The Duchess of Cornwall had extra help decorating the Clarence House tree – and not just from a guardsman. Children from the Helen & Douglas House hospice in Oxfordshire, who traditionally lend a hand in person, watched online as the Christmas baubles they had made were hung. Camilla, 73, said: […]
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How to Host a Virtual New Year’s Eve Party
How to Host a Virtual New Year’s Eve Party Make this celebration one to remember. With COVID-19 mandates and travel restrictions still in place as a new year comes around the corner, your annual festivities will likely be held in a more intimate setting than usual. Even if the party […]
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Sir Ben Ainslie denies morale issue after difficult America’s Cup week for Ineos Team UK
The sight of the two multimillion pound racing yachts becalmed provoked lots of debate about the lower wind limit and whether it needed to be raised to ensure no more embarrassing days like this. But Ainslie s team – who are bankrolled by Britain’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe – […]
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Bride-to-be demands parents pay for lavish wedding after not speaking to them for years
It’s never a good idea to assume that someone is giving you a gift. A seemingly frustrated parent shared their story online about how after spending years not speaking with him and his wife, his youngest daughter is demanding that he pay for her wedding. According to him, it all […]
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Official Cyber Monday Mac Bundle Ft. Parallels Pro & Luminar 4 Is The Best Way To Increase Productivity
This the best bundle that you could ask for. It contains everything you need to improve your productivity and make your life easier. Wccftech is offering a massive offer on the Official Cyber Monday Mac Bundle Ft. Parallels Pro & Luminar 4. The bundle is massive and trust me you […]
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Biden assembles team to enact ambitious climate agenda
President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenCHC urges Biden to choose Latinos to head Education Department, SBA: report Louisiana Rep.-elect hospitalized as a precaution for COVID-19 infection Biden and Netanyahu can carefully nourish U.S.-Israeli ties MORE has assembled his climate cabinet, the officials who will be responsible for enacting the most ambitious plan […]
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Celebrating Jesus’ Birthday Liturgically at Home| National Catholic Register
Despite coronavirus, family traditions will remain untouched for many families; and, if necessary, families are creatively modifying plans to keep alive favorite Christmas customs for celebrating Christ’s birth. “This year, with many changes and challenges going on in the world outside, we want to maintain the celebratory nature of Christmas […]
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Help Them Heal for the Holidays
Refinery29 The Best Holiday Gifts Come In Small (Business) Packages While plenty of mega-retailers from Amazon to Target are hosting big holiday discounts, this past year has proven that small businesses could use some additional support. With the pandemic’s effect still taking its toll, small businesses are struggling more than […]
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Menswear Titan Yasuto Kamoshita on Trusting His Gut, Double-Breasted Suits and Finding Calm in Jazz
As the creative adviser of United Arrows, Japan’s largest multi-brand store, Yasuto Kamoshita is a fashion lodestar for countless Japanese shoppers. And as one of the most photographed characters on the international menswear circuit, he has an influence that extends around the globe. He’s been on the cutting edge of […]
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Zoom Cooking Classes Serve Up Connections With Chefs Around the World
For the second class, Elisabeth cooked and I played backup. This group, the one with our friend Jen in it, had a much different vibe. There’s perhaps a spaghetti Western joke in here, but this was clearly not this gang’s first online Italian cookery rodeo. Many, like Jen, had taken […]
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Chip Giants Intel and Nvidia Face New Threats From Amazon to Google to Apple
The world’s largest semiconductor companies face a growing competitive threat: their biggest customers making their own chips tailored to the supercharged areas of cloud-computing and artificial intelligence. Chip making has long been ruled by big manufacturers and design houses such as Intel Corp. , Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and graphics-chip […]
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The Day – Make room for ‘Big Girl, Small Town’
Big Girl, Small Town By Michelle Gallen Algonquin. 311 pp. $16.95 – – – This year’s publishing season is over. The important, noisy novels have all been released. The prizes have been awarded. The list of Best Books for 2020 has been posted. But hold the door! Make room for […]
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No. 1 Stanford beats USC 80-60 for 6th straight victory
Stanford guard Kiana Williams (23) drives to the basket against Southern California during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Marcio Jose Sanchez AP LOS ANGELES Kiana Williams felt a little sheepish as a point guard with […]
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Biden Introduces Environment Team To Tackle ‘Existential Threat’
US President-elect Joe Biden has said fighting climate change and protecting the enviroment will be a top priority of his administration ALEX EDELMAN Text size President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday introduced key members of his environmental team and said his administration would make the fight against global warming a pillar […]
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How to keep rodents from trashing your vehicle
For a lot of rural dwellers having seasonal vehicles — cars for summer roads and older, sturdier 4-wheel-drives for the winter months — is not uncommon. It’s also not uncommon for mice and other rodents to take up residence in vehicles during the off season — particularly in winter when […]
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Historic Louisiana hurricane season leaves people homeless for the holidays
LAKE CHARLES, La. – Heading into the Christmas holiday, people in Lake Charles are still recovering from not one, but two major storms: Hurricane Laura devastated the area in August and just six weeks later Hurricane Delta followed suit. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), more than 1,000 people are […]