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Year: 2022

  • Kintsugi
  • February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

National Veterans Memorial and Museum

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces. They overcame prejudice and segregation to become one of the most respected fighter groups i

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  • February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

The Chicken Recipe That Will Bring On A Marriage Proposal — Really!

By Randi Mazzella February 4, 2022 Engagement Roast Chicken Courtesy Ina Garten; adapted from Food Network) Ingredients 1 (4- to 5-pound) roasting chicken Kosher salt and freshly gro

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  • February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

5 Steps for Tracking Down Lost Money

Find hidden treasure in old 401(k) plans by Patricia Amend, AARP, February 9, 2022 How would you like to score your share of $1.35 trillion? As of May 2021, that’s how much money was in some

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  • February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

The Pros and Cons of Balance Transfer Credit Cards – Everything You Should Know About Using a Balance Transfer for Credit Card Debt

By Morgan Noll Updated December 01, 2021 Plastic is handy. But if you pay only the minimum balance on a credit card every month rather than the full balance, the consequences can be price

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  • February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Mobile Phone Companies to End 3G Service in 2022, Starting Feb. 22

Up to 10 million will need new devices as carriers look to reuse that part of the airwaves by Edward C. Baig, AARP, Updated February 3, 2022 Most every mobile service provider pitch you come a

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  • February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

I’ve Tried Dozens of Sunscreens—These Are the 10 Best for Dark Skin

By Adrienne Jordan January 20, 2022 Although sunscreen is an easy answer for some, a major challenge is finding sunscreen for dark complexions that won’t create the dreaded white tint.

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  • February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

What I’m Doing Differently in 2022

I wanted to change a few things I do, but resolutions just don’t get it for me, and probably not for you. After reading Atomic Habits by James Clear, I decided to make tiny changes that

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  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

11 Tips from Culinary School That Changed the Way I Cook

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 Culi

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  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?

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&nb

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  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S.

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

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  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Windows Requires a Minimum of 8 Hours Online to Update Successfully

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 Tec

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  • February 14, 2022February 22, 2022

Chicken Tinga Tacos (from Food and Wine)

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

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  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Go Out to Eat? Know the Facts

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 t

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  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Secret Ways to Reach an Actual Person in Customer Service

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 cov

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  • February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Looking For Work? SideHusl researches, reviews and rates more than 450 online platforms that allow you to make money on the side. 

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

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NY Times

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NPR

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  • Oldest evidence of human fire-making unearthed in Britain
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