Author: Prof Patty

from Rice University News and Media Relations, Office of Public Affairs Ruth López Turley, a prolific education researcher, professor of sociology and director of Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), has been selected as the next director of the university’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research after current director Bill Fulton steps down June 30, 2022. Turley, who currently…

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Deborah Pike Olsen, AARP, Updated September 10, 2021 A quick comparison of telltale signs There are no hard-and-fast rules about COVID-19 symptoms because the coronavirus tends to affect people differently. Here’s what experts know now: A sudden loss of smell or taste may be the first sign of COVID-19. This symptom seems to occur later and…

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BY CHIARA EISNER UPDATED NOVEMBER 20, 2021 6:21 PM NEW FIRING SQUAD ORDERS SHOW WHAT AGENCY IS HIDING South Carolina is the only state in the country whose primary — and only — method of execution is the electric chair, a device that has led to dozens of botched killings nationwide. All other states that…

Read More Here’s what SC doesn’t want the public to know about firing squads and executions

By Ed Kilgore FEB. 25, 2021 Daily Kos Elections has come up with a chart displaying the percentage of the population represented by senators from each party since 1990, along with the percentage of Senate votes each party captured (displayed in three-cycle averages, since only one-third of the Senate is up for reelection every two years): Republican senators haven’t…

Read More Republican Senators Haven’t Represented a Majority of Voters Since 1996

Baked, smothered turkey wings with gravy and cornbread dressing Roasted sweet potatoes Golden and red beets Beet and/or collard greens Cranberry sauce Yeast rolls or cornbread Some kind of desert Recipes to follow. This is a menu with limited leftovers, for people who don’t want to put on the holiday 10. If you don’t eat…

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big apple crumb cake SERVINGS: 12 TO 16  TIME: 30 MINUTES PREP, 1 HOUR BAKING  SOURCE: SMITTEN KITCHEN Cakes with fresh chunks of fruit taste good on the first day and fantastic on the second day, when everything has a chance to settle. In this case, the topping adheres better on the second day. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t…

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Sarah K. Burris and Raw Story October 25, 2021 A slate of Republican members of Congress is being outed by those who attended planning meetings for the protest that resulted in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to a new report in Rolling Stone. Two sources, according to their story, revealed that Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ),…

Read More Pro-Trump activists reveal Republican elected officials who participated in planning of Jan. 6 rallies: report

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Join the movement and…

Read More The Countdown to the World’s Biggest Day of Generosity is On – November 30, 2021

Dear Supporters,       The holidays are fast approaching…and we are in need of holiday food for our families! Canned Hams/Canned Meat                                             Cranberry Sauce/Canned Fruit/Oranges/Apples                       …

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My shrimp and grits isn’t so much a recipe as it is a way of cooking something delicious. Start the grits. I like to use stone-ground or old-fashioned grits. I use 1 cup of liquid for every 1/4 cup of dry grits. I also substitute half of the water with whole milk and add 1/2…

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By Danielle Cohen Earlier this month, Dave Chappelle greeted a cheering crowd at the Hollywood Bowl, chuckling, “If this is what being canceled is about, I love it.” He was referring to the reaction to his newest comedy special, The Closer, which recently dropped on Netflix and has been skewered for its transphobic and homophobic humor. Read…

Read More All the Fallout From Dave Chappelle’s Controversial New Special

Donald Trump’s favorite propaganda network peddles dangerous conspiracy theories and COVID misinformation, LGBTQ hate, election lies, and white supremacy. Fox News, right? Actually, it’s One America News Network — which is so far-right that it makes Fox News look like Bernie Sanders — and the largest telecommunications company in the world has been behind it. …

Read More How this Big Telecom company built Trump’s favorite propaganda network