Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox, a popular online video game platform. That’s his way of suggesting I buy him Robux, the platform’s currency, in exchange for him doing a chore or extra academic assignment. While I usually decline these requests, […]
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Katz And Boddeker Chosen As The 2021 Community First Awards For Philanthropy
Brittany Katz and Andrea Boddeker are the 2021 Community First Award honorees for Philanthropy because of their initiative to help provide resources for other small businesses to grow. “Local businesses are the staple to many communities in the Tennessee Valley,” officials said. “When the pandemic took over everyday life, small […]
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The Best Christmas Decorations We Found This Year (So Far)
While a tree, lights and a wreath are a given, to really create your very own Christmas wonderland, you’re going to need a few more pieces of the best Christmas decorations. Thanks to Pinterest, Instagram and other social media sites, Christmas decorating has reached new highs. Today, you can find […]
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Disney Reveals Star Wars Astromech Witch Droid
Even the Droids of the Star Wars Universe are getting into the spooky spirit. Disney just unveiled a new Halloween-themed Star Wars astromech droid that will be available at Disney Parks and at ShopDisney.com. The new droid’s name is R6-W1CH and hails from Dathomir, a world that notably is home […]
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How Video Games Can Level Up Kids’ Money Skills
September 2, 2021 6 min read This story originally appeared on NerdWallet Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox, a popular online video game platform. That’s his way of suggesting I buy him Robux, the platform’s currency, in exchange for him doing […]
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‘I want to collaborate’: McDaniel High students overjoyed to be back in class full-time on 1st day of school in Portland
Adam Skyles stood at the entrance to Leodis V. McDaniel High School, clad in a navy shirt bearing the school’s name. As ninth-graders trickled through the parking lot Wednesday morning, Skyles, now entering his third year as principal, made eye contact and greeted them outside the newly remodeled building where […]
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‘I want to collaborate:’ McDaniel High students overjoyed to be back in class full-time on 1st day of school in Portland
Adam Skyles stood at the entrance to Leodis V. McDaniel High School, clad in a navy shirt bearing the school’s name. As ninth-graders trickled through the parking lot Wednesday morning, Skyles, now entering his third year as principal, made eye contact and greeted them outside the newly remodeled building where […]
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Best sales and deals live now to shop
Labor Day is less than a week away, and retailers are already hosting early deals and sales. Beyond investing in a new mattress and bedding, you can find discounts on vacuums and air purifiers. You can also save on other Shopping reader favorite products like furniture, grills and storage solutions. […]
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31 Affordable Home Things From Target
Hanging mirrors, throw pillows, and colorful candles—boost your place on a budget (everything’s $20 or less). We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, BuzzFeed collects a share of sales and/or other compensation from the links on […]
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When Does Lowe’s Put Out Halloween Stuff 2021?
Maybe it’s the start of September, or the fact that kids are heading back to school that makes you automatically feel like the seasons are starting to switch. And when you begin putting away swimsuits and summer toys, and start replacing them with pumpkin spice candles and sweaters, then you […]
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Can video games be addictive?
Sep 1st 2021 IT IS NO fun being a gamer in China. On August 30th the government announced new rules that restricted the time under-18s can play online games to just an hour a day, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The idea, the censors said, is to “protect […]
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John Lewis launches Christmas Shop
John Lewis has launched its Christmas Shop for 2021, and now the countdown to December 25 begins. (John Lewis & Partners) Yahoo Lifestyle’s editors are committed to independently selecting wonderful products at great prices for you. We may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing […]
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No Man’s Sky Frontiers Update Adds ‘Living, Breathing Mos Eisley-Type Settlements’
Frontiers, the next major update for No Man’s Sky, adds another layer of content to the game as it populates its procedural universe with bustling towns brimming with NPCs for players to interact with, explore, and even run – not to mention nebulas, expanded base building, improved combat, and more. […]
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things to do with your kids to enjoy fall in Wisconsin
As we enter into a second fall season during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to start planning some family activities to celebrate the season. The planning process seems both more and less difficult than last fall. There aren’t widespread lockdowns or virtual schooling, so we can do more things outside […]
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Night riders light up Everett’s downtown and waterfront
EVERETT — Like a moving Christmas light display, a stream of bikes, trikes and other wheeled transports snake from downtown Everett to the waterfront every Saturday night. The Sunset on Saturdays ride is a lit-up slow-roll joy ride organized by Randy Morris, who lives in the Riverside neighborhood. Morris, 64, […]
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How a Cluttered Townhouse Became a Soothing Oasis Thanks to Interior Design
WHEN INTERIOR DESIGNER Mike Rupp accepted the task of revamping an 1843 Greek Revival townhouse in New York’s Gramercy neighborhood, he knew it wouldn’t be a walk in the park. Decades of decoration by the client herself had yielded a cluttered, directionless space filled with traditional, oversize furniture in clashing […]
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Jasper Conrans The Collection at Christie’s 2021
Simon Upton, Courtesy of Christie’s London English country style lovers, rejoice! Renowned fashion and homewares designer Jasper Conran is downsizing, trading his apartment at New Wardour Castle in Wiltshire for a smaller home in Southwest England. As part of the move, he’s auctioning off his vast collection of furniture, art, […]
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Vintage Autos, Nineteenth Century War Axe Take Spotlight At Dirk Soulis Sale
A telephone bidder evinced belief for this Nineteenth Century Missouri war axe and took it to $32,200, second highest price in the sale. Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Soulis Auctions LONE JACK, MO. – Bidders battled over a restored 1935 Chrysler and a Nineteenth Century Missouri war axe at […]
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New Buyers For Johnson Collection Help Pook & Pook Sell Out
A trade buyer from Pennsylvania paid $3,528 for this Nineteenth Century pine trestle table ($400/700). Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos Courtesy Pook & Pook DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. – “I thought overall the Scandinavian market was strong all day,” Jamie Shearer at Pook & Pook told Antiques and The Arts Weekly […]
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Skinner August Americana Sale Grosses Over $2 Million
A sand bottle by Andrew Clemens would tie for top lot in the sale at $75,000. The bottle was titled “Silurian Sands/Mississippi River” and stood 9 inches high. It featured Clemens’ label to the bottom. Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack MARLBOROUGH, MASS. – In the distant past (like […]