Intercultural Leadership Scholarship Available

Indiana Wesleyan University is offering full-tuition scholarships for qualified students to develop skills for intercultural leadership. This program is only available to students willing to reside on the Marion Indiana campus.

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Periodic Nova

Jamie Carter reports that it is about time for a recurrent nova (T Coronae Borealis) is about to re-appear near the Big Dipper.

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Timing Withdrawls of Invested Funds

Adam Shell notes that we are living in a volatile financial times . Shell notes that tapping retirement reserves in a down market can ravage the value of the investment. He cites Amy Arnott that "Taking the same withdrawals early in retirement during an up market allows you to maintain your account value over the long term while paying yourself along the way" (para. 3). He notes that Arnott also recommends "to set aside a bucket of cash [from your investments] equal to one or two years’ worth of living expenses so you can ride out a lengthy market storm without having to sell . . . (para. 10).

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Healthcare and HIV

Ruth Madievsky decided to use her skills as a pharmacist to help those at risk of dying from HIV . In the process she discovered a population of compassionate caring people.

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Concerning Weather Striking New Orleans Area

Renee Straker warns that rough weather is slated to occur in Louisiana and Mississippi the afternoon of March 4, 2025. This has curtailed or changed the times of events this day in New Orleans.

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I am praying for the tourists exposed to the weather and the travelers on the road.

Baking Crackers

Aimée Wimbush-Bourque provides a recipe for pepper-parmesan crackers which results in crackers which can be shaped by cookie-cutters. It appears Kelly Foster's broccoli-chedder crackers or Meghan Splawn's cheese crackers might possibly be prepared so as to be amenable to cookie-cutting.

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