November 27, 2024

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More ways to protect your child from the Internet

Rina Risper04 mins

  The Protect MI Child Registry is a secure database containing protected e- mail, fax, instant message, and mobile text message addresses. It allows Michigan parents and schools to register electronic addresses used by children to access the Internet.

                                                       Photo: istockphoto

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Kiplinger on Travel: Fabulous travel freebies

Rina Risper010 mins

 

By Erin Burt and Rebecca Dolan
Kiplinger
 
 Each year we round up a list of fabulous freebies, valuable offers with few or no strings attached. This year’s list is packed with more something-for-nothing deals than ever. Here are our favorite travel freebies.

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Rick Steves: Navigating European airports

Rina Risper08 mins

 

By Rick Steves
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Sometimes I wonder why I lug my bag through airports, following my own recommendation to pack light enough to carry on and avoid checking any bags on international flights. It can be a drag, dragging your bag through airports. But when scrambling with last-minute changes in flight plans, those without checked bags are far more nimble.

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“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: BEEF POT PIES

Rina Risper07 mins

  By Sharon Fox

 
1-2 boxes (17.3 oz.) frozen puff pastry
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 lb. beef–stew meat, chuck roast, or sirloin, cut into 3/4″ cubes
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups chopped mushrooms
                                             Click for more ingredients.  Delicious.

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Movie Review: “X-Men Days of Future Past”

Rina Risper05 mins

  Studio:     20th Century Fox (2 hrs. 11 min.)

Plot:     Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halley Berry, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
Cast:     The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***
 

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Movie Review: “X-Men Days of Future Past”

Rina Risper05 mins

  Studio:     20th Century Fox (2 hrs. 11 min.)

Plot:     Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halley Berry, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
Cast:     The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***
 

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Blackflix.com Movie Review: “Million Dollar Arm”

Rina Risper03 mins

 
By J.R. Johnson

Studio:     Disney (2 hrs. 4 min.)

Plot:     A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
Cast:     Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma, Bill Paxton
Rating:     PG
Bottom Line:     **

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Kiplinger on Travel: How to save money on vacation rental properties?

Rina Risper09 mins

When I travel with my family, we tend to stay in vacation rental properties rather than hotels. Why? They offer more space and a kitchen to cook our own meals at a price that’s typically lower than a hotel room.

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Top 10 beach activities and where to do them

Rina Risper08 mins

 

For many travelers, a vacation is only a vacation if there is a beach on which to sunbathe. For others, activities are a must. With this in mind, members and editors of travel website and community VirtualTourist.com prepared a list of the Top 10 Beach Activities and Where to Do Them.

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“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Rina Risper03 mins

 

                  
   Sharon Fox is the author of COMFORT FOOD FOR THE MIND, BODY, AND SOUL and she has a series of eBooks for Kindle. She’s also Food Editor for several online magazines and host of a new TV show based in Atlanta, GA “The Healthy Living Show”. Please log on to www.tncp.net or www.elementsofanewday.com for more recipes.

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