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DEAR MISS MANNERS: While shopping for furniture, I learned that one local store offered a deeper discount off of the manufacturer’s price than another: 25% vs. 20%. The difference on what I was considering buying amounted to about $600. While at the more expensive store, I asked if they would match the price at the other store. The manager said I would have to present her with written proof of the competitor’s price before she would match it. I saw this as extremely rude. First and foremost, I was offended that the…

Rachel, Kyle, Ashley and Yair are two married couples in a nonmonogamous relationship. They share a house, car, dog, cat, partners and finances. They also have plans to have children together.They have faced several obstacles related to their rights and benefits as four partners. That prompted them to meet with a lawyer to get divorced from one another and create a cohabitation agreement.Watch this video to learn how they manage finances in their nontraditional relationship. Rachel, Kyle, Ashley and Yair are two…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Whereas young people were born into the digital world, older generations have had to learn how to adapt to it. One such age cohort is Generation X (those born between 1965-1980), who acclimated to the digital world relatively late in life and are referred to as "digital immigrants." …

Wouldn't it be nice if your kid grew up to become an entrepreneur?Entrepreneurs, in my view, are not just founders of for-profit businesses. They are resilient, hard-working people who start something, who come up with ideas and bring them to life, and who turn passion into projects. As research for my book, "Raising an Entrepreneur," I interviewed 70 parents who raised highly successful adults about how they helped their children achieve their dreams.What I found is that communication plays a big role in a child's future…

By Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University August 19, 2022A scanning electron microscopy image of a Kamptozoa, a small aquatic invertebrate. Credit: Dr. Natalia Shunatova. Credit: Dr. Natalia ShunatovaResearch suggests that the Kamptozoa and Bryozoa phyla split sooner than previously believed.Kamptozoa and Bryozoa are two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates. They are related to snails and clams (mollusks), bristle worms, earthworms, and leeches (annelids), as well as ribbon worms…

The results may help couples where at least one partner uses cannabis better handle conflict resolution and discussion.According to Rutgers research, cannabis users tend to be less conscious of the problematic relationship dynamics they can use with their partners while resolving a disagreement.A joint study by Rutgers University and Mount Holyoke College found that cannabis users may not be aware of potentially problematic dynamics and may believe their methods for handling conflict in romantic relationships are better…

Deloitte 2022 Connectivity and mobile trends, 3rd editionThere were still challenges to working from such as burn out, unstable internet service, longer hours and household responsibilities during work hours. It is worth noting that all 17 challenges identified in the survey had a smaller percentage of people reporting them as a challenge since 2021. SEE: Digital presenteeism is creating a future of work that nobody wants | ZDNetStudents learning remotely feel similarly about working from home: 70% of student…

Plenty of movies have been pinned on seemingly foolproof plans that go catastrophically awry in execution; less common is the movie that hinges on a scheme so ill-advised, so rife with potential for disaster, so guaranteed to end in failure that one wonders why a character would even try it in the first place.The new film I Love My Dad falls into the latter category, which was precisely what drew star Patton Oswalt to it. His face-voice combo has that special something that makes a person a sought-after character actor…

The Sims 4 introduced a free update this week, which is reportedly causing super-fast ageing and incestual relationships. The news comes from a PC Gamer report, which suggests that the latest patch was shipped with a bug, ahead of the High School Years expansion launch. The download was intended to bring back notable features from Sims 3, including curved walls, body hair, and new fears and wants. EA-owned developer Maxis has acknowledged the glitch and is working towards a solution.Reports from The Sims 4 community…

As search engines evolve to understand language in a more sophisticated way, relationships are becoming ever more important in SEO. Semantic search is here to stay so it’s time to pay attention to connections and associations to take your SEO content to a new level.  Using entities in your content can help you produce higher-quality pieces. Linking these pages, guides and sections of your website together can help to maximize relationships even further to achieve some…