn from it? Existential risk researcher SJ Beard explains. The time since 2020 – 100 seconds to midnight – has reflected the sheer…
Read More How to read the Doomsday Clock(the Washington Post catches up to the story) By Lateshia Beachum 1/19/22 After Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words in a speech commemorating the life of the civil rights icon, historians are saying the discomfort she caused is indicative of how muddled the late leader’s stances have become over the…
Read More Nikole Hannah-Jones surreptitiously quoted MLK to show how radical some would find him todayBy Brierley Horton, MS, RD Updated January 14, 2022 There are two types of inflammation, and their consequences are quite different. Acute inflammation is the kind that’s both safe and necessary (think: healing a cut from a wound). Chronic inflammation, on the other hand, is harmful and plays a role in the onset of serious diseases. Berries…
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