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Beat winter break boredom with these creative ideas

Winter break can feel like it can drag on forever (for parents, anyway :-) ), but planning activities that integrate relaxation and family time will make the time off enjoyable for both you and your kids. Once you’ve exhausted board games and trips to local museums and zoos, try some of these creative ideas to spend time with your kids and keep them entertained.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Metallica

It may have come out in 1991, but hits from Self-Titled are still played constantly on the radio, in arenas, and in popular media. For $5 dollars, I’m not sure how you can pass it up. Even if you own it, buy it again! This album is outstanding, and nothing else matters.
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Seen on Pinterest: travel accessories perfect for your next getaway

With winter break and spring break just around the corner, you may already have a trip on the books. Not sure where to head? Use these chic travel accessories to help inspire your next destination selection. (And, if you have a traveler on your gift list, maybe one of these items will be just the ticket!)
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Cake

This is one of those bands, where you don’t think you know much by them, but you hear all the hits, and realize how solid they’ve been for two decades. This album has "The Distance" plus their cover of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive," both of which truly put Cake on the map. (And, by the way, the band's name does not refer to the sweet dessert.)
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Despicable Me 3, Kingsman, American Assassin coming to TDS TV on Demand

Gru and the Minions are heading to your living room with “Despicable Me 3,” one of dozens of new films… more...
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Warning! ‘Tis the season for fake delivery notifications

With holiday shopping season in high gear, shopping and delivery scams are also on the rise. Scammers are sending phishing emails that appear to have tracking information, but are designed to trick you. They want to steal your personal data, take your deliveries, or buy some time to do some shopping of their own.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Fiona Apple

This record is a solid mix of sort of alt-pop and jazz, with the unmistakable vocal over the top. The general praise for this album is well-deserved—it's earned a Grammy, sold more than five million copies, and is even in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." For only $5, you can give it a listen today.
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10 Dip Recipes that Will Win Your Holiday Party: Seen on Pinterest

Have you ever spent hours making a fancy handmade appetizer for a party, only to see everyone crowded around the bowl of warm, creamy dip? There's just something comforting about a creamy spread that is eaten with a spoon, chip, cracker or crudite. This special Seen on Pinterest roundup of the best dips in town.
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Best ways to eat your Thanksgiving leftovers

Do you have a lot of Thanksgiving leftovers sitting in your fridge? Check out some creative ways to eat your leftover food this year!
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Bob Seger

Whether it’s Cornell, Dylan, Cash, or Houston, when one of their songs comes on—wherever you are—you know it’s them and want to sing along. Today’s artist may not be the absolute household name like those above, but over 50 million albums sold worldwide, he’s definitely no slouch.
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