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Culture

Cooking a Thanksgiving Turkey Just Got Less Intimidating

Though often touted as the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table, a whole-roasted turkey can be controversial — some say it’s essential, others claim it gets too dry, and many find it a generally overwhelming dish to tackle. But turkey purveyor Butterball wants to make things a bit easier this year.
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The company is selling a no-thaw, cook-from-frozen turkey, so Thanksgiving hosts can skip the multi-day process of thawing and brining, and simply pop the bird into the oven a few hours before guests arrive.
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“This innovation solves both the fears and frustrations around serving a turkey. It’s effortless, reliable, and a golden-brown showstopper,” Michelle Lieszkovszky, head of innovation at Butterball, told Good Morning America. “Cook From Frozen allows consumers to serve a picture-perfect centerpiece successfully and confidently — so they can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with family and friends.”
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The turkey comes with a brine (and without the neck or giblets) and will be available in stores next month. If you’re still planning to go the traditional route, though, here are some turkey tips from the Food Network.

Together With Infinity Fuel

Consider, If You Will: An “Infinite” Energy Source

Nope, you’re not in the twilight zone. The company creating an “infinite” energy source is taking investors for just a few more hours. Infinity Fuel has been designing “batteries” that turn water and solar electricity into hydrogen and oxygen, and back again. These “air-independent” fuel cells have already been funded by NASA, the U.S. Navy, and major commercial space partners for up to $50 million in total contracts.
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But this is only the beginning. In addition to powering outer space and deep-sea missions, Infinity wants to supply off-grid renewable power to billions of people worldwide. They’ve already reserved the Nasdaq ticker “IFCH,” but you can become an Infinity shareholder by midnight tonight, Oct. 25.

This is a paid advertisement for Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. Reg CF offering. Please read the offering circular at https://invest.infinityfuel.com/.​

Health

L.L. Bean and Noah Kahan Team Up to Support Mental Health Initiative

It’s a dream collab for New Englanders: Maine-based outfitter L.L. Bean and Vermont-born singer Noah Kahan. The outdoor gear brand recently released “The Northern Attitude Collection,” named after one of Kahan’s hit songs and comprising eight pieces that reimagine “L.L. Bean’s most iconic goods in a new, muted color palette,” per a press release.
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In addition to the collection, the company will also donate $100,000 to The Busyhead Project, a mental health initiative that Kahan started to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and provide resources to those struggling. The 27-year-old musician explained that the partnership with L.L. Bean is natural given how beneficial the outdoors can be for mental well-being. “Going outside is self-care for me, especially when it comes to my mental health,” he said in a statement.
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“There is something unspoken that bonds New Englanders — a shared grit and resolve we all need to survive the long, cold winter months. Noah shares that with the world through his music, and we’re proud to share that with our customers and his fans through this collection,” said L.L. Bean Chief Marketing Officer Nick Wilkoff, adding that he hopes the collaboration will create “greater awareness around the mental health benefits of time outdoors.”

Humanity

Missouri School District Names Building After Longtime Custodian

Many schools are named in honor of former presidents, famous humanitarians, or otherwise renowned individuals — and in Swedeborg, Missouri, 64-year-old Claudene Wilson fits that bill. In August, the school board voted unanimously to name a K-8 building after the longtime custodian.
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In addition to her custodial duties, Wilson has taken on various other responsibilities over her 30-year tenure, helping with lunch duty, landscaping, and welcoming students to school each day, CBS News reports.
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She’s become a beloved figure in the community and a role model for the kids. “She’s just really dedicated herself to this school,” student Eli Huff told the outlet. “That’s what everybody should want to be, you know,” added Alex Lein. “That’s what I would want to be.”
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Beyond her dedication and generous spirit, one could also count humility among Wilson’s inspiring traits. “It touches your heart, but I don’t think my name needs to be up on a building somewhere,” she said.

Global Good

🇭🇰 Dinosaur fossils were discovered in Hong Kong for the first time (read more)
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🇪🇬 After a century of eradication efforts, Egypt has been declared malaria-free (read more)
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland, is trialing electric wallpaper that could keep rooms warm and cut electric bills (read more)
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🇰🇭 A fish species was thought extinct in Cambodia, but it’s been seen in the region three times in recent years (read more)
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🇨🇱 Chilean researchers built Latin America’s first 3D-printed concrete home (read more)

Something We Love

UP Entertainment’s Most UPlifting Cities in America 2024​
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​What makes a city and the people who live there uplifting? UP Entertainment’s inaugural “Most UPlifting Cities” list features 20 cities from across the country where generosity, optimism, friendliness, volunteerism, and spirituality were valued by the greatest percentage of the population. Take a look to see if your city is included — and let’s continue to spread positivity throughout our communities with National UPlift Someone Day coming up on Oct. 30.*

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Inspiring Story

Ain’t no mountain high

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Jordan Garner drove over 11 hours across New Zealand to surprise his grandma and make sure she wasn’t alone on her late husband’s birthday. Watch the sweet video.​

Photo of the Day

Ahead of Veteran’s Day (or Remembrance Day, as it’s called across the pond), linesmen in Edinburgh, Scotland, painted these 30-foot poppies along the side of a highway. The bright red flowers have long been associated with World War I, as poppies grew in abundance on the Western Front. The sight struck Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae, and he penned a now-famous poem in 1915 titled “In Flanders Fields” that solidified poppies as a symbol of remembrance.

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Odds & Ends

🐶 Crocs for dogs, that’s all
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🪞 Goals: 94 years old and still excited to go on a first date​
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🥃 Why you might consider whiskey as the next asset in your portfolio*
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📷 Disposable cameras are so back

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Quote of the Day

“My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.”

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– HANK AARON