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Amy Dickinson says her hometown of Freeville, N.Y, is mostly a town of leavers and stayers — and she managed to be both. Dickinson went away to college and lived in Chicago, New York, London and Washington, D.C. Eventually, as her mother was nearing the end of her life, Dickinson returned home.

Dickinson is the author of the syndicated Ask Amy advice column and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Her new memoir, Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things, chronicles marriage, parenthood, divorce, single-parenthood, being on your own, moving back, saying goodbye, saying hello and starting over.

In ‘Strangers Tend To Tell Me Things,’ An Advice Columnist Comes Home

If you're lucky enough to have the space for a formal dining area then we'll all just be patiently waiting for our dinner party invite. Really though, if you have the space, large or small, it's great to put the effort into making your dining area memorable because let's face it, it's not common these days that we have the time to stop and enjoy a meal together.

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Casio are best known for their G-Shock series of watches, some of the most rugged timepieces you can buy. And while the style and construction lend themselves to a tough and tactical style, G-Shocks won't be the first watch you pick out of your drawer for more formal affairs. That is, until now. Casio have debuted the G-STEEL collection, a series of watches that combine the classic look of leather with the heavy-duty G-Shock heritage.

True to their overbuilt roots, the G-STEEL watches feature Tough Leather, a unique hybrid of synthetic leather and resin. It's designed to be stylish and soft to the touch just like regular leather, but able to withstand abrasions over time in addition to water resistance.

As for the watches themselves, each model comes with the latest and greatest G-SHOCK technology, including a Tough Solar battery, shock resistance, and 200 meters of water resistance. For evening visibility the dial features Neo-brite lume on its hands and markers, while an automatic double LED gives extra illumination when needed. Adding to the 12/24-hour format analog and digital displays are 48-city world time, daily alarms, and a stopwatch and countdown timer, all in a robust 52.4 mm case.

Casio's first foray into “tough formal” is definitely a collection to watch. You can pick up the light brown-strapped GSTS120L-1B model from Amazon at the link below, and be sure to check out the rest of the models on the G-Shock website.

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Have you ever gotten a dramatic haircut? Today, we’re introducing our “Tried” series. The Cup of Jo staff and friends will be dipping their toes in uncharted waters, testing out curious beauty procedures, making lifestyle changes, switching up work habits and more.… Read more

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Exactly one year ago today Ryan Collins—one of the hackers involved in the celebrity iCloud nude photo leaks known as “the Fappening”—was charged with violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Today, more alleged intimate photos of actresses are being circulated online, and this time Emma Watson and Amanda…

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Driving through High Street and Lodge Road, Caerleon.

Notorious accident-prone road that connects Caerleon and The Coldra, Newport.

Pillmawr Road is a narrow, accident-prone country lane that connects Malpas and Caerleon, Newport.

If you're old Garador/Hormann remote control breaks, unfortunately, there is no other option to buy an expensive new one which will cost £40 on average. Thankfully they are easy to program by simply finding the receiver located on top of the garage door motor.

Most modern TVs come with a feature called game mode, which basically stops the television from processing the signal that comes from your game console, such as your PS4 or Xbox one. If the signal gets processed by both the game console and the TV, this can cause the video quality to become blurry or slightly lag, making it difficult if not impossible, to play your games.

A drive along high cross road through Rogerstone, Newport, Gwent.

Cwmcarn Forest, also known as Forest Drive in Abercarn is currently still shut due to diseased trees being felled, but you can still visit and use the main facilities.

A drive through Risca town and the surrounding area, which is part of Caerphilly County Borough.

A drive along Cefn Road, Rogerstone, Newport.

This is a close-up shot of my cat's face who is called Pikelet.

The past year or so has seen a welcome deluge of Wi-Fi router innovation, and Portal seems to be one of the best newcomers in the space, particularly for smaller dwellings in congested, urban environments.

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I’m not an ambitious cook and my culinary pursuits are limited to the familiar. I know how to peel a potato. I don’t know much else. That’s why I need a guide for more oddly-shaped vegetables like artichokes, as demonstrated in this graphic.

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My older brother Sean has cerebral palsy. He also listens to bebop and enjoys teaching our nephew Oliver about the virtues of counting from one to ten in the voice of The Count and was angered when the Bruins fired Claude Julien. He makes a pot of coffee each morning when he wakes up, reads his news feed, and gets to…

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