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Embracing dietary diversity at your Holiday table: A flavorful feast for all

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(StatePoint) The holidays, a time for gratitude and celebration, can be particularly challenging for those living with dietary restrictions. A recent national survey commissioned by Amy’s Kitchen and conducted by Atomik Research showed that more than 32% of households live with someone with a dietary restriction.

Achieving New Year’s career resolutions for healthcare professionals

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(StatePoint) The New Year is the perfect time to take stock of your career, and see how it can serve you better. Due to the healthcare worker shortage and the events of the past few years, those in this field may be feeling particularly overworked and under-appreciated in their current positions. In this climate, industry experts say that some of the most common career resolutions that people make can be achieved by pivoting to home healthcare.

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony premiers in Vienna

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Da-da-da-DUM! One of the most well-known first movements in any symphony often needs no other words and anyone in the vicinity will name Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The nearly deaf composer spent about four years composing Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 6, from 1804-1808, before its fairly disastrous world premiere Dec. 22, 1808, at Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

Christmas price index through the years

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(StatePoint) The good old days – when a gallon of gas was only $1.13 and a performance by 10 leaping lords could be purchased for just more than $2,900. The year was 1984 and those Lords-a-Leaping, along with the other 11 gifts from the popular holiday carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” were making their debut in the inaugural PNC Christmas Price Index (CPI).

5 tips to take Holiday gift wrapping from stressful to stress-free

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(StatePoint) The holiday season comes with lots of to-dos. From decorating inside and out, to shopping for thoughtful presents and planning the perfect party, there’s a lot to accomplish. Even after those preparations are complete, there’s the task of wrapping the gifts and arranging them neatly under the tree— or shipping them to loved ones who are farther away. If you are gift wrapping this year, follow these tips to add some festive fun to the process.
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

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I’m not one to pick up magazines every time I visit a checkout line, but every now and then a cover grabs my attention. Halfway hidden behind a People Magazine was another that I could tell featured Santa. It was LIFE, with a great big photo of Santa on the Cover. I grabbed it on a whim as the cashier was finishing up with my groceries. I could hardly wait to get home to begin reading it.
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Jesus has arrived!

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Y’all don’t forget to read Luke 2 when the family gathers! Here is a verse we all know that tells the why. John 3:16. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.