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Have you considered college prep consulting? This includes test prep, and also working with teenagers who are writing college essays. Your PhD makes you very well qualified. The work is often done over Zoom, with flexible hours. Experienced… [more]
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61 million human beings died in 2023. The largest number of humans who have died in the same year (at least recently) is 69.25 million. There are about 8 billion people in the world. If 500 million people died, that would be 6.25% of the entire… [more]
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70.6% of the world population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. With about 8 billion people in the world, that works out to about 5.5 billion who have gotten the vaccine. If it killed 500 million people, it would have a… [more]
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The fact that Urgent Care sent you to the ER could make a difference in the coverage by your insurance. That wasn't a decision you made on your own. [more]
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The Prime Meridian, indicated by a thick brass marker in the grounds of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich is not actually at zero degrees, zero minutes, and zero seconds but at approximately 5.3 seconds of arc to the west, equivalent to 102 meters… [more]
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We got a Tineco Pure One S11 a few years ago, and it's great. Having a cordless vac is so convenient, and I find it does a good job of picking up the dust, cat hair, etc. It was $300, which was much less than the equivalent Dyson. [more]
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There's a pattern of something being founded in a certain location, then named for that location, and then moving. One local imperfect example is The Cambridge School of Weston, a high school that was founded in Cambridge and then later moved to a… [more]
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Why is a string of letters better than an actual name?
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One other piece of listening advice: people who attended the concerts had to hear the whole thing from start to finish. When you listen to a recording, you don't have to do that. Feel free to skip around and skip material you don't like. This is… [more]
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Since there's no right answer, I'll jump in and suggest starting with their live album Europe '72. It has a good range of music, and it is accessible. It's a good segue to their live music for someone who likes American Beauty and Workingman's Dead… [more]
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Here's a link to the Englishtown show that JohnnyGunn mentioned. I agree that it's a great one. [more]
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Right, wrong, or ambiguous, and does it need a rewrite?
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My friend who used to live there sends along this resource for films shot in Newfoundland and Labrador. [more]
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The Portugal Model for Addressing the Overdose Crisis
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I've had very good experiences creating large photo prints and books with White House Custom Color. They are a real company with real people who will chat with you online or even talk on the phone to help you through the process. I believe I first… [more]
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Passing, by Nella Larsen. Published in 1929, written by a Black woman. Harrowing, complex, short, well worth reading. [more]
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Peyton Place. Published in 1956, this book has gotten a reputation as being pablum, but it's a fascinating look at life is small town America around the time of World War II, and it deals with some very difficult social issues, things we are still… [more]
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To be or not to be [more]
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You say that you can't install a full induction cooktop, but can you install a 240 volt outlet? For example, this portable unit specs out at 3500W, 240v, and an "11 inch heating range". Searching for a "140 volt induction… [more]
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I haven't read the story, but googling the name of the character indicates that he has signs of being a fraud, including his dress and the way he smells. Using non-standard English is another signal. [more]
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The Boston Globe just published an article about a recent study from Norway on the effects of banning smartphones in middle schools. The study examined more than 400 middle schools in Norway that had implemented phone bans and relied on three… [more]
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Game score is a great stat. [more]
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Backing up Macs to a Sinology NAS
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I wanted my kids high school to ban phones before Jonathan Haidt wrote his book. I haven’t read his book and I still want my kids high school to ban phones. It’s kind of funny seeing people say, “Haidt’s data is bogus, ipso facto social media and… [more]
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There are no cats involved, but you might enjoy reading Mailing May. This is a children's book based on the true story of a family who mailed their daughter via parcel post to visit her grandmother during the summer. I believe it takes place in the… [more]
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The author also acknowledges that activists have a different role to play. They shouldn't be expected to be balanced. We can’t rely on activists, advocates, and reformers to strike this type of balance, because it’s not their job,...Some activists… [more]
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Can you ignore the email from B? That would be the best thing to do. I know you like B, but I expect they will understand if you choose not to respond to something like this. If you believe it's important to respond, I would say something like,… [more]
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Many of the people answering this question seem to have missed the part where the OP said that her mother told her to butt out, she doesn't live there, and it's none of her business. The question isn't just about whether a rescue is appropriate, or… [more]
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Donald Trump is in a different position than anyone else the American legal system has ever had to handle before. That is not hyperbole. There has never been a situation like this before. Any wealthy person can file appeals and push out the day of… [more]
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(From what I can see, the Andy Serkis LOTR is not free to Audible members. It has to be purchased. I believe the OP is looking for books you can add to your library and listen to without additional charge just by having some sort of membership.) [more]
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I wonder if she shares a name with someone who is on an international watch list. I have a relative who had this problem. He has a very generic American name --- imagine something like "Bill Stevens" -- but the name happened to be on… [more]
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Op, memail me if you would like the name of a NM attorney who can either help you or refer you to someone who can. I have not worked with this attorney but got their name from someone in NM who I trust on this sort of thing. [more]
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Christa Lewis does an exquisite reading of the Heralds of Valdemar trilogy: Arrows of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, and Arrow's Fall. I enjoyed Room with a View read by Rebecca Hall, and Middlemarch read by Maureen O'Brien. I'm currently… [more]
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My Dinner with Andre is a classic. I really want to say Time Bandits, although the philosophical discussion is really about a more narrow issue. [more]
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I was just in Vermont for the eclipse. I wish someone had been selling hand-made, dated eclipse tie dye t-shirts. There’s plenty of commercial swag but something with a human touch has a much nicer feel. If the eclipse will touch several cities… [more]
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Is the question how to access Teams and SharePoint resources (maybe just file) from your personal computer without permission of the company? [more]
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Help me find a specific kind of compact VESA mount
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If you or someone you know has a subscription to the New York Times, you can search a specific date range for specific terms, and then view digital images of the search results using the Times Machine service. I just searched 1/1/1999-12/31/1999 for… [more]
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One Hippo all alone calls two hippos on the phone. Three hippos at the door bring along another four. Five hippos come overdressed. Six hippos show up with a guest. Seven hippos arrive in a sack While eight hippos sneak in the back. Nine… [more]
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An Amazon reviewer wins the internet: After they go berserk and get older, the get calmer. We need a “Hippos take out a mortgage” and “Hippos fill out FAFSA”. [more]
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Cat wrestling gloves
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I don't have time to verify this, but I believe that in many parts of the United States, telephones spread more quickly than electrical service. It's much simpler to run a lower power phone line than it is to run AC voltage. [more]
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Thanks for the suggestions of kickers. I didn't realize those were a thing! I'll be curious to see how well they hold Orchid's attention. In general, she loses interest in toys that don't fight back or try to escape. After reading the responses,… [more]
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To say it succinctly, if you submit your DNA to one of these services, your sister could get phone calls out of the blue from people who think they might be related to her. [more]
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About six months ago I began working in a job related to environmental activism, corporate change, and climate change. Before I started I was worried that the job would be depressing. All of a sudden, I would have to read past the dire headlines. My… [more]
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Your nephew should probably talk to an attorney about this. My understanding of US student loans is that you can't make them go away by ignoring them. There are some programs that allow them to be forgiven, but if your nephew wants to just ignore,… [more]
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Movable stationary bicycle
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It’s not exactly analogous, but I think what you want to do is pull Marshall McLuhan out from behind a sign. Unfortunately, that’s very difficult to pull off, and you’re more likely to come off sounding like the other guy. [more]
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I lost my mom to cancer when I was fourteen. I just dropped a meal off for a family with kids whose mom has cancer. Fuck cancer. [more]
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Gamified SAT Words
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