Price & Sons Funeral Home Dr. Marvin J. Farr The obituary of Dr. Marvin J. Farr, an 81-year-old man from Kansas, has gone viral after his family called out anti-maskers and those who “refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another.” Farr died from […]
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Curb Life Sciences Business Risk With AI – Risk & Compliance Journal
× While AI is already helping improve process efficiency in the life sciences industry, it is likely that, within the next three to five years, it will prove its value in R&D and across other areas of the value chain. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the focus on the use […]
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Holiday Cookies: Best Recipes for Shipping and Gifting
THIS SEASON, many of us are scaling back our holiday celebrations. But even if you can’t gather with everyone you love, you can still feed them. Spread holiday cheer—remotely—by baking and mailing packages of comforting cookies. Sharing cookies is a longstanding holiday ritual. This time of year, kitchens turn into […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: EPA proposes reapproving uses of pesticide linked to brain damage in children | Hispanic caucus unhappy with transition team treatment of Lujan Grisham | Schwarzenegger backs Nichols to lead EPA
TGIF! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. Virtual Event […]
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Prince Charles Launches a Limited Edition Luxury Wool Scarf
Prince Charles recently launched a sustainable clothing collection—and now he has helped design a wool scarf. Sources say the Prince of Wales has been “heavily involved” in choosing the colors and design for a luxury limited-edition scarf, which is being released for the 10th anniversary of his Campaign for Wool. […]
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Handmade Jibbitz for Crocs are popping up on Instagram
Lots of objects look good stuffed into a pair of Crocs. Strange things you wouldn’t expect, like mini plastic bowls of ramen, beaded butterflies, or, like in Jillian Maddocks’ case, a pile of pistachio green foam with a cherry on top. Maddocks started selling her take on Jibbitz, a Crocs-specific […]
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New fundraiser puts professional Carnival artists to work creating “house floats”
With Mardi Gras parades canceled and different for 2021, unemployed or struggling float builders and artists can benefit from a new idea from the Krewe of Red Beans NEW ORLEANS — A Carnival krewe which raised more than a million dollars to support the city’s restaurants, health care workers and […]
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Her #MeToo trial’s making history in China and sparking rare solidarity
Zhou Xiaoxuan, center, speaks to supporters holding banners as she arrives at a courthouse in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2020. Zhou filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a TV host. (Andy Wong / Associated Press) Most of them came alone: on their lunch breaks, after class, into the December cold, […]
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Meet Goodee, the ethical design shop that rejects systemic racism
Browsing through Goodee, an online ethical design shop, you’ll find objects from different parts of the world, each telling a different origin story, and yet the pieces fit together seamlessly. There are wicker bicycle baskets made by Ghanaian artisans next to aluminum tables made by a Swedish designer. Even the […]
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Pandemic-induced furniture shortage drives up demand for pre-furnished homes
FOX Business’ Kristina Partsinevelos on the new trend of buying fully furnished apartments and homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic-induced furniture shortage is driving demand for pre-furnished homes. While lockdowns forced Americans to spend more time at home, many used it as an opportunity to redecorate, fueling the online […]
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Healthy Tahoe: Need insurance? Virtual services have you covered
Marco HuertaProvided State health insurance exchanges, like Covered California and Nevada Health Link, are now in open enrollment – the time when we can sign up for coverage for the year ahead. It’s always a good idea to make sure you and your family have health insurance, and with the […]
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How can cities become healthier, greener, and more equitable in the future?
In a year marked by COVID-19, renewed calls for racial justice, a contentious presidential election, and an active wildfire and hurricane season, Penn experts share what’s needed to make urban areas more resilient to future crises. Credit: Eric Sucar When COVID-19 brought cities across the world to a halt this […]
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Nevada’s legal brothels remain closed during pandemic, so this sex worker is suing: ‘Blatant discrimination’
Alice Little, a licensed sex worker, is suing Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak over the continued shutdown of the state’s legal brothels. (Photo courtesy of Alice Little) With states and cities across the country forming a patchwork of partial shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s one state that’s in a […]
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What to buy, according to a tech expert
VR headsets: Is virtual reality worth it right now? When the first VR headsets started trickling out, I was extremely skeptical. But after using the then just-launched, original HTC Vive — one of the first modern consumer VR headsets, which has since evolved — I was immediately hooked. Even the […]
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Christmas gift ideas to brighten everyone’s day in 2020
A one-stop-shop of the best interiors gifts that will make everyone’s Christmas this year Advent is upon us and it’s the time to spend special days, hunkered down in front of a warm fire, enjoying all the traditions of the season. To help you show your loved ones how much […]
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It’s National Cookie Day! Two local experts chime in with tips on how to achieve the perfect Christmas cookie | Food + Living
Cookies. Nothing says the holidays like some homemade baked goodness. For many families, it’s a holiday tradition. “Making cookies is a great thing to do with family and requires very little tools,” says TJ Quinn, “culinary colonel” at Kitchen Kettle Village. “The process is fun, and the results are delicious.” […]
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why this shop has a conscience
Taking a novel approach, retail entrepreneur Adele Adamczewski explains why her business sets out to help people and do good as well as make money Adele Adamczewski is a new breed of entrepreneur. The owner of Lewes-based retailer Freight Store values community, sustainability and transparency above profit and growth. “We […]
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Signet Jewelers sees jump in pandemic engagement proposals ahead of holiday season
Signet Jewelers (SIG), the world’s largest diamond jewelry retailer, has seen a boom in engagement ring purchases, months ahead of the traditional holiday shopping season — and more of those big-ticket purchases are happening online. “We knew that customers would be shopping longer this holiday season. More than 60% of […]
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Stylist and art director Sara Bird on bringing soul to your home
Sara Bird, a stylist, art director and co-author of “Home for the Soul: Sustainable and Thoughtful Decorating and Design,” joined Washington Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently for an online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q: What kinds of things do you like to do around holiday decorating to […]