7 Tips for Women Traveling Solo
Research and plan your trip thoroughly before you go. Look for solo-friendly deals. Remain acutely aware of your surroundings. Pack light. Read all tips HERE.
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The Easiest Way to Fold a Fitted Sheet
Isabel Roy Take the long end of your sheet and flip the two corners inside out, placing your hands inside them at the points. The other half of your sheet will hang down, still right side out. Put your hands together so that the inside-out corners are touching. Pull the right elastic edge over your…
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The sovereign citizen movement is a loose grouping of primarily American litigants, activists, tax protesters, financial scheme promoters, and conspiracy theorists, who claim to be answerable only to their particular interpretations of the common law and to not be subject to any government statutes or proceedings unless they consent to them. The sovereign citizen movement is one of the main contemporary…
Read More Do You Know What the Sovereign Citizen Movement Is?A history of American thought on abortion: It’s not what you think
By Harry Bruinius Staff writer, Christian Science Monitor June 24, 2022 In a 6-3 majority ruling on Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision giving women the right to abortion. In anticipation of the ruling last week, the Monitor interviewed Geoffrey R. Stone, author of the legal history “Sex and the Constitution.”…
Read More A history of American thought on abortion: It’s not what you think4 Warning Signs of Melanoma That Are Easy to Miss
by Rachel Nania, AARP, Update June 22, 2022 The ‘ugly duckling’: People who have lots of moles are at increased risk for melanoma. Pay attention to the moles that stand out — those that are darker than the rest, have changed recently or are more oddly shaped. Where the sun doesn’t shine’: Melanoma can develop anywhere on the…
Read More 4 Warning Signs of Melanoma That Are Easy to MissBeyond the Founding Fathers: 12 Unsung Figures Who Helped Build America
BY OLIVIA B. WAXMAN JULY 1, 2022 4:19 PM EDT While Founding Fathers behind that document like John Adams, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson are household names, there were many men and women who played an important role in shaping America in its infancy who are not as well known, This is especially the case for women and minorities. Native Americans, furthermore, had their own…
Read More Beyond the Founding Fathers: 12 Unsung Figures Who Helped Build AmericaHomemade Chocolate Ice Cream for Adults
(Based on Black Pepper Ice Cream from The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz (I’ve used this for years. It always sells out first at the church ice cream social) Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole milk 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, coarsely cracked Pinch of salt 1 cup heavy cream 3 large egg yolks Warm the milk,…
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Expert conversations to catch up on from The Brookings Brief Inflation hits a 40-year high. New Consumer Price Index data show that inflation rose to a whopping 8.6% in May. On Twitter Spaces, David Wessel, Justin Wolfers, Jason Furman, and Wendy Edelberg discuss the latest numbers and what might come next. Prefer to read? This summary outlines five key points from the speakers. …
Read More Bits and PiecesWhy You Need to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication ASAP
Think of two-factor authentication as an extra lock on a door that guards your passwords. It takes an extra step to unlock the door, but it also makes it harder for the bad guys to sneak in. Read more HERE.
Read More Why You Need to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication ASAPHow to Crowdfund Your Book
Crowdfunding in publishing has received a lot of attention in recent months. Successful crowd-funder and author Chris Stollar shares his tips for realistic and practical tips to make crowdfunding work for you. CHRISTOPHER STOLLAR MAY 14, 2022 Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Patreon remain three of the most popular crowdfunding platforms for publishing. Each site has its own…
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