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How to Eat Healthy While Dining Out
You may be finding ways to eat healthy every day at home, but it is a greater challenge when dining out. Remember that you can control what you order by making special requests and asking how the dishes are prepared. Avoid fried foods by asking for your entrees grilled, baked, or broiled. Have...
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Make a Connection with the Whimsical Artwork of Regina Scully at NOMA Image
Make a Connection with the Whimsical Artwork...
Don’t miss the rich exhibit of New Orleans native Regina Scully’s work, Inner Journeys, now on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Inner Journeys consists of paintings from throughout Scully’s career, presented with a selection of Japanese works from NOMA’s renowned...
Full Beaver Moon
November’s full Moon was called the Beaver Moon by both the colonists and the Algonquin tribes because this was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. It was also called the Full Frost Moon by Native Americans. A full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the geocentric apparent longitudes of the sun and moon differ by 180 degrees; the moon is then in opposition with the sun. At this time, as seen by viewers on earth, the hemisphere of the moon that is facing the earth (the near side) is fully illuminated by the sun and appears round.