Tag: Outdoor Cooking & Tableware
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Immigrant assistance is unsustainable without congressional action, officials say : NPR
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San Antonio’s immigrant resource center aids hundreds of thousands of asylum-seekers with food, shelter and legal help. Without immigration reform, officials worry the challenges will continue. AILSA CHANG, HOST: To San Antonio now – one of the cities feeling the strain of an ongoing flow of asylum-seekers crossing the Southern border. The city’s immigrant assistance…
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Scientists Debunk ‘Really Dangerous’ Myths About Sun Protection
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Doctors have issued a warning over “deadly” sun protection trends on social media after a new study found 1 in 7 Americans under 35 think daily sunscreen use is more harmful than direct sun exposure. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with as many as 3 million people…
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Sustainability Activists Take Aim at Disposable Hotel Slippers
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In November, managers at the Arenas del Mar resort near Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica, challenged employees to come up with ways to operate more sustainably. The maintenance crew suggested electric locks on guest room doors. The food and beverage department proposed making jams from fruit peels. And the housekeepers advised: Ditch the…
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A child said monsters were in her room. It was 60,000 bees
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Saylor Class had complained of “monsters in the wall” of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Source link
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Vice Media Unveils New Structure For Global Production Business
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EXCLUSIVE: Vice Media Group has announced a new creative structure for its global production business now dubbed Vice Studios Group, which will oversee five premium production entities: Pulse Films, UnTypical, Vice Studios LatAm, Vice Studios Canada and a news documentary unit. Vice Studios Group will be led by the newly elevated Jamie Hall in London and…
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Sabine Marcelis Shifts From Color to Monochrome With Stedelijk
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Designed by Rotterdam-based designer Sabine Marcelis for BD Barcelona, the Stedelijk Chair made its debut at this year’s Milan Design Week. Although Marcelis is typically recognized for her use of vibrant, gradient colors, ironically, it is the stark, uniform appearance of aluminum in the Stedelijk Chair that offers a refreshing change. This departure from her…
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Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power
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SULPHUR, Okla. — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least 100 people across the state. More than 20,000 people remained without electricity after tornadoes began late Saturday night. The destruction…
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Our Reporter on Real Estate Reality TV
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Fueled by the public’s love of reality TV and desire to view luxury homes, real estate agents are chasing fame as fervently as they chase deals. Source link
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Inside anti-doping’s civil war: anger and suspicion spill into the open | Drugs in sport
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At its glitzy 25th anniversary gala in Lausanne last month, the World Anti-Doping Agency screened a slick montage highlighting how it had changed sport for the better. There were images of Muhammad Ali defying Parkinson’s to light the Olympic flame and Pelé lifting the World Cup, before a history lesson – and a promise. “Today…
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What Does It Mean to Rebuild After a House Fire?
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It was a day like any other — the day my home was engulfed by fire. No one on earth or above asked me if I was ready for the shoulder shake. The morning started with a buzzy, two-minute car ride to my daughter’s school. It ended with us — me, my husband, our then…
