February 2022

They’re small changes that, in perspective, really upped my cooking game. By Margaret Eby I got a chance to get a taste of that culinary school life myself thanks to a hundred-hour Culinary Techniques program at the International Culinary Center. What I found in the six weeks I participated in the program—a kind of accelerated, compressed version of…

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Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University Mon, January 31, 2022, 8:00 AM Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse when there are delays and backlogs, making it especially hard to reach the Internal Revenue Service for assistance. The U.S. system is 10 times more expensive than tax systems in 36 other countries…

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By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter Jan. 30, 2022 Parents, activists, school board officials and lawmakers around the country are challenging books at a pace not seen in decades. The American Library Association said in a preliminary report that it received an “unprecedented” 330 reports of book challenges, each of which can include multiple books, last fall. Jack…

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Microsoft identified this as the main reason some devices aren’t achieving a ‘fully up-to-date’ state. By Matthew Humphries January 31, 2022 In a post on the Microsoft Tech Community website, via BleepingComputer, David Guyer, Program Manager for Windows Updates in Endpoint Manager, explains how a device running Windows needs two periods of time connected to the internet (and Windows Update) to successfully…

Read More Windows Requires a Minimum of 8 Hours Online to Update Successfully

Ingredients 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 1/2 pounds trimmed, skinless, bone-in chicken thighs Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 large onion, thinly sliced 3 large garlic cloves, minced One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes 2 canned chipotles in adobo, coarsely chopped 1 cup chicken broth 24 corn tortillas 2 ounces Cotija…

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Although the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally requires that employers pay workers a minimum wage of $7.25/hour (see 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)), the law permits employers of tipped employees to take a “tip credit,” only paying employees who customarily receive at least $30/month in tips from customers a cash wage as little as $2.13/hour,…

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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…

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Jobs 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…

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