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Fortunately, Thanksgiving cooks can make their kitchen work a little easier with one handy appliance: a slow cooker. Meredith Laurence, a cookbook author who is known to her fans as the Blue Jean Chef, told Newsweek recently that slow cookers should not be neglected by any cooks wanting to unload some of the Thanksgiving burden. “The best thing anyone could have in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day is help, and the slow cooker can be your best kitchen assistant,” Laurence said....

Before each season, the major advertising agencies pick the likeliest new hit. This time they’ve picked “Home Improvement.” It looks like a long season. Stand-up comic Tim Allen plays the macho host of a TV home-repair show who’s a klutz around his own house. The sitcom’s one original touch is a Robert Bly-esque neighbor, who tutors Tim in the ways of primitive males. “The ancient Malaysians used a turtle shell as an aphrodisiac,” he informs him....

So which decade was it? The one that featured the longest uninterrupted period of growth on record, the taming of inflation, modest unemployment (except in 1982) and modest interest rates, entrepreneurial dynamism and the creation of almost 19 million new jobs? Or was it the decade when fundamental social problems were ignored, the rich grew richer, the poor poorer and the middle class got squeezed, the deficit multiplied more than in all of previous American history combined and the nation moved from the biggest lender to the biggest borrower on earth?...

In England, when the team management finally decided to play an extra batsman, they decided to give Hanuma Vihari a Test debut rather than play Karun Nair, who had been a part of the initial squad while the former had been called as a backup when the selection committee decided to drop Murali Vijay. Taking nothing away from Vihari, who on back of some stellar domestic and India-A tours made it to the Indian Team, but were we fair with how we treated Karun Nair?...

The debate has already been in full effect this year. Breitbart weighed in early after health officials recommended that people limit the size of Thanksgiving gatherings, warning that Democrats would want to “cancel Christmas.” Meanwhile, Wisconsin’s Democratic governor Tony Evers announced in November that “hope” would be the theme of his state’s holiday celebrations, pointedly avoiding the word “Christmas,” even after Republicans won a vote last year to call the state’s originally planned “holiday tree” the “Capitol Christmas Tree....

Many companies now include cryptocurrencies as a payment method. So, if you’re wondering where to spend your crypto, here are the best IT companies that accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment. 1. Overstock Overstock is an American-based retailer selling platform that serves global customers. The company specializes in selling furniture and home decor items besides various other products. It accepts several popular cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Dash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, and NEM....

RELATED: 10 Best RPGs On The PlayStation 1 (That Weren’t Made By Square) Many Playstation RPGs were enjoyed worldwide, but some were exclusive for certain regions. Specifically, Japan received quite a few games only those in the country had access to. Of course, thanks to modding, North American players were still able to get some of these RPGs. Luckily, there were quite a few good ones to choose from....

RELATED: The 10 Best Nintendo Horror Games, Ranked Now all of these may not exactly have direct links to Capcom’s storied franchise. What links them all together are their survival horror themes even if that means one game may feature more running while another may focus more on combat. At the end of the day, one can’t go wrong with any one of these ten titles. So from “worst” to best, here are our rankings....

RELATED: 10 Weird Plotholes In Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Failing to live up to the original Hyrule Warriors’ own volume of content and Breath of the Wild’s striking attention to detail & layered immersion, Age of Calamity straddles the line between being a fresh look into BotW’s world and a derivative one that destroyed the entire allure of the game’s backstory. Age of Calamity is worth a playthrough from any Zelda fan, but temper those expectations accordingly....

This archetype, naturally, has found its way into many different mediums. One particular place where tomboys are common is in JRPGs. A JRPG (Japanese Role Playing Game) often contains a large cast of characters, who usually fit various character archetypes. These tomboys from popular JRPG games are the most iconic characters from their genre. 10 Elena (Final Fantasy VII) Elena is a fan-favorite of the Final Fantasy franchise, appearing in the game’s most acclaimed title, Final Fantasy 7....

1. Simple Human Semi-Round Step-On Trash Can This Semi-Round Step-On Trash Can by Simple Human has plenty of plusses, especially for large households. First, it has a 45-liter capacity, so it can handle just about anything you put in it. Second, it’s fingerprint-proof, so it looks good even when you constantly use it. Finally, it measures a hefty 15 3/4 inches by 14 1/4 inches by 26 1/2 inches and 37 1/2 inches high with the lid open, but its semi-round shape makes it easy to push it right against a wall and out of the way....

We share with you some ideas that will help you manage your physical and emotional well-being for positive results. 1. Participate in Employee Well-Being Programs A healthy workforce helps organizations maintain a competitive edge over others. A well-thought-out wellness program is an absolute must for any company. Such initiatives are usually tailored to each workplace to ensure maximum participation and provide employees with free resources, incentives, and regular communication about their health statuses....

RELATED: Fall 2021: Exciting New Anime You Should Watch However, many games based on the One Piecefranchise were never localized in North America, since its fanbase was so nice. Furthermore, games the West did get have only been okay. That said, which among them are worth playing? Updated September 5th, 2021 by Adriano Valente:One Piece hasn’t had the same success in the gaming world as other popular shounen titles have....

The incident occurred Wednesday and aired on the Longhorn Network, a sports channel dedicated to covering athletics at the University of Texas. “I do want to apologize for something that ended up on live TV this morning,” Herman said. “I had no idea…wasn’t aware the camera in the room was on live TV.” The video of Herman was tweeted by Twitter user Troy Hughes, who works for the local Texas radio station, 105....

Bill Magness, president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, said officials narrowly avoided a catastrophic failure that could have turned temporary blackouts into outages lasting into the spring. “It needed to be addressed immediately,” said Magness. “It was seconds and minutes [from possible failure] given the amount of generation that was coming off the system.” As coal, wind and gas-generated energy supplies dwindled in the freezing weather and demand surged from customers trying to keep warm, the grid was forced to implement blackouts to protect the network....

The winter storm is not expected to be as impactful as the freeze in 2021, but Texans have been told to take precautions against the wintry weather. According to Poweroutage.US, there were over 50,000 power outages across Texas as of 5:00 a.m. CST. The areas most impacted were northern Texas and some of the central western counties. Electricity providers Oncor, Farmers Electric Cooperative and Texas New Mexico Power have seen the highest amount of power outages for customers....

Moreover, Oklahoma benched its starting quarterback, Spencer Rattler, in favor of backup Caleb Williams, who scored three combined touchdowns in the come-from-behind victory to make it four in a row in this series for Oklahoma. MORE: Watch Texas vs. Oklahoma live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) That Oklahoma could even come back in this game is a wonder, considering the Longhorns jumped out to a 14-0 lead in less than two minutes....

Lubbock resident Jasmyne Hughes woke up on November 27 with contractions and decided to visit the nearby hospital. However, hospital staff told her the baby was not due yet and allowed her to leave. Around one hour later, when Hughes was back at her apartment with her mom, the baby began to appear. “At that time, I didn’t even know,” Hughes told KCBD. “But I don’t know, something told me to check, so I checked and I said, ‘Oh no, her head’s right here....

Children born in South Vietnam from 1966 to 1975 lived dangerous and precarious lives. The war wiped out not only villages, but families as well It was not uncommon for poor or frightened mothers to leave their babies in hospital nurseries, at the doors of churches, police stations or even near Dumpsters. Others were delivered to orphanages by caring relatives, friends, neighbors, because the chance for adoption promised stability to so many living in that war-torn region....