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A Spanish chocolate treat that tastes like the holidays

For the Spaniards out there, this recipe will take you to a place deep in your memory. Turrón de chocolate, most famously sold in Spain under the brand Suchard, is something we all look forward to year round. Don’t take it from me…here are the memories of some of my Spanish friends (and one of my daughters!) Patricia Blanco, one of our R&D chefs who you’ve met before, says that “For me, turrón Suchard means Christmas, since you only can find it during the holiday season.

Aaron Rodgers is the absolute worst

What is interesting is how some people recognise in their profession, there are smarter people than they are, and listen to them. Yet, they can step out of their profession, and suddenly know more than people who have spent their entire lives in that profession. Roger’s does not throw a football with whatever technique he wants to - he accepted coaching to learn better/more efficient ways to throw the ball. He does not call the plays - other coaches do that.

Active shooter drills: Do risks outweigh benefits?

School policies for gun violence are a band-aid for a bullet hole. We need to prevent gun violence upstream. Prevent it from even being a conversation. But, this is where we find ourselves as parents today. So, here we go. Parents, including myself, are yearning to do something to make schools safer given after yet another mass school shooting sent ripple effects across the U.S. Incidents of gunfire at schools, mass shootings and beyond, are increasing.

Adventurer Conqueror King System Imperial Imprint (ACKS II) by Alexander Macris

KICKSTARTER NOW LIVE Adventurer Conqueror King System (2012) aka ACKS was one of the Old School Renaissance’s (OSR) big fantasy heartbreaker systems. Based off Basic/Expert (BX) Dungeons & Dragons, ACKS was notable for providing rules to allow players to rule kingdoms, crossbreed animals into horrible monstrosities, design magic items, and more. ACKS utilised a relatively standard class based character system with d20 rolls against check values. Like earlier editions, those check values were inherent to the class rather than inherent to the world.

Ahmad Jamal and the power of refusal

Ahmad Jamal — piano miraculist, dynamic mastermind, supreme orchestrator — died on Sunday at 92, after a battle with prostate cancer. For many admirers, he will always be synonymous with a groove: the terse yet buoyant evocation of New Orleans second-line rhythm on “Poinciana,” in the version he recorded with Israel Crosby on bass and Vernell Fournier on drums on Jan. 16, 1958. Others will reach first for his 1970 studio album The Awakening, with bassist Jamil Nasser and drummer Frank Gant.