By Maureen Lee Lenker August 30, 2022 at 03:00 PM EDT
Summer 2022 brought a veritable smorgasbord of scintillating romance choices, from unique historicals to engrossing contemporary rom-coms. [check your library first!]
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Have you ever tried to get a live person on the phone when you needed customer service? It seems almost impossible, especially in these days of AI. Here is a list of numbers for cable, tech, retail, and wireless companies. Another great interactive resource is Get Human. Yet another source of information is here (you can never…
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Read More International News SourcesBack in the day, we used our purses and time to influence things. The Montgomery Bus Boycott is a positive example of using our ability to effect change by refusing to spend our money to support things we disagree with. Are the places you spend your money supporting political ideas you disagree with? How would…
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Read More Israeli-Palestinian Conflictby The CREDO Team Smartphone apps can collect a whole lot of data about you: Your name and email address, location history, personal contacts, photos and videos, purchases, health and fitness data, financial information, browsing and search history, your IP address, and other sensitive data. Stop third-party apps from collecting data (more).
Read More How to prevent apps from accessing your personal dataAs the heart stops and we die, the brain is flatlined and nonfunctional. However, using brain electrical monitoring, there is growing evidence that in this state (as people pass away), there are markers of activity (beta, delta, and sometimes gamma waves) that emerge for a very short period. These are ordinarily found when people are having…
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Read More Beyond the Founding Fathers: 12 Unsung Figures Who Helped Build America(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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Read More At Wells Fargo, a Quest to Increase Diversity Leads to Fake Job InterviewsBy: Lauren Oster April 22, 2021 Move Beyond a Lawn Instead of sod, try irregular pavers that add texture and visual interest to spaces with small footprints. Invest in Pretty Patio Furniture Resist the urge to fill your outdoor space with the first pieces you can afford, and bide your time until your budget can handle ones…
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