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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • January 23, 2022

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Sign Up for Swing University’s Virtual Winter Term! Feb 1–Apr 22 All-Access Package Available Swing University offers engaging virtual classes for jazz fans, enthusiasts, and students of all ba

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  • January 23, 2022

Black Theology and the Future of Faith

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  • January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

This Is How Much Gas You Should Be Keeping in Your Tank

Erin Kayata Nothing is more annoying when you’re cruising on a road trip or commuting to work and realize something urgent: you need gas. Between the time it takes to fill up, the cost of the gas

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 23, 2022

5 Bad Health Habits and How to Break Them​

Usher out your old ways and welcome in some new, healthier routines by Michelle Crouch, AARP, January 7, 2022 Bad habit: Sitting too much (Sitting too much is the new smoking! – Kintsugi) Re

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  • January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Trivia Quiz: Black History

How much do you know about African American leaders and events? by Kenneth Terrell and AARP Staff, Updated June 17, 2021 Go HERE for the quiz. Black History Trivia Quiz (different questions) 25&n

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  • January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

The Boondocks – MLK Speech

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  • January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Haribo to give away 6 night Myrtle Beach vacation in 100 Years of Goldbears Sweepstake

The competition runs from December 1, 2021, through December 1, 2022, at 11:59 p.m., according to the competition website. In order to participate, you must be at least 25 years old and a

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  • January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation.

By Julie Zauzmer Weil, Adrian Blanco and Leo Dominguez 1/10/22 From the founding of the United States until long after the Civil War, hundreds of the elected leaders writin

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  • January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

Enjoy 5 Days of Free Admission to America’s National Parks in 2022

According to an NPS release, the annual free admission days “are designed to encourage discovery and visitation of the country’s variety of national parks. With at least one in e

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  • January 20, 2022

Biggest Social Security Changes for 2022

by John Waggoner, AARP, December 28, 2021  5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to monthly retirement checks and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks.  Medicare Par

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  • January 20, 2022

78 Riddles for Adults That Will Test Your Smarts

Hedy Phillips Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I? Go HERE for the answer, and more stumpers.

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  • January 20, 2022

31 Things to Get Rid of in January

old or expired makeup (toss most used makeup after 3 months) kitchen appliances you don’t use (ice cream makers, special waffle irons, cake pop makers, bread machines, etc.) fast food stuff (sauc

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  • January 20, 2022

Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit

I Fell in Love with Dried Beans So Much I Joined a Bean Club  By Stacey Ballis December 28, 2021 Canned beans are a great time-saver, but it can be difficult sometimes to get the rig

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  • January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

Want to help kids thrive? Focus on these 5 aspects of health

By Lois M. Collins@Loisco  Jan 4, 2022, 10:00pm MST While experts have known for years that children do best when they get plenty of sleep, a new study from BYU published in the jour

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  • January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

Neiman Marcus Cookies

Makes about 12-15 cookies. Ingredients ½ cup butter ½ cup sugar ½ cup plus 3 tbsp brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup and 2 tbsp flour ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 ¼

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