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Inkle and Yarico: An opera, in three acts
by George Colman
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Inkle and Yarico: An opera, in three acts by George Colman
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From USA Basketball camp, Sky star Angel Reese quiets fears about a departure from Chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2025/12/12/from-usa-basketball-camp-sky-star-angel-reese-quiets-fears-about-a-departure-from-chicago?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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From USA Basketball camp, Sky star Angel Reese quiets fears about a departure from Chicago
“I’m under contract, so yes, I plan on returning to the Sky,” Reese said.Alissa Hirsh (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wow Fediverese, this week flew by! My brain has mentally checked out, so I shall do so as well.
Have a great weekend all of you. Be excellent to each other, and most importantly, be kind to yourselves.
Charlie Angus calls it again.
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269.106 Aufrufe · 75.525 Reaktionen | Angus: I was just in Western Canada, where our farmers are having a great year—because we’re exporting into what used to be American markets. Your former allies are walking away, leaving your farmers—who voted for you
Angus: I was just in Western Canada, where our farmers are having a great year—because we’re exporting into what used to be American markets. Your former allies are walking away, leaving your...www.facebook.com
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Tax Refunds Up To $2K Could Be On The Way
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Tax Refunds Up to $2,000 Possibly on the Way
Americans could receive large federal tax refunds early next year because of recent tax law changes, according to the Treasury Secretary.Kandiss Edwards (Black Enterprise)
Advice for Bears' Caleb Williams: 'Closed ears, open eyes,' says former NFL superstar
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/12/12/donovan-mcnabb-caleb-williams-advice-bears-eagles-chicago-nfl?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Advice for Bears' Caleb Williams: 'Closed ears, open eyes,' says former NFL superstar
What does the best quarterback to come out of Chicago think of the Bears' second-year slinger?Steve Greenberg (Chicago Sun-Times)
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What’s going on with my plant? - All For Gardening
Hi! This plant has been with me for a year now and I saw a big grown over the summer but now is looking like this! Any help advice? Can someone also help meGardener (All For Gardening)
The #CourtOfAppeal has rejected #EnochBurke's application to stop his Dismissal Appeals Panel (DAP) from going ahead on Saturday 13th December. And he has to pay the Dept of Education's legal costs.
Burke was dismissed from #WilsonsHospital School in January 2023. He has reoeatedly delayed the DAP 'cos the Dept pays his salary until the DAP decides.
The DAP will end that. Either Burke gets his job back, or his dismissal is confirmed. But no more being paid to disrupt.
An 1585 Recipe for Making Pancakes: Make It Your Saturday Morning Breakfast
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An 1585 Recipe for Making Pancakes: Make It Your Saturday Morning Breakfast
Earlier this week, Colin Marshall highlighted a trove of 3,000 vintage cookbooks on Archive.org, many of which date back to the 19th century. Cookbooks, however, first arrived on the scene well before that.OC (Openculture.com)
"Take new thicke Creame a pint, foure or five yolks of egs, a good handful of flower and two or three spoonefuls of ale, strain them together into a faire platter, and season it with a good handfull of sugar, a spooneful of synamon, and a little Ginger: then take a friing pan, and put in a litle peece of Butter, as big as your thumbe, and when it is molten brown, cast it out of your pan, and with a ladle put to the further side of your pan some of your stuffe, and hold your pan …, so that your stuffe may run abroad over all the pan as thin as may be: then set it to the fire, and let the fyre be verie soft, and when the one side is baked, then turn the other, and bake them as dry as ye can without burning."
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#OTD 12/12/15 #birds #birding #birdsOfMastodon #aBirdAday (or more)
Great-blue heron in the neighborhood
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This 2-in-1 Retro Gaming Console and Power Bank Is $49 off MSRP
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Blackhawks playing minor role in sudden scrutiny on NHL hand passes
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Blackhawks playing minor role in sudden scrutiny on NHL hand passes
Four challenges in the past week, including one that negated a Hawks goal Wednesday, have turned a spotlight on the ambiguity of the league's hand-pass rule.Ben Pope (Chicago Sun-Times)
Reddit Sues Australia Over Teen Social Media Ban as Other Nations Consider Similar Laws
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Reddit Sues Australia Over Teen Social Media Ban as Other Nations Consider Similar Laws
The company says the law violates teens’ political speech rights as other countries consider similar restrictions.Bruce Gil (Gizmodo)
Arkansas Becoming 1st State To Sever Ties With PBS, Effective July 1 - Slashdot
joshuark writes: Arkansas is becoming the first state to officially end its public television affiliation with PBS.entertainment.slashdot.org
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