The Beatles would probably be considered by most people as a serious contender for the greatest band of all time. With a long list of songs that became instant hits the moment they were released, the group rose to be the most famous and successful popular music band in the world, a status which has…
Book Review: The Brain That Changes Itself
Book review – The Brain That Changes Itself written by Dr. Norman Doidge. BLOG POST BY BARBARA CASEY (IAN’S MOM) When my son first acquired his brain injury, I was told that whatever state he was in at the 6-month mark was about the best we could expect for the rest of his life. You’d…
Education world connecting educators
Betsy DeVos, one of Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet appointments has narrowly been confirmed as the country’s next secretary of education. In fact, it doesn’t get much more “narrowly” than what happened during DeVos’ confirmation vote yesterday. After two Republican senators decided to listen to their constituents and break with their party to oppose DeVos,…
Education world connecting educators
Betsy DeVos, one of Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet appointments has narrowly been confirmed as the country’s next secretary of education. In fact, it doesn’t get much more “narrowly” than what happened during DeVos’ confirmation vote yesterday. After two Republican senators decided to listen to their constituents and break with their party to oppose DeVos,…
Ten Secrets For Keeping Your Guitar Strings Fresh
Welcome to BulkGuitarStrings.com’s article and video on professional guitar tips to always sound fresh when it comes to playing your guitar after restringing. Store sets of fresh strings in in a cool place to preserve their quality before you restring. Remember not to leave them on the dashboard of your tour bus as the heat…
A Degenerative Evolution
A Degenerative Evolution (terrorists’ recruits) by Richard F. Corrigan Serendipitously, as I was toiling through my middle and high school years, I kept an unofficial diary in the form of letters to and from friends. Now that I have come full circle and have spent all day teaching in middle school, I have drawn some…
10 Tips to Read More Books
A survey carried out 15 years ago showed that almost half of Americans didn’t read a single book in 12 months. Since then, reading rates have been falling. Sometimes this happens just because we don’t have enough time, but more often it’s just lack of motivation. So, before you turn to our foolproof tips for…
Home Recording Studio
When you want to produce music in your own home studio there are a few things you need to learn before you get started and I will tell you what they are so you can begin producing music right away. LEARN AND MASTER YOUR EXISTING EQUIPMENT The first thing you need to learn is your…
How to get More Legitimate Reviews on Amazon
Self-published authors are always looking for inexpensive ways to improve their book marketing efforts. If you are on a limited budget, then your number one priority should be to focus on obtaining reviews on Amazon. In addition to book sales, positive reviews can help boost your standing in the Amazon sales ranking system, especially in…
Why I Still Use Hard Copy Contact Books Instead of My Phone
Call me “old school”, even though I’m not really that old. Call me “dated”, even though I still use my phone and computer for just about everything. Call me whatever you want to make me feel weird about continuing to use a hard copy address book when we have everything we need on our phones….