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Microsoft Excel
Why this $19 Microsoft Excel course could be your ticket to a promotion
Mashable - Team Commerce
Microsoft didn't invent the electronic spreadsheet — such an application had been around for four years before the tech company began exploring its …
Recipes
How to Cook Steak Slowly in the Oven So It Is Juicy & Tender
livestrong.com - Jon Williams
There are different ways to slow-cook a juicy, tender steak in the oven. The strategy you use depends on the cut of the steak. Tough cuts with lots …
Technology
Insignia introduces new HomeKit-enabled Smart Garage Door Controller, currently priced at $45
9to5Mac - Chance Miller
HomeKit garage door systems have been hard to come by thus far, with the exception of one offering from Chamberlain. This month, however, Best Buy has introduced a new Insignia WiFi-enabled Smart Garage
Lifestyle
Here’s how to make alkaline water (because wow, that stuff is expensive)
Well+Good - by Emily Laurence
If there’s one fact that’s universal, it’s that water is good. It keeps you hydrated! It makes your skin glow! It keeps your body functioning …
University of Glasgow
Amateur Mathematician Finds Smallest Universal Cover
Quanta Magazine - Kevin Hartnett
Through exacting geometric calculations, Philip Gibbs has found the smallest known cover for any possible shape. Philip Gibbs is not a professional …
Product Reviews
The Best Smart Smoke Alarm
Wirecutter - Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
It’s hard to overstate the importance of having functioning, reliable smoke detectors in your home. From 2007 through 2011, almost a quarter of all …
Food
Classic Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes
Southern Living
If you're looking for an easy and satisfying dish for your next holiday dinner or potluck, we've found the perfect casserole for you. This cheesy …
Software Development
Airtable, maker of a coding platform for non-techies, raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation
TechCrunch - Ingrid Lunden
If data is the new oil, you might think of apps are the cars that need it to move. Now, a startup that has built a platform to let everyone — not just those with technical expertise — make and drive their
Houseplants
A Glass Watering Bulb That Can Change Your Life
Gardenista - Michelle Slatalla
Made of borosilicate laboratory glass and blown by mouth, a watering bulb from Italy-based design house Ichendorf Milano will mesmerize you when the …
The Future
This innovative $7,000 ‘indoor farm’ may change how America eats forever
MarketWatch - By Jeanette Settembre
Farm-to-table is taking root in corporate offices. Farmshelf, a Brooklyn-based startup, has begun selling indoor farm kits that grow food like lettuce …
Environment
Scientists Just Found Errors in a Huge Climate Study That Made Headlines Two Weeks Ago
Science Alert - CHRIS MOONEY & BRADY DENNIS, THE WASHINGTON POST
Scientists behind a major study that claimed the Earth's oceans are warming faster than previously thought now say their work contained inadvertent …
Recipes
Ina Garten's Lemon Chicken Is the Perfect Weeknight Dinner
The Kitchn
Kitchn's Delicious Links column highlights recipes we're excited about from the bloggers we love. Follow along every weekday as we post our favorites. …
Barnes & Noble
If you have an Instant Pot, then you must download this FREE cookbook & how-to guide
9to5Toys - Alison Barretta
Amazon offers downloads of the Instant Pot Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide Plus 101 Delicious Recipes Kindle eBook for FREE. Same at Barnes & Noble for NOOK. That’s $9 under buying the paperback edition.
Self-employment
What Is The Best Business Entity To Pay The Least Taxes?
Forbes - David Rae
Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners: Which Business Entity is right for you to pay the least taxes? Filing taxes is hard enough for the average worker. Taxes can be even more confusing for self-employed
Streaming
Every single person who watches Netflix on a computer should have this free plugin
bgr.com - Zach Epstein
Netflix is truly a rarity in this day and age, in that it’s a subscription service that is actually beloved by overwhelming majority of people who …
Technology
How to scan documents with your iOS or Android phone
TNW - Callum Booth
Welcome to Plugged Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Despite all the promises of us living in a paperless
U.S. Politics
How a Difficult, Racist, Stubborn President Was Removed From Power—If Not From Office
POLITICO - By DAVID PRIESS
Members of Congress and some in Andrew Johnson’s own Cabinet wanted him gone. They did the next best thing. The president of the United States was both a racist and a very difficult man to get along with.
Money
Gotta Stop the Drop: Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap (Monday 11/12/18)
TheStreet - Bret Kenwell
The U.S. equity markets gave no reprieve to investors on Monday, despite the observation of Veteran's Day. It was "right back to the trenches" as the …
San Francisco Bay Area
This Weed Strain Was Designed Specifically To Make You Orgasm
Refinery29 - Green Rush Daily
One night, pot enthusiast Karyn Wagner smoked up with her partner before having what she later described as the best sex she’d ever had. …
Edward Hopper
The Art Institute of Chicago Has Put 50,000 High-Res Images from Their Collection Online
kottke.org - posted by Jason Kottke Nov 09, 2018
The Art Institute of Chicago recently unveiled a new website design. As part of their first design upgrade in 6 years, they have placed more than …
Composting
10 Things Nobody Tells You About Compost
Gardenista - Michelle Slatalla
Does composting have a dark side? Let’s just say I’ve made a few mistakes. There was the time, for instance, when my husband and I decided to mix the …
Recipes
The Best Smoked Salmon Spread Recipe
allrecipes.com - Jay
"The perfect way to stretch pricey smoked salmon: Here, it's crumbled in cream cheese with fresh herbs and seasonings." Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package …
Breakfast
If You Love Oatmeal, You Need to Know This Trick
POPSUGAR - Jenny Sugar
My obsession for quick breakfasts and my love for steel-cut oats do not go hand in hand, that is, until this very moment. Since I'm way too hungry in the morning to sit around for 40 minutes to wait for
Back Pain
People Spend Billions On Back Pain. This Expert Believes There's A Simple Fix
Forbes - Adam Barsouk
Back pain is among the most common health complaints made by adults. But studies indicate that the problem may originate not in our back, but in how our feet evolved. Can we change the way we walk to our
Recipes
Cauliflower Rice
Food52
• Rinse cauliflower under cool water and pat dry. • Using a cheese grater, grate the cauliflower to a coarse texture (approximately the size of rice grains). Using a food processor to pulse the cauliflower
Science
Why Shared Vibrations May Be the Root of All Consciousness
Inverse
It's all vibrations, man! Why is my awareness here, while yours is over there? Why is the universe split in two for each of us, into a subject and an …
Recipes
Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe
allrecipes.com - Chef John
"By crushing our cucumber before we cut it, we produce flavors that un-smashed cukes can't. When you crush the cells in a vegetable, as opposed to …
Workouts
7 Abs Workouts to Prevent Injury and Strengthen Your Core
boxrox.com - By Robbie Wild Hudson 1 hour ago
These lower abs workouts will help you to develop your midline, carve new abs and build a stronger core. Remember that without an intelligent …
Stock Markets
Why Shares of Apache Corporation (APA) Fell More Than 20% in October
The Motley Fool - John Bromels
Industry trends and an overall stock-market slump conspired to make the oil and gas driller underperform. What happened Shares of independent oil and …
Stock Markets
How Swing Trading Helps You Avoid Stock Market Corrections
investors.com - JUSTIN NIELSEN
Our exposure to stocks relies on two simple elements that feed on each other. In a stock market correction, the market looks weak and swing trade …

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Why this $19 Microsoft Excel course could be your ticket to a promotion

How to Cook Steak Slowly in the Oven So It Is Juicy & Tender

Insignia introduces new HomeKit-enabled Smart Garage Door Controller, currently priced at $45

Here’s how to make alkaline water (because wow, that stuff is expensive)

Amateur Mathematician Finds Smallest Universal Cover

The Best Smart Smoke Alarm

Classic Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes

Airtable, maker of a coding platform for non-techies, raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation

A Glass Watering Bulb That Can Change Your Life

This innovative $7,000 ‘indoor farm’ may change how America eats forever

Scientists Just Found Errors in a Huge Climate Study That Made Headlines Two Weeks Ago

Ina Garten's Lemon Chicken Is the Perfect Weeknight Dinner

If you have an Instant Pot, then you must download this FREE cookbook & how-to guide

What Is The Best Business Entity To Pay The Least Taxes?

Every single person who watches Netflix on a computer should have this free plugin

How to scan documents with your iOS or Android phone

How a Difficult, Racist, Stubborn President Was Removed From Power—If Not From Office

Gotta Stop the Drop: Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap (Monday 11/12/18)

This Weed Strain Was Designed Specifically To Make You Orgasm

The Art Institute of Chicago Has Put 50,000 High-Res Images from Their Collection Online

10 Things Nobody Tells You About Compost

The Best Smoked Salmon Spread Recipe

If You Love Oatmeal, You Need to Know This Trick

People Spend Billions On Back Pain. This Expert Believes There's A Simple Fix

Cauliflower Rice

Why Shared Vibrations May Be the Root of All Consciousness

Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe

7 Abs Workouts to Prevent Injury and Strengthen Your Core

Why Shares of Apache Corporation (APA) Fell More Than 20% in October

How Swing Trading Helps You Avoid Stock Market Corrections