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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • April 12, 2021

10 Easy Tips for Creating a Summer-Ready Outdoor Space Just Like This

By: Katie Friedman Create Comfortable Hangout Zones Define With a Weather-Resistant Rug Pile on Pillows for Style and Comfort See slideshow HERE.

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 6, 2021

Voting Restriction Legislation

So far, more than 250 bills on voting restrictions have been introduced in state legislatures nationwide in 2021, according to data compiled by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

Anne Lamott

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  • April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

How to Prevent Foggy Eyeglasses While Wearing a Mask

by Peter Urban and Barbara Stepko, AARP, February 26, 2021 (still relevant, and will be for quite a while) DIY techniques An easy hack is to place a folded tissue between your mouth and t

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 6, 2021

7 Things You Never Clean (But Should!)

The dirtiest things in your house might surprise you by Jodi Helmer, AARP, March 22, 2021  When you start spring cleaning, don’t forget to clean these seven essential — and often-ignored —

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

You Got Your Shot(s). But How Long Will COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity Last?

The short answer: It’s hard to predict, but experts say it could be several years by Jennifer Rainey Marquez, AARP, March 30, 2021  So what is likely to happen? Other viruses provide so

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  • April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

Skimm’d from the Couch

On this season of “Skimm’d from the Couch,” meet the changemakers whose names you should know: Dara Treseder, Head of Global Marketing & Communications at Peloton Dr. Laura Forese, Chief

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

What is a Purple Sea Urchin (and why should you care)?

March 31, 20215:03 AM ET Lauren Sommer Purple sea urchins have exploded in recent years off California, covering the ocean floor in what divers describe as a “purple carpet.” And they devour ke

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 6, 2021

This Is How Often You Should Restart Your Phone

Aly Walansky and Isabel Roy Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 But just how often do we need to shut off our smartphones? As opposed to how often you need to shut down your computer, y

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

High-Fiber Super Foods

Fresh fruit Whole grain bread Vegetables Beans Nuts and seeds Read more HERE.

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  • April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

Equal Pay Day

from AAUW.com Equal Pay Day denotes how far into the new year women must work to be paid what men were paid the previous year. Started by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996, the go

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  • April 2, 2021

Cast Iron – A Great Way to Cook

I love my cast iron, both those pieces I bought and those that were passed down to me. One of the first things I learned to do was take care of my pans. I had to learn not to soak them in the sink,

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

Podcasts worth listening to in my opinion

Skimmed From the Couch How to be American Fleece & Thank You How Stuff Works Fresh Air Clever Girls Know Here to Slay Unladylike Stuff Mom Never Told You Side Hustle Pro Friends Like Us Her Mon

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 2, 2021

Places to Find Delicious Pie Recipes

In honor of Pi Day, here are some of my favorite pie recipes. Mixed Berry Pie Apple Cream Pie Key Lime Pie Buttermilk Pie Pecan Pie (I use Lyle’s Golden Syrup in place of corn syrup) French

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  • March 28, 2021March 28, 2021

KINTSUGI AND THE ART OF REPAIR

Andrea Mantovani   The 400+ year old Japanese art of kintsugi (golden repair) or kintsukuroi (golden joinery) is a pottery repair method that honors the artifact’s u

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Dance Theater of Harlem

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  • Stocks Erase Post-Midterm Elections Rally, Dragged Down by Tech
  • How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
  • DOJ Steps Up Leak Investigation on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

Samara Joy

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  • This week in science: mysterious X-rays, movement and learning, and memory formation
  • Even birds get jet lagged, study shows
  • When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help 'eat the problem'
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Sneak Peak

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RSS feed: The Progressive The Progressive

  • We Need More Mentor Teachers of Color
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  • On the House
  • Rejecting Trump’s Administrative War
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Jon Batiste

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  • In Kansas, Both Sides Twist the Facts in Accusations of Protecting Pedophiles
  • Talarico Ad Omits Details of Crystal Mason’s Illegal Voting Case
  • Explaining the Case of the Two Dan Sullivans on Alaska’s Ballot

Club Shay Shay

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Billy Porter and India.Irie

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RSS feed: Tradeoffs Tradeoffs

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  • Reimagining the Future of Health Research After Sweeping Cuts
  • Hidden Help: What Happened When Oregon Forced Hospitals to Boost Financial Aid?

Marcus D Wiley

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