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Stuffed mushrooms This bite-sized appetizer is almost always a winner and disappears from platters by the end of the night. It is a versatile dish that can be prepared with a variety of fillings and customized to guests’ tastes, or better yet, make several options. Here is how to make one of the most popular versions, crab-stuffed mushrooms, courtesy of the Food Network. Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms Ingredients: 20 Ritz crackers8 oz....

Look again. That stodgy professors’ pension fund has become one of the biggest and fastest-growing financial-services companies around. Operating from two unremarkable buildings on Manhattan’s East Side, the 1.6-million-member organization has undergone a dramatic six-year transformation that has doubled its assets to an eye-popping $113 billion and made it Wall Street’s 2,000-pound gorilla. But as chairman Clifton Wharton Jr. departs to become Bill Clinton’s deputy secretary of state, deep-pocket competitors are gunning for a business that was once its alone, leaving a tough challenge: how can TIAA-CREF compete with today’s financial innovators without abandoning its basic mission as a plain-vanilla pension fund for teachers?...

The World War and partition subjected them to the loss of key players and thus, when India landed on Australian soil, expectations were very low and a spirited display would be regarded as one of the most significant achievements. India’s first ever tour of Australia It was a significant tour for the new nation in many aspects. For the first time, a team representing independent India would feature in an official series....

Anyone who has watched Millan’s show on the National Geographic Channel has probably experienced what we felt those first few weeks. We were mesmerized by Cesar, an illegal immigrant from Mexico who snuck across the border, wound up in Los Angeles and has transformed himself, by sheer force of personality, into a hyperarticulate pet guru with an almost shamanist power over every dog he meets. Snarling pit bulls turn into a cuddly puppies within seconds of meeting him!...

It was to ease the unspeakable misery of Muslims in eastern Bosnia that President Bill Clinton undertook to drop food supplies from the air last week. For a besieged town like Gorazde, under attack since last May, Washington’s good intentions accomplished exactly nothing. Three nights last week, residents heard the heavy drone of the C-130 transport planes flying overhead, and hopes were lifted. Every day, they were dashed again as scouts posted around the valley searched the snow in vain....

With the release of action game Quantum Break, Game Rant takes a closer look at some of the best action-oriented video game characters that have hit the scene over the years. Video game thrill-seekers hunting for that next burst of adrenaline need look no further than action games for their fast paced fun and thrilling moments. With Remedy’s latest game, Quantum Break, finally arriving on Xbox One and PC, we’d thought it would be fun to celebrate by taking a look at action-oriented characters that are surely going to get your blood racing....

There are some great apps out there that can help you locate businesses in your area to check out, and also read reviews from other locals. Here’s our guide to the best apps that will help you support your local independent stores. 1. Google Maps Google Maps is a great way to find local small business to support in your area. You can search for exactly what it is that you’re looking for and sort through businesses in map view or list view....

But where can you go for information about 3D printing? Well, many great blogs and websites can teach you everything you need to know. Here, we will list some of the best resources to learn 3D printing all by yourself. So, let’s get started. 1. All3DP All3DP is a website that provides information and resources on 3D printing. The site includes articles, tutorials, and a reviews section where they review 3D printers and 3D modeling software....

With that in mind, here are the best Figma features we think all designers should be using… What Is Figma? Figma is an advanced web-based graphic design tool that offers next-generation collaborative work on UI/UX prototyping. It is a robust application that enables you to create unique UX designs that are user-friendly yet professional. So, whether you’re established in your field or just starting a career as a UI/UX designer or graphic designer, here are the best Figma features to get to grips with....

Herb Bateman (R-Va.), immersed in legislative detail. Robert Borski (D-Pa.),immersed in favors for home folks Joe Early (D-Mass.), who recently held his first press conference. Charles Hatcher (D-Ga); Tip O’Neill once said he’d never heard of him. Dennis Hertel (D-Mich.) backs losers for chairmanships. Ray McGrath (R-N.Y.), a former phys-ed teacher. Henry Nowak (D-N.Y.), interested in protecting Buffalo. Richard Schulze (R-Pa.), interested in protecting mushroom growers. French Slaughter (R-Va.), uninterested in any public speaking....

RELATED: The 10 Best Games Ever Made (According To Metacritic) Whether it’s to keep ourselves cautioned away from a bad purchase or to commiserate with others that have shared in our suffering through a terrible title, there’s just as much value in knowing about the worst selections we could possibly make. And that’s precisely what Game Rant’s investigating today. Keep scrolling to check out the ten worst games ever released on Xbox One, according to Metacritic....

Collaboration and communication are always a struggle when you’re not sharing the same working space with your teammates. So, what are the best apps for remote work that will boost productivity? 1. ProofHub Looking for a way to make important things easier to find? ProofHub is a very helpful platform for all project-related needs like files, resources, tasks, and more. With this app, you’ll be in complete control of your work processes, so you can focus on what’s important....

RELATED: 10 Dating Sim Games That Got Their Own Anime Castlevania’s success has, however, paved the way for adaptations of some of the more niche video game series. A Dragon’s Dogma anime premiered on Netflix just last year, and a Shenmue anime is currently in production too. This shows that anime adaptations are no longer reserved for best sellers or visual novel games; which can only be a good thing for both gamers and anime fans alike....

“There’s no telling what could be in [the water], including the possibility of arsenic, so the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is evaluating the water, the running water. So there is no viable, usable running water at the location in Midland,” the Republican governor said on Fox News on Friday. He added, “On top of that, more than 10 percent of the migrants at the Midland location have tested positive for COVID-19....

Floyd lived most of his life in Houston before moving to Minnesota, where his eventual death during an encounter with Minneapolis police in May 2020 sparked mass protests against racial injustice. Floyd was arrested in February 2004 in Houston for selling $10 of crack in a police sting operation. He spent 10 months behind bars after pleading guilty to a drug charge. However, the work of Gerald Goines, the former police officer tied to Floyd’s drug arrest and conviction, has been scrutinized ever since a deadly drug raid in 2019 for which prosecutors say Goines lied to obtain a search warrant....

Police officers arrested the man at the Ludington Drive branch of the restaurant chain on Thursday. The Houston Police Department said the man stole the ambulance while Houston Fire Department responders were on a call at an apartment building nearby. According to police, the man got into the ambulance and drove off while the responders were busy. A tweet posted by the Houston Police Department read: “Southwest patrol and CST officers just recovered a stolen ambulance S....

The Republican AG has asked the court to allow a motion challenging the results in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin by allowing each state’s lawmakers to choose their electors, instead of the voters. The suit is the latest long shot effort to reverse President Donald Trump’s defeat in the swing states that President-elect Biden has already secured. Paxton’s filing on Tuesday did not include the name of Hawkins, who was appointed by Paxton in 2018, and typically argues and defends the state’s interests in Supreme Court cases....

According to Child Protection Services, 35-year-old Kaylene Bowen-Wright had taken her son Christopher, now 10 years old, to various medical centers in Dallas and Houston 323 times between 2009 and 2016, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. In addition, he had undergone 13 major surgeries in this time. CPS had removed the boy and his two-half siblings from Bowen-Wright’s care in 2017 after staff at a Dallas hospital discovered that he didn’t have cancer or several of the other symptoms that his mother insisted he was suffering from....

Marquez outdid his arch-rival & Factory Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi, who held on to provisional pole for a short duration. Factory Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso filled in the third place on the grid behind Marquez and Rossi. Marc Marquez had to go through Q1 after crashing at turn 4 in FP3 to progress successfully into Q2. After advancing through Q1, he strived to conquer Q2. He set the fastest lap and clocked a time of 1:30....

The authorization was agreed upon by the National Committee on Communicable Diseases to give booster shots to front-line medical workers who received two Sinovac shots after a nurse died Saturday from COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated with Sinovac in May, the Associated Press reported. Thailand’s Health Ministry announced Sunday that 618 of 677,348 medical workers fully vaccinated with Sinovac have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said other citizens that received one dose of Sinovac can get AstraZeneca as their second dose....